The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-18
HOUSEKEEPING SESSION.
THURSDAY, February IL. 1s7

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MOTION was made to reconsider I'll
vote whereby the 50 called judiciary r.
duetion bill was tabled, and to table til
motion t. reconsider. The motion I
table "a =; yeas 40. nays Al. All the Cor
serya'is s-:d the following Republican
voted y,a Messrs. Caradine. (col.) Chand
Ter, Cotton. Chilrs, (col.) Feemster, Fox
worth. Hicks COLI Landers, (col) Nc
Neese. (col) Peyton. Richards, (col.)
Lowndes and Walker, (col.) of Monro.
The adjournment in the morning did tn
work. and the bill was reconsidered an
considered by sections. First seetion-Ml
Eckford offered an amendment providing
that the counties In which offenses wer
committed. Mr.. Street moved to table frs
section and the amendment. Mr.. Gil
called for division of the question, and tn
! House refused to table the amendment
and the motion to table the first section wa
carried, yeas AZ, NAYS Al. And the friend
Of the bill seeing it was in fair way to b.
defeated, and to have time to change two o
three moro colored members, moved that /
| be postponed until tomorrow at IL O'Clock
which was carried.
Mr.. AvERY's biennial cleo
| offered in the morning, came up. 1t pro-
vides lst, That the political year shall begin
on the First Monday of each year, and the
general election shall take place on the
First Monday in November, 1876, (same
time rs the election for President, etc.
End, That the Governor and other State
officers shall hold their offices for three
years, beginning the First Monday in Jan
uary, 1873, 1.-TWO years and three months
after they were elected.) 3rd, All senators,
district and county officers, whose present
term Of Office is four years, and shall be
elected in 1875, shall hold their Offices for
three years; and all whose term of office is
two years, elected in 1875. shall hold for
three years; but there shall not be any ses-
sion of the Legislature of 1877, and the
Senators whose term of Office expires in
1877 shall be elected in 1877 for one year,
and their successors in 1878 are to be elected
for four years. 4th, At subsequent elections,
officers chosen shsll hold for terms now
provided for by the constitution.
Mr.. TIsoN opposed; said iC was too much
of good thing; thought the people would
have enough to attend to, to elect Presi-
dent upon one day; didn't like the feature
of electing officers so long before their terms
began. Mr.. Gill thought it was a good res
olution too many elections had been the
curse of the State did not think Mr.. Tison's
reasons were sufficient Mr.. Street said he
agreed that too many elections had been a
curse, but the elected had been more of a
curse. Some play of wit between Messrs.
Street and French. The roll was called and
the resolution failed to pass under the con-
two-thirds rule.
Yeas-Avery, Boyd of Oktibbeha, Cara
dine, Champlin, Chamberlin. Chrism as
Chiles, Edwards, French, Gill, Gayles, Han
dy, Haste, Harris. Mackey, Men eese, Nathan,
Peal. Pevton. Richards ofLowndes, Stevens
Smith of Claiborne, Stone, Truehart, Tate,
Thompson of Iowndes, WilbOurne, Will
liams, White, Walker of Monroe, Mr..
Speaker-31.
Nays-Atkins, Akers, Archer, Byrd of
Pearl. Boyd of Alfalfa, Boyd OF YaZoO, Cook,
Cotton, Campbell, Creeelius, Chavis, Davis,
benson, Eckford. Feemster, FOxwOrth, Gil
mer. Garrett, Graham, Horton of Pontotoc,
johnson of Itawamba. Jones, Leggett, Lam
ders. Morgan, Martin. Patterson. Packwood.
Reese, Rogers of Yalobusha, Randolph,
Smith of Jasper, StOckstill, Street. Sim
mons, Thompson of Montgomery, Thomp-
son of Greene, Tison, Walker of AlcOrn,
Wynn-40.
THE Senate resolution which, is precisely
the same, except it does not provide for the
election of State officers until 1877, when
they will be regularly elected, was taken
up, but was finally permitted to go over
without vote.
THE Senate Salary bill was taken up and
the House went into Committee Ofthe Whole
to consider the bill, Mr.. French in the Chair.
LIST Clause-Governor $4,000; Mr.. Peyton
moved to make it $4,000; lost; Mr.. Sullivan
So, 900; lost; Clause adopted; End Clause
Private Secretary $1,000; Mr.. Stone 81 500;
ost,clause adopted. Sd Clause-Lt.- Governor
ST 900; Mr.. Gill 81 500; lost, clause adopted.
Mr.. Gill moved to arise and report the bill
with recommendation that it pass; carried.
In the House, Mr.. Sullivan offered number
ofamendments increasing, in every instance,
all of which were lost. Mr.CessOr (col.) Of
fered an amendment increasing the pay ofthe
Superintendent. which created
some discussion lost Mr.. Street moved to
place the bill on its final passage; earried.and
the bill passed without amendment; the
motion to reconsider was tabled. The bill as
passed provides the following sal
aries: Governor $500; Private Secretary,
81 ,250; Lieut. Governor, 81 900; Secretary
of State, $500; Auditor, $2,500; Deputy
Auditor, $l,750; Auditor to be allowed six
clerks at 81, $50 each; Attorney General,
:, 800; Judges of Supreme Court, $4,000 each
Circuit Judges, $1,000 each; Chancellors'
each, 81 500; District Attorneys, 81 $50 and
fees as in Code of 1857; Superintendent of
$4,000; Superintendent's clerk,
81 900; Librarian, etc., $l.250; Superinten-
dent Penitentiary, $500; Physician to PEN
$500; Clerks to same, $1,000; SUI
peritendent Lunatic Asylum. $500; Super
intendent Blind Asylum, $500 Superin-
tendent Deaf and Dumb Asylum, $1,000;
provided Supreme and Circuit Judges shall
receive same as now until the expiration of
their terms of office.