The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-16
HOUSE-TWELFTH DAY.
Monday, Jan. 18th, 1877.

UlolIu@y odus lobil, IOiI.
House met pursuant to adjournment; ;
Speaker Street in the Chair; the following
mem bers answered to roll call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrch, Amacker.
Bailey. Baker, Bassett, Bean, Bell. BlOunt,
Boyd. Bridges, Brown. Byrd, of Franklin,
Campbell, Carter of Warren, Causey Cros-
land, Chiles Clay. Clifton, Cochran, Crum,
benson, Dyer, Erwin, Featherston, Floyd,
Fortune. Garrett. Gibson. ellis, Gowan,
Griffin, Guthrie, Hall, Hicks, Horton, Hud
dlestOn, Hussey. Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnigan,
Jayne, Johns, Johnson of Itawamba, Jones
of Kinds. Jones of Issaquena, Lester, Lid
dell, Miller, Monroe, Muldrow, McCargo,
Mccormick, McLaurin fJasper. McLaurin
of Smith, McWhorter, Nelson, Nichols,
Overton. Parsons. Parker, Pennington,
Percy, Pound, Raines, Reynolds, Riley,
Rogers Rowan, Saunderlin, SAUNDERS
Stands, Shelby. Simpson, Shrock, Spight,
Stebbins, Sykes, Tison, Troup, Turley.
Warren, Wilkinson, White, Vaughan, Vel
lowley, \ Oung-S6.
ABsENT-Messrs. Byrd of Lawrence, Car
| ter Of Holmes, Cessor, Dadney, Dear, Drake,
Edwards. Fairly, Gayden, Guvton, Harper.
Hebron. Hogan, Hudson, johnson of Win
ston, Leigh, Mallory, Massingale, Meade,
Millsaps, McNair, McNeice, Shattuck,
| Southworth, Trice, Tucker, Watkins -29.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs
| Gayden, Fairly, Stands, Hogan, Carter of
| Holmes, Leigh.
Mr. Jayne moved to reconsider the vote
passing s B. to amend the charter OF
| Brandon; carried. Mr.. Jayne offered an
| amendment to the bill which was adopted,
| and the bill passed.
| By Mr.. Jacobs: To authorize the build
| ing of street railroads ia Natchez; referred.
| By Mr.. benson: To authorize the paw
| ment OF costs in certain cases; referred.
| By Mr.. Cochran: For the payment of
costs IN certain cases; referred.
BY Mr.. Sykes To provide for the edu-
| cation of State cadets at Mississippi Militia
| ry Institute with petition referred.
| By Mr., Clifton: To authorize the e-issu-
| ance OF a certain warrant; referred.
BY Mr.: Horton: To repeal the charter OF
Toccopola; passed.
By Mr.. ellis: To prevent the carving
OF Intoxicating liquors to places of public
worship.
By Mr.. Griffin: To protect the public
| health referred.
By Mr.. Shelby: To supply the office of
chancery clerk of Bolivar county with GER
| tain reports; passed.
| By Mr.. benson: To repeal the act Great
ing the office OF Commissioner of Immigra-
| ton; referred.
By Mr.. White: To amend the educational
| laws; refer red.
| BY Mr.. Stebbins: To amend sections 1907
and 270S, Code of 1871.
| By Mr.. Jones of Kinds: To amend chan
ter 56, Art.l, relating to retailing liquors ;
referred.
By Mr.. Jarnagin: That the Committee on
Porters be instructed to report at an early
| day; referred.
| Mr.. Hicks moved to reconsider the vote
passing the bill to charter Benton; carried
Mr.. Hicks offered an amendment which was
adopted, and the bill passed.
| The following House bills were acted up-
on as follows: To amend the agricultural
| lien law passed. To amend the law in re-
| lation to parental authority over minor
| children; in relation to overseers of public
roads, and to encourage the raising OF stock
were indefinitely postponed; to exempt
Perry county from the game law /; lost on its
passage.
THE PARSONS CASE
The Committee, through their Chairman.
Mr. Huddleston, reported the following
resolution, with charges against Hon. Fred
Parsons:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowled 90
OF TINS House that on the day Of Februa
ry, 1876, In consideration of two hundraa
doliars, then paid to, and received by him
the hon. Fred. Parsons did Willfullv and
corruptly lend his influence and aid in nro-
curing from Adelbert Ames, the then Gov
ernor of the State of Mississippi. the nardo,
OF one Alexander Smith, a convict in tho
Penltentiary for life; and, o
WHEREAS. BY means of false and frapd,.
~. III oPl SenIdlions anu statements, by him
then Wllfully, corruptly and KNOWING DIV
made the said Fred Parsons did prevail ~ -
and induce sundry good and law-abidiue
cltlzens of the State of Mississippi To iniSs
with and aid him In procuring the pardon
or the said Alexander Smith; and
WHEREAS, Such conduct Ion the mart oe
said Fred Parsons, has rendered him nn6t
and unworthy longer to be Representative
of the people of the State of Mississinni.
therefore be 1t s'ss'pp''