The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-13
HOUSE.

Mr. Smith OF Jasper uiu ''0U
morton TO reconsider the vote thaI laoleo
tbe resolution to employ an assistant Door-
I.o,..r Yesterday as the printers erro-
,eously made us say. Mt ohoIhels'
tool made the motion and 1t was MI.
S,;th's motion that :mothered Smothers.
AID STREET from the joint Committee on
o,riovaes made the following report ana
l,,oepdations. For the House--Chiei
Clerk and five assistants, $32OO per oay.-
Raadipg clerk, $500; oergeant-at-afmS,
$500; l Door Keeper, So CO.; Messenger
81 50; Porters, So 90 each; Pages, Sl'oo
each: l Water-closet Tender, $500; Post
master, both Houses, $500. For the Senate
! Secretary and three assistants, S22oO;
Reading Clerk, S. 90; Seargent-at-arnS'
$500; l Door keeper, $500; Porter, S2.OO !;
Pages, 81 Loo each; l WaterCloset tender,
$500; also that the Clerk OF the House ana
Secretary of the Senate be required 10 make
out paw certificates for memb erS. There was
a general discussion between Republican
members as to whether the number OF clerks
were sufficient. Mr.. Kendrick (col.) moved
to table, Carried. Mr.. Street moved 10 re-
consider. Mr.. Kendrick (col.) moved 10
table Lost Yeas Is: Nays I0:-and MI
Streets motion was carried. MI. SULLIVAN
moved TO refer to a special committee OF nYe.
Mr.. Glover moved to amend by Inserting
thatthe comm ee be Instructed 10 report the
number of clerks needed. Mr.. Street wan
ted the committee also 10 report what the
Republican party meant by the Word re
FORM" Mr.. Harris, (col) didn't see the H. =
cessity of refering-thought 1t could De SET
tied here. The Speaker (col.), look part III
the debate and said that the committee could
settle the matter. Several members spoke
at once. MIR. Street moved to table Mr.. Sui
livan,s motion and Mr.. Clover's amendment
loss--Yeas 80 Nays 56--and the report was
referred 70 a special committee.
Mr.. Mckee, (Republican) of DeSoto, of
fered the following, which was ruled
out:
Whereas, We have already consumed
lime enough to pay to several Clerks tor
their services for about half the session.
Resolved, That each member OF the
House contribute five dollars TO pay the
necessary Clerks, Porters, Pages, Door
keepers. Privy tender, Post master, Me>sen-
GER and Sergea MT at Arms, their usual COM
pensatt0n.
Mr.. CEssoR, (col.) introduced concur
rent resolution, setting forth that the stu
dents Of Alcorn University (cOl.) had been,
and are in "RebeUi0n;" have caused teachers
to resign; have drawn pistols upon the Of
ficers; have refused to obey and injured
those who attempted to obey; and have
| played the mischief generally, and proyid-
| ing that joint committee proceed to inyes-
! tigate the troubles
| Mr., TIsoN offered the following amend
meut: BE it resolved, That the President
OF the United States. be called upon to send
troops immediately to Alcorn University 70
suppress the rebellion" The chair ruled
| the amendment out of order, because the
/, Alcorn University was Not military
school. Mr. Tison said that the Legislature
>: OF Louisiana was not a military post; nor
! was Vtcksburg; and took an appeal from
! the decision OF the chair, upon the appeal
MR.. TIsoN said: appeal from the deci
SION oi the chair, for the reason that resolu-
lions calling upon the military arm of the
government TO suppress rebellions. have
oeen decided to be always in order. In a
case TWO weeks ago, (Which. from the raso-
,ulions now pendlng, | am convinced was
10 stronger than this) This
mouse called upon the President for troons
70 suppi ess rebellion, and it will certain
y not faii to follow up the precedent esfah-
ais.tu' Notwithstanding. the great violation
VI y, the Constitutional rights of the neonla
ne governor has declared in his MESSAGE
anu that declaration, is sustained by a maior,