The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Mr.. Field, of LOwndes, offered the follow

/ Mr.. Field, of Lowndes, offered the follow
ing:
) Amend: Ga all sleeping car Comuanies 81
| per cent on grass income. or $780, as they
! | may prefer in lieu thereof for years subse
quent TO 1878; and the Auditor Of Public Ac.
counts Is her by authorized to settle with al
1878, on the basis of $500
MI Martin offered amendment to tn =
same subject, which, with the amendment
offered by Mr. Field, was for the present
postponed.
Mr.. Eaton offered an Amendment providing
Tor tax on vendors OF patent medicines of 2
per cent upon the amount sold which was
adopted.
Mr.. Featherston moved TO exempt The Holly
). rings Gas Light Company, from the pay
ment OF privileg tax for the period of 1--WE
! years tabled, On motion of Mr.. Love
/ Mr.. Seabrook moved TO strike out all in re-
| lation TO the Mobile aud Ohio Railroad Compa-
nv. Tabled.
The amendments offered by Messrs. Field
and Martin, IN relation to tax on Sleeping
/ Car Companies, were Withdrawn, and the fol-
1 lowing substitute adopted
| Each Sleeping Car Company $1,000 or . \ per
cent per annum on gross earnings in this
each of the years 1875, 76, and II each Compa-
ny shall pay 800; and provided further, that
the President of each Company shall file with
the Auditor on or before the LIST day of Janu-
AIRY of each year hereafter a sworn state
ment OF the gross earnings of such Company
in this State.
Chapter Is OF the Code in relation to Free
Public Sc ools, was taken up and on motion
OF Mr.. Erwin, with amendments, was recon-
mitted to Conference Committee.
Chapter "A, in relation 10 the sale of vinous
and splrituous liquors, was taken up.
The House receded from the following
amendment:
Amend by striking out all of that part of the
bill which authorizes a license to be granted
to persons TO sell in quantities from one pint
TO five gallons.
The House concurred in the following Sem
ate amendments:
Reso we'd, BY the Senate the House concur
ring, That the local option provisions of the
law IN reference to the retailing OF vinous and
spirltuous liquors, be extended to all dealers
selling less tnan five gallons and not less than
one pint; and that the Code chapter be adopt
Ell with this amendment.
Chapter 5. in relation to the salaries of GER
tain officers. was taken uD
The amendment offered by Mr.. Bynum
striking out 81 600 and inserting $500 as the
salary OF Commi ssioner of Immi grafton, was
adopted.
The following amendment by Mr.. Seabroek,
was adopted.
Strike out for CLERK of the Penitentiary
the sum of 500.
Mr. Rees moved to strike out all that relates
to Adjutant General lost.
Thief Chapter, as amended, was adopted
The Chapter in relation to the selection and
organization of Juries in the Circuit Courts,
was taken up, together with tho following
Senate amendment thereto:
Amend by striking out Jury Commission
ers wherever those words occur and insert
in lieu thereof the words Board of Supervis-
ors," and strike out every provision equir-
ing the Judge of the Circuit Court to appoint
Jury Commissioners, and deEolve the appoint
ment OF grand and petit Juries, under the bill, |
upon the Board of Supervisors of their respec-
tive counties.
Messrs. McLaurin, of Rankin. and Ia ylor |
of Lee spoke in favor of concurring in the |
Senate amendments Messrs. Featherston and |
Sykes opposed concurrence, and urged that |
the House insist upon its amendment.
The Senate amendment was concurred in.
At l:35 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Feather |
ston, the House took recess till $3.50 o'clock, |