The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-16

rho intt rests of exhibitors Ifoill thiS
and who will be able To give 10 eA ittsa
- "a i,ts 4fr4slf.tH4 to IHe TX ihAsoi''
-. SAFE Centennisi Board ms aSfeeu ~
fcrvrartl, free of charge 70 exhioi,oIs, all
articles that may be accepted Tor eAhi
90 that with the amount already eNpehueu,
Tho cost of headquarters, and furnishing
aj attending to same, the appropriation
already made is hardly sufficient 70 enaole
,.n1r State Board to carry out its purposes.
bont 50 500 additional will be required.
The gentlemen who constitute the state
BOARD are: A. Warner. President; II. NJ
Street, Secretary and Treasurer; ID. W.
Warren. H. Musgrove and J. ). Hamilton,
Can't. Nj. J. Manning, of Tunica, add Capt
las. A. Hoskins, of Brookhayen, hold com
missions from the General Board at Phlia-
delnhia, but the others hold commissions
from the Governor of this State, ana consul
tute the Board provided for In the act OF the
LEGISLATURE. Hon. o. G. French, as Prln-
rinal. and Col. f. ID. Frost, as alternate, rep
resent the State on the L. 5. Centen Mai
Commission.
In conclusion. beg leave to express the
hone that YOUR Committee and the Iegisla-
ture will approve what has already peeh
done. and that your action Will give new
and strong impetIS To the interest already
felt for the success OF the CenCehhial Emil
bition.
j. L. POWER,
Acting Secretary.
Mr.. Hudson moved to reconsider the vote
! taken on yesterday, by which the minority
report Of Mr.. Oyerton in the Davis case
was received. Mr.. benson moved to table;
/ carried
| Mr. Feathersten, chairman, reported
large number OF bills, with the recommen-
| dation that they do not pass. viz: To amend
article l, chapter 80, Code of 1871. so as to
/ provide for the Incorporation OF towns,
| cities. etc. without legislation; to secure
public and private rights; TO enable Mrs.
| Mary L. Watts to make certain devises; to
amend the exemption laws; in relation to
the approval of Chancery Clerks bonds; to
amend certain exemptions and to repeal the
exemption laws, approved March 80, 1872.
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
Mr.. SPEAKER: In obedience to the order
of the House, your Select Committee. APP
pointed for that purpose, proceeded to the
bar OF the Senate, aud in the name of this
body and of all the people of the State of
| Mississippi, i'm peached, as they were direct
| ed TO do, Alexander X. Davis, Lieutenant
Governor of the State of Mississippi, of thigh
crimes and misdemeanors in office; and we
| demanded that the Senate should take order
to make him appear before that body to an
swer the same, and announced that the
| House would soon present articles of i'm
parchment and make them good, TO which
che response was, that the order shall be
taken.
Respectfully,
f. L. WHITE, Chairman;
/ j. @. HALL, JR,
j. M. JAYNE, JR.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
| The Governor informed the House that he
had approved the following house bills: To
i incorporate the Canton Hook and Ladder
i Company No. l to amend the law reqvir-
ing all persons holding ChOctaw county
warrants to present them for registration
to aid in supplying lost records in Oktib-
heha county, and to auChorizn Yazoo
county to issue reward tor stolen money b,
tc.
THE DAVIS CASE.
Mr.. Featherston moved TO add the follow
ing to Mr.. Whites resolutions which were
ado pted As reported above, viz "and that the
said committee shall be the managers on
the part OF the House in conducting the
trial. before the Senate, of the said A X
Davis, Lieutenant-Governor;" carried.
MANAGERs.-Messrs. White, Leester, Pow
ell Clifton and Barksdale, were elected
managers OF the trial.
BY Mr.. Troup: That Gen. A. p. Stewart,
be invited to address the Legislature and
citizens at ~ o'clock. Adopted.
By Mr.. Blount: A petition ofcitizens of
Calhoun county relative to division of the
Circuit court.
By Mr.. Jones of Kinds: That special
committee be appointed to inquire into the
cOnstitutionality of regulating the tariffs of
railroads; adopted. CommiUtee--Messrs.
Jones of Kinds, Percy and Dabney
By Mr.. Dear: To incorporate the Ship
Island Transfer Co.; adopted.
BY Mr.. Percy: To repeal the act incorpo-
rating GRANVILLE, Washington county car
ried. Adjourned.