The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-02
HOUSE-SEVENTY-SECOND DAY.

HOUSE-SEvENTY- SECOND DAY.
SATURDAY. April l, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
81, al ser 35.
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs.
Mccormick and Amacker.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the House that
he has approved thu following House bills :
For the relief OF ID, Wilson; TO change the
boundary lines OF TishOmingo county; to
prevent the sale of liquors within five miles
of Williamsburg, COVington county; TO
postpone the April term of the NOxubee
county court; TO amend section 1912, Code
of 1871, relation to bail after conviction :;
to change the name of Mary J.. Vim berly
and her children, to Hutcherson; to amend
the charter of COrinth; to authorize Pike
county to compromise the suit pending
against the bondsmen of the late county
treasurer; to repeal the act amending sec
ton 1859, Code of 1871; to repeal certain
| special road laws; to authorize B. f.
Davis q Co. to establish a turnpike
aud toll bridge across Sabougla creek and
| swamp, in Calhoun county; to authorize
Union county to levy special tax to pay
| outstanding school teachers warrants; to
| secure the prompt payment of fines collect
ed by Justices of the Peace, for the prcser-
walton of game, animals and birds in Mis-
| sissippi; to incorporate the McCOmb City
Publishing Company; to authorize Pike
| county TO issue bonds to borrow money tor
| building court no. Sc, etc: to amend the
| charter of Ripley; TO incorporate the Pas
| cagOula Wharf Company to amend the
charter OF Grenada; to amend the charter
OF KOssuth; to amend section 1851, Code OF
| 1871, in regard to OVerseers of roads; to
| prohibit the sale of liquors within two miles
| of Independence, Tate county; to amend
the charter of Huntsville, Montgom cry
| county 80 secure to the State the A gricultu-
raj Land Scrip Fund, and to incorporate the
YaZOo Valley Transportation Company.
| Ill. j. r. for an amendment to the Con-
stitution, providing for biennial sessions
passed it's second reading-yeas rs, nays
none.
By Mr.. Jacobs: To incorporate the Mis-
sissippi Cotton Merchants Transfer Com
pany; passed.
By Mr.. Walden: Providing for joint
committee on school laws. Mr.. Street. Mr..
Spight in the chair, moved to table; Ca T.
ried.
The House took up the school bill. 1t
was considered section by section. Mr..
FeatherstOn moved to amend the first sec
ton by striking out go per cent" and in
serting 1881 per cent This was to allow
county Superintendent that amount of
their former salaries instead OF 20 per cent.
as the bill allowed. The amendment was la
bled.
BY Mr.. McNair: Provided that the Su-
perintendent of Lincoln county shall re-
ceive 5000: tabled.
SECTION: End. fundamentally Mr..
Walden that schools shall be open eight
hours day between March and Septem Der,
and at other seasons seven hours; tabled.
By Mr.. McNair: That they shall be taught
six hours per day; tabled. By Mr.. Guy
ton: To strike out the second prOvisO; ia
bled. BY Mr.. Walden: That local trustees
may regulate the hours OF teaching in their
respective schools; adopted.
SECTION B was adopted.
SECTIoN 4. fundamentally Mr. Barks-
dale: To strike out ''four" and insert
five" providing the number of months
schools shall be taught A motion to table
was lost-yeas %, nays AZ; and the amend
ment was adopted.
By Mr.. Barks dale: That no Board of Su-
pervis0rs or municipal authorities shall
levy a tax, which added to the distributive
share of such district or corpora ton, will
run the schools beyond six Rouths; tabled.
By Mr.. Street: That no county that has a
school debt shall be required to continue
the schools beyond four months; adopted
yeas 80, nays 80.
Several other amendments were offered
and tabled. Mr.. Clay offered a substitute,
which, after consideration, was also tabled :;
and the bill was passed.
The House adjourned