The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

Saturday, january 29th., 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street i'm the chair. Present
7S, absent IS.
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs
Fortune, Bassett, Gayden, Shelby, Harper,
Hebron, and Millsaps:
Mr.. Spight moved to refer the resolution
in reference to leaves of absence to the
Committee; carried.
Mr.. Barksdale moved to reconsider the
vote ordering 500 copies of the report of the
printed; carried, and the resolution was
tabled.
THE REPORT.
We had intended to day to publish the
report but owing to the length of the Opin-
ion of the Supreme Court, on the railroad
case, WHICH we have been ordered by the
House to publish, we are compelled to omit
it to-day, but will try to print it in Tues
days paper,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. FeatherSt0n, chairman, reported S. B.
to amend Sec. 1920 of the Revised Code of
1871, relating to cross bills in Chancerv
suits; also, House bills, to amend an act to
reduce the taxes and to enforce prompt set
Elements and payments by Tax Collectors.
Approved March 8, 1875 approved July 81,
1875. To change the rule of evidence i'm
suits against railroad companies for iniu-
ries TO passengers. To amend Secs IOl3
1472 and 1881 of the Revised Code of 1871 OF
his State in relation to legal notice liz GER
tain cases. To amend See. 1904 of the Re-
vised Code of 1871, in reference to settle
ments of County Administrators. Explain
atory of an act to establish the fees of GER
tain officers.
To amend section 2I4a, of the code of
ls9 in Ieiation, 20 exemptions; recommen-
ding that they do not pass.
III. G. +. In relation to the anpolntment
OF Joint Committee on apportionment,
also House bills to secure and perfect the
Judicial records of this State and for other
purposes; to give an adequate remedy in
certain cases OF trespass; to amend and to
repeal certain laws in relation to Habens
Corpus; TO provide for the record of deeds.
mortgages and other instruments in the
81 Di trict of Chickasaw county to amend
the Statute Of Limitations; to enable lit
leants co dispense with the services of Spro-
:eSsional jurors; recommending that the
several substitutes accompanying the bills
named do pass.
THE REPORT
Was taken up and the bills reported unon
adversely were seYerally indefinitely post
poned.
II. G. r. Committees substitute. providing
I I q joint committee of ten on the part OF
the House, and - on the part of the Sen
ate, to report bills dividing the State into
circuit and Chancery Court districts, and
for joint committee of the same number
TO report bills to divide the State into
PIopcT COHSfeSSlOnal O1SCrlctS-WaS auOD-
ted.
HOUSE COMMITTEES on COURT DISTRICTS
Messrs: Tucker, Bailey, Huddleston, Stands,
reynolds, Johns, Percy, Leigh, Dabney and
Parsons.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CONGRESSIONAL
DIsTRIcTs-Messrs. Leigh, Percy, Tison.
Featherston, Tucker, Yellowfey, McCor-
mick, Street, Cessor (col.) aud Barksdale.
HOUSE BILLS.
To secure and protect judicial records
committees subsIitute-Was adopted :
passed. To give remedy in trespass-com
mlttee's substitute--was adopted; passed
To amend and repeal the laws in relation to
hdb as corpus -committee's substitute was
adopted; passed. To provide tor the record
of deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, ETC., in
the 81 judicial District OF Chlckasaw colln-
ty-committee's substitute was adopted !:
passed. To enable Iitigants to dispense
with professional jurors--committee's sub !.
stitute adopted and the bill passed with
amendments.
The bill to raise the standard of official
integrity was considered at great length
and the House adjourned.