The comet., 1880-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Johns in the chair.
Quorum present.
Mr. Chamberlain was sworn in as mem.
Der of the House from Adams county.
The journal of Saturday was read and ap.
proyee.
A message was received from the Senate
notifying the House of the appointment OF
the following as the Senate Committee on
Code: Messrs. Reynolds, Jarnigan, Fitzger-
aid, Humphries, Gibbs, West and Single.
ton.
The Speaker announced the following
Committee on Mobile and Ohio Railroads
Nlessrs Field, of LOwnds, SeabrOOk, MCGEE
of Clarke, Taylor and Burdine.
Mr.. SeabrOok was made Chairman of the
committee on motion of Mr.. Field.
On motion of Mr.. Applewhite the Joint
Rules of the session of 1878 were adopted
for the government of the two houses until
otherwise provided for.
Mr.. Seal introduced Ii. B. No. 27, an Act
to provide for the Education of State Cadets
at the Mississippi Military Institute. Re-
ferred to Commitree on Education.
The Judiciary Committee reported II. b.
No. Z an Act to amend Section 1882 of Re-
vised Code of 1871, and IL. b. No. 10, an Act
to amend Section 1910, art. 5, chap. q, of
Revised Code of 1871, with the recommen-
datiOn that it do not pass.
MI, Iayloi oheleu suosCiCuIe lol H. DE-
No. I.
Mr. Featherston moved to indefinitely
postpone bill and substitute, which was
carried.
III. b. No. 10 was, on motion of Mr.. Feath-
erston, indefinitely postponed.
| Mr. Buchanan introduced Bill entitled
an Act to repeal sections 3, and of an
Act to amend the law regulating the ad-
mission Ofpatients and their discharge from
the Lunatic Asylum. Referred to Com
mite on Benevolent Institutions.
Mr.. FeatherstOn introduced House Bill
to authorize the Secretary of State to fur
nish the Chancery Clerk of Marshall county
with certain Reports Of the Supreme Court,
was read three several times and passed.
MIR. Mellen introduced House Bill, No.
-, in relation to public schools of this
State, which was referred to Committee on
education.
Mr.. Cooper introduced House Bill
No. SO, to amend an Act in relation to
free public schools, approved March 4,
1878. Referred TO Committee on
education.
Mr.. Montgomery introduced q bill
to change the time of holding the
Circuit and Chaneery Courts of the
4th Judicial District. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
geant-at-Arms be instructed to pro-
vide desks for three members. Mr..
Mellen moved to amend by substitI-
ting. five. The resolution as amended
was adopted.
Mr.. Moore introduced a bill to
repeal an Act 10 reduce the Judiciary
expenses of the State, approved March
3rd. 1878. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Melville introduced H. b. No.
SO, an Act to provide for the cOllec- |
ton of Common school fund in certain |
cases. Referred to Committee on
education.
Mr. Harrison introduced H. b. No. |
81, an. Act to repeal Section SO, of the
Public School Law. Referred to the
Committee on Education.
Mr.. McMartin offered a resolution To
appoint Joint Committee to consider
the question Of calling a Constitution
al Convention, which was referred TO
the Committee on Constitutional Com
vention.
Mr.. Rees introduced a-bill to reduce
the number Of Chancery Court districts
i'm this State, which was referred to the
Committee on Code.
The resolution, offered by Mf. Selby.
instructing the Committee on Code to
take into consideration the propriety
of giving TO Trustees of public schools
authority to increase the time of teach
ing during the year, was adopted.
Mr.. Montgomery introduced Fl. B,
No. 80, authorizing a convention of the
people Of the State to form a new Con-
stitution. Referred to Committee on
Constitutional Convention.
Mr.. Madison introduced a resolution