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


Mr. Speaker-Y orr Committee to whom
was referred, Ii. b. 1a2 an act to amend Ar
ticle 343 and 800 OF the Revised Code of
1871. have had the same under considera-
ton, and Instructed me to report liz back
with the recommendation that il do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
J. ID. WEBSTER,
Chairman.
Report received and agreed TO, yeas-52
uays-39.
Absent and not voting-33
Mr. White moved tn reconsider the vote
last taken, and 10 table the motion 10 re-
consider. Carried.
An act 10 repeal an act 10 prohibit the
sale and gratuitous distribution of vinOus,
spirituOuS and fermenting liquors within
tour miles OF Westville Summary ia Simp-
son county. and for other purpo-~s.
Passed-title standing AS stated.
MAJORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Speaker: The Committee on County
Affairs IN whom was referred act to
restore the boundaries of Benton county
have had the same under consideration, and
have instructed me 20 report the same back
to the House. aud recon- men1 that IL do not
pas. All OF which is respect ully submit
ted. j. ID. SHADD,
Chairman.
Majority report recrived.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. Speaker: The undersigned. a minor
ity of your Committee on County Aftalrs,
to whom WAS referred an act To restore the
boundaries of Benton county. brg leave TO
make the following minority report That
the citizens I'm the territory TO he taken by
said bill from Marshall county and restored
to Benton are no further from one county
seat than the other, on an average; bat that
ho ri I'm he he "a
from Benton and restored To Marshall are
from five to ten miles nearer tn the county,
seat of Marshall than Benton, AMI have a
much better road to Holly Springs. county
seat of Marshall, than to county seat of
Benton; that the representatives from both
counties to be effected BY restoring the
lines of Benton are in favor of IL; therefore,
we recommend that. "a a matter of Justice
to all concerned, said bill do pass.
john II. MCKEE,
j. r. SESSIONS.
Report II ceived.
Mr.. Griggs moved the previous question,
on agreeing To the majority report, which
was not sustained. And the question re-
curing on agreeing to the maj Ority repor,
1t was carried; yeas, 81; nays, 80.
YKAs-Messrs. Andrews, Avery. Barrett.
Bell, Bush, Brooks, Bremen, Corcoran,
Cessor, Chandler. Cooke, Currie, Dixon,
Everett. Fisher. Feemster. French. Griggs
Green, Gavles, Handy of COpiah. Handy OF
MdUI>Bn. l1oWdfu, lIOttdbtts AlOhStOus
Howe. johnson of DeSOto, Jacobs. Lind
sey. I.anders. Mccain, Mauss, McCa1ley,
Mallory, Morgan OF Washington, Nettles,
Piles, Reese. Shadd, Smith OF Tunica, Stew
art of Noxnbee, Spelman. Smothers, Sulli-
van. Truehart- Willing, Webster. hite.
Wade and Mr.. Speaker-33
NAYs-Messrs. Applewhite. Baker, Bald
ridge, Boyd. Bolton. Currie, Curiee, Evans.
Ford, Gaddis, Gaines. GOHr Hall. Holloway,
liver, Kelly of NeshOba. Kelly OF Lauder
a I md AIak "a
Nets. MartIniere, Potter, Reed. Roane,
Smith of I.auderlale, Smith of DeSoto- Ses-
sions. Sawyer. Tucker. Wr'ton. wharton
and West-33.
Absent and not voting-29-
Sir. Griggs moved Ia reconsider the vote
last taken. and to table re motion 10 recon-
slider. Carried.
Petition from State Superintendent Of
Education relative Ia his annual report. re-
ferrad to the Committee on Public Educa-
ton. without being read.
An acI To amend aa act entitled an act 10
encourage internal Improvements LA the
State OF Mississippi. approved May Tzth,
1871. was taken mp
Ar. Higgins Offered III. b. No lab az a
substitute
Mr. Boyd offered the following amend
meht: That the word september" ami the
figures slS72- in the first section of said act
be stricken cut. and january, 1879 insert
ed in lieu thcre0f.
Mr.. SESSIONS moved that 300 copies OF the
substitute and amendment be printed and
made special order Gor hay afser Tomorrow
at Il O'clock. Carried.
Mr.. Speaker: The Railroad committee to
whom was referred >. B. No - an act TO
explain and amend the second proviso 20
section OF an act entitled. ian act 70
facilitate the construction OF the Mobile and
Northwestern Railway approved Nay
8th. 1871, have had the same under comsld-
Grafton, and have Instructed me % report
the same hack 20 the House with the re-
commentator that IL do pass.
a. L. FRKNcH.
Chairman.
Report received and agreed %.
Mr. Mcintosh moved 70 amend n fol-
lows. Amend the last sentences ln section
ga AZ 4, read s,ehaH he 80 construed a not