The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-04-09
HOUSE.
FRIDAY, April 3 1874.
SENATE BILLS.
Adjourned

An Act to pay certain unl;quidated claims
against the state on account of the Iunatic
ASYLUM: was considered at great length
and passed y cas- 49, Nays 80.
Mr.. Tisou. OF Lee. and Mr.. Johnson, of
Itawamba, offered This explanation Of their
votes
We vote against this bill for the reason
that there has not been presented TO this
House one scintilla OF legal evidence show
ing that the State is indebted to these con-
tractors, Messrs. kearry Il Stanton, one
cent; but upon the other hand, IT, has been
shown beyond a doubt that the State has
already appropriated twenty-nine thousand
dollars over aud above the amount that
these contractors agreed to do the " DIRK for,
and this bill simply provides that an aadi-
tional gilt OF twenty-three thousand dollars
shall be made TO these contractors, without
any consideration by the State.
Mr.. Ii. >. Smith offered the following eX
PLANTATION of his vote:
voted against the passage of this bill for
the following reason: They have been paid
i'm full already $4,000 more than they were
entitled to, and the State has no money to
give away.
Mr.. n. G.. Gill, offered the following expla-
nation of his vote:
voted against this bin because it gives
Kearry & Stanton $4,000 for work which
they nave already been paid by the State
$4,000 more than they agreed and con-
tracted TO do the work in question for.
f. \. Clover offered the following ex-
PLANTATION of his vote:
Mr. SPEAKER: vote in the affirmative be-
cause | believe 1t is not good policy for this
State To demand that from her citizens
W hich is not equitable and just.
Mr.. Spelman offered the following eXpia-
nation OF his vote:
| voted aye because l believed that the
claim OF Messrs. kearry x Stanton was just !;
and that the State should faithfully dis
charge all Of its obligations.
Mr.. Ford offered the following eXplana-
ton of his vote:
/ voted against thi, bill to pay the pre-
tended claim of Kearry & Stanton for the
plain reason that there is not even Il SEM
blance of justice or merit In 1t. 1t is u bold
naked demand of tweuty-three thousand
dollars, without stating even one fact, so far
as have heard to show that the claim
against the State has any foundation. The
passage of the bill is to give, a mere
bonus, that much money out of the pockets
of an already impoverished people to men
who have already had given them over and
above The amount agreed upon-the sum of
twenty-nine thousand dollars The state
has not the means to pay Is debts. and Ger
taiuiy no money to give away,
NJ Cotton and Mr.. McNeese, in eXplana-
tion of their votes, adopt the remarks of
Mr.. Ford their reasons for voting nay
on tie passage of the bill.
MeSsrs. Handy, GayIeS. Shorter and Nose
" oHcEed JliS IoiION ltl0 SA pidudJlOO OF lHeiE
votes:
We vote for the bill because are salts
fed and believe that on equity aud justice
the State Is indebted 10 kearry & Stanton
tor tIe amount appropriated. having re-
ceiVel the benefit of the amount, as evil
,;euced bJ the buildings, aS they are now
constructed. and by the affidavits and evil
denee presented to the House.
MeSsrs. r lndolph, J, 4. johnson, CasSor,
Truehart and Morgan offered the following
explanation of their votes:
Mr.. SPEAKER; We explain our votes upon
this important measure. and Will state that
voted for this bill because il is undJubU-
edly just demand. and a Representatives
of the peep of this State, will never
vote for any measure wherein the rep resen-
natives of the people seek the chance 81
lodging the responsibilities of it's just
debts.
Mr.. Walker of Monroe offered the follow
ing explanation Of his vote. =
/ vote for tile passage of this bill because
some men say thai those men are entitled
to this money aud some say that they are
not. SO | vote for il. anu trust the Govern
or TO veto it it it is NOT right, he has We
toed some bills that has passed this House
that was not right.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Mr.. SPEAKEs: Your Special Committee
appointed To investigate the charges against
the official character of 0. c. French, submit
herewith all of the testimony taken in the
case
We have made such investigation as the
limited time and the press of other duties
would permit. We have summoned other
witnesses who have failed to attend.
From all the testimony we have been able
to obtain, there is nothing rejecting on the
official charaeEaF of the Q0Del0mQn named