The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-21
HOUSE JOURNAL.


WEDN EsDAY. Feb. 20, 1867.
TTouse met pursuant to adjournment
The reading of Yesterday Journal was
dispensed with. IL, e.. A.,
table a bill for the relief of the Railroads OF
tbi, state and their creditors The question
being on agreeing TO the amendment offered
bv Mr.. Lewis, providing that the act shall
not be In force until the aid of the Railroads
Is given to the collection of the tax imposed
by law upon travel ON said roads. BY leave,
Mr.. Lewis withdrew the amendment.
Pending the consideration of the amend
meut Mr. McRae moved the indefinite post
ponement Of the whole subject, which motion
was decided in the negative by a vote OF
years y, nays 81
Mr. Manning offered an amendment, and
an motion Of Mr. Brooks, the bill and
amendments were referred to select com
nittee of five, composed Of MesSrs. Steele
Brown Brooks, Luse and Reid.
Mr. Surratt from the committee on Claims
reported adversely to bill TO authorize the
PAYMENT of certain monies due Richard
Cooper Report agreed to and bill lost.
Mr. Surratt, from the same committee, re-
ported adversely to the claim of John K
StSckman, and others, of Jasper county
Report agreed to and the bill lost.
Mr. Lewis, from the committee on CorpOr
ations returned sundrY bills, referred to said
committee, and asked to be discharged from
the further consideration of the same, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Labauve, from a committee on Confer
euce, reported a substitute to bill to amend
the charter of the Eicksburg and Meridian
Railroad Company. Report agreed to anC
bill passed.
Mr.. Webb from a committee of Confer
ence asked that the House recede from thu
amendment to bill to authorize Judges the
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functions and other remedial process, anC
writs of habeas corpus, and for other pur
poses Report agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Sumrall the House adj
hered to ITS non-cOncurrence in Senate
amendment to House bill to amend the
statutes of this State in reference to freed
men and asked for a committee of Confer
/ cncc.
I On motion of Mr. Gholson, the House adj
I hered to its non-currence in Senate amend
ment to House bill TO fix the time of hold
ing the Circuit Courts for the 9th Judicial
District of the State of Mississippi, and asked
for a committee of Conference on the same
On motion of Mr.. GholsOn the House re-
fused to concur in Senate amendments to
House bill to preserve live stock in certain
counties therein named, so far as the cOun-
ties of Monroe and Carroll are concerned,
and concurred in amendments to said bill in
relation to the counties of Kinds, Lafayette
and Holmes.
Referred Senate bill to authorize the con-
structiOn and use of street railways in the
city Of jackson to a select committee of five
Referred Senate bill to authorize the con-
structiOn of street railways in the city OF
Nicksburg to the same committee.
Mr. Lyles, from a Conference committee
on the bill to incorporate the Baldwin Man
ufacturing Company, asked that the House
recede from its non-cOncurrence in the Sen
ate amendments to said bill. Report agreed
to.
On motion of Mr.. Labauve, the Clerk OF
the House was directed to return TO the Sen
ate its amendment to House amendment tC
Senate Joint Resolution in reference to the
State Penitentiary with the suggestion that
the same is deemed ont of order by the
House, and respectfully requesting som,
different action on the part of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Morphis like action was
held in the case of Senate bill to remove the
civil disabilities of Mary Ellen Blake, &
minor of Kinds county, and for Other
purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Gholson, the House
Adjourned until 3 o'clock.