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

Friday, Jan. q, 1877.
House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Street in the Chair; the following
members answered to roll call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich, Amacker,
Bailey. Baker, Bassett, Bean, Bell. Blount,
Boyd, Bridges, Brown, Byrd, of Franklin,
Bird of Lawrence, Campbell, Carter OF
Holmes, Carter of Warren, Causey. CrOs-
land, Chiles, Clay, Clifton, Cochran, Dear,
benson, Drake, Edwards, Erwin, Fairly,
Fcatherston, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, Gay
den, Gibson, ellis, GOwan, Griffin, Guthrie,
Guyton, Hall, Harper, Hebron, Hicks,
Horton, Huddleston, Hudson, Hussey. ia
cobs, Jagcrs, Jarnigan, Jayne, johns, john
son of Itawamba, Johnson of Win
ston, Jones of Issaquena, Jones OF
Kinds Leigh, Lester, Liddel, Mallory,
Meade, Monroe. Muldrow, MeCargo,
Mccormick, McNair, MeNeice, McLaurin
of Jasper, McLaurin of Smith, New
Nelson, Nichols, OvertOn, Pennington,
Rogers Rowan, Saunderlin, Saunders,
Stands, Shattuck, Shelby, Simpson, Shrock,
Southworth, Spight. Stebbins, Sykes, Tison,
Trice, Troup, Tucker, Turley, Warren,
watkins Wilkinson, White, Vaughan, Vel
aowley, J Dung Mr.. Speaker-l05.
ABsERT-Messrs. Cessor, Crum, Dabney,
Dyer. Hogan, Massngale, Miller, Millsaps,
Parsons, Parker-l0,
Leave of absence granted Messrs. Fortune
and Parker.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the general appropriation bill as reported
yesterday by the Committee OF the Whole.
The amendments reported by the Commit
tee and several other amendments were
adopted and the bill passed-yeas 50; nays
Mcssrs. Horton, Huddleston, TsOn, Wilkin-
son and White-5.
Mr.. Yelowley moved to postpone the
special order, the memorial of the Press
n n A. CnppiDl (
on the Agricultural College bill to report :;
carried.
Mr.. Featherstsu, Chairman, reported a
su bstitute for the bill and reeOmmeu led its
passage. Mr.. benson moved to reject the
report; carried.
Mr. Spight, Chairman, reported a bill
regulating the prices for publishing legal
advertisements increasing the rates some
what and the bill passed.
THE FEE BILL.
The House took up the fee bill; motion
by Mr.. Bridges to postpone the bin until
Monday and print was lost and the House at
! 30 O'Clock took recess until ) 30 o'clock
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met AT 80 o'clock.
BY NJ. Tucker: To authorize the SUI
preme Court to appoint special officers to
attend it; passed.
APPROVED.
The Governor has approved the follow
ing:
To amend tie lien law and to amend the
levee laws of Bolivar Washington and ISsa-
quena counties.
BY Mr.. Watkins: To extend the provis-
IONS of the act to authorize the registration
OF Lauderdale county warrants; passed.
The fee bill was recommitted
The House concurred in the Senate
am endments to the Blue Mountain Female
College charter bill for relief of Sheriff of
Lee COZ nty and making appropriation Tor
mileage and per diem of Presidential Flee
tors.
$ B. To preserve fish in Pearl river with
amendments passed
=. b. To authorize the State revenue agent
to settle with VIM. NJ. Conner of Noxubee;
passed.
II. b. TO Incorporate Walthall, Sumner
county; passed.
BY AIR. Tucker: To fix salary of Com
missioner of hmm grafton; lies over.
Adjourned.