The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-28
HOUSE.
FOURTEENTH DAY.

WEDNESDAY,, Jan. q, 1880.
House met pursuant to adjournment. MIR
Speaker Johns in the Chair. frayer Dy neE.
MIR Mcneil of the House. All the me nbers
were present except Messrs. Burnstt' DYhuni'
and Spears. 81
Mr. Williams asked leave of absence for dr
Chamberlain. until next Tuesday, on account
of pressing business. Granted.
Leave of absence for one day was granted
to Messrs. Spears, Bynum and McGehee, of
Wilkinson.
The chair announced the following Commit
See on Leyees;
Messrs. Montgomery Shields Clark, Torrey,
of SunAower. Rogers, NelS5n and Russell.
The COMMITTEES on Enrolled Bills made re-
port that they had examined ana found cor
rectly enrolled sundry House bills.
The Committee on Education recommended
IL B. No 81 an act TO repeal the thirty sixth
section of the Public School Law of this State,
10 not pass. (Section 36 provides that no two
schools of the same color shall be established
within less than two and half miles of each
other.)
SIR Shields moved 10 indefinitely postpone
Mr.. Harrison moved to table the motion to
indefinitely postpone. Lost.
The motion TO indefinitely postpone was ear
The Committee on Corporations recommend
ed the passage of III. b. No. ,, act to incor-
porate the Commercial Bank of Meridian
Mr. Lewis of Claiborne moved to refer the
bill to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Walker moved to table, which motion
was lost, and the motion to refer to Judiciary
Commit zee prevailed
MIR. Featherston introduced
H. b. No. ll5. An act to change sections 229l
and 22S6 of the Code of 1871 in regard TO iIul-
cations of estates, Referred to Judiciary
Committee
Mr. Featherston introduced
HB. No. ll6. An act TO increase the pay
of the Superintendent of Education eft Mar
shall county. Referred to Committee on Edu-
Mr.. Andrews introduced
H. B. No III. An act 10 make certain cases
at law triable at the return term of the pro-
cess Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr. BurdiRe introduced
II B No us An act to amend Section
of an act in relates to public revenue, ap,,
proved March & 1878. Referred to Ways and
Means Committee.
Mr.. Taylor, of Lee, introduced
H. b. No. ll9. An act to repeal Section
I773 of the Revised Code of 1871, in relation
20 proceedings for divorce. Referred to Ju-
dietary Committee. This act provides for
doing Gway with written dispositions and TAX
ing testimony in divorce cases orally)
A message was received from the Governor
informing the House that he had approved
the following bliss
HBN No. / TO repeal chapter 30 of the Pam
phIet Acts of 1876; IL. B. No. ~ to lpcorpo-
rate the town of Quitman; H. T. No. le. 70 ia
corporate the town of Lauderdale; H. B. No.
20. for the relief of Wayne county d. b. No.
Is to repeal an act to husband certain fer
tiIiEers Of Lowndes county, and ii, B. NO.
IS fxing the times and number OF days for
holding the various Circuit and Cnancery
Courts in this State.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported
an amendment for II. b. No. -. IN act 70 au-
thorize the Board Of Supervisors Of Marion
county to make an increased levy for county
purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Field. Of Lowndes, the bill,
as amended, was passed.
Theresolution of Mr.. holland, providing
manner by which the House may be kept adj
vised of the progress of the Code Committee,
which. with the amendment and substitute
offered, was made the special order for IL
O'Clock to-day, was taken up On motion OF
Mr. Fortson, the resolution, substitute and
amendment were laid on the table.
Mr.. Seabrook introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the House Of Representa-
lives of the State of Mississippi, desiFing to
inform itself concerning the changes that
have been proposed in the Revised Code, pre-
pared BIZ Judge Campbell, does hereby in
etruct the Chairman on part Of the House, Of
the Joint Committeeon the Code. 70 report 10
this House. from day to day, such changes az
have been proposed In the chapters previously
passed over by the COMMITTEES
Mr. Lewis. Of Claiborne, opposed the Feselu-
fien and, on motion Of Mr.. Moore, Of kasa-
mneIlas the resolution wms laid On the table
on motion Of Mr.. Love, thu Hpnne. % 1l:Ap
tack recess 0f fifteen minutes 20 prepare Tor
The reception nf the Senate.
The House Was called % order Pr tap