The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
TENTH DAY.
JACKSON, Jan 81, 1873.

The following bills were introduced:
III. B., No. 50. To repeat Section 1922,
Referred.
SB, No. 115. Gold ser;es.) For the relief
of Parkersville Manufacturing Company.
of Lauderdale. Passed.
III. b., No. 80. To amend Section z, TO
amend rules of practice in criminal cases,
approved April 18th, 1872, etc, Referred.
Ell. B., No. 101. To preserve the peace and
prevent homicide. Referred.
Fl. B., 102. In relation to driving stock iii
the counties OF Marion, Perry, Pearl Han
cock, Harrison, Jackson, Greene, Wayne,
Jones and CovingtOn. Referred.
Ii. B.. No. lob. To amend Section Pap OF
Code, relating 10 Insurance. Referred.
III. B.. No. los. To declare the town OF
Pascagoula port of entry, etc. Referred.
On the question of the rightful member
from Harrison county, MeSSrs. Lindsay and
Seal being contestants-an animated debate
ensued in which Messrs. Fisher, Carter,
(colored) and Webster, {colored) participate
ed on the side of Mr.. Lindsay--and MeSsrs-
Mcintosh, Kimbrough and Lowry in behalf
of Mr.. Seal. The contestants also presented
their claims. The House decided in favor
of Lindsay by vote of 80 to 81.
THE AUDITOR GIVES THE (ACTING) GOVERN
OR ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER.
OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCoUNTsl
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 30, 1873.
To the Legislature of the
State Of Mississippi:
From the special message of his Excel
lency, the Governor, TO your honorable
body on the 18th inst, vetoing House Joint
Resolution, No. 1, in relation to the pur-
chase of "a site for new Penitentiary,
am surprised TO find the following passage:
81 notice with some regret that the Audi
tor of Public Accounts, having ignored the
Executive in seeking out new and un-
usual channel of communicating his annual
report to the Legislature, has also been
pleased to go far outside the line of his
official duty as to take cogniZance of mat
tiers of which he can have no official knowl
edge, and he preSumes to recommend that
the appropriation made for the purchase OF
a site for a new Penitentiary be withdrawn
| trust this recommendation of the Auditor
will receive at your hands the consideration
it deserves"
As to my having ignored the Executive
and found a new aud unusual channel of
communicating my annual report Co the
legislature" | would respectfully call at
tention to section 13l, Revised Code of 1871,
defining the duty of the Auditor OF Public
Accounts relative to this whole matter, by
which it will be seen that the Auditor is re-
quired TO make two annual reports, one to
the Legislature and one to his Excellency,
the Governor. The report to the Governor
was made on the Sth inst. If it was possible
| for me to add anything to the express re-
quirements of the statute to who my re-
ports should be addressed. L would respect
/ fully state. that instead of the channel being
| new and unusual" it was in strict accord
ance with the practice of ali my predeces-
! sors in this office, which has been uniform,
] and without exception, from the founding
of the State Government to the present
time; and as to my having gone ''outside of
/ my official duties in recommending the
withdrawal of the uneXpended balance of
the appropriation OF $4,000 for the pur-
chase of a site for the Penitentiary. | beg
! leave to call attention to the following ex-
| tract from the same section of the Code, to-
] wit:
s.He shall also submit in such reports a
particular statement of all uneXpended
| balances of appropriations with Information
| as to the propriety OF withdrawing or CON
! tinuing the same, or Increasing the amount"
! And now. that the question OF courtesy
/ has been raised and not wishing TO be ex-
celled by His Excellency, in this respect,
/ therefore desire To cali attention To t,co
| items in his annual message To the Legisla-
! ture at the opening of the present session.
touching matter of which the Auditor of
1 Public Accounts is required, under the law
| to take official ''cognlZance," / allude to
/ the comments of his EXcellency on the
grave and important question OF State FIJI
nance, in the course of which he inform ed
| the Legislature, that the rate OF taxation
for 1871 was live mills" aud that of 1872
was '.seven mills whereas the law and the
1 official instructions from this Office together
/ with the assessment rolls aud all other
official documents applicable To the subject
I show that the rate OF State tax for the for
| nler year was four mills on the dollar. and
for the latter eight and one-half mills. See
Revised Code of 1871. Section 1868. and act
approved April 4th, 1872, Sections and IL
Acts of 1872, p. Is
| All OF which | submit reply to- and
refutation of charges made, and in vindica-
ton of my action relative To the matter re-
ferred 10.
| / have the honor To be.
Respectfully, your ob't serv't.
ri. MUsGROVE,
Auditor of Public Accounts.