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

| THE Governor has approved the follow
ing House bills: ''In relation to Public
Schools in Monroe county," ITO repeal the
section Of the Code of 1871, which provides
! for the payment of fifty cents a week to pu-
| pills of the State Normal SCHOOL," "To
amend the charter OF the city of Natchez,
and the several acts amendatory thereto !"
TO repeal the act Incorporating Tocopola
Aeademy;" ITO further amend the act in
cooperating French Camp To require
Tippah county to pay to Union county GER
tain Chiekasaw school funds; - ITO require
the Auditor to issue warrants to certain
Chancellors."
THE Penitentiary Appropriation bill was
taken up. (See House sNotes" of yesterday
evening for provisions of the billy Mr..
Street offered an additional section, prOvid-
ing that one-third of the warrants issued
under the bill should be exchanged for
State bonds, which was adopted. The Com
mittee of the Whole amendments were
adopted. Mr.. Tison offered an additional
section, providing that the Inspectors OF the
Penitentiary should be abolished. and their
duties performed by the State Treasurer,
Auditor of Public Accounts and Secretary
OF State, without additional pay to their reg
ular salaries. He said this would save
So 600 to the State. Messrs. Clover and
French opposed; the amendment was ia
bled, and the bill passed; yeas 50, nays %.
Mr.. GILL called up the Senate bill re-
ducing the appropriation to the Oxford and
Aleorn Universities from $4,000 to $4,000
each, and the House went into Committee
of the whole to consider the bill. Mr.. APP
pewhite moved to strike out all that re-
lates to AlcOrn University. Messrs. Har-
ris, (col.) Lynch, (col-) and Jones, (col.)
opposed. Mr.. Applewhite explained that
the object was to give the AlcOrn investi-
eating Committee time'to report A gem
eral talk all around during which the Chair
man, Mr.. Champlin) said that there was
three gentlemen speaking at once when
only one was entitled to do so. Some more
talk and little fun when the Committee
reported and asked leave to sit again.
Mr. PEAL (col.) called up the Senate Rail-
road Tax bill. Its provisions were given in
Senate ''Notes" at the time the bill passed
that bOdy.) Mr.. Packwood moved to strike
out $75 and insert 800 per mile; tabled,
and the bill passed; yeas 70, nays l3.
THE House bill to reduce taxes and to en-
force prompt settlements and payments by
taX-cOllectors was taken up, amended and
passed. The provisions of the bill will be
published when it is considered by the Sen
ate.
Mr. STREET moved to return to the regular
order of business, and to take up the Senate
adjournment resolution. Considerable
diminishing, but the motion was carried
yeas 81, nays 20. Some more skirmishing
Mr.. Street moved to take up the Senate sine
die adjournment resolution; carried by a
large majority. Mr.. Avery moved to strike
out "February 27th' and insert "March
4th;'' said the House could not get through
with the business before that time. Mr.
Gayles (col.) moved to table the amend
ment; carried yeas 60, nays q. Many men,
bers on the floor at one time calling MIR.
Speaker" "Mr. Speaker" etc. The Speaker
recognized Mr.. Jones, (col.,) who moved to
adjourn; cries of s'yeas and nays" "yeas
and nays" which was ordered and the mo-
ton to adjourn was lost; yeas %, nays So.
Mr.. Street hoped that the Speaker would
agree to recognize ONE friend of the resolu-
ton some time tonight; Mr.. Walker (cOl.)
moved the previous question; carried
Mr.. Wilbourne (col.) claimed that he
had some rights on this floor. The
Speaker said he had. Mr.. WiIbourne
(col.) called tor division; the call was
recognized. Mr.. Wilbourne (col-) didn't
want the division so bad as he thought be
did. Mr. Clover said let the resolution pass,
it would be rescinded in less than two days.
The resolution passed; yeas G., nays 10.
The nays were Messrs, Boyd (col.), of War
rem, Cessor, (col.), Christmas (col.), Fitz-
hugh, {col.). Howard (eol }, Harrison (col.),
johnson (col.), of DeSoto, Jones (col.),
Lynch, (col.), Morgan (eol J, Sykes, (col.),
Smothers (col.), Simmons (col.), Truehart,
(col.), Thompson (col.), OF Lowndes Will
bourne (col.), Wetherly (col.), Mr.. Speaker
(col.)