The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-20
sENATE-rENTH DAY.
FR1nAY. January 15. lSs6.

FRIDAY, January 10, 1856.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieut.. Gov. Strands in the chair.
Absent, Messrs Binford, Dodds and Nor
ris
Leave Of absence was granted from day
TO day TO Messrs Biuford, 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. 9. Wasson of Scott, and Hon.
E. @. Hudson of Yazoo.
On motion of Mr.. billiard the regular
order OF business was suspended, and the
Committees on Counties and County Boun-
daries, made the following report
5. b. 57-An act to amend the charter OF
Oxford, and recommend that the amend
ments OF the Senators from the lst and 18th
Districts be adopted.
That the committees amend nent to sec.
l 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 anactiBg clause, to aud including the
thereof the following that the board OF
mayor and aldermen of the town OF Ok
ford is hereby authorized and empow
cred 49,
The following amendment recommended
by the Committee on Countiees-sSd County
Boundaries, and introduced by Mr.. Boone
was adopted: amend by striking out see
,, provided. that the bonds issued under
+ks,- - a. ba1l l.
ated or sold for less than their par value
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, Brenham, Dean, Dickson
DiIiard, Gage, Gayles, Hamilton. oi
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 I,
authorize the Board of Mayor ans
Aldermen of the town of oxford t,
issue bonds to aid in purchasing schoo
buildings and forfother purposes ;adopted
The special order OF the day was takei
up; and the Judiciary Committee mad
the following report
Mr. President: In response to the resolu
ton OF the Senate reeommitling to the Ju
dietary Committee s. B. ST. requesting tha
said committee report their conclusions a
to whether Judge Trimble can be addres.
ed out of office under sec. 81, art. of th
constitution of this State beg leave to n
port that the entire Judiciary Commiite
entertain grave doubts as TO the authorii
above mentioned, and have not had tim
within the limited time allowed them
examine the question thoroughly so as
mature positive conclusion in regard
said matter, but that majority OF Il
committee entertain the opinion that sal
authority does not exist The commit,
recommend that the accompanying bill
: substituted for bill So, it being the same
said original bill So, except the preamb b
il so amended as to show the dossbt abo'
mentioned and 10 provide for the paymel
of On half instead Of the whole salary
the Judge herein named.
]. r. WALKER, Chrm n
Il The bill referred to in said report wi
2 taken up, to wit: S. B. 36-An act to allo
the Hon. B. F. Trimble, Circuit Judge
: the Fourth Judicial District, to retire.
The substitute recommended by tie j
! dietary Committee was adopted. Sand su
: stitute bears the same title as the origin
1 bill, and the same was read the first tin
+ and under suspension OF the rules read
e second time.
! Mr.. Boyd moved to amend By strikil
e out sec. 3.
i On motion Of Mr.. Sykes said amen
+ ment was laid on the table by the folio
e ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bachelor, Boothe. Bre
& ham, Burkitt, Dickson, Gayles, Hamiltc
r Of Kinds, Hamilton, OF Holmes. Harvs
! Houston, Kemp, Owen, Reynolds, Syk
v yertner, Walker, Whitney, Ierger.-1s.
II Mars Messrs Austin, Barron, Bool
n Boyd, Buchanan, Dean, billiard, Ga,
= Gully. Guyton, Love, Packwood. Pow
Al Ross, Simenton, Smith.-i6.
Absent and those not voting Mess
Binford, Casey, Dodds, Luse, Morris a
8 Seal.
Mr. billiard offered the following amer
!. ment Amend by striking out the enagfi
:, clause, which was lost under the opefati
- Of the previous question BY the followi
= vote
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