The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-13
HUUSE-SEvENTH DAY.
JACKSON. January 10 !,

account of sickness.
By Mr. Randolph
Resolved. That the DoOr-keeper of hi.
House be authorized to employ an assistant
at the rate now provided Oy law for the Az.
sistant DOor-keeper.
Mr.. Street moved to table the resolutio,
Carried.
Mr.. Smothers moved to reconsider tho
question of tabling the resolution.
Mr.. Smith of JaspNr moved to Law tho
motion to reconsider upon the table. YEAS
81; nays, 33.
allow him to call up an Act to repeal sec
t;on 1f, of an Act to fund the floating debt
of the State. Carried
motion to suspend the rules was los.
and the bill lies over.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE,
Mr.. SpRAKER.-Your committee of three,
APPOINTED To ascertain by what authority
cei tificates have been l>sueu 10 certain COM
mittee clerks. beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report;
We lind that two persons who have been
beretofore employed as clerks OF commit
tees. have received certificates this session
for five DAYS pay each atslx dollars per day.
The Speaker of the House, who signed the !
certificates before they were presented to
the clerk for his signature, states TO the
committee that he was not aware OF the eX-
istence of any resolution by the House, in
regard to the pay of committee clerks for
this House.
of the exist ence of said resolution he Wouid
not have signed for the pay OF those two
clerks. and that now he does know of it, be
will SIGN no more till after the report OF the
Joint Committee unless ordered to DO so by
Very Respectfully.
VIM. B. AVERY.
j. n. benson,
JAMES ID. CkSSOR
The report of the committee was received
and the com mittee discharged.
hill tor the relief Of the Sheriff of Lee
cou ntv was referred to NJ. Tison, as spec
ial committee. .,
number Of local bills were considered.
Rv Mr.. Street-H. j. K. requiring Treas
urers OF certain State institutions u depOSl'
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 dlstfiou
ton of the four mill tax OF 1873 snail
made, but the amount paid IN each co4ht!
shall be placed to the credit OF the teacheh
fund of the county in which it was paid,
Mr. sullivan offered the following amen
ment 10 the amendment.
Add. and that the State Auditor. be al
is HEREBY required to return to the Couh
Treasures, the amount received from the
for State School Tax for the fiscal ye
year 1878.
The blu and amendments were recommt
ted.
The Governor submitted a report OF par
dons, communications and remission of fine
during the past year.
H. j. X. to pay the widow Of the late VIM.
,l.,-y f1111r cont
Passed.
s 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 h0S'
ciusko.
REDUCING EXPENSES.
An Act in relation to the publication OF
the Journals of the Legislature.
A motion to refer tabled yeas, 50, nays,
81; several dilatory motions were tabled and
the bill passed.
(This Act will greatly reduce printing eX-
penses.)
The Senate amendment to an Act making
appropriation for the Judiciary ana LegiSia~
ture.
Mr.. benson moved that the bill be refer
red to Special Committee to make INQUIRY
in regard to the engrossment OF the Senate
amendments Carried.
Committee-Messrs. benson, Glover anu
Cnriemas.
In relation TO q" amendment 10 the N"n
stitution Of the State of Mississippi foF Ino
purpose OF reducing the number OF man
celors, was read first time, yeas, %; nave
none.
=. G. r., in relation to the acton CT ~"
Gen. Philip Sheridan at New Orleans, Lid
Mr.. Gill moved 10 concur. 90
Mr.. Street moved to adjourn ye"s' 0''
NAYS. AZ. o.
Mr.. Street moved to table, lost; yeas '4'
nays, so.
Mr.. Glover declined TO vote
Mr.. Street moved that Mr.. clover H Wood
CURED to vote. Carried, but n0U en'oa aon-
by the Speaker. The resolutions "ti0N'
CURED in. ho
YEAs-Messre, Brunt, BOYD of Okt I5,,tt;n
Boyd of Yazoo, Boyd of Warren, I'i'n,aa
Caradine, Cessor, Cbamberlin, III IIL1r,,,a-Ss
Cotton, Chiles, Chavis, Davis h ~ Hicks
Fitzhugh, Gill, Green, Gayles, HaLuS 81 fl1 De-
Howard, Harrison. Harris. johnson " Mat
sofa, Jones. Lynch. Mccain, Mohloo' PeaI. ,
| thews, McNeese, Nathan Patterson h,dolnh, ,
Peyton. Rogers, of Marshall E Eai;bbe ,,
Richards, of Lowndes, Smith OF oia'TTT True
Srlothers, Sykes, Simmons, Sullivan, Wi VIII
hart, Tate. Thompson of LoWhu0S,W white,
bourne, Williams. Weatherly,;, sneak {
Washington, Walker of Monroe, MI 0pO
er-52. do
NAYs-Messrs. Atkins, Akerf, A ld Of {
white. Archer, Byrd of Franklin, cDDo "yI {
Alfalfa, Cook, Cowart, Chandler ol Sinner |
Deval. benson. Eckford, Feemster' H IhOn ,
Greer, Graham, Horton of Calhoun; '0 Rpese,
OF ltawamha. Martin, PackWooo; YszoO,
Rogers of Yalabusba, Richards VI Stocs-
Shattuck, Spight, Smith Of jasper, Of al |
still, Street, stubbs, Tison, Walker - 4
corn, Wynn-33. 5;ourn, >
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