The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-01-11
FRIDAY, January 5th, 1872.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
secretary of the Senate.

Ii. Is. 040. an act 10 incorporate the tckS-
burg and NatcheZ Railroad Company.
III. j. r. No. A, to provide for the printing
of an additional number OF the House and
Senate Journals and Phamphlet Acts.
II. B. No. 480, an act to incorporate the
Natchez and New Orleans Railroad Com
pany- very respectfully,
julius JUNKERMAN.
Governors Private Secretary.
Mr.. Mckenzie, by general consent intro
duced III. b. No. 3, an act authorizing and
directing the Treasurer of Choctaw county
to pay over certain funds, which was read
the first time and lies over.
Mr.. Stone offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed TO
procure from the State Library copy OF
the Code 70 remain in possession OF the
Clerk for the use of the House during the
present session of the Legislature.
Mr.. Lowry moved TO indefinitely postpone
the resolution.
MIR. Quinn moved the previous question
which was sustained.
The question recurring on the motion TO
indefinitely postpone, the motion was lost
and the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Avery moved that the members Of the
House now proceed to draw for seats.
Mr.. White moved to lay the motion on
the table. Carried.
Mr.. Jacobs moved that the members re-
tain the seats now occupied by them. Car,
ried.
Mr. Land offered the following resolution:
the Leg islature are but the servants of the
people, employed for special purpose.
their labors should be commensurate with
their wages; therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Represent
atives (the Senate concurring), That Their
labors be conducted upon the eight hour
system, and in all eases of failure TO fill the
time that the Secretary of the Senate ana
the Clerk of the House be required TO COM
pute the lost time and deduct the same from
l Il Il Il h.AF-
Mr.. Foley moved to indefinitely postpone
the resolution.
Mr.. Jacobs moved the previous question,
which was sustained, and under the opera
ton thereof, the motion to indefinitely post
pone was carried.
Mr.. Street introduced an act III relation te
Public Printing.
Read first time, and referred to Committee
on Printing.
Mr. Higgins moved that a committee Of
five on contested elections be appolntet.
Carried.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Higgins,
of Monroe; Howe, of Pamela; and Roane'
of Calhoun.
Mr.. Roane introduced the following resp
luton:
WHEREAS, The people of the State of
Mississippi are groaning under grelvOus
burden of taxation, which is crushing out
the industry and energies of all classes,
and
Whereas, 1t is contrary to a wise public
policy to Cypress the people with taxation;
therefore, be il
Resolved, That a special committee on
retrenchment and reform, composed OF hve
members, be appointed to investigate The
revenue system of the State, and devise
some means by which relief can be had by
our people from oppressive taxation.
Be it further resolved, That said com
mittee report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Willing moved to refer the resolutions
70 bo nd Mpans
Mr.. Handy moved the previous question.
Carried.
Question recurring on the motion to com
mit,it was carried. Yeas 90; nays 81.
YEAs-Messrs. Andrews Every, Barrett
Bell, Bush, Brooks, Bremen, Corcorah,
Cessor, Cooke, Carter, Davis of NoXubee
Dixon, Everett Fisher, Foley, Feemster
French, Griggs, Green. Gayles, Handy OF
Copiah, Hail. Handy OF Madison, Holmes
Holland, Haste, Howe, johnson OF Kinds,
Johnson OF DeSoto, Jacobs, Kendrick. Lam
ders. Mccain, McCawley. Mallory, Morgan
of Washington, Nettles, Piles, Reese, Shadd,
Smith of Tunica, Stewart of Noxubee
Swami, Stone, Spelman, Stewart of Holmes,
Smothers. Sullivan, Trueheart, Willing,
Webster, White, Wade and Mr.. Speaker-55.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Applewhite, Becker,
Baldridge, Benson, Boyd, Buchanan, Call
houn, Chandler, Currie, Crump. Curlee
Davis of Lafayette, Evans, Ford, Gaddis,
Gaines. Horton, Hudnall, Huggins, Holio-
of Lauderdale. KimbrOugh, Leavell. Lamb
Loper, Lowry Mcintosh, Nc Kie, Mckenzie,
Mauss Nets, Martiniere, Nisbett, Potter
Reed, Robbins, Roane, Ross, street, smith
of Lauderdale, Sessions, Smith OF DeSoto
Streeter, Sawyer, Tucker, Wroton, W harton,
West and Walkers.
Mr. Fisher offered the following resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS, Great necessity exists for re-
trenchment and reform in the civil affairs OF
Co apf m the rQnnRfiln of
taxes for both State and county purposes,
and for the more economical and JudlciOus
expenditure of the peoples money; tnere-
fore, be it
Resolved, by the House of Representa-,
tiyes, That the Committee ON Ways and
Means be instructed TO report to this body,
at the earliest day practicable, such meas
ures for relief as may to IL seem best calcu-
lated to serve the objects set forth IN the
foregoing preamble
instructed to Inquire and report what offices
can be abolished and what salaries reduced
without affecting the proper administration
of the affairs OF the State. Adopted
Mr.. Lowry moyed To suspend the ruIes 70
enable him to introduce bill. Carried.
Mr. Lowry introduced FL. B. No. o, an act
to regulate the per diem and .nilage OF the
mem ers of the legislature. Read hrst
time. and under Suspension OF the rules
read a second time, and referred TO the Com
mlLIe6 on
The Speaker announced the following
Standing Committees;
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
JudIeiary-Mr willing OF Copiah, chair
man: Messrs. Chandler OF NOXubee, Piles
of Pamela, sessions of Franklin. Mauss Of
Lown les, Spelman of Madison, Lowry of
Rankin. Shadd Of Warren. Roane Of Cal
houn.
WAYS and Means-Mr. Howe of Pamela
chairman: Messrs. French Of Adams, Davis
of Noxubee, Street of Prentiss. Fisher of
Kinds. Smith of Lawrence, Webster OF
Washington. Nets of Winston. White OF
PubIic Education-Mr. Fisher of Kinds,
chairman; Messrs. Haste of Warren, Avery
of TalIahatchie. Leavell of Lee. Jacobs OF
Adams. Huggins of Monroe, Baldridge of
Itawamba, Shadd Of Warren, Ford of Ma
rion, lessor of jefferson.
Public Printing-Mr. Higgins of Monroe
Calhoun. Calhoun of Marshall, Wade of
Yazoo.
Railroads.&c.. French OF Adams, chair
man: Messrs. Piles ct Pamela, Haste of
warren. Street of Prentiss, Carter of War
rem. Mcintosh of Chickasaw, Holmes of
Monroe, Baker Of Tishomingo, Bremen OF
Lowndes.
chairman: Messrs- Swami of Newton, Land
Of Attala, Kendriek Of Amite, Jones Of
Claims Mr.. stone of Madison, chairman;
Messrs Quinn OF Sunfiower, Davis OF La
fayetta, Bush of Warren, Kelly OF Lander
dale. ~
chairman: Messrs. Sullivan OF Bolivar.
Greggs OF Issaquena, Sawyer OF Alc0rn,
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