The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-03-07

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To Committee on Levees:
By Mr.. Luse, Senate Joint Resolution
No. Ito empower the Governor to APP
point commissioner TO confer with Missis-
sippi River Navigation Commission, and
for other purposes.
The Judiciary Committee through Mr.
Keith, introduced
No. 362-To abolish the eleventh and
twelfth circuit and chancery court judicial
districts, and to rearrange the judicial dis
tricts of the State, and for other purposes,
The bill was put upon the calendar and 250
copies were ordered printed.
No. 263, introduced by Mr.. Walker-To
amend an act to incorporate the Meridian,
Winona and Helena Railroad Company
Passed.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Claims, through Mr..
holland, recommended the passage Of
House bill No. 346-For relief of W. z.
Freeiand, of Attala county.
House bill No. 7S0-For relief of Geo.
w. Wilson of Lawrence county.
House bill No. 405-For relief of Wiley
Morgan.
House bill No. S51--For relief of G. W.
Faison and others of Sunhower county.
The Judiciary Committee, through Mr..
Keith, recommended the rejection of
House bill To. 267-To amend an act to
make the county of Warren a separate cir
cult and chancery court district and for
other purposes.
House bill No. 269-To change the time
of holding the circuit and chancery court
of Warren county, and for other purposes.
They recommended the passage of
House bill No. 949-To require railroad
companies to fence their tracks or erect
cattle guards in certain places-as amend
cd.
They recommended that no action be
taken on the petition of various citizens of
Lee county recommending an appropria-
ton for A. ]. Russell and S. M. Tay lor, at
torneys-at-law, for professional services
rendered in the prosecution of Brice Gray,
ct al, charged with the murder of Henry
Hodley in Lee county.
The Committee ON Agriculture, Com
merce and Manufacture, through Mr.. Guy
ton, recommended the passage of
House bill No. 500-To declare what
shall be a lawful fence in the county of
Sharkey-as amended.
Substitute for House bill No. SOTO
restore the penalty of the Agricultural Lien
Law to its original place.
The recommended the rejection of
House bill No. 937-To protect the crops
in that portion of Yazoo county west of
Yazoo river and to enable the people in
that portion of said county to cultivate
their lands during the year of 1884 without
fences.
The Committee on Corporations, through
Mr. Sykes, recommended the passage of
Senate bill No. 356-To charter the
Front street and Asylum street Railway
Company.
The rejection of Senate bill No. 359--To
incorporate the West Point Compress and
Warehouse Company.
The Committee on Registration and
Elections through Mr.. Hyer, recommend
ed the passage of
House bill 200-To construe section 1888
Code.
A substitute for Senate bill 326-To pro
vide for new registration of legal voters
of Tallahatchie.
They return without recommendation:
House bill 206-To amend section 40
Code, to provide for the payment of certain
election service.
The Committee on Enrolled Bills report
ed the following Senate bills in the hands
of the Governor for his approval:
No. 116-To recognize the Warrior Coal
Fields Railroad Company and to expedite
and aid in the construction of said rail-
road in the State of Mississippi.
No. 2l4-To amend an act to reduce into
one, the several acts incorporating the
town of Port Gibson, so as to provide for
filling vacancies in the Offices of mayor
and aldermen, and for other purposes.
No. $50 amend an act TO amend the
charter of West Point, in Lowndes county
approved March IA, 1872.
No. 322-To create two additional JUS
tees of the peace in Bolivar county.
No 138-To amend an act to amend an
act Incorporating the town of Pass Chris
tian, passed March Q, 1850, and an act
amendatory thereto, approved March 2
1882
No. l45-To compel the Louisville, New
Orleans, and Texas, the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge, Vicksburg and Memphis, the Mis-
sissippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad
Companies to build draw bridge across
the Big Black river, and TO prevent the OBJ
struction of navigation of said stream.
No. $40 prevent the sale or exhibition
of obscene and immoral literature, picture;
and model casts, etc.
No. 1870 amend an act to incorpo
rate town of Newton.
No. 241-To amend the registration law
of Natchez.
No. 187-To prevent hunting on the
lands of another with dogs and gun in GER
tain counties during the months of Novem
Der, December, January, February ant
March.
No. 296-To authorize the board of su
pervisors of Adams county to provide fol-
the payment of all outstanding teachers
warrants in said county.
Mr.. Hyer offered the following amend
ment: Strike out all of section utter th'
word "county" in line 6.
Mr.. Hamilton of Kinds moved to table
Lost.
Mr.. HyeT offersd the following amend
ment, which was lost: Strike out section
The Committee on Education recon
mended the following amendment, whicI
was adopted: Strike out proyiso to sec
ton 4.
Mr.. Hyer offered the following amend
ment to section 4: Strike out the word
theory and art of teaching
Mr.. Hamilton Of Holmes moved to table
Lost.
Mr.. Hyer's amendment was then adopted
Mr.Reynolds offered the following amend
ment to section 4: Add the following pro
viso. That only the elenentarv branche