The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-17
HOUSE-NINTH DAY.
Thursday. Jan 11th. IS-7

Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1877.
House met pursuant to adjournment :;
| Speaker Street in the Chair; :he following
members answered to roll call:
! PREsENT-Mes>rs. Aldrich, Baily, Baker,
| Bassett. Bean. Bell. BIount. Boyd, Bridges.
! Brown, Byrd of Franklin, Bird of Lawrence.
| Cam pbell, Carter OF Holmes. Carter Of War
| rem. Cau>ey, Gro sland, Chiles, Clay. Clifton.
| Cochran, Crum. Dabney, Dear. benson, Dyer,
| Erwin. Fairly. Featherston, Floyd, Fortune,
! Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, ellis, Gowan,
Griffin, g uthrie, Guyton, Hall, Han per,
| Hicks Hogan, Horton, Huddlest0n, Hussey,
Jacobs, JagerS, Jayne, Johns. johnson I
| Itawamba, Jones OF Kinds. Jones of IsSa-
quena. Leigh, Lester, Meade Massingale,
| Miller. Monroe Muldrow McCarco, McCor-
mick. McNeise, McLaurin of jasper. Me
| Iaurin of Smith, McWhorter, Nelson,
| Nichols, OvertOn. Parsons. Parker, Pen
nington. Percy, Pound, Raines, Reynolds,
! Riley, Rogers, Rowan, Sanderlin, Sanders,
Shan Is, Shelby, Simpson, Spight, Shrock,
| Stebbins. Sykes, Ti-on, Trce, Tucker,
| Warren. Watkins, Wilkinson, White, yell
loUlev, Young-99.
ABsENr-Messrs Amacker, Barksdale
dead Cessor. Drake, Edwards, Hebron,
| Hudson, Jarngan, Johnson of Winston.
Mallory, MillSaps. McNair, Shattuck, South
worth, Troup, Turley. Faughan.-I7.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs.
street. Johnson, Of Winston, Edwards and
Fortune.
BY Mr.. Featherston: Whereas the sad
ana painful Intelligence has just reached
this city of the death of the Hon, William
X. Barksdale at his residence in Grenada,
| on Yesterday; therefore be it,
Resol1ed, That the Speaker appoint
committee of five to prepare suitable reso-
| buttons, and to make all necessary prepare
| tons for paying proper tribute of respect
to his memory, and that said committee re
port on Saturday next at IL O'Clock; adopt
ell Committre - Messrs. Featherston,
Bailey, Baker, Lester and Percy.
By Mr.. Stands: To amend the registra-
uiou law passed.
S. J. r. granting leave of absence to
Chancellor J. c. Gray ;passed.
By Mr.. Baker: \ resolution apportion-
ing the Governors message to appropriate
committees: adopted.
S. Il To fund Issaquena county war
rants; passed.
Bv Mr. Byrd of Franklin: To correct an
! assessment of church property in Franklin
county referred
By Mr.. Featherston: To charter Holly :;
Spr n = T. lga, NJ. 81. A. + and a. NJ.
referred.
By Mr. Griffin: For ahe relief of d. w.
Mills, of-Jackson county; passed.
By Mr.. Gibson: To provide for normal
instruction in the several counties; referred
By Dir. Miller: To extend The time allow
ell railroad trains to obstruct the public
highways.
APPROVED.
The Governor informed the House that he
had approved he bill to Authorize NoNubee
Co. to com promise with w. NJ, Conner and
his bondemen.
By Mr. Reynolds: Resolutions amending
the Constitution: referred
5 b. to legaltze the assessment of school
tax by authority of Canton: passed.
a number of Senate bills were read and
referred.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole. with Mr.. Gibson in the Chair, to
consider the bill making an appropriation
to pay electors; the Committee rose and
recommended its passage; the bill passed
yeas "A, nays l.
By Mr.. Meade: That the Judiciary Com
mittee be instructed to inquire into and re.
port whether justice of the peace Is eligi-
BILE to a seat in this body; adopted.
Mr. Carter OF Holmes presented the Gre
dentials of Hon. James NJ Liddell elected
to fill the vacancy from Carroll. oceasioned
bv the resignation of Hon. {. NJ. Walden,
and Mr.. Liddell was sworn in.
HOUSE BILLS.
Toamend section 2464, Code of 1871, to e.
peal section 2l73, Code 1871, to amend SC
ton 726 Code 1871 were indefinitely post
poned.
Bv Baker: To encourage the raising of
stock; referred.
BY Mr. Fairly: To prohibit the sale of
liquors in Ellisville, Jon Is county; passed
By Mr.. Percy: A resolution granting
leave of absence to Judge b. +. Trimbie OF
the 4th District; passed.
Adjourned.