The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-22
HOUSE JOURNAL.
TUESDAY, Nov. 2lst, 1866.

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House met.
Mr.. Murdock from committee on ways
and means, submitted the following
reports.
Mr.. Speaker:-The committee on ways
and means to whom was referred an act
for the relief of tax payers and tax col
lectors and for other purposes, also Senate
bill'with same title, have had the same
under consideration and have instructed
me to report substitute therefor, and
recommend that said substitute do pass,
which report was received and agreed to.
Mr.. Lyles offered the following amend
ment which was adopted.
Sec. =. Be it further enacted that any
sheriff or tax collector who is in arrears
for any taxes of 1861 who will prove to
the satisfaction of the Governor that he
has paid into the treasury all monies
collected by him for the taxes of said
year 1861, and in the manner in which
was required by law at the time of the
collection shall be released therefrom.
Mr.. Beauchamp offered the following
amendment which was adopted.
Sec 3. At end Provided when any tax
collector shall have paid over taxes shall
only be required to pay the actual value
of the money paid over as taxes at the
time said taxes were due.
Mr. Martin offered an amendment
which was on motion of Mr.. Labauve
laid on the table.
Mr.. Brown offered the following
amendment.
Sec. 5. That all land forfeited to the
State for non payment of taxes for the
years 1862, 1868 and 1864, be and the
=,
and title to said land shall revert to the
original owner thereof, which was decided
in the negative, and on motion of Mr..
LabauVe the bill was read the Sd time
and passed.
The committee on ways and means to
whom was referred Senate bill entitled
an act authorizing citizens of the State to
redeem lands forfeited for taxes, have in
structed me to report the same back to
the House and recommend that the House
do not concur. =,
On motion of Mr. Murdock, the report
was received and on this further motion
the House refused to concur in Senate
amendment.
The committee on ways and means to
whom was referred bill to be entitled
an act to repeal an act entitled an act to
continue III force the assessment of lands
until the year 1869, approved August II,
1864, have considered the same and have
instructed me to report substitute theIe
for with the recommendation that said
substitute do pass.
On motion of Mr. Murdock the report
was agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Beachamp, from the judiciary COM
mittee, submitted sundry reports report
ing favorably to the following bills which
reports were received and the bills passed
An act for the relief of Joseph E. Cape,
of Lawrence county, introduced on Sat
urday by Mr.. Medearis.
An act authorizing the administrators
of Jas. w. Mathews, deceased, to sell the
lands of his estate.
A bill for the relief of administrators in
certain cases.
Mr.. Beauchamp, Fl ON same committee,
also submitted report reporting unfa.
vorably to bill relative to guardians,
wards and administrators, which report
was agreed to.
Mr.. Phipps, from joint select commit
tee substituted the following report:
Mr. Speaker-The joint select COM
mittee to whom was refe rred the resolu-
tion passed by both Houses to memorial
ize the President of the United States.
tinguished fellow, citizen now suffering in
exile, Hon Jacob Thompson, have well
weighed the subject matter under con-
sideration, and have instructed me to
report the accompanying memorial and
respectfully recommend that the same be
adopted and forW arded to His Excelien-
cy, the President of the United States
On motion of Mr. Phipps the report
was agreed to and the resolution adop-
ted.
Mr. Irby from the committee on en-
rolled bills submitted report of sundry
bills transmitted to His Excellency, the
Governor, for approval and signature.
The hour for morning business having
expired the House resumed the consid. |
eraticn of business pending at the time
of adjournment, viz-the motion to print |
one thousand copies of the special mes
sage of the Governor, which was decided |
in the affirmative.
A message was received from the Sen. |
ate informing the House of the passage |
Of sundry bills.
On motion of Mr. Irby the Senate mes
sage was taken up, and on his further
motion the House coneurred in Senate
to House bill for the relief
of Panola county which is as follows
Provided, That the said Mr. Williams
shall be liable to any State tax that
hereafter may be imposed upon such
license to retail.
communication was read from the
secretary of State informing the House
hat the last bond of NJ d Haynes could
1ot be found to furnish them with the
Information they desire.
On motion of Mr. Barry the House bill
% prevent the hunting of stock with
Tuns ard dogs was taken from the table, i