The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-01-19
HOUSE.

Mr.. Lngford presented tie petition of
| Mr.. b. Hlrt, relative to election in Harrison
county, which was read.
| Mr.. Lalgford moved to refer the petition
| to special committee of five to report on
the goth int.
Mr.. Lynh moved to amend by referring
| the same t. COMMITTEE on Elections.
| Mr.. RoaIe, of Calhoun, offered the follow
| ing as a substitute:
Resolved, That the contelted election for
| membership to this House, arising in the
| county of Il arrisOn, wherein b. Hart Is con-
| testant anC Richard Harrison is incumb ant
! be referred to a special committee of three,
! with power TO send for peEons and papers.
| Mr.. Osborn moved that he petition lay
on speakers esk,until.the 'ommitte care an
nounced. Carried.
By Mr.. Mckenzie:
Resolved (the Senate esncurring). That
the Legislature of the Stat of Mississippi do
adjourn until the first Monday of February,
1871.
Mr.. French moved to postpone the consid-
| Grafton of the resolution for one week.
Carried.
Mr.. Catchings gave noice that he would
on tomorrow, or at an elrly day, introduce
a bill To repeal an act to encourage agricul-
ture, approved Feb. 18th, 1867.
Mr.. Mckenzie presen,ed a petition of
Thos. Z. Curry, of Carroll county, for relief
which was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Corporation.
Mr.. Roane, of Calhoun, gave notice that
he would tomorrow introduce bill to pro-
hibit the sale ofvinOus and spirituous liquors
in the town of Pittsboro, in the county of
Calhoun.
BY Mr.. Davis, (cOlored =
Resolved, That the Serseant-at-Arms be-
and he is hereby, instructed to enquire of
the Secretary of State whether he has fur
nished Mr.. Il. L. Landrum with certificate
of election to the House of Representatives
from the county of Lowndes, and if he has,
then it shall be the duty Of the Sergeant-at-
Arms to inform Mr.. Il. ?. Landrum that it
is the sense of this HOUSE That if he does not
present his credentials to this House by jan
uary 20, 1871, that his seat would be declared
vacant.
Referred to Committe. on Credentials.
BY Mr. Howe:
An act to incorporate the Bank of Missis-
sippi; read first time, and under suspension
of the rules, was read the second tine, and
was referred to Committee on Corpora
tions.
Mr.. Parker moved to take up act to in
corporate the Liberty and Magnolia Rail-
road Company, approved February IL, 1860.
Carried.
And on motion. the Senate amendments
thereto were cOncurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Manning. an act to IN
corporate the Mississippi Insurance Com
pany, was taken from the Calendar, and
report of Committee on Corporations agreed
was read third time, and passed.
An act to incorporate the Oktibbeha Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Joint Stock Com
pany, was taken up, read third time and
passed.
An act to extend to the citizens Of Jeffer-
son, Adams, DeSOto Issaquena, Carroll, Mad
ison. Holmes and Wilkinson COMMITTEES, the
provisions of an act to protect the citizens
of Kinds county, and those sections where
the fencing and timber have been destroy
ed by the late war approved Nov. 20, 1865,
was taken up, read first time, and under a
suspension of the Rules. read the second
time, and referred to Committee on Corpo-
ratiOns.
An act to incorporate the town of Osyka,
Pike county, Mississippi, was taken up,
read third time, and recOmmitted to Com
mittee on Corporations.
An act to incorporate the Guntown Male
and Female Institute in the town of Gun
town, county of Lee, was taken up and the
report of Committee on Corporations agreed
to, and the bill read third time and passed.