The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

TUESDAY, February %, 1872.

Absent-Messrs. Avery, Barrett, Boyd,
Cessor Evans, Fisher. Feemster Mckenzie,
Morgan, Quinn, Shadd. Stewart of Holmes,
Smothers. Willing, White and Wade-l2.
An act TO authorize the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company to issue addi-
tional bonds, and for other purposes, was
An act to amend an act to incorporate the
Mobile and Northwestern Railroad Com
pany, approved July 20, 1870.
Mr.. French offered the following:
Provided, The terminus of the road shall
remain it now is at point opposite Hell
ena. on the Mississippi river. Adopted.
MI. Lowry offered the following: Provi-
died. That the Auditor of Public Accounts
shall not be authorized under any circum-
stances TO issue any warrants under the
provisions of this act, or under the provi-
siOns of the act To which this Is an amend
ment and the act TO encourage internal
improvements until there shall be money
I'm the treasury with which To pay the same.
Mr.. Carter moved To table the amend-
ment- Carried. Yeas 50; nays -.
YRAs-Messrs. Andrews. Armstead. Ba-
ker, Barrett Bell. Bush, Brooks. Buchanan,
Corcoran, Chandler, Cooke, Carter. Davis of
Noxubee. Dixon. Everett, Fisher, Foley.
French, Gill. Griggs, Greene, Gaylcs. Hill,
Handy of Copiah, Handy OF Madison, Hall,
Howard, Hudnall, Holmes, Holland. Haste,
Houston, Howe, johnson of Kinds. johnson
of DeSoto, Jacobs, Kendrick. Lindsey. Ian
ders, Mcintosh, Mccain. Mckie, Mauss! Me-
Cawley, Mallory, Nettles, Piles, Smith of
Tunica. Smith of DeSoto, Stewart of NoX-
ubee, Street. Sawyer, Sullivan, Truehart,
Willing. West, Webster, Walker and Mr..
Speaker-59.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Applewhite. Bald
ridge, Benson, Bolton. Calhoun. Davis of
Lafayette, Gaddis. Gaines. Goar, Horton.
Holloway, Jones. Kelly of Neshoba, Kelly
of Lauderdale. kimbrough, Leavell, Land,
Loper, Lowry, Nets. Nisbett, Potter. Reed.
Robbins, Roane, Ross, Smith of Lauderdale.
Sessions, Streeter, Wroton and Wharton-32.
Absent and not voting-23.
Mr.. Speaker: We vote to table the amend
ment for the reason that IL is OF general
character; and shoHld not be tackled on\a
private bill. III. NJ. STREET.
w. II. ARMIsTEAD,
w. Y. BAKER,
j. ii. MCKEE.
Mr. Sullivan moved to postpone, and
make the bill the special order for Friday at
twelve O'Clock. Carried.
An act to extend the time for the collec-
ton of taxes in Hancock county.
Mr. Davis, of Noxubee, moved TO amend
| the bill by inserting the county of NOXubee.
Carried. And the bill passed as amended.
An act to secure the more equitable assess
| ment of taxes was passed.
Mr.. France gave notice that he would
| move to reconsider the vote whereby >. Ii.
No. Is, an act to provide for the publication
of a Digest of the Mississippi Law Reports,
failed TO pass.
Amessage from Governor Powers. trans
hitting "A communication from eX-Govern-
| or j. J.. AlcOrn, in relation 10 the Land
| Scrip sale and investment of the proceeds
of such sale, was received.
Mr.. Sullivan moved to discharge the Spe-
| cial Committee on Contested Elections
I Carried.
Mr.. Street moved to reconsider vote
whereby an act to quiet tax titles and in
crease the revenue OF the State. passed.
On motion of Mr.. Street, the House re-
solved itself into a Committee of the Whole
| to further consider, an act TO authorize the
Auditor of Public Accounts TO release tax
title to lands held by the State for taxes un-
der certain circumstances. and for other
| purposes; also, an act TO quiet tax titles and
Increase the revenue OF the State. and after
some time spent therein, the Committee
rose. and through their chairman, MIR.
Jacobs, reported the bills back with the re-
commentator that they be referred TO a
special committee of five (5) with lnstruc-
lions to report on day after tomorrow at
| III o'clock.
Mr.. Chandler moved to amend the rules
of the House by striking out 10 o'clock for
the hour of meeting, and insert . O'Clock, A.
NJ. and also that the House convene at
O'Clock, p. NJ.
Division of the question called, and the
motion TO convene at o'clock, A NJ, wa
carried. Yeas So; nays II. Not voting 80
and the motion to convene at o'clock. p
NJ, was carried. Yeas 40; nays 3S, not vOt-
ing "a.
| Adjourned at 2:l5, Pm