The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

! Glass, Goodrum, Gordon, Gwin, Hall
/ Ham ptou, Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hick;
! Liddell, Love, Lusk, Magee of Frank
/ lin, Marshall OF Carroll, Marshall 81
! Holmes, Marshall of Warren, Martin
/ McCollum, McGehee of Wilkinson, Mclean
! Mckenzie, McSwinr. McWhorter, Metts
| Miller of COpiah, Miller OF Pamela, Mont
! gomery of Marshall, Montgomery OF Oktib-
/ bella, Moody, Moore, Nelson, Niles, Num-
/ Parker, Pegram. Perkins, Pintard, Ram
sey, Reed OF Choctaw, Reid of Coahoma.
| Redhead, Richardson, ROane, Roberts Rob
inson, Scott, Seabrook, Seal. Stands, smith
! Spight, Spinks, Stamper, Showers, Street,
| Tisou, Trest, Tucker, Wall, Warren. Wash
ington. Whitaker, Wilson, Wood. Young OF
Calhoun and Young of Panola--ll0.
ABSENT - Mcssrs- Apple~hite, Bunch,
Clay, Day, Hicks OF Yazoo, Hogin, johnson,
Libby, Rainey and ver-10.
Leave of absence was granted MessTs.
Bunch, Hicks of IazOO, johnson, Day, HO-
gin, Applewhite and Ramsey.
By Mr.. Perkins. That Capt. J. B. Eads
| be requested to deliver an address during
the present session of the Legislature ION
the best means of protecting the alluvial
lands oil Mississippi from the inundation of
the Mississippi river, and that the Clerk of
the House transmit TO Capt. Eads, at New
Orleans, this Invitation. Adopted.
VETOED.
The Governor returned to the House,
tary, without his approval, IL. B. to reduce
the official bonds of Justices of the Peace
in Benton county, and message stating
his reasons therefor.
The privileges OF the House were extend
ed to Hon. Thomas Grafton of Adams, and
Hon. A. j. McLaurin of Rankin.
THE SALARY APPROPRIATION.
Under suspension of the rule the House
took from the Speakers desk 5. B. to make
an appropriation to defray the expenses of
the Judiciary and Executive for the month
OF January, 1873, to the amount of $500,
and the bill passed. Yeas, 90; nays, none;
absent IS.
BY Mr. Augustus. That the Committee
on WAYS and Means be instructed to in
quire into the expediency of allowing in-
surance companies to Withdraw their depos-
its from the State Treasury, and report by
bill or Otherwise.
The House resumed consideration of the
report OF the Judiciary Committee made
yesterday.
III. b to regulate the sale of cotton in the
seed and cotton ginned but not baled. Mr.
Key novel to indefinitely postpone the
bill. Mr.. Love moved to amend section
b. striking out 5000 and inserting 500 per-
tanning to license. Mr. Lewis moved to
strike out $1,000 and not less than $780," and
inserting not exceeding $50 and not less
than $20." Mr.. Gibson moved TO recon-
NIT TO a sp cial committee of five. Mr..
| Spight called the previous question on the
motion TO re-commit. Mr.. Gibson stated
that he did not desire to serve upon the
Committee.
THE CONCEALED WEAPON BILL.
II. b. to regulate the keeping and carry
ing OF deadly werpons, do pass
Mr.. GholsOn moved to add after the word
concealed in the 9th line from the last after
the word concealed" the words sin whole
or III part" Adopted.
BY Mr. Reid of Coahoma. TO add an
other section: That ali persons keeping for
sale the weapons or articles of warfare
mentioned in the first section shall pay a
| privilege tax of 500. Mr. GholSon moved
| to table Carried.
Mr. Pegram offered as an amendment to
| insert concealed on or about the person."
| so as to permit carrying weapons openly.
! Mr.. Gibson moved to table.
BY Mr.. Gibson. Substitute for the fourth
| section, weapons forfeited to the county
under the provisions OF this act, shall be
| sold as may be prescribed by Boards of
| Supervisors and the proceeds paid into the
| County Treasury to the credit OF the Com
| mon School Fund of the county. Adopted.
| Mr.. LiddelI moved to amend by adding
| after "bowie knife" the amendment "Napo-
| leon gun, gatlin gun, or any kind of field
| artillery. Mr.. GholSon moved to table.
| Carried,
/ Mr. Spight moved to amend by striking
out ''or any fire arms from the third Sec
| ton. Mr.. Dockery moved to table. Lost.
! Mr.. Hurt called the previous question,
/ which was ordered, and the amendment was
/ adopted.
| YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Augustus,
! Baker, Bean, Bird. Bizzell, Chamberlain.
| Dabney, Derham, Erwin, Farley, Ford,
| Gibson, Gilmer, Glass, Gwin, Hall, Hamp-
| tol. Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hurt, Key,
| Lewis, Libby, Liddell. Love, Magee OF
! Franklin, Marshal of Warren, McCollum,
| McGehee of Wilkinson, Mclean, New er-
ter, Nets, Nelson. Mann, Parker, Pegram,
/ Pintard, Read of Choctaw, Redhead, Rieh-
/
| Spight Showers. Nson, Wall, Warren.
Wilson, Wood, Young of Calhoun, and Mr..
! Speaker-55
NAYs-Messrs. Bailey, Bassett, Brown,
Davidson. Dean, Dockery, Eaton. Edwards,
Farmer, Gallagher, GholsoH, Gordon. Hicks
| of Kinds, Hill, Hoyle, Lusk, Marshall OF
Carroll, Marshall of Holmes, McSwine,
Miller ofCopiah, Montgomery of Marshall,
| Montgomery of Oktibbeha, Moore, Niles,
| Reid of Coahoma, Roberts, Robinson, Scott,
| Stands, Spinks. Stamper,. Street, Irest,
Tucker, Washington, Whitaker, aid Young
| of Panola-41.
white. Ballard, Bunch, Carter, Clay, Cook,
| Cunningham of Marshall Cunningham OF
| Monroe Day. Dozier. Field, Goodrum,
| Hicks of Yazoo, Hogin, johnson, LIBBY.
| Martin. Mckenzie Miller of Pamela, Moody'
| Perkins, Rainey. Ramsey ana :, awe II;
Mr.. Street moved that the bill be placed
nnon its passage, and called the previous
onestion, which was ordered, and the bill
pas ed.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to amend the title as
follows: To increase the general contempt
for law, and to place the lawabiding citizen
at the mercy Of the lawlesS. MI. Mics
moved TO table Carried, and the title STANDS
as stated The vote passing the bill was re-
considered and tabled:
By Mr.. Hampton. To have printed TWO
hundred and fifty copies each OF the COM
mittee's agricultural lien bill ana tne one
introduced by Mr.. Stands Mr.. Miller OF
CoDiah moved to table. Carried
Fl r. TO reduce and fix the penalty OF the
honds Of county officers in Green, Perry,
Jones and Jasper counties. Passed.
Mr.. Gibson, chairman, reported numoe
of bills properly engrossed.
ii. B. to amend the act amending section
241O, Code of 1871 In relation to SUITS aga.nss
adopted. Mr.. Street offered an amen1ment
which was adopted and the bill passed.
III r. tc organize an Agricultural anu
Mechanical College. Committees soDstl-
tnfe aadoDted. Mr.. Miller OF Copiah offered
. snbstit,Ite. Mr.. Tucker moved 70 make the
whole matter the special order for February
n Il. 70 instruct Sheriffs and Tax Coliec-
tors to collect taxes on lands Delong.nE 70
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. 1ndenhAssay
IF n. NJ 70 amend section 2. To amend the
act to provide for the approval o. on aee
| bonds. approved March les 1870 AntaeA-
Dikely postponed. $500
Four additional House bIIla on the aasAAe
4 subject were indie a nftely postponed
Two House bills 10 prevent Ells rafr4 W w,
1 0f concealed Wenprms were lna1A aaAs11s
1 poktRoatNt s*s.. 48ssn and