The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS.
T}1 E.NTY-FIFTH DAY.
SIN ATE.


TWEHTY-FIFTu DAY.
SIN 4Esi.
JAcKso>, February is 1873.
Prayer bg Rev. Or. Hunter
iNTRopUcTIoN or RESOLUTIONS
By Ir Mygatt: An amendment to tn.
C'a-.i alton, which was read aud laid OF
By Mr. s.aythe: An amendment to th.
Constitution, hch was read and laid on
Jar rabie.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
The foIloUisg bill. were introduced:
i SIR Morgan: An act for tie relief o.
7. u. M0Frin. Finance.
Bg Nlr seal: An act to authorize tbs
Board of supervisors of Hancock county
i o. order new assess ment of lands FL
rance.
IS lcxander: An act in relation t.
proof open accounts. Judiciary.
Also an act 10 abolish the State Hos
tita.- at Na;chez aad Nicksburg. Laid on
Ga. }attp.
% Mr. Smythe: An act to amend section
4 1924 "a the Revised Code Finance.
D Mr. Mcclure. An act to Incorporate
tie Rodney Wharf boat Forwarding and
Commission Company. Corporations
b Mr. Pierce: An act to repeal section
800 nt the Revised Code of 1871 Laid on
the table.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
10 The SeHme Gnd House Of Representa-
tires;
Gentlemen: / herewith transmit to be
auaj1rd, accounts against the State, accom-
panied icy vouchers and statements, for ap
p.cheudIng and prosecuting criminals since
Fue Adjournment of your last session
called upon you last year for an apprO-
priGtOn sufficient TO enable me to pay re-
Il & :ttY
thurlIed % pursue fugitives from justice.
MY request was not granted, aad when |
vas called upon to act III cases OF this char
acter, during your absence from the Capt.
tol. had either to allow criminals To 20
uuwhipped ofiustice, or to use my own pri-
waite means Ia attempting to appr'hend
them. l chose the latter alternative, and
tbe enclosed receipts and vouchers viii
show that | have now advanced, in prose-
cutting State criminals $3,409 81 in curren-
cy, aud q balance of s. 1872 II IN currency
is still due and unpaid.
By far the larger portion OF th, expen e,
as Will appear from the statements and
vouchers tran mitted, has been incurred IN
Experimenting Thomas and J. T. Canning
8 ham G.. ;. Swami, Steele anu Others, who
bad catered into a conspiracy to issue cOun-
teEteiJ, forged and raised Auditors war
rants upon the Treasury of this State The
principal conspiritorS. together with one
Thousand blank counterfeit warrants, and
oyer forty Thousand dollars in raised war
Pants were caqluteI by the special officers
Employed by ne, aud four Of the cons pi-
fators and torsers have been prosecuted
and convicted.
For faithful conduct an important servj-
ees rendered in ma tanning the Jaws and
Exploding the credit ct the State in this
ease, special officer Captain e 5 Bell, and
Special counsel Amos X. Johnston Esq. are
entitled to great credit and special commen-
aatio-.
As an evidence OF the vigor with which
criminals have b 'eu pursued, / will here
stlre that ttY three acquisitions upon e
Eoyrruors OF other states We're issued from
flle Executive office during the last year,
Ind a large proportion of them were SUE
fully executed. According 10 the re-
y ,rtis ia the office of the Secretary Of State,
4hjs is fifty per cent, in excess of the trans
Actious OF the same kind for any previous
M.
| again recommend that provisions be
mad whereby the Governor may pay spc-
cial officers employed by him To appreheH
4hgitiVes from justice an1 other criminals
and also that provision be made for the pay
mtnFM rewards
c%mpanyin@ this message, | also trans
nil a report Of tae expenditures made from
6he Executive Contingent Fund since my
iast report, amounting in the aggregate t.
&4,l67 %.
These expenditures have been made strict
I'll in accordance with precedent, establish
"a toy INV predecessors. 81 tar as | am able
I'd ascertain b. the records Ia the Executive
oflice Ii there Is any item either in this re-
Dot or ths report mNie bA M last year,
I'LL oR&hs not; IN accofdtaeG Win esEab-
ffehed usage ana equity. 70 oe chaigeable TO
the state / viii be glad To have II pointed
cAt
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