The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-05
HOUSE.
TwENTY-sIx DAY.

AOCS
House met pursuant to adjournment Mr..
Speaker Johns in the chair. Prayer BY Rev
DR.. Watkins Present 10 absent l0-Messrs
Bynum, Featherston, Ford, Hence, MeInnis
MeLaurin of Lauderdale, Pollard, Selby, Sew
ard and Spears.
Mr.. Montgomery, by request, stated that
the absence of Hon. J. H. Buff0rd, for the past
few days had been caused by sickness.
Leave OF absence was granted to Messrs.
MeLaurin Of L Undertake, and Bynum.
Mr.. Buchanan called from the table s. B.
No. 81, An act to make an appropriation to
pay the salaries Of the Executive Judicial
and other officers for the months of January
and February.
On motion of Mr.. MeLaurin, Of Rankin. the
House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. holland in the chair for the con-
sideration of said bill
On motion of Mr.. Love, the Chairman was
instructed to recommend the passage of the
bill.
The Chairman reported according TO instruc-
tons, and the bill passed by a vote of 90 yeas
to z nays.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, consideration Of
the reports OF the Joint Select Committee on
Constitutional Convention, which were made
the special order for to-day, was postponed
until tomorrow at l0K o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Andrews H. b. No. "A. in
relation to the Agricultural Lien Law, and the
substitutes and amendments thereto were re-
ferred to Committee on Code
Mr.. McGee, of Clarke, Chairman of the
Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted re-
port from said Committee.
House concurred in Senate amendment IN
H. b. No. 241, for the relief of the heirs of W.
P. Dulaney, of Madison county.
Senate amendment to H. b. No. Ga, To au-
thorize the Board of Supervisors of Montgom-
cry county to have the really of said county
assessed during the year 1850.
The House further concurred in Senate
amendments to H. b. No. 10l, For the relief of
W. IL. Butler; and II. B. No. 96, To incOrporate
the town of Brownsville, Kinds county
Numerous Senate bills were read and re-
| ferred to appropriate committees.
s. b. No. 46, 10 extend the provisions of an
act in relation Notaries Public in the town of
Yazoo City, was passed.
| The privileges of the House were extended
to Hons, Samuel Powell, of Desoto; j. W. Rich
ards, OF fazooi I. W. Stringer. Of Warren
John q. Nixon, H. P. lIefner, and Cars Otlen-
berg, of Holmes; NJ. D. Montgomery, H. o.
Rand and X. z. Mckinley, of Marshall; Irwin
Miller, Of Leake, and r c. Patty, of Noxubee.
AT eleven o'clock the special order for that
hour, the consideration Of the Revised Code,
was taken up.
Mr.. McLaurin, of Rankin, moved that Judge
| Campbell be requested 90 point out changes
|
changes be made by the Clerk, which motion
prevailed.
Chapter % of the Code, in relation to Cir
cult Courts, was taken up, discussed, and as
amended, approved and recommitted
MIR. Bailey offered the following resolution,
which was adopted.
Resolved, That the use of this Hall next
Friday night, the 9th inst. be granted to the
Rev. Bishop, j. P. Campbell Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, for addressing
the members of the Mississippi Conference ref
alive to his recent visit to the British Wesley
an Conference.
| The privileges of the House we're extended to
the following gentlemen: Messrs. A. G. Smith,
B. +. Williams, W. G. Beythew, 0. B. Collins,
NJ. y. knight ". j.. Scale, J. G. Macarthur, C.
II. McLamorc, J. L. Powell, Jas. Meggs, Sam'i
Proctor, s. Comfy, John Riley, David Carr, ].
NJ. Thompson, ". G. White, j. H. L. Gerdine.
J c. Hill, H. L. Ford and Wright Cunning.
ham.
AT 2l5, on motion of Mr.. Buchanan, the
House adjourned