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Ie,s for Auditor,s certih.


Less for Auditors certiii-
Gates received In pay
ment OF assessments.
Less cash deposited TO
credit Of Commissioners
Of the Sinking Fund
Less accrued interest on s
per cents.....-..s-....-
Less interest paid BY the
Commissioners Of the
Sinking Fund and esti-
mated amount for jan
--dary7, le76.-...ss:...
Less s per ceRt. cert.fi-
cates...........--.....
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leaving as the amount BY which the assessments
actually made up to November i, 1874, Tor special
fmprovonents, and the sums estimated e. charge
able for assessments Tor work done BY that time,
viii if eoleeted) exceed the e. 900 600 eight per
cent. certificates and accrued interest thereon up
10 January !, 1875, for the payment OF which GER
tifcates and fntereat, the aesessments are Ly law
set apart, the sum Of e7p5, ,s63 9s.
But with reference to the amount estirlted ss
chargeable TO private property for special I'm
provements upon the conpletfon Of all work, the
teconpanying report Of the engineer furnishes an
estimate which covers work not included In the
foregoing estimate OF the deputy comptroller, for
the report Of the latter extends only to November
], 1874, the expenditure up to lhat tine being
based upon information then furnished 70 him BY
me euaineer has before him data concsrrinx
special improvements and the property benefited
thereby and assessable therefor, which OF neces-
atty the re ordE Of the deputy Comptroller do not
afford 10 me latter. The engineer Is thereby en-
abled to 20 more into detail than the deputy
comptroller In estimating from the gross sxpendL
ture for special improvements the proportion
thereof ehsrgeable to private property adjoining
The following is the estimate made BY the en-
The total expenditure on account Of special i'm
proyements under the Board Of Public Works,
and under the District Conmissioners upon streets
NOT Jet assessed, may be approximately ststed, -
Total expenditures MP to Neysmber ], 1878 OBJ
: tanned from the records OF the board OF audit a.
an approximate statenent from the bills In
their hands at that time, both audited and un-
auditeo....: ............- sA$sos<1 10
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vsrtissnsnts to give only aa intellisibls dssu5p-
s,on q sns properly . ss'n ssSssss ,ad sss
pirs. As wfll bs sesn b. the collectors state
msnt this Is matter Of present Importance 10
the set OF March 1915 relating 70 sales for taxes
that may be definqusnt the lst Of April, 1870.
We invite the sttention.of Congress- TO his re-
We commend to Congress the recommendation
Of the collector for such legislation IS VIII make
Illegal any sub division Of property on which
arrears or taxes exist or the entrcc or such sub
dfvisfon In the public records OF the once Of the
surveyor. The collector In his report shows the
permit record to Be made Of such Subdivision
without regard to the property being in arrears
The collector presentsa schedule ofthe number
and classes Of issue Of licenses from November I.
1874, to December /, 1875, period OF thirteen
months, showing the total number OF Issues TO
have been "A. 76a. and Of classes 40.
National Republican., 1875-12-06
NrrRoroLrrAN poLIcK.

Under the act OF March 8, 1875, authorizing the
Commissioners of the District or their successors
in ofice to reduce, adjust and equalIe the pay or
salaries of all officers or employees payable from
the funds Of the District government, 10 whole or
have reduced the pay Of the members OF the
Metropolitan police department ten dollars per
moDth-the increase Of their pay granted them
ton, April Is. ISL. and by act OF the Legislative
Assembly Of the District OF Columbia, approved
August is, 1s5l. This reduction amounts 20
$3Q120 per annum, and restores the orig nal
status Of the pay Of the Metropolitan police, the
United States paying two thirds and the District
OF Columbia one third.
National Republican., 1875-12-06

Deducting tnls from the special In
provement tax, which Il Is esti-
mated Will be colleetible on ac-
count Of remaining expenditures
unsesessed, as before stated, and
deducting further per centum for
loss In the correction Of erroneous
assessments, there remains an ap-
proximate excess Of. f................ el,oeo.SA "a
This amount, or 90 much thereof as shall be
collected Will constitute an asset to be applied 70
whatever purpose may De authorized BY law.
BURNING sEcUITIEs.
Under the authority OF the 10Th section of the
act approved March q 1876, the Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia and OF the sinking fund
have DESTROYED. By burning, under the direction
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, and preserved
the proper evidence thereof as prescribed by the
Secretary, Of the following bonds: Sewer certif-
Gates and other obligations OF the cities Of WASH
Inston and Georgetown and Of the District Of
Columbia, paid or redeemed by either the Dis
trict Of Colum bia or sinking fund commissioners,
or otherwise held BY them at the date Of this re-
port.
We append hereto copies Of certified schedules
of the securities so destroyed:
Schedule No. I embraces the securities held By the
commissioners Of the sinking fund, Amounting
s5s s445,4lo 1113
Shedule No. 2, the securities held
by the Commissioners OF the
3 District Of Columbia. amounting
to..-....--..---.......- -Ssz,ie0 4l1a
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Total expenditures mp to November ], 1875, OBJ
an approximate ststsnent from the bills in
their hands at that time, both audited and IN
Measursnsnis made iinc: hat tine ~
being increments over fermer meas
urements, and representing addi-
Estima,sc siInM cost Of completion Of ali q
work IN hand, including work al
ready finished, but OF which the
Measurements have mot Jet been
rh.rs SsS' Is 81 retained nom the sssess.
ment Of each street and avenueone
hall the cost Of improvement Of its
Intersection with other streets and
avenues, to be included IN the as
ssssment Of the latter. Up 70 tnis Il
date this amount ntis............... 2s6,7S 50
These four items give total ex.
penditure on account OF special i'm ~
proyements not Jet assessed of.... IL AZ, 100 %
1Isis pfis.sa .ai - giss he uSissd 1S
sssssi, ss.ss a. u ebIp part role Rssii &
special inprcyement,
t6is there IS applies
Of ois ne e amount Rs n Sos sTssi ssi
assessed ....-.........l &l.5ll,s ,ss7 u
the sehuslls Of the iEs.S
Jamebcreek canal.
and the K-sfreat mar
kst can hardly be con-
sidered as special In
proYsments OF the ad-
leCtut RA1fcAsLt @--1
:sia1d 3 sass; - 4s.iIss:si: 3 ss snl.sns
work which should
not be sasessed as
special improvement
rss sssaaa e AIMS iSii Tor old ma. -'s
teriais are recognized
as credit or draw
back upon the sEsess-
4 Of these claims upon
each street q added
to the statement ex-
psnditurss upon that
deductiDg half inter-
sections ( other
smoants charseabie
ernnsnt, one third Of
cIturs q takcn for he
specfa asfceEmcnt
! tis ersdit i61 ne iafi
as tsr:si e two s t6irds Of
thiS full yzira The
elsins ~ oid nsis. E
iiresfs, IN the hs1ds
4, & ssT'PsSS;'9 4 g 4 = ,s,s s;s's5s e.
Vnluc Of the old ma.
tsIial measured uP1y
msz,9E H e se,ei ,s,s oi-.-. ( 1ss,sss e 8 g g
re ss.si & sssussiss q sesss ~. Hens ...sss q
Leaving = balance Of of.-.....-.....- kn11D u
Add 1rc Per cent. Er enxfnscrinx
and upsririen1<nce. 54W IS
Total. s....-.'.. '...-...-.-..--.- 6zz1,W q
OF this smoun. one third e collssti-
BE 1I special tax upon the ada
c<c< properly, VS.. .........-- 0xM1W g
I1s 9ct of t1e DIs<rict LeEfsI1<nr1 @1Vn6
Nay -. If-1. pledged the srec'1I.I111 ~
t1x tn<re1l1c< c0iIcc<ed 70 the re6111H r Ct ~
National Republican., 1875-12-06

sas,ssa Al
1889 es
9.7s s.
le4sioss le4 50 5
2,eoo, 900 90
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And now what shout Is this that comes rolling
down the mountain side, and is rapturo1sly
e1nght up from rank 70 rsnkf What Joy Is this
that 50 Transports those hardy veterans marching
N the forelront-the army6 vanguard They
have gained the summit; they behold their
Euxine; yender sail the ships Of their native
Greece. The sqladrong rush wildly upon the
broad summit Discipline Is gone. Comrade
clasps comrade IN his embrace, and from q thou
sana voices there aseends the cry, "The sea, the
1eaD Some such emotion must stir your heart TO-
realized. For years II has been your dream
For years you have been beckoned on BY beau
teoEs vision OF some noble pile, whore arch and
eepitsl and splre and cross-crowned gable rose
snc clustered In enchanting confusion.
But bstueen you AID its open portal wilder
ness etTetched where barriers rose higher than
mountain tops, and yauned wider than swollen
riEtrE-a wilderness with DO pathway 10 invite
your willing feet What wonder that at times
you could only sigh over iaborS and prayers that
seemed TO be IN vain. What uoader II you some
timer feared that the beauteons vision was oaly
National Republican., 1875-12-06

Showing the aggregate OF the se-
eurities counted, cancelled and de
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WuOlc number
Of school age In the District are enrolled In the
ticnl are barely sufieisnt for the present pupils.
Of he 6rc IL who attend ten p9ss. ssSos
may be safe, however, 70 estimate Of the nearly
13. 600 unenrolled In the public schools not more
Ths accommodatfons for the pupils Of the pub
the Diltfiet, are not as they should Be. The ac-
over 4 90 c6ilcfen now attend schools In rented
buildipas, few OF which are adapted to the pur-
pose. and msny are badly lighted and ventilated,
me annual rent and cost Of repairs Of the
rented buiidfngs are estimated By the trustees at
Ssy R 8 %
sites and erect al the buildings required 20 meet
the present public school wants Of the District.
i WI nos bs sSs assr Posy y sssnaou sSs ass
d shsrsisi hsssss ss Be erected snd owned b ne
s. s:sdsd Ron ceasrsss i ia sd q sSs D:iiss @ re-
lie osnn...!sasr. venture = e can .ss .s.sa:
owning svslnable property In the city Of wash
ington, knoWn ~ C5rcoran square, originally pur-
e. 81 Iask snsy
used for fhs public interests In aid ofths public
schools. Ths pistrict plrehassd this property
prsssa 's 5sss s 10 :. i and fSr s susd
q bond for the san Of tloo, 900 At seven psr cont
intsrs.t per sannn payable n twenty yssss
ne amount Of 81. .ssl-ef have been made on the
prsnisss, nsiing the total coasldsrstI0n and
,i II sddisos, claims sf the eontrsctor sor mate
rial and vtrk In tho Construction OF market
bufldines on the premises. and the architect havn
besl presented, which the Commissioners aro ad-
viSsd by tns attorney are not legal claims upon
the Dl1{r1ct The Commi1stonou rocommend
that authority BE- given the District Eovernm:nt
q s5s - oss =
sand dollar bond, With ths interest hsretofore
paid thereon, and the cash expenditurs oi en-
Ss1 q. snd apply the prooseds e follows:
One hundred th0uIa1d dollars thereof TO the
Immediate redemption, n praetiesbie. OF said enc
hundred thousand dollar bond, and, n not practi-
5sbie, 70 Be invested IN securities of the Disr1ct
e BOT ahoys. thslr par yalus. a. f1zd for the
payment Of said bond on Its maturity; the residue
70 ,. appliedil ne parensss q proper sites and nd
fchool p1rposss; the nvails to be divided between
the uhlfe and colorod schools according to the
npportionuent p1escribed BY law.
ne claims of the schools upon the favorable
co1si1srniion Of C5nxress are strengthened By
~ feek, stated u the report that about
o1ofbi<d Of TIE school population is coiorod, who
have csns into The District since tbs bs1innInS
Il car roosn: eva var. and contribute litfls 70
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and eternal peace, what monsrrous contradIc
tieD, II we bad draped Il IN saek-cloth and robed
Il in mourning; IL It had froEnsd upon the city,
Il the rod Of terrible and exaspsrated Deity: n
no whisper Of che glad salvation It breaches had
hoated from its walls. Il IS true that We have
which mnst preside In every sanctuary Of the
Most High, and which gird with strength the
sslrstion We proclaim. In the enduring marble
noary ages past Il was laid up By the eternal
Goo. We have memorial Of him who & the
beriDg his majesty. We have riven What ~ co,I6
Of ofsublimity % this, his habitation. Ia cluster.
i ing toeetn .tns wealth Of wood and weight Of
We would give some faint eiimmerinr of his
exubernnt wealth. You walk beneath there
~ o1s orest and pstVesn enc sss1 a5snsa sisss Of
boughs youbehold the blue Of heaven and fhe
glesm as Of golden starr. These painted arches
tion; they point 70 God, and beskon you upwards,
urs Is eternal. But All thisis NOT the gospel.
story Of the cross asd Of Ohrists redeeming love,
and OF the feconeiled fafhers love- and Of eternal
liis for the lost and dying. II mnsi wave the
gladnsss Of The palm branches which t6e re-
deemed shal uaIe In Heaven. And,
therefore, We hare di.robed e q me
in the cheerful garments OF praise ana thanks
giving. We have arrayed the herald Of peace IN
the glad tidines Of eaivation. Proclstm these
truths. ye white and iustr0us Wsllst Ring them
out ye chimes, which Jet from yoDder tower shall
light, which burst from crystal fountains and
ripple through the sanctuary, with your seven
fold hues proclaim peace Ike that bow Of pesce
rnlen spans the temple Of the skies. Proclaim
tpcse truths, biest symbol Of cur redsmptionl
Mount Up 70 the temples loftiest pinnacle; reign
eenlenls Lnsre over city and forest and 1eid and
nooo. PROCLAIM the Son Of righteousness while
yonder sun, now veiled, both climbs the esst, and
National Republican., 1875-12-06
JAMEs HUDSON,
aPHED OF HoRSEa.

ORNAMENTAL PAISTEB,
lx0 PennsyivRnis avenue. Washington. d. @.
National Republican., 1875-12-06

The existing tax Law, parsed at the last session
Of Congress, expires by It's own Limitation June
90, 1876 and It Is important that Congress should
eDat a law for the levying Of taxes for the next
scal year at an early date, so that Sufficient time
Will be given for the sppratsement OF such new
buildings as have been erected since the last
general sppraisement and which will be erected
before the next The late period Of the passage
Of the present tax law, March 5, 1915 seriously
embarrassed the assessors in the performance Of
their duty, and resulted, IS they state IN their
port, IN their not appraising the personal prop
erty within the District for taxation.
National Republican., 1875-12-06

shsn high noon be gains, sad When he fslI.; ..l..
Here IN The nations centre his beams VIII nrst
salute on yonier Capitol the
, 1875-06-19

ms. ,A1ho I w.rs poor man. apd had spent my
Tins In tdlsne.a longer the airees Of vandalo With
gold watch-chan dangling around my rsst poctet8
would nut teen srrtsEed; md Aeuss md, hdys
usraF on earth. tended 10 my own bualneAs. and
nesss was drunk but nve times In my lite: tho you AL
do pefhaps suppo4A the to IA ths muraeEtr Of 1oseph
hobbtas, but, lsdtss Aad gentleman, Jou acme ins
nine md. aAhol NJ blood. mil ~ upoa
soneht 10 tata my fe for God haa forbid You 10 take
Tho Glood Of tht nnoeout and sou n0W slfVtn III
rensence for tn! life, and renelat.r u you ,ssuro
INTO me 10 sts our father unto yon nke~1e
which art tn Heaven; fof God knowsth Ill ,hih1s,
aud, seulemteF, you hase barred tbs door Of e!vtl
courts aud rtBht1 sgainst me- becarse WA poor. aad
that could nut hasu jutico and my rt9Ats. Atn
seased md convicted fot = es!soe mover dom.
on mt, or for 1ou. Chra. ts our Judge md Wine.r.
You cannct stand thar and tay II rs1 Jay yon 70
much to the Judge to condemn tns snd my blood
for die iunoocnt man Of crime Of murder which
1ol N ilia own Aart knoxath how fAuas!y mud how
cruel you sTo1s 10 convict he. Oh! 1uu Fs1engul
'nent you llats ruined me Mr. Rtppon, Mr. T.istc,
aud iii. be,nbouT, AD& Mf. HatF1s ul11ister Of tbs
no'ps Or. sa china 70 bs Ght:tnu: Coz herd him IN
what told Lin IN ny cell 1t fAod4lIa. for Chorlsy
Doluer ALd Young heard what pAA.ed between iii
10th. told him waa mol guilty of Il. le:ose God
snd mAt, sud hs swoFe with uciifted hahd 10 his
H.1tntee ~ road 10 tub yet IhYugh God will bs
e!fui 10 me, for Yuu cAut bars bar lhs just Law Ut
God aBaiuat u1e am jesked from l1y parents fouly
lot bottlihE aud Tor cE1no GuI know ID nocxrit
Of. ol how can you hare The heart! Ion't Col Al.
mighty see you; aud What Will yoa say To your uod
with you aaen il called to bo judse17 iou would nku
to ray do not think Lave d5us anything tust the
blood of mr. hody wll s:aEd oa your bnou4duta.
, 1875-06-19
Extraorl---- .lence of
That Vegetable Product
in Illinois.
II Series 10 Rid tho World OF Two
B1ood-staIncd Brutes.
Nathan Burgess, at Efflugham,Atoues
for a Hoartless Assassination.
Qis Victim, a Bridgs-Natehman, Slot in
Tho Night '9hile On Duty.
Confessions Subsequently, Made and Re-
tracted by Burgess.
John Casey, ut Paris, Hung by tho
Neck Until Dead.
His Wife Was an Inconvenience, and 50
He Murdered Her.
History Of tho Awful Crime and It's Dis.
C0verI.
History Of tho Awful Crime and It's Dis.
CorerJ.
NATHAN BURGESS.


1AL AAQA AEls
Er<e1al Dspateh to The Chlcaoo TtfoGna
EErlSonAM, Ill., juno 18.-Tho lust act ia orcr,
and Nathan nurgesb, wlth bis crime unconfee.ed
has gouo before the lAr Of just;cs Ia that great
unknown land. Tho condemned has, ever SINCE
his Incarceration and sentence, preserved an ap.
pcarance Of utter indifference to Lis fntc. 4
hundred times daily he hah asBertcd bjs inno-
conce, always replying ike parrot Tue same
words. " II they hang me, .hcy hhng Oh innoceut
man, lie has always held strong hopes OF bay.
Ing Ills sentence commutod to imprisonment. In
the penttoutiatY for life. Indeed, although ae.
HuEcd to.day that Gov. Doveridge had positively
refused to intorfero with tho law In
Its course. ho hung on to tha.
idea, ever repeating. II am au
innocent MIN; they won't Lang mo-" Yesterday
+. II. nbiuellart. and dudgo pccuB, astotucys
for tho condennod, went to Springfield TO urge
q Communication, but could not Influence The Guv.
ernor to interfere. They returned lato last night
and reported thsr Ill SUCCESS. The announce
nens had no viaibIe effect Oh Burgess.
u1a LAST NIGHT.
ue stayed awake until 8 o'clock this morning,
Dy turns he became Abusive, aocus,ug ove,y-
body Of conspiracy and perjury. He list
oped to tho e1hortauons Of tho min
listers who Lave G. late been con-
ntantly with him, but refused to join tho Church
or Ia any NAY formally declare bcliof In the
consolation Of rclgon. Two men wAtchcd With
him during tho silons hours. Towards o'clock
he slept At G o'cloch this morning ho awoko.
After partasing Of hearty
unEAKFAsT
Of eggs, beef, potatoes mullins, and coffee, ho
smoked cigar. lie waa dressed In neat suit
Of blsck. A tho morning houro wore away ho
, 1875-06-19

spirit. and evidently regarded htmsalf AZ rho boro
OF the day, aud aaked The opportunity to spcsk
IN hour Oh tho gatiows, which was promised
htn' At las no Was led out, followed ~ min.
fsters' oiicors, and sepo,tero, In all about afsy
PERSONS The vast thfoug without proaerrod
DEA1a-ftKE 6IILLNEs3.
After bis sentence wso read 10 apoke but 4
minute or tHo, affirming his Innocence. Di,
Davies prayed. 11o bid good-by to connnel anl
officers. Amid all be nhowod but littie weak
ness. AZ hia artna wero tied ho RAve bis last Ut
serance: "Gent!cnon, hopo you will
mover Hitness another execution. hope thls
will be warning to al." Thcss vero t,Is ont7
worda indicating that he had any acnsc Of hts
awful guilt. Tic black cap Was placod over Ills
face. ShctEf1 uolcomb cut tic rope, anil tho
unfortunate wretch WAS
LAUNCHED INTO ETERNITY.
Sheriff Holcomb and Deputy ". G. slemmous
dles'ngut1hed themselves ~ cool but kindheaf:-
al otlceta.
The arrangements and order wese perfect.
Mono Of Caso7's relatives came to SEQ him, lis
fathor having said that ho was desperate, and ho
could j, nothing for him.
DR.. Naloy said ho brcattled eIx minutes after
tho drop fell, and WAS dead In ten.
lie WAS placed in llis coffin, bis fac6 purple,
the blood almost bn1utiug out. passage uas
opened through tho jail-7asd, and poop1e 20 1red
through to view tho cofpao. this done, tic pra.
oners wore padaed out for this g. No purpose,
the colored prisoner who did CaaeJ'a writing
Eclng affected 10 tears.
The Coroner tool. the body n1u buried It In
tho pAf,sh cs:uote.y. His 1Ifo IL buried It
ElblfJGe. II mtfod BOuth OF paris I'll.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-14

The inauguration of honest citizens
rule in Texas in place Of the misruIe of
the Mourntul Facts whose presence be
came 50 vivid a reality in the eyes ot
Horace Greeley when he visited that
otate-has been followed by an astound-
ing increase of immigration from every
point of the compass North, South, East
and even West, The monthly increase
of population by immigration Is estima-
tel at ID, 900. The following is one of
the many items showing the way the eur
rent IS DIR lifting:
From the Calves, ou News.l
lMMrGRASTs.-The steamship Jose
phlne brought over yesterday morning
three hundred immigrants, and the Hair
lin one hundred and making four
hundred and forty in all.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-14

/ COMMITTEES consumed great dea
OF valuable time reporting unfavora
big upon bills that were introduced l,.,
session that they might be killed n -,
House They might have been permitted
70 die in the committee rooms ana saved
money to the State,
a BILL passed the House to repeal ;br
WHISKY law that created so much excite
ment last year. Yeas IS NAYS 20
Mr. Eckiord explained his vote - f.,
lows:
AR SrEAKEE-Whila doubling the Wis
d"Ih 81 ny vote IL last session. 10 e.a.4f5;
~ N'' woe "E inst it~ repeal, GeIrevi,'g
tried. S'1''' i'hlit
NJ Cook explained li- vote as foIlovs.
] vote aye" because D. y. ,,rol,.I.;,;.,..
sac ~ ihf"Aicatiu- liquors have been ,,,
Z od. ''ii'e' titan
Mr. TisoS moved to reconsider tho y....
inde ii"iic'y po,tporing tile ill to c,sa..
>p'eiai school districts tn towns divided a..
county lines Carried ana the bin "a. "a
cou mttcd
AZ BILL to repeal the Act to establish = .
eSai rate OF interest was taken up--Nr /
'u'el moved % amend shat the law :.
hereby fe-enacted, adopted. Mr. FcLfo,d
moved TO amend by Provided. That rotlr,.,,
u .he act should effect existing contract.
ma made speech setting forth his reason
hereior. &r. Cbamplin moved to recon
nit the bill.-Carried.
4hE SENATE joint Resolution uh;.l
assed that body last year instructinp fha
ie'no efs OF Congress from this Stare -
IpP"Ft any measure to extend aid IN H.
'''1'eFh faeihc Railroad. Dir. Archer :
.o' ~ 70 t'0le- Lost. Mr.. lis was or
's~ Il 20 the principle of extending sub.i-
IS am therefore desired thaC the resola- /
OF should not pass. The House refused t
suspend he rules and the resolution liz. {
fer. g
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-14

1t was no less noteworthy than porten
tious, that the color line was strictI,
drawn in the House on the bill 70 rednce
the pay of members Of the Legislature,
With one exception, the colored members
voted against reduction. Representing =
constituency who pay but a small portion
OF the taxes, though they enjoy the ben
eht of the public schools and the civil and
political privileges enjoyed by the most
favored, they do not feel tn, burden and
IN this instance, they exhibited mercj-
less spirit towards the class who are SAD.
died with it,
with pleasure we record that on this
question the white members, to a man
OF every political persuasion, arrayed
themselves on the side Of reduction.
We have constantly deprecated the
color line, seeing its tendency to strife,
prescription, and injustice, Gas in this
lnstance) but ii the coIored LEGISLATOR,
insist upon drawing it, and of subiecting
their conduct to such discre ditable CON
tracts rs the above, so be it. The conse-
quences be on their own heads.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-14

overcome this majority by Violence ael e.,
tena sidsnce of this statement the whites zo 40
In eylaSn noupty, with majority of 5000
Warren loa forced an election. In many
asal.ss 'I nf he county. reign of terror eA-
iSts Many negroes have left their hoh,e, ~ 10
lsl s.. na Of .. S. troops in vicksOurg rs is
p.esen' essence o to ii protection of life and to
neesss' a;t;zans IN their civil and political
rights. % nress Publica-
cation will be continued tomorrow"
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