The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-04


white-17, the President voting in the
Affirmative.
SPECIAL ORDER. k.ra~e
In relationto State Police force, was taken
up AMI the substitute of Mr. Gray was
ad Jpsed aud under q suspension Of the
rules, the substitute was read first and sec
sond time, and onits third reading Mr.. War
ner, moved to amend section by inserting,
alter PISS the words Revised Code of 1871 =
also, insert. after 22l6, the words "Reyised
Code of 1871" carried.
| Mr.. Gray moved TO amend by inserting as
section the following:
Section 5, Be it further enacted, That any
! person having possession OF arms, or other
/ military property heretofore distributed as
the property of this State, who shall fail or
refuse to deliver the same at the time and
1 place designated by the Quartermaster
General, shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meaner, and on conviction thereof, by In
dictmcnt in the Circuit Court, shall be fined
not less than one hundred dollars, nor
| more than five hundred dollars, or impris-
oned in the county jail not less than three
months nor more than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. And ALI
persons who were commissioned as officers
OF the militia, to whom State arms or other
property were distributed, shall be held per-
| sonally liable for the value of the same, and
on failure to deliver such arms or other
! military property to the Quartermaster
General within ten days after publication
of his order'fOr that purpose, suit shall be
|
persons by the District Attorneys OF the
| Judicial District in which such persons re-
side for the value of such arms and proper
| ty, on demand of the Quartermaster Gener-'
| al reques ting such proceedings. f
Amend further by inserting present Sec
4 ton as section 6. Carried.
Mr.. Gray moved that the rules be sus-
pended, and put the bill on its third read
/ ing. Carried.
Mr. Price moved to amend by striking
out, in lines one and two in the third sec
ltion, the following words: ''Be and is here
| by required and insert as follows: "Shal
| have full power.
! Mr.. Everett moved to amend the amend
/ ment to section by striking out the follow
ing words: "Of not less than two regiments
of ten companies, each of the maximum
standard and should the Commanders in
1 Chief deem it necessary. he may at any
time purchase and equip four or more Cat
ling guns, and organize corps of select
officers and men by details from the infant
/ ry force provided for in this section to send
with the said guns"
| Mr.. Gray moved to lay the motion on the
/ table. Carried as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Albright, Barrow, Cald-
mer, Mcclure, Packer, Price. Shirley,
Smith of Bolivar, Smith of Claiborne,
Stuart, futile, Williams, White-lS. aims
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bennett, Carter,
derson, Mcneil, Mendenhall, Steele, Stone,
Sessions, Taylor. Thornton-l5.
l. And recurring on the motion of Mr..
| Price, it was carried. 4 l-t.e
Mr.. Carter moved to amend section 2.
line 30, by striking out the words prevent
Mr.. Gray moved to lay the motion on the
table; carried, .-,.... $50. ..t
striking out the letter "e,'' last letter in the
word ''corpse, 'in the fifth line; carried.
Mr.. Sessions moved TO amend by new sec
ton, as follows:
4 be so construed as to only authorize the
| ComInander-in-Chief to call into active
service the two regiments authorized by
] this Act in cases of Invasion or insurrection,
and the militia Of this State shall at no time,
whether in active service or not, receive any
com pensation.
Mr. Gray moved 10 lay the amendment on
| the table Carried as follows: y
4 YEAs--Messrs, Albright, Barrow, Bridges,
Caldwell, Campbell Cullens, Gleed, Gray,
Gilmer, Mcclure, Packer, Price. Shirley,
smith of Bolivar, Smith of Claiborne,
Stuart, futile, Williams, White-l9.
| NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Bennett, Carter,
Everett, Furlong, Graham, Holloway, Hen
dersop, Mcneil, MendenhalI, Steele, Stone,
Sessions, Taylor, Thornton.-15.
Mr.. Gleed moved the previous question.
| Lost.
/ Mr. Steele moved to amend section 2 by
the following provise: Provided, That in
no case shall the militia. of this State be
called into active service. except as a posse
/ TO alQ the civil authorizes OF the State in
1 enforcing the laws, and then only on the
requisition of the judiciary of the Circuit
Court of the District in which they may be
| required. and to be under the command of
the civil officer to whom they may be or
dered TO report
Mr.. Caldwell moved to amend the amend
'ment by striking out all after the words
| Sin enforcing the laws" Amendment ac-
cepted. ~ - .-
Mr.. Caldwell moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. which was carried by the
| following vote: .u ~
| Yels-Messrs. Albright Barrow, Bridges
Caldwell, Campbell, Cullens, Gray, Gleed,
GilEler, Mcclure, Packer, Price. Shirley,
Smith of Bolivar. Smith of Claiborne,
Stuart, Williams, White.-l6.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bennett, Garter.
Everett, Furlong, Graham Holloway, Hen
Sessions, Taylor, Thornton. Tuttle.-16.
Mr.. Caldwell moved the previous ques-
ton. Carried. And under the operation
thereof the bill as amended was ordered
engrossed, read a third time and passed by
the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Albright, Barrow, Bridges
Caldwell, Campbell Cullens. Gleed. Gray,
GiImer, Mcclure. Packer. Price, Shirley,
Smith of Bolivar Smith of Claiborne,
stuart, Williams, White-1S
! Nays-Messrs. Bennett, Carter, Everett,
Furlong, Graham, Holloway, Henderson,
MeNiel, Mendenhall, Steele, Stone, Sessions,
Taylor. Thornton, Tttle-T5
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend the title az
follows Strike out title and insert, an Act
to promote discord. strife and bioodshed in
the State of Mississippi" '
Mr.. GRAY moved to lay the amendment to,
the title on the table. Carried; and title Z