The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-14
SECOND DAY.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. I, 1880.
! Senate met pursuant to adjournment. 1t.
! Governor Sims in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Watkins.
/ PREsENT-AIessrs Anderson, Bills Birchett,
/ Breuhan, Bridges, Brown, Carter, LIST Dis
| tric-. Carter, oh District, Cooper, COwan d,
! Crigler, Dalton, FitzGerAld. Gibbs Gilbert,
! Griffin, II mphries, jackson, Jarnagin,
johnson. King, Longino, Lowrance, McGce
| Pecry, Ratliff, Reynolds, Rogers, Sing leton
Stewart, Vance, Walker, West, Wilcox.
AEsEST-Messrs. Gayles, Hamilton and
| Nj Hamilton Senator elect from the 18th
District, presented himself, and was duly
| sworn in.
! Mr.. Stewart asked leave of absence for one
! day Toy Mr.. CCwan. Granted
The Journal of yesterday was read and ap-
| proved.
MIR. Reynolds, Chairman of the Committee
| to draft Rules for the government of the SEN
ate, submitted the following:
| Mr.. PREs1DTNT-The special committee ap-
/ pointed TO draft rules for the government of
| the Senate, have instructed me to report the
/ following rules. (The rules recommended by
| the comi> ittee are the same as those adopted
for the government of the last Senate, with
amendments of rules II, II and 81
! Respectfully submitted,
r. Q. REYNOLDS, Chairman.
The rules, reported by the committee,
were read by the Secretary, and adopted seri-
! atm.
/ Mr. jackson reported that the committee
/ appointed 10 notify he House of Representa-
! tiyes of the organization of the Senate, had
| discharged its duty.
/ By Mr.. FitzGerald-
/ Resolved That the privileges of the Senate.
! be extended to the Hons. r. H. Allen, F.
| Barry, }. w. Jewell, r. IL. Thompson, r. H.
Taylor and I. B. Graham, former members of
the Senate. Carried.
BY Mr.. Longing
Resolved, That a committee of three from
the senate and from the House, be APP
pointed to wait on His EXcellency, the Gov
eruor, TO inform him that both Houses are now
organized and ready to receive any communi-
Co tioa he may be pleased to make.
Carried and committed en- part of the SEN
ate appointed as follows: Messrs. Longing,
Jarnagin and Lowrance.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate
have printed for the use of the Senate, 10
copies of the Rules of the Senate, and the
Joint Rules of the House and Senate, to be
paid for odt of the contingent fund.
BY Mr.. Hum phries-
Resolved, That the Hon. l.. Q. C. Lamar be
invited TO seat within the bar OF the Senate;
Carried.
Resolved, That the privileges of the Senate
be eStended 10 the Hon. U. r. Singleton
Carried.
Resolved, That the privileges of the Senate
be extended TO Hon s J. Gholson, of Noxubee
county.
| Resolved, That the privileges of the Senate
be extended to Hon. J. F. Sessions, of Lincoln
| county.
| BY MIR Wilcox
| Resolved, That the privileges of the Senate
! be extended to Hon. G.. b. HuddlestOn.
Mr. Lon ino. from committee, TO wait upon
| the Governor, reported that the committee had
performed its duty, whereupon IL was dis
charged.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
At 1870 p. IN. the Governors Message was
presented to the Senate by Col. A. NJ. Nelson,
Private Secretary, and ON motion Of Mr..
Jackson, the Secretary Of the Senate was in
At the conclusion of the reading of the
mess ge, Mr. Gibbs offered the following:
Resolved, That the Governor message be
referred 10 a special committee of five for ap-
portionment of the same to the appropriate
Standing committees; carried, and the fol-
| lowing committee appointed Messrs. Gibbs
HUMPHREYS, FitzGerald J. 2. Carter.
BY Mr.. Reynolds
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of
Mississippi, the House of Representatives con-
curing, That a committe of i've on the
part of the Senate, to be selected by the
President of The Senate, and--On the part
of the House of Representatives, be appoint
ed. TO whom shall be referred the Code of
Laws, prepared by the Hon. J. A P. Camp
| bell whase du Y it shall be to examine said
Code, and make such amendments and addi-
tions thereto as seem proper, and ENGRAVING
thereon such general statutes as may be
adopted al the present session of the Legisla-
ture so that there shall be no conflict between
ssid stctutes and said Code. That they shall
report said COd~ Eith their amendments and
additions, as whole to this two Houses for
approval or rejection, when they shall have
completed their work, or when ordered By the
Legislature.
lie it further resolved. That said commit
tee a.e hereby authorized to employ clerk at
a salary of = dollars day.
Be il further resolved, That the Hon. ]. A.
P Campbell is respectfully requested to at
| tend the meetings Of said committee, and give
them the benefit of his counsel.
Be il further Resolved, That in appoint
ing said committee, each of the presiding off,
GERS of the two Houses be instructed to ap-
7 point at least two members who are not MEM
bers of the legal profession.
Mr.. J. p Carer moved that the resolution
lay on the table, subject to tbs call of the
Senate. Carried.
By Mr.. Jackson
Resolved, by the Senate, the House Of Rep
reseutatives concurring, that 300 copies of
the Governors message be printed for the
use of the two Houses. Adopted.
Mr.. West, at 130 p. m, moved that the SEN
ate take a recess to three O'Clock this evening.
Lost.
Mr. Bills moved to adjourn to 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, Carried.