The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-11
Closing scenes of the Legislature.


E On Friday last, the so-called Legisla
: ture of the State of Mississippi, of tn
E year eighteen hundred and seventy-two
: departed this life. An event which wa
regretted by none except the clerks ant
: hangers-on, and the lobby thieves VIII,
have infested the Capitol since it eonven
; ed, and by the Carpet-Bag mem ers, wht
having no other occupation, would viii
lingly have continued to legislate the
year through at seven dollars day.
In its last moments, so far as the Sen
ate was concerned, nothing unusual
transpired. Until the last moment they
continued to act on bills and to receive
messages. In the House all was noise
and confusion. Just one hour before the
adjournment an appropriation bill giving
an additional twenty-five thousand dol
lars to theVicksburg Hospitalwas reached.
Its friends attempted to rush it through
under VIII !, and spur. The House went
into Committee of the whole to consider
the bill. Mr.. Mcintosh got the floor
and occupied it during the whole time
he was allowed under the rules.
Mr.. Avery followed Mr.. Me-
Intosh with a motion that the
Committee recommend the passage of the
bill. As soon as the Committee arose
Mr.. Lowry succeeded in getting the floor
fourteen minutes more were occupied
when he yielded the floor to Mr.. Roane.
This was too much for the RAIDS there
was but fifteen minutes left and if Mr.
Roane occupied his whole time the bill
certainly would not pass, so the acting
Speaker, Mr.. Howe, decided that Mr..
Roane had the floor for only one minute of
Mr.. Lowry's time From this decision an
appeal was taken and the yeas and nays
called for which settled the fate of the
bill. Its friends knew that before the
roll could be called twelve o'clock would
have arrived and the Legislature of 1872
passed from time into eternity, and pro-
posed that the whole matter should be
dropped which was agreed to. A reso-
luton of thanks to Speaker Lynch was
then offered embodied in it was the word
impartial" Mr.. Calhoon moved to
strike out that word as the Conservatives
and Democrats were upon record as
protesting against his very partial and
partisan ruling, without regard to parlia-
mentary law. Mr.. Sullivan Rad } moved
to table the Amendments, which upon
division the acting Speaker declared |
carried. The resolution was then adopted |
as first introduced the Democrats and |
Conservatives voting against it. A vote
of thanks by Radical majority to a
Radical Speaker for his partisan rulings.
From that time all was noise and con-
fusion, cat cries and yells filled the Hail.
On every side could be heard "Mr
Speaker" ''Mr. Speaker" Louder"
Louder" Lie Down" "Get on the
Desks" DC
Among many others the following res
buttons were introduced and declared
unanimously adopted without vote
THE REPUDIATED BONDS.
By Mr.. Street-message from the
Third House
Mr.. Speaker: / am directed to inform the
House OF Representatives that the Third
House has passed the following bills. to-wit: l
IN act TO pledge the faith of the State to
he payment of the repudiated bonds.
Concurrence respectfully desired
THE MoURNFUL FACTS 1
BY a Republican,
Resolved. That the thanks of this House, 1
nd the entire community, be rendered to
ne Hon. a. P. Higgins, for his manly and
oNsIsTENT course in this House in attempt {
AZ to suppress the mournful facts: and !.
nat a committee of five be appointed to in l
erview the aforesaid Higgins. and see if +
e will not become the Woman's candidate
II the Presidency. a
ONE OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS.
By Democrat u
Resolved, That, inasmuch as the advent
the Hon. w. j. Willing into this House
as attended with considerable Opposition
is but simple justice to his friends and N
Importers to say that he goes out without i
~. =
THE MERIDIAN RIOT. y,
By Democrat :;
Resolved, That the thanks CT this House ~
e hereby rendered to the Hon. j. A. Moore 3
: the manner IN which he conducted his "
treat from Meridian to Jackson, and in g
ew of the losses sustained in his retreat
be selected as one of the United States g
rand Jurors on the next United States g
rand Jury.