The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

IS The Governor returned with his approval,
the following Senate bills:
: No ~, 10 confer upon the Chancery Court
:. of Tunlca county iurisd teton in q certain
II case; No. 24l. to authorize the reassessment of
e the lands in Franklin county; No. DE, to in
| corporate the Coahoma Manufacturing Co.;
e No. l3e, for the relief of j. H. Kidd, of Ben
| ton county; No. 100, to amend the charter of
the city of West Point; No 81, to authorize
the sale Of certain real estate belonging to
Union county; No 15l. for the pres ryation of
4 partrldges in Adams county; No. rs to amend
! the Statutes in regard to Boards of Health
The special order was taken up viz: H
p No. $40, for the settlement of ali controversies
between the State of Mississippi and the Mo-
o bile and Ohio Railroad Co.
Mr.. Bills offered the following amendment:
Amend by inserting: back taxes for the years
1878 and 1879 at $50 per mile on that part of
the road within this State; tabled, on motion
of Mr.. Fitz- Gerald
Mr.. Cooper moved to indefinitely postpone
the bili lost.
The bill was passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Birchett, Brown, J. P. Car
ter, 4. R: Carter, Cowan, Crigler, Dalton,
Fitz-Gerald Gayles King, Lowrance Rey-
nolds, Vance Walker and Wilcox-15.
NAYs-Messrs. Bills, Cooper, GIBBS Hamil-
ton, HUMPHREYS, jackson, Johnson, Rogers,
Stewart and West-10.
H. B. No. asa, to provida for the election of
Superintendent of the Penitentiary, was laid
on the table subject to call
| The House having refused to concur in Sem
ate amendment to H. B. No. 4S2, in relation
to publication of the Code, the bill again
| taken up.
Mr. Reynolds moved the Senate insist upon
its amendment, and ask for committee of
conference.
| Mr. Bills moved that the Senate recede from
its amendment, which prevailed by the follow
ing
YE,s-Messrs Bills, A. R. Carter, ]. P. Car
ter, FitzGerald, Hamilton, HUMPHREYS, Jack
son, King, Lowrance, Magee. Ratliff, Rogers,
Stewart, Vance, West and Wilcox-16.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Birchett, Brown
Cooper. Cowan, Dalton, Gayles, Gibbs, Lon
gno, Reynolds, and Walker-l1.
Fl. B. No. 4ol, making appropriations to de-
the year 1880 and 1891 as amended was passed.
At o'clock, motion of Mr.. Longino, the
Senate took recess to $50 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate met at 8 80 o'clock
An act in relation 10 Public Revenue was
passed.
An act TO provide for the collection of taxes
on land sold to the State and to which by rea-
son of Irregularities she may have valid
title, was passed
An act to remove the disabilities of Thos.
c. Spencer, of Neshoba county, was passed.
An act to provide for the publication of the
field notes, maps, etc, appertaining to land
titles in this State was passed.
On motion of Mr. Reynolds all the bills on
the Presidents desk were apportioned to
committees of three Senators. the entire Sem
ate being thus divided: the object being for
the committees to read the bills to avoid read
ing them in the Senate.
An act to accept the propo 91tlon OF the late
DR.. c. NJ. Walden, donating $4,000, the State
to give like amount, for the education of poor
young men at the State University was ia
bled subject to call; thus, at this late day,
virtually killing the bill
An act in relation to public roads in War
rem county was passed.
An act o amend the charter of the town of
Rodney, was passed.
An act to declare Big Bear Greek, and to
protect fish in the same, was passed.
An act for the protection of fish in the riv-
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passed.
An act for the benefit of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College was passed.
An act to confer certain powers upon the
Chancery Court of Sunhower county, was
passed.
An act in relation to the official bonds of
members of the Board of Supervisors of
county, was passed.
An act to authorize the Board of Mayor
md A. '-r zen of Yazoo City to pay outstand-
ng school warrants of 1879 was passed.
An act to authorize the Board of Super
yisOrs of Marshall county to borrow money
md build a county jail, was passed
An act supplemental to act to incorpor-
tie the Arkansas City and Grenada Railroad
company, was passed.
An act to remove distractions from Chicka-
ahay River and tributaries, was passed
An act to incorporate the Mutual Benefit
Association of Mississippi, WAS passed.
An act TO amend an act TO incorporate the
own of Summit.
An act to change the boundary lines between
orrect the boundary lines of Lawrence
county, was passed.
An act in relation to amending the incor-
,eration of the city of Holly Springs was laid
N the table, subject to call.
An act in relation to regulate the sale of
otton in the seed, and cotton ginned but not
,aled. in certain counties, was passed
An act to create the office of Cotton Weigher
n the city OF Canton, was passed
An act to incorporate fhe Trustees of the
Episcopal Fund and define their powers, was
,@ssed.
An act for the relief of the widow and
hildren of NJ j. Hopewood, deceased,
abled, subject to call.
An act TO incorporate the Yazoo and Delta
railroad Company was passed as amended.
An act TO incorporate the Vicksburg Ice
company, was passed.
An act for the relief of the Jackson Gas
company, was lost.
An act for the relief of w. NJ. Brame, of
asper county, was passed.
An act to provide for the application of GER
ain funds now in the treasury of Lowndes
ounty, was passed.
An act to provide for a new registration of
he qualified voters of Sunfower county was
asSed.
An act to authorize the Board of Mississippi
evee Commissioners to use for construction
imposes and for payment of Indebtedness
ny balance that may remain in their hands
An act for the relief of A. Barnett, of Sun
over county, was passed.
An act for the relief of Mrs. S. f. Roach of
Finston county, passed.
An act to incorporate the Helena and Pa
ola Railroo- Company, was passed, as
mended.
House joint resolution of thanks to Mrs.
aura X. Billings, concurred in
An act to provide compensation for owners
stock killed by railroads, was tabled SUBJ
,ct TO call.
Mr.. FITZGERALD offered joint concurrent
esolution declining the proposition of the
tie DR.: c. NJ. Walden as contained in his will,
relation to the education of the poor Young
len at the State University, as being inexpe-
lent in view of other legislation for the ben
st of the University
Mr.. Anderson offered joint resolution ex-
ressive of the thanks of the Legislature to
lie gentlemen who compose the Code Com
ittee.
At $40 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Rogers. the