The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-02-04
NOTES FROM THE CAPITOL.
SEN ENTY-SEVENTH DAY.
THURSDAY. February 4, 1875.

/ THE House bill repeating the law, known
n as the whisky law has passed the Senate,
20 and now awaits the signature of the Gov
, ernor to become law.
d TIE bill providing for severance in
q criminal trials, was discussed at length,
Messrs. Taylor and Everett for, and Mr.
Steele and the Lieut.-Governor opposed;
indefinitely postponed.
RESOLUTION to adjourn sine die on the
Doth Of February was adopted.
The bill to change the boundary lines of
Monroe and Perry counties passed.
4 SEVERAL local bills passed, among them,
to reduce the limits of Senatobia.
THE bill providing that Boards of Super
visors may work prisoners in Jail upon the
public roads met with much opposition
from colored Senators and went over under
| the rules.
The House bill exempting two horses or
mules, one hundred and fifty bushels ofcorn
and three hundred bundles of fodder. in
stead of one horse or mule and fifty bushels
of corn as now was passed.
HOUSE. :
Ahh metropolitan FOIlce Dill came up. | i
Mr.. Campbell made an able speech against
the constitutionality of the bill. during 7
which Mr.. Handy, (col.) asked if there was r
not civil authority in Vicksburg ''when all f
$ the celored people were assassinated
there" Mr. Campbell said that he was
not informed, and mas never heard from anv ii
tutnorlty competent to make the announce- tl
nent, that any assassination had occurred :,
n or near Vicksburg. He understood thar @
the uprising for the purpose of PROTECTING
heir lives and their property that il was
respective of party, that there were Re-
ubllcans as well as Democrats in the ranks A
the citizens.
MIR FRESCH asked what the Democrats Vi
ouId support, and if they would support Co
roper militia system? On
MIR. CAMPBELL said he was in favor of a OF
roper militia system, such as we have now as
which there would be no distinction unon pos
'litical grounds.
Sta
MEssRs. benson and Street asked Mr.. bul
'ench pointed questions, which he evaded
MR. CAMPBELL said that we needed MOTH the
more than the militia it had never bea, tax
LEO upon, and therefore the supporters IF Sta
z bin had No r;ob+ 70 CO., :. Pp'i soi Vi ind
effective to preserve the peace. of /
AR. AVERY said that ba yvos :; x en- 7
Dill, pro vided it was amended HaSa;d Pr pr
force would not be as expensive as the A
htleman had said He was not exactIv abse
favor of the bill, but wanted some hill Of PREF
Kind for Warren county. ,o, -
1R' benson said the Conservatives on Law
moor were powerless; that it was with ior
Republicans whether the bill sbo,,a
5 o. not. He was opposed TO the ;,tor TIL
'nce with the rights of the peonle 70 loco, Al
p.op'o W iocal Char
ne argued the wrong of Dist
'i"S iorce at the disposal of the Cow Hant
or TOT political purposes He said that Char
'ieo mus organized and sent into any '"iu
- LAC WOULD ADD fuel to the ufact
ie ana II disturbances occurred anv An
re In the State, and the civil authorities or II
e unable RI oon+o, :, oieies lntert
,;s oo,,la 'nehl' such force build
oiu lio' 40 lt and the federal gov Jail fC
noh' would nave to be called upon for An
ps' why not then leave such affairs 70 o OF. 80
. troops entirely? hlssi'
R. EDWARDS, (col1 moved r. rofo sale o
ai committee to report at any time me me TO
< :. STREET called for division of the An
ton. VI TIC dition
!. benson moved 70 irau4 t- Beats
:" Mr. Edv,r1, inoIedu An !
o. ~ "' III 1Feu 10 table; lost respec
90 nays 4o. Yalob
= CEssoR (col.) asked if Mr.. Stree, u,oa Gerry c
y 70 make it privilege question NV app, approx
ing the committee to renort Of on An
Mr. Street said he would not Mr. -. visors
III then ne was opposed to referrina bearin!
mendment was adopted Ja', no.
CEssoR (col.) moved to Law tho noo+;o Board ,
Il On the table; lost; all the Democrata sell the
; ioa 'ne motion, and all the Republic he.
including Mr.. Cessor. the re- die: ind
I, the motion to refer was ooS:,' Yeas
hepublicans for, all the Demooro.' Sample
V 1ne motion to instruct was Iost Ciaiho, . .
lring two-thirds vote. -o''' NavSI
attempt was made by some of ~ S Sraham
: " reconsider the vote by which tho Warner.
referred, but they were souelchaa An Ac
Is when it was discovered tbot a.. 1udgmen
aus were going to vote for the M Quo 0niee OF
!, reconsider. Mr.. Street moved - A larg,
ACT. MIR. Avery moved to tab,o. ferred
COMMITTEES: Messrs. FronaI'
EDWARDS cessor and Byrd of Pear 1' HoU
enate bill to provide rooms for tba
perintendent of Education came "e
81 moved to refer to the commit -. The Go
carried. Do you see tbo ne mas apl