The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-16

N f1I Cpedker-Ih9 cOnnIIte6 Ou III
a part OF the House, on the Auditors otfic
% have In conjunction with the committee
n on the part of the Senate, commenced
v the examination of said office.
We find that there was deposited will
4 the late Auditor by several tax collector
= as follows:
4 Confederate money 9,0l6 90
State Treasury notes 1,GlS %
. Cotton notes 20 90
Pay warrants to D J Beck % 90
4 Alabama shinplaster Is
1919 so
a On the 18th of March, 1865, Elk Gov
;, ernor Clark deposited for DIR. McCullock
of Sunfower county, for redemption Of
, land in Confederate money, 460 0C
3 On 18th May, 1866, same money, 206 II
1886 II
] The committee examined the books
5 accounts and vmchers from the date the
: two commissioners ended their examlna,
IN &c the Office under act approved
Dec. lst, 1863. and report.
There was issued from the 1st of Oct
1864, to the 1st of Jan. 1868,
of pay warrants 1927, ,4O4 90 and of re,
ceipt warrants 1919, 904 sc. From the lst
Jan. 1865 10 the 22d Nav 1865 of pay
warrants S947 90361. OF receipt war
rants, SI.035, $50 90. and from, the 18th to
The Goth of Oct. 1865 of pay warrants,
$9.025 As.
The committee is satisfied that il is
impossible nn1er existing laws with the
system as practiced in this office. to make
during the session of the Legislature a
satisfactory examination. Such a one
as would show to the Legislature and the
people the true condition of the finances
of the State in every month.
The report Of the commissioners afore
mentioned which was referred to the
| committee, have examined the same.
1t is therein stated that errors were
made on the books of this Office. irregu
| larities in the accounts presented. and
infnrmalities in the vouchers allowed and
audited and also that there were unset
tied accounts with s. L Hussev and NJ. D
Haynes late Treasurers, f. R, Burt r
Dilworth and A. J. Gillespie, late Audi. |
tors, wherefore | am instructed to re- |
commend that said report with the &C. |
companying tabular statement be nre-
sented to the Governor to be filed in his
office for further action and also to renort
the accompanying joint resolution and
bill with the recon- mmendation that thew
do pass.
On motion of Mr. Labauve report
agreed TO ard resolution adopted.
Bill was also adopted.
Mr.. Murray, from a select committee
submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker-The select committee To
whom was referred an act to revive an
act entitled an act to aid in supplying The
loss of the records ard papers in the cir
cult and chancery courts of ChicI1aSov
county and for other purposes, approved !
December ., 1863, have had the same
under consideration and instructed me tn +
report the same back to the House with q
recommendation that it do pass. $
On motion OF Mr. Murray, the report r
vas vas received and agreed to, and the bill j
Mr. Griffin moved reconsideration Of +
ne vote OF yesterday by which the House | n
erected the original 4th section of the
'lil as amended to confer civil rights on a
reed dmen, which was decided in the af-
lrmative by yeas and navs called for h,,
ir Lyles, Phipps and Labauve as fol, N
0ws: -
Yeas-Mr Speaker Acker, Arnold f. r
'arry, Baauchamp, Blanchard Boddie
oone, Bowden, Brown, of Issaouena n,
rown, of Kvmper, Bridges, of Choctaw di
ridgers, of Tallahatchie, Burress, Bnr, Of
IN, Cameron, Carter, Gle, Deason Fl r,
$, Glllstrap, Grace, Graham, Griffin 10
amil'on, Hanson, Hearn. Hillver Hun, to
r. Hudson, Huffman, Irhv. Kennedv st,
erdall. Lewis, Levers, LiddelI Tnse r.
abry, Manning, Marable, Meares. Me- n,
II, Medearis, Morphis, McInnis ba
cNeil, McRaney. McRae, Murdcck, br
urray, Nye, Owen, Pennvbacker. Phil NJ,
s. Robertson. Simrall, Tankersly Tin. Ne
III. Walker. Webb, of Amite, Webb Of O0
'anklin, Williams-63. D.
Nays-Bowen, Brown, of YaIobusha raj
ooks, Capertop, Cromwell. Daniel, W,
'tson, Duff, Easterling, Foxwortb' Wi
Heniy' Iabauye, Lyles, Mar ]
und, Reid, Seal. Shannon. Snratt Ma
ompson, Wall, Webber-27. '''' r., 1t1
Mr., Reauchamp then re offered tho r
lowing amendment to the 4th section tint
reported by the Joint select \
nmittee on freedmen. or1'
n all original cases when the offansa
srged was committed against the ner. afte
or property OF the freedman, free me- for
or mulatto; Provided that no freed. n
u, free negro Or mulatto, shall be ex. of ri
lued as witness in any case whatever the
ept only upon the stand in open ceurt viii
ch was adopted by Yeas and Navs M
ed for by Messrs. SimralI, Morphls men
Philips, as follows. A,
eas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Acker. nars
o!d' Barry, Beauchamp. Blanchard, Shall
die, Brown OF Issaquena, Brown of of sa
nper, Bridgers OF Tallahatcbie. Bur Or
Cameron, Cole, Els, Gillstrap. men
,e, Graham, Griffin, Hamilton, Han Or
Hearn, HillYer, Hunter, Hudson reco,
:, hennedy. Kendall, Lewis, Levers anne,
tell, tuse, Manning, Marable, Meares' laid
rlll, Medearis, Mc1nnis, Mcneil, Nc M,
ey, McRae, Murdock, Murray, Nve ionrr
Fps, Simrall, Tankersly, Walker lost
% OF Amite, Webo of franklin, VIII Pc,
s-5I.
lys@-Messrs. Bowen, Brown of Yalo. mott
a. brooks, Bridges of Choctaw. Bur. ionrn
Carperton, Carter, Cromwell, Daniel
on, Dotson, Duff, Easterling, Fox Ho
D. Gresham. Henly, Labauve, Lyles. Ho
y, Martin, Mayson, Morphis, McEl. denti,
'@en, Fennybacker, Phipps, Pounds. of Co
Robertson, Seal, Shannon, Suratt. Mr.
lpson, Tndall, Wall and Weber = rolIod
csa 81 bills P
dment TO 4th section, The
also in civil cases in which a of the
nan. or a freedman and a white to wit
or white persons are opo ing par The
the suit; Provided that freedmen tn The
'niy be examined as witnesses in civil ,,
'ourt on the stand. Tho