The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-18

~. Mr. Catchfnos: A memorial from the
anso. Coahoma county, in relation 10
ls4 u ies Allen, Mcneil, FITZGERALD and
NIetts. chafrmen, made reports.
nv Mr.. Graham: \ concurrent resolution
in relation to joint committee on IeIemUo
laws Adopted. Senate cOmmliIee-
Wessrs. Graham, Reynolds and Pratt.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Furlong: In relation to justices
of the peace.
Bv Mr.. Reynolds: For the relief OF Geo
nv Mr.. Griffin: For the relief of l.. }.
winston. assessor of Adams county.
The bin to amend section SCI, Code OF
1871. i'm reference to burden OF PROOF, was
Mr. Graham moved to indefinitely post
pone. Carried.
BY Mr.. Carter, of Holmes: Resolved, that
If i the sense OF this House that an eihciehs
common school system should be devised
and nut upon a firm basis in this State.
Thai nermanency ana freedom from the
baneful influences OF party passion ana
strife should characterize such a system
of public schools. That the money col
lected for this purpose IN the form
of taxes should be faithfully ana Ill
reotlv applied in furtherance OF the objects
absorbed by upernumeraries ana droneS
as heretofore. That the services, especlalIy
of the Young men of the State, are desired
i'm the accomplishment of this end; and
to its speedy attainment that the Commit
tee on Education be instructed TO report
bill revising and perfecting the common
school system Of this State; adopted.
Bv Mr., McNair: A concurrent resolution
providing for Joint committee of ten on
the part of the House and -- on the
part of the Senate, to prepare ana report
apportiOnment bills for Congressional, Sem
at0rial, Legislative and Judicial Districts !;
referred.
BY Mr. Harper: Resolved by the House
of Representatives (the Senate cOnCurrlng)
that this Legislature adjourn sine die on the
% Monday OF February, at II o'clock NJ.
Mr.. Garrett moved TO table; carried.
The bill to amend section 1881, Code OF
1871. in relation to dover, and to harmonic
said section with section l1SS OF said Code
of 1871.
The bill in relation to legal advertising
was indefinitely postponed, a Senate bill on
the same subject having passed.
The bill to repeal the act to create the
Office of county engineers for De- TO, Mad
ison and 1azoo approved Mar. 20, 1873,
passed.
article Mi, section ii OF the Constitution,
relating TO exemptions of corporation prop
erty; passed.
The bill to fix the price of the Revised
Code OF 1871 at $l0O copy and prohibiting
the purchasing of not more than three hun
dred copies by any one person.
Mr.. TisOn. chairman, reported q large
number of bills.
Several bills upon recommendation of
the committee, were indefinitely postponed.
The bill to make taxes payable in money,
was discussed at length, and was finally
rcCOumittcd.
Mr.. Nelson was granted leave to with
draw the bill to encourage the manufacture
of wine
The bill in regard to the settlements OF
county treasurers, was recommitted.
The bill 20 amend section 2l56, Code OF
1871, in relation to tipping, was recommit-
TED TO special committee of tiVe-Messrs.
Spi@ht, CroslTnd, benson, Carter (coI. } OF
Warren. and Watkins.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr. Leigh's bill to prevent fraudulent
conyeyances was argued by Messrs. Leigh
and Percy for, and Messrs. Featherston and
Jarnagin against, and was tabled.
Mr.. Rogers (chairman) reported the bill
to appropriate money for expenses Of the
Legislature, which was passed ty the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amac1er, Bailey,
Raker, Barksdale, Bassett, Bean, Bell,
Blount, Boyd, Bridges, Brown, Byrd of
Franklin, Byrd of Lawrence. Campbell,
Carter of Holmes, Causey, Crosland, Chiles,
! Clay, Clifton, Cochran, Crum, Dabney,
Dear, benson, Drake, Dyer, Erwin, Fairly.
teatherston, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, Gay
| den, Gibson, ellis, GOWan, Guthrie. Guy
ton, Hall, Harper, Hebron, Hicks, Hogan.
Horton, HuddlestOu, Hudson, Jacobs, ia
gers, Jarnagin, jenkins, Johns, johnson OF
ltaWamb a, johnson OF Winston, Jones of
Hn1ds, Jones OF lssaquena, Leigh, Lester,
Mallory, Massengale, Meade, Miller, Mill
| saps, Monroe, MudroW, McCargo. McCor-
mick, Mclnnis, McNair, McNeese, McLau-
rim of Jasper. McIaurin of Smith, Me-
Nh0rter, Nelson, Nichols, Parker, Pen
nin@tOn, Percy, Pound, Powell, REYNOLDS,
Riley, Rogers, Rowan, Sanderln, Saunders.
Shands, Shattuck, ShrOck, Spght, Sykes,
IIson, Tfice, TrOup. Tucker, Turley, War
rem, Watkins, Wilkinson, Walden, Vaughan,
Aellowlcy, Young, Mr.. Speaker-1O5.
NAYS-MeSSrs. CessOr and OVertCu-2
ABSENT AND NOT NoTING-Messrs. Carter
of Warren, Edwards, Hussey, Jayne, Par
! sons oheiDy, 0outhWorth, Stebbins, White
Mr.. Drake (chairman) reported from the
Special Committee on Mr.. Vaiden's resolu-
ton the following substitute:
Whereas, 1t has been reported and pub
| lished in the several newspapers Of this
State, that the United States Internal Rev
enue Collector for this District, or his Den
uty IN the counties Of mite and Pike. who
was INSTRUCTED, hindered and forbidden.and
was forced to flee for safety, and that said
iunctonary appealed to the Secretary OF
War for relief and upon said appeal troops
were furnished him; and,
Whereas, 1t is the duty of all good citi-
Zens TO res pect the laws and authority of the
Federal Government, and the acts of its Of
ticias: therefore. VI
BE it Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed by the chair, and fully author
/ lzed to investigate the charges Of said Of
neral and report, with all convenient speed.
"4 1' the same be true or false; adopted
Committee, Messrs Tucker, Percy 7 eio,h
Drake aud Cessor, (coD. -
NJ MT Walden was left off at his request.
Inc committee on Mum Der and Paw of
Employees, reported as follows:
Clerk Of the House So IN po,. dio,,
Reading Clerk e M ~ o'eii'
Sergeant-at-A rms e M g.
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