The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-10
HOUSE JOURNAL.
SATURDAY. Feb. 0, 1861

Journal of yesterday read and approved
Mr. Irby by leave introduced bill to IN
corporate the President and Directors OF the
; Southern Asylum, which was referred with
out reading to Committee on Corporations
Mr. Mnrdock from the Committee on Ways
and means reported back the c0mmunica
ton of j. Benton of Yalobusha county, and
asked to be discharged from further consd
Grafton of same. Report received and agreed
to.
Mr. Murdoch from same Committee report
ed back House bill for the relief Of Noah
Vernon late Sheriff of Tippah county, and
stated that, in the opinion of the committee
the present law provides for the case, and
would recommend that said bill do not pass
which report was received and agreed to and
bill lost.
Mr Murdoch from the same committee TO
ported back Senate bill to be entitled an act
to apply the monies for license to retail Vi.
nous and spurious liquors within the corpo
rate limits of the town Of Pontotoc, Ponto.
toe county, for q limited time, to repair the
Pontotoc Male Academy, with amendments
thereto, and recommend that the bill ns
amended do pass.
Report received and agreed to and amend
ments adopted as follows;
Amend by additional section,
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, That moth
Ing cOnbHlntu III lHlb hCb bnull DC
to deprive the State of its tax-and make
present section three read four, and bill pass
ed.
Mr. Caperton from the Committee on
Propositions and Grievances reported back
bill for the relief of ID A Brawden, a citizen
of Pamela county, and asked that the com.
mittee be discharged from its further con-
sideration as it involves o judicial question
that might be left to His Excellency the
Governor, and would furthermore ask that
the Clerk of the House read the petition OF
said citizens that the House may take such
action as may be deemed necessary
Report received and agreed to.
Mr. McRae moved to refer the bill to the
Judiciary Committee, which motion was
lost. The question recurring on the passage
| of the bill it was decided in the affirmative,
by yeas Al, nays 20.
| Mr. Simrall from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary to whom was referred petition from
the Board of Police of Tunica county and
Others asking increase of salaries of Circuit
Judges also a bill to increase the salary of
the Judge of the third Judicial District re-
ported back same with substitute bill and
| recommended its passage. Report received
| and agreed to and bill made special order toI
to-day ~ o'clock,i in Committee of the Whole.
| Mr. Murdoch from the Committee on Ways
and Means reported back Senate bill to
amend the vagrant laws of this State APP
proved Nov. "a, 1865, so far as the same pro-
vides for leyying a poll or capitulation tax
on freedwomen and minor freedmen, with q
recommendation that the same do pass.
Report received and agreed to and bill
| passed.
Mr. Murdoch from same committee repor-
ted back House bill to limit and assess the
tax to be paid by Express Companies and
/ IL hat ia vnf ~ *rnn val
and agreed to and bill lost.
| A message was received from the Senate
announcing the passage of sundry Senate
bills.
| Mr. Acker from a select committee to whom
| was referred q petition from sundry members
| of the Board of Police of Monroe county,
asking transfer of the decisions of the
High Court of Errors and Appeals now in
the Probate Clerks office of said county to
the office of the County Attorney, have re-
ported the same back and asked that the
prayer of said petitioners be not granted,
that whether as loan or gift of the said
citizens, it would in some degree defeat the
object for which they were donated. Re-
port received and agreed to and bill lost.
Mr. Boddie from q select committee repor-
ted back bill to remove the civil disabilities
of Mary Ellen Blake, o minor of Kinds couu-
ty, and for other purposes, with corrections,
9so},yAennumpded the massacre Of the same.
passed.
Mr. Acl1er introduced bill to amend the
criminal laws of this State, which was reael
by title, and referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittee.
Mr. Griffin introduced bill to prevent the
practice of carrying weapons in this State,
which was read by title, and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Griffin introduced bill to amend art
100, sec 80, of chap "a, of Revised Code
Larceny-which was referred after its first
reading, to the Judiciary COMMITTEE.
Mr. Griffin introduced bill to amend sec
4, chap. ] |, of an act to amend the Probate
Court laws, approved Nov 90 1865, which
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Slower introduced bill to amend art.
49, sec a, chap. 40, of the revised Code-of
divorces and alimOny-which was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Slower introduced a bill to amend the
Constitution of the State of Mississippi.
which was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr. Williams introduced bill to raise n
revenue to defray the expences of the Gov
ernment of the State of Mississippi, which
was referred to the Committee Of Ways and
Means.
Mr. Stone introduced a bill to alter the |
practice of Chancery courts in relation to |
injunctions in certain cases, and for other |
purposes, approved - 1866, which was |
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
MIR Barry introduced bill to regulate the |
sale OF proprietary and medicinal prepare
lions in this State. which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Cromwell introduced bill to change
and fix the time of holding the Circuit courts
of the 9th Judicial District, which was re-
ferred to select committee of six, compos-
ed of Messrs Cromwell, Murdoch, Beau
champ, McRae, Read and Bowden.
Mr. Caperton introduced bill to ascertain
the number of MANNED State and Confeder-
lte soldiers in this State requiring artificial
arms, and for other purposes Bill read
three several times and passed.
Mr. Labauve introduced bill to amend
HAP 40, Revised Code relative to principals
md sureties which was referred to the Ju-
liciary Committee.
Mr. Labauve introduced bill in relation
o the endOrsers of negotiable papers, which
vas referred to the judiciary Committee.
Mr. Labauve introduced bill to author
re the Auditor to pay over certain monies,
which was read and referred to the Commit
&c on Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr. Simrall, the special order
f the day was taken up, viz A bill to be
Untitled an act to amend the Exemption
avs of this State, which was read the third
ime and passed.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
ration of a bill TO increase ihe salary of the
rebate Judges of certain counties therein &;
AIMED. ,
On motion Of Mr. Labauve, the Honse re- ,
Dlved itself into Committee of the Whole !
Dr the further consideration of said bill, Z
nth Mr. Suratt in the Chair.
After some time spent therein, the CON-
littee rose, reported Senate substitute for !
louise bill, with sundry amendments, and ,
its passage.
On motion of Mr. Surratt, the report was
sceived and agreed to, and bill passed as
mended. Z
Also to the consideration of a bill to pro- !
ide for the immediate distribution of the :
ldigent Fund
On motion of Mr Labauve, the House re-
lived itself into Committee Of the Whole
II further consideration Of said bill, with :
n Suratt in the Chair. =
After some time spent therein, the Com 7
ittee rose, reported bill back to the House G
ID recommended that it do not pass
On motion Of Mr. Labauve, the report was .
cived and agreed to.
Mr. Gholson called from the table the SEN
G bill on the same subject, and on the o.
rther motion Of Mr. GhOlson the bill was II
ferred 20 a Select Committee. with in =,
ructiOus TO report a bill to provide for the d'
n al. cfO unQ -, sor,, - l..