The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
THURSDAY, April 6, 1876.

THURSDAY, April 6, 1876.
Mr. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
81, absent 35.
5. b. TO amend and extend the act author
izing Lowndes and other counties to work
county prisoners on public works passed
III. B, to change the boundary lines of
Montgomery county. Mr.. Walden moved
TO indefinitely postpone. Mr.. Baker moved
10 table the motion; lost; and the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
House bills supplemental to the act
changing the boundary lines of Benton
county, and to change the boundary lines
of Pearl and Marion counties, were passed
IL. b. to protect the records of Madison
county was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Meade. chairman, reported the pre-
sentatiOn to the Governor of a mum Der of
bills.
By Mr.. McWhorter: A concurrent reso-
luton hat no special bills be considered
after the 9TH inst; tabled.
S. B. to repeal the last amendatorv act 10
The charter OF CarroIton passed.
ii. b. to incorporate the ArtiZan Building
Association of McComb City, with amend
ments, passed.
Fl. b. to incorporate the Houlka Grange,
with amendments, passed.
Ii. B. to amend the charter of Bay ST..
Louis (ohieldsborO), with amendments,
passed.
THE REVENUE BILL.
The select committee, to whom was re
ferred the Revenue bill Ito reduce taxes and
for other purposes), reported the bill with
amendments, which We're adopted, and the
bill passed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Boyd: To encourage stock rails
ing; referred.
BY Mr.. McNair: To authorize Lincoln
county to let out contracts to build and re-
pair brid peS passed.
By Mr.. Tison: To amend the charter of
Tupelo; passed.
By Mr.. Nelson: To repeal the anti Liquor
law of District No 2 Leake county; passed.
ii. b. to change the rules of practice and
evidence in criminal cases was lost on en-
grossment and third reading.
IL. b. to allow defendants in criminal
cases to testify in their own behalf was
! tabled.
II. B. to incorporate the Edwards Manu-
featuring Company was amended and
passed-yeas 35, nays 30,
The petition of citizens of Lafayette coun-
ty, in relation to the powers of the board of
supervisors of the town of Taylor's Depot,
was reported without recommendation it
was tabled.
5. B. to create Quitman county came up.
The committees amendments were adonted.
Mr. Carter, of Holmes, moved to strike out
"ModOc" as the name of the county site
and insert "Liddell' adopted; and the bill
WAS recommitted.
BY Mr.. Powell: To amend the charter of
Horn Lake; passed.
By. Mr.. Guthrie: To amend the charter
of Abbeville; passed.
By Mr.. Hebron: To amend section 27OS,
Code of 1871, in relation to malicious mis-
chief TO animals; referred.
By Mr.. Jarnagin: To extend the provi-
sons of the law to encourage manufactures.
ETC.. TO the factory OF A. III. Paxton 81 Co..
Vickshurg; passed
By Mr.. Hogan: To regulate the salary of
the Jail physician of Warren county /:
passed.
By Mr.. Dabney: To provide for the set
Element of the accounts of the Secretary of
State; referred.
By Mr.. Street: To prescribe the manner
of making allowances by Boards of Super
visors; referred
By Mr.. Miller: To amend an act to reg
ulate the tax on privileges. Mr.. Spight
moved to table; lost. Mr.. Spight moved to