The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-29
HOUSE-SIXTY-FIFTH DAY.

FRIDAY, March p, 1876
Mr.. Speaker Street IN the chair Present
Sc. absent 30.
Leaves OF absence were granted to Messrs.
Spight, Mallory and Jacobs.
BY Mr.. Guthrie: That the Speaker be re-
quested TO fill the vacancies i'm the Judiciary
Committee, and that the Committee reOr-
ganize by eiecUirg chairman, adopted.
Mr.. Campbell presented a petition OF the
people of Deer Creek and Rolling Fork,
against the passage of the Slackwater Nav
igatiOn Com Dany bill referred.
By Mr.. Tucker: That the use OF the Hall
be granted to the State Republican Conven-
ton, which meets in this city on Thursday,
Both instant, at II o'clock; adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Bridges: To provide for and reg
1late the control of the Choctaw county
school fund; referred to Messrs. Huddleston,
Parker. GuytoD, johnson of Winston,
Bridges and Nelson.
By Mr.. Turley: A new charter for Vicks-
burg referred.
BY Mr.. Barksdale: 10 amend the charter
ofGrenada; passed.
BY Mr.. Hall: To incorporate the Pamela
Grange Leather Manufacturing Co.; re-
ferTed,
Mr.. Hall called up his motion to reconsid-
er the vote passing the bill TO divide Pamela
county into two court districts, and the mo-
ton to reconsider was carried; and the bill
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 recon- chatteI dcetls; to incorpo-
rate the Banking House nj Raymond. Trice
& Co., of Verona; to amend the charter of
Winona; and for the relief Q: I. =. Shall.
Mr.. Barksdale'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
for certain counties passed.
S. B. to regulate the ompensation of
sheritfs in certain cases. The committees
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed.
House bills to proyide for the prompt
payment OF fines. etc collected by Jus
ices of the Peace, and to regulate tie levy
of taxes by Boards of Supervisors were in
definitely postponed.
To require the Auditor of Public Accounts
to pay perquisltes 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 moyed 20 table the bill; carried
yeas A, nays 81,
Mr.. Featherston entered a motion to re- |
consider the vote Indefinitely postponiup |
the bill TO restrict the levy OF county ia xes |
By Mr.. Hall: A concurrent resolution re-
auiring the Keeper of the Capitol to take |
OF the office, books, etc, of the Su-
perintendent of Public Education adopted.
By Mr.. AeAair: For the employrn ent of
IN additional porter; adopted.
By Mr.. benson: To provide for the cleo
ion of medical director of the Iunatic |
Asylum; referred to Messrs. benson, Troup
Bailey and Cessor.
By Mr.. Muldrow: To give Circuit Courts
Jurisdiction of offenses mentioned in sec
ions 1882, 1888, 1884 and 2835, Code of 1871;
eferred.
S. B. directing how the proceeds of lands
edeemed from the State hall be disposed
4 was indefinitely postponed.