The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, March l, 1873

FRIDAY, March l, 1873.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Roll call:
PREsENT-MeSsrs. Aldrich Allen, apple
white, Augustus. Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
BaSSett, BiZzell, Brown, Bunch. Cameron,
Carter, Catching, Causey, Cham berlain,
Clay, Cook, Cooper, Cunningham of Mar
shall, Cunningham of Monroe, Dabuey,
Davidson, Day. Dean, Eaton, Edwards,
Erwin, Farmer, Farley, Field, Ford, Gala
CHER, Gibson, Gilmer, Glass, Goodrum,
Gwin, Hall, Hampton, Henry, Hicks OF
Kinds, Hill Hogin, Hoyle, Hurt, Johnson,
Lewis. LIddell, Love, LUX Magee OF Frank
lin, Marshall OF Carroll, Marshall OF Holmes,
Marshall of Warren, Martin. Mcclellan,
McGehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Mclean.
McSwiue, McWhorter, MettS, Miller Of
Copiah. Moodt. Moore, Nelson, Niles,
Num-, Parker, PeVram, Perkins, Pintard,
Ramsey. Reid of COahOma, Redhead, Rich
ardson, Roane, Roberts, Robinson, Scott,
Seabrook, Smith, Spight, Sphinx, Stamper,
Showers, Street, Iarver, Tison, Tucker.
Wall, Whitaker, Wilson, Wood, Young of
Calhoun. Young of Panola-9S-
ABSENT-Messrs. Bean, Bird, Denham
Dockery, Dnzier, GholSon, Gordon, Hatch,
Heathman. Hicks of Iazoo, Kew, Libby,
Miller of Pamela. Montgomery OF Marshal,
Montgomery OF Oktibbeha. Rainey, Reed of
Choctaw. Seal, Shands, Trest, Warren,
Westinghouse.
Leave of abs, nee granted Messrs. Bean,
Gholson, Reid of Coahoma and Stands.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill to promote the building of the Green
vile, Columbus and Birmingham Ra ilroad.
which was pending upon adjournment last
night. Several amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Tison moved to table the bill. Lost
Yeas 81; nays 80; absent 33. Mr.. Catching
moved to recommit the bill to a special
committee. Carried. Comm ittee-Messrs.
Spight, Clay, Perkins, Bailey and Reid of
COahoma.
THE JUDICIAL EXPENSE BILL.
The bill to return The expenses of the Ja-
ciciary Department to the State from the
counties. Mr.. Street moved 10 reconsider
the vote whereby the motion to table the
bill (made on yesterday was lost Carried,
aud the motion to table the bill prevailed.
Yeas As; nays AZ; absent %.
BY Mr.. Chamberlain. Supplemental to
the act creating separate Circuit and
Chaneery Court District in Adams county.
By Mr.. Pegram. To amend certain errors
in the enrolment of an act to authorize
the City of Vicksburg to compromise its
bonded lndebf edness. Passed.
BY Mr.. Liddell. To attach Choctaw
county to the Sixth Circuit judicial Dis
Mr.. Nets moved to table the bill. Car
ried. Mr.. Augustus moved to reconsider
and TO table the motion. Carried.
Mr.. Smith called up s. B. supplemental
to the ship Island, Ripley. and Kentucky
Railroad act, and the bill passed.
n. d. to protect the landowners of War
rem county from trespass by stock with
senate amendments. Mr.. Hogin moved
that the House refuse to concur in the Sen
ate amendments. Carried. Committee OF
Conference Messrs. Hogin, Pegram and
Marshall Of Warren.
Mr.. Carter, for the Committee, reported
alarge number OF bills properly enrolled.
III. y. IL. memorializiDg Congress In rela-
ton to land grants to the Ship Island. RiD-
ley and Kentucky Railroad, with senate
amendments concurred in.
II. b. TO prohibit the sale az anuor at
in.
=. B. to suppress lawlessneas in certain