The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-31
HOUSE JOURNAL.

JoHEhh OF yesterday reaa ana approved.
Upon the call for petitions and memorial
by counties, Mr. Hunter presented the pc
tition of 7 G Smith, of Copiah, for divorce
which was referred to the Committee Oh
Propositions and Grievances.
Mr. Slower presented q petition from sun
| dry citizens OF Tippah county, which wa
referred to the Committee on County Boun
| diaries. s 3 isss.a3 ls5easa
Mr. Montgomery offered resolution, 9TH
Senate concurrmg), That q Joint Commit
teeo of five of the House and ----- of tn,
Senate be appointed, to which shall be re
ferred all bills and propositions for the en-
couragement of Agriculture, which wa
adopted. Ss-s .ass iiass
Mr. Milton offered a resolution, That Gel
| e G Walthall be invited to privileged sea
within the bar of this House during his stay
in the city. Adopted.
Mr. Hunter introduced a bill to remove
| the disabilities of minority from Hayde1
Dallas Tillman, a minor of Copiah county
Referred to the Committee on Proposition
and Grievances.
Mr. Irby-A bill to regulate the carriage o
passengers and baggage by Railroad compa
MES and to prescribe the duties and obliga
tions of carriers and passengers in relation
thereto. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. t4.s5s- ss.,s.. .s
Mr. Shannon asked leave of absence fol
Mr. Brown, of Issaquena, until first prox
| Granted. $50
| Mr. Shannon, in the absence of Nj
| Hillyer, introduced bill to incorpo
rate the Rayena Manufacturing Company
| Referred to the Committee on Corporations
| ment of costs in the Courts of this State
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Hunter-A bill to incorporate the tow1
of Crystal Springs. Referred to the Com
mittee on Corporations. f,,asof nd
| Mr. Shannon-A bill to incorporate thu
| Vicksburg Insurance and Trust Company
| Referred to the Committee on Corporations
| Mr. Webb, of Amite, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
| Resolved by the House, (the Senate con
| curring,) That committee of three ON thu
| part of the House and on the part O.
the Senate be appointed to wait on his Elk
celency, B G. Humphreys, Governor of the
State of Mississippi, and inform him thai
| both Houses of the Legislature of the State
| of Mississippi, are now ready to receive any
communication he may desire to make t.
| them.
| Mr. Lewis presented petition to change
the terms of the Circuit Court of the First
Judicial District. Referred.
| A message was received from the Senate
| announcing the adoption of Senate resolu
| ton relative to corresponding with the sew
| eral railroad companies respecting freight
| on corn, &c.
On motion the message was taken up
| the resolution concnrred in, and the blank
| filed with the number five.
The Speaker appointed as such committee
| Messrs Milton, Murdoch, Burress, Boddie
AMI f e DSu1niap introduced bill to remove
| the civil disabilities of Helen Craft minor
of Marshall county.
Placed on the Calendar
Mr. Labauve offered a resolution that the
committee on the Judiciary be requested to
inquire into the expediency of appointing
by law a public administrator in every
county in this State Adopted
Mr. Acker introduced bill to alter and
amend the charter of Aberdeen Female Col
lege located in the town of Aberdeen, Mon
roe county, in this State. ,:r
Referred to the committee on Corpora
tions.
Mr. Aclzer offered a resolution that the
Committee on the Judiciary be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of reducing
the number of Judicial Districts of this
State. Adopted. bgal.s,y ID ass<.E
Mr. Jones introduced a bill to remove the
civil disabilities of Chas. B, Dease, minor
of Jasper county, Mississippi. ...s
+ Mr. Labauve offered to amend by adding
the name of Chas. F. Merriweather, of De-
Soto county, which was adopted, and the
bill passed as amended. ,4.ty5te- s., st.}
Mr. Morphis offered resolution that the
Committee on the Judiciary be instructed
to inquire into the authority by which the
Police Court of Lafayette county collects
taxes on cotton raised in Pontotoc and 9TH
or counties carried to said county for sale or
shipment. Adopted. 5 s s.sF
Mr. Murray introduced bill to ineorp0-
rate the Chickasaw Savings Institution.
Referred to the Committee ON Corpora
tions. syeI s5 a ~s58.s s,ss. .ss
Mr. Beauchamp offered resolution that
the Secretary of State be requested to fur
nish the House at as early day as practical
BILE with the total of whites and colored
suance of an act approved Dec. A, 1866
Adopted. fgsi II lesfoa -
b The special order of the day, to-wit
The message of the Governor vetoing an
act to regulate final process Onsjudgements
and decreesin certain cases, being announced
by the Speaker, ON motion of Mr. Lyles the
further consideration of the same waspost-
poned until Friday next at ] o'clock
Mr. Murdoch introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the Luxapelile Manufacturing C0mpa-
NY. sS4 lsf1 4 #a
tions. sssssss - 81 slss9 81 ssss4sssf
& Mr. Merrill--a bill to amend the exemption
laws of this State. Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. afaaa 8ssffss7sa
I Mr. Shannon--a bin to remove the civil
disabilities of VIM Edwin Emanuel, q minor
of Warren county, Miss. Passed. stsI
Mr. Merrill bill to incorporate the town
of Winona, Carroll county Referred to the
Committee on Corporations. sssa
Mr. Shannon-a. bill to renew the charter
of the Southern Railroad Company. Refer
red to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr Murdock-a bill to revise and reduce
into one an act to incorporate the Columbus
Life and General Insurance Company, APP
proved Fed. IA, 1852, and amendatory acts |
thereto, approved Feb. /, 1856, Jan. %, 1862, |
and Dec. 9, 1863 and for other purposes Re- /
ferred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Milton offered the following res0lu- /
zion ssssgY aa s.s
! Resolved, (the Senate concurring,) That /
the Hon J. Il Alcorn be invited to address |
the Legislature and citizens in the Repre-
sentatiYes Hall on such evening as he may /
dictate ~ a rs
Mr. Labauve moved to lay the resolution |
On the table, which was decided in the mega
tive By yeas and nays called for by Messrs
Labauve, M0rphis and Hearne.ssso 81
YEAs--Mr Speaker, Carter, Darden, Dun
IAN, Gillstrap, Labauye, Lewis, Liddell,
Lyles, Merrill, Montgomery, McInnis, MUIR
az, Pope, Powers, Shannon, Steele, Turley I
--lS.8
NAYs-B eauchamp. Boddie, Boone. Bow
len, Brown, Of Kemper. Brown, Of Yalo-