The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-02-02

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Nessrs. Young and Carter, (colored MEM
hrs from Washington and WarreR,) cA-
nrasSed their gratitude to the Speaker, anu
70 the members of the House generally Tor
the impartiality. kindness anu courtesy
which had been uniformity shown the col
ored members during the last session anu
the present DIR. Young remarked tntt ne
came here with some doubts lingering III
his mind as to the disposition OF the ma
iority to accord justice. W mist he Is he-
nnb,ican. he held that If a man is pare, con-
sistent. honest he was the man for position,
REGARDLESS of politics. He assured the MEM
hers that If they would continue co keep
faith with the colored people, as they hau
heretofore done, no foreigner, no h"fIherh
man. no western man, no carpeC-Dagg
could ALLEVIATE the colored people OF THIS
State from their fellow-citiZens OF the WhiIe
race. You, said he, have the brains, the
power and the money to DO as you piease,
ONLY continue your kind treatment, aud
show my people tiat you mean 70 -. uo -
aud all will be well. Mr.. Carter laid special
EN- phasis on the liberal action of the House
toward the Colored Normal Schools. Both
sneakers were frequently applauded. Mr.
Jacobs of Adams, and Mr.. Mallory, OF lie
fore, (both eolored) also expressed thelr
thanks to the Speaker, and TO the mem bers
generally. The resolution to Speaker oGreet
was then unanimously adopted by rising
vote.
A message from the Governor announced
approval OF tue follOWlng Acts.
An act for the reliefOf c. b. Curlee.
To create a Board ofPilot Commissioners.
for Ship Island Harbor, and other purposes,
in Harrison county.
To amend the charter of the town OF
Bonneville and for other purposes.
To repeal an act to prohibit the sale OF
vnous and spirltuous liquors in Beat NO.
3 of Leake county,. Mississippi, except so
far as the same relates to Walnut Grove
| Precinct.
To enable the Board of Supervisors of
| CLAW county to complete the record OF
deeds for said county, and for other purpo-
| SeS.
To authorize purchasers Of railroads un :
der foreclosure mortgages to organize as
| inco1 porated bodies.
To amend an act entitled an act TO tncor-
porate the town of French Camp, In the
county of Choctaw, approved February 2It'.
| 1851.
To regulate the order of issuance and OF
payment of certain warrants.
I'd amend an act entitled an act TO author
izc the Board of Supervisors to employ some
| suitable person to index the books ana re-
file the papers of the Circ uit CLERKS office,
and for other purposes, approved March 70,
1872.
Authorizing the Board of Supervisors of
Adams county, in this State, TO sell II, IN
their discretion, the interest OF the county
will thereby be promoted, certain railroad
To fund the outstanding debt OF wash
ington county, to provide revenue there
| for, and for other purposes.
To repeal the acts heretofore passed in
cooperating the town of Wesson. and to de-
fine the boundaries, and to relncorporate
said town,
For the relief Of r J. Williams.
For the relief of G.. M GallaspY, Tax Col
lectOr of Newton county.
SUPPLEMENTAL to and amendatory OF an act
to incorp orate the town of Sarcpta, in the
county of Lafayette, approved Februa-
ry 4th, 1852.
To incorporate the Mississippi Improve
ment Company.
To provide for the registration of voter;
in the city of Jackson, aud tor other pur-
psses.
To authorize the Board of Supervisors Of
Alcorn county to appoint cotton weighel
for the city OF Corinth. in said county.
TO amend section 1887, of the Revised
Code OF 1871, In relation TO corporations.
To change the name of the city of Shields
boro, and to amend the charter Incorporate
ing the same.
To extend the provisions of an act emit
tied an act to authorize the Board of Super
visors of Lpuderdale county to cause
reg istration of outstanding warrants of sale
county, and for other purposes, approved
March 3lst, 1876
In relation to county finances.
+ For the relief of John Clark and other gu.
reties on the bond of John Brown, ex-Sher-
lit of, and Tax Collector of Coahoma coun-
ty.
To repeal an act entitled an act to amend
an act entitled an act to fund the floating
DEBT OF Bolivar county, and to issue sink
ing fund bonds, approved April 9th, 1874
which passed the House of Representative,
March IA, 1875, and the Senate, March Is
: 1876, over the Governors veto and for 9th
er purposes.
For the relief of certain tax payers in thi;
State.
For the relief of A. B. Clanton, of Perry
county.
In relation to injunctions restraining the
collection oftaxes.
To REIN burse the county of Marshal
cost incurred in certain case in the
courts.
To amend an act entitled an act to Great,
an additional county in this State to- be call
ed ShaTkey county, and to change the boun-
dairy lines of Warren, Washington ant
Issaquena counties, by limitation March 20
1876.
To authorize the Board of Supervisors O
Acorn county to build and keep up levet
across Iuscumbia Bottom, and for other
purposes.
To lcorporate the town of Walthall, il
the county of Sumner. State of Mississippi
To repeal the fourth section of an act tt
facilitate the construction of the Selma. Ma
ron and Memph Railroad, approved Marcel
10th, 1872.
memorial to the Congress of the United
States in relation to the post at Pascagoula
10 change the time and number of days o
holding the Chaneery Court in Amite anC
Franklin counties.
To amend an act entitled an act to en-
courage the Introduction of machinery, etc
approved April l. 1872, and to amend all
acts extending the provisions thereof.
To amend the laws in relation to public
) education.
Amendatory aud supplemental to an act
for the relief of the holders of certain Yazoo
county warrants, approved January %
1877
Authorizing the Governor to appoint al
additional Justice of the Peace and Consta-