The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-01
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MONDAY, Jan. 50, 1882.
| House met, Mr.. Speaker Tison in the chair
PRAYER by Rev Mr.. Harrell.
Mr. Gibson moved the rule be suspended
with the view Of ellling up the counties tina
/ were nos reached Saturday Carried.
/ Mr. Field appeared in his seat and wal
1 duly sworn as a member from Lowndes hav
ing been detained hy illness.
/ Leave Of absence was granted Mr.. Trice one
| day on account Of sickness, aud Mr.. Ferguson
of Funiea. until Tuesday, on account of sick
ness; and Mr.. Bourne until Tuesday morning
| Mr. Frederick until Wednesday, Mr. G-iggs on
account of sickness. from day to day.
! Mr.. White offered the following resolution
| That five additional members from the House
be added to the joint Com Hittee on Congress
sional Districts. Adopted.
By Mr. Lyle: H. B. No. 4l7-Entitled an act
| to prohibit the sale of spirituous or vinous
liquors within FIVE mites of Jerusalem Church
in Scott county. Passed.
By Mr. Cortright: H. B. No 4ls-An act to
the Town of Rolling Fork, the county seat
Of Sharkey county. Approved February 18th
1890 To Committee on Corporations.
By Mr.. Boyer: H B No. 4l9-An act for
the relief of Mrs. NJ. L. Lowry, Il. Barnette
and Geo. 7. Ring, of Suufower county.
Passed.
By Mr.. Heard H. B. No. 42O--An act to
remedy injury occasioned by the burning of
the Court house and the law offices OF
Young and Dalton, containing the records Of
Union county. To Committee on County
Affairs.
By Mr.. Edwards H. B. No. R1-An act
in relation to the pay of jail guards of War
rem county 10 Committee on Fees and
Salaries.
H. Is. No. 258-To authorize the Board of
Supervisors of Warren county to levy special
tax to pay certain outstanding school war
rants.
Mr.. Gibson offered substitute to said bill
which was Adopted.
Mr.. Coates offered the following amend
ment, which, on motion of Mr.. Gibson, was
adOpted
Be it further enacted, That the levy herein
provided for shall only be for the outstanding
warrants for the years 1879, 1880 and 1881,
and shall not exceed in amount, seven thou
sand dollars.
Mr.. Crawford was excused from service on
the Committee on Congressional Apportion
ments.
A message was received from the Governor
by his Private Secretary, Mr.. Harris, notify
ing the House that he had approved H. b. No.
439 An act Tor the relief of Messrs. Cowan &
McCabe, Attorneys-at of Vicksburg
S. B. No. 89-An act for the relief of the
District Attorney of the Eleventh Judicial
District. Passed.
By Mr. Stone: H. B. No. 422-An act to
authorize the Governor to appoint Justices of
the Peace in Washington county. To Commit
tee on County Affairs.
By Mr.. Stone H. B. No 423-An act to in
corporate the town of Cletoaia, in the county
of Washington. To Committee on Corpora
tions.
Mr.. Mitchell offered the following which
was adopted
Resolved, That at some convenient time
during the session, the. privileges of the Hall
Of the House be extended TO DR.. Halbert, of
Wao FIR he n
livering an address upon the hawking and
promiscuous sale of patent and other medi
cines.
By Mr.. Powe: Il. B. No 424-An act to
amend an act entitled an act TO In
corporate the town of Waynesboro in the
county of Wayne, approved April II, 1875.
Passed,
Mr. Powe presented a petition asking the
legislature TO pass such a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the liquor traffic, as
may be deemed advisable, and provide for the
submission of the same to the people at the
next general election. To Committee on fem
perence.
By Mr.. Davis: H. b. No 425-To define
what shall be lawful fence in Wilkinson
county and to prevent swine from running at
large in said county. Passed.
By Mr.. Collins: H. B. No. 426-To incor-
porate the Bank of Water Valley. To Com
mittee on Corporations.
By Mr.. Harlow: II B. No 427-To protect
stock and private property against various
tresspassers. To Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr.. Harlow: Fl. B. No. 428-To incor-
ate the Eagle Fire Company No. 2, of YazOo
City. Passed.
By Mr.. Harlow H. B. No. 429-To in
crease the pay of Superintendent of Educa-
ton in the County Of Yazoo. To Committee
ON Education.
By Mr.. NorrelI: H. B. No. 43O-To amend
an act prohibiting sale of liquors in the town
~ Tom mi Too
Bv Mr. Tison: II. B. No. 1910 amend
chapter of the Revised Code of 1880 in re-
lation to registration of persons to vote, by
adding an additional section. To Committee
on Registrations.
By Mr.. Warrington: H. B. No. 4S3-To au.
thorize and empower the Superintendent of
Public Education to have prepared maps for
The use of the public schools in this State. To
Committee on Education.
By Mr.. Frederick: H. B. No 432-An act to
prohibit the sale of vinous or spirituous
liquors in the town of Falkner, in Tippah
county, or within miles of the corporation
limits of said town. Passed.
By Mr. Norrel: II .sB. No Alan act to pro.
vide for the eleetion Of two Gonstahles in each
Supervisors District in YaAoo county, Passed.
By Mr.. Norrell; A memorial from the citi-
zens of Yazoo county to the Legislature, pray
ing the granting of charter for the Yazoo
Valley and Mississippi Railroad Company.
10 Committee on RAILROADS.
H. B. No. 267-To incorporate the Matches
Ice Company, located in the city of Matches,
county of Adams Passed.
Joint Resolution No. l0-An amendment to
the Constitution of the State in relation to
the distribution of the school funds. To Com
mittec on Amendments,
Mr.. perrall, Chairman Committee on Eropo-
sitions and Grievances made report which
was received.
H. B. No. 244-An act to prevent the steal
ing of herned cattle. Indefinitely postponed.
H. B. No. 253-To compensate Justices of the
Peace in certain cases. Indefinitely postpon-
ed, on motion of Mr.. Inge.
H. B. No. 243-To prohibit Attorneys-at-
law and solicitors in Ghancery from beeom-
ing sqreties on bonds for reeegnizance in legal
proceedings.
Mr. Inge moved the bill be read third time
and passed. Carried.
Mr.. White moved to reconsider the vote just
taken. Lost.
Mr.. Montgomery Of Bolivar, moved to in
definitely postpone.
Mr. White moved to rec0mmit the bill.
The bill was then indefinitely postponed.
II B. No, 24s-An SGT 10 prevent and pun
ish tresspasses on chartered or secured ferry
franchises. Passed.
H. B. No 46-An act to amend section $40,
Revised Code of 1885, in relation to delin
quent road hands, with substitute to amend
by adding after the words Justice of the
Peace, the words in the district where the de-
lilqqeat resides, Passed.
Fl. B. No. 68-An act 10 repeal chapter l24,
act of 1877. Laid on table subject to call.
Fl. B.. No. 74-An act to amend the charter
Of the town of Lexington in Holmes. Laid on
table subject to call.
H. B. No SOTO amend section 454, Revised
Code of 1880, in relation to the pay of witness
sss and Jurors:
Mr.. Inge moved to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. White offered the following amendment:
Amend LIST section Of the bill by adding after
the word day in the It'll line Of said section
the words so far a. the same applies to
jurors
Mr. Buchanan, of Chiekasaw. offered to
amend BY striking out 81 so, and insert - 90.
Mr.. Byrd moved to table the amendment to
the amendment.
On call Of the yeas and nays the motion
WAS lost by the following vote.
YEAs-Aessrs. Blair, Boyer, buchanan, Of
Rankin, Bufford, Rurdine, Byrd, Cameron,
Chapman, Coates. Cortright, D0wner, Duck
worth. Edwards, Erwin, Ferguson Of Wilkin-a
son, Field. Cranberry. of Kinds, Guynes,
HoWry, 1nge, Ivy, johnson, Of Franklin,
Levy, Lyle, Lynch, MeBeath, Mccall, McLain,
MeBea, Mitchell, Myers Noel, NorreIl, Pos
ton, Pows R0dmRn, Rose, Smythe, TAekett,
Watson. Watts, White, Williamson, Wood, Of
Oktibbeha, Woods, Of LauderdaIe-45
EATs-Messrs. Ayers, Berry, Brown, Buch-|
anan, Of Chickasaw, Collins, Davis, Dodds, Ell
mer. Fayre. Finlev. Foules Gibson. Cranberry,
Of DeS0te, Gully, Handy, Harper, Harlow, Har-
reIl, Heard. Hurt, Johnson, of 1alohusha
Tnrnr nf Smith Afavraf7pr Mnrnhalf Mafhf.a