The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-12
HOUSE..
THIRTY-sECoND DAY.

| WEDNESDAY, February Ii, 1850.
| House met pursuant to adjournment Mr.
Speaker Johns in the Chair. Prayer by Rev
| I. A. Ellis.
Present, 80; absent SS-Messrs. Apple
white, Billingslea, Buffkin, Bynum, Carter
| Chambliss, Clark, Coleman, Cooper, Currie
| Downs, Drane, Erwin, Fields, Gibson, Gilmer
Gum, Harkreader, Lamkin, Love, Madison
| Martin, McLaurin of Rankin, Montgomery
| Mullins, Myers, Nelson, Pollard, Rainey
Rees, Seal, Shields, Sykes, Taylor of Benton
Torrey of Jefferson, Torrey of Sunfower
Weatherly and Williams.
Mr. Featherston introduced
H.B. No. 298, An act to amend and reduce
into one act the act incorporating the City o
Holly Springs, and the several acts amenda
tory thereto. Referred to Committee on Cor
porations.
Mr.. Bailey introduced
H. B. No. 299, An act to amend an act to in
corporate the Southern Institute of Mississip
pi. Passed.
Mr.. Stephens of Yalobusha, introduced
H. B. No. 800, An act to change the bounda.
ry line between the counties Yalobusha anC
Calhoun. Referred to Committee on County
Affairs
Mr.. Christmas introduced
H. B. No. 30l, An act to provide for the val
uation ofproperty, and in relation 10 mort.
cages and deeds of trust.
of Attorneys and Chapter 46, in relation tc
promisory notes and other writings for the pay
ment of money or things, were approved.
Chapter47, in relation to exempt property
was approved, as amended.
Chapter Is, in relation to Free Public
Schools, was taken up.
Mr.. Walker offered an amendment to Senate
amendment to said Chapter providing that
County Superintendents shall receive pay
for only those educable children actually in
attendance upon the public schools of the
County.
Mr., holland moved to table said amendment,
which was lost.
Messrs. Walker, Mcneil, Moore and Taylor
of Lee, spoke in favor of the amendment /;
MeSsrs. Wilson, MoGehee of Wilkinson, Harri-
son and Selby spoke in opposition.
The amendment was lost by q vote Of % yeas
to 81 nays.
Mr.. Huddleston offered an amendment pro-
viding that County superintendent shall re-
ceive $25 per each one thousand educable chill
dren, instead Of $50, as provided for by Senate
amendment, which was laid on the table.
Mr.. McGee, of Clark moved to amend SEN
$50.
Mr. Taylor, Of Lee, moved to table, which
was lost, and the amendment was adopted by
a vote of 43 yeas to 80 nays, the House thereby
refusing to concur in the Senate amendment.
MT. A0ureWS mONeu 10 recOnSluPr bne vote
whereby the House refused to concur in Senate
and to postpone such reconsid-
GRAFTON till 10 clock tomorrow. Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Stephens, Of Yalobusha,
the House concurred in Senate amendment 10
The clause of the chapter in regard to qualifi-
cations of school trustees.
The Joint Committee on Code reported the
chapters
Chapter 3, in relation to registration of per-
IONS entitled to vote.
Chapter 4, in relation to elections,
Chapter AZ, in relation 10 wills and tesla
nents.
Chapter 40, in relation to descents and dis
ributions.
Chapter 8, in relation to marriage and d.
'Orce
Chapter 81, in relation to rate Of interest.
Chapter 81, in relation TO license on water
RATS
Chapter "a. IN relation to lien of mechau-
cs.
Chapter So, in relation to TO the lien of |
wners Of stations, jackasses and bulls.
Chapter 50, in relation to limited partner I
hips.
Chapter GO in relation To landings on the
Mississippi River.