The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
THURSDAY, January "a. 1873.

.. THURSDAY. January "a, 1873.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr., Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Prayer
by Rev. j. 7. Zealey, d. D. Roll call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, apple
white, Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard, Bas
sett, Bean, Bird, Bzzell, Brown, Bunch.
Cameron, Carter, Catchings, Causey, Cham
berlain, Clay, Cook, Cooper, Cunningham of
MARSHALL, Cunningham of Monroe, Dabney,
Davidson, Day, Dean. Denham, Dockery,
Dozier, Eaton, Edwards, Erwin, Farmer,
Field, Ford, Gallagher, Gholson, Gibson,
Gilmer, Glass, Goodrum, Gordon, Gwin,
Hall, Hampton, Hatch, Heathman, Henry,
Hicks OF Kinds, Hicks of Yazoo, Hill,
Hogin, Hoyle, Hurt, Johnson, Key, Lewis,
Liddell, Lusk, Magee of Franklin. Mar
shall of Warren, Martin, McCollum, Nc
Gehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Mclean,
McSwine, McWhorter, Metts, Miller of CO.
piah, Miller of Pamela, Montgomery of
Marshall, Montgomery of Oktibbeha, Moody,
Moore, Nelson, Niles. Num-, Parker, Pc
gram, Perkins, Pintard, Rainey, Ramsey,
Reed of Choctaw, Reid of Coahoma, Red
head, Richardson, Roane, Roberts, Rob-
| inson, Scott Seabrook, Seal, Stands, Smith,
| Spight, Spinks, Stamp Showers, Tarver,
| ington, Whitaker, Wilson, Wood, Young of
Calhoun and Young of Panola-1l6.
| ABsENT-Messrs. Farley, Libby, Love
| and Street,.
| Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Ed
wards.
| By Mr. Marshall of Warren. To amend
| the act to provide for granting leave of ab-
sence to Circuit Judges and Chancellors,
approved March 6, 1873. The bill provides
that leave mey be granted for ninety in
stead of sixty days, as now. Passed.
By Mr.. Num-. To authorize local option
stock law. Referred:
BY Mr.. Dockery. For the protection of
stock and crops in this State. Referred.
| BY Mr.. Chamberlain. The regulate the
sale of cotton in the seed, and cotton GIN
ned but unbaled. Referred.
BY Mr.. Hoyle. To amend section II of an
act in relation to public revenue, approved
April 10 1876. Referred.
By NJ. Gallagher. To provide for gas
works for the Lunatic Asylum. Referred.
By Mr. Tison. To incorporate the Lee
| County Mercantile Cooperative Assocla-
i ton of Patrons Of Husbandry, located at
Tupelo. Passed.
Nv Mr.. johnson. To amend the laws of
the State in relation to public education.
| Referred.
BY Mr.. Dean. To reduce the salaries of
State officers and employees. 1t provides ::
For Governor, $4,000; Private Secretary,
$500; Lieutenant Governor, same as speak
err of the House; Secretary of State, $1,700,
and fees end perquisites; Clerk, $500: Audi
tor, $500; Deputy Autitor, $1,000; two
Clerks at $1,000; two Clerks at $500; Treas
urer, ST. 500; one Clerk at 81 200; one Clerk
at $500; Attorney General, $4,000; Superin-
tendent of Education, $4,000; Supreme
Judges, $4,000 each-the present incumbents
not to be affected; Circuit Judges, $4,000 /;
Chancellors, $4,000; District Attorneys.
ST. 900, with perquisites; superintendent of
Penitentiary, $500; zoo Superlntende1ae OF OF
the Blind Institute, $1,000; Superintendent
of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, $1,000,
Section provides that the Treasurer
shall be ex-officio Insurance Commissioners,
and shall receive perquisites arriving from
the position, and that the Auditor shall re-
ceiye all other fees and perqusites now al
/ low ed him by law. Referred.
BY Mr.. Miller of Copiah. To incorporate
the Fruit Growers and Gardeners Associa-
ton of South Mississippi. Referred.
Mr. Gibson, chairman, reported the prop
er enrolment of number of bills.
By Mr.. Miller of Copiah. TO regulate
the issuance of fiere facias on judgments
hereafter to be obtained. Referred.
By Mr.. McWhorter. To prescribe the
|, mode of paying out the interest on the
Chickasaw School Fund in the counties en-
titled to the fund. Referred.
i By Mr. Lusk. To repeal the act incorpo-
rating the Pearl River Improvement and
Navigation Company, approved April 8
By Mr.Day. To amend section ? Of the
act. TO prOV1Qe LOT Tic dppicfaA VI CAASi.
bonds, approved March s, 1876. Referred
By Mr.. Niles. To amend the act amend
atory and supplemental to an act fixing the
| time and number of days for holding Ctr
| cult and Chancery Courts, approved y anu
+ ary 80, 1877. It provides for change in ths
time of holding Circuit Court in the Fifth
District as follows: Sumner county, thlre
Monday of January and August, continue
= 70 DAVIS. Choctaw, first Monay of February
/ and September, continue IL days; Mont
: romery. third Monday February and Sep
9 fember, continue II days; Attala, first Mon
dav March and October, continue Is days
\ Holm es, fourth Monday March and October
o continue "a days; Carroll list Dlstrics'
third Monday Nav and November; Carol
. Sad D;strict.l first Monday June and De
+ cember. g days; Leflore, second Monda
o June and December, continue IL days. he
ferred. a. ~