The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-07
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TWENTY EIGHTH DAY.
FRIDAY, February 8, 1880.

FRIDAY, February 8, 1880.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieut.. Governor Sims in the Chair. Present
"a; absent 3-Messrs. Anderson, Bridges aud
Gayles.
Mr.. Walker moved reconsideration Of the
vote indefinitely posiponing II. B. No. "a, to
incorporate Grays Institute, which motion
prevailed and the bill passed.
Mr. Birchefi presented a memorial from the
Trustees Of the University OF Mississippi,
which was referred 10 Committee on Univer-
stiles.
The Committees on Education, Claims,
Counties and County Boundaries, Corpora
tious and Levees submitted reports which
were laid on table subject to call.
The joint select Committee appointed to
consider the memorial Of the Trustees of the
A. and VI. College submitted the following:
Ma. PRESIDENT Your joint select Commit
tee to whom was referred 5. b. No IS, An act
to make appropriations for the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Mississippi, located
at Starkville accompanied with memorial
of the Trustees of the same, have had said bill
under consideration, and recommended that it
/ do pass.
NJ JACKSON,
/ for the Senate.
THOs. L. MELLEE,
for House Of Representatives.
Thehour Of eleven having been reached the
special order for that time was taken up, viz:
S. u. No. y, to amend the Statute in regard to
Boards of Health, with amendments recon-
mended by Committee on Public Health and
| Quarantine.
The bin was further amended and passed.
5. Il. No. 80, An act TO prevent extOrtion
and unjust discrimination in the rates
charged for the transportation Of passengers
and ireights on railroads in this State, and to
punish the same, and to precribe n mode OF
4 -
thereto, which was made the special order for
II o clock was. at that hour taken up.
Mr. Reynolds offered an amendment.
Mr. West offered substitute for the bill
and amendment, entitled: An act to en-
able aggrieved persons 70 seek and obtain
redress in the courts for just discrimina-
ton or extortionate charges by railroads or
other transportation companies in eOntraven-
ton of their charges.
! Mr.. Jarnagin moved to postpone considera-
ton of the subject, and that $50 copies of the
substitute be ordered printed for the use of
the Legislature. Lost
On motion of Mr.. HUMPHREYS, the Senate
went irtO Committee OF the Whole to consider
the bill and substitute, Mr.. J. p Carter in the
chair.
After some time spent therein, the Commit
tee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to
sit again.
A message from the Governor informed the
Senate that he had approved the following
Senate bills No. 81, Tor the relief Mrs. Il. C..
Roach and children; No 70, to authorize the
Board of Supervisors of NOxubee county to
procure copy of the book of government
laad sales Of said county; No. 49, to repeal
an act to amend an act to incorporate the
Ripley Railroad Company; No. 81, to make
an appropriation to pay the Executive, Judi
cal and other officers for the month of Janu-
airy and February; No. 76 for the relief of
| ~ ,han A a.
prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in
Dry Grove, Kinds county; No. 90, providing
Cor the gauge of railroads No. II, to author
ze the Board OF Supervisors of Noxuhee
county to procure a general index TO the min
utes Of the former Probate Court of said
: county
Mr. FizGerald offered The following reso-
luton:
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House con-
curing, That when the Legislature adjourns
on tomorrow, the 18th inst, it adjourn until
Thursday, the 18th inst
Be it further resolved, That the employees
of each House, not actually engaged in the
discharge Of their respective duties as such
during said adjournment, shall receive no pay
for said days Of adjournment.
Mr.. Cowan moved 10 table the resolution
which motion prevailed by the following
vote:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Bills, Bridges, Carter lst
District, Carter 9th District, Cowan, Crigler,
Dalton, Griffin, Hamilton, Jarnagin, johnson,
King Lowrance, Magee, Peery, Ratlif, Rog-
ers, Stewart and Walker-19
NAYs-Messrs, Birchett, Brown, FITZGERALD,
Gibbs Gilbert, HUMPHREYS, Jackson, Longino,
Reynolds, Singleton and West-ll.
ABsENT.AYD NOT VOTING -Messrs. Ander-
SON. Brennan, Cooper, Gayles, Perkins,
Vance and Wilcox.
On motion of Mr.. Cowan, the Senate, at 2: 40
o'clock, adjourned.