The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
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Rev. w. IL. watkins, ID. u Roll call:
PRgsEST-hessrs. Aldhch, A.ien, Apple
whrt,. Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
Bas.ett, Bean, Bird, Bizzell, Brown, Bunch,
Cameron, Carter, Catching, Causey. Cham
berlaln, Clay, Cook, Cooper Cunningham
ney, Dayldsop, Day, Dean, Eaton
Erwin, Faimer, Farley, fell Ford. Gala
glier, Ghol-On.G Gibson. Gilmer, Glass, Good
rum, Gordon, Hall, Hampton, Hatch.
Henry, Hicks of Kinds, Hill, fngin.
ilOyle. Hurt, Johnson. Lewis, Lid
dell, Lusk, Marshall Of Carroll, Mar
shall Of Holmes, McCpllum, Mckenzie,
Mclean, MrS~ine, McWhorter, Metts,
Miller Of Copidb, Montgomery of Marshall,
Moody, Moore, Nelson, Mites. Num-,
Parker, Pegram, Perkins. Piutard, Rainey,
kamsey, Rec OF Cbocfaw, Rid OF Coahoma
Redhead, Richardson, Roane, Roberts, Rob-
nson, scott, Seabr0Ok, Seat Stands, Smith,
5pight, Spinks, STAN per, Stowrrs, Street,
rarver, Tison, Trest, Tucker, Wall,
Washington, Whitaker. Wilson. Wood
Young Of Calhoun and Young OF Pamela
LOB.
ABsENr-Messrs. Deuham, Dockery,
Dozirr, Edwards, Gwin, Heathman, Hicks
If Iazjo, Key. Libby, Love, Magee of
franklin Marshall of Warren. Martin,
McGchee OF wilkinson, Miller Of Pamela,
dl'ul RbiutI1 VI OhblbDFiit huiI W hITtU-lf.
Leave OF absence granted Messrs. Gwin,
Young of Pamela, tIeathman, and Dockery.
BY Mr.. RJane. Supplemental 70 the act
70 re'eharcr Plttsbor0, Calhoun county.
Passed.
Mr.. Clay moved to reconsider the vote
cabling the b tJ create the new county Of
COncordm. Carried.
Mr.. Clay offered an amendment to the
bill, which was adopted
Mr.. Clay moved to make the bill the spe-
cial order for IL O'clock to-day. Carried.
Mr.. Whitaker, chairman special commit
tee, reported 5. Is. for the settlement of all
claims OF the State againt the Mobile an
Ohio Railroad, and the bill was taken up
aud passed.
Mr.. Gallagher asked to nave the follow
iug spread upon tho journal, but under the
rules 1t was not permitted;
Mr. SPEAKER-I voted against this bin
becau'e " rs proposed to compromise and
abate 800 900 taxes due the State Of Missis
,ippi from the Mobile and Ohio Railroad on
their lands, and receive Ia lien thereof $685.
900. The Supreme Court of our State has
decided that this amount is Justly due the
state, and eau see ~ good reason for abat-
ing or compromising one dime of it,. | am
opposed to extending to any railroad com
panv, rights or privileges that are not en-
ioyed by the hujnhelt citizAn Now, Sir,
| should proposition Of this kind come from
private citizen would not be entertained
for IA moment by this Legislature. For this
reason, If for no other, am oppos, d to IL
But, Sir this amount is Cue. We have
| fought it In the courts OF the country for
four years, and now, when the amount is
within our grasp, we are asked compro-
mise; and we are told unless we accept it,,
we will be kept in court and the lands will
be forfeited to the State. | say Sir, that IL
would be blessing 10 the people which |
have the honor IN part to represent on this
floor, If these lands were forfeited to the
State, in order that they could purchase
them at a fair valuation, Anothel reason,
this bill will compromise not only the $780,,
600 due on the lands, but settles the ques-
ton OF taxes due on all the other property
owned by this corporation, amounting to
hundreds Of thousands of dollars, up to the
lat of January, 1878, which is unjust to the
tax payers Of the State.
APPROVED.
The Governor informed the House
through Mr.. ID. w. Rice, Assistant Pr ivate
Secretary, that he hasa approved the following
bills:
IL, b. ratifying the organization of the
Mississippi Central Railroad and It's con-
solidation with the N o., j. aud N. II. Il.
nto the Chicago st. Louis and N. o. Rail-
road.
Mr.. Glass, chairman pro tenn. reported one
bill properly engrossed. ..a0
Ii. Is. TO enforce the criminal laws of this
State and to pay Justices of the Peace and
Constables. AR. Tlson moved to postpone
until 80 O'clock. Lost, Mr.. Street moved
To table the bill. Carried. Mr. Pegram
moved to reconsider tho vote and to table
the motion. Carried,
5. B. to amend the act creating the State
Board OF Health. Mr.. Gibson offered an
amendment which was tabled. Mr.. Dockery
called the previous question, which was or
dered, and the amendment offered by Mr..
risOn when the bill was up on a previous
day, making the salary of the Secretary of
the Board $3.50 instead of $500, was adopted.
Yeas, 90; nays, 80; absent 81, and the bill
passed.
IEAs-Messrs Aldrich, Appl white, Au
gusLus, Baker, Ballard, Bean, Bizzell, Carter,
Causey, Cham berlain, Clay Cunningham oil
Marshall, Cunningham OF Monroe, Dabney,
Ford, GhOlsoh, Gilmer, Go0drum, Gordon,
Hal, Hampton, Hatch, tIogiu, Lewis, Liddell,
LusS, Marshall OF Carroll, Marshall OF Holmes,
Martin, MeGehee OF Wilkinson. Mel, an,
McSwine, McWhorter, Nets, Miller of Co.
piah, Montgomery of Marshall, Niles, Mum,
Plntard, Rainey, Reid of CoahOma Rod
head, Richardson, Robinson, Scott, Stands,
Smith, Spight, Showers, Tarver, Tucker,
Wall. Washington, Wilson, Wood and Mr..
Speaker--56 "f l. H..L
NAYs-MeSsrs. Allen. Bailey, Bassett
Brown, Bunch, Cook, Cooper, Davidson,
Day, Dean, Eaton, Farmer Farley, Gala
2her, Gibson, Glass Henry, Hill, Marshall of
Warren McCollum, Mckenzie, Moore, Neil
son, Parker, Pegram, Reed of Cnoctaw, ROane,
Roberts Seabrook, Spinks, Stamper, Street.
Tison, Whitaker aud Young OF CalhOun-35.
Absent and not VetinV-Mess Bird,
Cameron, Catching, Deaham, DJckery,
DoZier, Edwards, Erwin, Field, Gwin,
Heathman, Hicks of Kinds, Hicks ofIazeo,
Hoyle, Hurt, johnson, Key, Libby, Love,
Magee of franklin, Miller of Pamela, Mont
gonlery Of 0ktibbeha, Moody, Perkins, Ram
sey. Seal Trest, Warren and Dung OF Pa
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Mr.. Tucker called up 5. b, TO organize an
Agricultural aud Mech lnieal College, and
it was made the special order for $3.50
o'clock to-day.
Mr., Dabney called up s. b to prevent the
of concealed weapons, aud it was
made the special order for one o'clock to-
day.
Mr.. Pegram called up S. B. relative to
excessive charges and unjust discrimina-
tons by railroad companies, aud it was
made the special order for 80 o'clock this
evening.
Mr.. Bunch called up S. B. to regulate the
time of holding Court In the Ninth Chan
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