The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-10
HOUSE-5IXTH DAY.
Monday, Jan Sth, 1877

Monday, Jan. Sth, 1877
Huse met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Street in the Chair; the following
members answered TO roll call
PREsENT-MPssrs. Aldrich, Baily, Baker
Bean. Bell, Blount. Boyd, Brigdes, Brown
Byrd Of Franklin, Bird of Lawrence, Carter
Of Holmes. Causey, CroslAnd, Chles, Clay
Clifton, Cochran, Crum, Dabney, Dear
benson, Edwards, Fairly, Floyd, Fortune.
Gayden, Gibson, ellis, GoWan, Griffin,
Guthrie. Guyton, Hall, Harper, Hicks
Hogan, Horton, Huddleston, Jacobs, Jagers,
Jayne, Johns johnson f Itawamba, Jones
ofIssaquena. Leigh, Lester, Mallory. Mas
Sngale, Meade, Miller, Monroe. Muldrow,
McCargo, MeNair, McNeise, McLaurin OF
Jasper, McLaurin of Smith, McWhorter,
Nelson, Nichols, OVerton, Parsons, Parker,
Pennington. Pound, Raines, Riley, Rogers.
Rowan, Sanderlin. Sanders, Shanls, Simp-
son. Shrock, Stebbins. Ti-On, Trice, Tucker.
Turley, Warren. Watkins, Wilkinson;
Vaughan. Mr.. Speaker-S4-
ABSENT-Mes-rs Amacker, BArkSdale-
Bassett. Cam ub-ll, Carter of Warren. CesSor,
Drake, Dyer, Erwin. Featherston, Garrett,
Hebron, Hudson, Hussey, Jacobs, Jarnigan,
johnson OF Winston, Jones of Kinds. Mill
saps. Percy, Reynolds Shattuck, Shelby,
Southworth Spight Sykes, Troup. White,
Ielo wiley, Noung-32
Leave of absence was granted to MessrG.
Gellowley, Troup and Cessor.
BY Mr. Hall: To amend section 2,l69,
code of 1871 referred.
BY Mr.. Watkins: To exempt section
hands on railroads from road duty; also to
permit druggists and hotel keepers TO sell
cigars on Sunday; also to repeal in part the
privilege tax law; all referred.
BY Mr.. Baker: To prevent fraudulent
conveyances referred.
Rv Mr. Bell: To increase the revenues of
the State; referred.
BY Mr. Leigh: To amend section 773,
Code of ISL referred.
BY Mr.. Bird of Lawrence: To amend
section 253, Code of 1871; referred.
BY Mr.. Glllis: For the relief of L. 5.
Ford, of Monroe county; also to exempt
Perry county from the game law; both re-
ferred.
ii B. %. s. for the relief of j. NJ Mich
olson was indefinitely postponed
Ii. Il. to repeal section IL of the agricul-
tural lien law was indefinitely postponed.
The bill TO encourage fruit growing, and
to exempt Scott and Neshoba from the
game law were indefinitely postponed.
By Mr.. Johnston, of Itawamba: To au-
thOriZe ltawamba county to settle with j.
X. Jamison, Superintendent. of Education;
passed.
Mr. farley moved that the u-e of the
be granted to the Jackson Fire Department
on next Wednesday night to hold their an
Hual election; carried.
By Mr.. BlGant: That a committee of
three b. appoidted to examine the reports
of the number of educable children of this
State; adopted. Committee - MessTS.
Blount, Hudd!eSton and ellis.
BY Mr. Pennington: To exempt Newton
county from the game law; referred.
BY Mr.. Tison: To prevent the obstruction
of water courses; referred.
By Mr.. Jayne: To amend section s of the
act to amend the educational laws; referred.
By Mr. Trice: To amend section 726,
Code II, in relation to the selection of
Grand Juries.
BY Mr.. Parsons: To remove the disabili-
ties Of minority OF j. =. WalsWorth o.
Adams; referred.
The Committee, Messrs Fairly, McCor-
mick and Gibson. reported resolutions of
respect TO the memory of Hon. j. NJ. Me
InniS, late of jackson and Harrison coun-
ties, which were adopted by Il standing vote.
House adjourned.