The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-07


e;rs, approved March Is, 1876
At ) 10, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE -
"WEDNESDAY. February 6, 1873.
House met pursuant to adjournment
Mr.. Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Prayer b,
! Rev. w. III. Watkins, ID. ID. Roll call
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Angus
tuS, Bailey, Baker, Ballard, Bassett. Bean
Bird, Bzzell, Brown, Cameron, Carter
Catching, Causey, Chamberlain, Cook
ningham of Monroe, Dabney, Davidson
Dean, Denham, Dockery, Dozer, Eaton
Edwards, Erwin, Farmer, Farley, Field
Ford, Gallagher, Gholson, Gibson. Glmer
Glass, GoOdrum, Gordon, Gwin, Hall
Ham pt0n, Hatch Heathman, Henry, Hicks
Liddell, Love, Lusk, Magee of Frank
lin, Marshall of Carroll, Marshall OF
| Holmes, Marshall of Warren, Martin
McCollum, McGehee of Wilkinson, Mclean
Mckenzie, McSWine, McWhorter, Nets
! Miller of COpiah, Miller of Pamela, Mont
beha Moody, Moore, Nelson, Niles, Num-
Parker, Pegram, Perkins, ,Pintard, Ram
sey, Reed OF ChOctaW, Reid of Coahoma.
Redhead, Richardson, Roane, Roberts, Rob
| inSOn, Scott, SeabrOOk, Seal. Shands, Smith
Spight, Spinks, Stamper, Showers, Street,
ington. Whitaker, Wilson, Wood, Young OF
Calhoun and Young of Panola--llO.
| ABSENT = Messrs. Applewhite, Bunch
Clay, Day, Hicks of Yazoo, Hogin, johnson,
Libby, Rainey and Taver-10,
Leave of absence was granted Messrs.
Bunch, Hicks of Yazoo, johnson, Day, Ho-
gin, Applewhite and Ramsey.
By Mr.. Perkins. That Capt. j. B. Eads
be requested to deliver an address during
the present session of the Legislature ION
| the best means of protecting the alluvial
lands OF Mississippi from the inundation OF
the Mississippi river, and that the Clerk of
the House transmit to Capt. Eads, at New
Orleans, this invitation. Adopted.
VETOED.
The Governor returned to the House,
through Hon. A. M Nelson, Private Secle
tary, without his approval, IL. B. to redut e
the official bonds Of Justices of the Peace
in Benton county, and message statir g
his reasons therefor.
The privileges of the House were extend
ed TO Hon. Thomas Grafton of Adams, and
Hon. a. j. McLaurin of Rankin.
THE SALARY APPROPRIATION.
Under suspension of the rule the House
took from the Speakers desk 5. B. to make
an appropriation to defray the expenses of
the Judiciary and Executive for the month
of January, 1873, to the amount OF $500,
and the bill passed. Yeas, 90; nays, none;
absent IS.
BY Mr.. Augustus. That the Committee
on Ways and Means be instructed to in
qure into the expediency of allowing in
surance companies 10 withdraw their depOs-
its from the State Treasury, and report by
bill or Q, herWiSe.
The House resumed consideration of the
report of the Judiciary Committee made
yesterday.
H. B. to regulate the sale of cotton in the
seed and cotton ginned but not baled. Mr..
Key moved to indefinitely postpone the
bill. Mr.. Love moved to amend section 2
by striking out 5000 and inserting 500 per-
tanning to license. Mr.. Lewis moved to
strike out $1,000 and not less than $780," and
inserting not exceeding $3.50 and not less
than $25." Mr.. Gibson moved TO recon-
NIT to special committee of five. Mr..
Spight called the previous question on the
motion to re-commit. Mr.. Gibson stated
that he did not desire to serve upon the
Committee.
THE CONCEALED WEAPON BILL.
Fl. B. to regulate the keeping and carry
ing of deadly werpons, do pass
Mr.. Gholson moved to add after the word
concealed in the 9th line from the last after
the word concealed" the words sin whole
or IL part" Adopted.
BY Mr.. Reid of CoahOma. TO add an
other section: That all persons keeping |, r
sale the weapons or articles of warfal e
mentioned in the first section shall pay a
privilege tax of 500. Mr. Gholson moved
to table Carried
Mr.. Pegram offered as an amendment to
insert concealed on or about the person"
so as to permit carrying weapons openly
Mr.. Gibson moved TO table.
By Mr.. Gibson. Substitute for the fourth
section, weapons forfeited to the county
under the provisions of this act, shall be
sold as may be prescribed by Boards OF
Supervisors and the proceeds paid into the
County Trea Jury TO the credit Of the Com
mon School Fund of the county. Adopted.
Mr.. Liddel moved to amend by adding
after "buwie knife" the amendment IN ape =
leon eul, gatlin gun, or any kind of field
artillery. Mr.. Gholson moved to table.
Carried.
Mr.. Spight moved to amend by striking
out .sor any fire arms from the third Sec
ton. Mr.. Dockery moved TO table. Lost.
Mr.. Hurt called the previous question,
which was ordered, and the amendment was
adopted.
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Augustus,
Baker. Bean, Bird. Bizzell. ChamberlaiD.
Dabney, Denham, Erwin, Farley, Ford,
Gibson, Gilmer, Glass, Gwin, Hall, Halnp-
ton, Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hurt, Key
Lewis, Libby, Liddell, Love, Magee OF
Franklin, Marshal of Warren, McColium
McGehee of Wilkinson, Mclean, New hor-
fer, Nets, Nelson, Num-, Parker, Pegram,
Pintard, Read of Choctaw, Redhead, Kich-
ardson, Roane, Seabrook, Seal, smith
Spght, Showers, Fison, Wall, Warren,