The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-01

Mr.. Speaker Street in TIE chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr. Zealy. Present 100, absent l6.
Mr.. Walden called up the bill to protect
parental authority over minor children. and
the bill passed-yeas 81. nays 80, absent %
LAWS BY LIMITATION.
The Secretary of State informed the
House that the following House bills have be-
come laws without the approval of the
Governor. by operation OF article 4, section
81. of the CONSTITUTE n: To amend section
phi, Code of 1871, in relation TO the pay of
militia; to provide for the temporary
@uS pension of tax aSseSSm euts; to rtpeal
the act to amend section l4l3, Code at 1871,
in relation to hdbeas corpus; for the regiStra-
ton and payment OF school warrants OF
Bolivar county; for the relief OF I. NJ.
Muse OF Yazoo county; to repeal the anti
liquor law of Beauregard.
NO MARDI GRAs.
By MIR. Guytonl That when the House
adjourn on Saturday, Goth instant it adj
journ until Thursday, March 3D.. Mr.. Jayne
moved to table; lost, and the resolution
failed to pass by the following vote:
1EAs-Messrs. Aldrich Amacker, Bailey,
Baker, Bassett, Bean, Bell, Bridges, Bird of
Lawrence, Carter of Holmes Featherston,
Floyd, Guthrie, GnytOn, Hall, Jacobs, Jen-
kins, johnson of Itawamba, Jones of Kinds,
Leigh, Meade, Miller Mccormick, McNeise
McLaurin of Smith, Nelson, Overton, Par
ker, Pennington, Percy, Pound, Saunders,
Shattuck, Shelby, Shrock, Spight, Stebbins,
Trice, Troup, Tucker, Warren, Watkins,
Vaughan, Mr.. Speaker.-44.
NAYs--Messrs. Barksdale, Blount, Byrd
of Franklin. Campbell, Causey, Crosland,
Crum, Dear, benson, Drake, Dyer, Edwards
Fairly, Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, ellis,
GOwan. Harper. Hebron, Horton, Huddle-
ston, Hudson, Hussey, Jagers, Jarnigan,
Jayne, Johns, Jones of Issaquena, Lester,
MassingaIe, Mgldrow, McCargo, McInnis,
McNair, McLaurin Of Jasper, Nichols,
Parsons, Powell, Reynolds, Rogers, Rowan
Sanderlin, Stands, Tison, Turley, White,
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Boyd,
Brown, Carter of Warren, Cessor, Chiles,
Clay, Clifton, Cochran, Dabney. Erwin,
Fortune Hicks, Hogan, johnson OF Winston,
Mallory, Millsaps, Monroe, McWhorter,
Riley, Southworth, Sykes, Wilkinson,
Young--23
MIR. Baker moved to go into
SECRET SESSION,
to complete the reading of the Ames testi-
Mr.. Percy. on behalf of the Committee,
proposed to amend the first charge by ad-
ding, and in violating the law by appoint
8 ing, without legal authority, certain per.
sons to Office, in Washington county"
Mr. CessOr, (col } made the point OF or
der that the Committee could not amend
their report. The Speaker decided that the
Committee had the right to make additions
to their report, ETlOE Cp tCS AiClilS a%tSN pm
bv the House. Mr.. Cessor, (col.,) appealed
from the decision of the Chair. Mr.. Feath-
erston moved to table; carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich. Amacker, Bailey,
Baker, Barksdale. Basset. Bean, Bell. Bridges,
Byrd of Franklyn, Bird of Lawrence,
Campbell. Carter of Holmes, Causey,
Cochran, Crum, Dear, Drake, Dyer, Erwin.
Fairly Featherston, Floyd, Gay den, Glib
son, ellis, Gowan, Guthrie, Guyton, Hall,
Harper, Hebron, Horton, Huddleston, II ud-
son, Jagers, Jarnigan, Jayne, Johns,
johnson of Itawamba, johnson of Win
ston, Jones of hinds, Lester MassiDgale,
Meade. Miller, Mnldrow, Mccormick, Nc
Innis. McNair, McLaurin of Jasper, Nc
Laurin of Smith. McWhOrter, Nelson,
Nichols. Parker, Pennington, Percy, Pound,
Powell. Rogers, Rowan, Saunders, Stands.
shelby, Stebbins Tison, Trice. Troup, Tuck
err, Turley, Watkins, White Walden, Vaughan,
Yellowley-7.
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Cessor, Edwards,
Hussev. Jacobs jenkins, Jones OF lssaquena,
Monroe McNeise, OvertOn, Sanderlin-l1.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Boyd,
Carter of Warren, Crosland, Chiles. Clay,
Clifton, Dabney, benson. Fortune, Garrett
Hicks, Hogan, Leigh, Mallory, Millsaps,
McCargo. Parsons, Reynolds, Riley, Shat
tuck. Shrock. Southworth, Spight, Sykes,
warren, Wilkinson, Young-21.
The reading of the testimony was COM
nleted and the House took recess until
az O'Clock.