The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

House met pursuant to adjournment
Mr.. Speaker Percy in the Chair. Roll call
PREsENT.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Apple
white Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Bassett
Bean, Bird, Brown, Bunch, Cameron, Car
ter, Catchings, Causey. Chamberlain, Cook
cooper, Dabney, Davidson, Day, Dean
Denham, Dockery, DoZier, Eaton. Edwards
Erwin, Farmer Farley, Field, Ford, Gala
gher' Gholson' Gibson, Gtlmer, Glass, Cor
don, Gwin, Hall. Hamp ton, Hatch. Heath
man, Hicks of YazoO, Hill, Hogin, Hoyle
Hurt, johnson, Key, Lewis, Liddell, Lusk
Magee of Franklin, Marshall Of Carroll
Marshall OF Holmes, Martin, McCollum, Nc.
Gehee of Wilkinson, Mclean, MeWhorUer
Nets, Miller of Copah, Montgomery O
| Marshall, Montgomery OF Oktibbeha
| Moody, Nelson, Niles, Mum, Parker Pc
gram, Perkins, Pintard, Ramsey, Read o.
Choctaw, Reid of CoahOma, Richardson
| Roane, Roberts, Robinson. Scott, SeabroOk
Seal, Stands, Smith, Spight, Splnks, Stow
ers, Street, TisOu, Trest, Tucker, Wall.
Whitaker, Wilson, Wood, Young of Calhoun
Young of Pamela.
ABsENT-Mcssrs. Ballard, Bizzell, Clay,
| Cunningham of Marshall, Cunningham OF
Monroe, Goodrum, Henry, Hicks OF Kinds,
Libby, Love, Marshall of Warren, Mckenzie.
! McSwine, Miller of Pamela, Moore, Rainey'
Redhead, Stamper Tarver Warren, Wash
! ingtOn.
Leave of absence granted Messrs. CLAW.
| Warren, Mckenzie, Henry and Moore.
! BY Mr.. Lewis. A joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution.
article 6, section 20, in relation to vacancies
in county offices. Referred.
| BY MIR. Stands. Makingan appropriation
of $4,000 to pay the January salaries Of
State officers. Yeas, 50; nays, none; absent,
| %.
By Mr.. Pegram. A joint resolution to
| submit To the people an amendment to arti .
Gle /, section Is, of the Constitution. provi-
ding for poll tax as prerequisite to voting
! Mr.. Gibson, chairman, reported a number
of bills properly enrolled.
The report OF the Railroad Committee
| Mr.. Nets, chairman, made heretofore, was
| taken up.
| II. B. to amend an act to authorize pur-
! chasers of railroads under mortgages to
organize into companies, with committee
amendments providing that the Legislature
Snall retain the right to regulate tariffs (:
Mr.. Whitaker offered an amendment, land
| prescribe uniformity of charges" Adopt
ed Mr.. Tucker moved to recommit;
Messrs. Dabney, Johnson, Whitaker and
! Tison opposed the motion; Messrs. Tucker
! Roane and Spight favored the motion.
! Motion tabled. Mr. Pegram moved to
make the report the special order for We'd
nesday at II o'clock Lost. Mr. Tucker
moved to substitute the amendment by the
| following: To prevent by legislation any
| unjust discrimination In the tariffs i'm posed
| upon freight and passengers over their line
| OF road owned by such companies; Messrs
Tucker and Percy Mr.. Street in the cHir)
favored the amendment; Messrs. Gibson,
fegram and GhOlsOn opposed the amend
| ment; Mr.. GholsOn called the previous
! question, and Mr.. fuckers amendment was
lost Mr.. johnson called the previous
/ of Copiah, offered amendment; Mr..
johnson moved to table. Carried. Mr..
johnson moved to consider the bill en-
crossed and put it upon its passage. Car
| ried. Mr.. Spight made the point of order
that the bill was not in fact engrossed
Sustained, and the Clerk was ordered to
engross the bill.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. d. w. Rice,
Assistant Private Secretary, Informed the
House that he has approved the following
bills:
II. b. to incorporate Zealay's Sem mary
for young ladies in Jackson.
III. 3. to create an additional Justice Of
the Peace in District No. l, Washington
county.
H. B. to incorporate the colored Orphans
Home of Natchez.
II. b. to authorize the payment OF inspec-
tors AID clerks at the general election in
1877, and future elections.
Ill. IL. to authorize Supervisors of Smith
county to have the records Of deeds re-
! indeXed.
IL. b. to create an additional Justice of
the Peace and Constable in Tate county.
ii. b. to repeal so much ofthe law as Ii
| ccnses gaming.
II. b. to amend the act to prohibit the
sale, within certain honrs, of seed cotton,
| corn. wheat, and cotton ginned but not
baled. Approved March 10, 1876.
III. Ii. for the relief of j. ID. McDaYitt, a
citizen of Lincoln county.
IL. to authorize the Supervisors of Pike
! county to purchase a bridge.
III. IL: to amend section l776, Code OF
1877, relative to publication in suits of di-
| vOrcc.
Ii. b. to amend the charter ofthe Banking
House OF Raymond, Trice q Co., Of Verona,
Lee county, approved March 81, 1876.
ii. b. to fill vacancies in county offices.
III. b. to amend an act in relation to pub
| lie revenue.
II. b. to authorize Supervisors Of TIA
wanda county to settle with Ellis Benson
for work done on a school house.
LOCAL BILL DAY.
By Mr.. Key. To provide for removing
distractions from creeks, and other water
courses in Prentiss county. Passed.
Mr.. Smith called up II. b. for the relief OF
| Jno- =. Gibson. of Benton county, with
Senate amendments thereto. The amend
| ment was concurred In.
By Mr.. Roane. To repeal the anti-liquor
law OF Pittsboro, approved April IL, 1876
Passed.
BY MIR Roane. To authorize the Super
visors of Yalobusha county to acquire title
to real estate. Passed.
By Mr.. Liddell. In relation TO che re-
moval of matters of guardianship and ad-
Illustration in the Chancery Court of the
1st District to the I'd District Of Carroll
county. Passed.
By Mr. Tucker. For the relief OF Mrs. II
E. Moore and her minor children. Passed.
By Mr.. Hill. For the relief Of ID. T
Marion of Chickasaw county. Passed.
Mr.. Tucker called up S. j. X. in relation 10
Confederate archives. Mr.. Gibson offered
an amendment, which was adopted, and the
II resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Moody. at 2:20, moved to take re-
cess until 80 O'Clock P. NJ. Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 3 80 O'Clock P. N.
BY Mr.. Hurt. To provide for the payment
of portion of the debt OF Montgomery
county by ChOctaw county. Referred
Mr.. Martin called up H. B. TO incorporate
the Claiborne Light Artillery, with Senate
amendment which was concurred In.
BY Mr.. Martin. For the relief of G. Z
Buck, Sheriff of Claiborne county. Re
ferred.
BY Mr.. Brown. To incorporate the Wa
nita Mills Manufacturing Company. Re-
ferred.
By Mr.. Reid of Coahoma. To provide
for the sale of certain lands in COahoma
county, and to give the Sheriff credit there
BY Mr.. Reid OF Coahoma. For the relic
of John ii. Mitchell, Z. NJ. Luduth ant
Joshua Fisher of COahOma county. Re.
ferred.
by Mr. CabcuIuKs 40 pTONAuc lOE the u "
pointment OF a Tax Assessor for Copial
county. Passed.
? By Mr.. Miller Of COpIah. To amend th'
charter Of Crystal Springs, approved july
| n, 1870. Passed.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. ID. w. Rice
Assistant Private Secretary, Informed th
! House that he has approved the following
, II. b. tOproYide for an additional Justic
/, of the Peace In Yaz0o Beat, Warren county
/. III. b. to amend section 87l, Code Of 1871
: In relation 20 sgiving notice 70 Dlstrlct At
! tofneys.
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