The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-16

The committees substitute, entitled an
act 20 prohibit the sale of seed cotton, un-
baied gianed cotton and corn at night
with Mr.. Aliens motion to indefinitely
nosfnane the DILL and substitute, came up.
The motion was lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Mess.s. Allen. Barry. Carter, Ey-
erett, Nets, Oldham, Shirley, Sims,
Stewart Stone, Thornton-1l.
NAYS Messrs. Catchings, Chalmers,
Foote, FurIong. Graham. Griffin, Hooker
Johnston, McCaskilI, Mcneil, Morgan, Tay-
lor Terry, Thompson-l4.
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING -MeSsrs. Al
bright, CaIlicott, Fewell, FitzGerald, Gray.
Mcclure. AIendenhall, Pratt, Reynolds.
Smith. futile, White-l2.
several other amendments were offered
AND lost. and the bill was lost on engross-
ment and third reading by vote of II for
to IA against-absent IL.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Foote, chairman, reported H. B. to
authorize Union county TO pay Lee county
certain schoolhouse taxes, with the recon-
mendation thar it do pass.
Mr. Sims chairman, reported III. B to au-
thorize the sale Of swamp lands in Franklin
county. with amendments, and recommends
that it do pass
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
By Mr.. Chalmers: To change the fees for
marriage license: also, to amend section
feasance of Supervisors; also. TO change the
name of the county seat of Bolivar county
from Floryyille to Rosedale.
Mr. FoOte moved 10 take up his resolution
providing for two sessions day, offered on
Saturday carried. The resolution provides
for the morning session to commence at
81. and the evening at ~ O'Clock. Mr..
Terry moved to strike out 90 and insert 10 :;
adopted. The resolution was lost.
Mr. Graham's resolution. Offered on Satur
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committee. consisting of MessrS. Menden-
ball. Tuttle aud Thompson, was taken up
and adopted.
H. B. to change the corporate limits of
Beauregard was passed.
SENATE BILLS.
To change the name of the seat of jus-
tice OF Issaquena county from Mayersville
to Ham pton; passed.
To amend section 1868 Code of 1871, in
relation to obtaing money, etc, under
false pretenScs was lost on its passage.
To change certain stock laws of Lowndes
county passed.
For the relief of Mary Jane Horn of Lin
coin county passed.
To reduce INFO one the incorporating acts
of Macon committees substitute adopted.
and the bill passed.
To limit The powers of municipal corpora
tiOns was lost on lis third reading.
To amend the charter OF Lexington
committees amendments were adopted, and
the bill passed.
For the relief of VIM Hester, of Kinds
county, was recomm;tted.
For the relief OF L. A McCaskill of
Simpson county, passed.
F. repeat the act regulating legal adver-
lisements--the committees substitute WAS
adOp ID. and thp bal passed.
The joint Resolution relating to tie Tex
as Paci tic RaIiroAd WAS recommitted.
HOU J. BILLS.
To authOrfZa Carroll county To is ne hopd :
passed.
To provide for temporary suspension of
assessments passed.
To suspend the statute of limitation was
indefinitely postponed.
To furnish certain books to Greene and
Choctaw counties passed
To preserve in part the record of deeds in
Issaquena county passed.
To provide for the removal of disabilities
of minority passed.
To repeal the last Incorporating act of
Hazlrhur>t; commi ttee's amendment was
adopted and the bill passed.
To ascertain the indebtedness of Newton
county passed.
To provide for the outstanding warrants
of MARSHALL county; passed.
To repeal section 1927, Code of 1871, in
relation to the relief of the poor, was indefi-
Eitely postponed.
To amend an act to authorize J. NJ. Major
to establish ferry across the Tallahatchie
the bill passed.
To amend the charter OF Scooha, kemper
county passed.
To authorize tOwps, etc, to organize fire
companies, was indefinitely postponed.
A large number of house bills were also
read and referred.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
BY Mr.. Morgan: To regulate the record
ing of mortgages, ETC.; also for the relief
of j. NJ Owens, of Tunica county; also, to
amend section 3, of an act to establish the
fees of certain officers, approved March 6,
1875
Mr.. Chalmers moved to call up the bill to
incorporate the Pioneer Cotton Factory, of
Na.cheZ; carried. The Committees amend
ments were adopted, and the bill passed,
Adjourned.
SE-THIRTY-FIFTH DAY.
MONDAY. February IA. 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in tie chair. Present
90, absent II. Leaye of absence was grant