The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-14
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.
THIRTY THIRD DAY.
NIGHT SESSION.

House met at 730 o'clock, Mr. Speaker
Johns in the chair. Present 81; absent 49,
Mr. McGee, of Clarke Roffered the following
resolution;
Resolved, That on Friday and Saturday OF
this week the evening sessions Of this House
begin at $3.50 o clock, instead of 1870 o'clock.
Mr.. Wilson moved to lay the resolution on
the table, which was lost.
Mr.. Spears moved to amend by striking out
Saturday, which prevailed, and the resolution,
as amended, was adopted
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. FortsOn
until Monday, and to Messrs. Stamper and
Atwood from day to day.
BILLS PASSED.
II. b. No. 1871 to reclaim to the State and
from overflow, certain lands herein described
II. b. No. 265 to amend the charter of the
city of Vicksburg, and provide a more eff
cient means of collecting the revenues.
Substitute for II. B. No. 80, to repeal sections
3, and of an act to amend the law regulat-
ing the admission of patients into, and their
discharge from the State Lunatic Asylum.
5. d. No. 81 to incorporate the Vicksburg
Compress Company.
H. b. No. 1888, to incorporate the Meridian
Grange Company Operative Association las
ameIded.)
H. B. No. 2O7, to incorporate the Presbyte.
ran Church OF canton.
H. b. No. 2lS, to incorporate the Vicksburg
Ice Company
H. B. No go, to incororate the Greenville
Compress Company.
H. B. No. q, to incorporate the town of
Rolling Fork, Sharkey county, was laid On the
table subject to call.
II. B. No. 223, to change the corporate limits
of the town of Holly Springs was recommitted
to Committee on Corporations.
The House considered in Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Walker in the Chair, II. B, No. A,
for the encouragement of authors and the pro-
duGtion of q home literature.
Under instructions from the Committee of
the Whole the Chairman referred the bill back
to the House, and recommended that it do not
pass.
Mr. Day moved to recommit the bill, which
was lost
On motion of Mr.. Love, the bill was tabled.
H. b, No. 20, to provide for the education of
State cadets at the Mississippi Military Insti-
tute, was indefinitely postponed
H. B, No. 1876, to amend Section S. of an act
to establish and maintain a uniform system of
free public schools in this Stale, was tabled
subject to call.
II. B. No. 20l ameudatory to an act Of chap.
Ia, of the sheet acts of 1898, was indefinitely
postponed.
Substitute for II. b. No. a. to authorize the
Judges of the Circuit Court to employ compe-
tent persons to perform the duties of steno-
graphers for said courts; was, on motion of
Mr.. Love, laid on the table.
II. b. No, 269, to incorporate the Liberty
and Mississippi River Railroad Company, was
recommitted to Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Glass introduced
II. b. No. 302 an act to provide for the pay
ment of stock killed or injured by railroads.
Referred to Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Rees introduced
H. B. No. 3O3 an act authorising the pay
ment ofceTtain Auditors warrants Referred
to Ways and Means Committee.
The Committees on Public Health and
Quarantine and Enrolled Bills, submitted re :
ports, which were laid on the table subject 10
call
At 1910 o'clock, ON motion Of Mr. Love, the
House adjourned.