The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

W county II dSSfus
BY Mr.. Tucker. To amend the set to re
duce into one act the s-verel acts iucorpor
ating Okalona. Chickasaw county. approved
February 3. 1850 Referred
By Mr. Reid of Coahoma. 10 Incorporate
the SuniOwer aud Cassidy Bayou Improve
ment and Navigation Company Referred
BY Mr.. Reed of ChOctaw To reduce tn,
penalty of the bond Of the Sheriff OF Choc
taw county. Referred.
By Mr.. Miller of Copiah. To provide fol
the payment of costs in certain eEimina
prosecutions in Copiah county. Passed.
By Mr.. Mckenzie To change the boun-
Diary lines Of DeSoto county. Passed.
By Mr.. Dockery. la relation to the sale
of liquors in fernando. Passed.
By Mr.. Seal. To authorize the Clerks of
Hancock, Harrison and Jackson to employ
a stenographer TO take down in writing the
testimony of witnesses. Referred.
By Mr. Seal. For the relief of s. G.. Trest
4 OF Jones county. Referred.
BY Mr.. Ramsey. To incorporate the Deer
Island Oyster and Fish Company. Referred.
By Mr.. Carter. To furnish the Circuit
Clerk of Holmes county with certain re-
ports. Referred.
By Mr. johnson. To authorize the Super
visors, Of Itawamba county to settle with
Ellis Benson. Passed.
By Mr.. Wood4. A memorial from the
citizens of Ocean Springs, Jackson county,
in reference TO incorporating said town.
Referred.
BY Mr.. DozIer. To repeal the act pre-
venting the sale OF liquors within three miles
OF Paulding. Passed.
BY Mr.. Dozier To amend the act to au-
thoriZe the Supervisors to ascertain the in
debtedness OF the several counties, approved
March %, 1876, so far as it is applicable to
Jasper county. Passed.
By Mr.. Richardson. To extend the time
ofmaking official bonds in Jefferson county.
Passed.
BY Mr. Tison. petition of the teachers
and citizens asking fer an Increase OF the
salary of the Superintendent of Education
r.f on R1f
BY Mr.. Causey. TO incorporate Shanks'
Polytechnic College, Pike county. Referred
By Mr.. Causey. To authorize the Super
visors of Pike county to purchase bridge.
BY Mr.. Causey. To amend the act to
provide for an additional justice of the
peace in Holmesville, approved February,
1916. Passed.
BY Mr.. Henry. To amend the cotton
weighers act,and to prescribe their duties for
Rankin county 1t requires cotton weigh
ers of Rankin county to be at their places
of business from o'clock A. NJ to p NJ
from Sept. 18th to March 1st. Passed.
BY Mr.. Eaton. To elect an additional JUS
tee Of the peace in Beat No. 4. Smith coun-
ty. Passed.
By Mr. Eaton. To authorize Supervisors
of Smith county t. have records OF deeds |
re-lndexed. Passed.
BY Mr.. Perkins. To incorporate the |
Dowd's Landing Steam Ferry Company. |
Amended and referred.
BY Mr.. Stands. To incorporate Arkabnt- |
ia Tate county. Referred.
BY Mr.. BizZell. To create an additional |
Justice of the peace and constable for Tate |
county. Passed.
BY Mr.. HOgin. To amend the amendato- |
~ act of the school law. Referred.
By Mr.. Hampton. ITO create an addition
nj justice OF the peace and constable for
District No l. Passed.
BY Mr.. Smith. TO reduce the official bonds |
of Justice OF the Peace in Benton county.
Passed
REPORTS.
Mr.. Stands moved to take up the regular
order of business, and the consideration OF
the Judiciary Committees report made yes
terday, was resumed.
II. B. to repeal the act to regulate the
trials by jury in civil suits, approved jan |
uary 22d 1876, do not pass. Mr. Pegram
moved to table the bill. Carried.
II. = 10 amend section 1893 of the Code of
1871, in relation to gaming, do not pass In
definitely postponed.
IL. b. a resolution proposing a Constitu-
floral amendment to be submitted to the
people in relation to the election of Circuit
Judges, do not pass. Mr.. Tucker moved Ia
make it the special order for Tuesday, Jan
uary y, at IL O'Clock. Carried.
Mr. Nets, chairman OF the Railroad Com
mttee, reported the bill to compel the
Mobile & New Orleans railroad to fence its
road In Jackson county, without recommen-
dation. The bill was taken up. Mr.. Wood
offered a subs titute tor the bill, which was
read third time and passed. Mr.. Tucker
moved to reconsider the vote passing the
bill. Carried Upon Il motion to refer,
there was a lengthy discussion as to which
committee it should be referred. It finally
went 20 the judiciary Committee
MESSAGE FROM THE GOvERNoR.
The following message was presented to
the House through Col. Nelson, Private
Secretary:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. !
JACKSON, January 10, 1873. !
~. al. =. u |
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to submit
for your consideration the account of Messrs
!. e Il. Green for the rent of the rooms for
the use of the Department of Education, to
gether with certified contract and Il com
muuication from Hon. j. y. Smith, State |
Superintendent of Education, 1t will will he
seen that the terms Of tn, lease will expire
August 10, 1878.
| recommend That the necessary appro
priation be made To pay the Indebtedness | ,
and that a suitable room in the Capitol be
set apart fos the use of the Department of
Education. {
Respectfully,
j. NJ. STONE, Governor. /
The amount due is for three years at $500
each-$l50O i
Mr.. Seabrook. chairman committee on
retrenchment aud reform, made the fol-
lowing report:
1t has invesl igated the subject referred to c
il by the House, and included in the reso- q
luton, and submits the following report: I
There are no fees and perquisites pertain q
lng to the office of State Treasurer. The
fees and perquisites of the Secretary of {
state for the year 1876 were not exceeding r
5000, and for 1877, were not exceeding $780, {
The fees and perquisites of the Auditor of l
Public Accounts, for 1876, were about
$4,000 or $4,000. Expense of extra clerks
for 1876 were about $500. The amount
for 1877 cannot be obtained for a week or r
more as the books of that office are not yet {
posted. Report received and spread upon t
the journal. C
Mr.. Gallag cher, chairman, made the follow
ing report: Your special committee ap- a
pointed under resolutions to ascertain if it
lie practicable to adopt a more economical &
plan of doing the public printing for the |
State of Mississippi, have had the same I'M
der consideration and after full and careful {
investigation have directed me to report ?
that they do not consider it practicable or p
cNpedent To change the present plan of do b
ing tho public printing for the State of Mis-
sl>sippi. Report received and spread upon 4
the journals. p
BY Mr.. Percy. memorial to Congress
in reference TO the Mississippi levees. The c
memorial was adopted.
By Mr.. Clay. That whereas, by recent
decision of the Attorney General, there is V
under the existing law, no means OF dis C
tributing the Common School Fund now in a
the State Treasury due the several counties.
The Committee on Education is hereby in n
structed to report bill providing for the
distribution of said fund upon an equitable c
bases TO the several counties. Adopted.
Mr.. TiSOn, chairman of the Committee on c
ways aud Means, reported III. b. to extend n
ne time of collection of taxes in Hancock, o
Harrison, Jackson and Pearl counties, do
pass. Also, III. B. to enable the State o
revenue agent to ompromise certain cases, o
90 not pass. Report received and spread 6
upon the journal.