The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-21

he clerk OF the Secretary OF the Sta
thy striking out 81 900, and inserting Sl,2O
: lost
Mr.. Little moved to strike out 81 900. al
l insert $ll75; lost.
! Mr.. Bridges moved TO strike ont $1,000 al
; insert 81 800; lost.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to trike out 81 o,
and insert S!.10O; carried.
Mr.. Gleed moved to amend the salary
the Clerks of the Office OF Auditor Of Publ
Accounts by striking out 81 200 andinscrtin
SLIGO; carried.
Mr.. Gilmer moved to amend the salary
Deputy Auditor by striking out. $ 400, an
inserting Sl,500
Mr.. Bennett moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out $1,000 and insertin
81, 200; tabled.
Mr.. Shirley moved TO strike out 81 400 AM
insert 81 200; tabled.
On motion OF Mr. Stone. Gen Stewart
Chancellor of the State University at Oxford
was invited TO a seat within the bar OF tn
1 Senate.
Mr. Gray moved to amend the salary o
the Clerk of the State Treasury, by strik
ing out sl400, and inserting 81 100, car
ried
Mr.. Smith of Claiborne, moved to amend
| the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme
Court by striking out s., 800, and inserting
$500.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting $4,000; carried.
Mr.. Taylor moved To amend the salaries oi
the District Judges by striking out $500
and inserting $4,000.
Mr. Gieed moved to amend The amend
ment Dy making the salary $4,000.
Mr.. Albright moved to table the amend
ment TO the amendment; carried.
Mr., Little moved that the bill be referred
to the Judiciary Committee, with instruc-
tons TO report bill reducing the salaries OF
| all officers to 20 per cent below what is now
| provided ty law. Mr.. Caldwell moved To
table the motion; carried. Recurring on
/ the motion of Mr.. TAYLOR Mr. Blrrow
moved to amend by making the salary
$4,000. which was tabled and the motion OF
! Mr.. Taylor was carried.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend the salaries
of Chancery Judges by striking out 50 600.
| and inserting 81 500; carried.
Mr.. Bridges moved to amend the salaries
/ of District Attorneys as follows:
An annual salary of s 800, to be paid
| quarterly, with fees as follows: $40 on all
| convictions for retailing liquors ana gam
| bling; SO for convictions for all other fell
onies or misdemeanors the State i'm no case
to be responsible for such fees. Also ten per
cent on all forletures of reco0nizanceS
| where the money is collected thereon. and
ten per cent. on all other moneys collected
| by them in their official capacity
| Mr.. Gleed moved to amend the salary of
| District Attorneys by striking out 81 600 and
| inserting 81 300; tabled
Mr.. Furlong moved to amend by strik-
ing out $1,000, and inserting $4,000; ia
| bled
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Claiborne the
Hon. Green MlllsapS, ex-senator from the
Sixth District, was invited to seat within
the bar of the Senate.
Mr.. Gilmer moved to amend the salary
of the Superintendent of Education by
striking out $1,000, and inserting 50 900 car
ried,
Mr.. Bennett moved to amend the salary
of the Keeper of the Capitol by striking out
200 and inserting 5 800; tabled.
MIR. Gllmer moved to ameld the salary of
the superintendent of the Penitentiary by
striking out $1,000 and inserting $1,000.
Mr.. Bennett moved to amend the amend
ment by making the salary 81 500: lost.
And recurring on Mr.. Gilmer's motion, it
was carried.
Mr. Glee1 moved to amend the first sec
ton, adding a new paragraph as follows
Commissioner of immigration, $500.
Lost.
Mr.. Sessions moved. to amend the first
section, by adding the following provfso
Provided, the salaries of Supreme Judges
and Circuit Judges shall remain as now
terms of office of the present incum bents ::
carried.
Mr. Campbell moved to amend section J..
by adding, to the Attorney General, one
clerk; to the Superintendent of Education,
one clerk.
Mr.. FurIong moved to lay Unat portion in
relation to the Attorney General on TIE
table; carried
On motion of Mr.. Shirley, the Hon. J A
Orr, Judge of the 9TH Judicial District, was
invited to a seat within the bar of the
Senate.
And recurring on the motion to add, one
clerk for the superintendent of Education,
the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Warner moved to have the bill en-
crossed. and made a special order at 10
O'Clock tomorrow carried.
Here the Senate went into executive Ses-
sion, and after certain proceedings had
therein, the doors were thrown open.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Holloway-Be it resolved by the
Senate, the House concurring. that the con-
current resolution passed at the special se--
sion of the Legislature, in 1874, in relation
to the appointment of Committee to in
vestigate the acts and proceedings of the
LeVce Board of District y O. /, be and the
same Is hereby rescinded, and that the Gov
ern or be requested to inform the Lcgisla-
ture whether the Board Of Leyee Commits
sioners of said District No. l, have complied
with the requirements Of section q, OF the
Act creating said Board, in relation to
making annual reports to the Governor;
adopted.
BY Mr.. Gray-Resolved, That the Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Senate, be instructed
to proceed Immediately and bring the SEN
ator, j. NJ. L. Williams, state senator OF the
Fourth Senatorial District, and Hon. Geo.
White, State Senator OF the Second State
Senatorial District, and bring said Senators
before the Senate and all expenses incurred
by the Sergeant-at-Arms in bringing said
Senators to the Capitol, shall be paid by
the Senators.
Mr.. Warner offered the following substi-
tute:
Resolved, That the 6ergeant-at-Arms be
instructed to notify Senators J. NJ. p. Will
liams and Geo. w. White, to Immediately re-
port to the Senate, as they are absent with
out leave. And the substitute was adopt
ed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
By Mr.. Gray--S. b. MOTTO repeal certain
parts of IAN Act to incorporate the Board Of
Levee Commissioners for Bolivar, Wash
ington and IssaGuena counties, and for other
purposes, approved Nov. p, 1850, and A ri
4 1872; and TO authorize the sheriffs of said
counties to sell the lands delinquent for the
tax levied and assessed by said Board of
Levee Commissions under section three 81
of said Act, approved April 4, 1872 Re
ferred.
The following bills were introduced and
read a first time. and under a suspension OF
the rules read a second time aud referred.
By Mr.. STREET.-THE reduce the corporate
limits of the city of Meridian.
By Mr.. Little--To amend an Act supple
mental 10 the charter OF the Nicks burg and
Meridian Railroad Company.
By Mr.. SessionsTo abolish the Board OF
Registration and to provide for more eco
nomical registration of voters.
By Mr.. Taylor-To fix the salaries OF
County Superintendent of Education.
BY Mr.. SesSions--To amend section 2S20
of the Revised Code of 1871 SO as to author
ize Circuit Judges to pronounce sentence OF
death in vacation, in cases where, from any
cause. the sentence of the court has not been
executed.
To Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Sess ions-In relation to suits be-
fore Justices of the Peace.
By Mr.. Price--To amend chapter II OF
the Revised CoGe of ISL.
To make warrants receivable for State and
county taxes.