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

Chaneery and Circuit Clerks Of Quitmar
county Referred TO Committee on County
Affairs.
Al is O'Clock the House resolved Itself
into a Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Lewis
OF Claiborne, in the Chair, to consider the bill
reported by the Joint Committee on Code il
relation 20 the selection Of juries.
Mr.. Stephens, of Talohusha. offered an amend
ment TO that part of the bill which provide:
for the appointment by the presiding Judge
Of Jury commission Of three whose duty il
shall be to select grand jurors The amend
ment provides that instead of special jury
+ commi ssion. the Board OF Supervisors shall
select the jurors.
Mr. McLaurin of Rankin. offered an amend.
ment creating the Judge, Sheriff and Circuit
Clerk Jury Commission.
A lengthy discussion ensued, participated Ia
bv Messrs. Feal herston, Sykes. holland, Love
Moore, Howry, McLaurin Of Rankin. Selby
Andrews. Fields of Pamela, Buford, Mitchell
and Mcneil.
The previous question being called, the vote
was taken, first on the amendment of Mr.
McLaurin, which lost, and second, on
the amendment of Mr.. Stephens, of Yalo-
busba. with like result.
On motion of Mr.. Madison, the Committee of
the Whole instructed its Chairman to report
the ball back to the House, and recommend its
passage.
At I:85. the House was called to order Mr..
Speaker Johns in the Chair.
The Committee of the Whole. through its
Chairman Mr.. Lewis, of Claiborne, recon-
mended the passage of u. 3. No. 125, An act
in relation to the selection and organization
of Jurie~ in Circuit Court
Mr.. Howry offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
Provided, however, that the commissioners
provided for under this act shall be appointed
annually, and the same persons who shall ACT
under one appoin tment, shall not be eligible
as Jury Commissioners for three years next
succeeding this term of service
The bill as amended was, on motion of Mr..
Love, read the third time, and passed
Mr.. Love moved TO reconsider and to table
the motion to reconsider. Carried.
The Chair announced the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GRoUNDs-Messrs.
Huddleston, Walker, Teunisson, Somerville,
Drane, Hollingsworth, Wright, Hunter and
MILITARY AFFAIRs-Messrs Wilson, Hurt,
Stamper, Torrey of jefferson, Harrison, Gum
and Bowman.
Ross, Lewis ofPerry, Stevens of Calhoun, and
Wright
MAxUrAcruREs-Messrs. McLaurin. of
Lauderdale, Love, McGehee, of Wilkinson,
Robertson, Seabrook, Burdine and Hollings-
worth.
FEDERAL RELArIoNs-Messrs Erwin, Seal,
Gum Hardin Bufford Mitchell and Selby.
IMMIGKATIoN-Messrs. Lyle Talbert, Bur-
nett, Gibson, Kearney, Stevens of Calhoun,
and Atwood.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FUND-Messrs.
Seabrook, Majors, Currie, Tankersly and
Eaton.
LIBRARY-Messrs. McLqurin of Rankin,
Ford, Burdine, Byrd and Myers.
UNIvERsITIEs-Messrs. McWillie Drane,
Shields Wilson and Howry.
Messrs. Lamkin and Welborn were added to
the Committee on Contingent Expenses; Mr..
Walker TO Committee on Education, and Mr..
Bailey to Committee on Levees.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the use Of the Hall
w S granted to Hon W. c. Faulkner this
evening TO deliver an address upon the Ripley
and Ship Island Railroad and the practical
bility of employing convict labor in construct
ing same.
The privileges of the House were extended
to Hon. J. W. C. Watson, of Holly Springs.
At 2 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Shields, the
House adjourned