The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-14
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Smythe-9.
Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
Friday. March 8 is7a.


A message from the Governor vetoing IN,
meeting of the Board of Supervisors was re-
ceived and read.
The question being shall the bill pass, tbs
| Governors veto TO the contrary notwith'
standing. it failed TO pass.
Yeas 2; nays, 20.
III j Res granting leave OF absence To the
Judge Of the Supreme Court, Was taken al
and Senate amendments concurred in.
Con Res relative 10 appointing joint
! Committee on an act 70 fund the floating
debt of the State. was taken up aud concur
red in, and the blank ulled with live.
An act 10 regulate the finances OF the
State. was taken up and refc. red 10 the
Special Committee created by > Con Res.
The Speaker appointed as committee on
part of the House. Messrs. Howe. Street,
Fisher, White and Nets.
An act to authorize the organization ol
ColtaX county was taken up.
MIR. Mcintosh moved that the bill be re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Willing moved the previous question,
which was sustained, and under the opera
tlon thereof the motion TO refer was carried.
House Con. Res. relative To adjournment,
with Senate amendments, was taken up.
Mr.. Jacobs moved to refer the resolution
TO the Committee on Unfinished Business.
Mr.. Roane moved To table the motion TO
refer. Lost.
Yeas 43; hays 81.
The mUtiol 10 refer was carried.
Yeas "a nays 43.
Yeas-Messrs. Barrett, Bell, Bush, Br, oks,
Brennan. Corcoran. Cessor, Chandler, Cooke,
Davis of Noxubee, Everett, Fisher, Foley.
Feemster, Gill, Grace, Griggs, Green, Gayles,
Hill, Handy OF Copiah, Handy of Madison.
Hudnall, higgins, Holmes Haste, Houston,
Howe Jacobs, kendrick. Lindsey, Landers,
Mccain, Mauss, McCawley, McInnis, NAL
lory, Morgan. Piles, Quinn. Reese Shadd,
Smith ofTunica, Stewart of Holmes, Stew
art of NoXubee, Stone, Spelman, Smothers,
Truehart, Willing, Webster. Waite, Wade
and Mr.. Speaker-54.
Nays-Messrs. Andrews, All,n. Apple
white, Baker, Balbridgc, Benson, Boyd,
Bolton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Currie, Curlee,
Davis OF Lafayette, Evans, Ford, Gaddis.
Gaines. Goar, Horton, Hall, Holloway,
Jones, Kelly, Leavell, Land, Lopez, Lowry,
Mcintosh, Mckenzie, Nets, Martiniere.
Nisbett, Potter, Reed, Robbins, Roane.
Wharton, West, and Walker-43.
Abtent and not voting-l7.
Mr.. Willing moved to reconsider the vote
last taken, and TO table the motion TO re-
consider. Carried.
n number of Senate bills were read and
referred To appropriate Committees.
An act TO amend the charter OF the Me-
ridian Gas Light Company, was taken up.
Mr.. street moved to amend second Sec
ton by adding the following:
Provided, That the city of Meridian shall
not indorse the bonds OF said company I'M
less the question is first submitted To the
qualified voters of said city. Lost.
And the bill passed.
Senate Concurrent Resolution; a resolu-
ton relative to appointing committee TO
examine the books, accounts. vouchers, pa
pers, etc, in the Auditors office; was taken
up, read the first time and under a suspen-
sion of the rules read a second time.
Mr.. Howe moved TO amend by striking
out all in reference to the Governors office.
Mr.. Sullivan moved To indefinitely post
pOne the further consideration of the reso-
luton and amendment. Lost.
Mr.. Sullivan moved To table the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Howe. Lost.
And the amendment was adopted.
MIR. Sullivan moved to amend as follows !:
Provided, That said committee shall re-
port at the present session of the Legisla-
ture. Tabled.
MIR. Webster moved that the resolution be
adopted and the blank filled with the word
three, and on his motion moved the pre-
Vious question, which was sustained, and
under the operation thereof the motion OF
Dir. Webster was carried.
The Speaker appointed Messrs Webster,
Willing and Leavell on said committee on
the part of the House.
Several local bills were passed.
> j Res, Joint Resolution relative 10 an
amendment of the Constitution of the State
was read first time.
Yea. 10; nays, 8.
An act TO change the time of the assem-
bling of the Legislature, from the first
TUESDAY after the first Monday in January,
to the first Tuesday after the third Monday
in January, with Senate amendment, was
taken up, and the Senate amendment was
not cOncurred in.
A number of bills of incorporation were
passed. and the House adjourned.