The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-12
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row money by issuing interest bearing bonds
ior the purpose of building a Court
house, Clerks offices and jail Tor said coun
ty.
BY Mr.. Stubbs--An Act TO repeal section
10 of an Act entitled an Act to amend the
Revenue laws, and for other purposps
approved April 5h, 1872 so far as the
same relates to the office of PollsTax Collpc-
tor.
By Mr. Spight--An Act to repeal sections
and of an Act entitled an Act TO incnr~
porate the. town of Dumas, in TipDah conn
ty, passed the House March g. 1874. passed
the Senate April 2, 1874, and for other pur-
poses.
BY Mr.. Spght--An Act TO provide for the
Incorporation of cities and towns without
legislation.
BE- Mr. Spight-An Act to REQUIRE persons
committed TO the county Jail to labor on
public works
, BY Mr.. Denson--An Act for the relief of
Sallie K. Whiting and Carnelia c. WHITING
chIldren Of the late F. \. Whiting.
BY Mr., Denson--An Act for the relief OF
a. b. Holt. All referred
BILLS PASSED
by MIR. Hasie-- An Act in relation to GER
tam books in the office of Secretary OF
State. -
;. B. An Act to regulate trials bv Jury in
civil suits. 80
,, B. an Act to regulate the venues of
suits agtinst owners OF steamboats, and other
water crafts
II. b An Act supplemental to an Act to
olNlde aiObusha county into two Circuit
ana tWo Chancery Court Districts.
THE SHERIDAN RESOLUTION.
BY MIR. Cessor--A resolution that was a
verbatim copy OF the one introduced in the
Senate, endorsing Phil. Sheridan, 1t was
adopted under the previous question:
EAS--MessrS. Avery, Brunt, Boyd of Ok
uhbeha. Boyd of 1aZoO, Boyd Of Warren,
Clover Caradine. Cessor, Chamberlain, Cot
ton, Clemens Chiles, Chavis, Davis, Ed
wards, Fitzhugh, Gil, Green. Handy. Har-
rlson, johnson of DeSoto. Jones, Lynch.
Mccain, Monroe, Matthews, McNcese, Pat
ters0n, Peal Rogers of Marshall. Randolph.
Richards OF LOwndes. Smith of Claiborne.
Spelman, SmotherS, Sykes, Simmons, Sulli-
van, Ir4ehart, Thompson of LOwndes, Will
liams, Weatherly, White, Washington, Wal
ker OF Monroe Mr. Speaker--47.
NAYs---Messrs. Atkins, Akers, Archer,
Byrd OF Franklin, Byrd of Pearl, Boyd of
Attala, Coook, Chandler, Crecelius, Deval,
benson, Ecktord, Feemster, Ford, Fox
worth, Gllme~, Garrett, Graham, Horton of
Calhoun, johnson of Itawamba. Leggett,
Martin. PackwOOd, Rogers of YafOhusha
Richards of YazOO, Shattuck, Spight Smith
of Jasper. Stockstill Stubbs, Thorn pson of
Greene, Tison, Walker of Alcorn, Wynn
%.
Mr.. Packwood explained his vote upon
the adoption of the resolution as f1llows:
vote 10 because | believe the action of
General Sheridan since his arrival in Louis
lana, Is unworthy of his high position as a
military commander, and whose action as
SAID military commander will rank him in
history alongside of Nero and CaliouIa.
Mr.. Spight explained his vote as follows:
L vote no because | am not willing to en-
dOrSe The action of any military satrap in
his effort to ride over the purest and most
rod rNFI inn gNINO <Nft III
ernment, and to inaugurate system which
must result in untold mischief.
Mr.. Byrd OF Franklyn, explained his vote
as follows:
1Vote 'no" because | don't believe that
any necessity exists at the present term for
Il military government in this State, and for
the further reason that the cOurts:in this
State are amply sufficient to grant redresses
for all the wrongs complained of
Mr.. Rogers. of NJ rshall introduced the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at- Arms be
instruced TO report to this House at once the
names Of the pOrterS and pages employed by
him, by order of the House, and that the
names be spread upon the Journals of the
House, as an evidence of said employment
Adopted.
Mr.. Avery introduced the following resO-
luton:
Resolved, That committee of three be
appointed tO ascertain by what authority
certificates OF pay have been issued to GER
tain committee clerks, the House having
passed resolution to withhold their pay
until the report of the Joint Committee on
that 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
report:
Whereas It is with deep regret and pro-
found sorrow that we have heard an
nOunced the death OF the Hon. VIM. M.
Thames. a member of this House from the
county of Newton. which occurred at his
.esidence on the 9th inst, in said county,
and
Whereas 1t is the wish of this body to
convey to his Dereaved family, friends, and
constituents the evidence of high esteem in
which he was held by his fellow members OF
the House of representatives, tor his quiet
and modest demeanOr, courteous bearing
and private and public virtues,
Therefore Resolved, That it is with pro-
found sorrow. that we record the death OF
fhe Hon. VIM. NJ. Thames. Which sad
event trans pired at his residence on the 9th
inst.
Resolved, That as citizen, friend, hus-
band. father, senator and Representative in
the Legislature for series of years and
Probate Judge fhiS county, he was faith
ful 10 the trust confided in him.
Resolved. That we bear willing testimo-
nv To the uniform kindness, calm, di9ntied,
and upright conduct OF the deceased while
mem aer of this body.
Resolved, That as a mark of our high APP
arpciation of the deceased and To perpetuate
ais memory on the archives OF the State,
that this preamble and resolutions be spread
uDon the Journal of the House and "A copy
Of the same be transmitted to the family of
4 L l.. j,