The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-30

snail. DaYlf<On, ID " Dean, Denham. DOckery.
Dozier, Elton Edwards, Erwin. Farmer
Fieli Ford. Gallagher. GholSon. Glib
son.Gilner, Glass. Goodrum. Gordon, Gwin,
Hall. Hatch Heafhman, Henry, Hicks oI
Hintis, Hicks of YaZoo. Hill, Hoyie. Hurt,
johnson. Key: Lewis, Lisid-li, Lusk, Mage.
of franklin, Marshall Of Holmes Marshall
of Warren. Marin, MeCuilam, Mctiehee oil
/ Wilkinson. Mckenzie. Mclean New horter,
/ Mett>, Montgomery of Marshall, Montgom-
cry OF Okdooesia. Moody, Moore, Nelson,
/ Niles, Nunn, Parker, Pegrsm. Perkins. PIN
| tard. Ramsey, Read o. Choctaw, Reidof Goa
homa. Richardson, Roane, Roberts, Robin
/ son, Scott, Seabrook. Seal. Smith, Splnks,
/ Siamper, Showers, Street, Talver Tisou,
i Trest, Tucker, Warren. Washington, Whit
aker, Wilson, Wood. Young Of Calhoun.
| Young of Panola-l03.
| ABsENT-Messrs- Clay, Cunningham of
| Monroe. Dabney, Farley, Ham pton, Hogin,
| Libby, Love, Marshall of Carroll, McSwine.
| Miller of Copiah, Miller of PanoIs, Rainey,
Redhead, Stands, Spight, WALTZ.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
| Cunningham of Monroe.
By Mr.. Street. A joint resolution, an
| amendment to the Constitution providing
| for minority representation:
Resolved by the Legislature of the State
| of Mississippi. two thirds of each House
agreeing theretn.) That the following
| amendment as an additional section to ar
| ticle OF the State Constitution, be submit
! ted TO the qualified electors at the next
/ general election. viz:
In the election OF representatives in coun-
ties entitled TO two or more, each voter shall
| be entitled to the number of votes to which
/ the county Is entitled to representatives,
which may all be cast for one person or di-
vided between two or more as such voter
| may see tit; and the persons receiving the
| highest number of votes shall be declared
/ elected.
| By Mr.. Dean To amend rule IS in regard
to speaking by striking oui''thirty minutes
and inserting "iifreen minutes" and by
| striking out fifteen minutes" and insert
''ten minutes" tor the second speech. Mr..
Street moved the adoption of the amend
| meat. Carried.
| MIR. Bunch moved to suspend the rules TO
| allow him to introduce the following reso-
| luton:
Resolved, That il is not com patible with
sound public policy, nor demanded of the
| Legislature by the people, either TO REFUGE
| or increase the salaries of Judicial and State
officers below the rates pres srIbed in the act
of 1876, and that this resolution be adopted as
expressive of the sense of this body upon
| that subject.
The motion to suspend the rules was lost.
Mr.. Lusk moved Il suspension of the
| rules to allow him to Introduce a resolution
| Lost.
MIR. Roane, chairman of Public Education
| Committee, reported one bill, do pass. The
| report was taken up.
| Ii. B. to require the County Treasurer of
Sumner county to set apart the Chickasaw
sive use of that part of the county being
within the Cnickasaw cession. Passed.
Mr.. Nets, chairman OF the Railroad
| Committee, reported one bill, with amend
ments, do pass. The report was taken up
II. B. to authorize and empower the Ala
| bama Central Railroad to build and operate
| a road in this State. Committee amend
ments restricting the franchises to 80 years.
| MIR. Whitaker offered the following amend
ment: That nothing in this act of incorpo-
shall construed
| the Legislature OF this State from establish
| ing at any time hereafter a maximum rate
! of tolls and charges for freight and passage
over that portion of said road situated in
this State to be built and operated, and the
right to establish maximum rates of tariff
is hereby reserved to the Legislature. Ad-
| opted and the bill passed.
Mr.. Gibson, chairman, reported a large
number OF bills as having been properly en-
rolled.
Mr.. Chairman pro tenn of the Claims Com
mittee reported one bill, do pass. The re-
port was taken up.
S. B. For the relief of B. +. Peasants, of
Union parish, La, appropriating $500 for
arresting one Ira Robinson, murderer.
Mr.. Gholson moved to strike out $400 and
insert $500. Mr.. Pegram moved to insert
$500. Mr.. Gallagher moved to table. Car
ried. Mr.. Hall moved to strike out $500
and insert $3.50. Mr.. Tison moved to table.
Carried. And the bill was passed yeas
nays Mr.. Warren, l absent, 81.
Mr.. Applewhite moved to reconsider and
table.
Mr.. Field, chairman of the Committee on
Penitentiary, reported one bill do not pass.
The report was taken up.
H. B. to abolish the office of Superintend-
enr Of the Penitentiary. Do not pass, and
the bill was tabled.
Mr. Baker, chairman. reported a bill and
substitute on the subject of salaries of
county Treasurers. Do pass.
Mr.. Street moved to refer to a special
-
feet bill carrying out the principles of the
substitute. Lost. Mr.. Street moved to
make special order for 1015 o'clock, Thurs
day January 81. Carried.
Mr. Marshall of Warren. chairman of the
Committee on Federal Relations, reported
one II. j. r. and one S. j. r, with substi-
tute, do pass The report was taken up.
IL. j. r. requesting the Senators and
Representatives in Congress to use their
endeaYors to have the bankrupt law re-
pealed: Mr.. Gholson moved to table.
Carried.
Sd. r. instr citing the Senators and re-
questIng the Representatives in Congress
from this State in relation to the port OF
Vicksburg. Committee substitute adopt
ed. Messrs Pegram and Marshall of War
rem made eloquent speeches in favor of the
resolution, and it passed.
The privileges ofthe House were extend
ed to Gen. Stewart, Chancellor of Missis-
sippi University.
Mr.. Showers moved to reconsider the
vote tabling 81. j. r. requesting the Sena-
tors and Representatives to use their en-
deavOrs to have the bankrupt law repealed.
Carried.
The motion to table was withdrawn and
the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Applewhite, chairman, reported one
House bill, do not pass and one House bill
do pass, The report was taken up.
ii. B. to repeal section 1887 Code of 1871
in regard to separate pauper districts in
Tishomingo county, do not pass. Indeff
nitely postponed.
Fl. B. to compel Boards of Supervisors to
comply with section OF an act in relation
to county finances, approved Feb. l, 1877.
Do pass, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Gwin, chairman of the Committee on
Corporations, reported I'll. B. of session of
1877, to amend the charter of the town or
Pass Christian, do not pass. The bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. McWhorter, ehairman of the Com
mittee on Public Health and Quarantine,
one bill, substitute do pass. The repo t was
taken up.
III. B. to amend the act creating a State
Board of Health, approved February l, 1877,
substitute do pass. The report was taken
up. Pending consideration the House adj
iourn6d.
Among the Dead Failures
Or the past, how many bogus nostrums
may be numbered! Beginning their careers