The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-16
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE-TENTH DAY.
FRIDAY Januarv .I6 1gi


Absent, Messrs Biniord, Dodds and Nor
rs
Leave OF absence was granted from day
to day to Messrs Biniord, DOdds and
Morris on account OF sickness.
The privileges Of the Senate were grant
ed to Messrs j. NJ. Acker and Chancellor
Mcfarland Of Monroe, Judge T. B. Gra-
ham, and d. G. Wasson Of Scott, and Hon.
X. q. Hudson Of Yazoo.
On Polion OF Mr.. billiard the regular
order of business was suspended, and the
Committees on Counties and County Buun-
daries, made the following report:
! 5. y. 57-An act TO amend the charter Of
Oxford, and recommend that the amend
ments Of the Senators from the lst and 10Th
Districts be adopted.
That the committees amend nent to sec.
be adopted and that the bill do pass as
thus amended.
The bill was taken up and the Commit
tee on Counties and County Boundaries
recommended the following amendments
which were adopted:
Amend sec. by striking out all after
the enacting clause, to and including the
words said town" and insert in lieu
thereof the following that the board Of
mayor and aldermen Of the town OF Ok
ford is hereby authorized and empow-
cred"
| The following amendment recommended
| by the Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries, and introduced by Mr.. Boone
was adopted: amend by striking outsec.
2, provided, that the bonds issued under
authority of this act shall not be negoti-
ated or sold for less than their par valu,."
! Mr.. Ross offered the following amend
ment; Amend by striking out OF the sec
ond section the words "and to be exempt
from taxation, State, county and munci-
pal"
On motion of Mr.. Dean, the amendment
was tabled by the following vote.
YEAs-Messrs. Barron, Bachelor,
Boothe, Boyd, Brennan, Dean, Dickson,
DlIard, Gage, Gayles, Hamilton, of
Kinds, Houston, Kemp, Luse, Owen, Rey-
nolds, Simonton, Sykes, Vertner, Walker,
Whitney, Yerger.-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Austin, Boone, Buchan-
an, Burkitt, Guyton, Hamilton, of Holmes,
Packwood, Powell, Ross, Smith.-l0.
Mr.. Boone moved to amend by striking
out the word Estate" in second section
Mr.. Sykes moved to table the amend
ment, which motion prevailed.
The bill was then considered engrossed,
read third time and passed.
The Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries recommended the following
amendments to the title.
! Amend title so as to read An act to
authorize the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the town of Oxford to
issue bonds to aid in purchasing school
buildings and for other purposes adopted.
The special order of the day was taken
up; and the Judiciary Committee made
the following report:
Mr. President In response to the resolu-
ton OF the Senate recommitting to the Ju.
dietary Committee 5. b. SO, requesting that
said committee report their conclusions as
to whether Judge Trimbe can be address,
ed out of office under sec. 81, art. of the
constitution of this State, beg leave to re-
port that the entire Judiciary Committee
entertain grave doubts as to the authority
above mentioned, and have not had time
within the limited time allowed them to
examine the question thoroughly so as to
mature positive conclusion in regard to
said matter, but that majority of the
committee entertain the opinion that said
authority does not exist. The committee
recommend that the accompanying bill be
substituted for bill &c, it being the same as
said original bill SO, except the pream Bile
is so amended as to show the doubt above
mentioned and to provide for the payment
of on half instead of the whole salary OF
the Judge herein named.
J. z. WALKER, Chrm'n.
The bill referred to in said report was
taken up, to wit: S. B. S6-An act to allow
the Hon. B. +. Trimble, Circuit Judge of
the Fourth Judicial District, to retire.
The substitute recommended by the Ju-
dietary Committee was adopted. Said sub
stltute bears the same title as the original
| bill, and the same was read the first time
and under suspension of the rules read a
second time.
Mr.. Boyd moved to amend by striking
out sec. 3.
On motion of Mr.. Sykes said amend
ment was laid on the table by the follow
ing vote:
| YEAs-Messrs. Bachelor, Boothe, Bren-
ham, Burkitt, Dickson, Gsyles, Hamilton,
OF Kinds, Hamilton, of Holmes, Harvey,
Houston, Kemp, Owen, Reynolds, Sykes,
Vertner, Walker, Whitney, Yerger.-1S.
NAYs-Messrs. Austin, Barron, Boone,
Boyd, Buchanan, Dean, billiard, Gage,
Gully, Guyton, Love, Packwood, Powell,
Ross, SimonIon, Smith.-l6.
Absent aud those not voting Messrs.
Binlord, Casey, Dodds, Luse, Morris and
Seal.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment, Amend by striking out the enacling
clause, which was lost under the operation
OF the previous question by the following
vote
YEAs-Messrs. Barron, Boone, Boyd,
Dean, billiard, Gully, Guyton, Love. Pack
wood, Powell, Ross, Smith.-l2.
SAYs-Messrs. Austin, Bachelor, Boothe,
Brenham, Buchanan, Burkitt, Casey, Dick
son, Gayles, Hamilton, OF Kinds, Hamil-
ton, of Holmes, Harvey, Houston, Kemp,
Luse, Owen, Reynolds, Simonton, Sykes,
Vertner, Walker, Whitney, Yerger.-2S.
Absent and those not voting-Messrs.
Binford, Dodds, Morris, Seal and Gage.
Mr. billiard offered the following amend