The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-08


his speech a. reported in THE LEADER,
the official Journal Of the State, as fol
lows:
Governor Aicorn state. that he was COM
mis-ioned By the Legislature To receive and
dispose of the land scrio granted to the
State for an Agricultural College to the ex-
Washington, receives the scrip, goes thence
u Netr York. sells IL FIR oJse hundred md eigttg
5tiae us0eSaBd d0IdfS. returns 10 he Capital
nth his duty Discharged and all this at a gross
cost 70 the STATE OF less than five hundred
dollars. Governor AicOT.i'S' speech, pub
lished in the Leader. October 2Sth. 1871.
The following announcement also APP
peared in the editorial columns of the
same Journal
COY. Acorn WAS empowered to 20 to
Washington, receive aud receipt for the az
ricultural land scrip. dispose of it the best
be could, and was allowed the sum of five
hundred dollars for that servie and to pay
his expenses. Well he went--recei led the
scrip-tgeat to Ae,g York and sold il AZ big
rate8-got $ls90000 for 100000 acres of taaa
and got back 70 Jackson Win THE MONEY il,
Ten dasJs and did not spend all OF the five
hundred dollars either.-Leader, October
q st, 1871.
These publications with the prominence
given to the matter of the negotiation by
the late Governor in all his speeches
together with the pressure for pecuniary
assistance which has been brought TO
bear on the Legislature by the Oxford
and Alcorn Universities (Which are the
beneficiaries of the donation under the
act Of the Legislature and in the alb
sence Of any information whatever ON
the subject in the message OF Gov. Pow
ers- naturally led 10 the introduction
into the House Of the following resolution
Of inquiry, submitted BY Gen. Lowry,
on Friday last:
Mr.. Lowry offered the following:
Whereas. By an act of Congress. approved
July }, 1862, certain land scrip was granted
to this State. and
Whereas. THE Governor, by virtue of
law passed in 1871, was authorized TO re-
ceive aud dispose of the same. and the
amount when realized. being appropriated
to the Oxford and AIcorn Universities; ;
therefore, be it
Resolved. That special committee of
three be appointed To cail on the State
Treasurer, and get from him the amount
that said scrip brought when it sold,
and at what date the money was placed in
his possession. aud all other matters con-
nccted herewith, and report TO this body.
iuStdHtcr.
Mr. Barrett Republican, moved the pre-
yious question, which was sustained, and
under the operation thereof the resolution
was adopted.
Tie Speaker appointed as committee,
Messrs. Lowry, Fisher and Spelman.
Pursuant to the above instruction
majority of the Connitteee, Messrs.
Lowry and Spelman, applied to the State
Treasurer for the desired information
The result of their inquiry is set forth in
the following report
House. or REPRESENT TIVEs.l
Feb. I'd, 1872.
MR- SPEAKER In accordance with the
resolution passed this day, directing your
TO call upon the State Treasurer
and get from him Information OF the amount
Of cash paid into his office by cx Governor
AIcorn on account of certain scrips bv him
sold, and all information connected with the
sale of the same, beg leave tn report that no
money has been paid into the Treasurer'S
Office on account of sad transaction; that
by section 3, page 704. when the Investment
Of the proceeds of SAID land scrip was made
States or the State of Mississippi, two
litths of the same was To be placed to the
credit and for the benefit of the Oxford
University, and the remaining three-tiiths
to be invested To the credit and tor the BEN
eft of University to be dedicated TO the
education of youths of color; and that the
bonds representing the said proceeds should
be placed for safe keeping In the custody OF
the state Treasurer. No bond or bonds
have been placed in the Trea>urer's Office to
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before named institutions. htdeed. the
Treasurer can gtCe no Information tctateUer on
the subject. The result OF our investiation
Is about this: that the before mentioned
scrip was sold by the Governor, and from
newspaper reports, tor about $lS0.000 or
$4,000, and that the investment or where
abouts of the money is unknown to the
Treasurer of the State. the same or any
part thereof not having been deposited in his
office, as required by law.
ROBERT Lowry, Chairman.
This report, setting forth the simple
facts of the case, was agreed to by j.
J. Spelman, but he subsequently with
drew his assent: without denying, how
ever, the statements contained in the re-
port. On Friday the report was ten
1ered to the House, but the majority de-
olined to receive it. On Saturday the
effort was again made by the Chairman,
but the House adjourned at The unusual
hour Of IL o'clock, the motion having
been carried by Republican vote On
yesterday (Monday) the Chairman in
sisted that by the adoption of the resolu-
ton instructing the Committee to report
it thereby became privileged
motion, which the House was compelled
to entertain. The Speaker decided adj
versely, and on motion of Mr. Street to
the rules that the report might
De made, majority of the Republicans
voted in the negative, thereby showing
IN unwillingness for the facts which it
contains to be disclosed.
The New Jersey House of Representa-
ives has passed a resolution investigating
he lease by the Pennsylvania Central
Tom. SCOTS company of the New Jer-
ey Railway Companies, with a view of
what effect has been pro-
Iueed by the same upon the rights of the
State in the said companies
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL ELECTION. -
\ special election was held for State Sem
tors Of the 4th (Pa.) district. on the LIST.
The Administration Radicals nominated |
heir candidate and the Reform Republi-
ans revolted and brought dne of their
'wn number, Col. Mcclure. The Dem
Gratis made no nomination, and sup
'orted Mcclure. The district had been
radical by 1900 majority, and yet
lecture was nominally beaten by only
co.. The election was carried hF double |