The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-20

Sumner county to cause registration o.
outstanding warrants. Commit amend
menrs adopted, and the bill passed.
H B. for The preservation OF FISH IN
/ Lowndes county. COMMITTEES amendment
adopted. and the bill passed.
/ ). B. TO divide Pamela county into two
Court districts, came up. Mr. carter SAID
that he had been requested by Mr.. Miller OF
Pamela. TO ask that tie bill lie over while he
was alb ent. Mr.. Moody said that there was
/ two of the representatives of Pamela pres
| ent. but that he did not object TO the bill
/ living over, but he hoped that he should be
absent when the bill again came up, that the
House would extend the same courtesy TO
/ him The bill was tabled, suhjec- TO call.
). B. TO authorize the Supervisors OF
| Simpson county to levy special tax TO
I paw certain school warrants. Passed
IL B. TO require the Secretary OF State to
| furnish Newton county with certain books,
| reports. ete. Passed
II. B. for the relief of james Killebrew of
COahoma county. Committee amendment
adopted, and The bill passed.
II. B for the relief OF teachers who taught
in 1871 in that part of Montgomery county
that formerly belonged To Choctaw county
Committee amendment adopted, and the bill
passed.
H. B. to authorize the building of dam
across Yaz,o Pass, in Coahoma county.
Was referred TO Committee on Corporations.
II. 4. 10 change The boundary lines OF
Marshall and D-SOtO counties Mr.. War
rem moved 10 indefinitely postpone tue DILL.
Lost. MIR. Warren "tfered an amendment
Lost. Mr Cunningham of Marshall, moved
10 table the bill. Lost, on division. Mr..
Hurt moved 10 refer the bill TO special
committee. Carried. CoInmittee-Messrs.
Hurt, Gallagher. Roberts, Redhead and
Niles
Mr. Miller OF Copiah, called up the SEN
ate bill To authorize the consolidation OF the
Mississippi Central Il ,ilroad, and Kew Or
leans Jackson and great Northern Railroad,
n a
Railroad, for the purpose OF having it refer
red and the bill va, so referred.
ii. B. TO prevent the destruction of fish in
Holmes ard Yazoo counties. Committee
amendment striking out \ AGO county WAS
adopted. and the bill passed.
Ii. b. To authorize Supervisors OF Kinds
county to publish their proceedings. Mr..
Reid of COahoma moved TO amend by in
serting Coahoma county. Adopted, and
the bill passed.
H. B. TO abolish Pearl county; was,
on motion OF Mr.. Miller of Cppiah, made
the special order for Feb. 10, at 10 O'Clock.
H. b. to repeal section 1850, Code 1871, in
relation to working pubic roads. Mr. Field
moved to refer the bill to a special Joint
Committee. Mr.. Spight TO table. Carried.
Mr.. Hoyle To table. Lost.
Mr.. Love moved to refer to a special com
mittee. Mr.. Street moved to table. Car
ried. Mr. Parker moved to amend by in
serting that all students of private and pub
lie schools be mpted. Mr.. Moody
moved to table the amendment. Carried.
Mr. Spight offered an amenement exempt
ing ministers of the gospel. MIR. Bunch
moved to recomgnit the bill Mr.. Moody
moved to table the motion. Carried. Mr..
Moody moved to table the Amendment OF
Mr.. Splsht. Carried. Yeas, 60; nays, 30
absent, %.
A large number of amendments were Of
fered and acted upon.
Mr.. Spight called the previous question,
and the bill was ordered engrossed and lies
over for engroSsment.
Mr.. Street called up 5. B. to amend the
liquor law, approved March II, 1873, for the
purpose of having the bill referred, and il
was referred Mr. Spight moved that the
Senate and House bills to divide Pamela
county into two Court Districts be made
the special order for February 10, at 10 80
O'Clock Carried.
II. &. to change the boundary lines of
Choctaw, Winston and Alfalfa counties, was
upon motion of Mr.. Niles, tabled.
IL. B. to provide for the more efficient
protection OF the county and State records
in the several counties, was tabled.
By Mr.. Spight. To aid tie building of
the Ripley and Ship Island Railroad. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Roane, chairman of the Committee
on Education, reported II. B. to establish a
uniform system of free schools, do pass
The report was taken up and the bill made
the speciol order for February Is, at 10
o'clock.
Mr. Gibson. chairman special committee
on Constitutional Amendments, reported Ii.
j. r. in relation to biennial elections, do
pass; and the resolution made the
special order for Friday, February 10, at
10 30 O'Clock.
AT , 10, the House adjourned.