The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-10
HoUsE-sEvENTa ia y.
Tuesday. Jan. oh. ISL

Tuesday, Jan 9th, 1877.
House met pursuant t" a'journnie'i,,
the f1lioWiBg members answered to roi
call:
PREsEST-Me-sr- Aid Bailey, Baker
Bassef. B an. 3 II. BlounI yel. Bridges
Brown, Byrd of Frank in, Bird OF Law
renee, Carter IF Holmes. Carter o
Warren, Causey. Crosland. ChileS, Clay
Clifton, Cochran CTuGl. ID abney DE sr
D.nson. Edwards, Fairly. Fl3y d. Far
tune. GAyden. Gibson, 81 lis Gov an
Griffin, Guthrie. Guyton, Hui, Harper
! Hicks, Horton, Hu-sey, Jager>. Johas
Johnston OF Itawamba, Jones OF Kinds
Jones of Issaquena. Leigh, Lester, Mas
| singale, Meale. Miller Monroe. McCaryo
| Mccormick, McNair McNeice, McLturin oi
jasper, McLaurin- OF Smith. McWhorter.
/ Nelson, Nichols. OyertOn, Parsons, Par
| ker. Pen .ington, Pound, Raines. Reynolds,
Rogers. Rowan, Sanderlin. Shands, Simp-
>On, Shrock, St-bbinS. Tis0n, Trice Tucker,
| Turley, " arren, Watkins, Wilkinson,
Vaughan, Noung-S4.
ABsENT-Messrs. Amacker. Bnks }ale,
| Campbell, CessOr, Drake. Dyer. Erwin,
Featherston, irrett, Hebron, Hogan. Hud-
dle>ton, Hudson, Jacobs, Jarni9an, JAYNE,
johnson of Winston, Mallory. MIl.s4ps Null
drOw, Percy, Riley, Saunders, Sbartuck,
Shelby. Southworth. Spight. sykes. Troup,
White, YelloNlry, aud Mr.. Speaker-32.
Lee ave of absence was granted Messrs.
Muldrow, Featherston, Jayne, Hogan aud
Hebron.
BY Mr.. Dabney: To repeal section 2l73
Code OF 1871 referred. Also To amend the
DiStrict-Attoruey law; referred.
By Mr.. Cochran: To regulate the fees of
officers III certain cases; referred.
HOUSE BILLS
To amend section 2l5O Code 1871 with
Committee amendment; passed.
To change the time of holding sales in the
Chancery Clerks office; passed.
To authorize Lowndes county to com pro-
mise certain liabilities; passed
To reduce the expenses of the judiciary
an to amend section ll76 Code of l37l, and
to amend section IS of the revenue law were
indefinitely postponed
To amend the Act authorizing the sale
of swamp lands in the county OF Franklia
was tabled
5. 3. To provide for the re-aSsessment of
lands in Issaquena county passed
II. B. To amend the Act in relation to
parental authority over minor children was
indefinitely postponed
The House refused TO concur in :. c. r.,
to appoint Joint committee upon Revenue
Law; passed.
By Mr. McNair: \ resolution forbidding
the Clerk from issuing to Hon. Fred. Par
sons, of Adams, certificates tor milia=e and
per diem until the charges against him are
disposed Of Mr. benson moved to table;
carried.
Mr. Meade called up the report of the
made last session. The report
and resolutions relating thereto were read.
Mr. Tucker moved to postpone action until
Monday next, and make the special order |
for IL o'clock; adopted.
BY Mr.. Clifton. That the Committee to |
investigate Hon. Fred. Parsons be instruct |
ed to prefer specific charges and specifica-
tioGs adopted.
Mr.. Lester was added to the Committee, |
vice Mr.. Powell, resigned, as member of
the House.
By Mr.. Vaughan: To amend section 2t64. |
Code of 1871, in relation to debts contracted |
where liquors are retailed; referred.
By Mr.. Trice: To protect parties who are
cultivating lands under a common fence
from tresptssin@ OF stock; referred.
BY Mr.. Grassland; To incorporate the
Yellow Creek aad Tombigbee Valley Rail-
The privileges of the House were tender
ID Hons j. 5. Hamm, Geo. Wood and 5. j.
5hOlSOn.
By Mr. Stands: To amend the educa
,ional laws; referred.
By Mr.. Brown: To amend the education
Al laws; tabled.
BY Mr.. Crum: To amend section 1850
Code of 1871 referred.
By Mr. Turley: To provide for the pay
nent of costs in certain prosecutions; re-
erred.
By Mr.. Tucker; A concurrent resolution
FOR joint committee to re-adjust the Sena-
Oria Districts; adopted.
BY Mr.. Nelson: To encourage the manu-
acture of domestic wine: referred.
BY Mr. Jayne: In reference to Boards of
referred.
By Mr.. Street: A Joint resolution in ref
erence to the per diem OF the President of
he Senate; passed.
BY Mr. Meade: a concurrent resolution
providing for the appointment Of joint
TO readjust the representation in
he House; adopted.
By Mr. Watkins: To aid in supplying
oSt papers in Franklin county; passed,
5. B. to change the time OF holding courts !
n Copiah, 1azoo aQd Kinds counties; pass
ID.
BY Mr.. Clifton For Committee to in
Iuire into the reasons of the Sergeant-at-
Arms for discharging certain employees:
adopted; COmmittee-Messrs. Clifton, Den
son and Bell.
The use of the Hall was granted to Rev.
J. a. Col>on. at 3 p NJ.
Adjourned.