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

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: ABsENT-Messrs. Denham, Dackerl
Dozler, Edwards, Gwin, Heathman, HEX
OF 1aZ1O, KEY. Libby, Love, Magee {
. Franklin. Marshall of Warren Martin
McGehee OF Wilkinson. Miller of Panol'
Montgomery OF Oktibbeha and Warren-17
Leave of absence granted Messrs. GwiT
Young of Pamela. Heathnan, and Dockery
BY Mr.. zane. Supplemental to the &C
u re charter Pitts5orO, Calhoun county
Passed.
Mr.. Clay moved 70 reconsider the vot
tabiing the bill u create the new county O
CoucOr ia. Carried.
} Mr.. Clay offered amendment to TIL
bill. which was adopted.
Mr.. Clay moved u make the bill the spe
Z cial order for u o'clock to -day. Carried
M. Whitaker. chairman special commit
ter. reported ,. b. for the settlement OF al
claims OF the STATE againt the Mobile an
OHIO Railroad, aud the dill was taken Vi
aud passed.
Mr.. Gallagher asked TO nave the follow
ing spread upon the journal, but under the
rules it Vas not permitted:
Mr.. SPEAKER-I voted against this bill
because If Is pgGposet 10 compromise anC
abate 500 600 taxes due the State of Missis
sippi rom the Mobile and OHIO Railroad or
their lands, ana receive is lieu thereof $25,-
900. The Supreme Court of our State has
/ decided that this amount Is justly due the
State, aud / can see NJ good reason for abat-
Jag or compromising one dime of it. | am
/ opposed to ext, ndirg to any railroad COM
paHV- rights or priv tIeges that ara not en-
JOY ed by the humbleSt citiz n. Now, Sir,
( should a proposition of this kind come from
/ Il private citizen itWOuld not be entertained
for moment by this Legislature. For this
| reason. il for no other. / am oppos t. il
/ But, Sir, this amount is cue. We have
/ fought it in the courts OF the country for
| four Years, aud now, when the amount is
/ within our grasp, We are asked to comprU-
mise; aud We are told unless we accept it,
we VIII be kept in court aud 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, Another reason,
this bill will compromise not only the 800,
900 due on the lands, but settles the ques-
tiun OF taxes due on all the other property
owned by this corporation. amounting to
hundreds of thousands OF dollars, up TO the
Is OF January, 1873, which is unjust to the
tax payers of the state.
APPROVED.
The Governor informed the House
through Mr.. ID. w. Rice, Assistant Private
Secretary, that he has approved the following
bills:
II. b. ratifying the organization of the
Mississippi Central Railroad and It's con-
splddtiOn with the y. o., j. ana n. r. r.
iu.o the Chicago, st. Louis and n. o. Rail-
road.
Mr.. Glass, chairman pro tenn. reported one
bill properly eug~o.sed.
ii. b. 20 enforce the criminal laws of this
State and to pay Justices OF the Peace and
Const4bEe-. Nj. Tisun moved 20 postpone
unti 30 O'Clock Lost. Mr.. Street moved
10 table the Gill. Carried. Mr.. Pegram
moved 10 reconsider the 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..
TisOn 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, 80; nays, 80; absent, 81, and the bill
passed.
YEAs-Mcssrs. Aldrich, Applawhite, Au-
gustus, Baker, Ballard, Bean, Bizzell Carter,
Causey, Cham berlain, Clay. Cunningham of
Marshall, Cunningham ~ Monroe, Dabney,
Ford. GholSOn, Gimer GOodrum, Gordon,
Hall, Hampton, Hatch, 1ogIn, Lewis, Liddell,
Lusk, Marshall of Carroll, Marshall of Holmes,
Martin, McGehee Of Wilkinson McLean
McSwne, McWhorter, Metts, Miller Of CO.
piah, Montgomery OF Marshall, Miles, Num-,
RJad fa' fchardson Robinsoh.o 5 te68t1t a enahds
Smith. Spight, Showers, Tarver, Tucker,
Wall. Washington, Wilson, Wood and Mr..
Speaker-56
Brown, Bunch, Cook, Cooper, Davidson,
Day, Dean, Eaton, Farmer, Farley, Gala
CHER, Gibson, Glass. Henry, Hill, Marshall of
Warren, McCollum, Mckenzie, Moore, Neil
Son.Parker. Pegram. Reed of Choctaw, ROane,
Roberts. Seabrook, Spinks, Stamper, Street,
Tison, Whitaker aud Young of Calhoun-35.
Absent and not Votiug-Messrs. Bird,
Cameron, Catching, Deaham, D1ckery,
Dozer. Edwards, Erwin, Field, Gwiu,
Heathman, Hicks of Kinds, Hicks of 1azoo,
Hoyle, Hurt, johnson, Key, Libby, Love,
Magee of Franklin, Miller of Pamela, Mont
gomery of Oktibbeht, Moody. Perkins, Ram
sey, Seal, Trest, Warren and1oung OF Pa
nola-29.
Mr.. Tucker called up 5. B. to organize an
Agricultural and Mechanical College. and
it was made the special order for 80
o'clock to-day.
Mr. Dabney called up S. B to prevent the
carrying of concealed weapons, and 1t 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, and it WAS
made the special order for Z 30 O'Clock this
evening.
Mr. Bunch called up S. B. to regulate the
time OF holding Court in the Ninth Chan
Gerry District, and it was made the special
order for eight O'Clock this evening.
THE NEW COUNTY.
Mr.. Clay called for the special order.
II. B. to create the County Of Cuncordia
The bill divides Bolivar county into two
counties. Mr.. Clay offered several amend
ments witch were adopted, and the bill
passed.
The privileges of the House were extend
ed to Hon. q Haddleston, eX- mem Der OF
the House in 1861.
By Mr. Perkins. To incorporate the
town of Belen, countryside of Quitman
county. Passed
By Mr.. Moody. To prevent stock from
running at large in certain counties Mr..
Miller of Copiah. moved to add Copiah
county. Carried. and the bill passed.
Mr., Field, chairman Penitentiary Com
mettee, reported IL. B. To require a certain
portion of the cOnvicts to be worked upon
public works do not pass The report was
taken up and the bill was tabled.
Mr.. Tucker called up III. B. TO suppress
law lessness. Committee substitute adopt
ed. and the DILL passed
Mr.. Martin, chairman, reported ii. Il. to
amend the anti-liquOr law of Oxford, with
amendments, do pass. Mr.. Eaton moved to
table tue amendments. Carried Mr.. Mil
Ter of Copiah, moved the bill be read a
third time. Mr.. Moore moved to table the
bill. Lost MIR. Miller of Copiah, called
the previous question. and the bib passed.
Motion to reconsider was tabled.
By Mr.. Street. Resolved, That the Clerk
be authorized to employ such additional
number of enrolling clerks during the re-
mainder of the session as may be necessary.
not to exceed two in mum Der. Adopted.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
At one O'Clock the House took up S. B. to
prevent the carrying of concealed weapons.
Mr.. Dabney moved to put the bill upon its
passage. Carried, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Spight called up S. B. TO authorize
the employment of eonvicts sentenced for
over ten years. upon railroads and levees,
and the bill passed.
Mr. Hampton called up S. B. to carry into
effect section u of an act to create Sharkey
county. Mr.. Hall offered an amendment.
Tabled.
Mr.. Percy Mr.. Tison in the Chair moved
to put the bill upon its passage, and the bill
passed. A motion to reconsider was tabled.
Mr.. Gh0lson. chairman, reported one bill,
HI. B. to repeal sections 2lS0. Psi and 21S2
of the Code. and the bill passed.