The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-04-24
EzOISE.
SEVENTY-FIFTH DAY.

SATURDAY, April 10 1873.
The following privileged report was pre-
seuted
Mr.. SPEAKER -
Four Committee on Public Printing, to
whom was referred ). Il. No. 43S. an act to
provide tor the election of District Attor-
neYs and Clerks oi the Circuit and Chan
Gerry Courts ct this State. have considered
the same and instructed me to report the
bill back with the recommendation that it
do pass.
ALLEN +. HuGGINs, Chairman
MIR. SPEAKER:
The undersi gned, member of the Commit
tee on Public Printing, To whom was re
terred ;. Il. No. rs, entitled an act to pro-
vide for the election of District Attorneys
aud Clerks of the Circuit and Chancerv
Courts of this state, begs leave to dissent
from the majority report of said committee,
and would respectfully assign the following
reasons therefor:
lst. Because said act is in PLATA violation
of section Is, article 6, OF the State ConSti-
tuition, which reads a. follows:
The Clerk OF the Supreme Court shall
be appointed 10y said Court for the term of
four years, and the Clerk of the Circuit
Court and the Clerk Of the Chancery Court
shall be elected by the qualified voters OF
their several counties, and shall hold their
offices tor the term 81 four years"
n. Because HE first section of the bill
declares that the election held in Novem-
l. / H.. 4,
it was a general election. See section :,
article T. State Constitution, which reads as
follows;
"All general elections shall be by ballot
and shall! commence and be holden every
two years. etc.
81. Because said act, if it becomes a law,
will produce endless Litigation
The undersigned therefore recommends
that sand bill do not pass,
\. I. RoANE,
OF Committee.
And the bill was read the third time by
the following vote:
Yeas, 80; nays, 50.
NEAs-MessrS. Avery, Barrett, Bell, But
Kin, Brooks, Bush, Carter, Cessor Cooke,
Corcoran, Davis, Dixon. Everett. FiSLer
Foley, French, Gayles. Gill, Griggs, Handy
of Copiah, Handy OF Madison Haste. Hill.
Howard, Huggins, Holmes, Holland. Hous-
ton, Howe. Jacobs, Johnson OF Kinds John
son of DeSoto, Mallory. McCaWley. Morgan,
Nettles Plies, Reese. Shadd, Smith OF 'ru-
Mica, Stewart ct Holmes, Stewart of Noxu-
bee, Stone, opviman, SmOtherS sullivan,
Truehart, Webster, White and Wade.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Andrews. \ rmstead,
Applewhite, Baker, Benson, Bolton, Boyd
Bremen, Currie, Feemster, Ford, Gaines
Grace, Goar, Horton. Holloway, Hyer,Jones
Kelley, kimbrough, Leavell. Lopez Lowry
Mclnuis, Mcintosh. Mehie, Reed. Robbins,
Roane, Smith OF DeSoto. Street, SAWYER.
Wroton, Wharton and West.
TIE SUBSIDY WARRANT BRIBERY CASE
AGAIN.
The following report was presented fro M
the special Committee appointed to investi-
gate matters in connection with the issu-
ance OF Subsidy warrants:
Mr.. SPEAKER:
The Special Committee. appointed TO in
veStigate matters in connection with the
issuance OF Subsidy warrants. submit the
accom- pAnying testimony in relation 10 the
$3l25 placed in the hands of L. ) Hardep.
STATE Engineer. II will be seen that he re-
tanned $500 in currency for his individual
services II Will also be seen by reference
TO Col Hardee'S testimony, submitted with
our original report, that he suggested 10
Col. Falkner, at the outset. that money
woul put the thing through" and when il
placed in his hands for that purpose. he
retained the lions share, and the chief rea =
son therefor, as stated by himself, will be
found in the testimony.
ROBERT Lowry, Chairman.
o. c. French, III. NJ. STREET,
j. J. ePELLMAS. JAS. HILL.
The testimony win be produced here
atter.-EDs. CLARIoN.l
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. SPEAKER:
l am directed by his EXcellencY the Gov
ernor. TO inform the House of Represents
tives that he has accepted the resignation OF
the following members at the House, To
take effect at u Al, april 10, 1873:
Hon. John X. Lynch, OF Adams; Hon 4
r. Howe, OF Pamela; Hon. John Corcoran.
of Coahoma; Hon. William B. Avery, oi
Tallahatchie; Hon. d. l.. McCawlev, OF
Lowudes.
Governors Private Secretary.
Mr. Mcintosh presented the following
protest, which was ordered 10 be spread
upon the Journal:
PROTEST.
The undersigned, members Of the House
OF Representatives. respectfully enter this
their solemn protest against the action of
the Joint Convention OF the TWO Houses ON
the 18th inst, in electing one of their own
members as Commissioner of Immigration
and Agriculture. The election of Hon
Richard Griggs, member of the Legisla-
ture from IsSaquena county, Is in palpable
violation of section IS. article I, OF the Con-
stitution of this State, which says:
No Senator or Representative, during
the term for which he was elected. shall bt
appointed to any Office OF profit under thi:
State which shall have been created, or the
emoluments of which have been increased
during the time such Senator or Rspre.
sentative was in office, except TO such of
fees as may be filled by an election of th'
people,
The election, in our opinion, Is therefore
void, and the Auditor of Public Account
b unauthorized to Issue any warrant con-
mSeeSd with said eEaUe.