The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, March 4, 1873

House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker PERCY IN the Chair. Prayer by
Mr. Turner. Roll call:
PEEsENT-Messrs. Aldrich. Allen. Apple
white, Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
Bassett, Brown, Bunch, Carter, Catching,
Causey, Cham berlain, Clay, Cook, Cooper,
Cunningham of Marshall, Cunningham of
Monroe, Dabney, Denham, Dockery, Eaton,
Edwards, Erwin, Farmer, Field, Ford,
Gallagher, Gibson, Glass. Gwin, Hall, Ham
zoo, Hill, Lewis, Love. Lusk, Marshall of Car
oil, Martin, McGehee of Wilkinson, Nc
Kenzie, Mclean, McSwine, McWhorter,
Miller of Copiah, Montgomery of Marshall,
Moody, Moore, Nelson, Pegram, Pintard,
Ramsey, Reed of Choctaw, Reid of Coaho-
ma, Rpdhead. Richardson, Robinson, Scott,
Seabrook, Stands, Spinks, Stamper, Stow
ers, Street, Tarver, Tison, Tucker, Warren,
Whitaker, Wilson, Wood and Young OF
Panola-79.
ABsENT-Messrs. Bean, Bird, Bizzell
Cameron, Davidson, Day, Dean, Dozier
don, Hatch, Heathman, Hogin, Hoyle, Hurt,
johnson, Key, Libby, Liddel, Magee of
Franklin, Marshall of Holmes, Marshall of
Warren, McCollum, Metts, Miller of PIANO.
la, Montgomery of Oktbbeha, Niles, Num-,
Parker, Rainey. Roane, Roberts. Seal,
Smith, Spight, Trest, Wall, Washington,
and Young of CalhOun-42.
CoRRECTIoN.-Mr. Erwin of Lowndes, was
incorrectly reported in Saturdays proceed
lngs as having favored the motion to concur
iii Senate amendment attaching the Motfet
Register bill to the school BILL. His posi-
ton was just the opposite.
Mr. Moore introduced II. B 655, to amend
an act entitled an act to authorize the Su-
pervisors to ascertain the outstanding in
debtness OF the several counties of this State,
approved March %, 1876. Deferred to
special cOmmittee-MessrS. Moore Field,
Cooper, Robinson and Catching.
4 bill to repeal section 81, Revised Code,
in relation to contested elections, and sub
stitute section in lien thereof, mo-
ton of Mr.. Stands, was called from the
Judiciary Committee, read third time and
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Glass; HI. 3. 544, was
called from the Committee on Public Edu-
cation, and the bill, entitled an act to in
corporate the KOsciusko Male and Female
Institute, wrs read third time and passed.
The Conference Committee on disagree
ment of the two Houses on III. B. III, to es
tablsh uniform system of free public
schools in this State, recommended that the
Senate amendment be so amended as to
make it three mills instead of two mills.
Mr.. Mckenzie, for Committee on CLANS,
reported favorably on S. B. "a, an act sup.
Elemental to an act making an appropria-
ton to defray the expenses of the State
Government for the year 1875. approved
On motion of Mr.. Street. the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole
for the purpose of making an appropriation
for the years 1873 and 1879. Mr.. Tison in
the Chair.
The item in reference to the appropria-
ton for the University of Mississippi was
again taken up, and, after a protracted de-
bate which was participated in by Messrs.
Mckenzie, Miller of Copiah, Whitaker, Glib
son. Percy, Clay, Nelson, Showers, Street
and Bailey, the appropriation voted is as
follows:
For University of Mississippi, for repairs
and improvements. $4,000; for general Uni
versity purposes, $27 900; and for the year
1879, $27, 900.
Several other amendments were adopted,
but are not noted here, as the bill will be
published at length in few days.
A message from the Senate announced
the adoption of the report of the commit
tee of conference on the disagreement be-
tween the two houses on Senate amendment
to FL. B. 622, an act in relation to public
revenues. (See Senate proceedings for re-
port)
MR.. TUCKER AND THE PRESS.
Mr. Tucker arising to question of privi-
lege, said:
Mr.. SPEAKER-I arise to question of per-
sonal privilege, and ask to have read from