The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-21
HOUSE.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March Is, 1872.

MATCH los 1917.
Several local and personal bills were
passed.
An act to amend the charter of the n. o.,
j. and q. n. Railroad Company.
Amend by striking out all after the
seventh line in Section l, and insert tte
following: Ion the line as present located
TO the town of Kosciusko, and thence to the
town of Aberdeen, on any line or route that
the said company may select and deem
most advisable. and thence in a hcrtherly or
rnoFtheasterly direction through the State of
Mississippi on any route the company may
select: Provided, That nothing in this act
shall be so construed "a to release said
company from its obligations to complete
and construct its road according u the
terms. requirements and provisions of an
act providing for the completion and con-
struction of said railroad. Approved April
IL, ISL"
And the bill passed.
Mr.. Street moved to reconsider the vote
last taken, and lay the motion to reconsider
on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Lowry offered the following resolu
ton:
Whereas, Hon. w. j. Willing, member
from Copiah county, having resigned his
seat as a member of this body, cannot lon
ger exercise the duties of a Representative,
because said resignation was full and COM
plete when received by the Governor. and
by the Executive could retain him in office;
therefore,
Resolved, That the subject be referred to
the Judiciary Committee, with instructions
To report Tomorrow.
Mr.. Hill moved that the further consider
alton OF the resolution be indefinitely post
poned, and on this motion moved the pre-
vious question, which was sustained; and
under the operation thereof. the motion to
indefinitely postpone was carried.
Yeas 46; nays 43.
YEAS - Messrs. Andrews, Armstead,
Avery, Bush, Bell. Brooks. CessOr, Cooke,
Carter, .Dixon, Fisher, Foley, Feemster,
French, Gill, Grace, Griggs, Hill, Handy of
Copiah. Handy of Madison, Howard,
Hudnall, Higgins, Holmes, Holland. Haste,
johnson of Kinds, johnson of DeSoto. Lind
sey, Mccain, Mallory. Morgan, Nettles,
Piles, Reese, Shadd, Smith OF Tunica, Stew
art OF Noxubee. Spelmen, Smothers. Street
er. Sullivan, Truehart White, and Mr..
Speaker-46.
NAYS = Messrs. Allen. Applewhite, Ba-
ker, Baldridge. Benson. Bolton. Buchanan,
Coreoran, Calhoun, Curlee, Davis of La
fayette, Davis of Noxubee, Evans, Ford,
Gayies, Gaines, Goar, Hall. Jacobs, Jones,
Kelley, kimbrough, Leavell, Land, Lopez,
Lowry, Mcintosh, McKie, Mckenzie,
Nets. Martiniere. Nisbett, Potter, Reed.
Robbins, Ross. Smith of DeSoto, Street,
Sessions. Sawyer, Wroton, Wharton, Web
ster, and Walker-43
Four Senate bills were read and refer
red.
An act for the protection of State and
city property from fire, was taken up.
The report of Committee, which was
favorable to the passage of the bill, was
agreed TO, and the bill passed.
Yeas 81 nays 20.
An act to create Colfax county, was taken
up and the question recurring, the motion
TO agree to the report of the Committee.
Mr.. Carter moved the previous question
which was sustained. and under the opera
ton thereof the report was agreed TO. Car
ried.
Yeas, so; nays, 43.
YEAs-Messrs. Andrews, Armstead, Az
cry, Barrett Bell, Bush, Brooks. Bremen,
COrcoran. Cessor, Chandler, Carter. Davis
of Noxubee. Fisher, Foley. Griggs, Green,
Gayles, Handy of Copiah, Handy of Madison,
Howard, Hudnall, Holmes. Haste, Houston,
johnson of DeSoto, Jacobs, Landers, Mccain.
Mckenzie, Mauss, McCawley, Mallory. Nor
gan, Martiniere. Nettles. Piles. Reese, Shadd,
Smith of Tunica- Stewart of Holmes, Stew
art of Noxubee. SpelmaB, Smotbers.
Streeter. Truehart, Willing, Webster, and
White-50.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen. Applewhite. Baker.
Baldridge. Benson Bolton, Buchanan, CAL
houn, Currie. Curlee. Davis of Lafayette,
Feemster. Ford, gill, Goar, Hill,sK1all, Hug
gins, Holland Jones, Kelly, Kimbrough,
Leavell, Land. Lopez, Lowry, Mcintosh,
McKie, Metts, Nisbett, Potter, Quinn, Reed,
Ross, Smith of DeSoto, Street, Sessions,
Sawyer, Sullivan, Wharton, Walker, and
Mr.. Speaker-43.
Absent and not voting-M.
Adjourned