The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-04-03

FIFTY FIFTH DAY.
THURspAY, March %, 1873.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.


By Mr. Leavell: Ii No 5Sl1&, an act to
incorporate the town ~ot shannon. IN Lee
county. Miss. Passed.
BIZ unanimous consent, Mr. Piles offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That hereafter the House hold
two sessions per diem, converting at III
o'clock A NJ, and 3 80 O'Clock p NJ.
Mr. Sessions moved to amend the resolu-
ton by striking out 10, and inserting in lieu
thereof 8 30. Carried
Mr. Houston moved to table the amend
ment. Carried
The previous question having been or
dered, under the operation thereof, the res
luton, as amended, was adopted.
BY Mr. Baker: An act TO change the name
of the ElytOn, Corinth and Tennessee River
Railroad Company, and for other purposes.
Railroad Committee.
By Mr. Hyer: An act TO make additions to
the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum. Be
nevolent Institutions.
BY Mr. Calhoun: An act in relation to the
sale of hOmeSteadS. Judiciary Committee.
And. also, an act to amend section 1909, of
the Revised Code, for the enforcement of
Mechanics liens. Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. KimbrOugh: IL 4 Res No -, with
regard TO the late action OF Congress, in
voting back pay to the members thereof,
etc.
Which was read the first time. and Mr
Houston moved its reference to the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
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ton on the motion of Mr. Houston.
Mr. Street moved 10 table the motion to
refer. Carried.
Mr. Griggs moved to table the resolution.
Lost. on the following vote:
Yeas. %; nays, IS.
Mr. Davis novel that the resolution be
referred To a special committee of three.
Mr. kimbrpugh moved TO table the last
| motion. Lost.
Aud the motion OF Mr. Davis prevailed, on
/ IL, ell rTVnff yTfp
| Yeas, As; nays, Al.
| Mr. SESSIONS offered the following:
Resolved, That special committee be APP
pointed 10 report tn this House, to- morrow
| at IL O'Clock NJ, what legislation is neces-
Sary in order TO secure the payment into the
| Treasury of the Indebtedness of the n o.,
| j 4 q y K X Company, and that said re
port be made the special order for that
/ hour. Adopted.
The Chair appointed Messrs Sessions,
! Howe and Webster as the committee.
| Mr. Sawyer offered the following:
! Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the State of Mississippi, That commit
| tee of five be appointed to investigate anu
report to this House all the details and facts
| in connection with the State loans to the
| Mobile & Ohio Mississippi Central, and
! Mississippi IL Tennessee Railroad Com
! panies, showing the amounts of the loans /;
| what securities were taken therefor. and
| what disposition has been made of said Sc
| curties; what payments have been made by
| said railroad companies, and in what kind
| of currency and the value thereof at the
| time of payment; what amount of interest
/ is due the State on said several loans, and
what action has been taken by the State, or
! persons acting in behalf of the State, in re-
| latiOn to said loans.
| Be it further resolved, That said commit
/ tee are hereby authorized to send for per-
| sons and papers, if necessary. to complete
| their investigation, and report their pro-
| Gee iings to this House within one week.
| Mr. Sessions moved to amend by adding:
! That the special committee be Instructed
| to report to- morrow at 10 O'Clock P NJ. and
that the report be made the special order for
| that hour"
Mr. Griggs moved to table the whole sub
| ject. Carried.
The following reports were presented
from the Committee on Ways and Means :
| Mr.. SPEAKER:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to
whom was referred House Bill No. 32I, en-
titled an Act for the relief of Mrs. Eugenia
Lynch, widow of the late Hon. James
Lyncy. Secretary of State, have considered
said bill. and beg leave to report the same
back to the House, with the recommended
ton that it do pass.
Respectfully,
A. II. HOWE, Chairman.
Report received.
MINORITY REPORT:
Mr.. SPEAKER:
tee on Ways and Means, regret that they
are compelled, from a sense of duty, to dis
sent from the action of the majority of said
committee in recommending the passage of
An Act to pay the widow of the late Hon.
James Lynch his salary for the remainder
of his full term, while his successor is re-
ceiving pay for the same time. This bill in
wolves the expenditure of over 81 500, and,
we think, is establishing a dangerous pre-
cedent- While we sympathiZe with the
family of the late Secretary OF State in their
bereavement, we cannot overlook the fact
that the great destroyer, Death, has his
daily victims throughout the State. leaving
families, both white and colored, in dis
tressed circumstances, without hope of re-
lief by the Legislature. We submit that, If
our finances are in condition to enable us
to dispense charities on as large scale as
this bill proposes, we look around us to see
if there are not many other worthy subjects
requiring our attention. We recommend
that the bill do not pass.
ii. NJ. STREET,
NJ. \. NETS.
Report received
Adjourned.