The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, February l6. 1873

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, February Is, 1873.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
SPEAKER PERCY in the Chair. Roll call:
FREsENr-M essrs. Aldrich, Applewhite,
augustus Bailey, Baker, Ballard, Basset,
Bean, Bird, Buell. Bunch, Cameron, Car
ter Catchings, Causey, c. amberlain Cook,
Cooper, Cunningham of Marshall, Cunning
nam of Monroe, Dabney, Davidson. Day,
Dean. Denham, Dockery, Dozer, Eaton,
Erwin, Farmer, Farley. Field. Ford, Gala
CHER, GhOlsOn, Gibson, Gimer, Glass, Good
rum, Gordon, Gwin, Hall, Hatch, Henry.
Hicks of azoo. Hill, Hoyle, Hurt, Johnson,
key, Love, Lusk, Magee of Franklin, Mar
shall! of Carroll Marshall of Warren, Mar
tn, McCollum, McGehee of Wilkinson. Nc
hetze, McSwine, Nc Whorter, Metts, Mil
Ter otCOpiah, Moody, Montgomery of Mar
shall Montgomery OF Oktibbeha, Moore. Neil
son. Niles, Num-, Parker, Pegram. Perkins,
Pintard, Rainey, Ramsey, Reed of Cnoctaw.
Retd OF COahoma, Redhead, Richardson
Roane, Roberts, Robinson, Scott, Seabrook,
Shsnds, Smith, Spght, SpinkS, Stampcr
Showers, street, Taryer, TisOn, rrest, Tucker
Wall. Warren. Washington, Whitaker, Will
son. Wood, Young of Calhoun and Young
of PanOla-1O5.
ABsENT-MesSrs. Allen, Brown, CLAY,
wards, Hampton, Heathman, Hicks of
LINUS, iIoSIH, Lewis. LlDDk, ILludelI. Mar
shall OF Holmes, Mclean, Miller of Pamela
and SeaI-l5.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs
Brown, Lewis, Tucker and Hicks of Kinds
The privileges of the House We're extend
ed /" Hon. a. c. McNair of Lincoln, ex-
member, and Hon. A. +. Bond of Warren
county.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Il. j. r to provide for an amendment to
tN no C,1h tal tn no
pie to provide for biennial elections. Mr.
Street moved that the resolution be recon-
mitted with in ,tructiOns to provide for ex-
tending the first terms of all officers elect
ed in 1879, and whose terms of office is two
years to three years. Carried.
Mr.. Bird. chairman, reported I'll. B. to
amend section 1850, Code of 1871, in rela-
ton to public roads, properly engrossed, and
the bill passed.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. D. w. Rice,
Assistant Private Secretary, informed the
House that he has approved:
IL. B. for the relief of Mrs. 81. E. Moore
and her five IN inOr children.
ii. b. TO authorize the Supervisors of
Wayne and Green counties to levy a special
tax to pay outstanding Indebtedness OF said
county.
H. B. to incorporate the Meridian Rifles.
Ii. b. TO provide for duplicate copy of
L. L.
Adams county.
I'll. B. to an thorize the Deacons of College
Hill Church, Lafayette county, to sell or
exchange real estate.
Ii. B. to authorize the Supervisors of Law
renee county to settle and compromise a
certain Judgment rendered in the Circuit
| Court against NJ. NJ. Fortenbcrry ct al.
III. B. for the relief of Sam1 G. Trest of
Jones county.
Fl. B. to change the time of holding the
| Circuit Court in the county OF Monroe.
ii. b. to authorize the Supervisors of Jas
! per county to have certain parts of their
proceedings published.
I'll. B. to amend the charter of Nesbitt,
| DeSoto county.
ii. B. to incorporate the Grange Agricul-
tural College of Coahoma county.
SPECIAL ORDER.
H. B. and s. B to divide Pamela county
| into two Court Districts. Mr.. Field moved
| to indefinitely postpone the Senate bill.
| Mr.. Spight moved 10 table the motion.
Carried Mr.. Field moved to reconsider the
vote Ia bling the motion. Lost. Mr.. Stands
offered an amendment submitting the ques-
! ton of division of the county to the people
of Pamela on the first Tuesday after the first
bill passed. The House bill was then in
definitely postponed
SINE DIE.
! Mr.. Street called I'D the Senate 10 int Res
olution to adjourn SINE die on March /, and
| the resolution was concurred in.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Henry. To require Tax Assessors
! to call upon eacn taxable inhabitant for list
of his taxes. Referred.
By Mr.. Gordon. To establish high schools
in each Congressional District. Referred.
By Mr.. Hall To facilitate the redemp-
ton Of lands hereafter sold to the State for
! taxes Referred.
By Mr. Lusk. To incorporate the Capitol
Light Guards. of jackson. Referred.
Bv Mr.. Carter. To incorporate the town
of Goodman, in Holmes county. Referred.
By MIR. Roane. To amend section 1888,
Code of 1871, in regard to appeals from
judgment on decisions of Supervisors.
Referred,
Bv Mr.. Roane To change the time of
holding Circuit Court in Calhoun county.
Referred.
| BY Mr.. Seabrook. To incorporate the
Chickasaha Navigation Company. Refer
red
By Mr.. johnson. To change the bounda-
| ~ lines of Monroe and 1tawamba counties
Referred,
By MIR. Gholson. For relief of j. NJ
Trice of Monroe county Referred
By Mr. Cook. A resolution providing
| for night session every alternate night.
| Lies over.
By Mr.. Marshall of Warren. In relation
to service of process form Justices of the
| Peace by Constables. Referred.
By Mr. Nelson. To Incorporate the Plan
tiers and Merchants Warehouse and Com
press Company, of Columbus. Referred
By Mr. Dozier. To incorporate the Lear
River Navigation Com pany.
By Mr.. Eaton. To secure the costs In
Dnfn