The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
HOUSE JOURNAL.
MORNING SESSION.


SAIJ ItDA1s co. 10 lCOf.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
PRAYER by Rev Mr. Huunicutt.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Brown, of Issaquena.
Mr. Suratt presented petition from sun
dry citizens of Tishomingo county, which
was referred to the Committee on PROPOSE
ti0us and Grievances.
Mr. Lewis, from Committee on Corpora
tions, reported adversely to bill for the bene-
fit of the Treasury of the State of Mississippi,
Report agreed to and bill lost
Mr. Lewis, from same Committee, reported
favorably to bill to incorporate the Missis-
sippi Mining and Manufacturing Company.
Report agreed to and bill passed.
Mr. Kendall gave notice that he should, at
some future time, move to reconsider the
vote by which a bill to regulate the practice
of medicine was passed. .
Mr. Suratt, from Joint Committee on
Claims reported 10 bills as follows, which
reports were received and agreed to and bills
disposed of accordingly:
Adversely to bill for the relief of j. j.
Mangum, Sheriff of Smith county. Bill lost.
Adversely to petition and claim of Hen
rietta NJ. Johnson, of Hancock county. Bill
lost
Adversely to bill for relief of Geo Wood.
Report and bill indefinitely postponed
Adversely to bill for the relief of r o
Burn, Of Lee county. Bill lost.
Mr. Webb, from the judiciary Committee,
reported to bills as follows:
FavOrably to Senate bill to modify the
practice in the Probate Courts Bill passed.
Favorably to bill for the relief of Cecil
Stanley, Of Clark county, and Joseph S.
Armstrong, of Kinds county.
Mr. Luse offered an amendment, which
was adopted, viz:
Add the name of W A Luse, of Yazoo, and
by Mr. Morphis, the name of Smith w Jen-
nings, of Pontotoc county. The bill then
passed as amended.
Adversely to bill for the relief of the estate
of VIM A Strong, deceased, and others. Bill
lost.
Mr. Murdoch, from Committee on Ways
and Means, reported as follows to bills,
which reports were received and agreed to
aud bills disposed of accordingly:
Adversely to petition of certain citizens
of Grenada Bill lost.
Favorably to memorial of B Faut, Pre-
sident of the Board of Police, OF Marshall
county. Bill lost.
The special order of the day was then
taken up, to-wit:
A bill to encourage immigration, and pass
ed by vote ofyeas 3, nays %.
The next special order was then taken up,
to-wit:
A bill to establish n system of common
schools in the State of Mississippi, which, or
motion of Mr. Labauve, was postponed until
after the disposal of the report of the Com
mittee on State and Federal Relations.
Mr. Brown, of Yalobusha, moved 4 call Of
the House, which motion was lost.
On motion Of Mr. Labauve, the House re
solved itself into Committee of the Whole
for the consideration of the report and reso
/ buttons of the Joint Committee on State anC
Federal Relations, with Mr. Dotson in the
/ Chair
/ After some time spent therein the Com
mittee rose and reported progress and asked
/ leave to sit again at , o'clock.
/ Mr. Irby submitted a report favorably t,
/ bills referred to Committee on Enrolled bills
On motion the House adjourned until
/ o'clock F. NJ