The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-11
SENATE.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, February 4, -


Senate met pursuant 70 adjournment. Lieu
tenant-Governor Sims IN the Chair. Prayer
by Rev j. A. Alexander Of kosc. uskO. Pres
ent %; absent 4-Messrs. Anderson, Bren-
ham, Cowau and Guyles.
The privileges of the Senate were EXTENDED
TO II ms } Z Leigh Of Lowndes; g. Lester,
Of Yalobusha; Samuel Powell, Of DeSOto and
7. y Martin, Of Chickasaw
Leave Of absence was granted 10 Mr.. Bren-
ham, on account Of sickness.
Messrs. Humphries and Bills gave notice Of
introduction OF bills.
Mr. Lowrance, Chairman Committee on
Education, recommended the passage Of Chap
ter Is Of the Code, in relation to Free Public
Schools with amendments.
The Committees on Claims, Corporations
and Enrolled Bills submitted reports, which
were laid table subject to call.
The Joint Committee on Code reported the
following chapters IS having been examined
and approved
Mississippi.
Chapter 6, In relation to certain public off,
GERS.
Chapter ,, In relation to limits and divisions
Of the State of Mississippi.
Chapter >, In relation to the organization
Of the Legislature.
Mr. Wilcox, Chairman of the select commit
tee, to whom referred the subject Of
removing the remains of Ex-Governor }. }.
Pettus from their present resting place near
Little Ro k, Ark, to this State, submitted the
following report:
Mr.. PREsIDEyr-Yo select committee to
whom was referred the communication from
the Governor relative to the removal OF the re-
mains Of Hon. J. j Pettus, have had the same
under consideration, and instructed me to re-
port a bill in that behalf and recommended
CHAs. a WILCOX Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Jarnagiu, the Senate
called from the table 5. Il. No. 800 session of
unjust discrimination by Railroad Companies
in this State, together with the Governor
objections thereto.
Upon consideration of said BILL the ques~
ton being, 'Shall the bill pass, the objections
Of the Governor to the contrary, notwith-
standing? the bill was lost on a call for the
yeas and nays by the following vote:
Yeas-Mr. Griffin.
Brown Carter LIST District, Carter 9th District,
Cooper, Crgler, Dalton, FitzGerald, Gibbs,
Gilbert Hamilton, Humphries, Jackson, Jarna-
gin, Johnson, King, Longtime Lowrance, Ma
gee Peerv Perkins, Ratliff Reynolds Rogers,
Stewart Vance, walker, W est and Wllcox-3l.
Absent aud not Voting-Messrs Anderson,
Brenham, Cowan Gayles aud Singleton.
Senators explained, and asked to have
spread upon the journal, their reasons for
their votes on the foregoing BILL as follows:
In voting TO sustain the veto message of the
Governor we desire to say that we do not con-
cur with the Governor in the reasons ass gncl
for the same. On the contrary We are clear
ly Of the opinion that the Legislature has full
power over the subject matter, and only vote
TO sustain the veto, because there are other
bills pending which afford more general and
perfect relief with which the bill now under
consideration to some extent is in conflict.
w. W. Humpries
David johnson,
L. b. Brown,
d. W. Rogers,
J. F. Carter,
William Ratliff
W. ID. Peery,
NJ. jackson,
j. G. Hamilton.
Mr.. President: The undersigned Senator'S
who voted to sustain the veto OF the Governor
of the bill to regulate the rates of charges for
the transportation of passengers and freights
on railroads in this State, by the Legislature,
desire to explain by stating that they do not
commit themselves against the policy Indiea-
ted in the vetoed bill. They are not fully sat
isfied as to the constitutional question in
volved. and reserve their judgments until
full discussion is heard upon the bills now
pending before the Senate upon the same sub
ject.
A. II. LonginO,
The Committee on Claims introduced
S b. No 81 An act for the relief of the Pilot
Publishing Company.
On motion of Mr. Stewart the bill was re-
ferred to Committee on Claims
Mr. Wilcox introduced
$ b. No %. An act in relation to removing
the remains of the late Hon. J. J. Pettus.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, the bill was laid
on the table, subject to call
Mr. Bridges introduced
s b. No. 90. An act to amend act to in
corporate the town of Walthall. Referred to
Committee on Corporations
Mr. FitzGerald introduced
s. b. No. 81 An act for the benefit OF The
holders of Tallahatchie county warrants. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
S b. No. Is, to amend the Statute in regard
to Boards of Health, was, on motion of Mr..
Reynolds. made the special order for Friday
next at IL o'clock.
s B. No. 6S, to amend an act to incorporate
the Meridian Gas Light company, was passed.
H. b. No Ill, to incorporate McCOmb City,
was laid on table subject to call.
The Senate resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole Senator Bills in the chair, to
consider Chapter Is of the Code, in relation
to Free Public Schools, and after some time
spent therein the Committee rose and recon-
mended to the Senate the adoption of the
Chapter with amendments
The amendment offered by Mr.. West, and
adopted by the Committee of the Whole pro-
vides that County Superintendents of
Education shall be paid at the rate
of fifty dollars for each one thousand
and fractional part thereof of all educa-
BILE children in their respective counties
1t further provides that no County Superin-
tendents Of Education shall receive more than
FIVE hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred
and twenty-five dollars per annum.
At l: 80 clock, on motion of Mr.. King, the
Senate adjourned.