The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-09
HOUSE.-SECOND DAY.

HOUSE.-SECOND DA1.
WEDNESDAY, January 5, 1876.
House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Street in the chair. Prayer by
Rev Mr. Zealy. Roll Call.
Present: Aldrich, Amacker, Baker,
Barksdale, Bean, Bell, Blount, Boyd,
Bridges, Byrd of Franklin, Byrd of Law
renee, Carter of Holmes, Carter of Warren,
Causey, Crosland, Cessor, Chiles Clifton,
Cochran, Crum, Dabney, Dear, benson,
Drake, Dyer, Edwards, Erwin, Fairly
Floyd. Fortune. Garrett, Gayden,
Gibson, Guthrie, Hall, Harper, Hebron
Hogan Horton, Huddleston, Hussey.
Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnigan, Jayne, jenkins
Johns, Johnson of Itawamba, Jones of
Kinds, Jones of Issaquena, Leigh, Lester,
saps Monroe, Muldrow, Mccormick, Nc
Innis. McNair, McNiece, McLaurin of JAS
per, McLaurin of Smith, McWhroter, Neil
son, Nichols, Overton, Parsons. Parker,
Pennington, Percy, Pound, Powell, Rey-
nolds. Riley, Rogers, Rowan, Sanderlin,
Saunders Stands, Shelby, Schrock, Spight,
Stebbins Tison, Trice, Troup, Tucker,
Vaughn. Walden Warren, Wilkinson,
White, Yellowley, Young, Mr.. Speaker
-9S.
Absent-Bailey, Bassett, Brown, Camp
bell Clay, Featherston, ellis, Gowan, Guy
| ton. Hicks, Hudson, Johnson Of Winston,
McCargo, McNair, Shattuck, Southworth,
Sykes, Turley, Watkins-19.
The Committee on Credentials, Messrs
Byrd, of Franklin, Baker, Hall and Cessor
! (col.) J, reported that those of MIR. Jagers, OF
| Lincoln and Amite, were correct, and upon
motion of Mr. Byrd, Mr.. Jagers took the
oath of office
BY Mr.. Jacobs, (coD. A bill to abolish
the Office of road-master in Adams county;
passed
Bv Mr.. benson A bill to remove civil
disabilities off. C. Beal, of Leake; passed.
By Mr.. Byrd, of Franklin. A bill to re-
ouire members of Boards of Supervisors to
give bonds of $4,000; referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
/ Bv Mr.. Walden. To regulate the pay of
members of the Legislature-paylng $500
per annum and 10 cents mileage each way
once during the session, and abollshlng the
salary Of Lieut-Goyernor' ana paying MN MN
the same as members of the Legislature
during sess. ons: referred to Committee on
Fees and Salaries
The following Committee on Rules was
f appointed: Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Ilson,
Bailey. Clifton and Mccormick.
By Mr.. Tison. A bill to repeal the
: equalization laws; passed.
By Mr.. Jones of Kinds. To extend the
time for paying taxes in Kinds county, tC
March 1st, 1876; referred to Ways anc
= Means Committee.
V By Mr.. Carter, of Holmes. To abolish
the Office of cotton-weigher in the seyera
, counties. Upon motion of Mr. Rodgers thu
= bill was referred to a special committee
Messrs. Rodgers, Carter of Holmes, Causey
: Jones of Kinds, and Hussey:
= By Mr.. Jacobs, (coD. To make educa
: ton compulsory; referred to Education
), Committee.
q By Mr.. Walden To repeal the distric
. printing law; passed.
n By Mr.. Jarnagin. Resolution abou
r. pages of the House, which after amendment
is finally passed allowing four at sl.oo pc
2 diem.
v, notified the Senate that it was prepared t
proceed with the counting of the vote &c
of State Treasurer, and took recess to wa
N for the presence of the Senate. The vol
I'd was counted. and resulted as follows
Buchanan -
tie Hemingway majority. ..3l, %
10 On motion of Mr.. Walden, the page res
al lution was taken up and changed so as
IS appoint six pages at $1.00 per day.
" BY Mr.. Jarnagin. A bill to repeal til
ce act giving the Governor power to appoil
, ,te financial agents to collect taxes withhe
~, from the State On motion of Mr.. NJ
,l or Wharter it was referred to the Commit
n Oh ways and Means.
ed By Mr.. Meade To repeal the law givll
en- the Governor power to appoint county tt
on collectors. Mr. Jenkins (col.) moved to
he fer. Mr.. Hudson moved to table; carrie
~, By Mr.. Johns. A substitute viii
ID would repeal only so much OF the law
'il gave the appointing power. Both reierr
"o to the Judiciary Committee.
The By Mr.. Jarnagin. A resolution to swe
he in officers elect; passed, and Geo. NJ Gova
rcd Clerk. and c. A. Durham, Sergeant-
len Arms, were sworn IN. :,
ell By Mr. benson. To go into the electi
oof of DooS-Keeper; carried: -,
m Mr.. benson moved that Willis ii. Nj
ose merry (coD, of Rankin, be elected 10
.eo Keeper.
as Mr.. Jacobs (coD moved to erase the ma
20 of Mannery and insert X. Pollock tco
hat tabled, and Mr.. Denson's motion
the adopted. ,
God By Mr.. Harper. a OH 10 fePeai Tue
it'll, recurring the official journal to publish
: to daily journal of the Legislature, and st
and ping further pay for such publication.
this Messrs. Meade, White, and Iison favol
COZ u Mr.. Carter (col), of Warren, opposed
" wanted the yeas and nays.