The Daily clarion., 1886-02-26
HoUsE-FoRTY-FiRsT DAY
THURSDAY, February Is, 1886


Speaker Sharp in the chair.
Leave OF absence granted to Messrs.
Lynch, Jones, of Claiborne, Pitts.
Mr.. Causey: Resolved, That oa and
after Wednesday next the House meet
at 8 O'clock Lies over.
Mr.. McCabe introduced by instruction,
An act to reduce the expense of main
tanning the State Institutions. Passed.
This bill provides that the purchasing
agents of the different Institutions pur-
chase all supplies ,-except fresh meats
in bulk and not less than one months
supply at once. Also that the purchasing
agents shall submit the bill of supplies
wanted TO at least three respectable
dealers in the town or city where same
are bought and shall purchase from him
who offers best rates.
Mr.. w. A. Mcdonald: To prevent
hogs, sheep and goats from running at
large in certain parts of Benton county.
Passed.
Mr.. Cook: To amend chap. 1928, acts
1882 County Affairs.
Mr.. Harrison: An act to increase ap-
propriations to the public scnoels. This
bill provides for the appropriation of
100000 cut of the State Treasury IN
aid Of the pablie schools. Indefinitely
postponed
10 provide for an appropriation to
maintain the exhibits Of Mississippi al
tha North, Central and South American
Expasltlan and - defFay the expenses
0l returning same to their owners This
bill provides for Al appropriation 0l
$4,000
Mr.. Williamson, of Carroll, moved the
House go into \ Committee Of the Whole
for consideration of the above. Carried.
Mr.. W. L. Mcdonald in the chair.
Mr.. Williamson, of Carroll, moved
that the Committee rise and report the
bill back with the recommendation that
it do not pass.
Mr.. Elmer offered an amendment pro
viding for the striking out of $4,000 and
inserting $1,000 instead; $500 to be ex
pended in defraying contingent ex-
penses and $500 to be expended in de.
fraying, packing, carting and expressing
the exhibits. Adopted.
After aspirited debate between Messrs
Williamson, of Kinds, Elmer, Harrison,
Jones, of Wilkinson, Dale, holland and
Gibbs favoring an appropriation, and
Messrs. Burkitt, Hoyle, Williamson, Of
Carroll, and Raiford opposing, Mr..
Williamson, of Kinds, moved that the
Committee rise and report that the bill
do pass as amended Carried by vote
of 50 to "a.
MIR. Norreil, Of Yazoo, moved the
adoption of the report, and called the
previous question. Call sustained,
amendment adopted, and bill passed by
a vote of 6l 20 35, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Alverson, Arbo, As.
kew, Atterbury, Beasley, Beeman, Bizzell,
Brooks, Buchanan, Burdine, Bush, Car,
raway, Carroll, Clemens, Collins, Cook,
Dale, Elmer, Epperson, Eskridge, Evans,
Foules, Fowler, Gibbs, Godbold, Haden,
Harrison, Henry, Johns-n, of Kinds,
Johnson, of Madison, Jones, of Wilkin'
son, Longstreet, Magee, McCabe, Me-
Gehee, McInnis, McKie, McRae, Me
Whorser, Mitchell, Nicholson, Miles, No.
land, Norrell, of Rankin, Norrell, Of va
zoo, Roseborough, Rowan, Rush, Russell,
Selman, Sillers, Simmons, Soutaworth,
Taylor, Trigg, Truly, Waldrip, Wells,
Williamson, of Kinds, Mr. Sreaker-6l.
NAYs-Messrs. Acker, Bates. Bridges,
Burkitt, Causey, Chapman, Cooper,
Crawford, Culpepper, Dilworth, Flowers,
Gordon, Groves, Hannah, Hoyle, Lee,
Madison, Macarthur. Mcdonald, w. T.,
Mckinney, Millsaps, Raiford, Rhodes
Shamburger, Scarborough, Suleyan
Summer, Watson, Weaver, Welch, West
-35.
ABSENT AND NOT V0TIxG-Messrs
Wise, Bynum, Magruder, Ballenger
Kimbrougb, Williamson, Of Carr0lI-6
Dir. Bridges entered motion to re-
consider the vote by which an act to in
definitely postpone an act to amend sec
ton 1877 Of the Code was indeiinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Longstreet called up the report Of
special committee on investigation oi
charges Of forgery preferred against w
L. Lowe.
The committee reports that the charg,
that Lowe forged the name Of w. Z
Hughes to ar order for transportation
on certain steamboat is true. ana es-
tablisfed by fhe evidence adduced: that
the same was reported TO The grand iury
and was by i dropped, and that The
charge Of forgery. made against Lowe il
the late canvass Of 1885, seems to b,