The weekly clarion., 1867-02-07
4o,ss;S1IrI-al gaturday read and approved.

Mr. Merrill introduced y bill 10 amend IN
act to establish county courts, 80 Tar as tne
same applies to certain counties therein
named, which was amended by the auulsiOn
of sundry counties thoreto, and passed e
,amended. -
Mr. Dotson--a bill to incorporate tho Bow
man House Company inthe city Of jackson.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Dotson presented certain claims, with
an accompanying bill, for the relief OF
Thomas Sheriff Of Kinds county Referred
to the Committee on claims
Mr. Ellis introduced bill to amend tne
several acts Incorporating the town OF Pano-
la. Passed.
Mr Slover-a bill to regulate license in the
town Of Ripley, Passed
Mr. Powers-a bill to establish bridge
across Mill Creek. Referred to the Commit
tee on Corporations.
Mr. Powers-a bill to amend an act to
prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
within the town of Orizaba, Tippah county,
or within one mile thereof. Placed on the
Calendar.
Mr. Boone-a bill to amend the charter Of
the town of Bonneville. Passed.
Mr. Owen--a bill for the reliefOf the Sher-
iff and members of the Board Of Police Of
Tunica county. passed.
Mr. Meares-a bill to authorize and en-
power the Board of Police of Washington
county to compromise the School Fund q
said county, which was amended by the ad,
ditiOn of sundry other counties, and passed
| as amended.
| Mr. Meares-a bill relating to the sale OF
spirituous liquors in the county OF Wash
! ington. Passed.
Mr. Meares presented claim, with an ac-
companying bill for the benefit OF ex-Goy-
ernor Charles Clark. Referred to the Esn-
4 mittee on Claims.
Mr Simrall introduced bill on the subject
of the indebtedness of the county of Wilk-
inson, which was amended by the addition
| of several other counties thereto, and passed
as amended.
Mr. Labauve-a bill to revive the act of
incorporation of the town of Looxahoma,
in DeSota county. Passed.
Mr. Grace-a bill for the relief of the In
digent of this State. Referred to the Com
mittee on INDECENT Fund.
i A message was received from the Senate
announcing the passage of sundry bills and
resolutions.
Mr. Lewis. from the Committee on Corpo-
ration. reported favorably, with sundry
amendments, to the bill to incorporate the
Baldwin Manufacturing Company, which
amendments were severally adopted, ana
he bill passed as amended.
Mr. Lewis from the same committee repor-
ted favorably with an amendment to the
bill to incorporate the Tishomingo Manu-
featuring Company. Which amendment
was adopted and the bill passed as amended
Mr Lewis from the same committee repor-
ted favorably with sundry amepdmeEts TO
the bill to amend an act to reduce into one
the several act Incorporating the town OF
Okalona Which amendments were seyerai
ly adopted and the bill passed as APPENDED
Mr. Lewis from the same committee repor
ted favorably to the following bihs.
A bill to incorporate the SheDuta Femal'
A bill to incorporate tlhe Harrison Whar
) Company.
: Which amendDaents were severally ADOPT
!. ed and the bills passed as amended.
Mr. Lewis also reported fayorably TO Tn
bill to incorporate the Whitworth College
: Which passed.
: Mr. Simrall from the Judiciary Committe
reported f;lvorably to bill to regulate Tn
? yaerant laws. Which bill was made tn
special order for to morrow at IL O'Clock,
. Mr. Simrall from the same committee II
|, ,, ported favorably to bill on the subject Q
! apprentices. Which was made the specla
order for tomorrow at 10 1-2 o'clock, p NJ.
Mr. Webb from the same committee repol
6 ted favorably to the bill to authorize u
Porter administrator of the estate of Chas
: McGehee deceased, late of Madison county
to execute deed of conveyance for the put
: tpose therein named. Which bill passed.
, Mr. Webb from the same committee repol
, ted adversely to bill changing the presen
system Of procuring grand jurors in orde
!. that they may be drawn by ballot. Repor
}. agreed to.
> The special order of the day to-wit:
l. Senate bill to apportion Senators an
9 Representatives among the different cour
: ties in the State was taken up and pendin
9 its consideration the House adjourned unit
3 o'clock, p. NJ
8 O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
House met,pursuant to adjournment.
On motion of Mr. Pope Mr. Barry-was az
ded TO the Committee on the INDECENT Fund
q Mr. Cole was granted leave of absence o
!, account of sickness.
- !, The bill pending at adjournment, to wit
: The Apportionment Bill, was taken up, to
tile consideration of which the House II
% solved itself into Committee of the Who'll,
q reported the bill back, and recommended II
passage. Report received.
Mr. Hillyer moved that the bill be con
!; mitted to a Select Committe to report an al
portionment bin based upon House of H
presentatives not exceeding eighty member
: and a Senate not exceeding twenty-slx men
Ia bers.
70 On motion of Mr. Morphis, the motion (
= Mr. Hillyer was laid on the table by vote
; yeas-42 nays-32.
On motion OF Mr. LaOauV0, tne IuIbne
:. consideration of the bill was postponed III
!. til IL o'clock tomorrow morning, and th
House adjourned until tomorrow nornln
!. 10 o'clock
LEGAL DECISION CONCERNING LADIE
3 CLoTHING.-Married gentlemen ar
IS probably not aware that they are th
owners, in the eye of the law, of tn
: : clothing supposed to belong to the
. wives. Such is the purport Of deci
IS ion rendered by the court of appea
t. of VIRGINIA. on Friday last. The pa