The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-14

Governor, State Treasurer. and Joushua
Green EsQ- of the city OF Jackson, be and
are hereby authorized TO sell the present
| site Of the Penititentiary, and all lots con-
nected with and belonging thereto. for the
I highest and best price that can be obtained,
requiring a. much as one-third of such saie-
/ 10 be paid in cash and the remainder on
such time and terms as In their judgment
may be 70 the interest OF the state, reserv-
/ ing possession of said property until the hrst
/ day of January, 1874. If il should be needed
until that time; and they are hereby app
pointed TO purchase within proper dis
lance OF the city of Jackson, as much as five
I hundred acres OF land. On a railroad. having
due regard 10 location, timber and water.
/ upon which to erect PeniteHtiary build
ing. said purchase 10 be paid for out of the
proceeds of the sale of the present Peniten-
tiary site, the object and intention OF this
section being that the State shall make no
outlay from the Treasury for the purchase
OF land and the erection of Penitentiary
buildings, but that the same shall be paid
for aud the buildings erected out of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the present Penitentiary
property. and the labor of eonvicts.
Sec. 10. Be il further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Mr.. Webster moved TO table the substi-
tute. Carried.
Yeas AZ; nays 46.
Heas-Messrs. Andrews, Avery, Barrett.
Bell, Bush, Brooks, Corcoran, Chandler,
Cooke. Davi8 of Noxubee. Everett, Fisher
Foley. Feemster, Gill, Grace. Green. Gayles,
Hill Handy OF Copiah, Handy of Madison,
| Hall, Higgins, Holmes. Haste. Howe,
johnson of DeSoto, Jacobs, kendriek.
Lindsey, Mccain. McCAwley, McInnis,
Mallory. Piles. Quinn, Reese, Shadd, Smith
of Tunica, Smith of DeSoto, Smothers.
Sullivan, Truehart, West, Webster and Mr..
Speaker-47.
Nays-Messrs- Allen, Applewhite, Baker,
Balbridge, Benson, Boyd, Bremen. Bolton.
Buchanan, Cessor, Currie, Curee, Davis of
Lafayette, Evans, Ford, Gadds, Gaines,
GOar, Hudnall. Holloway, Hyer, Jones,
Kelly, Leavell, Land, Lopez, Lowry, Lam
ders, Mcintosh. Mckenzie, Morgan. Nets.
Martiniere, Nisbett, Reed, Robbins, Roane.
Stewart of Holmes. Street. Spelman, SEES
sions, Sawyer. Wroton, Wharton and Wal
ker-46.
Absent and not voting-2I.
After all parliamentary tactics had been
exhausted by the Democrats and Conserva-
tives, the bill was passed.
Geas-Messrs. Andrews, Avery. Barrett,
Bell, Bush, Brooks, Bremen. Corcoran, Ces-
sOr, Chandler, Cooke, Davis of NoXubee,
Fisher, Foley, Feemster, Gill. Grace, Griggs
Green, Gayles. Hill, Handy of Copiah, Handy
of Madison, Hall, Higgins, Holmes, Haste,
Houston, Howe. johnson of Kinds, johnson
of DeSoto, Jacobs, kendrick, Lindsey.
Landers, Mccain. McCawiey, McInnis, NAL
loFy, Morgan, Piles, Reese, Shadd, Smith of
Iunicd-SnlJn OF DeSOtO. Stewart OF holmes.
Stewart OF NoXubee, Spelman, Smothers,
Sullivan, Truehart. Willing, West, Webster,
Wade aud Mr.. Speaker-56.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Applewhte. Baker,
Baldridge, Benson, Boyd, Bolton, Buchan-
an, Currie Curlee, Evans, Everett. Ford,
Gaddis, Gaines. GOar, Horton, Hudnall. Hol-
loway, Hyer, Jones, Kelly. Leavell, Land,
Lopez, Lowry, Mcintosh, Mckenzie, Nets,
Martiniere, Nisbett, Potter, Quinn, Reed,
Robbins, Roane. Street. Sessions, Sawyer,
WrotOn, Wharton and Walkers
Absent and not voting. 10.
Mr.. Street, at :O5, moved to adjourn.
Lost.
Mr.. Hill moved to reconsider the vote
whereby Il No ia passed, and to table
the motion To reconsider.
Mr.. Lowry, at 7:l0, moved TO adjourn.
Lost.
And the motion to table the motion to re
consider, was carried.
House adjourned.