The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-20

and Myers.
couXTY AFFArzs.-Messrs. APplewhite,
Billingslea. BufkiD, Currie Davis, Dfaner
Cooper. Moore aud Bynum.
PROPosITioSs AND GRIEvASCEs.-Messrs.
Martin. Coleman, Carter, Hunter, Lewis, Of
Perry, Majors, Rainey, Ross and Cratin.
FEEs AxD SALARIEs.-Messrs. Rees, Taylor,
Of Lee Cooper, Lyle Downs, Gum, Bowman,
Matherson aud Wright.
PEISTIsG -Messrs Williams, MeGee, Of
Clarke, Hurt, Murphy, Stephens, Of Yalo-
busha, Wood and Drane.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND QUARASTISE-Messrs
Ford Sykes, Nelson, McGehee Of Wilkinson,
and Hurt.
CONTINGENT ExPESsEs-Messrs Eaton, Hum
ter Chamberlain, Lewis Of Perry. and Selby
CoRPoRATIoSs- Messers. someryIlle, Sc
ward Gibson, Norrell, Tankersley, Torrey Of
SunAower, Welborn, Ramsey and Pollard.
BENEVOLENT ISsTITUTIONs-Messrs Mellen
Lyle, Ford, Carroll, Chambliss, Nelson, Mcln.
MS Melville and Harkreader.
AGRIcULTuRE-Messrs. Kearney, Russell
King, Harris, Morris, Huddleston, Stamper
Rogers and Taylor Of Benton.
RAILR0ADs-Messrs. Robertson, Hurt, Downs
Cum, Harrison, .Lamkin, Murphy, Cameron
and Wilson.
Leave OF absence for one day was granted to
Messrs. FeatherstOn, Spears and Burnett.
Mr.. Speaker Johns, being too i'll to preside
called Mr.. holland, Of Wilkinson, to the
Chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Huddleston, Senate con.
current resolution, providing for a joint con
vention OF the Senate and House for the pur
pose of eecting Public Printer and Stat
Librarian, was concurred in.
s. b. No. rs. To authorize the Board of Su
pervisors of Noxubee county to procure bool
of Government land sales in said county, wal
referred to Committee on County Affairs.
/ II. b. No. 10. An net to amend the charter o
/ the town of Macon, as amended by the Senat
was referred to the Committee on County AT
fairs.
Mr. Featherston. Chairman Of The Judiciary
Committee, reported back to the House sub
stitute Tor II. Is. No. 49, making Adams county
IA separate Circuit and Chancery Court Dis
trict, which substitute was adopted and bill
passed.
The Committee further recommended tina
II. b. No 81, to repeal an act to reduce tn,
judiciary expenses of this State, do not pass
Mr. Taylor, Of Lee, by request of petitioner
presented petition from Hon. W. G. Falkner
President of the Ripley Railroad company
and moved that the privileges of the House b.
extended to that gentleman, and that he b,
granted the privilege of addressing the Hous,
upon the merits of his petition.
After some discussion on the subject, Mr.
/
ton granting Mr.. Falkner the privilege of ad
dressing the House. The petition was refer
red to Ways aud Means Committee.
Mr.. Martin Introduced
II. Is. No. ll3-An act to provide for the val
uation of property, advertised for sale under
executions, DEGREES, and other final process
and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
On motion of MIR. Hicks, at ll45 the House
/ IL. Al,
for the reception Of the members of the SEN
ate, for the purpose Of q Joint convention to
elect Public Printer and Librarian.
At HOB o'clock Mr.. Speaker Johns called
the House to order.
Mr.. Hicks offered the following resolution
which was adopted;
Resolved, That committee of three. be APP
pointed to inform the Senate that the House is
prepared 10 proceed to an election for Public
Printer and Librarian, and requests the pres
ence Of the Senate for that purpose.
Committee-Messrs. Hicks, Teunisson and
Martin.
Mr. .McGee, of Clark Chairman Commit.
tee ON Enrolled Bills, reported that the COM
mittee had examined and found correctly en-
rolled 81 B. No 2, An Act to repeal the char
ter of the town of Coifeeville,
JOINT SESSION.
At Il o'clock the two houses of the Legisla-
ture met in joint convention for the purpose
of electing Public Printer and State Libra
rian. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sims, President
of the Senate, in the Chair.
The Chair announced that the first business
in order was the election of
y" PUBLIC PRINTER.
Mr. Mellen of Adams, nominated ]. l.,
Power, of jackson. Mr.. Mellen said:
Mr.. PREslpENT-It is with pleasure that |
rise to nominate a man whose name is a house
hold word throughout our borders, linked as
it is with noble deeds of charity, and whose
heart ever throbs with pity for the poor. But
it is not for deeds Of humanity alone that he
has become distinguished, but it is also for
true worth and integrity of character.
Though often weighed in the balances of pub
lie opinion, he has never been found wanting
in any of those elements that make the man,
With an office already equipped with men
and materials he is prepared to enter at once
on the duties of the office The skill, econo-
my and fidelity OF the past are his guarantees
for the future, | nominate J. L. Power, of
Jackson-a skillful printer, sound Democrat,
an honest man.
There being no other nominations. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Nelson, of Tunica, J. L. Power was
elected Public Printer by acclamatlon.
STATE LIBRARIAN.
ptHdtOF heyHOlus nominated Mr. .. Nj.
Shelton, of Vicksburg. (Mr. Shelton was a
candidate on behalf of Mrs. Mary Morancey,
the present incumbent)
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of Issaquena, Mr.
5. Nj. Shelton was elected State Librarian by
acclamation.
There being no further business to transnct
in joint session at 12:l5 o'clock the Senate
withdrew to their own chamber.
Mr.. Speaker Johns called the House to or
der.
On motion, the privileges of the House were
extended to Hons. J. D. Webster of Washing
ton, ". ). Parish and c. 8. Jeffords of Isss-
quena, former members of the House,
Mr.. Rees introduced
II. b. No ia An act ia prevent the sacrifice
of real estate sold under exemption DEGREES in
Chancery, and deeds of trust. Referred to
Judiciary Committee
adjourned