The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-14
3 O'CLOCK, P. NJ.

House met pursuant to adjournment, no
quorum appearing,
| On motion of Mr. Barry call of the House
was ordered and the Sergeant-at-arms or
dered to bring in the absentees.
Messrs Acker, Owen, Gowan, Murrya, Mer-
rill, Carter, Darden, Boddie, and Marable
were each presented and severally excused.
On motion of Mr. Suratt the further call of
| the House was suspended.
Mr. Murdoch from the Committee ON Ways
| and Means reported bill to repeal an act
entitled an act to provide for the support of
wounded and disabled soldiers and for the
support and education of INDECENT children
| of deceased soldiers and the relief of INDECENT
families of the State, approved Nov. 81, 1868
Report received and bill referred to select
committee.
The special order of the day was taken up,
to-wit:
An act to provide for the conveying of
convicts to the Penitentiary, and on motion
the House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole for its further consideration,
with Mr. Dotson.in the chair.
After sometime spent therein the commit
tee rose reported Till back with sundrv
amendments and with the recommendation
that the same do pass.
On motion of Mr. Dotson, the report was
received and agreed to and the amendments
adopted as follows:
1st. Be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the Sheriff of the several coun-
tses to wait until the adjournment of their
several courts before they start with convicts
to the Penitentiary, so as to make but one
trip for the convictions of each term of the
court and that the Governor shall allow
compensation only for such number of
guards as the circumstances of the case in
his judgement be required
ft7rf hav %al Th1+ Ot,or,
if who has conveyed and delivered any con-
victs to the Superintendent of the Peniten-
tiary since the 18th day of November, 1866,
shall be entitled to such compensation as
provided in section of this act, upon his
complying with the conditions thereof, and
the Auditor ofPublic Accounts is authorized
to issue his warrant on:the Treasurer for the
same The bill was then read the third time
and passed.
Mr. Irby from the Committee on Enrolled
bills submitted a report announcing the cor
rect enrolment of certain bills and of the
transmission of the same to- His Exeellency,
the Governor.
Upon the further consideration of special
orders, an act authorizing certain appropria-
tions to Orphan Asylums in the city of Match
ez was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Hillyer the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole for fur
chair. After sometime spent therein, the
committee rose, reported bill back with sum
dry amendments thereto, and with the reco-
that the bill as amended do pass.
On motion of Mr. Labauve the report was
received and agreed to, and the following |
amendments adopted:
Ist Provided, That the bonds so appro- |
priated for such Asylum, shall be applied |
solely to such children as are resident of the |
State of Mississippi.
I'd. Belt further enacted, That the sum of |
one thousand dollars per annum for five I
yeart, be also appropriated to the Orphans |
Home, located at Lauderdale Springs, paya-
BILE to their Trustees or their authorized
ogents.
On motion of Mr.. Hillyer the bill was
read the third time and passed as amended.
Mr.. Irby asked leave of absence for Mr.
Ellis, which was granted.
On motion of Mr. Gowan the Senate mes
ages were taken up.
The Senate bill for the relief of Henry
conrad, of Jefferson county, was read the
irst time and referred to committee on Ways
md Means
The Senate bill to-reperl an act to reorgan-
re the militia was read the first time and
eferred to committee on Ways and Means
On motion of Mr. Lewis the House refused
o concur in Senate amendment to House
i'll to renew the charter of the Vicksburg
nd Meridian Railroad company, which
is as follows: strike out the
roviso in the 18th section.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the House refns-
4 to concur in Senate amendment to House
i'll to incorporate the Brandon Hotel Com
any, which amendment is as follows:
Amend by striking out the 9th section.
On motion of Mr. Labauve the Senate bill /
, grant general amnesty and pardon to /