The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-15

Mr. MeSwiae offered q resolution in relation
10 the removal of the water closets from the
capitol building Passed.
REeULAR oRDER.
House hill Ne. 9O9-ApproprIatiOn bill was
ta ken up ON motion Of Mr.. MeSwine the House
resolved itself inso Committee Of the Whole
for further consideration of the bill. tMr.
Harper the ehSir.l
Rg Mr. Rees. 10 amend by filing the blank
in line seven. secand page, by inserting SSOo
and fill the blank in eighth line on same page,
BY Inserting $4,000. Lost.
Mr. Edwards moved to amend the amend
ment by making il read $ll 0O0 for the year
1852, ana Sill ,001 for 1888.
MIR Coates moved 10 amend hy inserting
S15.o00 for the year 1882, and SO 90 for the
year 1888
Mr.. Rhodes, of Simpson, moved TO table the
melton of Mr.. Coats carried, aud the amend
ment of Mr. Edwards was adopted
On motion Of Mr. Rees the Committee rose,
reported progress, and recommended the pas
sage of the bill amended, carried, and re-
port received.
The amendment as amended by the Commit
tee of he Whole was adopted BY the House.
Mr. Rees novel to amend by striking ont
all. of line y on page after the figures 1883
and all of line % on page four. Adopted.
Mr. Cameron offered the following amend
meat: Strike out lines 20. II aud Y on page D.
Mr.. Gibson moved to table the amendment
Carried.
Mr. Powe offered the following: Amend by
striking out the 20, II, -, e3 aud 24th lines on
page 5and striking out the words twelve hun
dred nd fifty in lines % and % on 9th page
and insert in lieu thereof the words one
thousand.
MIR. Cameron moved tie table. Lost
Mr. Powe moved the adoption of the
amendment. Carried.
Mr.. Cameron moved to amend by striking
out lines l6. II. IS andl9 on page 6, section |,
relating TO repairing the buildings At the
University.
Mr. H .wry moved 10 table the amendment.
Mr.. Rees moved the adoption of the amend
meme and on that called for the previous ques-
tion. Sustained
The ques ton then being ON the adoption OF
the amendment and on call tor the yeas and
nnys il was lost by u vote of Sc yeas TO 3S nays.
MESSAGE FROM THE GovEREoR.
A message was received from the Governor
informing the House that he had approved the
following entitled bills:
House bill No 6701z-Ah act to protect and
preserve certain public property.
House bill No. T28-An act TO authorize aud
empower the city of Meridian TO issue bonds
or water supply, sewerage, street, improve
ment and for other purposes
Tue bill Was ou motion Of Mr.. Rees, read
third time and passed By vote OF yeas AZ
nays o.
Under suspension OF the rules MT. hhodes
Called up House bill No. 906-An act to author
ize the board of supervisors of Simpson county
to levy a special tax to pay outstanding co1n-
tg Indebtedness of said county and for other
purposes Passed.
Mr. Collins called up Senate bill No: 10
To authorize the board of supervisors OF Issa-
quena county to furnish books necessary anu
stationary to the sheriff and tax collector and
for other purposes Passed. 90
Mr.. Field called up House bill No. 9O9-To
be entitled an act in relation to pubic
revenue, making the State tax "a mills in
stea # 3 mills as it now is on the dollar.
On motion of Mr.. Fields The bill was read a
third time aud passed.
The JOINT Committee on Congressional Ap-
portionment made report and recommended
that the substitute for House bill No. S5z 70
divide ths State into seven Congressional
Districts do pass
Signed b. Il. brown,
Chairman Senate Committee.
A. F. Brown,
Chairman House Committee.
IIouse adjourned at o'clock P