The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-12
HousE-FIFTY-THIRD DAY.
TuussDAr, March II, 1856.

House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Sharp in the chair.
!. Leave Of absehce grsfntcd 70 Mr.
Beaseley.
BY Mr.. McWhprier--An act to provid
for the proper distribution Of the interes
on the Chickasaw School Fund. To
Select Committee of five. Messrs Nc
Whorter, Burkit, tioyle, Cook and Buchan
an appointed
/ Mr.. Williamson OF Carroll, moved tha
the House resume c0nsiderat on Of the Con
stitutional Convention Bill and thas il b,
nut upon its third reading,
Mr.. Magruder made The point of orde
that the bill could not be put on lis fina
reading until the third day after it's intro
duetion. The bill having been read twic,
BY consent yesterday, the chair ruled il
third reading was in order. An appea
from the chairs ruling was not sustained
Mr.. Cook ealle for the reading of TIL
Journal for every day unread Call no
sustained, the reading of the Journal hay
ing been dispensed by consent of House.
Mr.. Cook moved to adjourn and upon tha
called the ayes and nays. Lost by a vot,
of ~ 10 SO.
Mr.. Burkitt moved the third reading O
the bill and upon that called The pre-
vi0us question.
The ayes and nays being taken on tn,
third reading o.the bill resulted as follows
ayes AS nays As as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Alverson, Arbo, Alter
bury, Beeman, Bridges, Brooks, Rurkitt
Carraway, Chapman, Clemens, Collins
Cooper Crawford, Culpepper, Dale
Draughn, Elmer, Ferguson, Flowers
Groves, Hannah, Hill Hoylc. Jones, o
Claiborne, Jones, of Wilkinson, Madison
Macarthur, McRae, Nicholson, holland, Nor
rell. of Rankin. Pitts, Rhodes, Rowan
Russell, Shamburger, Scarborough, South
worth, Sullivan, Truly, Watson, Welch
Williamson, of CarrOll.-43.
NArs-Messrs. Acker, Allen. Baird, Bal
lenger. Bates, Bizzell, Blackwell Burdine
Bush, Bynum, Causey Cook, Cutrer, Dill
worth. Eppcrson, Foules, Fowler, Gibbs
Harrison, James, Johnson, OF Kinds, Ken
drick, Lee, Longstreet, Lyach, Magrnder
Marks, McCabes MeGehce, McKie, McKin
ney, McWhofter, Meharg, Millsaps, Mitch
borough. Rush, Sillers, Simmons, Summer
Taylor, Trigg. Waldrip, Wells, West, Viii
Hanson, of IIinds-4S
Mr.. Askew paired with Mr.. Golloday.
The refusal 10 suspend rules killed til,
bill.
Regular order Business on the Speaker
desk was taken up.
Mr.. Rowan in the chair,
lir. Burkit moved TO adjourn. Lost
Resolution from the Senate in re
gard to adjournment sine die. Thi
provides tor aljourning Thursday
March 1Sih. Tabled subject to call
also in regard to manner of election o
Railroad Commissioners. Il provides tina
the election be held by ballot. That eacl
member vote for three COMMISSIONERS, on
from each Supreme Judicial District, ant
the three having the majority be declare,
elected and that election be held on FRIDAY
IL, al $50 +. NJ Adopted
To authorize the boards of supervisors o
Bolivar and Clay counties to employ civil
engineer. or some suitable person, to max
plans aud specifications Of all bridges q
be built in said counties, and to report upol
same Senate amendment to strike on
Clay county cOncurred in.
To amend section 1e9, Code 80, in regar,
to appointment of constitutional and 0ihe
officers. Passed.
An act reserving the State lands 70
homestead PURPOSES Substitute passed.
For the relief of the Walthall 6rays, 0
Grenada Passed.
An act to amend section 1881, Code e
Passed,
/ 10 reduce the rate Of interest. Ml
Truly moved to indefinitely postpone Mt
| Magruderimove ed tot.able thar motion. Dosi
| add bill postponed
To encourage agriculture in Mississippi
indefinitely postponed.