The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-22

insist on the amendment. Lost and the
House seeded from the amendment.
>. G.. X. providing for an amendment 10
the jDint rules, " 18th the Houses refusal to
concur therein. was taken up. The House
agreed 10 a compitlee OF conference. Com
mittec: Messrs. TIson, Roam, Street, Gibson
and Henry.
Mr.. ADplewnite moved to take up the
Governors message relative 20 renting
rooms for the Superintendent OF Education.
Carried. Referred to the Committee Of Ed.
ucatiOn.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through the Private Sec
rotary A. NJ. Nelson, informed the House
that he had approved II. b. 10 provide for
the collection Of the taxes in 1877 In TuEica
county.
The report OF the Committee on Ways
and Means, made on Saturday, was taken up.
ii. u. to enable the State Revenue Agent
81 compromise certain cases, do not pass.
Indefinitely postponed. Is
Mr.. Tucker, chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, reported two Senate bills do
pass ore House bill with amendments, do
pass, and one Senate bill and tire House
bills do not pass. Report taken up.
). b. 10 proyice reasonable compensation
Tor tie Circuit Clerk of Adams county, do
pass. The bill passed.
s. b. to enable litigants to dispense with
| the services Of professional jurors, do pass.
The bill passed.
| II. Il. 10 authorize the Board of Super
vsOrs of Lawrence county to settle and
compromise q certain jud gment rendered
against d. NJ. FprtepbeIry,3 defaulting
Treasurer Of said county, and his bonds
men, do pass with amendments. Passed,
=. b. regulating the practice In Chancery
| Courts, do nor pass. Indefinitely postponed.
H. Is. to define the duties OF certain off,
GERS, and TO establish the whipping post, do
not pass. Mr.. Miller moved 70 make tcIal
order for Thursday, at IL o'clock. Carried.
! Mr.. Tison moved to suspend the regular
order, aud take up sc X. fiqing the time
Of holding the joint convention for the cleo
ton OF Librarian and Keeper of the Capitol
Public Printer, Superintendent of the Pcni-
Tertiary, and Commissioner OF Immigration
at ~ o'clock, and providing the election
should be by ballot. Carried. Mr. Tisor
moved to strike out "by ballot" and insert
"vira voce." Mr.. Perkins moved to table
Carried. Mr.. Tison moved to reconsider the
vote tabllng the resolution, stating that thu
law required the vote to be Uiva uoce Carried
and the amendment was adopted, and the
resolution was cOncurred in.
| H. Is. to repeal and amend certain sections
of the criminal laws, do not pass. lndefl
nitely postponed. Mr.. Miller of COpiah
upyrd to table Lost, and the bill was in
dallnitely postponed. .sl
NEW BILLS.
BY Mr.. Moody. To establish uniform
system of free schools. Referred
} By Mr.. Gibson. To provide Tor the dis
tribution of the school fund. Referred.
Mr. Gibson chairman, reported the prop
or enrolment of ii. b. to change the time
of holding court.
, | la aFA Al.
be appointed 10 notify the Senate that the
House was ready to receive 1t for joint con-
ventIon. Adopted. Committee, Messrs
Tison, Applewhite and Parkers
Mr. Carter, chairman pro tenn of Committee
on County Affairs, reported $. b, to repeal
section 1887, Code 1871, in relation to the
poor of cities and towns, with amendments,
do pass. Mr.. Pintard moved to recommit
Carried.
, BY MIR. Roane. To regulate the compen-
sation of District Attorneys Referred. Il
By Mr.. Heathman. To allow the people
! of Sunhower county to locate their county
site. Referred. h. 55i
} BY Mr.. Liddell. To further amend sec
Z ton 1925, Code 1871, relative to non-resi
G dent minors.
/. BY Mr.. Tucker. To organize an Agri
cultural and Mechanical College. Pendn!
t which, the hour having arrived for tn,
/, meeting of the joint convention, the Sen
, ate appeared at the bar of the House.
; JOINT SESSION.
. At IL o'clock, the Sergeant at Arms o
the Senate announced the Honorable Senat
OF the State of Mississippi. The House re
I, ceived the Senate standing. sFilrIs44
Lieutenant Governor Sims called the Join
!. Convention to order. The roll ofeauh Hous
was called jaeal qatS E 5.a-
The Lieutenant Governor announced TIL
h first business in order under the eoncurren
!. resolution, was the election of a 1elal
LIBRARIAN AND KEEPER OF THE CAPITOL.
: Mr.. Gholson, Representative, nominate
G Mr.. Thos. j. Neville, in behalf Of Mrs
Morancey. Mr.. Ti:on seconded the nomi
g nation. ID"
Mr.. Lusk, Representative, nominated Ja'
lGalceran of Kinds.
? Mr.. Spight, Representative, nominate
u James Drane, Jr., of Choctaw. '
Mr.. Bean, Representative, nominate
u Fisher Jones of Kinds. 81
Upon the call of the roll, the followin
+ was the result:
Is For Lr. Nc Willie Senators Allen, Barry
! Bills, Callicott, Parish, Fewell, FftzGeralC
It Foote Furloag, Gayles, Gibbs, Gilbert, Griu
y fin, Hooker, Jackson, Lanneeau, Lowranc'
y McCaskill Montgomery, Morgan, Prat
= ivy upANSt AN'tJ1 AhN'hPSVu CIV v Ni' " e.
IA Representatives Augustus, Bailey, Baker
Ballard, Bird, Bizzell, Brown, Gamer
II on, Carter, Catchings, Causey, Cham
le beran, Cook, Cunningham of Mar
shall Cunningham of Monroe, Dabue,
/ Davidson, Day, Dean, Dockery. Doziel
Edwards. Erwin, Field, Ford, Gallagher
q Gholson, Gibson, Gimer, Goodrum, Cor
don, 9win, Hampton, Hatch, Heathmar
Hoyle, Key, Love, Magee Of Franklin, Mar
shall of Holmes, Marshall Of Warren, MAJ
tin, McGehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Nc
Lean, McSwiue, MeWher ter, Miller =
t. Copiah. Miller Of Pamela Montgomery
Y Oktibbeha, Moody. Moore, Nelson, Nile
Pegram, Perkins, Pintard, Ramsey, Reid {
: Coahoms, Redhead, Richardson, Scott, Ses
|, brook, Shands, Smith, Showers, Tison, Tres
/, Tucker, Wall, Warren, Washington, Wilson
i Wood, Young of Pamela, Mr.. Speaker. a9
= For Mr.. Drane.- Senators Bridges, Carte
?, lat District. Carter 9th District, Cowan, Gu
!, rie. Dowd, Oldham, Peery, Rogers, West.
r, Representatives Aldrich, Allen, Basset
4, Runch, Denham, Eaton, Farley, Glas
!, Wall, Henry, Hill, Hogin, Hurt johnson
n Liddell. Marshall of Carroll, McCollm
:, Metts, Parker, Rainey, Reed OF Choctay
!, Roane, Roberts, Robinson, Spight, Stree
|, Young OF Calhoun. ..-.
1, Fbr Mr.. Jones. - Representatives Beai
!, Farmer, Stamper, Taryer.
r, For Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hicl