The Daily clarion., 1877-02-01
uorJsE--TwESTY-sIXTH DAY
Wednesday, Jan. 3lst, 1877


Uouse met pursuant 10 auJooi ho
Present, 81: absent 5f. pio,,t
Teave of absence granted Messrs. biouhe'
Johnson of Winston, Jones OF lssaqueh''
Raines. Chiles and Campbell.
Mr. McLaurin presented the p.;o, pet,.;;n 20
o;tiyans of Jasper county in relation 10
Rv Mr.. Stebbins: An act for the relief OF
certain taxpayers of this State; passeu.,
Rv Mr. Bassett An act to consoiida,e
the several funds of Neshopa county WIN
one fund; passed 5,,o.,o ra-
mort of Committee on Appropriations on
H r. l73. an act to provide for the naViga-
ton of the Chickasahay river; OIL eapieu
The bill to fix the salary OF I'm mmi gfa1,ioh
Commissioner was taken up and taoiea.
Mr.. Tison, from Conference Committee
on Revenue Bill, submitted report OF
amendments agreed upon. Report agreeo
to.
| BILLS APPROVED.
A message from the Governor announced
An act TO fix the per diem and pileage OF
| Electors for President and Vlce-Preslueht'
| an act to amend first section OF an act en-
! titled an act incorporating the town OF
az0o CITY, approved March 81, 1875; an act
TO provide for the distribution of the COM
| mon School Fund; an act to authorize the
yellow Creek and Tombigbee Valley Rail >
| road Company: an act TO incorporate blue
Mountain Female College, at Blue MOUNTAIN
| TiDpah county IN act TO provide for the out
standing Indebtedness on account OF Ceach-
ers fund OF Monroe county. and tor new
assessment OF the realty in the counties OF
Monroe and Carroll; an act for the relief OF
the sheriffs and tax collectors OF Lee ana
i LoWndeS counties.
Pepjtentiarv Committee reported adverse
" on bill to pay clerk of penitentiary a
salary.
Mr. Jarnigan called up bill TO author
iza re-assessment of lands In Sharkey
, county; passed.
Mr.. YeIiowley introduced bill to amend
section 1897 Revised Code, in relation to
corpDr ltions; passed.
By Mr.. McNair: An act to amend the
chancery law on the subject OF appointing
receivers granting and dissolvlng lnJunc-
tions in vacation; referred
+ By Mr.. Clay An act for relief OF John
= Clark and Others, suretieS on the bond OF
q John Brown. late Sheriff of CoahOma coun-
5 ty; PASSED.
House concurred in Senate amendment:
. to the bill in relation TO county Superlnten
dents of + lucation.
E House concurred in Senate amendment
: to bill authorizing the construction OF street
I railroads in NatcheZ.
q Senate amendments to the bill authorz
4 ing the purchase of railroads under fore
n closures OF mortgages to organize as moor
porateC companies
9 By Mr.. Brown: An act to authorize the
board OF Supervisors of Tunica county tt
0 employ a legal advisor; passed.
e BY Mr.. Rowan: An act for the relief o
!. Mrs J. NJ. Moody, of COpiah county; tabled
: WAYS anu Means Conf mttee reported ia
r vorably on II. 3. to amend section 1897, Re
vised CO1e, and to amend act approved APP
"a Ri /, 1872 entitled an act to amend and eX
tend the provisions of section 1859 of Re
n vised Code, 1871; passed
ID
taxes on forfeited lands with amendment:
e Sc; eral other amendments were offered
ami the bill referred TO Committee on En-
e crossed bills.
x Same Committee reported back an act II
provide for and regulate the fees of Sherif
: OF Washington county, with amendmen
h striking out, ''fOr collecting the first 81, ,50t
of State taxes five per cent; for collectin!
IF all other State taxes, three per cent. :;
II adopted and bill passed.
An Act for the payment of the outstand
II ing school warrants of Smith county
le passed.
An Act to amend Section 2l9 of the Cod
20 of 1871, in relation to Sheriff"s bonds @
Choctaw and Issaquena counties; passed.
l. Mr.. Turly called up An Act to amend tn
le charter of the city of Vicksburg, and on hi
motion Section @ was stricken out. Bill
'g passed.
indefinitely postponed An Act to regu
IN late the tax for retailing vinous and spirit
e. uous liquors. and provide for the pawn Ell
ce OF the same, approved February u, 1875
An Act in relation to assessment of land
id and the redemp ption of lands heretofore sol
n to the State.
An Act to authorize the State Treasure
e. to appropriate certain moneys to the pay
le ment OF State warrants; An Act to chang
the corporate limits of the town Of Fayettt
of Jefferson county, were passed.
a. The mmittee on EngrosSed bills re
ported ha n
es forfeited lands in this State; passed.
in House cOncurred in Senate amendment
10 bills in relation to lost records and paper
RS in the county of Newton; An Act to amen
lie An act entitled An Act to change the nam
he of the city of Shieldsboro. and amend til
Act Incorporating the same; An Act to au
I'd thorize the Board of Supervisors of AIcor
,h county to build and keep up levee acros
the Tuscumbia bottom.
Mr.. Monroe called up An Act for the Ia
lief OF Jackson Fisher, K. Nj. Suddoth an
"a John Ill. Mitchell, of Coahoma county
amended and passed.
: Judiciary Committee reported a substi
tute for ii. b. to amend An Act entitled A
10 Act to provide for agricultural liens, ap
proved April ID, 1876; passed.
l. An Act to provide Tor the payment of th
outstanding school warrants of Sumne
{ county; passed.
Mr.. Hudson: An Act amendatory to A
!, Act Tor the relief of the holders of certai
ai fazt City warrants; passed.
Mr.. Nelson: An Act for the relief @
: Lewis Green of Lowndes county; Referred
:, >. B. entitled An'Act imposing a tax O
ie store peddlers. etc., was amended an
passed Yeas, SO; Nays, 80.
- Recess until S1a o'clock F. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION 80 p M
IS Report of Committee on Agriculture wa.
taken up, and ii. B. to amend section 100
% o1 OH the Code in relation to fences, and sectiol
270S OF the Code in relation to maliciou
D injury to stock, with Committee amend
ments were agreed to, and bill passed