The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13

or witness certificates.
BY Mr.. Griffin. To amend the game law
so farDas it relates to Chickasaw county.
Referred
BY Mr.. Lanneau. To grant the right Of
way to the Natchez, jackson and Columbus
Railroad Referred
By Mr.. Peery. To carry into effect the
act to authorize Suntiower county to exc
cute bonds to Lcflore county. Referred.
By Mr.. Jackson. To amend the act to in
corporate the Aberdeen Guards and other
military companies. Referred.
BY Mr.. Foote. For the relief of j. G.
Dunlapp, I. ii. Orr, a. j. Harper,and A.
j. Lee of kemper county. Referred.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
Parrish and FITZGERALD.
AT :45p'clock p. M.,the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, February 8, 1873.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Roll
call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Apple
white, Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
Bassett, Bean, b ird, BiZzell, Brown, Bunch,
Cameron. Carter, Catching, Causey, Cham
berlain, Cooper, Cunningham of Marshall,
Davidson, Dean, Dockery, Dozier, Eaton,
Edwards, Erwin, Farmer, Farley, Field,
Ford, Gallagher, Gholson, Gibson, Gilmer
Glass, Gordon, Gwin, Hall, Hampton,
Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hicks OF Kinds,
lllil, IlOHlns I1Oylt, htY, Lewis, La
dell, Love, Lusk, Marshall of Carroll, Mar
shall of Holmes, Martin, McCOllum, Nc
Gehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, McSwine,
McWhorter, Nets, Miller of Copiah, Miller
of Pamela, Montgomery of Oktibbeha,
Moody, Moore, Nelson, Niles. Num-, Parker,
Pegram, Perkins, Pintard, Reed OF Choc-
taw, Reid of COahoma, Redhead, Richardson,
ROane, Roberts, Robinson, Scott, Seabrook,
Stands, Smith. Spight, Stamper, Showers,
Street, Tarver, Tison, Trest, Wall, Warren,
Young of1caii,ci' - AE----sr - Ill
l0l.
ABsENT-Messrs. Clay, Cook, Cunning
ham of Monroe, Dabney, Day, Denham,
Goodrum, Hicks of Yazoo, johnson, Libby,
Magee of Franklin. Marshall of Warren,
Mclean, Montgomery of Marshall, Rainey,
Ramsey, Seal, Spinks and Tucker-l9.
Leave of absence granted TO Mr.. Hicks of
Yazoo.
Mr.. Street moved that the special order
for the day, viz: "thc resolutions on Con-
stitutionai amendments was postpone
to be called up as previous question.
Carried.
The Governor informed the House,
through Mr. ID. w. Rice, Assistant Private
Secretary, that he has approved the follow
ing bills:
II. B. to authorize the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen to grant license to retail to
A. T. Burke.
II. B. to fix the penalty in case of rape.
ii. b. to amend section 27S6 Of the Code
of 1871, in relation to the arreet of certain
persons fleeing from justice.
ii. b. to amend section 253, Code OF 1871,
in relation to Coroners inquests.
II. B. to repeal the anti-liquOr law Of
Pittsboro, Calhoun county.
ii. b. to create the office of an additional
Justice of the Peace in ID Supervisors Dis
trict of Kinds county.
III. b. to provide for the indexing of deeds
and the general docket in the county OF
Marshall.
H. B. for the protection Of railroad COM
panies and owners Of stock.
IL. Il. to authorize the Secretary of State
to furnish Mississippi Reports and Georges
Digest to the Circuit Clerk of Noxubee
county.
ii. J. r. requesting the Senators and Rep
| resentatives i'm the Congress Of the United
States from Mississippi to use their endeav-
ors to have the bankrupt law repealed.
| II. b. 20 reduce the official bonds of the
( Sheriff and Clerks of Itawamba county.
! ii. b. to incorporate the Claiborne Light
Artillery.
| H. b. to repeal the law preventing the
sale of liquors i'm Paulding, Jasper county.
ii. b. to authorize Supervisors of Clay
] county to settle certain claim with Thad
| NJ. MOsely.
| He. to elect an additional Justice Of the
Peace in Supervisors District No. l, Smith
| county.
HB amending the charter Of Taylor's
| Depot in the county of Lafayette, APP
proved February IL, 1873.
II. b to allow the Supervisors of Jackson
and Hancock to publish their proceedings
II. B. to allow the people of Sunfower To
| locate their county site.
H. B. to incorporate the Lafayette county
Cooperative Association, No. los, of the
order of Patrons Of HusbandrJ.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Nets. To tranfer the records oil
] oh Ia
Chancery Clerks office to the Circuit Clerks
| Referred.
By Mr.. Bird. For the reliefof A. c. Fair.
man, of Lawrence county. Referred.
By Mr. Hall To authorize the Secretary
of State to supply the Clerks offices Of Shar
key county with reports, digests and docu-
ments. Passed.
By Mr. Nelson. For the relief of Lewi
Green. Referred.
By Mr.. Showers. To prevent inter-mar
Tiages between white people and negroes
Referred.
BY Mr.. Spight. That hereafter the morn
ing sessions shall begin at 8 80 o'clock in
stead of 10 O'Clock. as now. Adopted.
The privileges of the House were extend
ed to Hon. A. S. Gaines Of Wayne, and Jno
Calhoon Of Marshall, ex-members.
Mr.. Miller of Copiah, called up the Sen
ate joint resolution requiring the Joint
Committee OH Universities to visit Oxford
and the resolution was adopted.
to the committee for the purposes set fortl
in the above resolution.
Mr.. Stands was excused from service OF
the above committee In visiting Oxford
and Mr.. Bailey appointed In his stead.
By Mr.. GhIlson. II. b. to repeal section
1919 Code Of 1871, in relation TO the rate o.
interest. Refer ed.
Mr. Gibson. chairman, reported a num'
Der of bills properly enrolled
BY Mr.. GhOlson. To protect homesteads
Referred.
i By Mr.. Heathman. For the protection o
cotton planters and shippers. Referred.
BY Mr. Metts. To change the boundary
lines of Choctaw, Attala and Winston coun
i ties. To special com mittee of three 20 b
composed OF members from counties af
fected By the bill.
BY Mr.. Hatch. To amend section l0el
Code Of 1871, In relation TO proceedings Il
administering estates. Referred
BY Mr. Smith. To protect stock raiserl
etc Referred.
BY Mr. Hatch. For the benefit Of u
Aberdeen Female College, Passed.