The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-21
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

Nh. SPRAKER-Your committee OF three
appointed 10 ascertain by what authority
certificates have been issued 70 certain com
mittee clerks. beg leave 10 submit the fo.-
lowing report:
We find that two persons who have beer
heretofore employed as clerks of commit
tees have received certificates this session
for i've days pay each at six dollars per day.
The Speaker OF the House, who signed the
certificates before they We're presented Ue
the clerk for his signature, states 10 tile
+ committee that he was not aware Of the eX-
I Istcnce OF any resolution by the House, III
/ regard TO the pay OF committee clerks Ioi
! this House.
He further states that had he been aware
I OF the existence Of said resolution ne would
not have signed for the pay OF those two
clerks, and that now he does know OF II, lie
Will sign 10 more till after the report OF the
/ Joint Committee unless ordered To do 50 10y
( the House
Very Respectfully,
NM. b. AVERY.
J. \. benson,
JAMES d. CEssoR,
The report Of the committee was received
and the committee discharged.
a bill TOR the relief of the Sheriff of Lee
cou MY was referred to Mr.. Tison, as spec
ial committee.
\ mum Der OF local bills were considered.
By Mr.. Street-H. J. r. requiring Treas
urers OF certain State institutions to deposit
all funds now on hand in the State Treasury
for inspection.
An Act to provide for the punctusl pay
ment OF the teachers in the Public Schools
OF the State.
Amend by adding
Be it further enacted, That no distribu-
ton of the four mill tax of 1873 shall be
made, but the amount paid in each county,
shall be placed to the credit OF the teachers
fund of the county III which il was paid.
Mr. Sullivan offered the following amend
meHt TO the Amendments.
Add, and that the State Auditor. be and
is hereby required to return TO the County
Treasures, the amount received from them
for State School Tax for the fiscal year
year 1873.
The bill and amendments were recommit-
ted
The Governor submitted a report of par
dons, communications and remission of fines
during the past year.
III. j. Il. to pay the widow of the late VIM.
Thames his salary for the present session.
Passed.
5. b. An Act to repeal an Act entitled an
Act to prohibit the sale OF intoxicating IL
quors within five miles of the town of Kos
cjuskO.
REDUCING EXPENSES.
An Act in relation to the publication of
the Journals of the Legislature.
\ motion to refer tabled; yeas, 80, nays,
q several dilatory motions were tabled and
the bill passed,
This Act win greatly reduce printing ex-
penses.)
The Ssnate amendment to an Act making
appropT alton for the judiciary and Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. T. nson moved that the bill be refer
red to g special Committee to make inquiry
in regar to the en1TOssmcnt OF the Senate
amendu ents. Carried.
Comm jttee-Messrs. benson, Clover and
Chrism5s
In rale ton to an amendment to the Con-
Stituti0n of the State of Mississippi, for the
purpose Of reducing the mum Der of Chan
cellors, Uas read first time, yeas, So; nays,
none.
;. c. r., in relation to the action of 1t.
Gen. Philip Sheridan at New Orleans, La.
Mr.. Gall moved to concur.
MIR. Street moved to adjourn, yeas. 80;
nays, AZ.
Mr.. Street moved to table, lost yeas, 81,
Mr. Glover declined to vote
Mr.. street moved that Mr.. Glover be re-
qured TO vote. Carried, but not enforced
by the Speaker. The resolutions were con-
YEAs-Messrs, Brunt Boyd of OktibGeha.
Boyd OF Yazoo, Boyd OF Warren. Bufkin,
Caradine. CcSsOr, Chamberlin, Christmas.
Cotton, Chiies, Chavis, Davis. Edwards,
Fitzhugh, Gill, Green, GayleS, Handy, Hicks
Harrison, Harris, Johnson OF De
Sot4a dQaes. Lynch. Mccain, Monroe, Mat
t}s7-ss-' . Cheese, Nathan Patterson, Peal, |
l-, Rogers, of Marshall, Randolph, !
Richards, of Lowndes, Smith of Claiborne,
Snothers, Sykes, Simmons, Sullivan, True
hart, Tate. Thompson of Lowndes, VIII
bourne, Williams, Weatherly, White, |
Washington, Walker of Monroe, Mr.. Speak
er-52.
NAYs-Messrs. Atkins, Akerg, Apple |
white, Archer, Byrd of Franklin, Boyd of
Cook, C0wart, Chandler, Crecelus,
DevaI. benson. Eckford, Feemster, Gimer,
Greer, Graham, Horton of Calhoun. johnson
of Itawamba, Martin, Packwood, Reese, /
Rogers of Nalabusha, Richards Of Yazoo,
Spight, Smith of Jasper, Stock
still, Street, stubbs, TisOn, Walker of Al
corn. Wynn-33.
Mr.. Byrd of Franklin, moved to adjourn,
lost and a motion to reconsider and table
was carried. Yeas 81. Nays b.
Adjourned.