The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-14

6f0Waen CtGfZeu or HNnOfA c0un6y. hes
ferred to the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
Mr. ELISA bill to incorporate the Plant
er's and Mechanics Insurance and Trust
Company of Sardis in the county Of Panola.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Hearne--A bill to increase the pay of
the members of the Board of Police OF Pom
t0toc county which was amended by the adj
dition of sundry other counties, and passed,
Mr. Brooks--A bill to incorporate the
Brandon Female College and for other pur-
poses. Referred to the Committee on Cor
porations. 8
Mr. slover--A bill to incorporate the
Trustees of the Bluff Springs Academy in
Tippah county. Referred to the Committee
on Corporations.
Mr. Milton presented communication
from j Buntin of YalObusha county. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Hudson introduced q bill to incorpo-
rate the town of Terry in Kinds county
Passed. S5f0g 5Ea & Etl IL
! Mr. Brooks offered aresolution (the Senate
That a committee of three on
the part of the, House and -- on the part
of the Senate be appointed with instruc-
ltions to invite by telegraph in behalf of the
Legislature of the State of Mississippi, the
Hon. Danl w. VOORHEES,, of the State of In
this Legislature and the citizens generally,
at some time suitable to his convenience and
that the Representative Hall be rendered
him for this purpose, which was laid on the
table, H3.faE5s sI ix.1 ~ 81
Mr. Simrall from the Committee on State
and Federal Relations reported favorably
with sundry amendments to the bill to cede
jurisdiction TO the government of the United
States over certain lands therein named,
which amendments were adopted and the
bill passed as amended.
Mr. Merrill from the Committee on Inter-
nal Improvements reported favorably to q
bill in relation to the navigation of the Big
Black River, which passed.
Mr. Webb from the judiciary Committee
reported fayorably to Senate bill to regulate
the terms of the Circuit and Chancery Courts
in the county of Chickasaw, which bill
passed.
Mr. Labauve from the Committee on Audit
or's Office, in his report, recommended the
reference of the bill for the relief of Saml
b. Thomas, Sheriff of Kinds County, to the
Committee on claims, which was thus re-
ferred .f
Mr. Lewis from the Committee on Corpo-
rations reported fayorably with sundry
amendments to the bill to. incorporate the
Meridian Manufacturing Company. Bill
laid on the table.
Mr. Lewis, from the same Committee, re-
ported adversely to the bill to incorporate
Leaf River Navigation Company, which bill
was lost a1a
A message was received from the Senate,
announcing the passage of sundry bills.
Mr. Graham, from the Committee on the
Penitentiary, reported favorably to a bill
making certain appropriations therein
named, which passed.
Mr. Seal from Select Committee, repor-
ted favorably to a bill to authorize the cit
liens of Hancock county to hold an election
for the selection of a permanent seat of
justice for said county, and for other pur-
poses, which passed.
Mr. Hamilton, from Select Committee,
reported favorably to the bill for the relief
of J FL Buster, of Holmes county, which
passed. s-
The special order of the day was taken up,
to-wit A bill to amend the statute in this
State in reference to freedmen, which was
amended and passed by the following vote :
YEAs-Acker, Barry, Beauchamp, Boddie,
Bonner, Boone, Bowden, Bridgers. of Tai
lahatchie, Burress, Cameron, Cole, Daniel,
Darden, Gowan, Griffin, Hamilton, Hanson,
Hearne, Hillyer. Hudson, Huffman, Kendall,
Labauve, Lewis, Mabry, Marable Meares,
Merrill, Milton, Morphis, McInnis, McRaney,
McRae. McWhorter, Murdoch, Owen, Peace,
Philips, Pope, Slower, Steele Simrall, Tank
ersly, Thompson, Wall, Walker, Webb, of
Amite Webb, of Franklin.-48.
NAYs-Mr Speaker, Brown, Of Yalobusha,
Brooks, Caperten, Carter, Cromwell.
Deason, Dotson, Foxworth, Gillstrap, Grace,
Graham, Gresham Henly, Irby, Jones, Ken
nedy, Luse, Lyles, Manning, McElroy, PEN
nebacker, Phipps, Pound, Reid, Robertson,
Seal, Shannon, Surratt, Tnrley, West and
Williams-32.
On motion, the House adjourned until 8
o'clock, P. NJ.