The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-28
HOUSE.
= EIGHTEENTH DAY.

M0kaAY, January %, 1880.
House met pursuant 10 adJ9hrnment. Mr.
Speaker Johns in the Chair. Prayer ty ReY
Dr. Hunter Present 90, absent 2l-Messrs-
Andrews Applewhite, Atwood, Butkin, Bu-
ford, Burnett, Carter, Chamhliss, Christmas,
Featherston, Gilmer, Glass, Harkreader, Hol-
lingsworth Norris, Murphy, Myers, kussei
Selby, and Taylor of Lee.
Leave of absence for ose day was granted
to Messrs. Buford, Burnett a"a Taylor OF
Lee, and from day to day to Mr.. Wright
The privileges Of the House were extended
to Mr. Short of Alfalfa county.
s. q 10 %. An act to create an additional
Justice Of tne peace and Constable in the LIST
Supervisors District If Kinds county, was
5 B. No. 20, An act fer the relief of y W.
Williams, of Holmes county, was referred TO
Committee on Ways and Means.
SB No. 81 An act for the relief of Dew IT
c Taylor OF Nekqbee county, was referred
to the Committee on Propositions ana UrleV-
ances.
Senate concurrent resolution OF instruction
TO the Committee on Peniteutiary and Prisons
to report a bill providing for Board OF
Public Works to take charge of Convict labor,
was referred to Committee on Penltentlary
s B. No. 40. For the relief OF Copiah county,
was referred TO Committee Ola Claims
s b. No. As To reduce the number Of Jus
tees of the Peace in Supervisors District No
l. Warren county, vas passed
senate amendments to II. b. No. 109 to pro-
hiblt the sale of intoxicating liquors within
FIVE miles OF Decatur. Newton county, were
b. No. 81. To ameHd the charter of the
town of Shuqulak, Noxubee county, was
passed.
The Committee on Education reported adj
yerselv on II. b. No. SO to amend sections 40
and rs of an act to establish and maintain a
uniform So stem of public free schools IN tins
State.
hill was laid on the table subject TO eah.
Mr. Featherston called from the table Ii. Is.
No l27, for the relief of Mary Geelan and An
ME and Ellen Mclaughlin, minor children o.
NAYS the bill was ios! NY 2 vote of 81 for TO %
The Committee on County Affairs recon-
mended the passage of the following bills:
s No II. An act to authorize the Board
of Supervisors Of Noxubee county to procure
a general index to Toe minutes OF the Probate
Court Of said county, and 10 frGylde an ah-
stract of titles to real estate in said couAts.
which was passed.
vide for the removing of distractions in creeks
and other water courses in Prentlss county,
which was passed.
SB No. 25 To authorize the Board of SUI
peryisors of Noxubee county to procure the
Book of Government Land Sales of said
county. which was laid on the table, subject to
call.
HB. No. III, An act in relation to the
University of Mississippi, on motion OF Mr..
Howry the bill was laid on the table subject
H. B. No. 172, An act in relation to the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College Passed.
H. B. No 173, An act in relation 10 the
Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College
HB. No. ia. An act in relation to the In
for the Blind. Passed
H. B. No. I75, An act relation to the
H. B. No. 116, An aet in relation to the
State Lunatic Asylum Referred to Commit
tee on Benevolent Institutions.
III. B. No. III, An act in relation to the sup
mort of the poor. The bill. as amended, was
passed.
Mr. Featherston presented memorial from
the state Normal School at Holly Ssrings
asking for an appropriation for certain pur-
poses. Referred to Committee on Education
Mr. Field of Lowndes, offered the ioiloW-
ing resolution. which was adopted;
Resolved, That wbeIeas the committee on
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. having under
the reports bearing upon the Ia
ability OF taxation Of said railroad, have had
certain offers made to them, looking to n
adjustment of the question, now an issue De.
tween the State and said railroad the SAID
Committee are authorized by the House, the
Senate concnrFing, 10 receive propositions on
thnt subject from said railroad, and are here
by Instructed to report the same.
Mr., Majors offered the following resolution
which, On aotiaR Of Mr.. Melville, was Ia
BLEED:
Resolved, that fr ON and after ReEt Tuesday,
there shall ne night session Of the LegisIA-
ture, whfeh ahall c5mmence at 10 and con-
tine gill tbn n clock
Mr.. Taylor. q EeHssns latp0aucsd the fol-
lowing
Resolved. That tla E0mmittec On HAaitentis
n4y 20 Instructed = tnlN into consideration