The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-31

HoUsE-TWENTY- FOURTH DAY.
Monday, January %, 1877.

Monday, January %, 1877.
House met pursuant TO adjournment
Speaker Street in the Chair; roll call.
PREsEST-Messrs. Aldridgc. Amacker,
Bailey, Baker, Bassett, Bean. Bel,
BOYD, Bridges, Brown, Byrd of Franklin,
Bird OF Lawrence, Campbell, Carter OF
Holmes, Causey, Crosland. Chiles, Clay,
Clifton. Dabney, Dear, benson, Drake,
Edwards, Erwin, Fairly, Featherston. FLOYD,
Gayden. Gibson, ellis. Gowan, Griffin.
Guthrie. GuytOn, Hall, Harper, Hebron,
Hicks. Horton, Huddl-ston, Hudson, Hussey,
Jacobs. Jarnigan. Jayne, Johns, johnson OF
Irawamba. johnson of Winston, Jones OF
Kinds. Jones of Issaquena, Leigh, Lester,
Liddell, Mallory, Massingale, Meade, Miller;
Monroe, Muldrow, McCargo. Mccormick,
McNair McLaurin Of Jasper, McLaurin oil
Smith, McWhOTter, Nelson, Nichols, Over
ton Parsons. Percy, Pound, Reynolds.
Rogers, Rowan, Sanderiin, Saunders,
Strands, Shelby, simpson, Slrock, South
WORTH ,Spight, Stebbins, sykes 1ison'
Trice. Troup, Tucker. Tdrley. War
rem, Watkins, Wilkinson, White, Vaughan,
Young and Mr. Speaker-97.
ABsExr-Messrs. Biount, Carter of War
rem, Cochran, Crum, Dyer. Fortune, Car
rrtt. Hogan, Jagers, Miilsaps. McNeice,
Parker, Pennington, Raines, Riley, SHAT
tuck and Yel!owley-lS.
Leave of absence were granted to Messrs.
Sanderiin, Cochran, Pennington anu Gar
rett.
The general fee bill was rec0mmitted.
s. +. To provide for the necessities OF the
state Library, with amendments, was con-
sidered at length. Mr.. Spight moved TO
table amendments; carried. MI. Huddles-
TO, n table the bin carried
THE APPoRTIoNMENT BILL.
The special order, the Senate bill to re-
adjust the agp0rtionment, with amendments
came up; Messrs Johns, Hall, HuddlestOn,
White and benson favored the bill, and
Mcssrs. Reynolds, Leigh and Dabney op-
posed the bill passed
YEAs--Messrs. Baker, Bassett, Bean, Bell,
Byrd of Franklin, Bird of Lawrence. Car
ter Of Holmes, Causey, Dear, benson, Drake,
Fairly, FeatherstOn, Gayden, Gibson, ellis,
Griffin, Hall, Harper, Hicks, Huddleston,
Hudson, Jayne, Johns, Jones of HiLds, Les
ter. Ljddell, Massingale, Meade, Miller, Nc
COrmick. McNair, McLaurin of Jasper, Nc
Laurin of Smith, Nichols, Percy, Rogers,
Rowan, Stands, SchrOck, Stebbins, Tison,
Watkins, White and Vanghan--45-
NAYS-Messrs. Aldrich, Amacker, Bailey,
Brown. Campbell, Carter OF Warren. CrOs-
land. Chiles, Dabney, Edwards, Floyd, Cow
an, Guthrie, Guyton, Horton, HusSey. Ja-
cobs. Jarnigan, johnson of Winston, Leigh,
Mallory. Monroe. MuldrOw, McCargo, Nc
Neice, Nelson, Overton, Pound, Reynolds,
Shelby, Simpson, Spi9ht, sykes, Trice,
Troup, TURKEY, Warren, Wilkinson and
YOung-39.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Blount,
Boyd. Bridges, CeSsor, Clay, Clifton, COch-
ran, Crum, Dyer, Erwin, Fortune, Garrett,
Hebron, Hogan, Jagers, Jones of Issaque-
ma, Millsaps, McWhorter, Parsons, Parker.
Pennington, Haines, Riley, Sanderlin. Saun-
ders, Shattuck, Southworth, Tucker and
Eellowley--30.
APPROVED.
The Governor has approved the Act to
authorize an election tor seat of Justice OF
Newton county.
The House took a recess until 80 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bv Mr. Baker: That the House will have
an evening session commencing at IL
o'clock and shall meet at 91a instead of at
10 a, M; adopted.
COMPENSATION.
The bill regulating pay of members was
taken mp. Mr.. FeatherStOD moved to strike
out $500 and insert $400; tabled. Mr.
Johnston of Winston $500 and insert 500,
tabled, and the bill passed
Pending Che consideration of the general
fee bill, the House took recess until ~
O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
House met at IA o'clock.
The entire session devoted to local bills, a
large number of which were introduced or
called up and passed.