The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-25
HOUsE-NINETEENTH DAY.


House met, Mr.. Speaker Tison in the Chair
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Finley.
On motion of Mr. Buchanan % Chickasaw.
the reading OF the Journal was dispensed with.
The House then resumed consideration OF
the anne ndment of Mr.. Blair to the amendment
of Mr.. Montgomery of Bolivar TO II. b. 2lS.
The Railroad BILL
By MIR Blair; Resolved by the House OF
Representatives-That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Railroads with instruc
tons to consider the efficiency of making the
Governor a member and President of this
commission with veto power on the acts of
said commissioners, OF providing smaller sala-
ries for the members of said commission, and
of their election by the Legislature in Joint
Convention, and of leaving out sections g. IL,
Il, H. t. and Is, or Of modifying said 5, C ions
and of the propriety of exempting roads in
process of construction which may here
after be constructed, and to report by Bill or
otherwise.
Mr. Woods of Lauderdale, spoke at length
against he adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Mellen said he was in favor of the reso-
lurion, to recommit, and spoke in favor of its
ldoption.
Mr. Howry opposed the resolution, and
moved % table. Carried.
Pending further consideration, a mess ge
was received from the Governor b. his private
Secretary, Mr.. Harris informing the House of
his approval OF the following entitled bills to-
wit
H. B. No 164-An act to authorize the Board
of Supervisors of Lafayette county to have
the public roads of said county worked by
contract and for other purposes.
II. B. No. 136-An act for the prevention Of
the introduction and spread of smallpox.
H B. No. 49-An act to incorporate the
Natehez Wharf and Elevator Company.
H. B. No. l2a-An act TO amend the charter
of Union Female College, at Oxford, approved
March u, 1854
H. B. No. 6l-An act to incorporate the
Edwards Lodges.
H.BNo PAN act u amend section 524 Of
the Revised Code.
H. B. No. San act to incorporate the
street railway in the town of Greenville.
d. B. No 63-An act to amend an act to
consolidate the several acts of incorporation
Of the City of Meridian and to alter and
amend the same. Approved the 4th of April,
1874
H. No San act to amend section I'll,
chapter 16 Of the Revised Code of 1880
The House resumed consideration of pend
ing question and division being called on
Mr.. Howry's motion 70 table, it received Il
votes, being decided majority of the whole
House.
Mr. Buchanan, Of Chickasaw, moved to
table the amendment to the amendment offered
by Mr.. Blair.
Mr. White made point of order.
The point was oYerruled, and the Chair was
SUSTAINED BY the House.
Mr. Sykes called Tor ayes and nays on Mr.
Buehanan's motion to table, and the vote stood
as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Askew, Atkinson, Ayers.
Berry, Blankinship, Brown, Buchanan, of
Chickasaw, Cameron, Chapman, Dodds,
Downer. Elmer, Favre, Finley, Greaves,
Griggs, Gully, Guynes, Harper. Heard, Howry,
Johnson, of Yalobusha, Jones, of Lafayette.
Matheson, McAfee, Mccall MeCallum,
McCool, McInhis, AcRea, Moore, Noel, Pope
Powe, Rees, Rhodes, Rodman, Saunders Simp-
son, Smythe, Stiles, Stovall, Taekett4 Terral,
Trice, Turnipseed, Welborn, White, Whitney,
Wood, of Oktibbeha Woods, of Lauderdae--55.
NAYs-Messrs. Armstrong, Blackwell, Blair,
Bourne, Boyer, Buchanan, OF Rankin, Bufford,
Byrd, Goats, Collins, COPYRIGHT, Crawford,
Davis, Duckworth, Edwards, Erwin, Fergu-
son, of Tunica, Ferguson. of Wilkinson,
Foules, Frederick, Gibson, Cranberry, Of
DeSoto, Cranberry. of Kinds, Handy,
Johnston, Of franklin, Levy, Lyle, Mar
shall. McLain, McSwine, Mellen, Mitchell,
of Bolivar, Montgomery, Of
0ktibbeha, Moss Myers, Majors, Norrell, Pos
ton, Provine, Rogers Rose Selman, Simmons,
stevens, Stone, Sykes, Warrington, Watson,
Watts, Williamson, Wise. Mr. Speaker-58.
Mr.. Sykes moved to adjourn. Lost.
The question recurring on Mr.. Blairs
amendment the vote stood as folloWs
YEAs--Messrs. Armstrong, Blackwell, Blair.
Bourne, Boyer, Bufford, Coates, Collins, Craw-
ford, Davis, Downer, Erwin, Ferguson. of
Foules, Frederick, Gibson, Cranberry. of De- |
Soto, Cranberry, of Kinds, Handy, Harlow. |
Harrell, Hickman, Hurt, Inge, Johnston. of
Franklin, johnson. of Yalobusha, Levy LvIe. |
McLain, Mes vine, MelIen. Mitchell.
Of Bolivar. Montgomery, Of Ok |
bbeha, Moss Myers, Nsbers, NorrelI, Pos |
ION, PFoYine, Rogers, Rose, SelInan, Simmons. |
stevens, Sykes. Warrington, Watson, Watts. |
Mise, Mr.. Speaker-56.
NATs-Messrs. Askew, Atkinson, Ayres. |
Berry, Rlanckinship, Brown, Buchanan. of |
ChiekasaW, Buchanan, Of Rankin, Byrd, /
wards, Elmer, Favre, Greaves, Griggs, Gully, |
5uynes, Harper, Heard. Howry, Jones, Of /
Lafayette, Jones, of Smith, Knox. Lynch /
Matheson, McAfee, Mccall Me-
callum, McCool, McInnis, MeKie, MeRae. /
Moore, Noel. Pope. Povs, Rees. Rhodes, Rod |
Stone StoyalI, Taekett, Terrall, Trice, Tur- /
nipseed, Welborn, White, Whitney, Wood. Of /
Oktibbeha, Woods, of LauderdaIe-58
BY Mr.. Watts: To amend By adding that no
member Of this House shall be eligible "a hold /
any Of the various Offices Of this Commits |
sion for more than twelve years
Mr.. buchanan, Of Chickasaw, moved to i
table the amendment. Carried
Mr. Gibson offered the following amendment: [
Amend BY striking out all after the word Mis- /
sissippi IN second line Of Section 5. and All 1
before the word any in the ninth line of Sec
ton Of this act. and insert the following. TO-
Wit: ssIt shall be the duty Of the legislature 4
Railroad COMMISSIONERS, one 81 whom shall be I
81 experience Inthe law, and one Of expert
ence In the railway business who shall hold |
pfice for TWO years. the salary Of each COM
missioner shall be 81 800 per annum
On motion Of Mr. Stone the House adjourn
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