The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-01-19

The bill for the APP prevail of the official
bonds of county officers. upon winch the
Senate adjourned yesterday, was considered
at length. AMI was ordered engrossed by the
Sen te, as amended.
Mr.. Foote gave notice of the Introduction
of bills.
BvMr. Catehings: a memorial from the
citizens Of Coahoma county ia relation 10
Messrs. Allen. Mcneil, FITZGERALD and
Nets. chairmcn. made reports
By Mr.. Graham: A concurrent resolution
I'm relation 20 a joint committee on revenue
laws Adopted. Senate committee
Messrs. Graham, Reynolds and Pratt
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bv Mr.. Furlong: In relation to justices
of the peace.
By Mr.. Rey noldz: For the relief OF Geo.
W. Pennington.
By Mr.. Griffin: For the relief of l.. J.
Winston. assessor of Adams county.
The bill 20 amend section SCI. Code OF
1871. in reference to burden OF PROOF, was
Mr.. Graham moved 70 indefinitely post
pone. Carried
The bill. to reduce the salaries of county
school superintendents. was recommitteG.
The bill to prohibit traffic in seed cotton
at night was postponed until Monday.
The bill to regulate public printing, was
postponed and made tie special order for
| Thursday Il o'clock.
/ The bin for the relief of Or. ". F. Hop
/ kins. was Indefinitely postponed.
/ House bills TO repeal the State Board OF
| Equalization, and 70 extend the time oil
paying out school warrants in Franklin
| county, were passed
The House Gen. Sheridan resolutions.
! resembling the action of the Legislature OF
/ 1875, were passed by the following vote:
/ Ia
| Catchiags, Everett, Fewell. FitZGerald
Foote, FurloHg, Graham, Griffin. Hooker
| Johnston, Mcneil, Mendeuhall, Metts. Nor
| gan, Oldham, Pratt Reynolds, Sims, stone
| Taylor, Terry, Thompson, Thornton and
/ Tuttle-27.
! Nays-Messrs. Albright and Gray-2.
/ Ii. b. To change the name of the Chicka-
| saw Savings Institution; passed.
House Joint resolution To furnish the
members with the Revised Code of ISL
! passed.
A large number of House bills were read
| twice and referred.
APPROVAL OF BILLS.
The Governor informed the Senate that
he had approved the following bills: 10
abolish the office OF County Attorney to
regulate advertising by Boards OF Super
visors; and to confer upon the Chairmen
of Committees the power to administer
Oaths
H.B.: To fix the price of the Revised
Code of 1871, was indefinitely postponed. -
H b The Legislative appropriation Dill
was passed.
Carter, Catchiugs, Everett Fewel, Fitz-
Gerald, Foote. Furlon@, Graham, Gray,
Griffin Hooker, Johnston, McCaskill, Nc
Neil, Mendenhall, Nets, Morgan, Oldham,
Pratt, REYNOLDS, shirley, Sims. Smith.
Stewart. stone. TAYLOR, Terry, Thompson,
Thornton. Tuttle-3I.
NAYs-None.
Mr. Jewell moved that when the Senate
adjourn. it adjourn until Monday.
Yeas-Ailen. Barry, Catchings, Fewell,
Fitzgerald, Graham, Gray, Griffin, Hooker,
McCaskiil Mendeahajl, PRATT. Shirley
Sims. Smith, Taylor, Thompson ami Tuttle
is.
Bv Mr.. Stone--A concurrent resolution
That all bills relating to the code shall
in the title state the subject matter to be
treated upon.
II. Il. To repeal the act creating the
office OF engineer in the counties of DeSOto,
Madison. and 1azoo, offered March 10Th,
1873: passed.
Mr.. Hooker, chairman on Engrossed
Bills, reported, and the Senate adjourned