The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, March l, 1873.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FRIDAY, March l, 1873.
House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Roll call
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, apple
white, Augustus, Bailey, Baker, Ballard,
Bassett, Bizzell, Brown, Bunch, Cameron,
Carter, Catching, Causey, Cham berlain,
Clay, Cook, Cooper, Cunningham of Mar
shall, Cunningham of Monroe, Dabney,
Davidson, Day, Dean, Eaton, Edwards,
Erwin, Farmer, Farley, Field, Ford, Gala
CHER, Gibson. Gilmer, Glass, Goodrum,
Gwin, Hall. Hampton, Henry, Hicks OF
Kinds, Hill, Hogn, Hoyle, Hurt, Johnson,
Lewis, Liddell. Love, Lu k Magee of Frank
lin, Marshall of Carroll, Marshall OF Holmes,
Marshall of Warren, Martin, McCollum,
McGehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Mclean
McSwine, McWhOrter, Metts, Miller OF
Copiah, Moody, Moore, Nelson, Niles,
Num-, Parker, Pegram, Perkins, 'Pintard,
Ramsey, Reid of Coahoma, Redhead, Rich
Seabrook, Smith, Spight, Sphinx, Stamper,
Showers, Street, Tarver, Tison, Tucker.
Wall, Whitaker, Wilson, Wood, Young of
Calhoun, Young of Panola--9S.
ABsENT-Messrs. Bean, Bird, Denham.
Dockery, Dozier, Gholson, Gordon, Hatch,
Heathman, Hicks of Yazoo, Key, Libby,
Miller of Pamela, Montgomery of Marshal,
Montgomery OF Oktibbeha, Rainey, Reed of
Choctaw, Seal, Stands, Trest, Warren,
Westinghouse.
Leave of absence granted Messrs. Bean,
Gholson, Reid of Coahoma and Stands.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill to promote the building of the Green
vile, Columbus and Birmingham Railroad,
which was pending upon adjournment last
night. Several amendments were adopted.
Mr. IN ta hn
Teas 80; nays 90; absent 33. Mr.. Catching
moved to recommit the bill to special
com mittee. Carried. Committee-Messrs.
Spight, Clay, Perkins, Bailey and Reid of
COahoma.
THE JUDICIAL EXPENSE BILL.
The bill to return the expenses of the Ja-
ciciary Department to the State from the
counties. Mr.. Street moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the motion to table the
bill (made on yesterday was lost. Carried,
and the motion to table the bill prevailed.
Yeas As; nays 43; absent 20.
By Mr.. Cham berain. Supplemental to
the act creating a separate Circuit and
Chancery Court District in Adams county.
By Mr.. Pegram. To amend certain errors
in the enrolment of an act to authorize
the City of Vicksburg to compromise it's
bonded indebtedness. Passed.
By Mr.. Liddell. To attach Choctaw
county to the Sixth Circuit Judicial Dis
trict.
Mr.. Nets moved to table the bill. Car
ried. Mr.. Augustus moved to reconsider
and to table the motion. Carried.
Mr.. Smith called up S. B. supplemental
to the Ship Island, Ripley. and Kentucky
Railroad act. and the bill passed.
H. B. to protect the landowners of War
rem county from trespass by stock with
Senate amendments. Mr.. Hogin moved
that the House refuse to concur in the Sen
ate amendments. Carried. Committee of
Conterence--Messrs. Hogin, Pegram and
Marshall of Warren.
Mr.. Carter, for the Committee, reported
a large number OF bills properly enrolled.
II. r. memorializing Congress in rela-
ton TO land grants to the Ship Island, Rip
ley and Kentucky Railroad, with Senate
amendments cOncurred in.
H. B. to prohibit the sale of liQuor at
Iuka, with Senate amendments concurred
in.
H. B. to suppress lawlessness in certain
southern counties, Senate amendment con-
Cured in.
lib. to change the boundary lines of De-
Soto county. Senate amendment concurred
in.
S. G. r. memoralizing Congress to build
macadamzed road from the northern
limits of the City of Vicksburg to the Ma
tional Cemetery, near said city. Concurred
In.
d. W ScCGlOU 90, COUo L. In
relation to judgment rolls. Mr.. Pegram
offered an amendment, which was adopted,
and the bill passed.
S. B. to carry into effect an act for the
settlement of the indebtedness between
Leflore and Sunflower counties.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through D. w. Rice. As
sistant Private Secretary, informed the
House that he has approved the following
bills:
81. B. TO amend the charter of the banking
house of Williams, Johnson & Co.
ID. b. to incorporate the county seat Of
Issaquena county.
S. b. to authorize DIR. Geo. Williams of
Holmes county, and others to create a toll
bridge, turnpike and open bridges across
the Big Black river.
"a. B to enable the City of Aberdeen to
property and privileges.
ID. b. to amend section 2733, Code 1871
II. B. for the relief of VIM. Walker, of
county.
III. B. to amend section 75S, Code 1877, in
relation to witnesses.
ID. B. to incorporate the West Point and
Tom bigbee Railroad
ID. b. to create an additional Justice OF
the Peace in Bolivar county.
ii. b. TO prohibit the sale of LIQUOR within
three miles of ChulahOma and Mount
Pleasant, in Marshall county.
Ell. b. to amend the several acts i'm relation
to the Grand Gulf and Port Gibson Rail-
road.