The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-26
HOUSE JOURNAL.
THIRTY-SIXTH DAY.
SATURDAY. Nov, Is, 1865.


House met.
Prayer by Rev. G. johnson.
Messrs. Henly. McRaney, Mcneil and
Owen We're granted leave of absence.
A message was received from the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Shannon, from the Joint standing
committee on Lunatic Asylum, submitted
the following report:
Mr.. Speaker: The Joint standing
committee on the Mississippi State Luna
tic Asylum. have had under considera-
ton the want and requirements of the
institution and have instructed me to
report the accompanying bill and recon
mend the passage of the same.
On motion of Mr.. Murdock the report
was received and agreed to and the House
resolved itself into committee of the
whole for the further consideration of the
bill. Mr.. Steele, of Clark, in the chair.
The committee reported the bill back
| with an amendment.
| Mr.. Labauve moved to consider the
bill section by section, which was lost.
Mr.. Lyles offered an amendment BY
way of ryder, that no appropriation made
prior to the appropriations of this bill
shall be drawn from the Treasury, which
was adopted.
| passage of the bill as amended and de-
cided in the affirmative by yeas 60, nays
| II.
Mr.. Lewis, from the committee on
military affairs, submitted the following
report:
Mr.. Speaker:-The committee on mil
itary affairs have instructed me to report
the accompany ing bill to be entitled an
| act to reorganize the militia of the State
and to recommend that it do pass.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis the report was
received and agreed to and on his further
motion made the special order for this
evening at 4 o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Easterling the House
resumed in committee of the whole the
consideration of the bill entitled an act
to raise revenue to defray the expense
of the government of the State of Mis-
sissippi.
Mr.. Irby of Panola in the chair.
The bill was reported back to the
House by the committee, which asked
leave to sit again at 3 o'clock P. NJ.
which was agreed to.
Mr. Marable was granted leave of
absence.
Mr. Murdock was refused leave of
absence.
A message was received from the Senate
asking committee of conference to re
consider differences growing out of
mutilated bill.
On motion of Mr.. Williams the,s House
adjourned until o'clock p. N.
O'CLOCK, Pm.
House met.
No quorum being present, call of the
House was ordered when a Quorum ap-
pearing the call of the House was sus
pended.
Mr.. Simrall from the Joint standing
committee on State and Federal relations
submitted the following report:
Mr. Speakcr:-The joint standing com
mittee on State and Federal relations to
which was referred the message of the |
Governor and accompanying docu
ments and resolutions and a substi. |
tute therefor, all having reference to the |
adoption of an amendment to the con.
of the United States as article |
XIII proposed by Congress on the Ist day
of Feb, 1864, to the several State Legisla.
lures which is in the following words:
Neither slavery, nor involuntary ser.
Vltude, except as punishment for crime
whereof the party shall have been duly
shall exist within the limits of
he United States, or any place subject to
heir jurisdiction.
Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to en-
orce this article by appropriate legisIa.
ion.
Approved, Feb. l, 1865.
They report that after a careful CON.
liberation of the subject, they have come
o the following views:
The first and main section of tho
rticle has already been adopted nv
1lssisslpPl In so far as her territory and
eople are concerned. 1t was substan.
ally and almost in terms incorporated
ito the State constitution by the late =
onvention. Nor is it possible for the
tate by any act or in any mode conyen-
onal or otherwise, to change the status
xed by the convention. The freedmen
'uld not by subsequent constitutional :,
be enslaved. The provision
the Federal constitution having ref
ence to the foreign slave trade and the
ws of Congress passed on the subject II; =
the importation of negroes
om Africa or elsewhere. So that as the !.
after now stands it is impossible to re- ol
tablish or reintroduce slavery here or "a ~
'ewhere in the South. 10
The late State constitutional amend. .d
ent was adopted in perfect good faith.
e people have accepted it and will ad
re to it in the like spirit. Under no
can the persons who were
ely slaves be again enslaved. sa
The adoption of the proposed amend ha
mt as article thirteen can have no tn,
Ictical operation in the StBte of Mis- on
ippi. The absolute freedom of the cai
ican race is already assured here. Il ov'
n accomplished fact. The second sec. ha,
i is subject to more grave objections r
confers upon Congress the power to ol
orce the article by appropriate legis- he, o
on" Slavery having been already +. Ia
lished there is really no necessity for 49,,
section, For can the committee antici ''i'
> any possible good that can result S
n its adoption. On the contrary il Sat
MS to fraught with evils which this are
islature and the people of the State riva
are most anxious to guard Uni
nst. Slavery may be regarded as ex. Tn
t everywhere in the United States. con,
his moment it legally exists no where ;nse
ept in Kentucky and Delaware. Its The
. tottering to its fall. Its continuance of r
{ very soon cease. erat