The weekly clarion., 1872-04-04
HOUSE.
TUESDAY, March % Is72

TUESDAY, March 26 1S72-
Mr.. Lindsey presented the papers relatiy'
to the contested election in Hancock county
Referred TO Committee on Elections.
The communication from the Auditor 0
Public Accounts (Which will be found il
Senate proceedings) informing tho Legisla
ture that
NNTY-sIx THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS
has already heen exhausted on account 0
the Legislature, was received and read.
Mr.. Street moved that the communication
be referred TO the Committee on Appropri
'ations with instructions 10 report on Thurs
day next. all the appropriations already
made, and bring in bill. Carried.
An act 10 change the time of holding the
Circuit Courts IN the counties of Sunfower
Lefiore aud Tallahatchie, was passed
An act TO amend sections 494 and 496 o
the Revised Code of 1871, was passed.
An act to construe and carry into effect
the 18th section of the 18th article of the
Consultation of Mississippi, was passed.
An act 70 amend aot to incorporate the
Columbus Lyceum, and for other purposes
approved May 4, 1871.
The question being shall the bill pass over
thd Governors veto, it failed to pass by the
following vote:
Yeas 3; nays, Sc; not voting A.
An act 60 repeal an act TO protect citizens
OF certain counties in those sections where
fencing and timber have become scarce, ap-
proved April 20, 1871.
The question being shall the bill pass not.
withstanGing the Governors veto, it failed
TO pass by the following vote:
Yeas, 3; nays, &C.; not voting, 10.
An act in relation to the contestedelec-
tions, and for other purposes.
The committee reported against it's pass
age. and The report was agreed to.
An act 10 relieve the civil disabilities OF
Harry Z. BoswOrth, of Marshall county, was
passed.
An act co remove the civil disabilities OF
Laura A. {. CarlOck, was passed.
An act to authorize towns, cities and
counties to subscribe to the capital stock of
the Vicks burg, Pensacola and Ship Island
Railroad Company, was passed.
An act for the relief OF Ambrose Ander
son, a city of DeSoto county, was passed.
An act granting compensation TO certain
officers for capturing and returning to Mis-
sssippi fugitives from justice into Missouri.
Messrs. Sessions moved to amend by stri-
king out "three thousand" and inserting
1.-TWO thousand
Mr.. Willing moved to table the amend
ment Carried.
engrossed and placed on its final passage,
and on that motion moved the previous
question.
Mr. Kimbrough moved to table Mr.. GilFs
motion. Lost
And under the operation of the previous
question the bill passed
THE FUNDING BILL.
The senate bill to fund the outstanding
debt was taken up.
Mr. Howe moved to amend the bill by
striking out all after the enacting clause,
and inserting substitute.
Mr.. Howe moved to amend Section 10 as
follows: Strike out in the first line one
and insert in lieu thereof one-half of one.
Adopted.
Mr.. Gill moved the previous question,
ton thereof, the amendment was adopted.
Y Yeas Ga; nays 30. Not voting-l5.
Mr.. Avery moved that the bill be placed
upon its final passage and on that motion
moved the previous question, which was
sustained. and the bill passed.
Yeas Sc nays A.
Yeas-NIessrs. Andrews, ,Armstead, Avery,
Barrett, Bell, Bush, Brooks, Bremen, Cor
coran, Cessor, Cooke, Carter, Davis OF
Noxubee. Dixon, Fisher, Foley, Feemster,
Gill, Griggs, Green, Gayles. Hill, Handy of
Copiah, Handy of Madison. Howard, Holmes
Holland. Hasie, Houston, Howe, johnson of
DeSoto, Jacobs, kendrck, Lindsey, Mccain,
Mauss, McCawley. McInnis, Mallory, Nor
gan, Nettles. Piles. Reese, Shadd, Smith of
Tunica. Stewart of Holmes, Stone, Spelman,
Smothers. Sullivan, Truehart, Willing,
Webster, White, Wade and Mr.. Speaker
56.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Baker, Balbridge,
Benson, Boyd, Bolton, Buchanan, Calhoon,
Currie, Evans, Everett, Ford, Gaines, Goar,
Horton, Hall, Huggins, Holloway, Hyer,
Jones, Kelly, kimbrOugh, Leavel, Land,
Loper, Lowry, leonard, Mcintosh, Mckies
Mckenzie, Metts, Martiniere, Nisbett,
Potter. Reed, Robbins, Roane, Street, Ses-
sions, Sawyer, WrotOn aud Wharton-44.
Absent and not voting-14.
Mr.. Howe moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill passed, and to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table. Carried.
An act TO regulate the finances of the
State of Mississippi, was taken up and in
definitely postponed.
The hour having arrived for the consid-
Grafton of an act to amend Chapter 80, of
the Revised Code, in relation TO public edu-
cation, it was taken up.
Mr.. Street moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. Tabled.
Mr.. Ki1nbrough moved that the bill be
considered section by section. Carried.
Mr. Webster moved to amend by striking
out all after the enacting clause and insert
ing a substitute.
Mr.. Kimbrough moved that the further
consideration of the subject be postponed
until IL o'clock tomorrow, and that 200
copies of the substitute be printed.
Mr.. Avery moved TO table the motion OF
Mr.. kimbrough. Lost.
Mr.. Avery moved that the bill with the
amendment be recommitted to the Commit
tee on Education, and that 200 copies of the
bill reported by the Committee be printed.
Tabled
Mr.. Kimbrough moved the previous ques-
tion, which was sustained, and under the
operation thereof the motion to postpone
until IL o'clock tomorrow and to print 200
copies of the substitute was carried.
;. j. Res. No. 13 relative to an amend
ment of the Constitution of the State of
Mississippi, was taken up and passed.
Yeas IS; nays ?. Not voting-39.
An act for the relief of the Jailor OF Attala
county was taken up, and on motion of Mr..
Street, the House resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole to further consider
the bill, and after some time spent therein.
the Committee rose, and through its Chair
man, Mr.. Street, reported the bill back with
bill passed.
Yeas 76; nays l. Not voting-G. House
adjourned.