The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-07
HOUSE JOURNAL.
MONDAY, Dec. 9th, 1865.

MONDAY, Dec. 9th, 1865.
House met 4e
A message was received from the SEN ate
providing tor the appointment of a com
mittee to wait upon the Governor.
On motion the House took up Senate
message, concurred in same, and filled
the blank with the number Ave.
The Speaker appointed as such com
mittee, Messrs. GoWan, Labauve, Suratt
Martin, and Brown of Yallobusha.
On motion of Mr. HiIlyer, the resolu
tions relative to the President of the
United States were taken from the cali
endar and adopted.
Mr.. Gowan, from select committe to
wait on the Governor, reported verbally
that His Excellency had no further com.
munications to make. GO
Mr.. Steele offered resolution that the
Senate be requested to return to this
House the joint resolution in relation to
adjournment, adopted on yesterday; lost
message was received from the Gov
ernor.
On motion of Mr.. Gholson the clerk
was instructed to inform the Senate of
the pending message of the Governor.
A message was received from the Sem
ate requesting the House to reconsider
the vote relative to adjournment.
On motion of Mr. Gholson the request
of the Senate was concurred in and the
vote adopting the resolution reconsid-
cred.
The question was taken on the passage
of the appropriation bill over the veto
of the Governor and upon call of the
yeas and nays the action of the Governor
was sustained by yeas 81, nays &c.
On motion of Mr. Suratt the committee
on ways and means was instructed to
report an appropriation bill at the
earliest practicable moment whereupon
Mr. MuIdock from said committee re-
ported favorably to bill making certain
appropriations therein named.
Report received and agreed to-
Bill passed after being considered by
the committee of the whole without
amendment.
Mr.. Caperton offered a resolution (the
Senate concurring) That this Legislature
take recess from this day, December 9th
1865, at one O'clock, P. M, until the 4th
Monday in January next, A. D. 1866.
Mr. Reid offered the following amend
ment.
Strike out 4th Monday in January, and
insert sine die.
Which was decided in the negative by
yeas and nays called for, as follows =
yeas-26, nays-49.
Mr. Hillyer moved to amend the resolu-
ton by striking out the 4th Monday in
January, and insert 4th Monday in July,
1866. Lost,
Mr. Hamilton offered to amend by strik-
ing out 4th Monday in January, and
insert I'd Monday in July. Lost.
The Question was then taken on the
adoption of the resolution. and decided
in the negative by yeas-37, nays %.
A message was received from the
Senate informing the House that the
bill making certain appropriations
therein named" had passed, with several
thereto in which the con-
of the House is desired.
On motion the Senate message was
taken up and the several amendments
in.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor informing the House of his appro.
val and signatureo of certain bills therein
named.
message was received from the Sem
ate and is as follows
Resolved by the. Senate (the House
That the Legislature do
stand adjourned sine die on this day at |
z o'clock M.
On motion the Senate message was |
AIKEN up and adopted and the clerk In,
tructed to inform the Senate that the
House of Representatives was now ready |
o adjourn.
The Speaker then in appropriate
erms declared the House of Representa-
ives adjourned sine die.