The clarion., 1884-03-12

THunsDAu, March 6, 1854.

THURSDAY. A1arch p AooFs
House met pursuant to adjournment
Consideration Of Bills:
To amend section $50 Of chapter %,
Code. Indefnitely postponed.
/ To prohibit the courtesy Of free passes
/ 70 officers IN this State. Passed
To authorize the board of supervisors OF
Amite county TO procure field notes.
Passed.
/ { lin relation 70 appointing trustees Tor the
/ City Hospital of Satchez- Passed.
To authorize the taking of depositions IN
criminal cases. Indefinitely postponed
4 To regulate the sale of swamp land IN
/ the State, and for other purposes. Passed.
/ To prohibit certain banks from charging
J Is per cent on their loans. IndehnItely
/ postponed.
To have placed upon the assessment
rolls, certain land in this State. Passed
/ To prohibit the sale of liquor in the town
I of Houston. Passed.
/ Mr.. Williamson arose to question OF
I privilege, and called for the reading OF the
1 following communication from the Clerks
desk:
Hon W. NJ. Inge, Speaker of House of Rep
| resentatives:
Observing the dilapidated condition Of
| the gavel you have so long. so skilfully and
so vigorously uted, beg leave to present
/ you with one made of pure ivory, which !
/ beg you to accept as token of personal
regard and as an expression of your general
| " recognized ability and impartiallty as
1 presiding officer.
/ Whether or not in the coming years it VIII
be your high privilege to again WELD this
emblem of authority, am sure 1t viii be
( to you pleasant remembrance of intimate
association with a body of men who. what
ever mistakes they may make, are animated
I by sincere desire to promote the pubIc
| welfare. beg leave to subscribe myseh
/ Yours very truly, j. l.: PowER.
/ Mr.. Williamson then presented, on be
1 half of the donor, beautiful ivory gavel
! inscribed Wv NJ. Inge. Legislature 1854.
Mr.. INoE said:
| Gentlemen of the House of Represen-
| tatives, I am taken by surprise by
| this manifestation of esteem of the dis
tinpuished donor. / accept with intense
/ pleasure the emblem of my office which
| has been bestowed on me. and return TO
/ him my sincere thanks. have tried to do
what is right, may have failed at times,
but have always acted on my conviction
with an honesty of purpose, that came
from the heart, and if l have at times erred
it has been an error of the head mat
my official conduct has the approval of that
humanitarian and philanthloPhist of
the State. whose name Is connect
ed with almost every noble charity
our people have known for years, is to me
extremely gratifying. I will carry with
me to my distant home this token of
F1}rF tho rla1Sanf
memories that cling and cluster around 1t,
will recall to me the many pleasant hours
l have spent with the honored donor, and
with you gentlemen of the Legislature.
If in the discharge of my official duties
have wounded the feeling of single MEM
Der. l ask him to remember the perplexing
and annoying duties of the Office and to
erase from memory's tablet every
unpleasant circumstance connected with
myself, for | assure you gentle
men, | entertain for you individually
and collectively the very highest regard
and esteem. and some of the most pleasant
memories of my life will spring from my
association with you.
Mr. Williamson moved that the commu-
nication and response of the Speaker be
spread upon the journal. Carried.
Mr. Cutrer moved that al some slight in
dication of the high esteem sin which all
hold our worthy Speaker, that the House
do heartily concur in the sentiments ex-
pressed in the communication just received,
and by leave to have this concurrence and
expression spread on the journal. Adopted.
To repeal chapter 81, Code, in relation
to contracts to cucumber growing crops.
Voted down
At 2:40 p. M, the House took a recess
until p. IN.