The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-07
HOUSE.


The following petitions and other papers
were presented:
BY Mr.. Hodges-A protest from the citi-
Zens of Oktibbeha county. against all efforts
to take from said county any portion of it
for the purpose of creating a new county.
BY Mr.. Hart-The petition of w. B. Per-
ry, of Choctaw county, praying for eompen-
sation for services rendered as Sheriff of said
county. Ordered that it be referred to the
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Nicholson introduced a bill entitled
an act to change the name of VIM. Seal, son
of Amos Seal, of Hancock county.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. Niles, from
the committee on judiciary, reported u bill
entitled ian act in relation to Chancery
Courts" and recommended its passage
Read twice, ordered to be printed, and made
special order for Thursday, 10 O'Clock.
The special order I ( the day being the
consideration of House bill entitled an act
for establishing the counties of Hamilton
and Prentiss and for removing the seat of
Justice of TishOmingo county, and for chang
ing the boundary line of said county.
Mr.. Hodges moved to amend by inserting
''Alcorn," and striking out Hamilton"
Carried. Bill passed--60 to p.
The Speaker laid before the House, the
received yesterday:
To the Senate aud House of Representatives.
GENTLEMEN An act entitled IAN act for
Yancy," which originated in the House of
Representatives, is herewith returned with
out my approval. My objection to it lies in
the fact that it undertakes Inappropriate
money from the Treasury to private use
without assigning reason in Justification.
To accommodate my sense of duty to the
wishes of the Legislature, / respectfully
suggest that the grounds of the apprOpria-
ton be embodied in the bill so as to place
me in possession, officially, of the merits of
the case.
i'll. ALcoRN, Governor.
To the Senate and
House Of Representatives
GENTLEMEN II feel it my duty to bring
under your attention the action taken by
the Committee, appointed by the House of
Representatives, ct your provisional session,
for the repairing and furnishing of the
Executive Mansion. The accompanying
contract made with MeSsrs. Staunton e
McKenna. will show you that the Commit
tee, disregarding the want of formal power
to proceed. have gone on with the discharge
OF the duty sought to be imposed by the
action OF the House of Representatives. In
deed, it could not have done otherwise,
without falling short of the intention of the
body by which il had been appointed.
The repairs were necessary, not only to
make the mansion fit for habitation. but TO
save It for the State, from rapidly progress
ing decay. In discharging its. uties, the
committee has shown not only a CONNER
dable zeal, but also singleness of purpose,
which, am glad to say, has not been pre-.
viously surpassed, If ever before equalled,
in the administration of Legislative trust in
this State.
Under all the circumstances, feel called
on to invite your attention to the propriety
of making good in form. as it is in fact, the
authority of the committee; and respect
fully urge You. as punctilljo OF public faith
to cover the obligations already matured
under the action Of the committee, In the
case OF the enclosed contract. by an imme-
diate appropriation.
J. L. ALcoRN, Governor.
The House. by vote OF 20 to 1, sustained
Executive veto Of bill FOR relief Of widow of
G. A. Yancy.