The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-20
S.B. To abolish County Attorneys ;passed.
L To rnuulate leTal adXertising:

! D. ID.
/ 5. B. To regulate legal Advertising;
passed.
S. b. To empower chairmen of commit
/ tees to administer oaths; passed.
/ S. B. To repeal the Calling gun law OF
+ 1875; passed.
The Senate Joint resolution in relation to
porters, watchmen, etc., about the Capltol
passed. House Committee: Messrs. Spight,
Trce and Jones (col.) of Issaquena.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
By Mr.. Jacobs (coD To amend the reve-
nue. law so as TO make taxes payable In
money.
By Mr. Meade To amend the apportion-
ment law of the State
BY Mr.. MeNair: To fix the salaries of
county Superntendents of Education.
By Mr.. jenkins: To relieve the taxpayers
of Madison.
BY Mr.. Pound: To prevent the carrying
OF concealed weapons.
BY MIR. Vaughan (col) 10 reooce the
expenses of the public schools
By Mr.. Jacobs (col.): To amend the cleo
ton laws.
By Mr.. Cochran: To change the mode OF
registration of voters.
Bv Mr.. johnson. OF Itawamba: To amend
section 2,l43 Code 1871, in relation 10 ex-
EN- ption.
BY Mr. Byrd, of Lawrence To amend the
regttiration laws.
MI. AlSOn moved IIlAl MI SCSoOl
be substituted for the last name on the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Drake moved to refer to special COM
mittee of five; carried. Committee-Messrs.
Drake, Walden, Tison, Hall and Cessor.
Mr.. Dabney introduced resolution pro-
viding for a six hours session. Tabled.
By Mr.. Featherston-To appropriate
money to support the Holly Springs nor
NAL school referred.
Mr.. Tison, (chairman) reported the bill
to authorize the Boards of Supervisors to
ascertain the indebtedness in their counties,
with amendments. The committee amend
ments were adopted and the bill passed
(See synopsis elswhere) The committee on
ascertaining the amount and extent of the
work in the hands of the public printer are
MessrS. Guthrie, Blount and Hussey.
The Auditor of Public Accounts sent in
his report.
Messrs. McNair, Meade and Leigh, chair
men of committees, made reports
The bill TO repeal the whisky law was
passed without opposition.
Mr.. Harper, chairman, made report from
his committee.
The bill to repeal the District Printing
law was considered at length, amended and
passed.
Messrs. Stone, of the Senate, and Mr..
Tison, of the House, reported from the Com
BY Mr.. FeatherSton: To provide for tho
payment of costs in criminal cases.
By Mr.. Jarnagin To provide for the pay
By Mr.. Lester: To amend section S7l,
chapter s, Code 1871.
BY Mr.. Dabney To amend the execution
laws of Mississippi.
By Mr.. Dabney: To repeal section 2,2ll,
Code 1871.
BY Mr. Clay: In regard to the settlements
OF County Treasurers.
By MIR. Shelby: In relation to the naviga-
tion of Bogue Phalia.
By Mr.. Gibson To confer certain powers
on the Boards of Supervisors of Prentiss
county.
By Mr.. Powell: To amend the act estab-
fishing the fees of certain offices.
BY MIR. Gibson: Relating to the support
of the poor
By Mr., Byrd, of Franklin: For the relief
of W. 5. L. Clangleton, M. l.. Aldridge, j.
L. Johns. L. j. Scott and III. G. Huff--with
memorial
BY Mr.. Nelson: To encourage the manu-
tacture oc wine.
BY Mr.. Crosland: To amend section 1856,
Code of 1871, in relation to tipping.
By Mr.. Hall: To amend section 81, Code
of 1871, in relation to persons upon whom
fines, forfetures, penalties, etc, have been
imposed.
by Mr.. Tucker To make the State Treas
urer eT-O6iciO Treasurer of the State BeneV-
client Institutions.
By Mr. Lester: To prevent the seizure of
sale of growing crops under execution of
attachment.
By Mr. Hudson: For the relief of T. M.
Nose; also to change the name of Mary
Peck TO Mary Heath and make her the heir
of A. NJ. and NJ. NJ. Heath, of YaZoo also
to ascertain the outstanding Indebtedness of
YaZoO also to change the rules of practic-
ing of evidence in criminal cases.
Mr.. Hudson moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill to promote humanity and
relieve the afflicted was indefinitely post
poned carried, and the bill was referred.
BY Mr. MuldrOw To raduce the number
of Circuit and Chancery Court districts.
BY Mr. Rowan: To repeal the last act
1sseed in reference to the charter of Halle
hurst.
Mr.. FeatherstOn, chairman, reported a
large number of bills.
The bill to amend Sec. 1859, Chapter 8,
Code 1871, passed.
The bill to abolish the office of county at
| tOrney was indefinitely postponed, the Sen
ate bill for the same purpose having passed
| both houses.
The bill to repeal the law regulating
trials by juries in civil suits was made the
| special order for Monday next.
| The bill authorizing the Auditor TO pay
&C rtain Adams county claims was indefi-
nitely postponed.
! The bill to protect agriculture and to
! change the criminal laws of the State so as
to make the stealing of any live stock, of
any value whatever, grand larceny, and
| punishable by imprisonment in the peni-
| tertiary, came up, and elected good deal
/ of discussion.
Mr.. Barksdale offered an amendment
! and the whole subject was re-committed to
the Judiciary. Adjourned.