The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-12

By Mr. Evtrctt-In relation to insolvent
estates of decedents
b Mr.. Stones. B. No. 42l, to fix the
! compensation of employees in the office OF
| Auditor of Public Accounts.
! The President appointed the folowin o
Special Committee on the Governors Mes
sage In relation TO dueling: Messrs. Bridges,
Price and Carter.
SENATE BILL
To reduce the compensation of the
mem bers of the Legislature Was taken
up.
! Mr. Warner moved to amend as follows:
| Strike out twenty cents per mile, and in
sertihg ten cents per mile Motion to table,
| lost.
! Mr.. Carter moved TO amend the amend
meat as follows: Strike ont ten cents and in
sert thereafter actual necessary travelling
expenses i'll gong and returning from the
| Legis azure.
Mr. Gray moved to table the amendment
to the amendment. Carried.
! Mr.. Albright moved to indefinitely post
pOne the bill and amendments. Lost
Several other dilatory motions We're made
and lost and Mr.. Warmers amendment wa
adopted.-Yeas pm ays 6.
Mr. Caldwell moved 10 strike ont ''inur
hundred dollar. salary and insert $780,
| Lost Yeas 13; Nays l5
| An amendment to make the law ta kp af-
feet January lst, 1876, was adopted, and the
| bill passed. \ taS %; Nays 3.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS,
| Be it Resolved by the Senate of the State
of Mississippi, (the House of Representa-
| tives concurring) That the action of Lieu
! tenant-Gereral Phillips Ii. Sheridan since
since assuming command of the States of
Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas, as part
of the Military District of Missouri, has
been such as should meet with the appro-
val OF AL laW-abiding and peace loving
citizens in the land.
Resolved further, We believe if the poll
cy enuncated by his letters be carried out,
! not only will murdererS who have long es-
capped justice be punished for their crimes,
but that peace and security, for life and pro-
perty will follow, and that every citizen will
De enabled peacefully enjoy the privileges
| guaranteed by the Constitution of the Uni
! ted States, which. up to the present time,
| they have been unable TO enjoy in large pOr-
! tiOns of the above mentioned States.
Resolved, further, That His EXcellency,
! the Governor. be requested to transmit a
| copy Of this resolution TO the President of
the United States and one copy to each of
cur Senators and Representatives IN Con-
| gress.
Mr.. Gray called for the previous question
and the resolutions were adopted
YEAs-Messrs. Albright, Barrow, Bridges,
Caldwell, Campbell, Cullens, Gray, Gilmer,
| Packer. Price. Shirley, Smith OF Bolivar,
IL
Nays--Messrs Allen, Bennett, Carter,
Everett. Fur'ong Graham, Holloway, Hen
derson, Mcneil. Mendenhall, Steele Stone,
Taylor, Thornton--14.
| Dy Mr.. Smith. Of ClaibOrne--
Resolved bv the Senate and House of Rep
resentativps That the President of the Sen
! ate ami the speaker of the House of Repre-
| SeutAiives be an horiZed to close the presel.t
session by adiourning their respective
Houses. sine die, on the first day of March
! 1885, at II o'cinck NJ.
Mr.. Srone moved to amend by striking
our March and inserting February. Carried
and the resolution was adopted
/ > j. Res. No So, relating to an amend
ment to the Constitution for biennial ses-
Sions of the Legislature was taken up.
! Passed its first reading by the following
vote:
Yeas, D; nays.3.
ROUSE BILL.
and Legislature.
A number OF local bills were indefinitely
| posi- poned.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF MIssIssIPPL)
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
JACKSON. Miss, Jan. II, 1879
| To the Senate:
| GENTLEMEN: In compliance with ). j.
| RPS. approved MARCH OU'il' 1O1t,
| Hon. J. J. Smith to investigate the financial
affairs Of the State Hospital at Natchez, and
herewith submit his report. His conclu-
sions is as follows:
| 1t is my opinion therefore that the Treas
urer of the Trustees of the State Hospital at
| Natchez. the Hon. E. J. CASTILLO, has failed
to account satisfactorily for the sum of
seven thousand five hundred and tifty-two
dollars and eighty-One cents. And that the
! State is entitled to receive from him and his
bondsmen and from Trustees the named
amount, unless they can make satisfactory
showing of disbursements other than those
| already furnished
! recommend an appropriation of $500 be
| made 70 c0mpensate the Commissioner for
his labor ana expense in the investigation.
Respectfully,
ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.
! Mr. Graham moved that the report be re
! ferred TO Committee on Claims. Carried
| Bv Mr.. Stone-To remove the disabilities
of Geo. S. Inge, of Alcorn county