The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-11

cerz Re- 'tough Tor Elem 10 pay Tor Snel
oym stat: aery, etc said It was time tn
Legislature was beginning to re;rench, /
they intended TO 20 so. Mr.. Furlong IA
yored the til; be estimated the expense o
these articles, under the present system, a
500. 900 90 per annum. Dir. Mcclure moved
to amend by allowing fuel TO be paid for
Mr.. Everett thought such bills should b
killed they were trash; the mem bers haC
come here 10 spend the peoples money, anC
they should do 1t without stint. Mr.. Aller
asked hat should be done with a Senator
who would vote for the bill. Mr.. Everett
said such a bandit should be tried by court
marshal, and hung by captain of militia
He moved to table Mr.. McClure's amend
ment; lost. NJ. Gray moved to indefinitely
pos pone the bin lost; and the amendment
was adopted anc the bill passed; yeas q
nays 6.
Mr.. GLEED (col.) introduced a resolution
inviting Senators j. L. AlcOrn and Ii. Il
Pease to address the Legislature. Mr.. AL
len moved TO amend by adding the name Of
L. c. Lamar; finally all the Representa-
tives OF the State In Congress were added.
A GENERAL discussion, in which the civil
(coI } hoped some man who could conciliate
the races ia this State would step to the front
He spoke of Senator Alcorn's ability and
desired to hear him.
Mr.. GRAY (col.) said that there was no
peace here or in Washington. He didn't
think that congressman could do any good
here. He could take care of himself, and
thought the Legislature could get on with
out their advice. Lt.-Gov. Davis favored
the resolution. and spoke in praise of Sena-
tor Alcorn adopted with the amendments.
Mr.. GRAY (col.) moved that when the
Senate adjourned on Saturday it be until
Wednesday at II o'clock. (This was to give
Senators an opportunity to attend Mardi
Gras in New Orleans.) Mr.. Gleed (col
moved to table: lost. Resolution adopted;
yeas 10, nays IL.
The RrMAINDER of the session was spent
on local bills.
HOUSE.
MR.. SPIGuT and Cook, among others, were
granted leave of absence on account of sick
ness.
ANUMDER of bills were introduced, among
them bills by Messrs. Ford, lockwood,
johnson of Itawamba, Street, Campbell,
Byrd OF Pearl, benson and Graham, with
petition
Mr.. STONE Of Madison introduced Joint
Resolution amending the constitution in re-
Iation to biennial sessions, which passed its
first reading by a two-thirds vote, as re-
qured by the constitution.
YEAs--Atkins, Akers. Avery. Byrd of
Franklin, Byrd of Pearl, Boyd of AttaIa.
Clover Cook, Champliu, Chamberlin, Chris
mas, Cowart, Chandler, Cotton, clemens,
Chiles Campbell, Crecelius. Chays, Deval,
benson, Eckford, Feemster, Ford, FoXworth,
Gill. Gilmer, Gayles, Garrett, Greer, Gra-
ham, Horton Of Pontotoc, Hicks. Harri-
son, Harris, johnson of Itawam ba, Jones,
Ieggett, Martin McNeese, Peal, Peyton. |
Packwo Rogers OF Marshall. Reese Rog- I
erS of Yalobusha, Stevens Smith of Tunica, |
Smith of Jasper, Stockstill, Street, Stone, /
Spelman- Shorter, StubbS, SouthWOrth, Tate, |
Thompson of Montgomery, Thompson of
Greene, TiSon, Washington, Walker of Al |
corn, Wynn-G5.
of Iazoo, Boyd of Warren, Caradine, CeSSor, I
Davis, FitZhugh, Handy, johnson of DeSoto, /
Lynch, LanderS, Mccain, Monroe, Nathan, /
Patterson Richards of Lowndes, Smith of /
Claiborne Smothers, Sykes, Simmons, True- /
hart, Thompson of Lowndes. Wnborne, |
Weatherly. White, Walker OF Monroe, Mr.. |
Speaker-2S.
THE twentY-eight were all colored. The |
colored members who voted for The passage
were Messrs. Christmas, Cotton, Clements,
Chiles, Chavis, Gayles, Hicks, Harris, Jones,
McNeese, Peal, Rogers of Marshall, Smith
of Tunica, Spellman, Simmons and Wash
ington.-lG
Mr.. GILL introduced a bill Ito provide
for the support of the Oxford University, |
to reduce Alcorn University to a Normal
school, and to establish other Normal
Schools" Section abolishes Alcorn Unit |
versity. See. apprepriates SIS, 900 for
Oxford University. The remaining sec
tons makes Alcorn University a Normal
School, establishes one on the Mobile &
Ohio railroad, and gives each $4,000 annu- |
ally; also gives $4,000 annually to the Nor
NAL Schools at Holly Springs and Tugaloo.
THE House bill in relation to the boun-
Diary lines of Franklin county has passed
the Senate and gone to the Governor.
THE bill to incorporate the Laborers
Savings bank which had been indefinitely
postponed and was reeonsidered. was taken
up created considerable discussion, and
finally passed with amendments.
Mr. WALKER Of Alcorn moved to take up
the Senate bill to make warrants receivable
for taxes; carried.
Mr.. CLOVER moved to iecommit. Mr..
Jones, tcol } moved to table; carried Mr..
Cessor, (col.i moved to amend that it should
take effect after October 1st, 1879. Mr..
benson moved to table. Mr.. Lynch, (col.)
thought the bill was aigood bill as it is with
out amendment Motion to table; carried.
Mr.. Walker, (eol of Monroe, called for the
previous question Mr.. French tried to
speak against the bill. The Speaker, (Mr.
Avery, )-'Does the gentlemen insist on
his demand for the previous ques
tion." Mr.. Walker, (col.)--"I do most
Seriously Previous question ordered
Mr.. French moved to adjourn !; decided out
of order; Mr.. Truehart moved to reconsid-
er the previous question, and moved to adj
journ; LOST; yeas 10, nays 20. Mr.. Truehart
(col.) desired to withdraw his motion to re-
consider; Mr.. Lynch (eol.) objected, and
moved to table; carried; he bill
passed. Mr.. Clover moved TO table the title
Mr.. Walker, (col.l of Monroe moved to ta-
BILE; carried. On this bill large majority
of the colored members acted with the
Southern Republicans and Democrats, most
of the leaders OF the coloreds, however, acted
with the Northern Republicans against the
BILL As the Speaker Mr.. Avery stated the
question, the gentleman from Alcorn Mr..
Walker) and the gentleman from TWnica
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