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

/ HOUSE-FIFTF-SRCOND DAT.
FRIDAY, March 8, 1882.
Mr. Speaker Tison in the chair. Prayer b.
Mr. Finley.
sIr GriggS was excused on account of sick
ness from further duties the Committee OF
/ Congress onal Apportionment, and NJ. Ivey
4 appointed in his stead
Mr. Stiles called up Senate bill No. 25I-Ar
act in relation to the Hospital At the city o
Viekshurg.
On motion IT NJ Gibson the House resovIed
itself into a Committee of the Whole for tbs
7 further consideration Of the bill
4 Mr. Whitney moved that the committee rise
and report the bill back to the House with the
recommendation that it do pass Received.
t On call for yeas anil the bill passed by
the following vote yeas &c. nays 10
3Ir. Foules called up Senate bill No. Dos
An act to provide for the payment of the ssla
ries of the judges of the circuit courts chan
cellors and district attorneys Ct the eleventh
and twelfth judicial districts, etc. Amended
aad indefinitely postponed.
MESSAGE PROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor informed the House through
/ his Private Secretary that he had approved
/ the following entitled bills:
/ Hous- bill No 274-An act to incorporate
/ the town of Eudora, in the county of DeSoto
/ State Of Mississippi
t House bill No. 730-An act to incorporate
/ the Masonic and Bythean Temple Company OF
Verona, and for other purposes.
! House bill No. 422-An act to authorize the
Governor TO appoint justices of the peace and
members OF the board of supervisors in Wash
ington, Adams, Bolivar and Pike counties.
House bill No. 739-An act 10 furnish the
circuit court library of Oktibbeha county,
with certain missing volumes.
House bill No 233-An act for the relief OF
Alex VI. Roach, of YazOo county.
House bill No. 604-An act for the relief of
A. NJ Annette, of Claiborne county.
House bill No. 6s0-An act to incorporate
the Lehore Lumber and Manufacturing Com
pany.
House bill No. 33-An act for the relief of
J. w. Robh.
House bill No 4S5-An act to authorize the
board Of Supervisors of Eeshoba county to pay
for the doekets of the justices of the peace in
said county.
House bill No 527-An act to allow the board
Of supervisors of Chiekasaw county to lew an
additional tax to pay off certain outstanding
debts of said county.
House bill Ne. 727-An act authorizing and
requiring the board of supervisors of Kemper
county 10 bond certain outstanding warrants
House bill No. 79l-An act supplemental TO
an act tc incorporate the Union Aid Associa-
ton, ap .roved February 10Th, 1882.
House bill No. 550-An act to amend an act
10 incorporate the town of Byhalia, in Mar
shall county, approved April 4th, 1873
House bill No. 597-Au act TO incorporate the
Palo Alto Academy at Palo Alto in Clay coun-
ty, in this State.
House bill No. 59O-An act to provide for
the payment of the outstanding Indebtedness
of the town of Greenville, and for carrying on
the town government unon cash basis
House bill No. Asian act to amend an act
entitled an act to prohibit the sale of vinous
and spirituous liquors within three miles OF
Chulahoma and Mount Pleasant in Marshall
I
House bill No. 494-Au act to prohibit the
sale Of intoxicating liquors within four miles
of the town of Silvarena, and other places in
Smith county.
entitled act to incorporate the town Of
CIR enville in Washington county, Miss APP
proved January "a 1870.
House bill No. 444-An act to extend the
time of payment of the bonded debt OF Bolivar
county and for other purposes.
House bill No. 815-An act amendatory Of
an act to prevent the sale or giving away of
spirituous or malt liquors in certain places in
the State of Mississippi, approved February
%, 1882.
REGULAR ORDER
Mr.. White called u House bill No. 608-An
act TO amend the laws of this State in relation
to the manner of selecting grand jurors. In
definitely postponed.
Mr.. White called up Hou .e bill No 707-An
act 10 Incorporate the Alabama and Missis
sippi Railroad Company and to declare its
powers and privileges mended and passed
Mr.. Dodds called up Senate bill No. 1867
An act tn incorporate the Meridian, Brook
haven Natshez Railroad Company. Amend
ed and passed.
Mr. Mathson called up House bill No. Cd
An act to prohibit the sale of vinous and
spirituous liquors in CoYingtOn county
Pa sed as amended.
Mr.. Mathison called up Senate bill No. 200
TO authorize the consolidation of the Weeks
burg Bank and the State Deposit and Savings
Bank of Vicksburg, Miss. Passed.
MIR. Cranberry, of De- soto, called up House
bill No. 499-An act TO incorporate the Delta
Land and Manufacturing Company. Passed.
Mr. johnson, of Franklin, called up Senate
bill No. 257-An act authorizing the board of
enumeration of the educable children in the
said county in the year 1881 Pa ,sed.
Mr. Johnson, of DeSoto, Gail d up Senate
bill No. 182-An act to provide Tor cancelling
certain entries of swamp Ian is within this
State, ETC. Passed.
Mr. McInnis called up Senate bill No. 296 -
An act to allow he clerks of the boards OF
supervisors of the counties of Harrison, jack
son, Hancock, Pc ry, Marion and Greene adj
di'ional compensation. Passed.
Mr.. McInnis called up House bill No. Oh
An act to amend section 5S5 of the Revised
Code of 1881, relating to public ferries.
Passed.
The Committee on Benevolent Institutions
reported back House bill No. 7l3-Re !ating to
the establishment of a new Insane Asylum.
The House, on motion of Mr.. William son,
resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole.
{ MIR Williamson IN the ehairl
Mr.. McSwiBe moved 10 amend section ) by
striking out$o0, 100 and insert $4,000 in lieu
thereof Adopted.
The amendment was ably discussed by
Messrs. Sy kes, McSwiue and Gibson for; and
Mr.. Harper, against.
Mr. Elmer moved to amend by Inserting
that said asylum shall be located south of the
"Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad, and shall
give preference to the most accessible point,"
rejected.
BY MIR. Woods, of Lauderdale, Amend by
striking out section z and inserting the fol-
lowing Section 2 The said ASYLUM shall be
located at, or within two miles of Meridian
in Lauderdale county, provided sufficient
grounds for that purpose shall he donated by
said City of Meridian.
By Mr. Heard-Amend amendment, by in
sorting the following: That the Legislature
Immediately after the passage of this act shall
by ballot in Joint Convention assembled, Sc
lect the site upon which the asylum is to be
located.
On motion of Mr. Buchanan, of Chickasaw,
the Committee rose without report.
On motion of Mr. McSwine, the House re-
solved irself into Committee of the Whole
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the Committee took
up the consideration of House bill No. 7l3,
considering also amendments before the Com
mittee when it rose.
Mr. Inge moved the rejection Of both amend
ments and on division of the question, the
amendment 10 the amendment offered By Mr.
Heard, was rejected.
Mr.. Buchanan, of Ghiekasaw, moved the
adopiion of the amsndment to section 2,
offered by Mr.. Woods.
By Mr.. White-Anend amendment by
striking out Meridian, in LauderdaIe coun-
ty,n and inserting 'West-Point, in Clay coua-
ty,1 wherever it occurs in the amendment.
Mr.. Jo1es moved the rejection of the amend
ment. Carried.
The Amendment offered By Mr.. ROdman was
rejected.
Mr.. Sykes moved to amend Mr.. Woods
amendment by striking out Meridian" Re
jectei.
MEssAas FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the Governor
informing the House that be had approved the