The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

EIGHTEENTH DAY.
MONDAY. January p. 1872.

| MONDAY. January p. 1s72.
/ Absent essrs. Crump. Davis OF Lafay
I cite. Foley. Green, Greggs. Gaddis, Horton
Jones, Kelly of Isauderdale, Lopez. Mccain
Smith of DeSoto, Tucker and West-11.
Leave of absence was granted the follow
/ Ing members: Mr.. Lopez until "Wednesday /;
/ Mr. Foley from day TO day.
An act to remove the disabilities ef min
/ GRITTY OF Walter G.. Calhoun.
Mr.. Speaker: The Judiciary Committee,
to whom was referred an act to amend the
revised laws of the State, have considered
/ the same, together with the report of the
( Committee on Ways and Means In relation
/ thereto. and have instructed me 10 report
the bill back to the House with the recon-
mendation that it do pass amended by
said committee, which Is To strike out Sec
tiOns and )
WI. WILLING.
Chairman.
Report received aud agreed TO.
Mr.. Willing moved the previous question.
on considering, the bill engrosSed and read
bird time, which was not sustained. +,
Mr.. Lowry moved 20 amendSection 3, by,
striking out the words mot less than $1,000
nor more than 10000" and insert the fol-
lowing erequiring the tax collectors in the
several counties in this State shall execute
bonds, In amounts equal to the tax collected
the previous year.
Mr.. White moved to table the amendment:
Lost.
MI IloHc tlDN lO dulClh lHr hHltilN-
ment, By Inserting after the word elected"
the words during any one month in the
preceding year"
Mr.. Webster moved that the bill and
amendments be postponed, and made the
special order far IL O'clock Tomorrow.
Carried.
Mr.. French offered tire following:
Resolved. Tha: the Clerk of the House l.
hereby instructed 10 inform the senate that
at IL o'clock NJ. to-day, the HOUSE viii be
fnfV ii.
pose of eiecting a State Printer Keeper of
the Capitol and ex-otiicio State librarian
and a postmaster for the Legislature
Mr.. Speaker: The Committee ON Rail
roads to whom was referred an act To en-
courage internal Improvements. have had
the same under consideration. and report
the same back to the House, with the re-
COMMUNICATION that it do pass.
o. G. FRENCH,
Chairman.
Report received and agreed to.
Mr.. Carter moved to amend IA follows:
Provided, That any railroad availing itself
OF the provisions OF this bill, and construct
ing a road of guage less than the standard
guage of four feet eight and one-half inches
shall be entitled tn such portion of the four
thousand dollars per mile as their width OF
guage Is proportional to tour feet eight and
one-half Inches.
Mr.. Street moved 10 amend the amend
ment by striking out all in relation To the
guage, and inserting il proportion 10 the
weight of the iron used.
Mr.. French moved to table the amend
ment to the amendment. Carried.
Mr.. Carter moved the previous question,
which was sustained.
Mr.. Street moved To table the amendment.
Lost.
And under the operation OF the previous
question the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. HcIntosh gave notice that ne would,
at some future day, move To reconsider the
vote whereby the report of the Committee
of Ways and Means, reporting adversely to
the passage of II B No 90, was agreed To.
On the Senate being announced both
Houses went into Il joint Convention,
quorum present.
Adjourned