The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-28
Mississippi Legislature
sENATE-THIRTEENTH DAY.

!, TUESDAY. Jan. IS, 1875.
Fl. B. (old series To be entitled an Act 70
the relief of oseph Willis, late State Archi
Z tect. Lost; yeas II, nays IL
ii. J. Res. In relation 10 payment of tn
expenses incurred by the COMMITTEE inEes
tigating charges against Judge Able Alder
son. Passed; yeas Is, nays 4.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Furlong-
Whereas, 1t Is announced that Lieutenana
, General Phillip n. Sheridan, United State
Army. now in command OF the Department
OF the Missouri, did on Monday, the lstl
of January, A D., 1875, detail an armed
body of soldiers, with orders TO enter th'
Courthouse in the city of Vicksbnrg, eoun
" of Warren, and State OF Mississippi, anC
did then and there remove at the point c
the bayonet one A, j. Flanagan, from tht
office of Sheriff of said county and State
and ordered him, the said A. J. Flanagan tf
deSist from any attempt to exercise tht
duties ofSheriff of said county and State
Aforesaid; and,
Whereas, The said A. j. Flanagan wa:
duly elected to the office of Sheriff of said
County and State, on the 3lst day of Decem-
Der, A. D.. 1874, under the laws and ConsLi-
tntion Of the State of Mississippi to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation OF Peter
| Crosby.
Resolved. That it is essential to the pres
| States, that the military power shall at all
times be subordinate TO the civil power
that the army shall not be called upon or
permitted to perform mere police duty
In any part of the Union; that the right
and duty of preserving order within the
several States shall at all times be recog-
nized as belonging TO the respective State
Governments, except in the single instance
| provided by the Federal Constitution,
which authorizes the General Government
to protect the states respectively against
| domestic violence upon the call of the Ex-
ecutiVe when the Legislature cannot be
| convened.
Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate.
the House concurring: That we consider
the action of General Sheridan an unwar-
! ranted and violent usurpation of power,
a violation of the Constitution and of fis
| duties as citizen, and as soldier, and de-
structive of all State rights and of the prin-
ciples of the Constitutional liberties of the
American people
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
| be forwarded TO our representatives in Con-
| gress, by the President of the Senate.
| Mr.. Steele offered the following amend
ment:
Amend second clause of the preamble
before the word elected, strike out the word
duly.
Strike out in same, all after 1874, to and
Inclusive of the word Mississippi.
Mr.. Barrow moved to table the amend
ment.
On motion, Mr. Bennett was excused
from voting on the amendment.
And the amendment was laid on the Ia
Bile, by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Albright, Barrow, Cald-
we'll, Campbell, Gleed, Gray, Little, Nc
Clare, Packer, Price Shirley, Smith OF
Bolivar, Smith of Claiborne, Stuart, futile,
Warner and Williams-l7.
NAYs-Messrs. Alien, Cullens, Furlong,
Graham, Holloway, Henderson, Mcneil,
Steele Stone. ThOrntOn-l0.
Mr.. Warner moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
Mr.. Gray called the previous question;
sustained. and the resolution was indefn-
itely postponed by the following vote:
lEAs-Messrs. Albright, Barrows, Ben
nett. Caldwell. Campbell, Gieed, Gray, Lit
tie. Mcclure, Packer, Price, Shirley, Smith
of Bolivar Smith of Claiborne Stuart. Tut
tie, Warner, Williams-lS-
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Carter, Furlong,
Graham, Holloway, Mcneil, Steele, Stone,
Tnornton-9.
Leave of absence granted to Mr.. Taylor
for one day, aud to Sergeant-at-AFmssa AMI
Senator Mendenhall from day to day.
SPECIAL ORDER.
An Act to reduce the salaries of Public
Officers. was taken up.
MIR. Everett moved to amend the Govern
ors salary, by striking out 81, 800 and insert
ing $1,000.
Mr.. Allen moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out $1,000 and inserting
81 600. Carried. The motion of Mr.. Ever
EFT, Mr.. Graham moved to table, which was
carried by the following vote: 1eas, 25:
NAYS, None.
Mr. Everett moved to amend the salary of
Auditors Clerks, by striking out 81 $50 and
inserting $l 1900.
Mr. Stone moved to table the amendment.
Carried.
Mr.. Warner moved to amend by allowing
tba SfatA Trpa2nrar- two (l1rkS 81 2.lO
each.
Mr. Furlong moved to table. Carried.
Mr.. Everett moved to amend the salary
of the Supreme Judge, by making it $4,000.
Mr. Bennett moved to table. Carried.
MIR. Warner moved to amend the salary
of the District Attorney, by striking out
ST. $50 and inserting $l,s00,
Mr.. Bennett moved to table. Carried.
Mr.. Albright moved to amend by striking
out 81, $50 and inserting 81 500,
Mr.. Furlong moved TO amend by making
the salary $4,000.
Mr. Sessions moved to table the motion.
Carried. And recurring on the motion of
Mr., Albright, the amendment was lost by
the following vote: Yeas, Il; Nays, IL.
And the amendment was carried.
Mr.. Gray moved to amend the salary of
the Physician of the Penitentiary by stTik-
ing out $500 and inserting $1,000
Mr.. Allen moved TO table. Carried.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to strike out $500 and
insert $500. Lost.
Mr. Gray moved to strike out $500 aud
insert 5000. Lost.
Mr.. Albright moved that the Secretary of
State be allowed one additional clerk, at
salary OF $1,000. Lost. And the bill as
amended passed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr. Sluart--For the relief of w. N.
Connor. Sheriff of Noxubee county.
By Mr.. Graham--To facilitate the con-
struction of the Mobile and Little Rock
Railroad.
By Mr.. Smith of Bolivar--To amend an
Act entitled an Act to amend the laws i'm
relation. to Public Education approved
April, Il, 1873.
BY Mr.. Campbell--To confer jurisdiction
on the Chaneerv Court of Tunica county,
BY Mr.. Tuttle--To amend article 10, chap
| ter 8 Revised Code 1871, in relation of
guardian to minors, residing in any other
State.
By Mr. Tuttle--In relation to elections
| By MIR. SessiOns--For the relief of w M. T.
Hewitt and Tom. L. Mellon, Attorneys-at-
Law, in Adams county.
Mr.. Stone moved to reconsider action
whereby III. B.. for the reliefof Joseph Will
/ lis, State Architect, was lost. Carried. And
the bill passed. 1eas-21; Nays--3.
4 EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Here the Senate went into executiveses-
| sion. .ssf ~ar