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

HICKS OF azOos h0&lny hoYle. Hurt John
son, Key, Lewis, Libby. LiddelI, Love. Lusk
! Magee of Franklin, Marshall of Carroll
| Marshall Of Holmes, Marshall Of Warren
/ Martin, McCOllum, McGehee of Wilkinson
| Mckenzie, McSwine, Me Whorter, Nets. Mil
Ter OF Copiah, Miller of Pamela, Montgomery
| of Marshall, Montgomery of Oktibbeha-
Moody, Moore, Niles. Num-. Parker, Pc
gram, Perkins, Pintard, Rainey, Ramsey
Read OF Choctaw, Reid of COahoma, Red
head. Richardson, Roane, Roberts, Robin
son, Scott, Seabrook, Scar Shands, Smith
| Sptght, Spinks, StanPer, Showers, Street,
TarveT, TisOn, Trest, Tucker, Wall, War
| rem, Washington, Whitaker, Wilson, Wood
| Young of Calhoun, Young of PanOla,-I13
ABSENT essrs. Bird, BiZzell, Clay,
| Gholson, Hill Lewis, Nelson.
| The special comm ittee appointed Yesterd ay
on Mr.. Perkins resolution investigating tile
affairs of Isevee District No. !, consists OF
Messr'. Perkins of Tunica and Quitman,
Reid ofCoahOma, and Mr.. Mckenzie of De-
| Soto.
Mr.. spight, chairman, reported some
amendments to the rules which were
adopted.
Mr.. Hampt chairman of special COM
mittee on Amendments to the Game Law,
| reported two bills with amendments. The
| report was taken up.
III. B. to amend the game law of
the State, do pass. First amendment al
lowed the killing of turtle doves from the
lst day of July, until the 18th of March, in
1st OF April. Mr.. Gordon moved to adopt.
Carried. Second amendment to insert the
the word "net" and strap" which would
prevent the using of those methods to cap
ture partridges. Mr.. Spight moved to table.
Carried Mr.. Street offered an amend
ment changing the time of protection to
deer. Mr.. TisOn moved to table the bill and
the amendments. Carried.
III. B. to repeal the game law so far as it
relates to deer and turkey in certain parts
of Carroll, Leflore and Sunfiower counties,
do pass. Mr.. Spight moved to table the
bill. Carried
RESOLUTIONS
BY Mr.. Miller of Pamela. That in cases
OF contested election pending, the clerk be
instructed to Withhold the certificate of pay
is decided Mr.. Street moved to refer to
the Committee on Contested Elections, and
that the Clerk withhold the certificate until
the committee reports. Carried.
BY Mr.. Hurt. That the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform ascertain the
amount of fees and perquisites received
during the year 1877 by the Auditor, Treas
urer and Secretary of State and report.
Adopted
BY Mr. HOyle. That the Railroad Com
mittee investigate the charter of the various
railroads and ascertain if there is any thing
in their charters that forbid their being
taxed !; and also inquire as to the power of
the Legislature TO pass law requiring said
roads to adopt reasonable and uniform
tariff of freight and passage, etc. Adopted.
By Mr.. Moody. A petition OF citizens of
Pamela county against the repeal of the
agricultural lien law. Referred to special
committee oil eleven.
By Mr. Field. That committee of five
with Mr.. Street as chairman, be appointed
to report a constitutional amendment lin
iting the amount of annual State tax.
Adopted. Committee-Messrs Street, Field
Roane, Tison and Stands.
BY Mr.. Lusk. Instructing the Educa-
tional Committee to bring in amendments
to the present school law, in the following
particulars: lst. To repeal that part which
permits only one grade of teachers. I'd. To
provide for establishing first and second
grade schools, and uniform system of text
books, which shall not be changed within
four years. 81. To fix the rate of salaries to
be paid each grade of teachers, which shall
neither be increased or diminished during
the scholastic year. Mr.. Street moved to
refer. Carried.
By Mr.. Augustus. That the Judiciary
Committee be instructed to harmonic the
several laws, viz: requiring the expenses
OF the Judiciary to be paid by the counties,
and requiring the school unds to be SO dis
tributed that the benefits derived shall be as
nearly as practicable ia proportion TO taxes
paid. Tabled.
Mr.. Bunch moved to reconsider the mo-
ton by which H. B. to protect stock raisers
was indefinitely postponed. Carried, and
the bill was referred.
SPECIAL ORDER.
At 10 O'Clock, the special order, III. B. to
insert in the Constitution the biennial ses-
sion amendment, came up. Mr.. Gibson
ffpred an amendment, which was tabled.
MIR. Mckenzie offered concurrent resolu-
ton by way of substitute, which was tabled,
and the bill passed.
SENATE BILLS.
Two Senate bills were read and referred
REPORTS.
Mr. Tucker oh lirman Judiciary Commit
tee reported two bills do pass, also two with
substitutes, do pass, and seven do not pass
All of the above were House bills. The
report was taken up.
H. b. to provide for sale under judgement
and mechanics liens, do pass, and the Dill
passed,
H.B. to create an additional constable in
the I'd Supervisors district of Kinds county,
do pass, aud the bill passed.
fl. B. to amend section 2l43 of the Code,
in relation to property of debtors leaving
the State, do pass with committee amend
ments Amendments adopted. Mr.. Reid
OF Coahoma, offered an amendment which
was adopted. Mr.. Pintard also offered an
amendment. Mr.. Street moved to table.
Carried, aud the bill passed as amended.
H. B. to reduce the mum Der of Justices
of the Peace in Warren county, substitute
do pass. The substitute was adopted and
the bill passed.
H. b. to amend section 27S6 Code 1871,
relative to tht arrest of certain persons
fleeing IRON justice, substitute adopted.
Mr.. Street offered an amendment, which
was adopted. Mr.. Seal moved to indefinite
" postpone the bin and amendments. Mr..
Spight moved to table. Carried. And the
bin as amended passed.
III. b. to authorize the Secretary of State
to distribute State reports, digests and acts
of the Legislature to the Memphis Law
Library Association do not pass. Mr.. Sea-
brook moved to table the BILL Carried.
III. B. 20 amend the actauthorizing boards
of supervisors 10 employ persons TO INDEX
records in clerks offices. etc., do not pass
and the bill was Indefinitely postponed.
81. B. For the relief Of women, children
and young men (the anti-treating bill,) do
not pass, indefinitely postponed.
H. B. to amend section I420. Code of 1871,
in reference to attachments, DO not pass,
and the bill was indefinitely postponed.
H b. to amend section 1870 Code of ASH
do not pass. indefinitely postponed.
H. B. In regard to Injunction bonds, do
Carried.
THE RIGHTS or VOTERS.
Mr.. Tucker. from the judiciary Commit
tee. submitted the following report:
Mr.. SPEAKER-The Judiciary Commit
tee TO which was referred the resolutions
adopted by this House on the 10Th day OF
January, 1878, instructing said committee
TO INQUIRE WnckucE u - WAenlA AAC @OAS~sS~-,
tioTai powers OF che Legislature TO repeal
the present reg istraticn law OF this state,
and to make the payment OF 2 poll-tax an
essential condition and the pOll-sax receipt
Dri9aa facie evidence Of the right OF any
Qualified elector to vote, and whether this
change can be made without submitting 20
the people at the next general election an
amendment to the Constitution, has con-
sidered the same, mud report rs follows:
That the Legislature has the power 20
repeal or amend the present registration
laws Of the State, and 20 substitute therefor
any other registration law not inconsistent
with the second and third sections OF article