The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-05

. tH0TlLlnE settlement DE the otate u IA1ssls-
-ippi with the Chicago, ST. Louis aud New Or
leans RailroAd Company and the substitute
therefor recommended by COMMITTEES on III
nance, we're taken up and the substitute pass
ed.
Mr.. Reynolds offered concurrent resolu-
ton, which was adopted, instructing the Com
m;t;ee on Code to increase the pay OF Public
Printer Tor certain work enumerated
therein.
Chapter = of new Code, / . relation to regis
tration Of persons entitled 10 vote. Returned
from the house with message that the House
refused 10 concur n two Senate amendments
thereto.
o. motion Of Mr.. Reynolds the Ssna.e in
sisted upon its amendments and asked for q
tee: Messrs. Reynolds, Cowan, and iHum-
phrigs.
Act to sys.ematize the records ofState lands,
facilitate taL-collecter's settlements, and for
other purposes, passed
Act to incorporate the Liberty and Missis-
sippi River Railroad Company; passed.
Act in relation TO certain leased lands Of the
University of Mississippi; passed.
Ga motion of Mr.. Cowan the bill to make an
appropriation for the erection of fre-proof
building for the blind, was taken up.
Mr.. Brown offered the following, which was
laid ON The table by tie vote, the chair cast
ing its vote in favor of tabllng.
provided, That such part of said work may
be let to the lesseess of the Mississippi Peniten-
tiary as the Trustees may see fit SO TO do, and
provided that the amount of the cost OF such
work shall be credited to the said lessees, ON
theiT Indebtedness to the State on account of
the leasing Of said penitentiary and con-
| victs'
The following amendment recommended by
the Committee on Humane and Benevolent In
stitution-, vas adopted:
Amend By striking out all after the enact
| ing clause IN the second section, and insert
''That the sii1 sum of fifteen thousand dol
lars may bt drawn by requisition of the Cow
ernor, ON lie Auditor of Public Accounts, for
a warrant On the State Treasurer, to be made
payable TO he President or Secretary of the
Board of Trustees of said Mississippi Asylum
| for the Blind
The bill, as ameded, was passed.
Act to incorporate Vombgbee Manufactur-
Act for the relief of W. L. Hemingway,
State Treasur'r; (The bill appropriates 800
to reimburse Mr.. Hemingway for money
expended for blank State bends.)
! Mr.. LONGING stated that the Committee to
whom the billwas referred thought tho sum
demanded wal rather extravaganza but re-
ported fayora1ly because they did not have
time to investigate the transaction. The bill
was passed By vote of ID to IL.
Senate joint resolution 'in relation to the
alleged inhunan treatment of conviets in the
counties of Bolivar, Washington, lssaquena
and other counties in this State was taken
up,
| Mr.. King offered a substitute, and support
ed it in a shOr5 speech, in which he cited nu-
merous instances of whipping and bad treat
ment of cOnvcts that had come to his ears.
His acknowledgements for Commission of
| three persons, To be appointed by the Cover
nor, to investigate alleged maltreatment Of
PenitentiarY conyiets, worked outside of the
Penitentiary walls. 1t was adopted by an al
most unQRi4hous vote
A message from the House announced that
it refused to reoede from its amendments to
Senate bill No l65, in relation to the Peniten-
tlary, and asked for Committee of Confer
ence Committee on part Of House Messrs.
Buchanan, Hovry and Martin
On motion Of MIR, Reynolds the Senate
agreed to She request for a conference.
Mr.. Cowal suggested that committee of
three be appointed on part Of Senate. two of
the Senate bill.
Mr.. keynolds said there were three shades
ot.opinlQR IN the Senate-those who were un-
@NIersoIy opposed to the leasing system, those
VINO favored leasing to a certain party, and
those who favored leasing to the highest bid
der-and he thought each should be represent
ed on the committee.
No hHii hpPulubcI the lOilOWlug on part OF
Senate: Messrs. Reynolds, Cowan and Brown.
i Mr., Reynolds is opposed to the leasing sys-
tenn, aud Messrs. Cowan and Brown favor leas5
ing to Hamilton Il Coz
Mr.. King, on the part Of the Finance Com.
mittee, offered the following resolution, which
was adopted;
Resolved by the Senate (the House concur
ringA That the Governor be and he is hereby
authorized and required TO designate three
State officers, who shall fully investigate the
Internal Improvement Fund, commonly called
the Two aud Three per cent. Fund; the Chick
asaw School Fund and the Swamp Land Fund
and report to the Governor the amount of said
FUNDS, the times of receipt of the same, and
what disposition has been made Of the same.
and If any of said Funds are outstanding in
whose hands they are, and by what authority
placed there; and that the Governor Law said
report before the Legislature at its no,5t SEES
SION
The Finance Committee reported sonsidera-
ton of House bill No. 379, San act FOR the set.
tlemcnt OF all controversies and litigation be-
tween the State of Mississippi and the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Company" and returned
the bill without recommendation
On motion of Mr.. Humphreys the bill was
made special order for tomorrow morning at
III o'clock.
Resolution in regard to adjournment sine
die was takenup,
Mr.. Reynolds moved to insert Wednesday.
March 10 In place of Saturday, March g. This
ra9tion was tabled by vote of 10 to 8.
The Senate then ooncurred in House amend
ment liking date Of adjournment on Saturday,
March 6
Acs to declare Noxubee river Ravigable
stream; passed.
Act to ascertain outstanding indebtedness
OF Llquidating Levee District, and for other
purposes passed.
After the passage of some local bills, the
Senate went into Executive Session, and when
the doors were opened, took recess until 81
o'clock P. II.