The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-20
WEDNESDAY. February y. ls7

TWENTIETH DAY.

WEDNESDAY, February r. 1873.
The House opened with prayer by Rev
| Mr.. Crane.
Leave of absence was granted to the fol-
! lowing members from day to day Messrs
| Lindsey, Lopez, Nisbett and Calhoon, on
account of sickness.
Mr.. Huggins, by unanimous consent, in
! troduced III. b., No. PIG, an act to authorize
county treasurers TO collect taxes.
| Referred to the Joint Standing Commit
! tee on Retrenchment and Reform.
/ Mr.. Higgins introduced House Joint
/ Resolution in relation to the Indebtedness
of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great
/ Northern Railroad to the State.
w as read the second time.
/ MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
/ Mr.. SPEAKER:
| l am directed by his Excelleney. the Gov
/ ernor, to inform the House OF Representa-
/ tives that he has approved the following
| acts, originating i'm the House:
| An act for the relief of II. NJ. Slaydon
and Ewing Cowan, OF Hancock and Pearl
/ counties.
/ An act to amend and reduce into one act
] the act Incorporating the town of Macon.
/ in N0Xubee county, and the several acts
amendatOry thereto.
/ \ jount resolution relative to com pensat-
| ing MessrS. Louis Raymond and Z. 8. Bell
/ for extra work done in the office of the
! Auditor OF Public Accounts.
! JOINT resolution granting leave of alb
sence to Hon. W. ID. Bradford, Judge Sth
/ Circuit Court District.
An act to incorporate the Hebra kedusha
| BENEVOLENT Society, of the city of Natcht 2.
An act to incorporate the town of Tav-
lor's Depot, in the county of Lafayette.
/ An act for relief of purchasers of real es-
/ tate at probate or chancery court sales
An act To regulate the payment OF war
rants in the county of Chckasaw.
An act to amend section 2007 of the Re-
viSed Code OF 1871.
/ An act tor relief of G. NJ. Buchanan,
| Sheriff of Marshall county.
An act to prohibit the sale of vinous and
I splrituous liquors within three miles OF
Rankin Masonic Institute.
An act TO remove the disabilities of mi
nority of Hardy ). Carter, of Tippah coun-
~.
| II act for the re-aSsessment of township
| 6, range /, west, Benton county.
| An act 10 authorize the Secretary of State
TO furnish sets OF the Mississippi Reports to
the Clerks OF Simpson county.
! An act TO extend the corporate limits OF
the town of Lexington, in the county oil
Holmes, State OF Mississippi.
| l am further directed to return, without
the Governors approval:
An act to change the time of holding Cir
cult Court IN the county of Rankin.
An act to prohibit the sale OF vinous
I and spirituous liquors in the town of Mes
but, DeSoto county.
An act to prevent the sale of Intoxicating
miles thereof
Governors Private Secretary.
On motion, the courtesieS of the House
were e1 tended to Ex-Governor Sharkey.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr. Hill
introduced the following resolution:
Whereas. It appears from the Governors
annual message thar there is a large amount
of indebtedness due the State by MesSrs
Murdoch, Humphreys and Smith, on ac-
count oi their having bought uD the in
IA me nf No. nrla e
Great Northern Railroad and
Whereas, The value of the Auditors war
rants is greatly below par, without appa-
rent reason ; and
if said Indebtedness were paid into tn,
treasury, in accordance with law. the sait
warrants would speedily appreciate to
price at or near par; and
Whereas, The Governor has assured tn
Legislature and the public at large. that h,
holds on behalf of the State a cash accept
ance for the fun amount OF the iudymen
against the New Orleans. Jackson an,
Great Northern Railroad Company, nov
over due, but that he prefers to extend tn
time, so that said draft may be redeem
I ed in State warrants; therefore, be it
: Resolved that special committee of fiv
be appointed by the Speaker, whose duty
r shall be to at once investigate the SubjeC
e referred to in the preamble to this resolu
!. ton. and to report whether or not said il
debtedness has been legally withheld, an
j to recommend appropriate action tor th
: House to take.
Mr.. Lowry offered the following amend
|, ment:
!, And by what authority he extends tin
8 to Messrs. Murdoch, HUMPHREYS and Smitl
ana Under what law he now proposes
i make any settlement whatever, with al
: OF the several railroads. Adopted.
And the resolution was adopted.
;. The Chair appointed as the commltte
. Messrs. Hill, Higgins, Benson, Bush al
Gaddis.