The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-08

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4th Amendment: To insert the word four
taanthH before the word section in the Avn
line OF the 2lst section. Adopted.
5tb Amendment: To insert after the Word
.shalli in the lst line OF the "a seetloh tile
words latter the time of its exemption from
taxation has expired" Adopted
9th Amendment: To insert after the word
s.rafesY in the last line of the 18th section, the
words shat NAV be-. Adopted:
7th Amendment: To insert before tue wor1
section in The 18th section the word second
Adopted.
% he fpllowing Section ~. Be 1t TURNER
euacted That this set take effect ana he IN
force from and after its passage. Adopted.
Mr.. Whitney offered the following: Amend
nv striking out section % the following clause
.'and during said period of ten wears sneh
corporation shall be exempted from al super
vis0ry legislation. affecting It's rates Of ife'gh'
and passenger tariffs.
4 Mr. Moods, of Lauderdale, moved to lay the
ana Andment on the table,
On call for division it was tabled by a
vote of As yeas TO IS nays.
Mr. Seiman Offered the following; amend
by striking out all of section Is
! Mr. Fields moved to table. Carried
| Mr. Woods, of Lauderdale, moved to table the
motion of Mr.. Gibson to indefinitely postpone
/ Carried.
/ Mr.. MeIIen moved the bill be considered
! engrossed. read a third time and passed, and
on that called for the previous question
/ Carried and the bill passed as amended
REGULAR ORDER.
| Mr. Fiells called up House bill No. Sio-An
act 10 secure to The State the five per cent.
! fund now due or that may hereafter become
due from the federal government. Amended
! by the committee as follows, strike out after
| section and a Id the following;
'Section ,. Be it further enactet, That the
sum of six thousand one hundred AID fourteen
dollars now in the State Treasury to the credit
/ of the two and three per cent. fund be and the
I same is hereby appropriated to the common
school fund of this State and that all money
hereafter pailInto the treasury arising from
| this fund snail be and tue same is hereby ap-
! propriated to the common school fund and that
4 which may hereafter be had on the same &C
count shall be distributed pro rata between
the several counties as early as practicable
after the receipt of the same.
! Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That tue
\ boards of supervisors of the several counties
shall apply the fund distributed to the con
struction of good school houses TO repairing
! the same and the Auditor of Public Accounts
shall issue warrants on the Treasurer for the
several sums that may he due the counties in
/ favor of the President Of the board under the
direction and supervision of the State Super
intendent of Education and the Attorney
! General.
| Mr.. Fields moved the report of the commit
tee be adopted. Carried aud bill passed as
amended.
| Mr. Rees called up House bill No. 1l6-An
/ act reQu1flng fdllfOaI companies 10 Keep u
bulletin board and for other purposes. In-
troduced by Mr. Inge.)
! This bill requires abroad to place a bulletinl
board where there is a telegraph office in the
waiting room, informing persons when pas
senger trains are due, whether behind time
and how much, etc. Passed.
Mr. buchanan, of Chiokasaw, called up
House bill No. 569-To fix The time of holding
the chancery courts of Quitmln. Laid over
Subject TO call.
To preserve the various sheet acis of the
Legislature belonging to the ehancery and
circuit courts respectively in the county of
Chiekasaw and for other purposes. Passed.
Mr.. Buchanan called up Senate bill No. 302
To authorize tie board of supervisors of
Rankin county to pay certain warrants.
Passed.
Nj Duckworth called up House bill No 2l9
To aid tax assessors III assessing lands and
to simplify the subdivisions thereof Passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr. Montgomery of 0ktibbeha moved that
the special order set for this hour be postponed
until eight o'clock to night and be continued
until disposed Of. Carried.
Mr.. Lyle called up Senate bill No ga To |
make an appropriation for the completion of |
the Nj isis ippi Asylum for the blind and for
other purposes This bill appropriates S25-
1900
Mr. Lyle moved the bill be read third time
and passed, on call OF the role the bill passed
by Il unanimous vote.
Mr.. Lyle called up House bill 653-An act to I
authorize county surveyors to take ackn0wl- |
edgements of deeds of conveyance. Passed.
Mr.. Simmons called up House bill No. 746-
An act to authorize the District Attorney of
the 4th judicial district and he board of SUI |
peryisors af SharkeY couns to grant an ex-
tension Of time for the settlement of certain /
judgments obtained by the State and the said !
boarl. Passed
Mr.. Simmons called up House bill No 747-
An act to authorize the Secretary OF State to
furnish the circuit clerks office of Sharkey !
couaty with Mississippi reports. Passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
Informing the House be had approved the
following en- it'll d bills to wit;
House bill No. 683-An act to ratify and con-
firm the several acts of Consolidation merger
and sale Of certain railroad companies to be
known as the Georgia Pacific Railway Com-
pany.
Mr. Jones, If smith, called mp House bill
No. 8Jj-To amead section AIS and 466, of
chapter 8, of the Revised Code Of 1880, an act
in relation 10 the fees OF Ger ain officers
Mr. Gul y moved to indefinitely pos tpone.
Mr. buchanan moved 10 cable The motion,
carried, and bill passed
Mr. Jones, of Smith, in reduced House Joint
Resolution, allowing the reading clerk ad-
ditional pay. Passed.
Mr.. Jones called up House bill No 8l3-An |
act 70 amend section 1856, Of the Revised Code /
Of 1880, in relation to he ballot law
The Committee offered amendment by |
way of substitute
Mr.. Gibson novel to table Lot
Mr.. White moved the adoption Of tn. sub /
stitute. Carried
Mr.. Gibson offered the following; Amend
by striking out the title and insert in lieu
thereof, an act entitled act to encourage
hallot-box stufhng at elections.
Mr.. Gibson moved the adoption OF the .
amendment.
Mr. Jones moved to table. Carried.
Mr. Jones moved that the bill be read third 4
time and passed.
On cal for ayes and nays passed by the
YEAs-Messrs. Armstrong, Ayres, Berry, /
Blankinsbip, Brown, Buchanan, OF Cbieka-
saw, Buchanan, Of Rankin, Burdine, Cameron.
Chapman. Dodds, DuckwOrth. Elmer Erwin /
Ferguson, of Wilkinson, Field, Finley Gran /
berry, of DeSoto, Greayes, Guynes, Handy. /
Harper, Harlow, Harrell Heard, Hurt. Inge'
johnson, of Yalobusha, Jones, of Smith. Lyle. /
Aagrnder. Marshall, McAfee, McBeath, Nc |
Montgomery, OF Bolivar, Moss, Myers, abers'
Noel, Norrell, Powe, Rose, Simpson, Stevens,
Stone, sykes, Tackett, Trice, TurniLseed. We'll
born, White, Whitney, Wood, of Okubbeha
Woods, Of LauderJale-61.
NAYs-Messrs. Askuew Blackwell RIair
Boyer, Crawford, Gibson, Gully, Hickman
Lynch, McLain, Poston, Provine, Rees, Saun-
ders, Selman, Stavall, Terral, Watson, Mr..
Speaker-22
Mr.. Jones cklled up House bill No. 495-An
act 70 repeal section 2S4l Of the Revised Code
Of 1880 IN relation to giving bend after con-
yiction and spoke in favor Of The bill.
Mr.. Mellen moved the bill be indefnitelv
postponed.
Alessrs Blair and Montgomery. Of Bol;v.r
spoke fayoring the passage of the bill.
Messrs. Harper and Inge opposed the pas
sal e of the bill
Mr. simpson called for the previous auesi
lion. Sustained; the question on the motion
to postpone the bill was lost.
Mr. Jones called for the previous question.
Sustained, and on caIl Of yeas and NAYS. the 4
Dill was lost BIZ vote OF yeas, 30; nays. As.
Mr.. Blackwell called rp House bill No. no
ficers. ~ sNA1
:, DIT. Dodds moved the passage Of the bin.
Carried and bill passed. go
Dir. BLACKWELL called up House bill No sa4
ael o g repeal chapter - Of the Revised
county jail, and 70 provide snbstit,,ta "a,
the act so repealed. Passed.