The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-14
HOUSE,
FIFTH DAY

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= account OF sickness In bis family.
On motion o i Me- Bailey. the Special c..
d mittee on Holmes County Election u..
granted leave % sit during The session ar ODD.
p House.
- The Speaker announced rs the C.mut... ..
. ne part OF Ga" House ou Joint Rules Na-.r.
McLauriu, of Ltulrrdl'r.
/, saturday being the day fog tlc il.r.Iatl4. .
cal order.
Mr.. Harrison, Of AIc5rn. introduced Ha
IN relation o. tAe abstracts oi cities fH reaI
estate i'm ola IiShomiuEo county Passed.
byNr- Hlll-Au act for che benedict Ft..
Public Schools ia the county of CHicslsar.
Referred to Committee u Elueltou.
by Mr. McGee, ot ClrSe-Io iucorr9rl..
the town of Quim8n. Passed
by Mr.. Sc8l ut Haucotk-tu aet Iu reua..
AN act entitled au aei moro ClccluuUr t0 rr..
p Get the health OF the citizcus uf the State ..
far as relates Co Harrison couutt.
Mr.. Seal urged the passage of the hul-l'#.
sive
Mr.. Lewis Of Claiborne. Thought 8, uuwl-.
to repeal the present law
On motion of Mr.. Gibbs the bin was ret.rr..I
TO the Committee ON Public Health uuI Qase.
antiue
BY Mr. Nabers, Of ItawunAa-To create sr
additional justice Of the peace and constable
in Supervisors District 30. - lnwtmH.
county. Referred 10 Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr. Nood-Io exempt beat $50. ..
! jackson County. from the quarantine laws nI
Public Health
BY Mr.. Walkor-To incorporate tbe ra.yua ST.
| Laulerdale. Passed
| Mr.. Walker moved to take from che Come
/ mittpe On Corporations the bin 90 incorporate
! the Commercial Bank of Meridian. .,uI .uIae.
/ the bill on IFS passage Lost.
/ BY Mr.. Mulisun-To amend the gIarf.r 81.
! the town of Macon Passed.
/ by Mr.. Maiislu-fo authorize Ihe Board .r
| Supervisors of Noxuh.e County Deb have I...
of original sales co. entries of lands from. ,..
U 1b l4rVl nNrf Ia D. frtfr his H.. D
BY Mr.. pollnrI-Au nct ta aa4erT. .,u a...
regulating official bonds iu Jcf .rsuu .HF
other counties so as TO strike suf ssh. u...I Id.
refers TO Pamela county. Referred ta tII. Conn.
mittee on County Affairs
BY Mr. Re,s-ro regulate rbe..sf4r,..f -4.
nt.,,Isut .f EI1r,fi.., ~ p,.,.... ~ .,.....
81 ~ to mako ANIMAL s.r.,,. -l.l 49,.
to Committee on Education.
by NJ Lyl'-Ig fix thc penalty of the bond
81 the Nlicull Nlerk OF scott county ht i've
thousand dollars.
Mr. Mcdee n wed Up ADD Jasper county.
Mr. Buchanan-to add Chckaspw county
mr. hogers-to add Lfhore county
Mr. towns moved 90 refer 20 special come
mn iee.
Alr, MI moved TO refer to Judiciary ium-
MI ~ NItIly"'
by NJ. IN N-An aGi 20 luc9fp'T'I" iHu
l9Wh OF MOI rug FORK inc county scat 'i
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by nr; onN''S'ey- "a P'uu'. TOT enc 'eHe.
VI ~ u; 1911 DStnl '"1 ulHsta "' l'u'I"-
NIoarS 'oN ~ '''''''''''' n WY ""t
III sI d A., A. r al f.
w. -, a. ";t o.
with nulli. 5o.,,,,,,,.ts ,I, ,.,,,-t I....
Wovro Co,,t,, ho,i,a, I..,, ,...I r
Ara PassoJ
Bv Mr. Colemau-Au arr ID, ,r.at. .t .FIl.
tiono1 Tn,tic. ~ ,,,, p... ~. ~. -
~ Virsta, p..,J
VI ~ NJ a.; 5r ..... ..
Vo1yy, O. 49, - - f"
for b,ilJin, 1,' ~ ,,,,,r;,..
~ - "l'1 30 "t ri .-t'a' N''''''t
to Som 2il r?e, On County Ahairs.
nrrycd N,rcL r ISIS q; ,,i .i,,. t" tIaHL
bandiny ~ ..,toi frt; ;,.,. H. ,,i
SCamutnE o. certain ierI'nasfs 'n NV "tg
derson the titIc of an, hin ,gn. amor, l.I e5 .
express Tho object Of me lfll
The roll of counties having been comrIeted.
Mr.. BAILEY from Inc special Colnuiriee ar
u,,,,s, c.. -.
AiOL"I' DO'"'' H'"' 'i''
submitted the following report
Ma. SPEAKER: Your Committee having
under consIdcrAt'oh the matter oI controversy
as 10 TO the Holmes caHuty Election, have
duly considered the same, and huve examined
the testimony. oral and documentary and
hnd the following state Of facts from said te--
timohy, VIZ
A. H. Harding recei ved....,.......... 1888 votes
Henry Christmas roccived.......... l,llt vutns-
II. ). Reid reociyed..t-.. ........... 1887 VutHs
u. K. Ne3ehee received .-....,........ 200 votes
Tenant Weatherly received ......... ,lO- votes.
Chas. Z. Murphy received ........... .l3I votes.
Is. b. McGeheo received ............,. O-2 votes.
Your Committee further finds CHAT nu rIor-
ton held Mt box auIH
wit: Acoua Box. at which II IS supposed Soma.
800 votes were cast: chat the box ami r.f
books at Acoua were lost or destroyed tuf
the votes cast at that boN we're mot counted
The following named geutI pmcu t0-v.if. ID
Christmas tGas # NIur,ly ami Tenant
WeatbcrIv baviug received tle bfgHp4f II.rr
Der of votes cast at said election ACCORDING fa
the returns before a.. we therefore recommend
hat hey be seated as members from Holmes
county. and herewith reu1rt "a resolution for
that purpose:
Resolved That IT. Christmas a. o. Murphy.
and Tenant Weatherly. DO seated as members
of Holmes county
ResGectfulIv submitted
j. S. BAILEY. Chairman
The report having been received Mr. Mo-
Lauriu Of Rankin, urged % fuller iuve7i-u-
tiou-so that th" testimony "n both sides
could he submitted 10 the House Ht uu p4rIV
tee would be res odjUdicat1.
Mr. Bailey explained that the Committee
bad investigated the case very raitv. hnviuu
before them the several pcrson4 voted f.r So
the election, the registrar and % number off
witnesses who hau been SENT for by The Com
mite. The only difficulty was al tU fh.
Acoua Box, aud as to- that it was imuractica-
Bile 10 ascertain the vote "a that hoE.
Mr. Howrv, as "a member of the Committee
urged the adoption Of the resolution. I.et fhr
gentleman named hy the Committee as hay
ing received iAe highest number OF votes. h-
seated, ana rlt dld nor estop ale others from
ooRLtesling thelr seats ,.
"I' Ahpicw9 Ielh@IAeu 'u"I INC severn
tbev had dcfcrr,I d.. fIr
i,,d,,rr.nt ~ no Comm ttel. AMI -, ..t,.e..r
,yitf he conci,,si,,s ~ ono E.1 gI.s,..I
tbat the reiectaJ nov would hive el,greaI I'D.
resu!t and tbat car r1f ma fgl,rc if tbs rass
Mr.. McLaurin insisted that orportuuit.
sbould he gi ven for The ri4rtieg fufarasIaF 81
be- heard fhat IN was he rI5u.e HrI had fI..
tIat sbouId det.rn1ire n. 81. r,,st..r
AZ this nature he moved t9 r.,.t1,.lI.. rlrf.F
nevt
Mr. Nellen ouotcd tbs een.tft4fi.ue1 rrg
vision thar earb Tg.uaa eIlaII Ia fts i9.I a.
he ouali6cot:oos III IT, a,gr Yos5.i.sre0 d..
ANNOYED ne reDort al the capmittra ana
rdnved ia Law M Nci.auriu, IUafi1r ON tI.
able which was carried
Tbe renort ,yas lb.p alarte5 and Sra-grs