The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-23
HOUSE-EIGHTEENTH DAY.
Monday, Jan. %, 1877.


House met pursuant to adjournment;
Speaker Street in the Chair; roll call:
PRESENT -Messrs. Aldgich. Amacker,
Bailey, Baker, Bassett, Bean, Bell, Blount,
Bridges, Brown, Byrd, of Franklin. Bird
of Lawrence. Campbell, Carter of Holmes,
Carter of Warren. Causey, CrOsland, Clay,
Clifton, Cochran, Crur, Dabney, benson,
Drake, Dyer, Edwards, Erwin, Farley,
Featherston, Floyd, Fortune, Gayden, Glib
son, ellis, Gowan, Guthrie. Guyton, Hall,
Harper, Hebron, Hicks, Hogan. Horton.
Hudson, Hussey, JACOBS, Jagers, Jarnigan,
Jayne, Johns, Johnson of Itawamba, John
ston of Winston, Jones of IsSaquena, Leigh,
Lester, Liddell, MaSsingale, Meade, Miller,
Monroe, Muldrow, McCargo, Men air, Me-
Laurin, of Jasper, McLaurin, of Smith, Nc
Whorter. Nelson, Nichols, Overton, Par
sons, Parker, Pennington, Percy, RaineS,
Riley, Rogers, Rowan, Sanderlin, Sauu-
ders, Stands, Shattuck, Shelby, Simpson,
k.Southworth Spight Stebbins, Sykes,
Tison, Trice, Troup, Tucker, Turley, War
rem, Wilkinson, White, Vaughan, Yellowley,
Young,-100
ABSENT essrs. Boyd. Cessor, Chiles.
Dear. Garrett, Griffin, Huddieston, Jones
of Kinds, Mallory, Millsaps. Mccormack,
McNeice, Pound, Reynolds IA
BY Mr. Byrd OF Franklin: For the relief
Of X. j. Williams, sheriff of Franklin
county.
Mr. Drake called up the bill TO amend
the act regulating the fees OF publishers
from the hands of the committee on print
ing, and moved to refer the bill to the
special cemm ittee to whom the memorial
OF the Press Association was referred: car
ried.
5. b. to provide for the payment Of the
Secretary Of the State Board of Rpgistra-
ton for lS76--Committee amendments to
strike out $3.50 and insert $500; amend
ment LOST Mr.. Southworth moved to
Sfr
ton moved to strike out $3.50 and insert
500; both amendments tabled and the bill
passed
Tho Judiciary Committee, through their
chairman, Mr.. Johns, reported Joint res
elution submitting to the people an amend
ment to the constitution providing that all
license collected for retailing liquors shall
be paid into the county treasures and shall
be used for the schools in those counties.
passed on first reading--yeas II: nays-
Messrs. Basset, Bridges, Fortune, Gillis.
Guthrie, Hudson, Liddell, McWhorter. Par
ker, Pound, Tison, Yellowley and Mr..
Speaker-l3.
The Governor has approved the follow
ing: To incorporate Benton, Yazoo county
to change the limits of Enterprise. Clarke
county for the relief of j. T.. Fletcher,
sherlff OF Pamela county, and for the relief
OF Robt. Hardy. sheriff of Clay, and w. J.
Bynum, sheriff Of DeSoto county.
THE REVENUE BILL.
Inc House resumed the consideration of
the revenue bill; several amendments were
adopted; when the hour OF II IN. arrived
the Senate appeared at the bar of the
House. '"e
JOINT SESSION.
Mr.. President Sims in the chair. The oh
Ject OF the Joint session was stated to be
the election of Commissioner of Imm;1
grafton and Agriculture.
1he following Were appointed tellers
Messrs. Stebbins and Shattuck of the House
and Mr.. Furlong of the Senate.
Mr. Mr. T Tercy nominated Mr.. NJ. B Hillyard
MI. Ilson nominated Mr. Geo. Torrv
son. ooiii N ell
Mr.. Jacobs nominated Richard Gr;oos
: First Ballot-Hhlyard, 81: TorrS ~
elson, Il Griggs, q; Scattering, l. Wba'a
lumber l25; necessary to a choice az iioie
Second Ballot -Hillyard. Ga. Torrr On. I
Iriggs, L; Guthrie, /. Whole nnmbss,. 1 Se,
necessary to choice Ga. ioel 10
MT. President Sims said Mr.. Hiup.ra