The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-07
! 8 O'CLOCK. Pm.

House met as per adjournment.
Leave Of absence was granted Mr Lslse
until Monday next.
Mr. Webb, from the Committee on Corpora
tons reported fayorably to the following
Senate bill to amend al oct to incorporate
the Southern Travellers Insurance Company
approved Nov so, 1865.
+ a bill to incorporate the Ripley Institute
Report agreed to and the bills passed
Mr. Williams from d select committee re-
ported substitute for tho bill supplemental
| to an act to create a new county to, be called
the county Of Lee. Report agreed to and
the bill passed
Mr. Murdoch from the Committee on WAYS
and Means submitted the following report
Mr. Speaker The Committee on Ways
| and Means to whom was referred q memori-
al from the traders and merchants Of the
city of Natche2, also the petition Of the
merchants and property holders of the city
of jackson, have carefully considered the
same and instructed me to report that in
their opinion the frequent cause Of the evil
complained of is to be found in the fact that
the Boards of county Police and corporate
authorities of cities and towns have from q
mistaken notion Of their duty levied upon
the ci6izens tax in excess OF their ability
to pay.
of the exhausted condition of the country
was to impose ut present only such an
amount of tax as would meet the actual ex-
penses of an economical government without
providing for the payment of one dollar OF
debt Your committe are not disappointed
to find that even this bears heavily upon
our people as Is shown by the numerous APP
plications from almost all professions for q
reduction iii rates 1T will be borne in mind
that your committee had no statistics for the
five years previous to guide them in deter
mining with accuracy what amount the
assessment would produce, but were left to
uncertain conjecture.
The result has proven that with material
deficiency arising from the failure of the
cotton crop, and consequent loss upon that
subject of taxation, the amonnt will not be
sufficient. In this state of affairs, it is i'm
possible for your committee to recommend
the reduction of any portion of the tax, un-
less some new subject of taxation can be
suggested.
Heavy as the burden is, it must be sub
mitted to, or the wheels of government
must stop. But we are of the opinion that
some relief can be found by restraining the
Boards of Police from pursuing policy at
variance not only with that of the State,
but oppressive to the people County taxes
ranging from $50 to 600 per cent. have been
levied, with the view not only of supporting
the county governments, but of paying
debts which had been accommodating for
years, and the result has clearly shown that
this course was unwise Your committee
have instructed me to report the accompa-
nying bill, and recommend it's passage:
Report agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr. Simrall, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported substitute for the bull to regulate
the remedy by attachment Report, agreed
to and the bill passed.
Mr. Beauchamp, from the same Committee,
reported bill recommending that publica-
ton in certain cases be dispensed with. Re-
port received
Mr. Hillyer moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the subject, which motion was lost
The report was then agreed to and the bill
placed on the calendar.
Mr. Beauchamp, from the same Committee
favorably to the bill in relation to
persons confined for criminal offences. &e.,
which, after some discussion, was re-eommit-
ted to the same Committee.
Mr. Acker, from Select Committee, report
ed fayorably to the bill to fix the time of |
holding the Circait CoufsE of the Ninth Ju-
dicial District. Report agreed to and the |
bill laid on the table.
DIR Beauchamp, from Select Comm ittee, |
reported adversely to bill reducing the |
Number of Judicial Districts in this State, |
&c. Report agreed to and the bill lost. T
Mr. Shannon presented as minority re- |
port, a bill toprovide fund for the payment
If the salary of the Judge of the Third Ju-
iicial District, in addition to the salary now
liked by law. Which bill was placed on the
fse-e sstaa#
A message was received from the Senate
the passage of Senate bill
A message was received from the Governor
his veto of the following enti-
led bills, TO wit: 49, @a So "a
An act for the relief of Thomas w and
White, executors of William White,
deceased s5 @ SIX
An act to amend the statute in regard to
interest. .,5 asat5 Isl s#8
Mr. Milton gave notice that he should
aove reconsideration of the vote ON the
assage of the bill to incorporate the Water
ALLEY Manufacturing Company.
On motion, the House adjourned until to
lorrow morning, 10 O'Clock. 4i6