The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-17
HOUSE-TENTH DAY

Friday. Jan. u, 1877.
| House met pursuant 10 adjournment
| the following mem bers answered TO roll
/ call:
PREsExr-Me.srs. Aldrich. Bailey, B ,ker,
| B4ssetr. Bean, Bell, Boung. ,yd, Bridges.
| Brown. Byrd Of franklin, Bird Of Law
! rem p. Carter IF Holmes, Campbell. Garter
| OF Warren. Causey. Crosland, Chiles, Clifton,
| Cochran, Crum, benson, Dyer, Erwin Fairly.
/ Featiier>ton. FIaxd. Fortune. Garrett. Gay
| den. Gibson, ellis, Gowan, Griffin, Guthrie.
| Hall, Harner. Hogan, Hicks, Horton, Hull
| die ton. Hu>sey, Jacobs, Jagers, J9rniga".
JAYNE, ,Ioh:s, Johnston of Itawam ba, JoreS
| OF Hiuds, JONES of lSSaquena. Leigh, Lester.
Mallory. Massingaip, Meade Miller. Monroe.
Muldrow, McCargo McNeice. McLfurin of
J iSper 'McIaurin Of Smith. McWhorter.
Nelson, Nichols, Overton. Parsons, Par
ker. Pen -ington, Percy, Pound, Raines
Reynolds, Riley, Rogers. Rowan, Stands.
Shattuck, Shelby. Simpson, Shrock,
9pight, Stebbins, sykes. Ti.on. Troup,
Tucker. THrley, Warren, Watkins, Wilkinsnf,
White. Vaughan, \ ellowley, Young and Mr..
Speaker-97.
ABsENT-Messrs Amacker Cessor. Clay,
Dtbney. Dear. Drake, Edwards, Guyton.
Hebron, Hudson. johnson of Winston, Lid
dell, MIllsaps, Mccormick, McNair Sander
lin. Saunders, Southworth Trice-l9.
Leave of absence were granted to Messr--
McNair Mccormick, Drake, Guyton AMI
Sanderin.
BY Mr.. Featherston--
Resolved, That the committee appointed
on yesterday to prepare resolutions to cake
the necessary preparations for paying
proper tribute Of respect TO the memory of
the Hon w. r. Barksdale, deceased, be re-
quested to report on Wednesday, the 24th
OF this month adopted.
The privileges were extended to Gen.
Robert Lowry and 4. j. McI4aurin.
MESSAGE.
tod To ba
a communication from Messrs J. q I
Green, bankers, in reference to Bolivar
county bonds referred.
Mr.. Vaughan moved to reconsider the
vote indefinitely postponing the Dill to
amend section 24f4 Code OF 1871 lost.
a number Of Senate bills were read and
referred.
HOUSE BILLS.
The following House bills were c0nsid-
cred. To correct an erroneous assessment
OF church property in the county OF Frank
lin; to amend chapter 80. Acts of 1876: to
encourage the growing of grapes and the
manu- tacture OF domestic wines; to author
iZe the supervisors of Jasper county; to
audit the claim Of w. j. Shelley; tor the
relief of Chas. Dudley appropriating 500
Yeas u; nays Z.
The bill to define the powers of the Board
of Supervisors of Warren county; to
amend section 1901, Code of 1871: to amend
section 1850, Code 1871; to amend the prac-
tice in Chancery Courts, and to amend see
ton 1867, Code 1871 were Indefinitely post
poned.
By Mr. Featherston: To regulate the sale
OF liquors by druggists; referred; also to
change the corporate limits OF Holly
Spring; passed
BY Mr.. Guthrie: For the relief of Thos.
d. Isom. OF Lafayette county; referred.
BY Mr.. Leigh: To repeal the Ash section
of the charter of the Selma and Memphis
railroad: passed
By Mr. Pound: TO repeal the anti-liquor
law of Verona; passed.
BY Mr.. Amacker: For the relief of Mrs
Anna Newton of Marshal county; referred.
by Mr.Campbel: For the relief of Banks;
referred.
By Mr.. Shelby; To change the name of
the Prentss and Bogue Phllia r. r.; also
for the i'm provement of BJgue fhalia; both
referred.
BY Mr.. Jarnigar To amend Lien Law
referred.
BY Mr. Massingaie: To change the cor
porate limits of Enterprise; passed.
By Mr.. Muldrow To limit the iurisdic-
ton in criminal cases before Justices of the
Peece.
BY Mr.. Spight; To repeal the act amend
ing section 2529, Code 1877. referred.
II. &. to amend the act fixing the times
and days of holding Chancery Courts; pass
ed
Mr.. Clifton called up the bill making an
appropriation to pay Eli Whitney 81 260 for
guns purchased before war; Mr.. Watkins
moved to re-commit the bill carried.
Adjourned.