The Daily clarion., 1878-02-09


to furnish Mississippi Reports aud Georges
Digest to the Circuit Clerk OF Nox bee
county.
Ell. J. r. requesting the Senators and Rep
resentatives in the Congress of the United
States rom Mississippi TO use their endeav-
ors to have the bankrupt law repealed.
FL. B. 20 reduce the official bonds of the
Sheriff and Clerks of Itawamba county.
I'll. B. to incorporate the Claiborne Light
Artillery.
II. B. to repeal the law preventing the
sale of liquors in Pauldng, Jasper county.
III. b. to authorize Supervisors OF Clay
county to settle a certain claim with Thad
M. MOsely.
II. B. To elect an additional Justice of the
Peace in Supervisors District No. l, Smith
county.
III. B. amending the charter of Taylor's
Depot in the county of Lafayatte, APP
proved February II, 1873.
FL. B to allow the Supervisors of Jackson
and Hancock to publish their proceedings.
Ii. B. to allow the people of Sunfiower to
locate their county site.
I'll. b. TO incorporate the Lafayette county
Co operative Association, No. lOS OF the
order of Patrons of Husbandry.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Metts. To tranfer the records of
chattel deeds and mortgages from the
Chancery Clerks office to the Circuit Clerks.
Referred.
By Mr.. Bird. For the relefof a. C. Fair
man, OF Lawrence county. Referred.
By DIR. Hall. To authorize the Secretary
of State to supply the Clerks offices of Shar-
key coanty with reports, digests and docu-
ments. Passed.
By Mr. Nelson. For the relief of Lewis
Green. Referred.
BY Mr.. Showers. To prevent inter- mar
riages between white people and negroes
Referred.
By Mr.. Spight. That hereafter the morn
ing sessions shall begin at 80 O'Clock in
stead OF 10 O'Clock, as now. Adopted.
The privileges OF the House were extend
ed to Hon. A. ). Gaines of Wayne, and Jno.
Calhoon of Marshall, eX members.
Mr. Miller OF COpiah, called up the Sen
ate joint resolution requiring the Joint
Committee Oh Universities to visit Oxford,
and the resolution Was adopted.
Mr.. Montgomery of Oktibbeha, was added
to The committee tor the purposes set forth
in the above resolution.
Mr.. Stands was excused from service on
the above committee in visiting Oxford,
and Mr.. Bailey appointed in his stead.
By Mr.. Ghplson. IL. B. TO repeal section
2279, Code OF 1871, in relation to the rate of
interest. ReterI ed.
Mr. Gibson, chairman, reported num-
ber of bills properly enrolled.
By Mr.. Gholson. To protect homesteads.
Referred.
By Mr.. Heathman. For the protection of
cotton planters and shippers. Referred.
By Mr.. Metts. To change the boundary
lines OF Choctaw, Attala and Winston coun-
ties. To special com mittee of three to be
composed of members from counties at-
tected oy the bill.
By Mr.. Hatch. 70 amend section 1889,
Code OF 1871, in relation to proceedings in
administering estates. Referred.
RN Mr. Smith tn raiSprS
etc Referred.
BY Mr.. Hatch. For the benefit of the
Aberdeen Female College Passed.
By Mr.. Hatch. To repeal an act APP
proved April 20, 1871, to amend the anti
fencelaws. Referred.
By Mr.. Lewis. To regulate the sale OF
opiates, morphine, chloral and other seda-
ClveS. Referred.
By Mr.. Redhead. To amend the act reg
ulaCing the railroad tax so far as it relates
TO the West Feliciana Railroad. Referred
BY Mr.. Mckenzie. To amend an act TO
provide tor the payment Of interest on the
Chickasaw School Fund. Referred.
By Mr.. Hurt. A memorial from certain
citizens of Montgomery county in refer
Mayors the jurisdiction of Magistrates. Re
erred.
THE REMAINS OF THE LATE JOHN j. MRAE.
Mr.. Brown of Clarke, introduced the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The body of the lamented John
J. McRae, first member of this body from
the county of Clarke; its chosen Speaker,
then State Senator; then for two successive
terms Governor of the State, and member
successfully of both Houses of Congress,
now lies upon a foreign and inhOspitable
soil d; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives
(the Senate concurring theren,) That His
EXcellency, the Governor, be authorized,
and is hereby empowered and directed to
secure the services of some suitable person
to proceed to Honduras, where the BODY
now lies, and bring the same to the Capital
of the State, where it shall be properly in
tered;
Resolved further, That the sum of one
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as NAV
be necessary, be appropriated for the Dur-
pose indicated.
Mr.. Brown in introducing the foregoino
ble and resolutions said:
Mr.. SPEAKER-I hold in my hand, a com
munication to the CLARION. calling the at
tention of the people of Mississippi, and
especially the Legislature, to the fact-the
melancholy fact-that the remains of one
of Mississippi's most gifted and honored
sons now "epOse in foreign land. The
writer of this article pathetically allud ing
TO his visit to the cemetery OF the capital OF
our State, says: ''While there, with the
memory of great and loved conemporal '
of some of these illustrious men, came til
sad and painful thought that his ashes now
moulder upon foreign and inhospitable
soil, without even so much as a plain board
to mark the spot where all that was mortal
OF JOHN j. McRAE lies"
Mr.. Speaker, | am not here to deliver
an eulogy upon the subject of this article
His name and fame are part of the COM
mon heritage of the people of Mississippi,
to whom he devoted long life of unseifish
labor, standing as L do, Sir, the successor OF
this illustrious son of the East; represent
ing, as l now do, constituency who revere
and love his memory, it is eminently proper
that | should call the attention of the House
to this subject and submit the proposition
contained in the resolution | have intro
duced. [ am aware L have discharged duty
which owed to the memory of my departed
friend and neighbor. and when turn my
footsteps homeward; when | meet those
DeODle whose history is so indiSOluahly and