The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-20
HOUSE THIRTEENTH DAY.
TUESDAY. January 10. 1886.

House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Speaker Sharp in the chair.
A motion was entered by Mr. Selman
to reconsider the action taken by the
House in reference to appointment of
committee to visit University of Mssis.
sippi and Normal School at Holly
Springs.
Leave Of absence granted to Mr.. Mar.
mon from day TO day, aud Messrs.
Milsaps, Lowe and Buchanan for to day.
Motion of Mr.. Longstreet to make
election Of u. 5. Senators the special
business for II NJ. to-day. Carried.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
TFrom judiciary, recommending that
the following do not pass:
| In relation to pententiary convicts.
TO provide for the disposition of all
minor Offences reported or coming before
the grand jurors.
To prevent the sacrifice Of mortgaged
property.
To prevent mayors Of towns and JUS
tices of peace from practicing law.
| In relation to sureties on official bonds
and limiting their liability.
TO amend sections 290l and 1902,
Code 1880, and for other purposes.
To regulate the payment of State
witnesses in cases Of appeal from justice
of the peace courts.
For relief o, Jno. X, Tatum and
Peter j. Harvey, of Marion county.
To prescribe the qualifications of
/ voters at municipal elections held with
in limits of incorporated cities or towns
in this State.
To amend sec 1855, Code 1880.
To facilitate appeals from justice Of
the peace courts in civil cases
To amend sec. 1867, Code 1880, relat-
ing to divorce cases.
To amend sec 433, chapter 8, Code
1880 in regard to salaries of district
attorneys.
To define and punish the crimes of
teaching polygamous doctrines.
TO require the Secretary of State to
furnish the library of Memphis, Tenn,
with copies OF acts and journals of
Mississippi.
Substitutes recommended for the
following bills:
To repeal sec, 240S of Code of 1880.
To authorize district attorneys to
administer oaths to witnesses before
grand jurors.
To repeal sec 1868 chapter 5S Code
1880.
The Judiciary Committee recommend
ed that the following be referred to the
Temperance Committee:
No. IS: 20 amend sec. 1868 chapter
6S, Code 1880 in regard to qualifications
of grand jurors.
And that the following be referred to
the Committee on Agriculture.
No, 81: TO repeal sec. 1859 chapter
81, Code 1880.
1863: To repeal an act to repeal sec.
1859 of Code of 1880 and for other pur-
poses,
Mr., Selman called up II. b. Al, To
amend sections 1891 and 1895 of chapter
So Code of 1850, and moved to indefi-
nitely postpone DILL as to the lst di,
vision; postponed as TO first, also as to
second.
Mr., Seman called up IL. b. 81, To
amend sec. 290l, chapter n Code of
1889 declaring it grand larceny to steal
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stock is less that $l0--shall be INSIDE
meanor, and the adoption OF a subs;i-
tute providing that when value is less
than $1,000 the punishment shall be
Imprisonment in the county Jail or peni-
Tertiary for not more than one year in
discretion of me court
Mr., Harrison moved the adoption of
the following amendment to the substi-
tute: That upon conviction, double the
value of the animal or animals stolen
shall be added to the costs, and 80 to the
owner.
Mr. Magruder moved to table. Lost.
Amendment lost.
Message from the Governor announc.
ing his approval of IL. B. SO, to amend
an act to incorporate the Board of Levee
Commissioners for the Yazoo Mississippi
Delta aud for o'her purposes, approved
February 2Sth, 1884, to change the DOM
icile of said board and for other purpo.
{ ses
The hour having arrived for the cleo
ton of United States Senators, the
Speaker declared the same in order.
Mr. Magruder nominated Hon. E. c.
Walthall to fill the uuexpired term of
Hon. l.. Q. c. Lamar.