The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, January 26, 1877,

House met pursuant to adjournm ent.
Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Prayer by
Rev. c. FL. Otllen of Summit. Roll call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Aidrich, Applewhite,
Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard, Bassett,
Bean, Bird, Bizzell, Brown, Bunch, Cam
lain, Clay, Cook, Cooper, Cunningham of
Marshall, Cunningham of Monroe, David
son, Dean, Denham, Dockery. Dozier,
Eaton, Erwin, Farmer, Ford, Gallagher,
Gibson, Gilmer, Glass, Goodrum, Gordon,
Gwin, Hall, Hampton, Hatch, Henry, Hicks
son, Key, Lewis, Liddell, Lusk, Maoee
of Franklin, Marshall of Carroll, Mar
shall of Holmes, Marshall of Warren, Martin.
Mclean, McCollum, McGehee of Wilkinson,
Mckenzie. McWhorter, Nets, Miller of
Copiah, Miller of Pamela, Montgomery. of
Moore, Nelson, Miles, Num-, Parker, Per-
kins, Pintard, Rainey, Ramsey, Reed of
Choctaw, Reid Of Coahoma, Redhead, Rich
ardson, Roane, Roberts, Robinson, Scott,
Seabrook, Stands, Smith, Spinks, Stamper,
Showers, Street, Tarver, Tison, Trest, Wall,
Warren. Washington, Whitaker, Wilson,
Wood, Young of Calhoun, Young of Pamela
LII. HeT
ABSENT - Messrs. Allen, Dabney. Day,
Edwards, Farley, Field, Gholson, Heath
man, Hicks of Kinds, Libby, Love, Nc
Swine, Pegram, Seal, Spight, Tucker-16
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs
Allen, Spight, Pegram, Heathman, Robin
son, Redhead and Tucker. beseal7
By Mr.. Gallagher. Providing for stand
ing conn ittee of seven on Public Lands.
Adopted. ef sk rs.
CALL OF COUNTIES. Ntf
Under the rules, the roll of counties was
called for local business
By Mr. Baker. To incorporate the Natchez
Cotton Mills. Referred. a asa
By Mr.. Niles. To incorporate the Oak
Ridge Academy of Koscillsko. Referred.
By Mr.. Smith. For the relief of John P.
Gibson OF Benton county. Passed.
BY Mr.. Clay. La relation to the official
bonds of Bolivar county. 49,
Mr.. Reid of Coahoma, moved to insert
Coahoma county. Adopted, and the bill
By Mr.. Marshall of Carroll. To author
ize the Supervisors of Carroll county to
levy tax to settle the outstanding school
debt. Referred. Also, to reduce the official
bond of the Circuit Clerk of Carroll county.
Referred.
By Mr.. Liddell. A petition from citizens
OF Carroll county, for the repeal of the stock
law so far as it relates to that county. Re
ferred.
BY Mr.. Martin. To provide reasonable
compensation for the Circuit Clerk of Clai-
borne county. Mr.. Pintard moved to add
Jefferson county. Carried. Mr.. Farm
moved to add Scott county. Carried. The
bill as amended, was referred. s aas1ss.5Y
BY Mr.. Martin. To incorporate the Clai-
borne Light Artillery. Passed.
By Mr.. Brown. To authorize the Super
visors of Clarke county to register out
standing county warrants. Referred.
By Mr.. Reid of Coahoma. To incorpo-
rate the Grange Agricultural School, OF
Coahoma. Passed. Also to reclaim from
overflow certain lands. Referred.
BY Mr.. Miller CT Copiah- To require
the payment of all costs in civil cases in
Copiah county. Mr.. Pintard moved to add
Jefferson county. Carried, and the bill
passed. s. sit.sR-Fl
By Mr.. Davidson, To authorize the SUPER
visors OF Clay county to compromised GER
tain claim with Thad. M. Mosley. Passed,
By Mr.. Magee of Franklin, To REQUIRE
the Secretary OF State to furnish reports
and Georges digest to Franklin COUNTY
Referred.
BY mr.. Ballard. For the relief Of j II
Hale, Of Landerdale county. Referred