The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-29

shall H.
Shall of Warren, Martin, McCollum, Nc
tiehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Mclean,
McWhorter, Nets, Miller of Copiah, Mont
geometry of Marshall, Montgomery of Oktlo-
beha, Moody, Moore, Nelson Niles: Num-,
Reed of Choctaw, Reid of Coahoma'
Richardson, Roane, Roberts, Robinson,
Scott, Seabrook, Seal. Smith, Spinks, STAN
per, Showers, Tarver. Street, Iison, Irest'
Warren, Washington, Whitaker, Wison'
Wood, Young of Calhoun and Young OF IA
nola-l06.
ABsENr-Messrs. Catchings, Edwards,
Farley, Gholson. Libby, Love, McSwine,
Miller of Pamela, Perkins, Redhead, Stands,
Spight, Tucker and Wall-l4
Leave of absence was granted Me'srs'
Love, Redhead, Marshall of Carroll, Catch
ings. Gilmer, Wall and Stands.
The privileges Of the House were eX-
tended to Hons c.. NJ. Walden and E. Wat
kins, members of the Legislature 1867.
The Chair announced the following com
mlttee of seven to be known as the Com
| mttee on Public Lands provided for by
| Mr. Gallagher's resolution adopted on S at
| urday-MesSrs. Gallagher, Lusk, Mars hall
of Carroll, Wall, Reid of Coahoma, Erwin
| and Glass.
Mr. McGehee of Wilkinson, had very
| pretty bouquet made of hyacinths and vi O.
lets on his desk this morning.
| The report made by the Judiciary Com
mittee on former day was taken up.
| Il.
relative to the prohibition of lotteries, gift
enterprises ETC., with substitute. SubsJi-
tute adopted and the bill passed.
II. B. TO provide for changes of venue in
! cases before justices of the peace with sub :
| stitute. Substitute adopted and the bill
| passed.
Mr.. Roane, chairman of Public Educa-
ton. reported II. B. to provide for the dis
trihution of the Common School Fund OF
this State with substitute, do pass also.
4 Sho
laton to an Agricultural and Mechanical
College b. referred TO Judiciary Commit
tee. The report was taken up.
II. b. to provide for the distribution Of
the Common School Fund. Mr.. Street de-
sired the bill to be recOmmitted on account
| of the evident Inaccurate manner in which
Assessors have returned the number of ed
ucable children. Messrs. RDane and Glib
son opposed the reference Mr.. Pegra m
favored the reference; he said there was
manifestly an error in the return of educa-
bic children in Warren, that there was at
least twice the number reported. Mr.. Street
withdrew the motion to refer and offered
the following amendment, viz:
To add an additional section 2, and change
the numbers of the following sections
Section 2. That the report of educabe chill
deren being incomplete the distribution for
the present year shall be made upon the es
innate of two educable children to each
poll assessed in the respective counties.
Mossrs. Street, Wilson, Henry, Martin and
Gibson favored the amendment. MeSsrs.
Reid of Coahoma 4, Dabney and Pegram OPP
posed.
Mr.. Augustus offered the following
amendment as a substitute: That the com
, mon fund be distributed to the several
counties in proportion TO the amount paid
into the State Treasury for common school
purposes by each county.
| Mr.. Pegram moved to recOmmit the bill,
substitute and amendments to the commit
tee. Mr.. Gibson moved to table the motion.
Carried. Mr.. Moody moved to table the
amendment offered by Mr.. Augustus. Car
ried. Mr.. Dabney moved to table Mr..
Streets amendment Lost and the am end
ment was adopted.
Mr.. Roane offered the following amend
mpnt: Insert after ''third Monday IN Janua
~ and July in each year," the words ''as
soon thereafter as practicable" The
amendment referred to the day the distri
, button shall be made. Adopted upon the
passage of the bill. Messrs. Moody, Hurt,
Street, Roane and Pintard favored the pas
sage. Messrs. Baker, Marshall of Warren,
Clay, Reed of Ceahoma, Gwin and Bird OPP
posed the passage. The reasons for the OPP
position to the passage was on account of
, the adoption of Mr.. Streets amendment.
ciary Committee. Mr.. Street moved to table
the motion to recommit. Carried.
, Pending the vOte.On the passage of the
bill Mr.. Pegram called for the special
order. Mr.. Hicks of Yazoo moved to post
pone the special order until the bill pend
called the previous question, and the bill
passed by the following vote
1EAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Bailey,
Bassett, Bean, Bizzell, Brown, Bunch,
GS3ausey, Cook, Cooper, Cunningham OF
} Eaton. Erwin, Farmer, Field, Ford, Gallagh-
er, Gibson. Glass, Gordon, Henry. Hicks of
5 1azoo Hill, Hoyle, Hurt, johnson, Key
2 Magee of franklin. Martin, McColIum
+ McWhorter, Nets, Montgomery of Mar
Moore, Nelson, Num-, Parker, Perkins,
Pintard, Ramsey, Reed of Choctaw, Roane,
Roberts, Seabrook. Smith. Spinks, Stamper,
Showers Street, Tison, Tucker, Warren,
whitaker, Wilson, Young of Calhoun-62
NAYs-Messrs. Appewhite, Augustus,
! Baker, Ballard, Bird, Cameron, Carter,
Cham berl lain, Cunningham of Marshall.
, Dabney, Day, Denham, Goodrum, Gwin,
, Hall, Hampton. Hicks of Kinds, Hogin,
Lewis, hiddeil, Lusk, Marshall of Holmes,
, Marshall of Warren, McGehee of Wlkin-
son., Mckenzie, Niles, Pegram, Reid. of
Coahoma, Robinson, Scott. Seal, Tarver,
Irest, Washington. Wood, Young of Pano-
r la, Mr.. Speaker-37.
IA absent sent. and Not voting-Messrs. Catch
r mer, Hatch, Heathman, Libby, Love, Mar
, shall of Carroll, Mclean, McSwine, Mil
Ter of Copiah, Miller of Pamela. Rainev.
hedhead, Ric harrison, Stands, Spight, Wall
SPECIAL ORDER
The House bill introduced by Mr.. Mar
tin, fixing the salaries Of Circuit Judges at
$3,500 and Chancellors at So 500, provided
the Eleventh District warren county, shall
: not be effected by this act, and the Salaries
OF District Attorneys at $500. The second
section provides that the fees hitherto poino
TO District Attorneys, shall be paid into the
county treasures for the Judiciary Fund.
. committee reported, do not pass.
} favored the bill and moved to put if on itS
, FNN ~ OiA ito