The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
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, Dabuey, DeHham, Dockery, Eaton,
Edwards, Erwin, Farmer, Field, Ford,
Gallagher, Gibson, Glass, Gwin, Hall, Ham
pton, Henry, Hicks of Kinds, Hicks OF va
700, Hin, 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, Redhead. Richardson, Robinson, Scott,
Seabrook, Shands, Spnks, Stamper Stow
ers, Street, Tarvcr, Tison, Tucker, Warren,
Whitaker Wilson, Wood and Young OF
Pauola-7S
ABsENr-Messrs. Bean, Bird, Bzzel
Cameron, Davidson, Day, Dean, Dozier,
FARLEY, Gholson, Gilmer, GoOdrum, Cor
don, Hatch, Heathman. HogIn, HOyle, Hurt,
johnson, Key, Libby, Liddell, Magee of
franklin, Marshall OF Holmes, Marshall Of
Warren. McCollum, Nets, Miller of PIANO.
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
ingS As having favored the motion To concur
i'm Senate amendment attaching the MOffet
Register bill to the school bill. His posi-
ton was JUS the opposite.
Mr. MoOre introduced II. Il 655, to amend
an act entitled an act To authorize the Su-
pervisors to ascertain the outstanding in
debtness of the several counties this State,
approved March %. 1876. Deferred to a
special cnmmittee-Messrs Moore, Field,
Cooper, Robinson and Catching.
A bill To repeal section 37l, Revised Code,
in relation to contested elections and sub
tion of Mr.. Shands, was called from the
Judiciary Committee, read third time and
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Glass, II. 3 544, was
called from the Committee on Public Edu-
cation. and the bill, entitled an act to in
corporate the Kosciu-kO Male and Female
Institute, wTs read third time and passed
The Conference Committee on disagree
ment of the two Houses on III. b. 1T, to es
tablish 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 ). b. o. an act sup
Elemental TO an act making an appropria-
ton to defray the expenses Of the State
Government for the year 1878, approved
March, 1875, was passed-yeas, 60; nays, IL.
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 appropiia-
ton for the University of Mississippi was
again taken up, and, after 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 i'm Drovements. $4,000; for general Uni
versity purposes, S27 900; and for the year
1879, $4,000.
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
tee of conference on the disagreement be-
tween the two houses on Senate amendment
to II. b. ga, al act in relation to public
revenues. (See Senate proceedings for re-
pOrt.)
MR.. TUCKER AND THE PRESS.
Mr.. Tucker arising to a question of priVl-
lege, said:
Mr.. SPEAKER-I arise to a question of per-
sonaI privilege, and ask to have read from
the Clerks desk a part of the report Of the
proceedings of the House, which appeared
in the Vicksburg Herald Of the Sd inst:
Messrs. Miller of CopIah, Moody, Irwin,
and Tucker favored the amendment. The
speech Of the latter gentleman was noticeable