The weekly clarion., 1875-01-21
HOUSE.
LEAVE of absence granted Mr.. Packwood

LEAVE of absence SrahtOU -
of Pike for two days
1,,,, Iornr Resolution amending the con-
;t.1.jon abolishfng the provision that there
iIi ,ot he more than four counties IN +"
SIi'nI,carv District; and providing that the
7 agisIatI1re may put as many COUNTIES ~
district as it may deem proper--p4isiIe pa e. 4,
t,,ir tvvo nays-Messrs Cessor ana Lam
IirS GnrSS both coiored, and both from Jefferson
Mo u.RR1s tcol.) introduced resolu-
-, seftin0 forth that certain peIsou7
have charged irregularities against =. " " .
C9rdozo. State superintendent OF uUllO
Education, and providing Tor Nessrs
GI,rris. Icol. y Greer. Smith OF Jasper l'Au-
Jolnh fcol.) and Truehart (col) Inc COZ.
I;ya v,as drawn by the chair on the Whlle
Pepublicans in the appointment OF the coH4-
mittee-)
Nfp SrRFrr introduced resolution au-
.boriIino Tax-payers' committee TO present
and read their memorial tomorrow, whlch
Mr.. HANDY lcoI.) offered resolution that
the Speaker of the House issue certlncAIe es
t. employees as provided In the Ia" oI 10
Mr. Street moved to strike out law OF
1S72~ and insert according TO the ordef
tbe House" The effect of Handys res
oiution was 10 oincrease the pay of, and num-
her of employees which the 0rdef oI I,'
House has reduced this session. Mr.. street s
aoTion 70 strike out and insert was 10
.cbeck-mate this. Mr.. Walker, (col.) moved
IA table Mr. Streets motion; lost, ana the
resolution was lost. The House has maue
no retrenchment this Session except IN the
matter of employees and the resolution
would have undone that
THE rules were suspended ana the con-
current resolution upon the employees WAS
taken up. Mr.. Cessor (coL) offered reso-
luton to the same effect rs Mr.. Hardys (coi)
Mr. Avery offered substitute, That the
House authorize the employment OF the
same number Of employees as last session,
except special committee clerks. Mr.. Street
moved to strike out special" Mr. Avery
moved to table carried. Mr.. Cessor lcol.)
moved to table the substitute; lost and thc
substitute was adopted. During the pending
of the resolution. substitute. etc, there was
a desultory debate or gene al talk--in which
Mr. Avery stated that the special COM
mittee clerks of last session had been draw
ing pay TO this time without doing any SER
vice.
Mr.. MCKEE introduced a resolution TO in
Vestigate whether or not members OF the
House owned stock i'm the Pilot Publishing
Comp Mr.. Shorter (col.) moved To IA
BILE. Mr. Glover asked him to withdraw the
motion Mr.. Shorter said he made the mo-
ton in good faith, but withdrew the mo-
lion. Mr.. Glover claimed the floor. The
Speaker started to put the question Mr..
clover claimed the floor. The Speaker said
h did not hear. Mr.. Clover said "lt had
ban itishould play so the Speaker could
hear Speaker: "What did the gentleman
say :" Glover: 81 said | had short hand
reporter employed and would speak so he
could: take it down. Speaker: "Ncry
WE'LL" Mr.. Glover favored the investiga-
tion, bat did not see what wrong there was
in member owning stock in the Pilot Of
flee. Mr.. Sullivan wanted MI Mcktc TO
state what he eX pected to make by the iu-
vestigation. Mr. McKie said the taxpayers
of the State were groaning under the euor-
IL L..
wanted TO find out If any members OF the
printing committee were interested in keep
ing the appropriation for that purpose at The
present figure.
THE Alcorn University rebellion" reso-
luton, with Senate amendment came up.
Mr.. Tison asked if the rebellion had not yet
been suppressed. Mr.. street moved TO
amend by wing the expenses should not
exceed 5000 adopted and the Senate amend
ment was cOncurred In.
UPoN the resolution instructing members
of Congress to favor Subsidies to the south
ern Pacific Railroad, Mr.. Tisou opposed the
resolution and the general system OF subsi-
dies, and moved TO indefinitely postpone;
carried.
The Committee TO ascertain whether
members of the House are stockholders Of
the Pilot are Messrs. Mckie, Garrett and
MOSeley.
The Senate bill to make the salary of
members of Legislature $4OO instead of $500
l0c. mileage instead Of poe. Mr. Cessor
(col.) appealing to the color Of the negro
members said that it was direct stab at
them so as to prevent poor men rom being
mem bcrs of the Legislature. lie opposed /
the bill. Mr.. Calls (col) followed IN the |
same strain. Mr.. T>ou favored the bill. Dur |
ing the discussion upon this bill there wa /
never less than fifteen members on the tloor /
and generally from b 10 81 by actual count. |
The order that is preserved iu the House of |
of the State OF Mississippi |
would do credit to Bcdam.
Mr.. MCFARLAND (col J, To give Tire Ed h
itor Of the Brandon Republican Il chance
to get something TO put in, voted yea. Mr.. /
Lynch (eol voted yea becuu-c he thought |
$500 was little enough, he would rather |
have it $1,000, which lac proposed the other
lay. Cessor's amendment adopted. Yeas
Il. Nays IS; anu the biI and amendment |
were indefinitely postponed.