The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
, MONDAY. January II Isl

,.s5-1 MONDAY, January H. 1s7b.
house mes pursuant TO adjournmens |
tp[LiltAA er oy Rev. DR.. Hunter, Pastor of til
r. esbyteriap Church. 1870. = 4....s,s I
y a9 y calIed--e4 members present, ~. 8
minutes read and approved. .-.t...s,., | :
| sLelve of absence granted to Me&rs
ana Snd VVIa, Naqghn. p4nspya Gregany Nabfrs
Clerk read !, ousy.9S,;; 10; 49,. ~
| PRESIDENT of the. Y. o, j. & G.. \, R. In.
slaIine that free passes TO mem beers OH
said road could be procured,
Mr.. Adams moved that the .commIInica
tion De received and adopted.
Mr.. Spelnian (co1oredJ moved to amend
by substituting the word :. accepted = il
place of adopted Afnendmert accented
anu motion carried.
=. The Clerk then read a communication
from the Senate as follows: ~
Resolved by the Senate House coiictr-
ring1 that the State OF Mississippi, by lit.
Legislature. hereby adopts the Eth and, 5tt
Amendments 10 the Constitution of tl1t
+ AFR. Parker moved that the House cohdui
with the action of the Senate. Carried.
Mr.. Lewis offered resolution that a beau
tiful American flag having been presented
TO this House by Gen. b. B. Eggleston, the
. .a .st g. te,s Sosy Rf tenqsFfd F r him for
!. Mr.. J. j., Herbert, of Monroe, appeared,
and being. duly sworn in, took his seat.
Mr. Hodges offered a. resolution that the
House 90 into an election of United States
Senators on Tuesday at 10 o'clock, in pursb-
anee Of an act Of Congress- regulating til
time OF electing Y. 5. Senators. Carried.
Mr.. Osborne moved that a committee Of
three be appointed by the Speaker to draft
Lost.
Mr.. Howard moved that committee Of
three be appointed by the Speak u. to confer
with Gen. ATnes on the question of repairing
the CfOVef n0r'S Mansion
The Speaker appointed MessrS. Howard,
French and Hodges as said committee.
Mr.. Clark moved that the use of the HAL
be tenderediLo Mr.. BagIey morrow night
to lecture on China. Carried.
= Mr.. IandOn read despatch from Attof-
ney General Hoaf, as follows think the
United States Senators should be elected on
the second Tuesday of the session; = anil
spoke in favor of eiecting three Senators.
MIR. Boullen (colored) moved to eledt
Senators fortwa terms only = Lost.
Mr.. Landon offered resolution that Con-
gresss be reQlPstfd to remove the disa ilities
OF DE hlisqkaifSd mefn1eE, bnd sthats the
Confmanding General be requested TO for
ward the names OF such members as ARE
labOring uader disabilities.
Mr.. Davis moved THAT the Hetfse proceed
to the. election of an. EngrOssing Clerk
Lost. a-,...s .ss
Mr., Handy offered a resolution that che
Sergeant-at-Arms be Instructed TO have
Mr.. Langford offered an amendment thai
the Sergeant-at-Arms mark and number the
seats as they are now occupied. Amendment
accepted. and motion lost,
Mr., Spelman (colored9 moved TO amendiby
inserting the word . member in place OF
" county" Amendment accepted.
Mr.. Foley moved that each county now
proceed to draw for seats. =
Mr.. Parker moved Co table. Carried.
Mr.. Lewis offered a resolution that the
use ofthe Hall be rendered to Mrs. Scott
Siddons tonight. Carried. -
Mr.. Wood, of AGO, offered the follow
ing: '--
Whereas, Notice having been served enl
T. II. ConnOr and w. w. Hart chat their
elections will be contested by c. Lindsey.
and Ira Mcdowell, on. grounds of bribery 1
and fraud, therefore
Resolved, That a committee of three be-
appointed by the Speaker as a commit
tee on contested elections" aud that said
be empowered to investigate and
report to this body. -,
Mr.. Roane, of Calhoun, moved to table.
Lost.
Resolution carried.
Mr.. Spelman (colored) moved to adiorn till
10 o'clock Tomorrow. Carried. g.