The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-28
SENATE.
NINETEENTH DAY.
TUESDAY, January 27, 1880.

TUESDAY, January y, 1880.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment. It.
Governor Sims in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
Dr. Watkins Present Is; absent 9-Messrs
Brenham Griffin, King, Longino, Nagee,
Peery. Perkins West and Wilcox.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS gave notice that he would
nj an ca Is day introduce act for the speedy
col lection OF judgments against the several
cor orations operating railroads in this STATE;
ais an act for the protection of cattle, stock
and other useful animals along the line of the
several railroads in this State.
MIR Reynolds, Chairman of Judiciary Com
mittee referred back sundry bills with re-
recommendations follows:
That II. b. No. 81, in reference to places of
residence and Offices of Justices of the Peace
in 1st and 4th Supervisors District of Adams
county. DO pass; that Fl. B. No. 100 to author
ize the Board of Supervisors Of Rankin cOun-
" to compromise judgment against W. NJ.
Shelton and others do PASS; that II. b. No. I36,
to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Tate
county 10 take certain action in regard to re-
cords do pass that II. b. No. l59, 10 author
ize The appointment of an additional Justice OF
the Peace in 9Th Supervisors District Of JEFF
fersou county. do not pass; that ). Is. No. 90
act TO the gauge of railroads do pass
that 5. b. No. 50, to amend Section = l43 Of
Code of 1871, relating to exemptions Of proper
- Of debtors removing from the State, 10 not
PASS: that 5 b. No. H. to amend Section
533 Of Code of 1871, in relation to damages
n action of replevin, be referred to Code
Committee; that II. b. No. 81, to exempt Gel tain
educational funds from taxation, do pass.
Tae Committee on Education reported back
: B. No Is To provide for the education of
cadets a Mississippi Military Institute. with
out recomme ndation; and s. B. No. a, for the
encOnra cement of authors and the production
of a home ii erature, with recommendation
that il do pass.
The Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries recommen led the passage of II.
B. No I0j. to repeal an act for the preserva-
ton of fish in LOwndes county ; and reported
--,l,, dat M tn
provide for payment of salary to the clerk
Of the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson
county.
Mr. Jackson offered the following resolution
which was ADOPTED
Resolved, That the President of the Senate
appoint a committee of three, to draw up suit
able resolutions Commemorative of the death
of Hon. W. c. Dowd, late member of this
body from the Thirty-second District com
prising the counties of Neshoba and Kemper.
Messrs. Jackson, FitzGerald and Rogers
were appointed as such committee, and on
motion, Mr.. Wilcox added.
Mr.. Cowan introduced
s. b. No. 81, To incorporate the Vicksburg
Compress Company. Referred to Committee
on Corporations.
Mr.. Rogers introduced
S B. No. 81 To incorporate the town of
Coffeeviile Referred to Committee on Cor
porations.
Mr.. Humphries introduced
s. B. Ne 63, to repeal an act repeating Section
1887 of the Revised Code, in relation to the
poor of incorporated towns. Referred to Com
NIT ee on Corporations.
Mr.. Gayles introduced
s B. No. "a, tc extend time for making Off
cial bonds in Bolivar county.
Mr.. COwan moved to reject the bill, which
was lost
On motion of Mr. Reynolds the bill was in
definitely postponed-yeas 2Si nays l (Mr.
Gayles.)
Mr.. Brown introduced
S. B. No. %, to make appropriation for
the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College. Accompany bill, Mr.. Brown pre-
scented a petition from the trustees of said
College praying for the appropriation. Bill
and petition were referred to Committee on
Universities.
Mr.. Gibbs introduced
s. B. No. IS. To repeal act authorizing
the employment of certain convicts of the
Mississippi Penitentiary upon railroads and
levees. Referred to Committee on Penitentlary
and Prisons.
Mr.. Bills introduced
5. B. No. 81, To authorize the Board of Su-
pervsors of Aleorn county to issue and sell
the bonds of said county to build a courthouse.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Brown introduced
s B. No. CO To amend act to ineorpo-
rate the Meridian Gas Light Company. Re
ferred to Committee on Corporations.
Mr.. Dalton added to the Committee on
Penitentiary and Prisons.
S B. No Il. To amend section 1888, of the
Revised Code of 1871 in relation to damages
mittee on Code
S b. No So To amend section Zl43 article
: Of Revised Code of 1871 as relates TO exemp-
tons of property by debtors removing from
the State, was taken mp.
Mr. HUMPHREYS moved its reference to the
Committee On Code, with instructions to adopt
the same aud eIn,scdy it in the Code.
Mr.. FitzGerald moved ts aI9eld by referring
10 said committee without instructions ~ ich
motion prevailed by the following vote;
YEAs-Messrs. BIrchettt, Brown. Carter,
9th District. Cooper, Crigler, Dalton, Fitz-
Gerald. Gayies. Gibbs, Hamilton, Jarnagin,
Loyranee. Perkins, Ste wqrg.-4.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Bills, Carrier, Ist
District, Gilbert. HUMPHREYS, Jackson, John
SON, Ratliff, Reynolds, Rogers, Singleton,
Vance, Walker.-l4.
ABSENT AND NOT VorING.-Messrs. Bren-
ham. Cowan, Griffin, King, Longino, Magee,
Peerv. West Wilcox-9.
There bear a tie vote, the President of SEN
ate gave casting vote IN lie afHrma alive. The
motion to refer as amended, prev
S B. No 50, An act as to the guage of rail- |
roads was passed.
s b. No "A, An act for the encouragement
of authors. etc, was laid on the table, subject
to cali
S. b. No As, To provide for the education
of cadets at the Mississippi Military Insti !
tute as amended was passed.
S. b. No. 80, To incorporate the town of
Como, was passed.
s B. No. 43, To amend the charter of West
Point. was passed.
At i:3o, On Hoton of Mr.. Gibbs, the Senate