The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-25
HOUSE-MORNING SESSION.


THE Senate bill of last session leasing the
State lands near the Capitol, with amend
ment, to the highest bidder, passed.
On THE call ofthe counties number OF
local bills passed.
Mr.. WEATHERLY (col.) introduced bill
TO make an appropriation for organizing the
militia, and for other purposes. Itprovides
that all expenses of rganizing the militia
shall be paid out of any funds not otherwise
appropriated, on the requisition of the Pay
master-General with the approval of the
Governor. There is no limit to the amount
to be so used. Referred to Committee of the
Whole
Mr.. JOHNSON of Itawamba called up the
Senate County School Superintendent Sala-
ry Reduction Bill, NJ. Tison in the Chair
Mr.. Street moved to put the bill upon its
passage. Mr.. Lynch (col.) moved to consider
by counties Mr. Walker (coI.) moved to
table; carried; yeas 80, nays 81. Mr.. Clover
was tired of this jig-jagging and called for
tellers. Tellers: Messrs. Clover and Street.
Ualf of the vote yeas 49) was taken, when
the yeas and nays were called for, and the
motion prevailed; yeas 46, nays 80 Mr..
kendrick.--~M Mr.. Speaker" The Speaker
''What does the gentleman from Amite de-
sire 2" ''Mr. Speaker, / desire the bill laid
upon the table; that's what | de-
sire / want the bill laid on the table. |
move to lay the bill on the table,"
Mr.. Cessor. (col wanted to offer an amend
men,; and Mr.. Kendrick, (eol-) didn't want
the bill tabled so badly, and withdrew the
motion. Mr.. CeSsor, (cOl.) moved to strike
out 5000 and insert $500 for jefferson coun-
ty. Mr.. Street called for the previous ques-
ton on the bill and amendment. Mr.. Avery
moved to table the bill and amendment.
Mr.. CesSor withdrew his amendment. The
motion to table the bill was lost; yeas p,
nays IS. The previous question was sus-
tanned yeas A., nays p. Mr. Lynch, (col.)
moved to reconsider, but upon learning
that he could not debate the question, with
drew 1t. Mr.. Street moved to reconsider
and table carried. The reading was called
for amid great deal of confusion, during
which Mr.. kendrick, (col.) wanted the
general consent to strike out Amite county,
which he couldn't get. The bill was read
and passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Atkins. Akers, Applewhite. Ar
cher, Byrd of Pearl. Boyd of Alfalfa, Buff
kin, Clover, Caradine, Cook, Champlin,
Chamberlin. Christmas, (coI } Chandler,
Cotton, (col-) Chiles. Campbell. Creeelius,
Chavis. Deval, benson, Eckford, Feemster,
Foxworth, Green, (col..) Gayles, [col. }
Garrett. Greer, Graham. Horton of Pontotoc,
Howard, Harrison, Harris, johnson of Ita-
wanda. Leggett. Mccain, (col-) Mackey,
Morgan, teol-) Mesely, (col-,) MeNeese,
(col } Nathan, fcol..) Palmer, Peal (col.,)
Peyton. Packwood, Reese, Rogers of Mar
shall, tcol,) Richards of Lowndes, (col..)
Spight, Stevens, Smith of Jasper. Stockstill,
Street. Smothers (eol,) Stubs, SOuthwOrth,
Tate, Thompson OF Montgomery, Thompson
of Greene, Tison. Washington. (eol-)
Walker of Alcorn, Walker of Monroe,
[col.,1 WyBn.-64.
Nays-Avery, Brunt (col), Boyd of
Oktibbeha. (col } Boyd of Warren, (col.,)
Cessor, (col-) Davis, Edwards, (eoi-) |
Fitzhngh, (col-.) Gill. Handy, johnson Of |
DeSOto, (col } Jones, KeRdrick, (col,)
Lynch, (col-) Landers, {col . Mcfarland,
Scol,) Matthews, tcoA,) Patterson, (col,)
Randolph, (cOl., D Sykes, Icol,l Truehart,
(col.,) Thompson of Lowndes, (col.,) VIII
liams, (col.,) Mr.. Speaker (col.)-25.