The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-03

MARCH 3, !!
n YEAs-Messrs. Alverson, Askew. Baird
es Bates, Beasley, Beeman. Bizzell, Bridges
m Bnrkitt Carraway. Carroll, Causey, Chap
le man. Clemens Collins, Cook, Cooper
Crawford, Culpepper, Dale Dilworth. Esk
II ridge. Evans, Ferguson, Flowers, Gibbs
Godboli, Groves. Haden Hannah Hovle
A. Jones, Of Wilkinson, Kendrick Lee Mad
r son, Macarthur, Mcdonald, W. A. MeDon
m aid, W. l.. McGehee, McInnis, McKie
/ McRae, McWhorter. Meharg, Millsaps
l. Nicholson. holland, Raiford, Rhodes, Rose
borough, Rowan, Rush, Selman, Sham
3: burger, Scarborough, Southworth, summer
i Truly, Waldrip, Watson, Weaver Weleh
; West, Williamson, OF Carroll Williamson
d of Kinds. Wise and Young.-Fotal Yeas, 81
il NAYs-Messrs- Acker, Arbo, Atterbnry,
u Balienger, Brooks Buchanan. Buriine
q Bush, Elmer. EFperson, Foules, Fowl
]. GoIloday Gordon, Gwiu. Harrison, Henry,
: James. johnson, Of Madison. Jones, OF
/ Claiborne, Longstreet, Lowe lynch.
( Magee, Magruder. Marks. MeCabe,
r Mitchell Niles, Norrell of Rankin. Nor
> reil of lazoo, Russell, simmons, Taylor.
! &. 5.iss. Wen. and Mr.. sPe'S''--r'''l Nay,
The following pairs were announced:
johnson. of Kinds, voted yea, with Black
well, Who would have voted nay; McKin-
ney voted yea with Cutrer who would
have voted nay:
Mr. AleInns called up, an act for the
protection OF the educational, moral. social,
financial and religious interests in the
territory adjoining Greene ami Wayne
counties. Passed.
Report of Judiciary Committee resumed
TO amend sec. 1877. Code $780, in relation
to grand jurors. Indefinitely postponed.
TO prescribe the qualifications Of voters in
Il /. l. Il.
rate limits OF the towns and cities OF this
State Substitute offered by the committee.
4 Mr.. Carraway moved the indefinite post
poneneut of the bill and called the previous
question. Call sustained and bill indefinite
| ly postponed.
The Governor has approved the following
bills:
10 authorize the board of supervisors 70
sell lot in the town ot Charleston, Talla-
hatehie county
To authorize the Treasurer of Calhoun
county TO transfer certain court house
! fund
To extend the time for the sale of lands
| for delinquent taxes for the fiscal year 1885, |
! in Wilkinson county,
| To amend chap. 293, acts 1884, relating to /
certain outstanding school warrants.
For relief OF W. II. Iiarney and G. T. !
| Turner.
/ To protect agriculture aud to prevent
swine, sheep and goats from running at
| large in the county of Marshall, and define
a lawful fence.
To authorize the board Of supervisors Of
Jones county to levy a special tax sufficient
to pay outstanding warrants.
To prohibit the sale of liquor in or within
three miles OF Harrison, Tallahatchie
county.
To prohibit the sale of liquor within three
mites OF Tyler Town. in Pike county.
For relief af Mrs NJ. E. WessOn.
tn lreyert ebaan and oaeSp from t.Yt uir,o /
at large in the counties of Kinds and Madi-
son.
At 2:20 the House adjourned
MEMORIAL PRocEEDINGs.
House met at 7:30 p. m, Speaker
Sharp in the chair.
Mr.. Jones, of Claiborne, submitted
the following report:
Mr.. SPEAKER: Your Committee ap-
pointed under Concurrent Resolution
of the Senate, beg leave to report that
the remains of the late Senator Vert
ner, were received by Joint Committee
of the two Houses of the Legislature,
from the city OF Columbus, on the llth
inst, and accompanied to his home, and
duly inferred on the 1lth inst. AnG
that all that was mortal of James Doug
las Nertner, late Senator of the 2Stt
in Port Gibson; his body committed to
the earth; his memory enshrined in the
hearts Of his kindred and his good
deeds left legacy to his State Your
Committee ask the adoption of this re-
port. NJ. X. JONES,
j. I. HARRISON,
A. G. NoRaELI,
Committee.
EulOgies were then delivered:
By Mr.. Jones ON Senator J. ID. Nertner;
Mr.. Dale, on Hons. A. w. Brien, of
Warren, w. H. Cook, of Lowndes, !. S
johnson, of Carroll, J. 5. Hudnall, of
Kemper, jeff Wilson, of Pontotoc, VIM.
z. Eason. of Tate, and W. ii. Caldwell,
of Pamela; Messrs. Cook and McGehee
on Hon. W. H. Caldwell; Mr.. Rose
borough on Hon. w. Z. Eason, and VIM
7. Evans, of kemper; Messrs. William
son, of Carroll, and Southworth on Hon.
j. :. Johnson; Me5srs. Harrison and
Haden on Hon. W. H. Cook, and Mr..
Burdine on Hon. J. d. Vertner.
The several eulogies delivered will
appear in The CLARION within the
next few days.
The following resolutions were then
introduced:
.
WHEREAS, The Hon. JAS ). johnson,
of Carroll county, who died at his home
near Carrollton, on the 10Th day of May,
1884, was, in the years 1851 and 1852,
1856 and 1884, an able and efficient
member of the House of Representa-
tives and four times Judge of the
Probate Court in this State; and
WHEREAS, His death is not only a
loss to Carroll county, whose citizens !
honored themselves in honoring him,
but is loss to the whole State, because
an answering friend of the people, an
honest and faithful officer and good
man is gone; therefore be it
ReS0lred l. That the House recognizes
and deeply feels The great loss sustained
by the State in the death of this faithful
public servant, and tenders to his
bereayed family and friends its sincere
coincidence and sympathy.
Resoired 2, That out of respect to his
memory this House do now adjourn.
By Mr.. HARRISON:
WHEREAS, The Hon. VIM. H. Cook,
of Lowndes county, who was a member
of the Legislature of 1884, and was also
elected to serve in this Legislature, has
departed This life; therefore be it
Resoleed l, That in his death this House
has lost worthy member and the State
an honorable and most estimable citizen.
Res0lred ,, That this House tender to
the family and friends of deceased its
sincere sympathy and coincidence.
Resolred, 8. That copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon the minutes, and
that a memorial page be set aside for
that purpose.
Resoleed, 4. That the House adjourn
out of respect TO his memory.
By Mr.. RosEBoEoUGH:
WHEREAS, The Hon VIM Pitt Eason.
of Tate COUNT, who was member
OF the Legislature of 1884, departed
| this life in 1885,
Resolred, l. That in his death this
| House hiss lost worthy member, and
| the State an honored citizen.
| Resoired, That this House tenders to
the family and friends of deceased its
sincere sympathy and coincidence.
Resolred, 3. That copy of these res
oiutions be spread upon the minutes,
and memorial page be set aside for this
purpose.
Resolcod, 4 That this House adjourn
out of respect to his memory.
By Mr.. Rowan;
RessEved, 1...That all the names Of the |
departed members of this and the last
Legislature be embodied in suitable /
resolution TO their memory, and placed /
upon the journal of this House.
ResoEref, ?. That a committee of |
three be appointed to draft said resolu-
ton, and report to this House