The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-28
Speaker PrnuIstt-
Fair RGII. 'Aie
Jackson July rt

Jackson, July sh
Eattor of The Ciari0m-It "a MOI "a.
permit myself 20 reply 10 - Vlten o..
arhcie' out a. your article on' tt.H paEef
OF the state Fair Bill,r Ossueos ia...6
starts OUT VIII 40 much candor. ny ~
- D.ivec thAt lhe msrepra..-. isa
which follows, was really lutanti.t llli.ar
probably owing to a lack OF iuf.r..tVa t ta.
This, aud the fact that some of tI..A..lo1 =
Interested In the bill are ms f.sIi.. ptr'.s.
personal friends calls for al s,,i.A tt
and i tiust you will do me M .alaaea
publish the following true stafe,,.5lA ..'0f =
History Of the Bill, which for ~ oi H.
UUleNlty we VIII call the Estate IAN e.
our statement and history oftbe n. put
the time II was presented ~ ~, hN.ull
Is substantially correct. 'kna.ln
The bill was reported from tbes.
Tee ana put upon its final pass4l. .'.I
made speech against II, and o,,I. Nlrr
appropriation In H. IL was osft"s eH
vote, thus showing that the ssr. .ir
l i4nse was greatly opposed TO ne ap1. q
DIR. J. O. Wharton ana other
OF killing the bill when first upIptils r
l said they could have the act MI by, ua.a
tlon' out the state was NOT ana IAa
money az tlis time, for such Uur,
II WIS / should favor it mo- ." a
us "a reconsider IL aud give tLs,, wv N,.
Incorporation without tho st''- ~, ir.H
which Ne cheeriully did, bnt IN l't.1a
through mistake Of ths engrossirg az af
some manipulation of its nrI,rIr 'r'A g
the two houses, 10 went 10 nm. Il. o...Hte1
was originally introduced NM, ,t MH
appropriation included] ami vI,i' No.H
prestige OF having passed the IT'..' ..
THIS shape 10 passed the ~spsi.. J.
amendments. lt was then r|,.u .iaO.
brought To me for signature.
bill has never passed the Ious. 10y lHs
not sign it. Il not only ha, MOI n ,ll VII
House but Was " large mai0rIfg M,
~ III. ea,i' ~ u"u'l parliamentary NILS
brought before the House agsir y, ..n
sion. But after this and VIII" a. tls .n.
/ porarily absent from the cbaIr "'' i'I.
made 20 concur Tn the sonsf. '''N'"N Ha
/ 10 the bill-therc being no sr,t tiI 'iIIgH.
/ Temporary Speaker tMr. CLARKE. .l.k. lhg
/ the motion aud the question ~, w .ana.
/ roce, then beng in doubta dlyis,,r NJ. ~. ...s
/ by rising vote aud thus ne so.s'.i'll .a.
| ate amendment was concurrcb IL 'l n..
Having now gives you a bri.tt..
history Of the bill, I will give md f.r
for not signing Il. You quote \. la'
tuition which says: "lle-ihe sb..I
sign it, DO you suppose that tbsI-s.ll
OF the constitution means thai h.. s'.Ft
shall sign any bill presented totiw pAh.f
less Of is illegality or is houotp.
/ OF the legality Of every Quesf... II.
overruled by the llousey
In your researches amer Cor..ir,....
law, YOU might have looked MI sa9fi,-
(, which says provided, that he....
NAYS shall always be entered 0n fhe la..
on the passage Of ~ bin 0JJr0UrIafl.. ,..
The neglect "a comply wlh NJ In.
provision Of the Constitution was ff,It
e2 lily and justihes me iu refusing H..
tile bill.
A second illcgality 81 that II NAM.
considered In Committee of theW60.
required by parliamentary rules.
Third,as the bill had once been lo.tr4.
| House, then reconsidcred and me aurt..-
alton struck out there was uO eani'r ~.
or TO put into the bin again what he M.
had twice refused.
Now Mr.. Editor ! have Furnished a.
| three good and sufficient reasons ANU ~.
Of which would be fatal 10 the bIl ~
had ! signed i'll would have becnunv0r#.
OF the position Of Speaker.
You make another mistake when van ID.
that Mr.. Boyd explained the statu. Id If.
bill. Mr.. Boyd simply dischima \.
knowledge or agency. in the irrcwIart.
which disclaimer, 10 those who Know n.
] gentleman, was entirely unnecessary.
BcpeclnIE
d. u. lRANEIH.