The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-04
EVENING SESSION.

| By Mr.. Gibbs: An act to establish a uni
| form system of weights and measures in the
State of Mississippi.
| Referred to Committee on Manufactures,
| Agriculture and Commerce.
An act to cxte I'd the subsidy, etc., the
question being 10 reconsider action had
whereby bill was lost the motion TO recon-
slider was lost.
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Barrow, Bennett,
Caldwell, Campbell. Gibbs, Morgan, My gait,
Packer, Smith and Williams-1I.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bowles, Castle,
Hardy, johnson. LyleS, Millsaps. Seal,
Steele, Sullivan, Stone and Watts--l2.
DEFEAT OF ANOTHER SOCIAL EQUALITY BILL.
Mr.. Stone moved to take up an act to
amend Article 80, Chapter IS of the Re
vised Code. Carried.
Mr.. Stone moved the previous question
on the passage of the bill. Carried.
Mr.. Caldwell, at o'clock, moved to adj
journ. Lost.
Yeas IA; nays IA
Mr.. CIR y moved that the Senate adjourn
till tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. Lost.
Yeas IA nays IA.
Mr.. Barrow moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the previous question vas ordered.
The President decided the motion out of
order.
Mr. Gibbs appealed from the decision of
the Chair.
And the question being shall the decision
of the Chair stand as the judgment of the
Senate" the Chair was not sustained.
Yeas IA; nays IA.
And recurring on the motion of Mr..
Barrow, Mr.. Gray moved TO adjourn till to-
morrow morning at 30.
Chair decided that when the previous
question was ordered no motion is in order
till a vote is taken.
Mr.. Gibbs appealed from the decision of
the President, and the question being 'shall
the decision of the Pre- -ident stand as the
judgment of the Senate" the President was
sustained by the following vote:
Yeas Is; nays II.
And recurring on the motion to read the
bill the third time, it was lost.
Yeas-MessrS. Abbott, Barrow, Bowles,
Caldwell, Gibbs, Gleed Gray, Mcclure. Nor
gan, Mygatt, Packer and Williams-l2.
Nays-Messrs. Alexander. Allen, Bennett,
Cassidy, Castle, Duncan, Hardy, Holloway,
Johnson, Lyles, Millsaps, Sea-, Steele, Smith,
Stone and Watts-16.
Mr.. Stone moved TO reconsider action just
had, and to table the motion to reconsider.
Carried, as follows:
Yeas, 10; nays, II.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. President: Your Committee on Ed
ucaton to whom was referred H.B. No. 5S4,
an act in relation TO Normal Schools and
Agricultural Colleges, have considered the
same and beg leave to substitute the follow
ing as minority report:
The Normal Schools asked for in said bill
will be scattered in such a manner that
many more of the youths of the State will be
benefited than by the present system of
large appropriations to pet colleges.
That the short period which has elapsed
since the children of colored parents have
been permitted the advantages of education,
they are not prepared and cannot be for
several years, to reap the benefits of Alcorn
University, and the amount already appro-
prated to said University will be much
benefit to the coming generation by ex-
pending it in creating Normal Schools.
Further, Alcorn University is creature
and child OF the State. The State has per-
feet and exclusive right in dealing with her
institutions as she sees proper, and the
Alcorn University has on fair and impair
tial trial, proved failure, and the large
amount of money which is annually eX-
pended by the State in her present eX-
hausted condition, can be much better APP
piled by passing this bill and creating
several additional schools. And for these
and other reasons the minority of your COM
mttee recommend that the bill do pass.
Respectfully, WM. GRAY,
Chairman.
Adiourued