The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-15

fLird Lime, amer tha word -miIeste.r hr
addinR the words ..at tin rate uI eight
cents per mile Lost.
Mr. Alexander moved 20 amend - fol-
Strike out s-sevens in first line. and insert
-fiSe.-s
Mr.. Lyles moved to amend By substitute
ing for the whole section:
Section g. The Inspectors shall receive
salary of one thousand dollars per snufum,
and their actual expenses upon the rail-
roads when travelling business fer the
Penitentiary.r
ment by striking OUT the words upon the
railroads" Carried.
Mr.. Morgan moved TO amend as fellows:
Section 3. The Inspectors Of the Peniten-
tiary shall respectively receive an annual
salary of $500 each. and In addition thereto,
their actual travelling expenses in going
TO and returning from their place of meet
ing.
Mr.. Abbott moved to table. Carried.
Dir. Steele moved To amend as follows:
Strike out all after the words per an
num-
Mr.. Gibbs moved to table. Carried.
Mr.. Sullivan moved 10 amend the substi-
tute by adding the words ito be audited by
the Auditor OF Public Accounts, and paid
out of the State Treasury. Carried;
and the substitute as amended was lost.
Mr.. Steele moved TO amend as follows:
Amend section 9. by striking out all after
the MOTu respectively. IN 0rSL line. 10 the
word '-same," and insert In lieu thereof,
shall receive a salary Of one Thousand dol
lars per annum; - also, strike ont all after
the words Estate Treasury" in fourth line.
Mr.. Warner moved 70 amend the amend
menL by striking out $780," and
inserting $500" Tabled.
Recurring on the amendment, Mr. Mygatt
moved to table. Lost; yeas 8, nays IL.
Again recurring on the amendment, Mr..
Sullivan moved TO amend by inserting after
doll al
necessary travelling expenses" Tabled.
Mr.. Gibbs moved TO amend the amend
ment as follows:
Insert after the words per annum." and
mileage in travelling TO and from the same,
not 10 exceed ten cents per mile" Carried.
Mr.. Duncan moved to amend by striking
out ''ten cents" and insert ''seven cents per
mile
Mr.. Morgan moved TO table all the amend
ments. Carried.
Previous question called. Call sustained,
and section nine was adopted as follows:
\ cas- 10, nays 6.
From tenth to nineteenth sections inclu-
sive adopted.
Mr.. Steele moved to amend as follows:
provided, that the Auditor shall issue
his warrant to not exceed the amount ap-
propriated tor the Penitentiary." Carried.
And the section as amended was adopted.
| Mr.. Gray moved To postpone tue further
consideration till tomorrow at 10 80 O'Clock
Carried.
Mr.. Packer: An act to amend article Z,
! chapter 3, Revised Code of 1871, under sus-
| pension of rules, was read first and second
time, and referred to Committee on Print
| ing.
Mr.. johnson moved to go into executive
session. Carried as follows:
Yeas ID; nays u.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
/ sion, and after certain proceedings had, the
/ doors were again thrown open.
CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEs-MAJoRITY RE-
PORT.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: The undersigned menu
| bers of the Committee on Registration and
| Contested Elections, to whom was referred
the contested election case of G. G.. Cald-
well VS.. J. G. Holloway, have had the same
| under consideration aud investigation. and
| beg leave to report, that from careful in
vestigatiOnO of all the testimony adduced in
said case. that the said j. q. Holloway, the
contestee, was legally aud coDstitutiORally
/ elected Senator from the Twenty-seventh
Senatorial District, and is entitled to retain
! his seat. Respectfully submitted,
j. NJ. STONE,
THos. j. HARDY,