The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-27
HOTSF-FORTY-S SIXTH DAY.
SATURDAY, February 26th, Is

SATURDAY, February 26th, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
81, absent 50. Leaves of absence were
granted to all members not present for this
day.
The House concurred in the Senate amend
mentS to the act Incorporating oxford.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. benson: To amend the law regu-
lating the pay of members of the Legisla-
ture, passed; also to make an appropriation
To pay the salaries of state officers and
clerks. passed yeas, 81, nays, 0, absent, 90
By Mr.. Gowan: To divide Holmes county
into two Judicial Districts, with memo
rial.
By Mr.. Carter, of Holmes To establish
two Judicial Districts. Both bills were re-
ferred to special committee consisting o.
the members from Holmes, viz: Messrs.
Carter. of Holmes, Dyer and Gowan.
Messrs. Rogers and Dear reported the
cotton weighers' bill, with concurrent
amendments, and recommended its passage.
Mr.. McNair moved to take recess for
thirty minutes carried.
House re- assembled.
The special order, the Educational bill,
was postponed until Friday next, at 1O
o'clock.
Mr.. Guyton moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the House passed the Legislative
salary bill. Mr.. Jacobs moved to table.
The bill lies over.
The House agreed to the amendments to
the cotton Weighers' bill.
vEToEs.
The Governor returned to the House
without his approval, with messages: To
amend the act Incorporating the town OF
Greenville; to require witnesses to testify
in certain cases also to change the manner
OF the selection of the Superintendent the
Pententiary.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. FeatherSton: For the relief OF
Henry G.. Mayors; passed.
BY Mr.. Saunders: To amend the act
changing the name of Shieldsboro to Bay
ST. Louis.
By Mr.. Saunders: To provide for paving
the salary of the Wharf Master of Ship Is
land HarbOr; referred.
BY Mr.. Campbell: To abolish the office of
cotton weigher. Referred to special COM
mittee consisting OF Messrs. Campbell, Ho-
gan and Baker.
THE AMES CASE.
Messrs. Featherston and Tison reported
to the House that they had gone to the bar of
the Senate and formally impeached Govern
or y. Ames of high crimes and misdemean-
OrS.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the House that he
had approved the following House bills :
~ "AANlid NhC wi pOIdblOIl vi Taylor De-
pot; to incorporate Whitefield, Oktibbeha
county; to amend section 2l51, commonly
called the Statute of Limitations to author
ize the sale of the poor house OF Madison
county; to enable Boards of Supervisors
to correct assessment rolls of 1875; to re-
peal the law to extend the corporate limits
OF NatcheZ; TO amend section 2377 Code of
1871, in relation TO public roads.
The veto messages were taken up and
postponed until Thursday, March ?, at 10
o'clock.
BY Mr.. McNair: That no bills of local
nature will be considered after March 81
lost.
By Mr.. McCargo: To grant the use 6f the
Hall to the fire companies for the purpose
of organizing Department.; adopted.
Mr.. Campbell called up the bill to incor-
porate Satartia, and the bill passed.
By Mr.. Horton: To repeal the anti-liquor
law, so far as it relates to druggists, of Toe
eopola, Pontotoc county; passed.
BY Mr.. Spight: In relation to suits for
moneys belonging to the State; referred.
by Mr.. Leigh: A resolution combining
tabled
By Mr.. Gibson: To amend the act in re-
alton to the duties of the Public Printer:
les over. Adjourned.