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Mr.. Murdock offered the followin
substitute for the amendment
Resolved, That In view OF doubts as
the constitutionality of the appointment
OF any member of the Legislature, u
hereby declared that no member
either House shall be elected.
il The substitute was laid on the table.
/ Mr. Brown of Yalobosha, offered th
following as assnbslitute for the resoiu
ton reported by the committee. 4
Resolved, That Hon. VIM 1erger b.
1 appointed special con1missio by thi
Legislature on the part of the State, Z
the City of Washington. to confer Will
Executive. and communicate to hin
such instructions as the Governor OF the
State may direct.
on motion the substitute was laid on
the table.
Mr. Martin offered the following
amen dment to the amendment reported
by the committees. ss-7
Amend by striking out 'three thou
sand dollars" and inserting fifteen
hundredD
Which was rejected by yeas and nays
called for by Messrs. Martin, Suratt and
Daniel, as follows yeas 26, nays 3S.
Mr. Acker offered the following
amendment.
Amend by striking out all that portion
of the amendment which relates to the
mode Of appointment and insert that
said commissioners or delegates shall
be five in number appointed by the
Governor, from the members Of the
Legislature or from other citizens of the
State as he may think proper for the
best interest of this State.
Mr. Bowen moved the previous ques-
tion, which being sustained, the main
question was then put, and the amend
ment adopted by yeas and nays called
for by Messrs. Martin, Suratt and Bowen,
as follows, yeas Sc, nays 10.
Mr. Mayson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the prev ious question was
called, which motion prevailed.
The amendment offered by Mr. Acker
having been thus again brought before
the House, Mr. Labauve moved to lay the
whole subject on the table, which motion
was lost
The question recurring on the amend
ment offered by Mr. Acker, Mr. Hillyer
offered the following amendment thereto,
which was accepted by Mr. Acker. Insert |
after the word delegate" the words |
five in number"
Mr. Suratt offered the following amend
ment which was lost.
Strike out the words 'four members of |
he Legislature" II
The amendment by Mr. Acker was
hen en- adopted. ....,.s..s.....sss....ee
ollowing II alution
IS amer S. % 80
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amsndnnsnt to and the passage d I
--onea hill entitled an act to repair the
snitentiarJ, and for other purposes.
TIC amendment was adopted, and the
SUI Sanate refused 10 suspend the rule
DEF. the bill migbt be read third time.
SaS~ ate cocwfed in an amendment OF
.be HoN,se d Senate bill, entitled an act
10 incorpArae the Meridian Savings In
stitution. NJ. -.
House resolH ton providing for the cleo
ion of a supsrln tendent and clerk of the
Penitentiary, was made the special order
for Monday, at a. N.
House bill an act to extend the corpo-
krate limits of the town of New Albany,
Pontotoc county, which passed.
House bill, an act to incorporate the
J Port Gibson Savings Institution, which
Mr. King, from the judiciary committee,
reported adversely TO House bill entitied,
an act to authorize the Secretary OF State
TO issue duplicate patents to lands therein
mentioned. Received and agreed to.
Mr. King from same committee, recon-
mended an amendment to and the pas
SAGE of Senate bill, entitled an act to 10
coTnorate the Enterprise Manufacturing
Spany. Amendment adopted and bill
-
lsed.
SMr Miller, from the committee on pro-
bsitions and grievances, reported ad-
srsely to the following bills, tor the rea-
ms that the objecls Contemplated In
Doth have been provided tor in bills alrea-
iy passed, TO wit:
I An act for the reliefof John G. Barton
lad others, and an act to reimburse Mes.
RS. Hudson, Goode, HemHingway, etc.
! Senate passed House bill entitled, an.
.ct to cause an enumeration OF the IN.
,ahitants of this State TO be made, which
Is s substitute tor Senate bull.
The following message OF the Governor
WAS considered:
!" = ExEcuTlvE OFF1CE,
8 jackson, Dec. End, 1865.
To the Senate
I herewith return to the Senate bill
s.,t;t.Ad stAn act to revive an act emitted
an act to prevent the sacrifice OF real es-
80 sold nnder exception, decfees IA
rbancery and deeds OF trust. datse fes.e
ss .,,srv 18th, I842, with my disapprc pa.
sf,.s.taw now sought to be revived is the
old law of 1912. known as the redemp-
ton Law.
a.rfnl for any debtor whose interest IN
real ,s,.I estate may be hereafter sold under
execution at any time within two years
after such sale &C., to redeem the ins
terest #, e may have been sold to-, and
It shaiI s. the duty of the then claimant
40 reconveg said interest to said debtor.
Section End That any creditor may
...aaem from lhe purchaser.
Section 3D. Iha. any other creditor
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tS Ees6 elkle csate st1s0sane Governor
Is.sdgl "ss = H. sdlnss Of Sat
Oa mouon of Mr.. Suratt,. the Senate
Imessage wasstaken up.
The House then proceeded to recon
tsider the bill, vetoed by the Governor,
entitled an act to revive an act TO provide
{ for the va .ion OF property and in re-
lation to. mort cages and trust deeds, ap>
lIroved February q, l846.
4 The objection of the Governor to the
! same having been read, the veto was sus
| tanned by the following vote and the bill
Ilost-one third vetsDg IT. the negative /:
Yeas-Mr Speaker, Barry, Bowen.
Brown of Yalobusha, CaperLon, Crom
well, Daniel, Deason, Foxworth, Gowan,
Graham. Griffin, Hamilton, Hicks, Hun
ter, Jones, Kennedy. Liddell, Lyles,
Manning. Marlln, Nor phis, Morris, Nc
Elroy. McLaurin, McWhorter, Penny
0acker, Phlpps, Pound, Robertson,
Steele, Suratt, Wall, Webb of Amite,
i Wiliiams-35. ~
Nays-Acker, Arnold, Boone, Brown of
! Ken1per, Burgess, Cameron, Carter, Dot.
son, Duff, Gresham, Hearn, Hlllyer,
Kendall, Labauve, Lewis, .Luse, Mayson,
Mear6s, McInnis, McRae, Murdock,
Peace, Reid, Shannon, Tankersly,
Thompson, Walker
TheSenate bill Incorporating the En-
terprlse Manufacturing Company was on
lmouon OF Mr. Murdock amended by
/ striking out the 6th section and passed.
Mr. McE,roy OF Newton by leave INTRO
duced bllllo besentitled an act to in.
corporate the town of Hickory in New
ton county, which passed. s
Mr. Hearn by leave introduced q joint
resolution for the relief of G I Bond and
Jas A Hickman. OF Pontotoc county which
was adopted.
Mr. Deason presented the following
ted 4
Resolved, That the thanks of this
House be and they are hereby rendered
to the Hon Gholson for the dignified,
impartial and courteous manner in which
he has presided over tins deliberations oi
tbs body at its present session.
Mr. Martin offered y resolution that no
new business be entertained during thia
session was adopted. ssgs-.s
Mr. habAaye from q select committee
on Auditors office submitted q report and
accompanying bill.
The report was received and agreed to-
On motion OF Mr. Lyles the House took
recess of an hour which having expired
Mr 5Aurdock offered the following rea-
olgsion, which was unanimously adop.
Resolved, That the thanks Of thil
House are hereby sec dered 10 the Cler.
gymeD of the cily 6f jackson for their
kindnessin in opening Che sessions with
prayer.
Mr. Reid offered the following reso'
lulions:s s. 4
Resolved, That the thanks Of thil
House are due Robert g Miller for the
| sliicsent and gentiemanly manner ~
(which he has discharged the duties o
his office during the present session.
Resolved, That the thanks Of THU
House are also due to Gen Z q McMackin
ISerreant.a at -arms ants Henry Noodle door
keeper Cor the efticsAat and acceptable
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Lewis N. Aver withdraws from the
Congressional canvass in the Charleston
Eouih Caroline, district, in favor of Gen.
Stephen Elliott, the defender Of Fort
Sumter, during Gilmore's siege. Two of
the listricte will elect Generals Kenne-
dy and McHOwan.
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Necessary to choice, "A.
! Mr.. Dansty having received q maj jrity
of the votes, was de clared duly elected
Clelk of the Penitentiary for the ensuing
term. aE aY t ss ee -ts
Mr. Boddie introduce . bill to incor-
porate the Raymond Savings Institution,
which passed.
Mr. Shannon by leave introduced bill
to establish q Clai,n Agency of Mississip-
pi, in the City of Washington.
2 Pending the further consideration of
the bill. on motion of Mr. Labauve the
House adjourned until Z O'clock r. \.
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stricken out, and the following be insert
l ed thereof
22-On each and every distinery, tn
lsum Of one hundred dollars, and two DOL
| lars per gallon on the capacity of eact
still in addition, Provided, that thl
clause shafl not apply to distilleries usee
exclusively and solely 10 the 'distillatior
| Of fruits and, that said bill so amend
ed do pass,
On motion of Mr. Lowry. the Senate
adjourned till 3 o'clock p. m.
O'CLOCK p. M.
Senate met and took up House mes
sages. s
An act to rebuild the Penitentiary and
for other purposes.
Passed by yeas l6, nays 4.
Mr. McCargo from the committee or
the Lunatic Asylum, recommended thu
passage of House, bill entitled an act fol
the benefit of the Mississippi sLunatic
Asylum and for other purposes.
The Senate repaired to the Hall of the
House to elect in joint convention a
Superintendent and Clerk of the Pen
iten'iary. -
(See proceedings of joint convention
in House report.
the joint convent ton. being dissolved,
the Senate repaired 10 theif chamber ano
resumed the consideration of House
messages.
Senate concurred in House amendment
10 Senate bill entitled An act to incor
porate the Enterprise manufacturing
company.
An act for the erelief of James Thon1p
son administrator of the estate of Peter
Hahsborough, deceased, passed.
An act supplemental to an act, pro
viding for the assessment or valuation oi
lands in this State.. passed.
An act to incorporte the Meridian
Hotel Company, passed.
An aot n inaan.s2-4A a.. al. k>-----. 80
Hickory In the county of fNewton, Mis-
sissippi, passed.
Consideration of House messages sus
pended,
Mr.. Duncan, from the committee on
claims, reported adversely to petition oi
John. E. McNair, Judge, and G.. Nc
MILAN, District Attorney Of I'd Judicial
District. !
Report received and agreed to.
Mr.. Duncan, from same committee, re-
commended an amendment to and the
passage of House bill, entitled, an act fol
the relief of The late reporter Of the High
Court Of Errors and Appeals. $
The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed.
by Mr. Hawkins. an act supplemental
toaan act to establish county courts. ap
proved November 24th, 1865, which pas
ssed. ~
Mr Wolf. from q select committee. re.
commended the adoption Of House re-
port, and resolutions connected there
with, relatise to. the direct tax, &C., &c
The report and resolutions as offered
were concurrrd II.
Adjourned till 7o,clocls. p. M.
e q. o.eLocK, 4. X.
Be- Senate met and resumed the consider
ationot House messages.
Il Aaact To incorporate the RAYMOND Il
wings association passed.
The Senate inslsted Oh their amend
ments ID House report and resolution.
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addition TO gold aud silver coin aud th
treasury notes proper of the Unite,
states, all national bank bills issued ac
cording to the laws of the United States
ana dcurrent at the time of their recep
ton, shall be receivable in payment o
taxes and other dues to the State.
Your COMMITTEES are not unIhndfuI o.
the lessons of the past, injuriodsly affect
ing the tinances of the State by the
reception, in. the payment Of taxes and
other dues 10 the State, ot depreciated
and depreciating paper money. Nor
are they free from apprehen ions oi
danger to the financial success of the
State, should this class of paper be made
Irecelyable in the future.
The use of paper, as 4 representative
OF value, In lhe financial operations oi
lhe Government of the State, at the
present, is q matter of absolute necessity
Ihe only dscraiions that can nov be
crimination as to The Kind Of paper 70 b 81
used.
| The national bank bills in question are
by law receivablein payment of all dues
70 the Government of the United States,
except export duties, and interest on the
public debt. The only difference between
The two classes of paper arising out of the
Jaws of the United States regulating the
use thereof, is found in the provisions OF
the law making treasury notes proper,
tender in law in the payment OF indIvId-
-ual debts. They are alike receivable in.
payment of dues to the Government, as
well as good payment on all debts due by
the Government to individuals. They
are now alike used as a currency by the
people OF Mississippi, as we'll as by the
treasury thereof, under our laws as they
now exist. To change the laws so as to
make one class receivable in payment OF
the large amount of taxes, soon to be col
lected from the people OF this State, to
the exclusion of the other, much the lar
ger class OF paper now In circulation,
would prove ruinous to the tax payers IN
the State. An instantaneous fictitious
change in the relative value of the two
classes of bills (now used and regarded as
equal. in valuel would ne the result
Those of our people controlling the great
est amount of monied capital. and pos
sessing the greatest amount of financial |
skill, would hoard up, control and effect
ually Withdraw from circulation the NOSE
and the most deprecated T
would at once constitute mainly the ar
cuation in the State.
Under this state of case, the tax pay
ers would be forced 10 enter the market,
controlled by brokers and money dealers.
and forced to buy tax funds at hteTy
sacrifice to themselves. Your committee
are of opinion, that the only system of
legislation by which these evils can now
be averted, is, by making both these clas-
ser of paper alike receivable in payment
of all taxes and other dues to the State 4
Your compai,tee therefore, report
bill back 60 S HEs, with the fol
ing RECON- wit:
That the u its an
ment in n s4x af
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mitiee On ,ns irts tns:m ~. me 'hnnse Mestr
curats, LaDaa Su ana no Dun
, Un moeiOu ~ AiVuse AdJourncd unit
O'CLOCK
J s3o,cLocK, RsM.
y nj. Muruocn Yne1ls1 il5 Fl luton. tn
senate concugllng .nat ,i1I ~ e. two House
aolnurn ssss uie 20 HAoPaay morning,
O'Clock. ;,,, elk. II ].
MT. nyei nys u 80 59urstI,oHered M amend
mems "nscn mo 49, auopfa.. Inc resolu
4 tion Is as ionoms ',m
nesoIveu, l.nT 9ena.e eo.n,,cnrringl tha
snas .ns '~g ~ ,alu usss EllI adjourn ot
neunes9ay, ~, ~ a,.ss 0'vck, y meet again o.
'ne 20 Monay y. 10y. poo. s
/. ]. . pn mosion mo- snes 0enAsf messages were
saSen Up ~
nas. on 20 s.low isJIncslops ;Jl % staJ
- a. Ssa,n e 80 Isl SJuf; a,.'
cases T6a o,,est;oS =
SAGE of the hin IN wss H,san;Sa ~ ~ 'ns pas m
negative bv veas,o5 nays3I
House reiected Sanate hill To reo,1ate
the charges na5A by Evnrees conaro
nies in this State.
Honse nassed Sanate hill 70 anoa,d Tho
charter of the .Sonthern Railroad Com
pany. and to authorize it to erect 4 bridge
over Rip Black river
House nassed Senate ;oint resolution
providing for the safe keeeing of .convicts
in the cnnntv iails nntil tba Pan;tart;aru
;s ready for their recent;on
House nassed Senate Hi to a,tbor;z..s :
the building Of toIl bidees in certain
casas IT.
0A1y The Senate hill snnn,.n,o,enta, 40 an act
- hl;.h s,sta,n &c 49,,
as,..a,,aJ Morch a 1oE .aoa ~
r,.arv 90 l84I was n,acaj On tba ca1a,c,ar
n Honsa 1ds, referred Ssnate resolrtion 70
s.ate T,,net;c AsvJ,,ro c ;,a;nt cor,n,;.
nsa.e .aa ~ I; Inna.;o AZ Asnina .n J0'ns ooluli
Honse adhered Il the message Of The
Senate in regards to the amendments of
the Senate to House bill to incorporate
the Commercial Express Company.
A message was received from the
Senate.
On motion the message was taken up
and the House concured in Senate
to report adopted by the
House of article l3 OF the proposed
of the United States.
On motion the House resumed the con-
sideration of the unfinished business,
pending the adjournment on yesterday,
to-wit;
Tie resolution offe, ed by Mr.. Lewis,
for the appointment ofa com
mittee of i've to take into consideration
The subject OF the State Penitentiary
and to report at this or a. subsequent
session of the, Legislature, by bill or
otherwise. Ia .a
Mr. Caperton offered the following
amendment which was adopted.
Amend by striking out after the word
report and insert ITO thi. House on !
Monday Let, at IO O'Clock A. M. by
bill or Otherwise,
Inc resoiution as amended was tnen
.A9kgS0. - -. - .sssss - al
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manner in which they have dlscnsEsssa1 -
their duties.
/ MrLyIes offered the following amend.
meut Waich was adopted A1fa = jFg
Amend firstresolution by inserting the
name OF j L Power assistant clerk and
amend the second resolution by adding
the pages Of the House.
he resolutions as amended were
then adopted. saa B3 ~
On motion Of Mr. Luse, the House
adjourned until o'clock. P N.
Oh 3 o'cLocK r. n.
Houre met.
Mr.. Dotson from The committee on en-.
rolled bills submitted report Of bills
found correctly enrolled and transmitted
to the Governor for approval and sig
"A message was received from the
On motion Of Mr. suratt the Senate
~snAn dnnextzsysss tHlkeB up. ~ -
AHe house proceed 70 consider the
amsn omenie e to House resolutions rela.
y i've -. g senoing commissioners to Wash.
On motion of Mr.. Gholson the Hon.s'
refused TO concur in the several Senate
amendments. S---so
On motion OF Mr. Suratt the Clerk was
instructed to request from the s nate the
report OF the joint select committee ~
conference on the bill to raise a revenue
70 defray the expenses of the government
OF the State OF Mississippi.
A message was received from the SenS
ate informing the House Of the concnr-
renee in House resolution to elect rSu- q
perintendent Of the Penitentiary and
mad passed House bill to rebuild the Pen.
itentiary.
On motion of Mr. McTnnis. the House
look recess for ten minutes with view
o preparing the Hall for the reception &
If the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Labauve, a resolution
vas adopted that the clerk be requested
o inform the Senate that the Hall Of
he House was in readiness for their re-
,eption. 49, -.-...
The members Of the Senate being
announced bv the Sergeant atsarms en-.
cred and took the seats assigned.
The President of the Senate, having
tated the object # the joint convention
o be the election of Superintendent,
nd Clerk OF the Penitentiary.
FIRST BALLOT.
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aAt -SSAfe
Senate met. ...,.
A message was Sreceived from the
House.
On motion of Mr. Sal, The regular or
ders of the day were suspended, and on
his further motion, thsSenate. took from
the table thereport of the com mittee on
State and Federal relations and resoln-
tions adopted by the huss relative to
the appointments cfa delegation 10 CON.
fer with the President and the Congress
of the United States in relation to the
direct tax. &c., &c.
Said report and resolutions were
amended SO as to provide for the api
poi,Sment of three Commissioners and
that 40 member of the Legislature shall
be appointed on said Commission that
eighteen hundred dollars be appro-
priated TO defray the expenses thereof.
Adopted as amended By yeas Il, nays
Mr. jackson from 3 select committe.
80 whom was referred ihe reports Of the
Joint and select committee on the Inc
stitution for the Blind, reported that il
would require much tine 10 review and,
revise the testimony Already taken by
both committees and ii order to do full
justice, other testimony would have to
be taken, which the early adjournment
of the Legislature prevents, and asked to
be discharged from any further consid-
GRAFTON of the same. = 8 sss
Received and agreed to. j -,
Mr Martin from q Dmmittee of CON
ference made the follcuing report which
was received and agrebd to. IS 81
Mr. Preside The ioint select com.
mittee Of conference I'll both houses. to
whom was referred their disagreement
upon the Genale's amendment to the
House bill entitled an act to raise reve-
nue. TO defray the expenses Of the gov
ernment of Mississippi have duly con.
sidered the subject matter referred to
them, and . majority of said committee
have instructed me to make to the
Senate the following report s 1. S.
The main question Of disagreement Il
embraced In the isolated provision ID the
'sepateas amendment declaring that, ia
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saxs ,s,ss..-.,,- .ssstr s zsssss,
KMsname /, !, :reat in stsfx
For many ,;ure year.
Dare any ma asserilo on,
That the st As ev forgot
The hero, the !. ssman. the captive
Who drags out awsary lot,
Confined as he is in aprison,
The mark for tyraAts ha.e,
Let lis enemies cease to believe
| That we d /, not mourn bis fate;
Fotwhen nights mantle is folded
Around the departing day,
Each head as II bow in sadaess,
flWith fervor commences 10 pray,
FOR Aim who is chsished by all
t(xaepseese-sseAnb q Elshis---@-
For him who led Mississippians
In msny gallant fights;
For him who gained bright laureli
On the fisld of Mexico,
Defending The rights of freemen
Against e savage foe;
L>Rsr him whose name is greatest
I On the scroll of fame;
For him whom hated tyrants
His spi5t tries to tame;
For him yhom ever nation
Sends forth appeals to heaven,
That tothis noble hero,
Justice may be given;
For him, whose name viii ever be
Sacred in the South;
For him whose nams Is foremost.
In sage and youthful mouth;
For him whose life is cried for
BY fanatics of the North,
Who'd like to see his life blood
Ignominiously poured forth;
For him who now in exile
Shares feloLs fate;
.Eor him whom bloody tyrarts,
Wish now to satiate
~ II heliish THIRST for the livss
nkle, gallant few,
who7 fsagds rieht to rebel.
And thinking, dared to ds
None there Is to assaii the name
So cherished by millions,
Except the Black Republicans,
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Necessary 10 achoice. Al.
s.; Afr RUdgerg' having received Constle
tuslonal msiQritys was dqelared duly elect
ed Superintendent for the ensuing term:
The Convention then proceeded 70 the
election Of . Clerk. o. e
FIRST BALLOT.
. voTRs.
Mr.. Dansby Received, As.
Mr., Smyth 40.
Mr.. Atkinson :" 2.
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