The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATlVEs
FRIDAY, February Is 1873.

FRIDAY, February 10 1873
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Roll call:
PREsEkT-Messrs. Aldrich, Applewhite,
Augustus Bailey, Baker, Ballard, Basset,
Bean. Bird, BZZell, Bunch, Cameron, Car
ter, Catchings, Causcy, G am brrlain. Cook,
Cooper, Cunningham OF Marshall, Cunning
ham of Monroe, Dabney, Davidson, Day,
Dean. Denham, Dockery, d. zier, Eaton,
Erwin, Farmer, Farley. Field. Ford, Gala
CHER, Gh0lson, Gibson, Gilmpr, Glass, Good
rum, Gordon, Gwin, Hall, Hatch, Henry,
Hicks of Yazoo. Hill. Hoyie. Hurt, johnson,
Key, Love, Lusk, Magee of Franklin, Mar
Q rail- of Carroll Marshall of Warren, Mar
tin, McCollum, McGehee of Wilkinson, Me-
kenZie, McSWine, McWhOrter, Nets, Mil
Ter of Copiah, Moody, Montgomery of Mar
shall Mont gomery of Oktibbeha. Moore. Neil
son. Niles, Num-, Parker Pegram, Perkins.
Pntard, Rainey, Ramsey, Reed of ChOctaw,
Reid of COahoma, Redhead, Richards on -
Roane, Roberts, Robinson, Scott, 5eabrook.
Stands, Smith, Spght, Spink~ Stamp r,
Slower, street, Iaryer, IisoD, IT. 81; Tucker,
Wall, Warren. Washington. Whitaker, Will
son Wood, Young of Calhoun and Young
of Panola-l05.
ABsENT-Messrs. Allen, Brown, Clay,
Edw ards. Hampton, Heathman, Hicks OF
Kinds, Hogin, Lewis. Libby, Liddell. Mar
shall of Holmes, Mclean, Miller of Pamela
and Spal-l5.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs
Brown Lewis, Tucker and Hicks of Kinds.
The privileges of the House were extend
ed to Hon. A. c. McNair of Lincoln, ex-
member, and Hon. A. f. Bond OF Warren
county.
SPECIAL ORDER.
H.J.R to provide for an amendment to
the Constitution to be submitted to the peo-
pie to provide for biennial elections. Mr..
Street moved that the reso ution bR recon-
United with in tructions to provide for eX-
Ia S--f oil fafiip inRf-
ed in 1879. and whose terms of office is two
years to three years. Carried.
Mr.. Bird. chairman, reported II. 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:
H. b. for the relief of Mrs. 81. E. Moore
and her five minor children.
ii. B. to authorize the Supervisors Of
Wayne and GI cen counties to levy special
tax to pay outstanding Indebtedness OF said
county.
II. B. to incorporate the Meridian Rifles.
II. B. to provide for duplicate copy of
record book p. p. of the record of deeds of
Adams county.
H. B. to authorize the Deaeons of College
Hill Church. Lafayette county, 70 sell or
exchange real tate.
III. B. to authorize the Supervisors of Law
renee county to settle and compromise
certain Judgment rendered in the Circuit
Court against NJ. NJ. Fortenberry ct al.
I'll. B. for the relief of Sam1 e. Trest of
Jones county.
FL. B. to change the time of holding the
Circuit Court in the county OF Monroe
III. B. to authorize the Supervisors Of JAS
per county TO have certain parts OF their
proceedings published.
Fl. B.'to amend the charter of Nesbitt,
DeSoto county.
II. B. to INCORPORATE the Grange Agricul-
tural College of Coahoma county.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Fl. B. and S. to divide Pamela county
into two Court Districts. Mr.. Field moved
to indefinitely postpone the Senate bill.
Mr.. Spight moved TO table the motion.
Carried. Mr.. FELL moved to reconsider the
vote tabling 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
Monday of April, 1878 Adopted, and the
bill passed. The House bill was then in
| definitely postponed.
Mr.. Street called Nd The Senate Joint Res
olutiOn to adjourn SINE die on March !, and
the resolution was concurred in.
HKw HILLS.
BY Mr. Henry. To require Tax Assessors
to call upon eacn taxable inhabiEant for a list
of his taxer. Referred.
By Mr.. Gordon. To establish high schools
10 each Congressional District. Referred.
By Mr.. Hall. To facilitare the REDEEM p
taxes Referred.