The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-31
Journal of yesterday read and APP

journal OF yesterday read and an
proved.
+ \ message was received from tb,
p Senate, notifying the House of th,
passage of Senate BILL No. "A. and n
b. 1l2.
Leave of absence WAS granted f,
Messrs. Burnett, Buford and Bynum
S. b. "A, to authorize the Board OF
Supervisors of Benton county to sell or
exchange the po0r-housa sita in soid III
county, and to purchase another. was
taken up, read three several times and
passed.
The Joint Resolution offered by Mr.,
Buchanan, abolishine the present
leasing system of the Penitentiary. y
made the special order for to-day. was
taken up, and referred to COMMITTEES
ON Penitentiary, with Instructions to
report as early as practicable.
The resolution of Mr. Rogers. ON the
same egRieot 'vee roferred te ooIIIr41it-
zee on Penltentlary.
Nf; Fleld moved thai the Concur
lehU NesOltltion IN relation to adjourn
ment, which was made the special
0rder Iof FRIDAY, De made special or
uer lor to-day at II O'Clock. The mo-
tl0ll was lost
Inc committee on Enrolled Bills
reported the following House bills as
correctly enrolled:
n; Is. 81, TO authorize the Secretary
OF oIate TO furnish certain Mississippi
KeP0rts 10 the Chancery Clerk of Mar
shall county.
n. b. 66, to repeal an Act to pro-
nlplt the sale OF vinous and spirituous
liquors within three miles of Chester,
Miss.
r, II. 3. IS, to pay the Hon. J. \. p.
EampbeII, for revising and codifying
IAe laws;
q. II. b. 81, to authorize the Board of
supervisors OF Jefferson county to issue
bonds for building a Courthouse.
cola 51'.t ,tll 1act 10 pfonlblt
five miles Of Nawnort AZ ttaJ, aIa' @ With
The Joint Comn1itioo I,"l', wa C3 c2uiIly'
ported norton Of tbe C,baite 0Il 1oIte e"of Re-
Code reiatino to Tirn,Iit Jit''putI itaIp, VI tlle
ara,,ca tn SoI6otio,, ~ SoultS, III rel
i,l,;a,, tte I ~ 2IleCtloll ana organization of
lufles, and recommended its passage,
n IL l, u. 10, IN relation to the selection
ailu ana organization OF juries in the Cir
cult Courts was taken up. Mr.. Ander-
son +pa In2Vea hi}' f that two hundred copies Of
the Dill beprinted.
MI, Andrews moved to amend by
IlIahlhg lI{ tlle Dill the special order for
" e1neSqaE next.
:, hI. McLaufln, OF Rankin, moved
the amend the amendment by max
ny y II L rl'aN instead Of Wednesday.
l-0St'
~ Il'fo, Nf. Melville moved that
me House take recess for Is minutes.
% prepare lor the reception of the Sen
'te. carried.
On re-assembling, Mr.. Noland
moved that committee of three be
lppqIllted TO inform the Senate that
= ne House was ready to proceed to the
.ieclioil OF United States Senator
~afrieu'
JOINT CONVENTIONS
The Joint Convention u.,s oo1Io1,
rider bv Lieut. Gov SIM 60 N''iIe'' %
RolI coIIod o;,,I o,,, .oiIIls'
Mr.. Jarnigan mn mdTed yoi uip fbaf present; t5a c
TI!tian proceed tn l,e,11ot. - ''io Ooi-
Mr.. Feathcrston nominated T. n
1eQrge.
Mr. Gayles nominated B. X. Brrcc
Mr.. Stephens nominated 4 NJ
Vest.
The following was the result of the
allot:
George, l27 West, II; Bruce, 4;
Larris, /; Walthall, /.
Gen; George was declared elected
nited States Senator to succeed HIM
!. X. Bruce.
a telegram from the citizens of Col
nbus, Miss, congratulatino the Leo
Iature upon the election Of General
gorge was read.
The business of the Joint Session
ing completed, the Convention ad-
aIn aIned;
The House being called TO order Mr.
alley moved to adjourn. Lost
Mr.. Love moved the previous ques-
III, which was carried, and the mo-
IN to print 200 copies of the bill. was
st.
Mr.. Andrews motion, making the
II the special order for Wednesday,
rs lost.
Mr.. Martin moved that the House
into Committee of the NhoIo ~,
B, l25 which motion prevailed.
The House went into COMMITTEE Of