The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, January 30, 1873

TUESDAY, January 80, 1878
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Speaker PERCY in the Chair.
PREsENT-Messrs Aldrich, Allen. Apple
white, Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
BasSett, Bean, Bird, Bizzell, Brown, Bunch,
Cameron, Carter, Gatherings, Causey, Cham
berlain, Cook, Cooper, Cunningham of Mar
shall, Davidson, Day Dean Denham, Dockery,
Dczier, Eaton. Edwards, Erwin, Farmer
Field. Ford, Gallagher, GholsOn, Glib
sOn.Gilmer, Glass, GOOdrum, Gordon, Gwin,
Hall, Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hicks OF
Kinds, Hicks of Yazoo, Hill, Hovle, Hurt.
johnson. Key. Lewis, Liddell, Lusk, Magee
of Franklin, Marshall Of Holmes Marshall
of Warren. Martin, McCollum, McGehee Of
Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Mclean, McWhorter,
Metts, Montgomery of Marshall, MOntgom-
cry of Oktibbeha, Moody, Moore, Nelson,
Niles, Num-, Parker, Pegram, Perkins, Pin
tard, Ramsey, Read of ChOctaw, Reidof Goa
homa, Richardson, Roane, Roberts, Robin
son, Scott, Seabrook, Seal, Smith, Spinks,
Stamper, Showers, Street, Taver Tison,
Trest, Tucker, Warren, Washington, Whit
aker, Wilson, Wood, Young of Calhoun,
Young of Panola-103,
ABsENT-Mcssrs. Clay, Cunningham of
Monroe. Dabney, Farley, Ham pton, Hogin,
Libby, Love, Marshall of Carroll, McSwine,
Miller of Copiah, Miller of Pamela, Rainey
Redhead, Stands, Spight, WALTZ.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Cunningham of Monroe.
By Mr.. Street. A joint resolution, an
amendment to the Constitution providing
for minority representation:
Resolved by the Legislature of the State
of Mississippi, 1.-TWO thirds of each Hous Q
agreeing thercto,) That the following
amendment as an additional section to ar
tcle of the State Constitution, be submit
ted to the qualified electors at the next
general election, viz:
In the election of representative in cOun-
ties entitled to two or more, each voter shall
be entitled to the number of votes to which
the county is entitled TO representatives,
which may all be cast for one person or di-
vided between two or more as such voter
may see fit; and the persons receiving the
highest number of votes shall be declared
elected.
BY Mr.. Dean. To amend rule Is in regard
to speaking by striking Out''thirty minutes"
and inserting Fifteen minutes" and by
striking out fifteen minutes" and insert
''ten minutes" for the second speech. Mr..
Street moved the adoption of the amend
ment. Carried.
Mr.. Bunch moved to suspend the rules TO
allow him to introduce the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That it is not com patible with
sound public policy, nor demanded of the
Legislature by the people, either TO reduce
or increase the salaries of Judicial and State
officers below the rates pres trIbed in the act
of 1876, and that this resolution be adopted as
expressive of the sense OF this body upon
that subj ct.
The motion to suspend the rules was lost.
Mr.. Lusk moved a suspension of the
rules TO allow him TO introduce resolution.
Lost.
MIR. Roane, chairman of Public Education
Committee, reported one bill, do pass. The
report was taken up.
Ii. B. to require the County Treasurer of
Sumner county to set apart the Chickasaw
School Fund received by.him for the eXclu-
sive use of that part of the county being
within the CnickaSaw ceSsion. Passed.
Mr. Nets, chairman of the Railroad
Committee, reported one bill, with amend
ments, do pass The report was taken up
III. b. to authorize and empower the Ala
bama Central Railroad to build and operate
road in this State. Committee amend
ments restricting the franchises to 33 years.
Mr.. Whitaker offered the following amend
meat: That nothing in this act of incorpO-
ration shall be so construed as TO prevent
the Legislature of this State from establish
ing at any time hereafter maximum rate
of tolls and charges for freight and passage
over that portion of said road situated in
this State to be built and operated. and the
rioht to establish maximum rates of tariff
is hereby reserved to the Legislature. Adj
opted and the bill passed.
Mr.. Gibson, chairman, reported large
number of bills as having been properly en-
rolled.
MIR. Chairman pro tenn of the Claims Com
mittee reported one bill, do pass. The re-
port was taken up.
S. B. For the relief of B. F. Peasants, of
Union parish, La, appropriating $4OO Tor
arresting one Ira Robinson, murderer.
Mr.. Gholson moved to strike out $4OO ana
insert $500. Mr.. Pegram moved TO insert