The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-03
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY.
MONDAY, Feb. 2, 1880.

MoNNDAY, Feb. Z 1881.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Lieut..
Governor Sims in the Chair. Present &c; alb
sent 11-Messrs Anderson, Bills, Birchett,
Magee, Ratlif and Reynolds.
Leave of absence from day TO day was
extended to Mr.. Magee, and for one day to
Sergeant-at-Arms B. F. Jones.
On motion of Mr.. Dalton the privileges of
the Senate were extended to Hon. B. F. Kim
brough and w. P. BCurton, of Benton county,
and to Hon. j. A. Hearne, of Union county.
Mr. Gilbert, chairman on the part of the Sem
ate of the Joint select committee appointed to
consider the claims of Joseph Warren against
the State, recommended that the sum asked by
claimant be allowed.
| Mr.. Gibbs Chairman of Committee on
Registration and Elections, submitted the fol-
| lowing:
Mr. president: The Committee on Registra-
ton and Elections have had under considera-
tion the matter of the contest of J. S. Morris
VS.. Warren COwan in regard to the Seven
teenth Senatorial District, and have instructed
me to make the following report.
Your Committee having fully examined the
petition of Judge J. 5. Morris, the contestant
and the answer Of Hon. Warren Cowan, the
sitting member on 26th January caused to be
served on the said J. s. Morris the following
notice:
j. s. MORRIS, ! In the matter of election
VS.. contest of TIN Senatorial
WARREN CowAx District, State of Miss.
Hon. ]. s. Morris: You are hereby Motif ed
that allowed hfteen days within which
to present to the Senate Committee on Regis
tration and Elections, such legal testimony as
you may have to support your petition in the
matter of the aforesaid contest, which has been
referred to this Committee.
By order of the Committee.
w. D, GIBBS, Chairman.
Which said notice was served on said Nor
ris ard your Committee notified Judge Cowan
that when the contestant presented his evil
dence sufficient time would be allswed him to
take evidence in rebuttal, and Judge Cowan
thereupon waived formal notice from the Com
mittee. In day or two after the service of
said notice your Committee received the fol-
lowing communication from Hon. W . r; Spears.
attorney for contestant:
To Chairman of Senate Committee on Regis
tration and Elections:
On part of Judge J. S. Morris contestant 1
have this proposition to submit:
LIST. That your whole Committee sit for a
week in Vicksburg, with power to send for
persons and papers.
I'd. That you send sub Committee of three
with equal power, and for same time.
Sd. That you send for persons and papers
here. Respectfully,
w R. SPEARS
Attorney for J. s. Morris
Your Committee are of the opinion that in
serving the above mentioned notice, the re-
quirements of the law, are fully complied with;
but for the purpose of further facilitating the
investigation, in the contestant should
manifest his intention to propose it, your
Committee recommends that they be invested
with power to send for persons and papers,
and that appropriation of five hundred
dollars $500 00l, or much thereof as NAV be
necessary, be made to pay the expenses of
such investigation. W. d. GIBBS
Chairman Of Committee on Registration and
Election.
s. B. No. 81, to authorize the Board ofSuper-
visors of Alcorn county, 10 issue and sell the
bonds of said county to build court house
was laid BILE subject to call
s. B. No 60. to amend an act relative 90 the
New Orleans IL North Eagtaru Roj
pany. as amended, was passed.
H. B. No. l3l, to prohibit the sale of in
eating liquors within seven miles Of G. eoxi