The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1875

House met pursuant To adjournment.
Speaker Percy in the Chair. Prayer by
Rev. J. l.. Z.aly, d. d. Roll call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Apple
white, Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
Bassett, Bean, Bird, BiZzell, Brown, Bunch,
Cameron, Carter, Catching. Causey. Cham
berain, Clay, Cook, Cooper Cunningham
of Marshall, Cunningh I'm of Monroe. Dab
ney. Davidson, Day, Dean. Denham, Dockery,
D1zier, Eaton Edwards, Erwin, Farley ,Fiel,t.
Ford, Gallagher, GholSon. Gibson. Glmer,
GLASS. GoOdrum Gordon, Gwin, fall, Hamp-
ton, Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hill, Hogin,
Hoyle, Hurt, Johnson, Kew. Lewis, Liddell,
Love, LuSk, Marshall OF Carroll, Marshall
Of Holmes, Marshall of Warren, Martin,
McCoGlum, McGehee of Wilkinson, McKeu-
zie, Mclean, McS@ine, McWhorter, Mett>,
Miller of Copiah, Montgomery of Marshall,
Montgomery of Oktibbeha, Moody. Moore,
Nelson, Niles, Num-, Parker, Pegram. Per-
kins, Pinta- I'll, Rainey, Ramsey, Reed OF ChOc-
taw, Reid Of Coahoma. Redhead, Richardson,
Roane, Roberts, Robinson, Scott, Seabrook,
Seal, Stands, smith, Spight, Spinks, Stamp
er, Showers, Street, Taver, TlsOu, Trest.
Tucker, Wall, Warren, Washington, Whit
| aker, Wilson, Wood, Young of Calhoun and
| Young of Panola--1l2.
| ABsENT-Messrs. Farmer, Hicks of Kinds,
Hicks OF Yazoo. Libby, Magee of Franklin
and Miller of Panola-S.
Leave OF absence was granted Mr.. Farm
| Education. reported number Of bills.
| Mr.. Spight moved that the special order,
the educat iOnal bill, be postponed until II
O'Clock. Carried, aud the report made by
Mr.. Roane vas taken up
H. B. to describe the mode of paying out
| the interest on the ChickasaW School Fund
in the several Chickasaw counties. Com
mIttee substitute adopted, and the bill
passed.
Ii. b. to amend section 2O22, Code of 1871,
in regard to teachers OF public schools. In
definitely postponed.
Ii. B. to amend the laws In relation to
Public Education. Indefinitely post
poneG.
Fl. B. to secure TO children the benefit OF
an elementary education. Tabled, subject
TO call.
LIVELY FIGHT.
The House resumed the consideration of
H B. TO amend the charter OF the Arkansas
City an Grenada Railroad Upon which
it adjourned yesterday evening, pending
The consideration of Mr.. Gibson's amend
ment. Mr.. Tucker offered the following
substitute, for the amendment: The leg
iolature reserves TO itself the right to pr :
vent unj Just discrimination in the tariffs OF
freight and the fare Of passengers. Mr..
Pegram moved to table the substitute.
Carried. Yeas, 81; nays, 81; abetnt IL.
Mr.. Spight moved to table Mr.. GbsOn's
amendment, which provided tor taxation
of the railroad, and also reserves the right
to prevent unjust discrimination in treignts.
Lost. Yeas, 81; nays, o.
Mr.. Gibson called the previous question
on his substitute, which was ordered.
Mr.. Spight called for the special order.
Mr.. Tison moved to further postpone the
special order until the busines, before the
House was completed. Mr.. Spight moved
to table the motion. Lost, and the special
order was postponed. Mr.. Gibson's amend
ment was adopted. Mr.. Percy (Mr. Tison
in the Chair) moved to reconsider the vote
adopting Mr.. Gibson's amendment. Mr..
Gibson moved to table the motion to recon
slider. Lost, and the motion carried.
Mr.. Percy moved to strike out of the
amendment the words "all of the property
OF the Grenada, Calumbus.and Burning
ham Railroad shall be subject to taxation
as that of individuals" Mr.. Gholson moved
to table. Lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich. Applewh ite, Au-
gustu>, Bailey, Bassett, Brown, Bunch, Car
ter, Catching, Causey, Cook, Cooper, Gun
ningham of Marshall, Cunningham OF
Monroe, Davidson, Dean, Dozier, Erwin
Field, Galallagher, GhOlson, Gibson, Gilmer,
Glass; GoOdrum, Hill, Hoyle, johnson, Key,
Liddell, Marshall of Holmes McCOllum,
Montgomery of Marshall, Moody, Nelson,
Parker, Pegram, Roberts, Seal, Stands.
Warren aud Whitaker-47.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Baker. Ballard
Bean, Bird, Bzzell, Cameron, Chamberlain,
Clay, Dabney, Day, Dockery, Eaton, Ed
wards Farley, Ford, Gordon, Gwin. Hamp-
ton, Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hogin,
Hurt, Lewis, Love, Lusk, Marshall Of Car
roll, Marshall of Warren, Martin, McGehee
OF Wilkinson, Mckenzie, McSwine, Nc
Whorter, Metts, Miller of Cepiah, Mont
gomery of Oktibbeha, Moore Niles, Num-,
Perkins, Pntard, Ramsey, Reed ofChoctaw.
Reid of Coahoma, Rainey, Redhead, Rich
srdsOn' Roane Scot spgt Stowers
ton, Wilson, Wood, Young of Calhoun
Young of Pamela and Mr.. Speaker.-6l.
Absent and Not Voting-Messrs. Den
ham, Farmer Hall, Hicks of Kinds, Hicks
of Yazoo, Libby, Magee of Franklin,
, Mclean, Miller of Pamela, Robinson, Sea-
; brook and Wall-12.
Mr.. Spight moved to adopt Mr.. Percy
amendment, Carried, and Mr. Gbson's
amendment as amended, was adopted.
Mr. Clay offered an amendment to section
which was adopted.
Mr. Street moved to amend by adding:
That section q of the original act of incOr-
por3tion. approved March 5, 1872, be amend
cd by striking out go" and inserting "25 "
, The original charter eXempts the road from
taxation for thirty years, this amendment
proposes to change the time to twenty-fi five
years.
Mr.. Percy move to table. Carried, and
the bill passed as amended.
VETOED.
The Governor, through Gen. A. M. Mel
son, Private Secretary, returned to the House
!. II. B. to reclaim certain lands, herein de-
, scribed, from overflow, with his reasons
f therefor in a message.
I'll. B. the Educational Bill was made the
special order tor Tomorrow at 10 o'clock,
At 2 O'Clock, the House took recess until
3 80 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met 3 80 O'Clock