The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-08
HoUsE-TwENTY-s SEVENTH DAY.
THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 1884.

THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 1884.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hollingsworth, of
Monroe.
Leave of absence was granted 10 Messrs.
Mcdonald and Stevens.
The following entitled bills were intro
duced, read twice, and referred;
Mr.. McCool-To amend section 445,
Code, so far as it applies to Alfalfa county.
Ways and Means.
Same-For the relief of NJ. V. Davis and
C. B. Glen. Ways and Means.
Same-To amend section S75, Code.
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Howard-To prohibit certain banks
charging per cent on loans. Ways and
Means.
Mr.. 0rr-To amend an act to divide the
State into seven Congressional Districts
Approved, March 8, 1882. Elections.
Mr.. Hughston-For the relief of DR.. c.
Z. Began and DR.. G. G. Claiborne, of Choc-
taw county. Public Health and Quaran-
tine.
Mr. Cowan-To authorize the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad to purchase certain
swamp and overlooked lands in the State,
and for other purposes. Ways and Means
Mr.. McLeod-A petition from the grand
jury Of Kinds county in reference to repeal
of section 290l, Code. Judiciary.
Mr., Christmas An act respecting weights
and measures, and for other purposes.
Agriculture.
Mr.. Robertson amend chapter 70,
Code.
Mr.. Baker-To make certain appropria-
tions for the public buildings at the Uni
versity of Mississippi Universities.
Mr.. Dale-To change the time of hold
the circuit court in the county of Lawrence.
Passed.
Mr.. Cameron--To facilitate the ASSESS
mept in the State of Mississippi. Judic-
larry.
Mr.. Hardin-To incorporate the town of
Walnut Grove. Corporations
Mr.. Hoyle-Petition of board of super
visors of Lee county to amend section $40
Code. Referred to Committee on Roads,
Ferries and Bridges with instructions to re-
port by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Baird-To enforce contracts between
employer and employe, and for other pur-
poses Agriculture.
Mr., Watson-To amend section 1850
Code in relation to druggists and the Sab.
bath day. Judiciary.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the board OF
supervisors of Monroe county to sell the
poor house in said county and purchase
other property and erect poor house i'll
said county. Passed.
Mr.. Nash-To punish persons for giving
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ing or stopping or attempting to stop rail-
road trains in this State Judiciary.
Same-For the relief of Jacob Ricketi
| and A. o. Green. Claims.
Mr.. Rowan-For the relief of the pro.
| fession of dentistry in this State. Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Lamkin-To amend and construe
section 7t9 Code, in reference to the pay Of
teachers. Education.
Same-To amend act to amend section
Ill Code. Judiciary.
Mr.. Murry-To facilitate the business oil
circuit and chancery courts in this State
Judiciary.
| Mr.. Miller-To amend the charter of the
city of Vicksburg and, to reduce into one
act, the act Incorporating said city and the
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Mr.. Miller-To prevent incompetent OF
unauthorized persons from engaging in the
practice of pharmacy and for other pur.
poses. Public Health and Quarantine.
Mr.. Spencer-To promote the agricultu.
raj interest of Washington county and fol-
other purposes. County Affairs.
Same-To authorize the Superintendent
of Education in Washington county to pro-
vide certain additional schools in said
county. Education.
Mr.. Powe-To amend section 11O3, Code
Temperance.
Mr.. Crump-To adopt a standard tar
collectors receipt and for other purposes.
Mr.. Rogers Petition from the clergy
of Water Valley, complaining of railroad
work done there on Sunday, and praying
the passage of a bill prohibiting all Sunday
work. Temperance.
| Petition from numerous citizens of West
Point asking for the absolute repeal of sec.
tons 1850 and 1854 of the. Code, which ap-
ply to the deposits of $4,000 in the State
Treasury by foreign insurance companies
doing business in the State.
Consideration of the Local Option Bill
was resumed.
Mr.. Williamson spoke on the merits Of
the bill with force and humor that was
irresistible. He quoted ancient history tc
uphold his arguments and found many
precedents for the use of wine. In the
Bible he read of but one call for water and
that came from hell. Liquors were used
as a stimulant in every section of the globt
! in one shape or another; nature had fur
nished something to cheer and uphold; the
whole world, civilized and uncivilized, had
their stimulants. The strongest and sober
est nation of the earth, the nation which
had produced more scholars and writer's
men of mind and thought, Jet beer was