The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-21
House met pursuant to adjournment

House met pursuant to adjournment.
/ 4 message was received from the Senate
/ Mr. Dotson from a select committee, re-
( ported fayorably to Senate bill to authorize
} the construction of a street railway in the
I city of Jackson, with a substitute for the Sth
section of the bill.
/ Report agreed to, substitute adopted and
bill passed.
/ Nj Carter called from the table a bill to
encourage immigration, which was read the
| third time.
Mr. Hunter offered an amendment
Mr. Barry moved TO indefinitely postpone.
Pending the consideration of which, Mr.
F Lewis moved a call of the House, which was
not sustained
Mr. Cromwell moved a call of the House.
which was agreed to. 4 quorum appearing
the House proceeded to the further eonsid-
Grafton of the bill.
The vote being taken on the passage of
the bill, it was decided in the negative by
vote of yeas 20; nays %.
Mr. Dotson presented the claim of Thomas
I. Swami, which was referred to committee
on claims.
Mr. Grace presented claim, which was
also referred
Mr. Luse offered a resolution, That the Ju-
dietary Committee he required to report back
to this House a bill to provide for digest of
the decisions of the High Court of this State,
which was adopted.
L..
reported favorably to bill for the relief of
John Butler and Thomas w Hart as
amended and asked that it do pass. Report
agreed 10,
/ House insisted on its amendments to Sen
ate Joint Resolution III reference TO the Pen
I ItentlaTy, and Committee of Conference
asked tor. Messrs Lyles, Suratt. Shannon
aud HJlyer were appointed on the part of
the House
/ Mr. Gholson introduced bill to authorize
the construction of street railways in the
/ city of Natchez. Referred
House concurred in Senate amendment 70
House bill regulating the salaries of the Pro
bate Judges of the several counties of This
state, passed at the present session OF the
Legislature NV
Senate bill to provide for the holding of
the nigh Court of Errors and Appeals of the
State of Mississippi, and for other purnoses
tailed to pass the House by a vote of yeas
>. nays Il. '0''0
House elected Senate bill to ineornorata
the Mississippi Society of Arts and Sciences |
House concurred in Senate amendments
TO house bill 10 regulate the apprentice
laws of this State.
Ar Meares introduced bill TO suspend
the collection of taxes upon lands purchased |
oy the Board of Levee Commissioners of !
bolivar, Washington and Issaquena counties !
ior the non-payment of the leyee tax. Read |
the third time and passed.
Mr. Dotson, from select committee, re-
ported favorably to bill to authorize the |
construction of Street railroads in tie city |
of Natchez. Report agreed to and bill pass |
ed.
Mr. Steele, from select committee. report |
ed favorably to bill for the relief of the |
Railroads of this State and their creditors,
with an amendment thereto. Adopted
Mr. Hillyer offered a joint resolution re-
questing the President of the United States
to pardon NJ + Maury, a citizen of Virginia, |
so that he may return to this country, &c,
which was adopted
Mr. Saratt offered joint resolution that
committee of five on the part of the House,
and -- on the part of the Senate be ap-
pointed to inform the Governor that the
Legislature Is now ready TO adjourn and in
quire if he has further communications to
make.