The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-12
HoUsE-sEvENTY-NlNTH DAY

MONDAY, April 10, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
So, abst MT 33.
Bv Mr.. Blount: To extend the privileges
of the House to Hon. a. /. Ioane ana - d
Roane. Esq, Sheriff of Calhoun county !;
By Mr.. Mu.drow That committee of
five be appointed To ascertain what legisla-
ton is necessary in regard To Distr'ct- AZ
rornevs, and report By bill or otherwise ;
adopfed - Comm ittee, Messrs. Muldrow'
Powell. Johns, Tucker and Milsaps:
BY Mr.. Leigh That the Committee on
Unfinished Business be instructed To report
as early as possible the business before tie
House, and the necessary orders To secure
its completion on or before Saturday next;
adopted.
By Mr.. Guthrie: A petition of the citi-
zens OF Oxford in relation TO the election OF
Marshall; referred.
By Mr.. Guyton: That hereafter no mem
Der be permitted to speak more than five
minutes, except on the final passage ct a
bill, wh'n ten minutes will be allowed /;
lies over.
H. to amend an act to receive (secure)
the payment of wages for labor, etc, was
indefinitely postponed.
BY Mr.. Dabney: To provide for agricul-
tural liens and Tor other purposes; several
amendments were adopted, and the bill
passed.
Mr. Pound called up the motion to recon
bill to return to Lee county certain sections
of land now in Union county. Mr.. Cochran
moved TO table the motion; carried.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to III. b. 10 amend the charter
of Port Gibson.
BY Mr. Hall: To relieve Pamela county
of the Levee tax passed.
Mr.. jenkins called up his motion 10 re-
consider the vote indefinitely postponing
the act to protect the records of Madison
county. Mr.. Stebbins moved to table; car
ried.
5. B. to amend the charter Of Summit,
Pike county, passed.
). b. to repeal the act amending the char
ter of NatcheZ passed.
S. b. to change the 18th Senatorial Dis
trct-wIich makes N3xubee one District,
and Kemper and Neshoba one District, to
be kaown as the 32l DisIrict-passed.
5. B. to ameLd the charter OF jackson
was indefinitely postponed.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the following House bills:
To amend the laws in relation to public
education; to incorporate the Mississippi
Merchants T"anster Company; to amer d
all act to Incorporate BrOOksvillc, in NIX
ubee county: to aid the Assessor of JEFF
ferson county in his duties; To prohibit the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in Cumberland;
and tn protect the stock raisers In the coun-
ties of Hancock and Pearl.
THE LEGAL ADvERrlzING BILL.
The House amendments to chc legal adj
verifying bill-Senate rates one cent iorthe
first insertion aud one-half cent for the
subsequent Insertion; House amendments !
one and half cents for the first aid three !
fourths of cent TOR subsequent insertions |
MIR. Rodgers moved TO reccde from the /
amendments. Messrs. Rodgers and Powell |
favored. Messrs. Drake, Guthrie. Feather |
ston, Blount and White opposed. The |
House receded from its amendments and |
: ~ fIt,.I
Senate. Mr., Tucker moved to reconsider |
the action. Mr. Powell moved to table /
lost, and the motion to reconsider prevailed, |
and the motion to recede was lost Mr. /
Clifton moved that the House insist upon lis
amendments carried. Committee OF con-
terence-Messrs. Drake. Powell and Blount.
BY Mr.. FeatherstOn: To repeal section
l99S, Code OF 1871, so far as it requires the
OF Public Education to cX-
eeute bond as a mem5 Of the Board Of
passed.
8. Il. to prevent live stock from running
at large, and to protect agriculture in GER
tain counties, with amendments, passed
BY Mr. White: That Il committee be APP
pointed to prepare ILL to authorize the
bringing of suits against railroads running
through the State. Messrs. White Percy,
5pight, Jarnagin and Barksdale we're ap
pointed.
H., 3: to, regulate The compensation of
members of the legislature Mr.. Hall
moved to strike out $500 and insert 800:
iuopteu' MT 1elloWley moved to table
ost:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Brown, Crum, benson,
Jarrett, Hebron, Jacobs, Jagers, Jenkins.
Johnson of Itawamba, McNeise, Spight.
rroup, wilkinson, White, Yelio ley and ,
oung--l6.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Bailey, Baker.
3arksdale, Bassett, Bean, Bell, Blount. Boyd, !
5rldges, Carter OF Holmes. Causey, Clifton.
cochran, Dabrey, Drake, Dyer, gea!herston,
.ortune Floyd. Gayden, Guthrie, Guyton,
Hall, Harper, Horton. Huddlcston, Jarni-
ian, Jayne, Johns, johnson OF Winston /
ones OF Kinds. Leigh. Lester Massinpaip | !
liller, McCargo, McInnis, McNair, Me-
.&uiin of Jasper, McLaurin of Smith. Nc
Vhorter, Nelson, Nichols, Overton. Parker.
Percy, Pound, Powell, Rogers. &
'owan, Stands, Shattuck. Shelby, Strbbius {
y kes, Tlson, Tucker and Vaughan--GO
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Mcssrs. Am
cker, Byrd of Franklin, Bird of Lawrence 9
Carter of Warren. Crosland. Co. c
or, Chlies, Clay, Dear, Edwards, Erwin. I
airly, Gibson, ellis, Gowan, Hicks, Hogan !
hudson, Jones of Issaquena, Mallory. !
leade, Millsaps, Monroe. Muldrow, Me- |
ormick, Parsons, Reynolds, Riley. san q
erlin, Saunders, Shrock, Southworth, Tricr. =
urley' Warren, Watkins, Walden ana NJ.
Adjourned. !