The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-01
Defeat of a Bill which would have
virtually given Biennial Ses-
SiOnS.

JANUARY OTH.-Mr. street IN trOduced
bill to reduce the pay of members Of
the Legislature. The bill provided for a
salary for members at $500, and 10 cents
mileage for first year; and $50, and cents
mileage for the second year MIR. Sulli-
van (Rep.) moved to suspend the rules
to read the bill second time. Carried
yeas 49-Thirteen Of achom acre negroes.
! Nays 23-two of whom were white, viz
Bufkin and Clover. Clover (white)
moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
Several other motions made and lost,
when Clover's motion was carried. Yeas
36-six of whom were white, viz: Avery,
Bufkin, Clover, Chamberlin, Haste and
Palmer Nays 32-three of whom were
colored, viz Messrs. Mosley, Rogers of
Marshall, and Walker of Monroe.
JANUARY 13rH.--The Senate bill to
reduce the compensation of members of
the Legislature came up. 1t proposed to
allow members $500 per annum, instead
of $500, and ten cents mileage instead
of twenty cents. Lynch, (col.) moved
to strike out "S400" and insert $4,000"
Mr.. Street moved to strike out $1,000 and
insert $3.50. Lynch (col.) to kill the
bill, accepted the amendment. Walker
(col.) of Monroe, moved to table the
northumberland Trueheart (col. y
moved to Indefinitely postpone the bill.
Mr.. Avery moved to table-carried, yeas
all the Conservatives and Democrats and
Messrs. Avery, Bufkin. Clover, Chamber
lin, Cowart Chandler, Feemster, Ford,
Foxworth, Gill, Haste, Peal (col.) Pey-
ton, Randolph (col.) Richards of Yazoo,
Shattuck, Tate; Al. Forty-fve white
men and t,eO colored men. Nays, oil
The negroes bit tloO and no white men,
AZ. Forty-two negroes, most of whom
are nOn-taxpayers and whose services are
worth not more than one dollar per day,
voting to keep up their salaries at the
present figures The bill went over.
JANUARY 10Th. The bill came up;
Mr.. Street moved to put the bill on its
passage Cessor (col. moved to strike
''S400" where ever it occurs and insert
$500" and 80 cents" miliage and in
sert 800 cents" miliage. This motion
had the effect to retain the ray as it then
stood. 1t was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Brunt, Boyd, of Oktibbeha,
Boyd, of Yazoo, Boyd, of Warren, Baf
kin, (white) Caradine, Cessor, Christmas,
Cotton, Chavis, Davis, Edwards, Fitz-
hugh, Gu, (white) Greer, Gayles, Han
dy, Hicks, Howard, Harrison, johnson,
of Desoto, Jones, Lynch, Landers, Nc
Farland, Mccain, Monroe, McNees,
Nathan, Palmer, (white), Peal, Ran
dolph, Richards, of Lownees, Smith, of
Tunica, Smith of Claiborne, Spelman,
Smothers, Sykes, Simmons, Truehart,
Willborn, Williams, White, Washington,
Walker, (white), of Alcorn, Walker, of
Monroe and the Speaker; AZ. -Four
achilles and 43 negroes.
Nays-Messrs. Atkins, Akers, Apple
white, Arery, Byrd, of Pearl, Boyd, of
Alfalfa, Cook, Champtin, Crecelius.
Devall, benson, Eckford, Feemster, Ford,
For,oorth, Gilmer, Carrot, Greer, Ora
ham, Horton, of Calhoun, Horton, of
Pontotoc, Mdekey, Martin, Peyton, Reece,
Rogers, of Yalabusha, Shattuck, Spight, |
n
Shorter, (col.), Thompson, of Montgom-
cry, Thompson, of Greene, Tison and
Wynn 80. Republicans in italics. 81
lohite men and one colored The intent of |
the bill having now been defeated, it
was indefitely postponed without opposi-
ion.