The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-25
IS4nonterfoS OF Rrrrs.

Rv Mr.. Bridges: To provide for and reg
ul4te the control of the Choctaw county
school fui.d referred TO Messrs. Huddleston'
parker, Guyton. Johnson of Winston.
Bridges and Nelson.
b. Mr., TURKEY: A new charter Tor sleks-
burg: referred.
BV Mr. Barksdale; To amend the charter
of Grenada; passed,
By Mr.. Hail: To incorporate the Pamela
Grange Leather Manufacturing Co.; re-
ferred- =
Mr.. Hall called up his motion to reconsid-
or the vote passing the bill TO divide Pamela
county iuto two court districts, and the mo
tion TO reconsider was carried; and the Dill
was indefinitely postponed.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments TO the following House bills:
To require chancery clerks to keep books in
which TO record chattel deeds; to incorpo
rate the Banking House of Raymond. Trlce
& Co.. of Verona; to amend the charter 81
Winona; and for the relief o. I. z. Shall.
Mr. Bark>dale's motion TO reconsider the
vote concurring in the sixth Senate amend
ment to the Court District bill. prevailed.
and the House refused TO concur therein.
The bill to repeal the special road laws
Tor certain counties passed.
s. B. TO regulate the compensation OF
.heriffs in certain cases. The committees
amendments were adopted anu une pill
passed.
House bills to provide for the prompt
payment of fines, etc collected by jus
ices of the Peace. and to regulate the levy
of taxes by Boards of Supervisors were in
definitely postponed.
Torequire the Auditor of Public Accounts
TO pay perquisites into the State Treasury.
Mr.. Tison moved to indefinitely postpone.
Mr. Powell moved to table lost. Mr.. Pow
ell moved to add Secretary of State; lost,
Mr. Drake moved to table the bill: carried
" cas- AZ, nays 81.
tO
consider the vote Indefinitely postponing
the bill to restrict the levy of county taxes.
By Mr.. Hall A concurrent resolution re-
curing the Keeper Of the Capitol TO take
possession of the office books, etc, of the Su-
n arintendent of Public Education adopted.
By Mr.. McNair: For the employment of
an additional porter; adopted.
By Mr.. benson: To provide for the cleo
ton of medical director of the Lunatic
ASYLUM referred to Messrs. benson, Troup,
Barksdale. Bailey and Cessor
By Mr.. Muldrow: To give Circuit Courts
jurisdiction of offenses mentioned in sec
lions 1882, 1888 1884 and 1885, Code of 1871 :;
referred.
S. B. directing how the proceeds of lands
redeemed from the State shall be disposed
of was Indefinitely postponed.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The special committee to investigate the
Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts,
through tn ir chairman, MIR. Powell, made
the following report:
THE PENITENTIARY. -.0
Reports of the Auditor and of House Com
mittee explanatory of disbursements for
the year 1875.
MR.. SPEAKER: Your Committee appoint
ed to Investigate the Auditors office, and as
certain, from the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, whether or not the pay M 9 on &C
count OF the appropriation for the Peniten-
tiary and Lunatic Asylum, for the year
ending Dec. 3lst, 1875, are in excess of said
appropriation. and by what authority said
warrants were issued. beg leave to report
that they have performed the duty entr asst
Ell to them, and herewith. submit statement
o. Hon. W IL. Gibbs, Auditor, which your
Committee deem perfectly satisfactory in
every particular, in explanation OF the diff
ference between the disbursement account
OF the 1late Treasurer, and the disbErse-
ment account of the Auditor for the fiscal
year 1875. Your Committee would also call
YOUR attention to the statement of Hon. w L.
Hemingway, Treasurer, appended to the
statement of the Auditor
Very Respectfully,
POWELL,
ELLOWLEY.
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