The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, February ID, 1878.


House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Roll
call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich. Allen. apple
white, Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
Bassett, Bean, Bird, B;zzell, Brown, Bunch.
Carter, Catching, Causey, Cham herlain,
CUNNINGHAM of Marshall, DabneV, David
SON. Dean, Denham, Dockery, Dozier, Eaton,
Edwards Erwin, Farmer, Farley, Field,
Ford, Gallagher, Gholson, Gibson, Gilmer,
Glass, Goodrum, Gordon, Gwin, Hall,
Hatch, Henry, Hicks OF HindS Hicks of a.
zoo. Hill, Hurt, Johnson, Kew, Love, Mar
shall of Carroll, Martin, McCollum, Nc
Gehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, McSwine,
McWhorter, Nets, Miller Of Copiah, Mont
gomery of Marshall, Montgomery of Oktib-
bella, Moody. Moore, Nelson, Niles. Num-,
Parker, Pegram, Perkins, Pintard, Rainey.
Reed of Choctaw, Redhead, Roane, Rob
erts, Robinson, Scott, Seabrook. Seal, Stands,
Smith, Spight, Stamper. Showers, Street,
Tarver Tison, Trest, Tucker, Wall, Warren,
Washington. Whitaker, Wilson, Wood,
Young of Calhoun. Young of PanOla-97.
ABsFNr-MeSsrs. Cameron, Clay, Cook.
Cooper, Cunningham of Monroe, Day,
Hampton, Heathman ,Ho9iu. Hoyle, Lewis,
Libby, LIddell, Lusk, Magee of Franklin,
Marshall of Holmes, Marshall of Warren,
Mclean, Miller of Pamela, Ramsey, Reid
of CoahOma, Richardson, Spinks-23
Leave OF absence was granted MeSsrs.
Richardson and Liddell.
Mr.. Seabrook moved TO suspend the rules
to take up II. B. 240. Lost.
By Mr. TiSon That the House hereafter
meet At 80 O'Clock, A. M, and to dispense
with night sessions. Adopted.
Mr.. Metts moved to reconsider the vote
indefinitely postponing the ). b to incor-
porate the mill and gin owners association.
Carried, and the bill was re-committed.
Mr.. Reid of Coahoma called up IL. b. to
reclaim from overflow certain lands herein
described. Committee amendment adopt
ed and the bill passed.
By Mr.. Henry. That the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform be instructed TO
INQUIRE into the probable amount of COM
missions arising from the Auditors office
upon what items commissions sarise and
also the probable amount of commissions i'll
excess of amount required to furnish extra
labor in the office, aud report. Adopted
TIRE SPECIAL ORDER.
H.B.t to amend an act to authorize pur-
ch2sers of railroads under foreclosure OF
mortgage to organize a Incorporated COM
panies, approved February l, 1877. Passed
Mr.. Spight, chairman Committee on
Claims. reported nine bills do not pass, and
four do pass.
Mr.. Mckenzie, chairman pro tenn. OF same
ommittee, reported three bills do pass. The
reports were taken up.
PASSED.
HB for the relief of A. c.. Fairman of
Lauderdale county with an amendment.
II. B. for the relief of John Estelle of
Kinds county, with substitute.
H. B. for relief of John II. Mitchell, E.
NJ. Sudwith and Joshua Fisher, of Coahoma
county, with substi ute.
S B. for relief OF Mrs. Caroline Hester,
of Kinds. Mr.. Lusk OF Kinds, moved TO
reconsider and table. Carried.
H. 3. for relief OF A. B. Layton of Jones
county. Passed.
By Mr.. Whitaker. That the use of
the Hall be granted to Rev. ). l.; Cooper on
Thursday night to address the Legislature
on the subject of education. Adopted.
KILLED.
H.B. for the relief of S. d. Anthony. In
H.B. for relief of James A. Granville,
publisher of the Forest Register, and j. b.
Blackwell, Chancery Clerk of Scott county.
indefinitely postponed.
III. B. for the relief OF Ludwig Alexander.
| Indefinitely postponed.
III. B. for the relief Of Lewis Green. In
definitely postponed 49,,
ii. B. Tor the relief of Joseph Willis.
| Tabled.
deficiency Tor public printing in 1875. "a
| Pilot claim.) Tabled.
in. B. for the relief of F. p. Collins.
Tabled.
81. B. to pay one years salary to the
guardian OF the orphan child OF b; b Henry,
/ late Judge of the Fifth Judicial District OIL
the State of Mississippi. Tabled.
| s. B. for the payment of certain judg-
/ ments recovered against the State by Ell
/ Whitney. Tabled. Mr.. Spight moved to
reconsider and table. Carried.
H B, To empower Sharkey county to cor
/ rect an erroneous assessment. Tabled.
/ Mr.. Bailey, chairman of the Com mittee on
Registration and Elections. reported b. B.
| for q new registration of voters in Kinds
county, do pass, and the bill passed. Mr.
Dabuev moved to reconsider and table
Carried.
1 Mr. Hurt moved to recommit h. B. 70 pro-
vide for the payment by Choctaw county OF
| proportiOnable part of the debt of Mont
/ gomeFy county. Carried.
Mr.. Gibson, chairman, reported number
of bills properly enrolled.
Mr.. Reid chairman, reported Ell B. e
amend che act regulating the fees Tor legal
advertising, Increasing the pay to one ceni
and 1 quarter word for IIfst aud three
louarterb Of 8 cent . word for subsequent