The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-29

Saturday, January 29th., 1876.
Mr., Speaker Street in the chair. Present
7S, absent IS.
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs.
Fortune, Bassett, Gayden, Shelby, Harper,
Hebron, an Milisaps.
Mr. Spight moved TO refer the resolution
In reference tosleaves Of absence to the
COMMITTEES; carried. ,
MI. Barksdsie moyedc to reconsider the
vote ordering 500 copies of the report of the
Commirtee on Public Printing, to oe
printed;- garfield, and the resolution was
tahasd-
-. n, s.sss,. THE REPORT
We had Intended to day to publish tue
report but owing to the length of the opin.
ion of the Supreme Court. on the railroad
case, which we have been ordered by the
House to publish, we are compelled to omit
it to-day; hut will try to print 1t in Tues
.ftr5 REPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Featherston, chairman, reported s. b.
to amend Sec. 1880 of the Revised Code OF
1871, relating to cross bills IN Chancery
suits; also,- House bills, to amend an act to
reduce the taxes and to enforce prompt set
Elements and payments by Tax Collectors.
Approved March 5, 1876, approved July 81,
1873 To change the rule of evidence in
suits against railroad companies for ialu,
ries to passengers. To amend Secs. lUl5
1472 and 1881 of the Revised Code Of 1871, OF
his State in relation to legal notice in GER
tain cases. To amend Sec. 1904 of the Re
vised Code of 1871, In reference to settle
ments of County Administrators. Explain
atory Of an act to establish the fees OF GER
To amend section al43, of the code of
1871, in relation to exemptions; recommen-
ding that they do not pass.
81. c. Il. In relation TO the appointment
of Joint Committee on appOrtiOnment,
also House bills to secure and perfect the
Judicial records of this State and for other
purposes; to give an adequate remedy IN
certain cases OF trespass; to- amend and 70
repeai certain laws in relation to HdbeGs
C6vyss; 70 provide for the record of deeds,
mort Rages and other Instruments In the
III District of Chickasaw county to amend
the Statute Of Limitations; to enable lit
igauts to dispense with the services of"pro-
fessional jurors" recommending that the
several substitutes accompanying the bills
ninsd do pass. 7a
s5-ttD THE REPORT
: Was taken up and the bills reported upon
adversely were seyerally indefinitely post
II. c. r. Committees substitute providing
for a Joint committee Of ten on the part of
the House, aud - on the part of the Sen
ate, to report bills dividing the State into
Circuit and Chancery Court districts, and
to report bills to divide the ' State into
proper Congressional districts-was adop-
HOUSE CoMMIrrEE-o ON Court DIsTRICTs-
Meesrs. Tucker. Bailey, Huddlesten, Stands,
Reynolds. Johns, Percy, Leigh, Dabney and
Parsons. - 49, -. -.
HousE CoxAIrrkE ON CoNGREssroNA Al
observation-disclosures. Leigh, Percy. Tison,
Featherston, Tucker, Yellowley, McCor-
mick, Street, Cessor (col.) and Barksdale.
.. ~ HOUSE BILLS.
To secure and protect judicial records
commtttee's subsritute-was adopted ;
passed.: To give remedy in trespass-com
mittee's substitute-was adopteds. passed,
To amend and repeal the laws ftion to
hab - cospus-committee's SUI lite was
adopted; passed. Toprovide tor the record
Of deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, etc., in
the ID judicial District OF Chickasaw coun-
ty-committee's substitute was adopted ;
passed. To enable iitigaDts to dispense
with professional jurors committees sub
stitute adopted and the bill passed with
amendments. .aliz ~
The bill to raise the standard Of official
Integrity was considered at great length
and the House adjourned. 1 80