The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-01-23

tition of T G. Smith, of Copiah, for divorce
which was referred TO the Committee on
Propositions and Grievances
Mr. Slower presented petition from sun
dry citizens Of Tippah county, which was
TO the Committee on County bouh-
diaries.
Mr. Montgomery offered a resolution, tthe
senate concurr1nC), That Joint Commit
tee of five of the House and - OF the
senate be appointed to which shall be re-
ferred all bills and propositions Tor the en-
enlargement of Agriculture, which was
adopted CO.,
M Milton offered a resolution, That Gen
+ q Walthall be invited to a privileged seat
within the bar of this House during MS sta!
in the city Adopted
Mr. Hunter introduced n bill TO remove
the disabilities of minority from ha!aeH
Dallas TiilnIan, minor OF Coplah counes
Referred to the Committee on Propositions
aid Grievances -. IF
Mr. Trbv-A bill to regulate the carriage OF
messengers aud baggage by Railroad eompa-
MES and to prescribe the duties and oolisa
lions of carriers and passengers in relation
thereto. Referred TO the Judiciary Oonh-
mittee. - COR
Mr. shannon asked leave of absence Ior
Mr. Brown. of Issaquena, until hrst pIoA'
Mr. shannon. in the absence Of MI
Uillvar introduced a bill TO IncoIpo-
rate the Ravena Manufacturing COMPANY
Referred TO the Committee on CorpoIatloH7-
MI Darden-A bill to regulate the pay
ment of costs in the Courts OF TINS ot'''0
Referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEE ,-,,
Mr. Hunter-A bill to incorporate the toN l
of Crystal Springs. Referred 10 the O'D
mittee on Corporations +ha
Nh Shanuon-A bill to incorporate the
Vicksburg Insurance and Trust Company y
Referred to the Committee on Soi
Mr. Webb, of Amite, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted
Resolved bv the House, 1.-THE Senate con-
currinq1 That a committee of three on the
mart of the House and --- on the part ol
the Senate be appointed to wait on hs EN-
I ceIIencv. b G Humphreys, Governor of the
/ State of Mississippi, and inform nm thdt
/ both Houses of the Legislature OF tne 0t"'e
/ of Mississippi, are now ready TO IecelNg any
/ communication he may desire to make TO
them. .... - ator,ro
! Mr. Lewis presented petition TO chanSe
( the terms of the Circuit Court OF the L list
I Judicial District Referred.
/ A message was received from the senate
Announcing the adoption OF Senate fesolu'
I ton relative to corresponding with the sew
I eral railroad companies respecting freight
on corn, &c
On motion the message was taken up
/ the resolution concnrTed in, and the blank
! filed with the number five.
/ The Speaker appointed as such committee
Messrs Milton, Murdoch, Burress, Boddie
and Easterling.
Mr. Dunlap introduced a bill to remove
the civil disabilities ofHelen 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 III every
4 TOD
Mr. Acker introduced a bill to alter ana
amend the charter of Aberdeen Female Col
lege, located in the town of Aberdeen, Mon
roe county, in this State.
Referred to the committee OIL Corpora
tons.
Mr. Acker offered resolution that the
Committee on the Judiciary be Instructed
to inquire into the expediency ofreduelng
the number of Judicial Districts OF TINS
State. Adopted
Mr. Jones introduced a bill to remove the
civil disabilities of Chas B. Dease, minor
of Jasper county, Mississippi.
Mr. Labauve offered to amend by adding
the name of Chas f. Merriweather Ct De
Soto county, which was adopted, anC the
bill passed as amended.
Mr. Morphis offered a resolution tha the
Committee on the judiciary be instructed
to inquire into the authority by whlct the
Police Court of Lafayette county collects
taxes on cotton raised in PontOtOc andoth
er counties carried to said county for sac OF
! shipment. Adopted.
Mr. Murray introduced a bill TO incTpo
rate the Chickasaw Savings Institution.
Referred to the Committee on CORPORA
, tons.
Mr. Beauchamp offered a resolution that
the Secretary of State be requested to fur
| nish the House at as early day as practlca
BILE with the total of whites and coloree
, persons in each county enumerated in pur
, suance of an act approved Dec. 4, l56 D
Adopted.
The special order of the day, to-wit
, The message of the Governor vetoirg al
act to regulate final process on Judgement
! and deostes in certain cases, being announced
; ~ enc Speaker, on motion of Mr. Lyles the
further consideration of the same was post
poned until Friday next at I o'clock.
Mr. Murdoch introduced bill to incorpo
, rate the Luxapelile Manufacturing Compa
Referred to the Cona~..4- --f-~...
lions.
Mr. Merrill-a bill to amend the exemption
laws of this State Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr. Shannon bill to remove the civi
? disabilities of VIM Edwin Emanuel, a minol
of Warren county, Miss Passed.
Mr. MeTill-a bill to incorporate the tow
Of Winona, Carroll county. Referred to tn,
/, Committee on Corporations
/, Mr. ShannOn-a bill to renew the charte
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 Columbu
/ Lie and General Insurance Company, ap
proved Feb IA, 1852, and amendatory act
thereto, approved Feb. /, 1856, Jan. %, 1862
and Dec. y 1868 and for other purposes. Re
ferred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Milton offered the following resolu
ton:
Resolved, (the Senate concurring,) Tha
the Hon L Alcorn be invited TO address
the Legislature and citizens in the Repre-
sentatlves Hall on such evening as he ma,
dictate
Mr. Labauve moved to lay the resolution
on the table. which was decided in the mega
tive by yeas and nays called for by Messr
Lahauve, Morphis and Hearne.
1EAs-Mr Speaker, Carter, Darden, Dun
lap, G1llstrap, Labauve, Lewis, Liddell
/ LyIes, Merrill, Montgomery, McInnis, Nun
ray, Pope, Powers, Shannon, Steele, Turtle,
is.
merchandising, Boddie, Boone, Bow
den, Brown, of Kemper, Brown, of Yalo
busha, Bridgers, of TaIlahatchie, Burress
Deason, Easterling, Foxworth, Gresham
/ hamilton, Hearne, Hunter, Irby, Jones Ken
dail, Luse, Mabry, Marable, Meares, Milton
! Morphls, McLaurin, Mckinney, Murdoch
/ owen, Pennebaeker, Philips Pound, Robert
I son. Seal. Slower, TankeTsly, Wall, Walker
/ Webb, of Amite, Webb. of Franklin, vii
/ iams-I0.
/ Mr.. Lewis moved to amend the resolution
1 offered by Mr. Milton by adding the name o
Hon w L Sharkey, which was accepted anC
the resolution adopted as amended.
Mr. Walker asked leave of absence for NJ
Grace until Monday on account of sickness
in his family, which was granted.
The Speaker announced the appointments
of Chas Buck and Chas Huh as pages to I'll
vacancies.
On motion of Mr. Morphis the House ad
iourned until tomorrow morning 10 o'clock
"CoLoRED SUFFRAGE. 1t was sta
ted in the Bulletin last week, on the
authority of advices from Nashville
that the Radicals in the Legislature
had determined to adopt negro suf
frage in Tennessee as their only means
of retaining hold of power This
fact Is now confessed by Governor
RroupIow-S OrUan-the Press aDC