The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
House FORTY EIGHTH DAY.
MONDAY, March 3, 1884

MONDAY, March 3, 1884.
Consideration of bills:
To incorporate the Sun;lower Navigation
Company. Passed.
So amend section 2l17 Code in relation
to guardian and ward. Passed.
To incorporate the Macon and Tusca-
loosa Railroad Company. Passed.
By Dir. Selnan-Resoived, That from
and after March 4th. 1854. the morning
session of the House shall commence at
8 o'clock a. IN, instead of $50 as now.
Lies over.
Mr.. Nash-Resoyed, That on Tuesday
next or as soon thereafter as practicable
the roll of counties shall be called and upon
such call each member shall have the right
to call up two bills for the consideration
and action of the House. Lies over one
day.
For the relief of H. Linden of Coahoma
county. Passed.
Mr.. Cutrer-To punish certain offenses
against private property. Judiciary.
To change the time of holding the cir
cult court of the counties of Winston and
Clay. Indefinitely postponed.
To amend section a, Code. to add sec
ton requiring trustee to give bond. Passed.
Mr.. Love-That hereafter no member
will be allowed to speak more than once
nor longer than ten minutes on any ques-
ton without the unanimous consent of the
House, and no member will be allowed to
give his time TO another. Lies over.
To pay back to W. H. Benton, a crippled
Confederate soldier, $500, amount paid
by him for a privilege tax. Passed.
For the relief of S. f. Scarborough, of
Clarke county. Passed.
To compel all railroad companies whose
railroads cross the Big Black river to erect
draw bridges over said stream Passed.
To incorporate the PORT Gibson and
Alabama Railroad Company. Passed.
To amend an act consolidating the sew
eral acts incorporating the town of Port
Gibson. Passed.
To restrict and regulate the sale of
vinous, spIrituous or malt liquors in the
town of Houston. IN Chickasaw county. and
for other purposes. Temperance.
To amend an act Incorporating the
Chickasaw Savings Institute of Okolona,
Miss. Passed.
To increase the powers of county boards
of election commissioners. Passed.
To prohibit the sale of liquors in the
county of Calhoun. Indefinitely post
poned.
An act 10 remove the seat Of government
of the State of Mississippi from the city of
Jackson, in Kinds county, to the city of
Meridian in Lauderdalc county, was taken
up.
Mr.. Montgomery Of 0ktibbeha moved
the final passage of the bill and called the
previous question.
Mr.. Houston offered proviso to the bill
that the matter should be referred to q vote
of the people of the State.
The amendment was adopted by the fol
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Baker. Bell, Boswell.
Bridges, Brien. Caldwell, Christmas. Glenn
ems. Cory. Cowan, gurrie, Cutrer, Dyer,
Enochs, Ferguson, Flowers, Fonles, Gore,
Govan, Henry, Hughsten of Choctaw, Hous-
ton of Monroe, Hoyle, johnson of Frank
lin, Kendriek, McCooI, Mcdonald, McKen-
zie, Mcleod, McNeely, Moore of Issa-
quena, Mnrry, Nabers, Nash, Norrell.
0dom. Orr. Parker. Peyton, Pound, Rogers,
Selman, Simpson, Spencer, Underwood,
Williamson, Wilson and Mr.. Speaker. To-
tails.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Atwood, Barks-
dale, Bassett. Bolton, Bramlett, Butler,
Cameron. Cook, Crawford, Denham. Evans.
Favre, Gordon. Harper, Harrison, Horton.
HUFF. Lamkin, Lewis. Love, Magruder,
Marks. Montgomery Of Bolivar, Montgom-
cry of Oktibbeha, Poets. Powe, Reagan,
Robinson, Rowan, Russell of Clay, Strahan.
Watson, Watts, Whitman, and Williams.
Total-36
And the question recurring on the pas
sage of the bill. it was lost By the following
vote:
YKAs- Messrs. Bassett, Bell, Bolton, But
Ter. Cameron, Clemens, Cook, Denham,
Dickerson. Evans, Favre, Flowers, Fonles.
Gordon, Harrison, Henry, Howard, HUFF,
johnson Of Franklin, Kitrell, Lewis, Marks,
Montgomery of Oktibbeha, Moore of Is
saquena, Parker, Poets, Pound, Powe, Rus
sell Of Clay, Settle, Strahan and Whitman.
-33.
Mars essrs. Alexander, Atwood, Bos-
well, BramIette, Bridges, Brien, Caldwell,
Christmas, Cory. Cowan. Crawford, Currie.
Cutrer, Dyer, Enochs, Gore, Govan. Horton,
HoyIe. Kendrick, Lamkin. Love, Magruder,
McCool, Mcdonald. Mckenzie, Mcleod,
McNeeIy, Montgomery of Bolivar, MurEy,
Eabers, Nash, Norrell, 0dom, Orr, Peyton,
Robinson, Rogers. Rowan Selman, Simp-
son, Watson. Watts, Williamson, Wilson,
Mr. Epeaker-l6.
Mr.. johnson Of Franklin explained: Mr..
Speaker, / voted aye Through misappre-
hension. hare been, am now, and always
viii be opposed to the removal Of the Cap
ito1. The explanation was spread on the
journal.
4 message was received from the Cor
srnok informing the House be had approved
| ths following entitled bills:
| 10 repeal section | Of an oct 70 amend
section 1O6 Code. - far IS Il applies to the
nity oK OkolOna.