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

Dy rev. DIT. Clulh, OF Benton; present lVoi
absent 5.
By Mr.. Jarnagin: That his Excelency,
the Governor of the State of Mississippi, be
and he il hereby respectfully requested 10
furnish to this House the number OF agents
who have been employed by him. under the
act To provide for the collection of revenue.
improperly Withheld from the State and
Comfy Treasures, approved March 4th,
$50: the names of such agents, and at what
compensation, and what officers they or any
OF them, have settled with, how much each
O them have received by way of settlement,
and from whom, and from what counties;
what amount each of them have paid into
the state Treasury, and how much into their
respective counties, and how much of their
collections they, or each of them, have re-
tanned for compensation; and how many
suits are pending, and against whom, and
for what amount; adopted.
BY Mr.. Carter, of Holmes Resolved. that
1t is the sens OF this House that an efficient
common school system should be devised
and put upon a firl@ basis in this State.
That permanency and freedom from the
baneful influences Of party passion and
strife should characterize such system
of public schools, Thae the money col
Tested for this purpose in the form
OF taxes should be faithfully and d.
rectly applied in furtheTaLce OF the objects
for which it is raised, and should not be
absorbed by supernumeraries and drones
as heretofore. Iuat the services, especially
y
in the accomplishment OF this end i; and
to its speedy attainment that the Commit
tee on Education be Instructed to report q
bill revising aud perfecting the common
school system OF this state; adopted.
By Mr.. McNair: a concurrent resolution
providing for joint committee of ten on
the part OF the House and - on the
part OF the Senate, to prepare and report
apportioument bills for Congressional, Sem
atorial, Legislative and Judicial Districts;
referred.
BY Mr.. Harper: Resolved by the House
of Representative The Senate concurring)
that this Legislature adjourn sine die on the
2d Monday Of February, at II o'clock II.
Mr.. Garrett moved TO table: carried.
The bill To amend section 1921, Code of
1871, in relation to dover, and to harmonic
said section with section 17SS OF said Code
of 1871.
The bill in relation to legal advertising
was Indefinitely postponed, a Senate bill on
the same subject having passed,
The bill to repeal the act to create the
office OF county engineers for DeSotO, Mad
ison and. IazOO approved March 20, 1873
passed.
The bill 10 repeal all acts in conflict with
article Nil, section Ia Of the Constitution,
relating to exemptions of corporation prop
erty passed.
The bill to fix the price of the Revised
Code OF 1871 at $1.00 a copy and prohibiting
the purchasing of not more han three hun
dred copies by any one person.
Mr.. IisoH. chairman, reported a large
number of bills.
Several bills, upon recommendation of
the committee, were indefinitely POSTPONED !
The bill to make taxes payable in money, |
was discussed at length, and was finally
recOmmittcd.
Dir, Nelson was granted leave to With |
draw tr& Pill 30 encourage the manufacture |
Of wine.
The bill in regard to the settlements of |
The bill to amend section 245G. Code o! !
Isl in relation to tipping, was recommit- !
ted 10 a special committee of tiVc-MeSsrs. |
Spight, Crosi2nd, benson, Carter [col.) of |
Warren, and Watkins.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr.. Leigh's bill to prevent fraudulent |
copVeyances was argued by MessrS. leigh
and Percy for, and Messrs. Featherston and /
Jarnagin against, and was tabled.
Mr.. Rogers (chairman) reported the bill /
to appropriate money for expenses of the |
Legislature, which was passed Ey the fol-
lowing vote:
4EAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amaeker, Bailey,
Raker, itarksdae. Bassett, Bean, Bell
Blount. Boyd, Bridges, Brown, Byrd of
FRANKLIN, Byrd of Lawrence, Campbell.
Carter Of Holmes. Causey, Crosiand. Chile%,
clay, Clifton, Cochran. Crum, DaOnag,
Dear, benson, Drake, Dyer. Erwin, Fairly.
tcatheTston, Floyd, Fortune. Garrett. Cav |
den, Gibson, ellis. Gowan, Guthrie, Guy
ton, Hall, Harper, Hebron, Hicks. Hogan
Horton, HuddlestOn. Hudson, Jacobs. ia
gers. Jafnagia. Jenkins. Johns. Johnson of
ltawamba, johnson If Winston, Jones OF
Iind>, Jones OF lssaquena, Leigh Lester.
Mallory, Nassengale Meade, Miller. Mill
APPS, Monroe. MulIrow, McCargo, McCor-
in Of Jasper hcLaUrin of Smith, Ne
Fhorter, Nelson, Nichols, Parker, Pen
lington, Percy. Pound. Powell. REYNOLDS.
tiley. Rogers, Rowan. Sandcrlin. Saunders. /
,hands. Shattuck, Shrock, Spight, Sykes,
-lson. Trice, Troup, Tucker, Turley. War
en-. Watkins. Wilkinson, Walden, Vaughan.
ellowloy, y Dung. Mr.. Speaker-IO5.
NAYS-MtSsrS. CeSS0r and OyertCu-2
BsEAT AND NOT \ OTING-AleSSFS. Carter =
# Warren, Edwards, HHssey, Jayne, Par. ,
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Mr.. Drake chairman reported from the
pecIal Committee on AIR. Vaiden'S resoluv +
ion the following substitute:
Whereas, IL has been reported aud pub
shed IN the several newspapers OF this !
1ate. That the United States Internal Rev Il
nue. Collector Tor this District. or his Dep
ty in the counties Of Amite and Pike WHO o
'aS DISTRACTED, hindered and forbidden,and
as forced 10 lee TOR safety, and that said Z
lnctioaary appealed TO the Secretary of {
ar for relief, and upon said appeal, troops /
ere furnished him; and, a
Whereas. 1t is the duty OF al good citi- ;
ms to respect the laws ana authority OF the .
coerai Governments and the acts OF its Of :
Gals: therefore,
BE it Resolved, That a committee of five r.
? appointed hY the chair and fully author II
ed 90 investigate the charges al said Of
,ial. and report, with all convenient speed l1
neither the same be true or false; adopted.
Committee, Messrs. Tucker, Percy, Leigh, /
rake and Cessor, (col}.
Mr.. Walden was left of at his request. pI
The Committee on Number and Pay of OIL
n ployeeS, reported as follows:
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