The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-18
HOUSE.

Mr.. STREET moved to call up the Senate
bill reducing the salaries of county school
uperintendents from the committee of the
whole for the purpose of considering it.
Mr.. Gill moved to table; carried; yeas 48,
nays AZ; and the House proceeded to the all
i'm portant business of Incorporating "Bun-
combeburg," "Snckerspue," "Graytown,"
etc. How could it be expected that the
|, House could waste its valuable time consid
ering such unimportant questions as re-
duction of expenses and relief to the tax
payers, when these great cities are crying
aloud for acts of incorporation.
Mr.. LANDERs (col.) introduced a resolu-
ton informing the House of the death of
Hon. Geo. Ii. Holland, State Treasurer,
and providing for a committee on resolu-
lions ofrespcct, which was adopted. Com
mittee Messrs. Landers, French and Eek
ford.
THE Senate bill to appropriate 5000 to pay
witnesses in the Barton investigation, by
executive session of the Senate; passed;
also Senate bill appropriating $500 20 Nor
man Westervelt for arresting two convicts;
passed; yeas 56, nays 81
The bill reducing the leYee tax one cent
a pound on cotton and ten cent per acre on
land was reported unfavorably upon
Messrs. Ford, Champlin and Eckford
opposed the bill upon constitutional
grounds. Messrs. Jones, (col.,) Sullivan
and Tison favored the bill because it gave
relief to the people. During Mr.. Eckford's
speech, Mr.. Tison asked him if the Supreme
Court had not also decided the Union and
pap bands Sfifnf innal n n
if he was in favor OF abiding by the decision
and paying the bonds.
Mr.. Eekford said that the refusal to pay
was an act of reputation, and the passage
of this bill would be another act of repudia-
ton. Mr.. Champlin asked Mr.. Tison if he
believed the reputation of those bonds
were right. Mr.. Tison said that he was in
favor of the reputation; that he ran for the
Legislature in 1919 upon that very issue and
was elected. The bill passed; yeas "a, nays
II. Those voting "NO"-Messrs. Champlin,
Campbell, DenSoH, Eckford, Ford, Gilmer,
Leggett, Mackey, Martin, Shorter, [cOl)
Southworth and Wynn.
| THE Special Committee to whom were
referred the Senate Public Printing Re-
duction bill have agreed upon bill which
will be reported as soon as the rules permit.
1t provides the following allowances to the
Public Printer: Section l. For pamphlet
acts of the eAislature, 81 80 per page, tor
mum Der of pages in one copy; for Journals,
So 65 per page; for officers reports, mes
sageS, ETC., in pamphlet form, % 40 per
| page for memorials, resolutions, calendars
etc, two hundred copies, 50 81 per page;
publishing proclamations, advertisements,
etc., 75 cts. per square first insertion, 40 cts,
per square each subsequent insertion; for
publishing general laws and resolutions,
IS cents per square. Section I'd. That here
after the number of copies of reports OF
various officers are fixed for each officer
varying from 400 to 800, and of Pamphlet
acts $500 peoples. Sec. prohibits publication
In Pamphlet acts any but general laws and
resolutions, aud that the State Constitution
and amendments to the Constitution of the
e. S., shall not hereafter be printed in the
Pamphlet acts. Ser. A. That State reporter
shall receive 81 per page for 400 copies o.
reports.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
, TUESDAY, February Is, 1875.
Mr.. AVERY introduced q concurrent reSo-
luton appointing a committee to make ar
engagements for the Legislature to attend il
body the funeral of Hon. G.. H. Holland
late State Treasurer; adopted. Committed
for House, Messrs. Avery, Cessor, (eol.) APP
plewhite, Champlin and Peyton.
TIE special committee to whom was re-
ferred the Senate memorial to Congress, t.
make an appropriation to clean out thu
Tombig5ee river, reported substitute
which was passed, and Bro. David Johnson
! fish trap will get cleaned out.
) THE following bills were passed: Amend
Ing the dueIing law 90 as to make thu
fighting in private places as well as public
places indietable !; to secure the more speedy
trials of mandamus in certain cases; t
E prevent the sacrifice of real estate which
allows nnranns To radaam land sold snndn