The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-28
HOUSE.

LEAVE of absence granted, among others,
to Mr.. Apple white from day to day on &C
count of sickness
THE Acorn University Rebellion joint
resolution was passed and finally disposed
of.
THERE was over forty bills introduced
and referred !; among others. by Mr.. Ilson,
tto establish the fees of certain officers; Dy
Mr.. Peyton. '9to regulate legal advertising
in the several districts" by Mr.. Ra ndolph
{col.) Ito enlarge and i'm prove the penilen-
tiary:" by Mr.. Spight, ''for the protection
of owners of land;" by Mr.. Packwood, ito
amend the Act amending the exemption
laws of the State = by Mr. Graham, IA bill
to prevent certain persons from pracficing
medicine = by Mr.. Spight, ito amend the
legal advertising law SO far as it relates 10
Tippah county ;" by Mr.. Gill, ito amend the
laws in relation to public eaucation; by
Mr.. Garrett ssto prohibit the sale of vinous
and spirituous liquors within the Bird beat OF
the 9TH Supervisors district of Tate county
VEro-The Governor vetoed the Act to
authorize tax collectors to receive taxes
without damages until jan 3lst, 1879. The
| message was read and with the bill W as re-
/ ferred.5
| A GREAT deal of time wasted by receiv-
| ing reports of Committees on minor, local,
| and trivial bills; some OF them coming owe
/ from last session.
/ The bin TO make the WEEKLY CLARION
/ the official Journal Of Prentiss county was
| reported unfavorably by the Committee
/ Mr.. Street moved that the bill be placed on
its passage Mr., Gayles (col.) moved to ta-
BILE the bill; carTied. HA8at
AN act to amend an act TO repeal article
10, chapter p, Code of IL. providing for a
| more effective mode of collecting delinquent
+ taxes, was reported fayorably by committee
| Mr.. Tison favored the bill and it was passed
Mr. SMoTHERs, (eoI.) Chairman of Com
/ mittee on contingent expenses. reported
that the committee undetermined the Ser
| oeant-at-Arm rms report and found it correct.
i s.Also in relation to old books on hand,
| :" yonr Committee would say that the SER
| . geant-at- Arms be Instructed To sell the
same and the amount so received be ac-
| counted 20 the ming legislature con-
| a. sisting of Auditors reports, etc" Report
| received and lies over. The "bookS'' re-
ferred TO and proposed to be sold are the
| various messages, reports, etc, that have
| been priated and never distributed
4 Now are thew to be sold as valuable doc
uments or waste paPer.
THE Senate Joint Resolution providing fol
biennial sessions ofthe Legislature was tax
en- up md lost on its first reading. not having
the constitutional twO-thirGis majority
yeas 81, NAYS 81. Among the yeas Were al
the Conservatives and Messrs. Avery, Bun
kin, ChambeFlfn, Cowart, Ghandler. Feem
4 ster, Ford, Foxworth. French, Gill, Handy
(coll Hicks, COLI Hasles Johnson tcol,
of DeSoto. Mccain, (coI- = Moseley, (coi
McNeese, (col- Peal, (col) Peytons Rogers
(col.3 of Marshall, Richards Of 4azoo
Shattuck, Stevens. Spelman, fool
: sullivan, Tate. Williams, fcol jail tn
, white Republicans and ten colored
Those voting gainst the resol utioa. ali col
ored, were Messrs. BFunt, Boyd OF Oktl0be
{ ha, BOYD of Yazoo, Boyd OF Warren, Cara
dine, Cessor. Christmas, rCottopaa Clemens
lChiles, Chavis, Green, GayIess Harris. Ian
ders, Monroe, Matthews, Patterson, Kan
dolph. Richards or LoWnaes Snith or IL
5 Mica. Smothers, sykes, Trneheart, Thompso
G Of Lawndes, Milb0urne, White and Wash
: ington. 80 - 1875 s4
A RESOLUTION by Mr.. Rogers, 1eol.1 G
:. Marshall providing for two sessions . da
D was indefinitely postponed. 80