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

SATURDAY, March %, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Presen
73. absent 13.
Leaves OF absence were granted to Messrs
Gurtnn. lester. JAYNE, Miller, Crosland,
Fcatherston, Jarnagin, Gowan and sander
lin.
ANOTHER FLASH OF LIGHTNING.
BY SIR. Powell: Whereas. There has
come, to The knowledge OF the Com nllIIee
on Education such evidence as 90 establish
the belief that fraud was committed upon
the Treasury, in the transfer OF the INST
mortgage bonds OF the y. O., }. x G.. \. X.
r.. in the payment OF the Indebtedness OF
said railroad to the State; therefore be n
Resolved by the House that said com
mittee toe authorized TO send for persons
md papers. and that sand committee be
hereby Instructed TO make thorough eN-
animation % the aforesaid transaction and
,eport to the House adopted.
By Mr. Leigh: A resolution to furnish p
copy of the evidence taken against L. W.
CARD 10 to The District Attorney, with
r. quest that he lay it before the next grand
jury which meets in jackson. Mr.. South
worth moved To table; carried.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Drake: To regulate the enroll
mcnt Of chattel mortgages; referred.
By Mr.. Fairly: To incorporate the Oca-
toma Manufacturing Company; passed.
BY Mr. benson: 70 amend the lien laws;
referred.
By Mr. Campbell: To encourage the in
Production aud lending OF European CAPT
Uti referred to a special committee consist
lag OF Mcssrs. Campbell, Troup, Gayden,
Hall ana Carter of Holmes.
By Mr.. Wilkinson: To incorporate Houl-
ka Grange, Chickasaw county; referred.
BY Mr. Causey: To incorporate the Arti-
Zans' Building Association at McComb
City; referred.
BY Mr.. Turley: To make Warren county
a separate court district, aud to provide toi
the payment OF the expense 81 The same I;
referred to MeSsrs. Turley, ifton. Bailey ,
Shattuvk and Fortune.
BY Mr.. Leigh: To regulate the comprust-
ton of Cpuary Treasurer; also prtI, lr ,,
chapter 81 Code OF 1871, in regard 10 the
acknowledgement of dee d. referred.
BY Mr. Hudson: T. amend the charter OF
\; Zov CITY passed
b, Mr. Fortune: To authoriz,. the election
Of an additional Justice of the Peace Ia
Beat No. 3, Lafayette county; passed.
The bill To re-incorporate Nicksburg,
passed.
The school bill was taken up. NJ Mul-
drew offered resolution, providing that &c
is the sense of the House that the school
sy stem shall remain unatcred except ia
the following particulars: lst. Reduction
OF salaries OF county superintendent; "a.
Reduction of teachers salaries; 81. That
money heretofore raised for schoOl purposes
snail be applied to tie pay mcnt OF teachers :;
T. II. lldA tltIt slldll Dt Dub one grade OF
public schools, and that grade to be con-
fined 10 the rHiiments of an English cdu-
cation. The bill was considered by clauses,
amended slightly. and adopted.
ADDITIoNAL ARTICLES AGAINST ANiEs
Mr.. Percy offered two additional articles
Of i'm peachmeut against Governor Amos, Of
which the following is a synopsis
ARTICLE D. That Adclbcrt Ames, Gov
ern0r, in consideration of $4,000 paid VIM
Noonau. and $500 paid Fred. Parsons, par
doned one Alex. Smith, charged with rape.
ARTICLE %. Same charge in another
form.
AdOpted-yeas IS. nays Q.
The following were appointed OH the Ju
dietary Committee; Mo9>rs Bailey. Suauds.
Johns, McNair, lluddlestou, Watkins, IIaII,
Leigh and Datucy.
BY Mr.. Nel!oWlcy: For the appoint
meHt OF committee ON the + lu .sUiuua'
bill; adopted MpsSrs Ncllowlcy, Guthrie.
Gibson, Muidrow and Baker were appoint
ed.
ANOTHER FLAgH
BY Mr.. McCargo: For a committee 20 in
vestigate the condition. whereabouts, etc.,
of the arms Of The state; HdoP-,d. Conn
mittee-MesSrs. McCargo Meade and BEN
son. Adjourned.