The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-18
SENATE-TENTH DAY.
FR1pAY. Jan. 13, 1882.

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The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
President pro TEN. Reynolds n the chair. The
roll was called, quorum present. The Journal
of Yesterday was read and approved
Leave OF absence granted from day to
day to Senators Wilson and Kyle. For to-
morrow to Senator FitzGeraid, al.o TO Senator
COwan.
Mr.. johnson, of the Committee on Agri-
culture Commerce and Manufactures, report
ed back S. B. No So of the Revised Code, re-
lative to the preservation Of game and oysters
with the recommendation that it do pass.
Mr. Crigler, OF the Committee on Public
Education, made report which was laid over
until reached in regular "rder.
Mr. Longino from the Committee on CorpOr-
| ations, reported back H. B. No. l29-To amend
the charter of the Union Female College,
with recommendation that it do pass.
Mr. Humphriss introduced: S. B. No. Co
! An act providing for the punishment of per-
sons decoying laborers or apprentices from
| their employers or masters. To judiciary
! Committee.
Bv Mr.. Keith: 5. q No. 6l-An act sup
ply omission in sec ion l54 Of the Revised
! Code in relation to filing vacancies in pub
| lie Offices To judiciary Committee.
| By Mr. Ratlif': S. B. No 62-An act TO in
| corporate the jackson Land and Building As
| sOciation. To Committee on Corporations.
By Mr.. Waddell: S. B. No. 63-An act to
| authorize the Superintendents of Education in
| Tunica and Qutman counties TO employ
| teachers in certain cases at higher rate than
| that now allowed by law. To Committee on
| Education.
! S. B. No. 81, was read-An act to regulate
| the term of Office of County Superintendents
! of Education and to provide for filing vacan-
eies therein.
Mr.. tirigler moved to refer to the Judiciary
| Committee. Carried.
S. B. No. 35-An act for the preservation
of game and oysters.
Mr.. johnson moved the bill be read third
| time and passed. Carried, and the bill pass
ed
Union Female College, vas read third time
and passed.
| II. B. No. 136-An act to prevent the intro
duction and spread of smallpox in this State.
| Mr. Cowan moved in consideration of the
| Importance of the bin, that the rules be sus-
| pended and the bill be put upon It's final pas
The bill appropriates $4,000 to the State
| Board of Health to be used by them to prevent
| the introduction OF the seourge.
Mr. Smith moved to amend by striking out
| FIVE thousand and insert one thousand. After
| reconsiding the vote whereby the bill was
read a third time the amendment came before
| the Senate.
| Mr.. Longino spoke in favor Of The bill as it
| came from the House. He believed the money
would be in good hands and iudiciously ex-
pended and the sum of one thousand would be
| insufficient He opposed the amendment.
/ Mr. Boone favored the amendment, as he
had been informed by a member of the Board
of Health that the principal object of the
Board of Health was to purchase vaccine mat
/ ter, and one thousand dollars was deemed
| sufficient.
Mr. Cowan called the attention of the SEN
| ate to the fact that case had lately bes1 re-
ported in Vicksburg, and that to protect the
public health, hospitals must be established
| and may be quarantine. 1t not appearing in
4 the bill how the money was to be drawn IN
! case it passed, he favored its reference to a
/ committee for correction.
| Mr.. Humphries advocated the reference OF
| the bill to committee to ascertain how the
money to be appropriated. de did not
| favor haste in any measure. He moved 1t be
| referred to the Committee On Public Health
| and Quarantine 1t was his experience that
/ where five thousand dollars or any other
amount had ever been appropriated with
| the proviso stor so much money thereon as
| may be necessary the full amount was al
| ways disposed of.
| The bill and amendment were referred,
4 III. b. No. 66-An act to amend and reduce
into one act the aetlto incorporate the City oi
Holly Springs. To Committee on Corpor-
ations.
i The following committee WAS appointed on
the better disposition Of State lands; Messrs
| w. A. Roane, Hamilton and holland.
On the lien law: Messrs. Mitchell, Hender.
son, Humphries, Luse and Boone.
Mr.. Hyer, by general consent introduced
s. b. No. 67-An act for the relief of Samuel
Frank, Of Marshall county, Miss. To Commit
tee on Claims
There being no further business before the
Senate. Mr.. Humphries moved to adjourn
Carried.