The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
AFTERNOON SESSION

The House met at 80 O'clock.
Mr.. Carter, chairman of Committee on
County Affairs, reported a number Of bills.
The report was taken up.
II. b. 30 change the boundary line between
ltawamb a and Monroe counties. Tabled.
II. 3. 10 authorize the Secretary of State
to furnish books to Montgomery county.
! Indefinitely postponed.
II. Il. To change the boundary lines of
Sumner and ChOctaw counties. Indefinite
ly postponed.
IL. b. to change the boundary lines of
| BeytQp county Indefinitely postponed.
| TarlahaIchG anu cOaiI61u ReUndrn's. hiHUru:
III. b. to authorize the Supervisors OF
! Kinds county to procure copy of field
! notes of said county. Passed.
H.. b. to amend section 1850. Code 1871, I'm
| relation to the working of public roads. In
| definitely postponed.
Mr.. Field called mp II. 3. to divide the
Eighteenth Senatorial District and 10 con-
siitute LoWndes county separate District.
with Senate amendments, which were con-
CURED in.
MIR. Pcgram called mp 5. b. in relation to
the Public Schools of the city OF Vicksburg.
Mr.. Pegram offered an amendment, which
was adopted, and the bill passed.
APPROVED.
The Governor informed the House,
through Mr.. u. w. Rice. Assistant Private
Secretary, that he had approved the follow
ing bills:
f; IH. b. to change the time Of holding the
Circuit Courts Of Calhoun county.
ii supplemental To an act to regulate
the pay of members of the Legislature.
II. h. to repeal the act creating Pearl
county, approved February q, 1872.
II. b. to amend an act for the relief OF
teachers Of public schools taught in the
year 1871, in that portion of Montgomery
county belonging to Choctaw county, APP
proved March p, 1872.
ii. 3. to authorize the Trustees of church
property of the Episcopal Church of the
Diocese of Mississippi to sell certain prop
erty.
II. b. for the preservation of fish in
Lowndes county.
II. b. to authorize the District Attorney
of the 9TH District to compromise with the
sureties Of b. l.. FOrtenberry, late Tax Col
lector OF Marion county.
Ii. Il. to incorporate the Planters and
Merchants Warehouse.
III i. to regulate official bonds in the
county Of Jefferson and other counties.
IL. b. TO amend the schools laws so far as
the same relates 10 Bolivar and Coahoma
counties.
III. b. to prohibit the sale OF liquors In the
town Of Mt. Carmel, Covington county.
II, b. to authorize the Supervisors Of
Rankin county to purchase lands at execu-
ton sales.
H. b. to facilitate the construction of the
Ship Island, Ripley and Kentucky Rail-
road.
H. B. to regulate the sale Of cotton in the
seed and ginned. but not baled, in the coun-
ties OF Adams, Carroll. Claiborne, Grenada,
| Kinds, Jefferson, LeffOre, LOwndes, Quit
man. Turica. Warren aud Wilkinson.
Mr.. Hall called cup II. y. 20 enable the
State 10 obtain money due from the United
States a. indemnity for lands sold by the
| United States Government. Senate amend
ments concurred in.
Mr.. Lewis, chairman special com mittee,
reported one bill, do pass. The bill was
taken up
H. B. to repeal the act to reduce the ex-
penses of the judiciary Department, 70
return that expense to the State and TO take
il from the counties. Mr.. Street offered an
amendment which was tabled. Mr.. Spight
moved to recOmmit the bill. Lost. Yeas,
"A; nays SO; absent, 81.
Several other amendments were offered,
and the bill lies over.
BY Mr.. Lusk. To create an additional
Justice of the Peace in the First Supervis-
Or's District of Kinds county. Passed.
By Mr.. Nets. To exempt certain prop
erty from sale. Passed.
BY Mr.. Robinson. To provide for the
protection of women and children. Tabled.
BY Mr.. Davidson. To secure to the poor
medical attention. Referred.
ii. Il. to authorize a new assessment In
Bolivar county. The House refused to con-
cur in the Senate amendments. Committee
of Conference-Messrs. Clay, Tison, and
johnson
BY Mr.. Cham berlain. That the rules be
so suspended that no bills except general
bills snail be introduced after this day. Lies
( over under the rules.
H. b. to amend the charter of Hazlehurst
with Senate amendments, which was con-
CURED in.
] Mr.. Street, chairman Committee on APP.
propriations, reported the general apprO-
/ priation bill. The House went into Com
1 mittee of the Whole to consider IL, Mr..
| GholsOn in the Chair. At 8 is O'Clock, the
committee arose. aud the House took a
recess until ~ Pm.