The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-03
FORTY-FIFTH DAY.
THURSDAY, February 26. 1880

THURSDAY, February 26 1880.
House met pursuant to adjournmen t Mr..
Speaker Johns in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
DR.. Hunter. Present, 108; absent, 12-Messrs.
Burnett, Chambliss, Cooper, Hence, Madison,
Martin, Mellen, Seal Spears, Stamper, Taylor
of Lee and Wright
Leave of absence from day to day was
granted to Messrs. Martha, holland, Melleu
and Wright
Mr. Eearney offered the following resolu-
ton, which was lost:
Resolved, That hereafter the Chairman Of
Committees be required to read their reports
to the House before sending them to the
Clerks table
Mr.. Drane, by consent, called up H. B. No.
49,, for the relief of w. l.. Hemming-
way State Treasurer; which was considered
by the House in Committee of the Whole, Mr..
Walker in the chair,
The Committee of the Whole reported back
the bill to the House, and it was passed.
Mr.. Wa ker moved to table the entered mo-
to reconsider the vote whereby II. Il. No. 402
to establish State Normal School in Lauder
dale county, was indefinitely postponed.
Lost.
Chapter of the Revised Code in relation to
certain public offceCs was taken up, and
Senate anne nGIaents thereto concurred in.
Chapter 20 of the Code, in relation 10 jus
tees of the Peace, was taken up the House
refused TO recede fr4m It's first amend
ment, and asked for Committee Of
Conference thereupon and receded from the
second amendment in relation to jurisdiction
OF mayors when acting as e1-otlcio Justices Of
the Peace
Chapter 8, in relation to salaries of public
officers, was taken up.
Senate amendment striking out $4,000 and
inserting s3,5aG as salary of Supreme Judges,
was G0ncurred in.
The House refused to concur in Senate
amendment in relation to salaries of State SUI
perintendent of Education and District At
torneys.
Mr. Buchanan offered the following amend
yyb oh tahl of Nv
Gibson,
Amend by striking out all perquisites and
give District Attorneys $500; and provide
that all perquisites be paid into State School
Fund
Mr.. Anderson moved to meAe salary of Dis
trict Attorneys 81, 0GG instead Of 81 200; lost.
Mr.. Chamberlain moved to make the salary
Of elate Librarian 1000 instead of $500 Mr..
Featherston to increase the salaries Of Audi
tors Clerks from 81, coo to 81 200; Mr.. Bynum
to reduce the salaries of Chancellors from
& 800 to 81 000-all of which were lost.
Mr.. Bynum offered the following amend
Strike out 81 900 as relates to Commissioner
of immigration, and insert 500.
MIR. Fields moved to table. Icst
Mr.; Eaton moved to amend by striking out
$1,000 and inserting 800.
o., motion of Mr.. Field further considera-
ton of the Chapter was for the present post
poned.
Mr. Applewhite Chairman, reported that
e >. Il. No. l65, require the employment Of
cohyicts on works Of internal improvements,
and provide for the support OF she Penitentiary
without loss to the State, and recomme nded its
pas sage with amendments.
Messrs- Rogers, Stephens of Yalobusha. and
Wilson submitted a minority report, saying
that while they thought the bill thcbest one that
had been presented on the subject. they re
served for themselves the privilege Of voting
for a better bill, if one is introduced.
The House agreed to he request of the Sem
ate for Comgistee Of Conference on Chapter
-. j.. reiafion TO Free Public Schools.
The House receded from its own ameEdlnenI
to Chapter 81, and eoncurred IA Senate
amendment TO the Sans chapter
The House refused 10 concur in Senate sub
stitute % Chapter 81, aud insisted upo- -
own amendment. and asked for a C~,nmiftse Of
Conference
9he House refnssed to concur in Senate
sHaeaaheDt 20 Chapter II, in relation to pris-
on->crs in a county Jail, and insisted on its
own amendment, and asked for Committee
of Conference.
Senate amendment TO Chapter 10. in relation
TO the Lunatic Asylum, was eoneurred in.
Chapter z in relation to Judicial Districts
for ChancerY and Circuit Courts, as amended,
was adopted.
At 1:30 clock, on motion of Mr.. Teunisson,
the House took recess till 1:SO o clock.