The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10


Speaker Iohus in the Chair. PRAYER by Rev,
Dr. Watkins. Present T3 absent 1T.-Messrs.
Anderson Andrews Billineslea, Bird, Carter,
Chsmblss. Ford, Hence, McLaurin- of Laud
erda e Mellen, Norris, Murphy, Myers, Sell
by, Spears, Stevens, of Calhoun, Taylor, OF
Benton. Wood and Wright.
On motion of Mr.. McGee, of Clarke. seven
members were added TO the Committee on En-
rolled Bills
Consideration of s. B. No. 1S5, for the re-
lief Of John D. Freeman, was resumed, and
the bill was passed.
Mr. McLaurin, Of Rankin, by consent. in
troduced-
H. b. No. asa, to provide for the cleo
ton of the Superintendent of the Peni,
Tertiary, which was read three times, and
passed.
Mr.. Montgomery introduced joint concur
rent resolution OF thanks to Mrs Laura B.
Billings which adopted.
5. b. No 264, 70 authorize the Chlcago' 81.
Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company to
consolidate with the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, was passed
Mr. Field INTRODUCED
II. B. No. AS, in relation TO public revenues,
which was passed; first having been consld-
cred in Committee of the Whole.
H. B. No 436 TO provide for the collection of
taxes on lands sold the State, was passed
;. 3. No. III to authorize the settlement oy
the State of Mississippi with the Chicago 81.
Louis and New Orleans Railroad, was passed:
Senate 10 Mt resolution in relation TO pay OF
Public Printer, was coneurred1n.
s. b. No. 90, 10 prohibit the sale OF lntoxl-
eating liquors within two miles of Tomblg bee
Academy in Lauderdale county, was passed.
B. No 80 to incorporate the Planters
Manufacturing and Compress Co, OF jack
son, Miss. was passed.
S b. No. 2l7, to incorporate the Baldwin
Cotton Mills Co, referred to the Commit
tee on Corporations.
The Governor returned with his approval
the following House bills:
No. 81. to incorporate the Tibbee Greek
Bridge Co; No. 2I2 TO incorporate the Column
bus Gas Light Co; No. l02, TO amend an act
to create an additional Justice of the Peace
in Beat No. > of Leake county; No. 81, 70 ana
in supplying lost papers and records IN wayne
county; No. 334. for the relief of Dr. }. II,
Hayes, of Marshall county; No 800, IN rela-
ton to the custody and control OF the school
Land Fund, arising from the 10th section, III
Choctaw county; No 243, TO amend the char
ter of the town of Tupelo No. 30, to repeal
sections ,. and of an act to amend the law
regulating the admission of patients into and
their discharge from the State LunatIc Asy-
lum.
S. B. No. 227. for the relief of certain pur
chasers of State lands in Lincoln county, was
passed.
s B. No PIG, to amend an act to authorize
the construction of street railways in the city
Of Natchez. was passed.
s. b. Ne. 255 in relation to the Normal De
partment of Tugaloo University, was passed
The Senate returned to the House II. u. No
49, to approve and make of force in the State
of Mississippi Revised Code of Statutes
and to provide for its publication, with the
following amendments:
Amend section by inserting after the
words Estate Printer the words "or any 9th
er person to do the printing and binding of
the Code III this State upon the best terms Of
fered."
The House refused to concur in the amend
ment by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Atwood, Bowman, Buchanan,
Bufford Burnett, Chamberlain, Clark, Cooper,
Cratin, Day, Drane. Erwin, Field of Lowndes
Fields Fortson Gibson, Gilmer, Gum, Har-
ris. Harrison Hill. Howry Hunter Hurt,
Moore, holland, Pollard, Ramsey, Robertson,
Rogers Russell, Shields, Somerville, Talbert,
Tankersley, Taylor of Lee-4I.
NAYs-Messrs. Applewhite, Bailey, Buffkin,
Burdine Bynum, Cameron, Christmas, Cole
man, Currie Davis, Downs, Eaton Feather
ston, Glass, Hardin, Harkreader, Hicks, Lam
kin, Leslie, Lewis of Claiborne, Lewis OF Per-
nv, Love, Lyle, Matheson, McGee of Clark,
McGehee OF Wilkinson, McInnis, McLaurin
of Rankin, Melville, Montgomery, Majors,
Norrell. Rees. Ross, Seabrook, Seward, Siam
per Stephens of Yalohusha, Teunisson,
Walker, Weatherley Welborn, Williams, Will
son, Wolff and Mr.. Speaker-47.
s. b. No. 240. to incorporate the Mississippi
and Sunfower r. r. Co., passed.
S. p. No. 249, to incorporate the Vicksburg
Wharf and Land Company, was passed.
S. b. No. %, for the protection of partridges
in Kinds county, was passed.
S. b. No. 265 for the relief of Wesley Drane,
of Holmes county was referred to Committee
on Claims; having first been considered in
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Christmas in the
chair.
At l:3o o'clock, the House took a recess till
$50 O'clock.