The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-24
HOUSE.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
ate adjourned

EhiDAtf jan bAit ~ I'N9Ns
House met pursuant to adjournment; Ir.
Sneaker Johns In the chair. Prayer by Rev.
M Hnnnicutt. Present l0S; absent IA
Wessr. Adrews. Buford. Burdine. Chambliss,
Downs. Gibson Glass, Murphy, Nelson. Rus
sell. stevens, Of Calhoun, Taylor Of Benton,
Taylor Of Lee and Teunisson.
Messrs. Seal and FortsOn, who were una
yoidably absent when the vote was taken yes
terday for United States Senator, asked o be
recorded as having cast their vote for }.
George
Leave Of absence from day to day was
granted 10 Messrs Carter, Glass, Stevens, Of
Calhoun. Atwood, Teunisson aud Selby.
Leave Of absence until Thursday morning
was granted Messrs. Andrews and BIHkin
Leave Of absence for one day was granted
Messr.. Featberston and spears.
The following by Nj. McLaurin, OF Lauder
dale, was adopted
Resolved. That the privileges Of this House
be extended 10 Hon. j. NJ. Causey, Hon 7. G.
Dockery, Dr. b. l. Phares, Capt. Frank Bur-
kit Col. W b. Montgomery and Hon. ". b.
Augustus, Trustees ofthe A. and VI. College
Senate concurrent resolution in relation to
making copies Of such portions Of the archives
Of the late Confederate States as may relate
10 the State Of Mississippi, was, on motion Of
Mr.. Featherston, concurren in
s. b. No 81 To authorize the Board Of Su.
pervisors of Kinds county to dispose Of Ger.
tain real estate, was referred TO Committee Oh
Counties and County Affairs.
Mr., Featherston moved that further consid
GRAFTON Of the bill in relation to juries report
ed by the Code Committee, be postponed t
IL clock on Tuesday next.
Hon. J. s. Bailey, Of Tallahatchie, wal
called TO the Chair By the Speaker.
H. b. No. ~. An act TO exemot certain edu
cational funds from taxation, WAS reported
back to the House by the Judiciary Commit
| tee, with the recommendation that IL do pass
This bill provides for the exemption from tax
alton Of the funds bequeatLed to the Stat,
! University by the late Hon Felix Labauve
! The bill was passed. The judiciary Commit
tee also recommended the passage of II. B
No. 80, in reference to place Of residence ant
Offices of Justices of the Peace In the LIST anC
4th Supervisors District Of Adams county
the recommendation Of the Committee was
adopted. II Il. No. 80, to regulate the cleo
ton of Justices Of the Peace and Constablel
for Beat No. 3 Of Chickasaw county was also
reported upon favOrably by the Judiciary
Committee and bill passed the substitute re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee for II. b
No. 81, to change the time OF holding the Cir
cult and Chancery Courts of the 4th Judicial
District, was adopted the same Committee
reported fayorably, with an amendment to
section u, on $. b. No. 10, an act to divide the
county of Pamela into two Circuit and Chan
Gerry Court Districts.
MIR. Fields, of Pamela offered an amend
ment TO the report Of the committee, providing
for a special election in Pamela county to de-
eide the question of division Of the courts.
Mr.. Field, of Lowndes, spoke against the
| bill and said that he had received letters
from prominent citizens of the county protest
ing against its passage.
Messrs. Featherston and Howry spoke in ia
vor of the passage Of the bill
The amendment offered by Mr. Fields, of
| Pamela was lost ami the bill, as reported by
| the Judiciary Committee, was passed.
II, b. No. So, An act to incorporate the Ok
ford Mills Company, was reported upon favor
ably by the Judiciary Committee, and passed
| by the House; the committee recommended
that II. b No. T. to amend section 1882 of the
Revised Code of 1871, do not pass. The bill
was indefinitely postposed. The joint resolu-
ton in relation to the boundary between the
States of Mississippi and Arkansas, was re.
ported back to the II ouse by the Jud ciary
Committee, with recommendation that it dc
pass. The resolution was adopted.
| The reports of the Committees on Ways and
Means, Corporations and Education, were
laid on tho table, the time for the special or
der OF to-day having arrived
The following resolution, by Mr., McLaurin,
OF Rankin, which was made the special order
for to-day, was read
Resolved, by the House Of Representative
the Senate concurring, That it is the sense of
the Legislature, that as soon as the business,
other than the proposed Revised Code de-
handing the attention of the legislature is
finished, the Legislature adjourn; but that
the Code Committee remain in session, and
after the said Committee shall have passed
upon said Code, that they have the proposed
changes in the statutory laws of the State
| N cd a ri m oh Il
legislature, and thai there be an extra ses-
| sion to consider the same.
Mr. Walker offered a substitute providing
that the Legislature remain in session until
the Code Committee shall have completed
their labors. The resolution was lost.
| Mr.. Wood offered an amendment providing
| that the members of the Code Committee. az,
ter the adjournment Of the Legislature, shall
receive So per diem, each, for their services.
The amendment was adopted
Mr., Walker asked for an expression from
some member Of the Code Committee as to the
length of time they will be engaged in con-
sideIing tho Code before reporting same to
the House.
Mr.. Featerston replied that in two or three
weeks the Committee will be prepared 10
make its report.
Mr.: someryille suggested that it would he
well Tor the Legislature to decide the question
OF holding Constitutional Convention before
adopting the new Code, which, in the event of
the Convention being held, would probably
be altered and changed.
Mr.. Lewis, Of Claiborne, offered the follow
ing amendment to Mr.. McLaurin's resolution,
And that the Governor be requested as soon
after the said committee shall have passed
upon said Code, to call the Legislature to-
gether not later than January 1881, to act
upon said Code, and that said committee have
the proposed changes in the statutory laws of
the State printed and forwarded to each
member Of the Legislature before said called
session OF she LEGISLATURE
On motion Of Mr.. MeGee, of Clark, the re,o-
luton and amendment were made the special