The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-12
SEVENTY EIGHTH DAY.
SAruRpAY. April 5, 1876.

SATURDAY, April s, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair; present
] IA absent AZ Leaves of absence were
granted to Messrs. Miller, Hogan, Guthrie,
and McLaurin of Jasper.
| II. Il. to incorporate the Fort Gibson
Manufacturing company passed.
By Mr.. Watkins: \ memorial of the Me-
ridian bar in relation to the Supplemental
| Cour' Bill; referred. Five member were
added to the committeG-Messrs. Byrd OF
franklin Dear, McLaurin OF Smith, Saun-
ders and Massingale.
BY Mr. Walden: To provide for agricultu-
raj liens and for other purposes. Mr.. Sykes
moved to indefinitely postpone; carried.
Ii. Il. to protect wool growers in the conn
ties of Colfax. Claiborne and Franklin
failed to pass-yeas y, nays 80.
KILLED.
| The following House bills were indefi-
| nitely postponed: To prevent the Illegal
traffic in seed cotton at night; to change
| the time of holding courts and ). Is. to in
corporate the Yazoo Pass Navigation COM
! pany.
II. b. to confer on Justices of the Peace
| jurisdiction in cases relating to the distar-
| Dances of religious worship; PASSED.
| II. b to provide for the valuation of all
! agricultural, real ana personal property
Was indefinitely postponed,
The House bills to create the office of
establish an asylum for inebriates were in
definitely postponed.
THE ASYLUM BILL.
The bill to amend the Code of 1871 relat-
ing to the control of the Lunatic Asylum
was taken up. The committee reported it
with the recommendation that it do not
pass. Mr.. Tison moved to indefinitely
postpone. Messrs. Tison, Tucker, Young
(col.), Brown (col) and Muldrow, favored
the motion, and Messrs. Rowan, Baker, Bell
and White opposed.
Mr.. Tison moved to adjourn until Mon.
day lost Mr.. Leigh moved to adjourn un-
til three O'Clock; carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed consideration of the
Asylum bill, motion to Indefinitely post
pone pending. Mr.. Tison favored. Mr.
Rowan opposed. Mr.. Clay called the pre-
vious question, and the bill. was indefinite
ly postponed.
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Brown. Campbell,
Causey, Cessor, Clay, Cochran, Crum. Dear,
Drake. Dyer, Fairly, Featherston. Fortune,
Garrett, Guyton, Horton, Johns, johnson of
saps, Monroe, Muldrow, McNair, McNeise
McWhorter, Nelson, Overton, Parker,
Shattpck. Shelby, Spight, Tison, Tucker
Warren, Wilkinson, 4ellowley and Young.
-39.
NAYs-Messrs. Bailey, Baker, Bassett,
ton. Dabney, Floyd, Hall, Harper, Hebron,
Huddleston, Hudson, Jagers, Jarnigan,
Miller, McCargo, McInnis, Nichols, Percy,
Pound. Powell, Rowan, Saunders, Stebbins. |
Turley, Watkins, White and Vaughn-3l.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Amacker r,
Barksdale. Boyd, Bridges, Bird of Lawrence, |
Carter of Holmes, Carter of Warren, Cros- |
land, Chiles, benson, Edwards, Erwin, Gay |
den; Gibson, ellis, Gowan, Guthrie, Hicks
Hogan, Hussey, Jacobs, Jayne, jenkins |
.l0iinEOn n
Leigh, Mallory, Massingale, Meade, McCor- |
mick, McLaurin of Jasper, McLaurin of |
Smith, Parsons, Pennington, Reynolds, |
Riley, Rogers, sanderlln, Stands, Shrock,
Soqthworth, Sykes, Trice, Troup, Walden
and Mr.. Speaker-46.
Mr.. Byrd, of Franklin, presented pc /
tition of citizens OF franklin; referred.
SINE DIE.
The House concurred i'm the Senate
ID adjourn sEae die on saturday
next, 18th inst.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Mudrow: To authorize the Au-
1itor to issue warrants for salaries of
Judges; referred.
By Mr.. Saunders: To reduce and fix the
bonds of the officers of Pearl county passed |
By Mr.. Clay: To encourage stock raising
n Bolivar county passed.
By Mr.. HudsOn TO INCORPORATE Benton
azoo county; referred.
BY Mr.. Hudson To create an additional
ustice of the peace in District 4, YaZoo
county; passed.
By Mr.. Hudson: In relation to the MAY
erm OF the Circuit Court of Yazoo county;
passed.
By Mr.. Tucker: To reorganize the Uni
7ersity of Mississippi; referred.
BY Mr.. Tucker:T To amend the act requi-
ing Chancery Clerks to keep books in
which to record chattel deeds; referred.
By Mr.. Campbell; To remove the disa-
,ilties of Robert j. Bell and James A,
Paul, of azoo county lies oyer.
BY Mr.. Clay: Supplemental to an act for
lie preservation Of game; lies over.
by Ear. Ac4nHis TO amend the char ter
# Pass Christian: referred, ;
BY Mr.. Percy 70 change the rule of
Practice IN ChancerysCourtsa as prescribed {
" section 1913, Code of 1871; referred,
By Mr.. benson: To provide for the reg
stration and payment of outstanding war
ants in Wilkinson county; referred.
BY Mr., Jones of lssaquena To author
re lssaquena county to provide for the
ayment OF outstanding school teachers l
referred.
By Mr.. Campbell: memorial in reIa- $
ion to a mail route between Vicksburg. :
ohnstonville and Faisonia, ON Suufiower :
liver. referred. /
By Mr.. Dabney; A memorial Of citizens !
esiding along the line oil the N. q IL. Rail- r
Dad; referred. :
By Mr.. Spight: That the Sergeant-at- .
rms be instructed to report to the contin- !
ent expense committe all purchases and T
endorsements by him on account of the C
legislature; adopted.
Adjourned.