The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-17
HOUSE-FIFTY-THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY, March Il, 1856

House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Sharp in the chair.
Leave of absence granted to Mr..
Beaselev.
By Mr. McWhorter-An act to provide
for the proper distribution of the Interest
on the Chickasaw School Fund. To a
Select Committee of five. Messrs Me
Whorter, Burkitt Hoyle, Cook and Buchan-
an appoint ed.
Mr.. Williamson of Carroll moved that
the House resume considerat on of the Con-
stitutional Convention Bill and tna- it be
put upon its third reading,
Mr.. Magruder made he point of order
that the bill could not be put on is final
reading until The third day after its intro
ductiOn. The bill having been real twice
by consent yesterday, the chair ruled its
III ri reading was in order. An appeal
from the chair 5 ruling was not sustained.
Mr.. Cook calle for the reading of the
journal for every day unread. Call not
sustained the reading of the Journal hav-
ing been dispensed by consent of House
Mr. Cook moved to adjourn and upon that
called the ayes and nays. Lost by vote
of u to SO.
Mr.. Burkitt moved the third reading of
the bill and upon that called the pre-
vious question.
The ayes and nays being taken on the
third reading oithe bill resulted as follows
ayes 43 navs As as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Algerson, Arbo, After
bury, Beeman, Bridges, Brooks Rurkitt,
Carraway, Chapman, Clemens, Collins,
Cooper, Crawford, Culpepper, Dale,
Draughn. Elmer, Ferguson, Flowers,
Groves, Hannah, Hill, Hoyle, Jones, of
Claiborne, Jones, Of Wilkinson, Madison,
Macarthur, McRae, Nicholson Noland, Nor
rell. of Rankin, Pitts, Rhodes, Rowan,
russell, Shamburger, Scarborough, South
worth. Sullivan, Truly, Watson, Welch.
Williamson, of Carroll.-43
NAYs-Mess s. Acker. Allen. Baird, Bal
lenger, Bates, Bizzen, Blackwell, Burdine,
Bush, Bynum, Causey, Cook, Cutrer, Dill
worth, Epperson, Foules, Fowler, Gibbs.
| Harrison, James, Johnson, of Kinds, Ken
drick, Lee, Longstreet, Lyach, Magruder,
Ma, ks, McCabe, McGehee, McKie, McKin-
neV, McWhorter, Meharg, Millsaps Mitch
| ell, Norrell, of Yazoo, Raford. Rose
borough, Rush, Slllers, Simmons, Summer,
Taylor. Trigg, Waldrip, Wells, West, Will
| hanson, of Hinds-48.
| Mr.. Askew paired with Mr.. Goliodav.
| The refusal 10 suspend rules killed the
| bill.
| Regular order. Business on the Speakers
| desk was taken up.
| Mr.. Rowan in the chair,
| Mr. Burkit moved to adjourn. Lost.
| Resolution from the Senate in re-
| gard to adjournment sine die. This
4 v,
| March 18Th Tabled subject to call
also in regard to manner of election OF
/ Railroad Commissioners. 1t provides that
| the election be held by ballot. That each
| member vote for three COMMISSIONERS, one
from each Supreme Judicial District, and
| the three having the majority be declared
elected and that election be held on Frlday
| i2, at $50 P. VI. Adopted
TO authorize the boards of supervisors o.
| Bolivar and Clay counties to employ civil
engineer or some suitable person, 10 make
| plans aud specifications OF ali br. dges 4
be built in said counlies, and to report upOr
same Senate amendment 10 strike gu
Clay county concurred IN.
To amend section l99, Code 80, in regarC
| to appointment of constitutional and 0the
ticers. Passed
An act reserving the State lands fol
homestead purI oses Substitute passed.
/ For the relief OF the Walthall Grays, 0
Grenada. Passed.
An act to amend section 1881, Code sc
Passed
TO reduce the rate of interest. Nj
Truly moved TO indefinitely postpone. Mr
Magrude1moved TOT. able thar motion. Losi
add bill postponed.
To encourage agriculture in Mississippi
Indefinitely postponed.
70 provide for a jury commission 70
Warren county Indefinitely postponed.
10 amend ~tctl0n 4bO, Goie cDr anu =
tx the time within which officers elected {
fill vacancies may give bond. 2 ,ssed.
To give keepers of livery stables a lie
r | in ceriain cases Vote whereby it wa
r postponed was reconsidered, and subsii
Iute passed with title, an act in relation I
{ livery stables.
, To amend and reduca into one the act
incorporating the city OF Bay ST. Loui
\ aud the several acts amendatory therets
apaanlmaut couPurrad in
E To provide for the care and custody {
the records of the Supreme and specis
+ courts of equity. Passed.
ri To eaualsze and adjust the taxation in
posed upon the corporation of the tos N
e Carroll on, in Carroll county, in aid of ii
!. Columbus, 6reenvilie and Birmingham
Railroad Company. Passed.
# To amend sec. 266S OF the Code. Passe'
+ To change the rule of evidence in cerrai
ca es. Tabled subiectto call.
o To amend sec 2065, Code of 1880, relatir
: to the compromise OF claims due the esta
of decedents. Passed
;, In relation to the standard scales, weigh
and measures in possession OF the seretal
l. of State. Substitute passed
l. To repeal chap. 81, Code of 1880. in rel
ton to lien of employer and employee Il
le definitely postponed.
In relation 10 the rate of interest in til
State Indefinitely postponed.
To repeal an act TO secure the faithf
collection of de inquent personal taxes,
Postponed.
TO procure the assessment Of lands pr
cured from the United States. Amend
and passed.
To provide for more complete resistr
s. ton in Jackson county. Tabled subject
2 call
I Relating 10 the duties Of circuit clerks
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