The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-16

pairs on publie school houses in CoahOma
county.
House bill No. 6os-To authorize the
board Of supervisors of Lovndes county TO
provide for necessary repairs on the May
hew Academy.
That this do not pass.
House bill 477-For relief of n. W. Lea,
Superintendent Of Education, of Coahoma
county.
The Committee on Humane and Beneyo-
lent Institutions recommended that
Senate bill 2Ol-To authorize and re-
quire the Governor to appoint superin-
tendent and trustees for the East Mississip-
pi Lunatic Asylum, do pass.
Mr.. Boyd moved to reconsider the vote
taken yesterday by which the Senate in;
definitely poitponed House bill No. 263-
To make the Superintendent of Education
of Union county elective. The motion
was lost by vote of IL TO IA.
YEAs-Messrs. Boyd, BRENNAN, Burkitt,
Dickson, Gayles, Guyton, Hamilton, Of
Kinds, Jeffords, Keith, Liddell, Marshall,
Mitchell, Roane of Webster, and Wilson.
NAYs-Messrs. Boone, billiard, Eaton,
Gage, Harvey, Hyer, Kyle, Luse, Martin.
holland, Packwood, Powell, Reynolds, ST.
monitor, Smith and Terry.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Holmes, was paired with
Mr.. Roane, Of Calhoun, temporarily absent,
who would have voted yea, Mr.. Hamilton
would have voted nay.
Mr. Sykes was excused from voting
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Boone offered the following:
Resolved, That that portion of the report
Of the Joint Select Committee appointed to
visit and investigate the condition Of the
East Mississippi Insane Asylum which re-
lates to the abstracts Of the titles Of the
lands on which said Asylum is located be
and the same is hereby referred TO special
committee OF three lawyers to be appointed
by the President OF the Senate to examine
the sare and report to this Senate at as
early as practicable. The resolution
was adopted.
Messrs. Roane of Calhoun, Martin and
Jedords were appointed as said committee.
Mr.. billiard offered the following:
Resolved, That special committee of
three be appointed from Senators repre-
senting counties from which come the bills
(prohibition) t5is day reported by the
Committee on Public Health and Quaran-
tine, to whom those bills sha'l be referred,
with instructions TO report an omnibus bill
on the subject matter, if practicable. This
| resolution was adopted.
On motion o. Mr.. Simonton, the Senate
took up
House bill 604-To repeal first section of
an act to amend the charter of the town of
Tupelo, in Lee county, approved March 4,
1873. Passed,
The special order for to-day was then
taken up, to-wit:
Senate bill 4S-To amend the election
laws of this State.
On motion of Mr.. Hyer, the further con-
sideration of said bill was postponed and
the bill was tabled subject to call
Mr.. Sykes moved to call from the table
and make the special order for II a. m.
Monday next, Senate bill No. 53-To regu-
late the sale of real property under mort
cages, deeds of trust, judgement or DEGREES
of courts. The motion was lost.
House bills on third reading:
No. 352-For relief of cyclone sufferers
of Copiah and Lincoln counties. Passed.
No. 81-To reduce the penalty of the
sheriffs and assessors bonds in and for the
county of Lincoln. Indefinitely post
poued.
No. ALTO amend section 1874 Code in
relation to exempt property.
The Committee offered to amend by
striking out after the enacting clause and
inserting new matter.
Mr.. Eaton offered to amend by inserting
"or' after "miles". Carried.
Mr. Walker offered to amend by adding
zone horse or mule and yoke of oxen" to
the exempt list. Amendment adopted.
Mr.. Sykes offered to amend by adding
provided, that the aggregate value of the
personal property exempt shall not exceed
one thousand dollars"
On motion of Mr.. Dickson this amend
ment was tabled by vote of 20 to Is:
| YEAs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, BRENNAN,
Burkitt, Dickson, Gayles, Guyton, Ham
ilton, ofHolmes, Keith, Kyle, Liddell, Luse,
Marshall, Mitchell, holland, Owen, Powell,
Walker, Whitney, Wilson.
| NAYs-Messrs- billiard, Eaton, Gage,
| hhLnlttou VI uluu5, I1bENoy1 henuefSOD,
Hyer, Jeffords, Martin, Packwood, Rey-
nolds, hoane, of Webster, Simonton,
Smith, Sykes, Terry.
Mr.: Dickson moved to table the bill and
amendments. Lost by vote of II to IL.
YEAs.-MessrsB urkitt, Dickson, billiard,
Eaton, Harvey, Keith, Kyle, Luse, Martin,
holland, Owen, Packwood, Powell, Reynolds,
Simonton, Smith, Sykes.
NAYs.-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, BRENNAN,
Gayles, Guyton, Hamilton, of Kinds, Ham
ilton, of Holmes, Henderson, Hyer, JEFF
ords, Liddell, Mitchell, Roane, of Webster,
Terry, Walker, Whitney, Wilson.
Mr.. Simonton offered to amend by adding
"and all other property said head of fam
lily may have"
On motion of Mr.. Luse this amendment
was tabled.
Mr.. Eaton offered to amend by striking
out ''two hundred and fifty" pounds of
pork or bacon) and inserting zone hundred
and fifty"
Mr.. Henderson moved to table this
amendment. The motion was lost.
Pending the consideration of Mr.. Eaton's
amendment, on motion of Mr.. holland, at
2:l0 p. M, the Senate adjourned till 10
a. m, tomorrow.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
FRIDAY, February Is, 1884.