The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-08
HOUSE JOURNAL.
TWENTIETH DAY.
TUESDAY, Nov. 7th, 1865

HouSS t1lSt'
Tae following communication vas read
OFFICE STATE LIBRARY, !
Jackson, Nov. ., 1868. J
r. c. MILLER, i q In obedience 10
instruction froIl the House OF Representa-
lives in regard TO buildings that have
been erected on the Capitol grouLdS,
have the honor TO state that have lnVeS,
tipated the matter and find that seVeral
small buildings have been constructed on
the grounds above mentioned "hlch are
occupied by NEGROES. SAID houses nave
been erected without any authority what
ever. Very Respectfully,
MARION SMITH,
Keeper Of Capitol.
Oo motion of Mr. Boone the c1mmu-
nic4tion was referred TO joint select com
| mittee on freedmen.
Mr.. Simrail, from committee On pubic
buildings, submitted the following report:
Mr.. SrEAKER:-Tue joint standing
committee on public bindings, having
under consideration the duties belonging
70 them. have instructed me to make the
following report accompanied by bilI:
With the assistance OF &n architect we
have made minute inspection OF the
Governors mansion and the puiIdlnSS
connected Herewith, and also OF she
+ State Capitol and lis surroundings, aud
aIthou sh we were assisted IN our udty Dy
: one who is competent to judge "ith
some degree OF precision as to the Pfob1
bla cost OF such repairs as are necessary
TO be made from the character OF the
work to be done, we are enabled TO
{ make only an approximate estimate oI
the amount it viii be necessary TO ap
q propriate for the purpose.
. The committee deem an appropriation
. Of twelve thousaud dollars necessary on
= the C4pitol and building, aud f-ncing
= belonging 10 the same. and for repairing
i, the Governors mansion and buildings,
; and fences belonging there,o, the sum OF
= five thousand doIar and would reo0m
y mend that the Sums specified he appro
/ priated for the purposes named. Inc
- committee found the Governors II IN
sion entirely without furniture Of any
o kind, and having ascertalned that the
furniture belonging to the mansion a
- removed some time since TO Macon, Mis-.
- recommend that the Governor be author
lied to appoint a suitable p-rson to YiSI
- that place, inspect the furniture tna
! NAV be founG aud 10 remove to thE
- place such OF the same as may be ser
30 viceable, and 10 dispose Of the remainde
if. 10 his Judgment, it is thought b st t
% do so, the money i-lug from such SALE
- 10 be appropriated TO the purchase o
n such furniture rs may be needed YET
n view Of the unc rtalnty ot much o
90 the furniture now at Macon, being II
n such condition as 10 justify is removal, /
~ is recommended that an appropriation 0
- two thousand dollars be made for tn
purpose of purchasing such as may b
,r. required.
az | am further instructed to report tha
on a large number oil negroes not in Gov
oI ernment employ are now and have beer
\ for some time past, living In huts on tn
grounds east and belonging to the Cap
-, tai, and that they are wasting and de>
troying the timber thereon, recommen
j., thas tie legislature take sucn steps q
may be ecessary for their removal an
~. the security of the public property. In
,rt committee deem il unnecessary to max
a report concerning other public h9Ii1
n logs, ~ appropriate committees nav
,ea been appointed to examine INTO the
!, condition and viii doubtless communicat
49,, to the legislature such information {
MS may be necessary
ave Ga motion OF Mr. Sin3rall TIE gepol
an. was received aud agreed to.
Ga motion of Mr.. Surratt the Hou;
,ba resolved itself into committee OF th
whole for the further consideration
it Raid biii
IL II Mr.. Boone, of Tishomingo, in Il
chair The bill was reported back wi
,es an amendment and recommend 4tic
nd that it do pass.
'nN On motion of Mr. SimralI, the amen
,;,l ment was adopted as follows:
Sec = B. 1t further enacted that Tia
A. act shall take effect from and after
passage.
o., On motion of Mr.. Simrall, the b
re- passed,
Mr.. Murdock, from the committee
the ways and means, submitted the iollowil
report.
las. + Mr.. Speaker: The committee {
for ways and means to whom was referred
en-. bill in relation to the assessor OF taxes
ur- Kinds county, have instruc ed me
report that the suEject matter of th
en- bill involves questions whioh proper
,m- belong 10 the Committee on claims al
therefore re commend that the same
fol referred to said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Murdock Il
di- report was agreed to.
Mr.. Murdock submitted a report al
ice. accompanying bill to provide for t.
enumeration Of the State, which W
to received and agreed to.
Mr.. Surratt offered an amendme
ng. striking out 1866, and substituting l8C
,te, which was lost. and the bill passed.
yes Mr.. Labauve introduced resoluti
which was adopted, requiring the col
IsE- nistes pp luratic asyiun to iaauirs in