The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-28

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solved itself into committee of the whole
for the further consideration OF the bill.
Mr. Lewis in the Chair.
After sometime spent therein the CONS
mittee rose. reported the bill back with
out an amendment, and with the recon
mendatiou that the bill as amended do
pass.
The report was received and agreed to
and the amendment reported by the COM
mlttee and adopted as follows:
Amend after the word, appropriated at
/ the end of first sectio" The words and
be giving his receipt therefor.
The bill was read the third time and
passed as amendt d.
The title standing as stated.
| On motion of Mr. Brown of Yalobusha,
Mr. Duff was granted leave of absence on
account of illness.
On motion of Mr. Luse, the Doorkeepel
was granted leave of absence on account
of illness.
On motion of Mr. Hillyer, the speak er
was requested to fill the vacancy in the
select committee On the Union Express
Company.
Mr. Shannon by leave ltroduced bill
to be entitled an act S, elemental to an
act to establish county courts, approved
Nov %, 1865.
Which was read t Gtst time and
placed on the Calen' :.
On motion of Mr. j ,vn of Issaquena,
the following entitled oiI was taken from
the table
An act supplements 70 an act to pres
vent fraudulent transactions in cotton in
certain counties therein named, and for
other purposes, approved November "a,
1865.
Mr. Labauve offered the following
amendment, which was adopted
The provisions of this act be, and they
are hereby extended to the county of
DeSoto.
Mr. Phipps offered the following
amendment which was adopted.
Amend by inserting the county of
Holmes and Carroll.
Mr. Murray offered the following
amendment which was adopted:
Amend by adding the county of Chick
asaw.
Mr. Grace offered the following amend
ment which was adopted
Amend by inserting the county of
Lauderdale.
Mr. Graham offered the following
amendment which was adopted
Amend by inserting the county of
Scott.
Mr. Pearce offered the following
amendment which wss adopted
Amend by adding the county of Coz
ahoma
Mr. Medearis offered the following
amendment which was adopted.
Amend by adding the county of Law
renee.
On motion of Mr. Irby, the bill and
amendments was referred to the judiciary
committee.
On motion of Mr. Labauve, the House
resumed, in committee of the whole, the |
consideration of the bill entitled, an act |
to raise revenue, to defray the expen>
ses OF the government Of the State of |
Mississippi
After some time spent therein the cons
mittee rose, reported the bill back, with |
suudry amendments, and with the recom>
mendatlon that the bill, as amended, do
pass.
On motion of Mr. Martin, the report
was received and agreed to, and the fol>
lowing amendments reported by the
committee, adopted:
lst. Amend last clause, page 3, by strik>
ing out the words "half of one" in reIs>
ton to watches and carriages.
"a. Insert in last clause page 3, the
words gold or silver coin."
81. In 9th clause, of page 4, strike out
1 OF one per cent, and insert one per
cent,
Mr. Suratt offered the following az a
substitute for the 4th amendment reports :
ed by the committe:
Strike out the clause in relation to stills
md liquors manufactured in this State
On motion of Mr. Murray, the amend>
nent was laid on the table. The 4th S
!mendment was then adopted, and is as :
ollows:
4. Provided that the provisions IF {
clause page f. shall not apply to per,
ons who distil liquors alone for their own
lse. !
Mr. Suratt moved to lay on the table
he 9th amendment reported by the COM
nlttee, which motion was lost.
The amendment was then adopted and Y
J as follows:
Provided further, That all LIQUORS dis. vi
lied in private dstIlleries be taxed one n
ollar per gallon. be
The following amendments. reported
y the committee, were then seyerallv
onsidered and adopted:
9th. On each and every steamboat. fat g.
oat, keel boat, sail boat, pleasure boat or in
'her water craft, engaged in the coasting re
'ade, in the Gulf as follows: ~ ~
Each steamboat, $3.50 90; each scboon- ii
or each boat of one hundred tons On
arthen fifty dollars; every boat or other nj
ater craft, over sixty tons, and under th
ne hundred tons. thirty dollars; every ca ca,
oat or other craft, over forty tons, and Fl
nder sixty tons, twenty dollars, and ali sic
nder twenty tons, ten dollars. to io
7th. Strike cut $50, and insert 800 az
on practicing dentists
oth. Strike out Cd clause of page 7tb
e word waters and insert the word ~
.ver. A0 !
9Th. Amend by striking out % cents yo1
ID insert 5O cents as the tax on PLAYING in
rds. '1e cor
Mr.. Suratt moved to strike out all the sn, sfn
'use relating to tax on dogs, which was dur
It. 40 the
The following amendments reported bv boo boo
committee were adopted: sar.
10th. Amend by striking out 25 cents .cc .sa,
d insert so cents. sess
llth. Amend by striking out the provi- mi5
IN relation to the tax on dogs in the by tn@, ,
wee District
The following amendments reported bv Nov Nov
committee were adopted:
9TH. That one half cent per mile for W
persons over II years of age, be levied in
'ept disabled soldiers, travelling over Or,