The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-14
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allowance for th- support of pri-oner;
confined in the county iail- in this state
By Mr.. Men eese-- An Act TO amend al
/ Act to prevent the sale Of vinous and spirit
uous liquors in the town of Macon, approved
By Mr. Matthews-An Act t. amend an
Act entitled al Act in relation to the sale Of
homeStead-.
By Mr. Matthews--An Act in relation to
| the sale OF Mississippi Reports
By Mr.. FoX4orth--An Act for the relief
Of Alexander f. Foxworth, OF Marioncoun-
". amt Others.
By Mr. Packwood-An Act to enable the
Board of Supervisors OF Pike county 70 Dor
row money by issuing interest bearing ho' d.
for the purpose ii building a Court
house, clerks offices and jail Tor said coun-
Bv Mr. Stubb=--An Act To repesl section
10 of an Act entitled an Act to amend the
Revenue laws. and for other purposes,
approved April 5rh, 1872 SO far as the
some relates to the office Of Poll Tax Coll C
tor
By Mr. Spight--An Act to repeal sections
6 and Of an Act entitled an Act to incor-
porate the town ofDGIna., in Tipoah coun-
", passed the Huuse March 3 1874, passed
y SeS.
BY Mr. Spight--An Act to provide for the
Incorporation of cities and towns without
legislation.
c mmitted to the county Jail to labor on
public works
Is Mr.. Deuson--An Act for the relief of
S,l'se f. Whiting aud Carue.ia c. " hitting
children OF the tie f y. Whiting.
BY Mr.. Denson--An Act for the relief of
a. b, Holt. All referred.
BILLS PASSED.
BY Mr.. Hasie- An Act in relation TO GER
ain books in the office of Secretary OF
~T2te.
:. B. An Act TO regulate trials by jury in
civil suits,
>. An Act to regulate the venues of
suits az inst owners OF steamboats, and other
water crafts
H. b An Act supplemental to an Act I"
divide Yalobu~fa county into two Circuit
and two Chancery Court Districts.
HE SHERIDAN RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. Ce~sor-A resolution that was
verba i'm copy of the one intr1duced in tn
Senare, endorsing Phil. Sheridan. 1t was
adopted under the previous question:
IEAs--Messrs. Avery, Bruut, Boyd ct Ok
tihbeha, Boyd of Yazoo, Boyd of Warren,
Clover, Caradine, Ccssor, Chamberlain, Cot
ton, Clemens. Chilrs, Chavis, Davis. Ed
wards, FItzhugh, Gill, Green. Handy. Har-
Mccain. Monroe, Matthews, McNresr, Pat
ter~on, Peal Rogers OF Marshal, Randolph
Richards OF LOwndeS. Smith OF Claiborne.
Speman, Sm0thers, ~ kes, Simmons. Snlii-
liam- Wealth trly, Whit, w &shiugion, Wal
ker OF Monroe. MIR Speaker--47
NAYs--Messrs Atkins, AkerS, Archer.
Byrd OF Franklin. Byrd of Pearl, Boy of
AJtaia, Coo X, Chandler. Crecclius, Deval.
benson, Ecktord Eeemster, Ford, Fox
worth, Cline, g ,rrett. O raham, Horton az
Calhoun. johnson ct Itawamba. LogKrtt,
Martin. Pack wooi, Rogers OF Yalobu~iIa,
Richards OF Yazon, ShaCtu X, Spi ght san til
OF Jasper, St"ck>till, otu6o-, Thorn psun 81
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Mr., PackwOod explained his vote upon
the adoption of the resolution a. fellows:
| vote no because | believe the action OF
General SheTi IAN since his arrival in Louis
lana, i worthy Of his high position a. Il
military commander. and whose action a.
said military commander viii rank him il
history alongside OF Nero and C2Gyua.
Mr. SpiLht explained his vote A. follows:
| vote no because am not willing t. IN
dOr~e The action OF any military satr2p in
his effort to ride over the purcst and most
sacred principles Of true republican gov
eminent, and to inaugurate system which
must result in untol1 misch ief
Mr.. Byrd of ErankIyn. explained his vote
as follows:
Ivut. mo" because / don't believe that
any necessity exists at the present term for
"A military govern ment in this ) ate, ana tor
the further reason that the courts.in thi>
State are amply snilfcien' t. grant redresses
Mr.. Rogers. of VI rshail introduced the
following resolutions:
Resolved. That the Sargelnt-at Arms be
inSt,uced to report 10 this House At once the
names o the porfers and pages employed bJ
him. by order of the II use and that the.
names bee spread upon the Journals OF the
House, a an evidence of eaid employment
Adopted.
Mr. Avery introduced the 70 lowing rcso-
luton:
Resolved, That committee OF three be
appoint,d ~ ascertain by What authority
certificate of pay have been Issued to Ger
tain committee clerks, the House having
passed "a resolution To withhold their pay
until the report of the JOINT Committee on
tha5 subject. Adopted.
Committee, Messrs. Avery, benson and
Cessor.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The special committee on the death Of
Hon VIM. NJ Thames, made the following
port:
Whec.as IL is with deep regret and pro-
found sorrow that have heard an
nouuced the death OF the Hon. wm. VI
Thames. a member of this Hou>e from tie
county of Newton. which occurred at hi>
residence on The 9th inst, in said county.
and.
Whereas. II is the wish O Ibis body to
conve, e. his nereaved family friends. and
cons III aents tie evideI. G. OF high este' III in
" hich he was held by hi> fellO members ut
the Ha,se of r Pre-sntattves, 'or hi quiet
and mode>t demeAror, courteous bearing
and private ami public virtues,
Therefor Resolved, That il is with pro
found sorrow. that We record the ,eath OF
the Hon. VIM. NJ. Thames. Which sad
event tfauspiresl At lis residence on the 9Th
inst.
Resolved, That As citizen, friend, hus-
IA. father. senator and Representative in
the Legislature fnr -eTies of years an {
Probate JUICE Of his county, he WAS fai IL
ful n ne Trust cnntided in him.
Resolved, That we bear willing tes'Iino-
ny 10 the uniform kindness, calm. Ggnifird.
and upright conduct OF the deceased While a
nv III Der OF this body.
Resolved. Tina; as a mark of our high ap-
prrcia ion OF the deceased and TO Derpc'uate
his memory on the archives of the State.
that this preamble and resolutions be spread
upon the journal of the House am copy
of the same be transmitted u the family oi
the deceased, and that the Hall be draped in
mOu ming.