The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-01


-nferred the Senate substitute bill fol
} House resolution. entitled an act tn ascer
tain the number of manned State and
Confederate soldiers, in this State, reouir
ing artificial legs, and for other purposes
bad the same under consideration. and
/ instruct me to report the same back to
The House. with the recommendation
that it do pass.
The report was received and agreed to.
and the bill read the third time and
passed. title standing as stated
Mr Bowen introduced hill to be eu
titled an act, supplemental to an act, en-
titled an act, to confer civil rights on
freedmen, and for other purposes. was
Tead three several times, under a suspen-
sion of the rule, and passed, title stand
ing as stated
Mr. Caperton offered the following res
olntion:
Resolved, That from now and until this
House takes recess. the clerk shall, as
soon as the Speaker calls the House to
order in the morning, evening, or at anv
other j uFnment, call and mark the ab-
sAntees and if such absentees are absent
without leave, the cls rk is hereby ordered
10 make deduction from the per diem
of such absentees. it being half or a
whole day, and is hereby ordered to do
90, on the issue of his warrant on the Au
ditor.
The resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. Hicks, from the judiciary commit
tee, su omitted a report. recommending
the passage of the Senate bill entitled
an act to regulate the practice in certain
cases. IN the courts of law ambiguity in
this State.
a
and the bill read three several times un
der suspension of the ru le, and passed,
title standing as stated
On motion of Mr. Suratt, the resolution
of thanks to the Southern Railroad COM
pany. with pending amendments thereto
was taken from the table.
Mr. Medearis offered the following
amendment which was adopted:
Amend by adding the New Orleans.
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad.
The question recurring on the adoption
OF the Senate amendment as amepded,
Mr.. Levers moved the indefinite post
ponement of the whole subject, which
motion prevailed.
The following, entitled House bill.
passed over Informally on a previous dav.
was taken from the table:
An act supplemental to an act to pre-
vent traudulant transactions in cotton in |
certain counties therein named, was taken |
rom the table
The question being taken on the amend |
ment offered by Mr.. Surratt to exclude |
the county of TIshomingo fro N the pro-
visions OF said bill, the amendment was |
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Barry, the several
counties named in the first section, were |
stricken out so as to make the bill gen.
eral one (the county of Tishomingo ex-
Mr.. Griffin, by leave, introduced bill
to provide for drawing Jurors for the cir (
cult courts of this State, which was passed.
On motion of Mr. Shannon, the follow
ing bill was taken from the calendar.
An act to incorporate the Phenix Fire
company No 2, of Vicksburg.
Mr.. Labauve offered the following
In section third, strike out the words
apparatus or any other property"
The amendment was laid on the table
The bill passed.
The following message was received
from the Governor:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Jackson, Nov. 29th, 1866.
Mr.. SPEAKER
am directed by His Exellencv. the
TsVeruor to inform the House. that he
and signed an act to remove !!
mPediments in the oyster trade, in
ackson county, on the 25th Nov. 1865 '
An act to confer civil rights upon !
,reedmen, and for other purposes, on l
he 9th November, 1865,
An act for the relief of tax PAYERS.
nd tax collectors. L
Inc House then resumed the considera- .
ION OF the unfinished business of yester Q
ay, to wit: The motion to repass The 0
Ill 10 modify the collection laws of this II
tate' the veto OF the Governor to the z
ontrary Notwithstanding. a
The question being taken on the mas. Il
ge of the bill, it was decided in the af. 81
amative by two thirds vote as follows n
eas 5l-nays 25. a;
The House then proceeded to the re- p
'rt of the joint standing committee
! State and Federal relations unon tbo
bject of the direct tax imposed bv the in
ate of Mississippi. at
resolved by the Legislature of the ie
ate of Mississippi, That the State of tv
hereby assume the S4I3 O94 p
, claim by the United States under the hs
OF Congress, passed Oh the 5th dav of or
lgust. 1861. ST,
I'd. Resolved, That our Senator's in Con ba
ess, be instructed, and our Represen- bl
lives requested to use all honorable eY. of
tlons to procure from the Government tn
the United States, a release of tho ga
a claim, and the interest, and DANA. an
OF the same; and in the event thai
c same is not released, that thew shall so,
deavor to procure a postp ponement of Lsto
payIhent OF the same or the payment ma
l0ol oy iHS1dAAenLS. SOL
Resolved, That in the event +bot wo
claim la not released, postponed or Th
owed to be paid by installments i rus
MI be the duty of ihe Sheriffs of The pul
eral counties of the State. to collect hin
of one half of one per cent on all VIII
real estate taxable under the revenna am
IS of the State, for the purpose of nav did
the same; Which said money tholi stoi
deposited in the Treasury az the statn solt
the credit of the United States which int
" shall be made known to the several the
'rlffs, by the proclamation of the Gov. one
or, directing them to collect the said in t
!. tris
Or Gholson offered the following re,c> sen
oni Wv
.esolved, By the Legislature Of tho )
te OF Miss, That the State of Mi Z. =
lPpl assumes whatever indebtedness Nat MAI
l.