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The Picayune says, land every body know
what the Picayune utters is true) that man
down east applied for a nights lodging at a
hotel. On giving his name the landlord found
it so very long that he refused to give the
traveller room unless he would consent to
leave bis name out of DOORS
SYNOPSIS OF THE DOINGS Alta CKSON
JACKSON, JANUARY 10, 1912.
In the House to-day, we had long and ra-
Their stormy session. In the morning an inn
mense number of local and unimportant bills
were sent to the clerks desk and read the first
time. After Mr.. Mcclure had introduced a
bill to change the boundaries of the counties
of Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma and Tunica,
for the purpose of forming two additional
counties, and after the further introduction of
patches of bills, of no benefit to our readers,
Mr.. Ayres offered a resolution granting leave
of absence for three months during the next
summer, to Hon. B. F. Caruthers, Judge of the
I'd Judicial District, and on his motion the
rules were suspended and the resolution unan-
mously adopted.
1t would be useless to trace the proceedings
of the House in the forenoon, as bills, resolu-
tons, &c; took up its entire time, which is not
worth note. We will therefore pass over and
give the proceedings of the afternoon, the I'M
finished business OF the previous day.
The hour of IL having arrived, the Speaker
announced as the order of the day, the unfin-
ished business of yesterday, it being the bill to
repeal the law of last session providing for the
appointment of State Printer. The House
immediately resolved itself into committee of
the whole upon its consideration, Mr.. Briscoe
in the chair.
Mr.. Mount offered an amendment reducing
the rate of compensation for printing the
pamphlet acts, in support OF which he made
short but able and spirited speech.
Mr. Chiffon made a few remarks in which
lie declared himself opposed to the amend
ment and TO the BILL He was opposed to re-
pealing the law of last session, and opposed to
a RECESSION of the contract with George r. Fall.
That individual had agreed TO execute the
public printing for the term of two years, for
ONE CENT, and so far as his vote could
control the matter he should do it. He had
no doubt Mr.. Fall was actuated by motives of
lofty and ennobng patriotism, and he could
not consent to deprive him of the consolation
which must flow from such a course.
Mr.. Besancon replied in general terms in
favor of the BILL He denounced the law of
the last session as vague and impracticabIe, and
declared himself opposed to the system of let
ting out the public printing by contract. The
contractor might fail to perform his duty and
then the State would be awkwardly situated.
He concluded his remarks with most eloquent
discourse upon :. founts'' "ens' " forms" $50
kenS," &c, &c.
Mr.. Ayres, of Carroll next obtained the
floor and made most excellent speech in OPP
position to the whole bill. He denounced in
indignant terms the attempt of the State Prin-
ter to evade and nullify law of the land, and
called upon the majority to rebuke him for it.
He should vote against repeal, and contend
for fulflment of the bond. ONE CENT
was the price stipulated for the public printing
it was nominated in the bond,'' and for
one he would not vote a single farthing more.
I"What" said he, "would be the course of the
majority on this floor if whg, or bond
payer had attempted in this manner TO evade
the law" 81 will not undertake to say, but
whig or demacrat, bond or anti-bond, my
course shall be the same. will not by my
vote encourage any man in an attempt to
evade what | deem a just and practicable
law"
Mr.. Tompkins, succeeded in catching the
eye of the speaker, but before he had COM
menced his remarks, Mr. Chiffon moved that
the committee rise and ask leave to sit at
O'Clock ?. NJ. The motion was carried-the
committee rose, the report was received, and
the House adjourned.
At o'clock the House resolved itself into
committee of the whole, when Mr.. Tompkins |
commenced, and made vigorous and we'll d. |