The Daily clarion., 1877-01-09
HOUSE-SIXTH DAY.
Monday, Jan. Sth, 1877.


Huse met pursuant to adjournment;
Speaker Street in the Chair; the following
members answered TO roll call:
PREsENT-MeSsrS. Aldrich, Bally, Baker,
Bean, Bell, Blount, Boyd, Brigdes Brown,
Byrd of Franklin, Bird of Lawrence, Carter
of Holmes. Causey, Crosland, Chiles, Clay
Clifton, Cochran, Crum, Dabney, Dear,
benson. Edwards, Fairly, Floyd, Fortune,
Gavden, Gibson, Gillis, Gowan, Griffin,
Guthrie. Guyton, Hall, Harper, Hicks
Hogan, Horton, IIuddleston, Jacobs, Jagers,
JAYNE, Johns. johnson f Itawamba, Jones
of Issaquena, Leigh, Lester, Mallory. Mas
singale, Meade Miller, Monroe. Muldrow,
McCargo, McNair, McNeise, McLaurin Of
Jasper. McLaurin of Smith, McWhorter,
Nelson, Nichols, Overton, Parsons. Parker,
Pennington. Pound, Raines, Riley, Rogers.
Rowan, Sanderlin, Sanders, Shands, Slmp-
SON. Shrock. Stebbins. Tison, Trice, Tucker,
Turey, Warren, Watkins, Wilkinson,
Vaughan. Mr.. Speaker-S4-
ABSENT-Messrs- Amacker, BarksdaIe,
Bassett, Cam pbell, Carter of Warren, Cessor,
Drake, Dyer, Erwin. Featherston, Garrett,
Hebron, Hudson, HusSey, Jacobs, Jarnigan,
Johnson Of Winston. Jones of HindS. Mill
saps. Percy, Reynolds Shattuck, Shelby,
Southworth. Spght. Sykes, TrouD, White,
Yellowley IounG-32
Leave Of ABSENCE was granted TO MesSrs.
Yellowley. Troup and Cessor.
Bv Mr. Hall: To amend section 2,169,
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 MIR. 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 1871; referred.
By Mr.. Bird of Lawrence: To amend
| section 253, Code of 1871; referred.
BY Mr.. ellis: For the relief of 7. S.
| Ford, Of Monroe county; also to exempt
| Perry county from the game law; both re-
| ferred.
H B. %. So for the relief of J. NJ. Mich
olson was indefinitely postponed.
| H. B. to repeal section IL of the agricuI-
| 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 ltawamba: To au-
| thorize Itawamba county to settle with j
| Z. JamiSon, Superintendent of Education
| passed.
| Mr. Turley moved that the use Of the
be granted to the jackson Fire Department
on next Wednesday night to hold their an
aual election; carried.
By Mr.. Blonnt: That a committee of
|
of the number of educable children Of this
| State; adopted Committee = Messrs
| Blount, Huddleston and Gillis.
By Mr. Pennington: To exempt Newton
county from the game law; referred.
| By Mr. Tison: To prevent the obstruction
of water courses; referred.
By MIR. Jayne: To amend section of the
act TO amend the educational laws; referred
By Mr.. Trice: To amend section 726
Code III, in relation to the selection OF
| Grand Juries.
| BY Mr.. Parsons: To remove the disabili-
ties of minority of j. 2. Walsworth OF
Adams; referred.
The Committee, Messrs Fairly, McCor-
mick and Gibson, reported resolutions OF
respect to the memory of Hon. j. NJ. Nc
lnnis, late of jackson and Harrison coun-
ties, which were adopted by standing vote
House adjourned.