The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-11

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OF the Trustees of the same have had said bill
under consideration, and recommended that i
do pass.
NJ Jackson.
| fer the Senate.
/ THos. L. MELLEN,
| for House OF Representatives.
The hour of eleven having been reached, the
| special order for that TING was taken up, viz
2 b. No. y, TO amend the Statute in regard &c
| Boards of Health, with amendments recon-
| mended by Committee on Public Health and
| Quarantine.
| The bin was further amended and passed
> u. No. ~, An act to prevent extortion
anu unjust discrimination in the rates
charged for the transportation of passengers
and frelghts on railroads in this State, and TO
punish the same, and 10 preeribe u mode of
procedure and rules of evidence in relation
thereto. which was made the special order for
Il Q clock was. at that hour taken up.
Mr. Reynolds offered amendment.
Mr.. West offered a substitute for the bill
ana amendment entitled: An act to en-
able aggrleved persons to seek and obtain
redress in the for unjust discrimina-
ton or ext0rtionate charges by railroads or
other transportation companies in contraven-
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 lrto 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. E. c.
Roach and children; No. %, To authorize the
Board of Supervisors of Noxubee county TO
procure copy of the book of government
land sales of said county; No. So 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
cial and other officers for the month OF Janu-
airy and February; No. IS, for the relief of
W. VI. Conner, of Noxubee county; No. "a, to
prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in
Dry Grove, Kinds county; No. 50, providing
for the gauge of railroads No. Il, TO author
ize the Board of Supervisors of Noxubee
county to procure general index to the min
utes of the former Probate Court of said
county.
Mr. FitzGerald offered the following reso-
luton
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House con-
curing, That when the Legislature adjourns
tomorrow, the It'll 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 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-Messrs. Bills, Bridges, Carter LIST
District, Carter 9th District, Cowan, Crigler,
Dalton Griffin, Hamilton Jarnagin, Johnson,
King Lowrance, Magee, Peery, Ratlif, Rog
ers, Stewart and WaIker-l9.
NAYs-Messrs. Birchett, Brown, Fitz Gerald,
Gibbs, Gilbert HUMPHREYS, Jackson, Longino,
Reynolds, Singleton and West-l1.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Ander-
son, BRENNAN, Cooper, Gayles, Perkins,
Vance and Wilcox.
On motion of Mr. Cowan, the Senate, at 3 40
o clock, adjourned.