The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-31
2 MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TwENTY-sECoND DAY.
FRIDAY, January 30, 1850.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment. 1t.
Governor Sims in the chair.
PRAYER BY Rev DR.. Watkins.
Present. 29: absent, 9-Messrs. Brennan,
Bridges, Gayles HUMPHREYS, Johnson, Peery,
Perkins and Ratiif.
The Judiciary Committee recommended the
massage of s. B. No. ~. to allow an additional
constable in each Supervisors District Of
Rankin Co; S. B. No. 76, for the relief of W. NJ.
Conner, Of Noxubee county, and 5. b. No. 81,
10 authorize the Board of Supervisors of AL
corn county TO issue bonds to build court
house The Committee reported adversely en-
S. B. No. SO, to provide for the payment Of
stock killed or injured by railroads.
The Committee on Railroads recommended
the passage of S. B. No. -, to amend an act
relative 10 the New Orleans and Northeast
ern Railroad Co.. corporation Of the State Of
Louisiana, and empowering said Company to
exercise and employ its corporate powers and
franchises in the State of Mississippi.
The Committee on Claims recommended the
passage Of S. B. No. %, for the relief of Mrs.
c. A. Askew, and s. B. No. TO- for the relief of
j. Anderson, Sheriff of Union county.
The Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries recommended the passage Of H.
B. No. 5, TO repeal an act to provide for the re-
moving Of distractions in creeks and other
water courses in Prentiss county
Leave of absence from day TO day was
granted to Messrs. Ratlif, HUMPHREYS and
Gayles.
Mr.. Jarnagin, at his own request was re-
| leved from service on Committee on Corpora
tions.
The Senate concurred in House concurrent
| resolution requesting our Representatives in
Congress to urge the passage of bill pending
in Congress to provide for indemnities due
to the several States under act of Congress,
approved March 2, 1854 and March 3, 1857,
relating 10 swamp and overtowed lands.
| Mr. Dalton introduced
SB. No. 81, An act to prevent the sale of
intoxicating liquors within one mile of the rail-
read depot in Faulkner, Tippah county. Re-
ferred to Committee on Corporations.
On motion of Mr.. Bills, s. B. No. 10, to repeal
the eleventh Section of the Agricultural Lien
Law, was indefinitely postponed, by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs Anderson, Bills, Carter lst
District Carter 9th District, Cooper, Cowan.
CrigIer, FitzGerald, Gibbs, Gilbert, Hamilton,
Jackson. Jarnagin King, Magee, Reynolds,
Singleto West and Wilcox-19.
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Dalton, Griffin,
Longno, Lowrance, Perkins, Rogers Stew
art, Vance and Walker-l0.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Birchett,
Brennan, Bridges, Gayles, HUMPHREYS, John
son, Peery and Ratlff-8.
S. b. No. 10, To repeal an act to amend the
| exemption laws Of this State, together with a
substitute for the same, was indefinitely pest
poned.
Mr.. West moved TO reconsider the vote
whereby the bill was postponed, and to have
| the same entered upon the Journal
S. b. No. &c. To provide for the payment of
stock killed by railroads, was placed on the
calendar, subject to call.
s. No. ~ To allow an additional Consta-
BILE in each Supervisors District of Rankin
county, was passed.
s. B. No 76 For the relief of VIM. M.Connor,
was passed
S. B. No. AZ In relation to public schools in
| TuAica county, was passed. as amended
On motion of Mr. Cowan, the privileges of
the Senate were extended to Hon. F. B. Plat.
of Madison county.
S. B. No. 70, For the relief of J. j. Ander-
son, was passed.
| S. b. No. 49, For the relief of Mrs. G. A.
| Askew, was passed.
| S. B. No 80, To repeal an act to amend IN
| act entitled an act to amend an act to incor-
porate the Ripley Railroad Company, was
| passed.
House Joint Resolution in regard to boup-
dairy between the States of Mississippi and
| Arkansas was concurred in.
| H. B. No. l65, An act to incorporate the
Columbus Compress Company, was passed.
II. B, No. lQa, To repeal an act for the pre-
servation of fish in Lowndes county, was
passed as amended
| II. B. No. s. To repeal an act to provide for
the removing of distractions in creeks and
other water courses in Prentiss county, was
passed.
II. B. No. 1872, to prohibit the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors within seven miles of Hopewell
Church, in Covington. county, was passed
H. b. No. 1855, to reduce the corporate linn
its of Rienzi, was passed.
H. b. No. las, to incorporate the town of
Coheeyille, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Lowrance CHAPTER IS. of
the Revised Code, in relation to Public F re
Schools, reported by Code Committee, was re-
| ferred to Committee on Education.
The Committee, consisting of Senators Jack
son, FitzGerald, Rogers and Wilcox, who
were appointed to draft resolutions express
| i've of the feelings of the feelings of the Sem
ate IN regard to the death of Hon. W c. Dowd,
! late member of the Senate from the 32d Dis
trict, submitted the following
| Whereas, 1t has pleased Almsghty God to
take from among us our friend and associate.
| in whom we recognized an able and faithful
| Legislator,
| l. Resolved, That while we bow in humble
submission to the will of the Divine Master.
believing that He doeth all things we'll, we
cannot refrain from dropping the tear of sym
patty over the grave of our deceased friend,
knowing full we'll that few men ever possessed
in so remarkable a degree SO many good
traits Of character and so few that were OBJ
jectionable.
2. Resolved, That the sympathy of this
Senate be extended to the family and friends
of the deceased, and that we sincerely condole
with them in their great loss and bereave-
ment.
| g. Resolved, That this preamble and these
resolutions be spread upon the Journal, and
that the Secretary be instructed to forward q
copy of the same to the family of the deceased.
| 4. Resolved, That in honor of the memory
of the deceased the Senate do now adjourn.
In presenting these resolutions Senator
| Wilcox paid an eloquent and feeling tribute,
to the memory of sthe lamented and tistin-
gnished dead.
The President, at 100 o'clock, declared the
Senate adjourned.