The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06

OF an act To encourage and facilitate tn
building Of the ship Island. Ripley ant
Kentucky Railroad. was called from th'
! Commi;Jee-
Mr.. Dowd offered a substitute for Sec.
/ which was adopted. and the bill passed.
III. B. 3S4, 10 amend Sec. 2733. Code 1871
/ IN reiatin % cutting down aud taking away
+ trees. was taken up and passed.
1 ). b. 81, TO amend an act supplemental
/ to an act To defray the expenses of rhe
State government for the year 1875 ap-
proved March. 1873, was called from Finance
Committee, and passed. Yeas, %; nays, 4
II. B. 422. to amend Sec. % of Act incor-
parating koSciusko. was passed.
H. Is. 4O6. Amending Sec 75S, of Revised
Code of 1871, in relation TO witnesses, was
asSed.
On motion OF Mr.. Vance, Messrs. Mont
gomery, Gibbs and Parish were added To Ga (
Committee on Enrolled Bills.
II b. $50, TO protect the lanf Owners OF
warren county, in this STATE, from tres pass
by stock, was. after amendments offered by
Mr. CoWan. passed.
ii. Il. 62l, TO change the time of holding
the Chaneery Coart in certain counties in
the Fifth Chancery District was taken up
and passed.
FL. b. 595, to incorporate Corinth Female
College. Passed.
III. b 3S7, for the relief of A. c. Fairman,
was passed. Yeas, 81; nays,4 4.
IL. B. sis, to extend the time to w. c..
Bulen. a Justice ot the Peace in Itawam ba
county, for making his official bond, was
passed.
Ii. B. 425. to authorize Supervisors o.
Carroll county u register outstanding
county warrants. was pissed.
III. B. 6l9, supplemental to supplemental
acts incorporating certain railroad comp1-
pies, approved August s, 1872, was taken
up.
Mr.. McCaskill moved the indefinite post
ponement OF The bill, when was lost, and
the bill was read third time anu passl d.
Yeas, Is; nays, IL.
A message from the Cr werner announced
the approval of ;. B. ISL, an act to estab-
lish an organize A Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Colleges, aud 70 regulate the govern
ment of the same. \ bill to amend an act
to provide for aud regulate the custody and
control OF the school land fund. arising
from the sixteenth section in Choctaw aud
other counties, approved April II, 1876, So
as 70 include the county OF Oklibbehd, was
called up and passed.
II. B. 364, 10 suppress lawlessness in GER
tain counties, was taken up.
Mr.. Thompson offered a substitute for
same. which was adopted.
IL. 3. 473, to extend certain provisions of
an act TO abolish the office of Liquidating
Levee Commissioner, and provide for the
redemption of lands in the Liquidating
Levee District. approved a pril IL. 1876, was
taken up aud passed.
II. b. 630 to prevent stock from running
and passed.
II. }. r. in relation to land grant to Ship
Island, Ripley and Kentucky Railroad, was
adopted after slight amendment.
House Memorial 10 Congress in relation
TO land grant TO Ship Island, Ripley and
Railroad Company was adopted.
III. B. 5S4, an act to incorporate the Mis-
siSsippi aud Alabama Warehouse and Com
press Company, at Columbus, was pa se1.
y communication was received from the
Governor in relation to fees due Judge j =.
Hdmm for services in suits against the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad. was read and re-
terred to Committee on Claims.
MIR, FitZGerald, from conference COM
mitee, reported that the committee had
to the House to concur in
Senate Resolution providing tor adjourn
ment on Wednes lay. 9th inst, at noon.
II. b. 622, being the House revenue bill.
was taken up, and after being considered
for some time in Committee of the Whole, |
the Senate went into Executive session, and |
then took recess until 3 30 O'clock, p. NJ.