The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-04
NORTHUMBERLAND DAY.

| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1875.
Mr.. SULLIVAN, Speaker pro tenn.
A BILL permitting road oYerscers to ten
der order on the county treasury, instead
| Of paying cash, as now required by law, for
timber taken by them to repair roads
Messrs. Tison and Spight favored the bill,
Messrs. Clover opposed, and the bill passed
A SENATE bill of last session to lease GER
| tain State lands in the city of Jackson at
$50 per acre. Mr.. Street moved to strike
out 80" and insert Ito the highest bidder"
Mr.. kendrick, (col.) moved to table; lost,
cas- 80, nays 80; Messrs. Tison, Campbell,
Rogers, tcol), of Marshall, Lynch, (col. },
benson and Clover favored the amendment
Messrs. Peyton, Kendrick, (col.) and Har-
ris, (col.) opposed. Mr.. avery moved to
refer the bill and amendment to the Judi
ciary Committees; carried.
THE cotton weiXher special Committee
reported general bill authorizing Boards
of Supervisors to appoint cotton weighers;
it amends the Code which allows Boards OF
Mayor and Aldermen of towns and cities TO
appoint welghers twas considered mt some
length and finally went over under the
rules.
Mr.. GAYLEs. (col.) introduced joint re-
solution to adjourn sine die on Feb. 25-h
1875. Mr.. Street said that there were
several reform bills, the salary bill was one
of them, yet under consideration and he in
tended to light 1t out on that line il it took
all summer until those bills were consid-
cred he therefore moved to table. Some
dcsultory conversation; motion to table,
lost; yeas "a, nays So. Mr.. Tison
explained his vote that he voted mo-
because he was in favor of fixing
an early day. Mr.. Cessor (col.} moved
to indefinitely postpone; Mr.. Gayles (col.)
moved to table; carried, yeas 45, nays 80.
Mr.. Tison moved to strike out '25th inst.,"
and insert "ISth inst" he said nothing had
been done in the twenty-eight days OF the
session, for the interest of the people, and
he did not believe that anything would be
done in the next twenty-three days. He
saw that there was disposition to stave off
i'm portant bills, and consider bills of no i'm
pOrtance, He thought by fixing the time
of Adjournment ut an early day, the House
would see the necessity Of considering
the bills of Importance. MIR. Feytop |
moved to strike out ''1S" and insert |
''l5;" Mr.. Kendrick (col.) said that
he knew that the proper attention had
not been given to important legislation
he knew that the House had not done what
they "mout" have done he favored the orig |
inal resolution and moved to table the |
motion lost; yeas ~, nays
Al. Mr.. Chandler moved the previous ques-
ton; sustained. Mr.. Peyton favored his |
tor 18th inst. he said two weeks
was long enough, if the House would 20 to
work, to pass the reform bill. Mr.. Peyton's |
adopted. The resolution as
amended was adopted and the motion to
reconsider was tabled.
MR. STREET moved to call the salary bill !
from the Committee of the Whole and pass
it without debate This would require two
thirds vote to suspend the rules). There |
was a huge number OF points of order.
The Speaker Mr.. Avery ruled the motion
in order; the motion was lost and the
House thereby refused to consider the sala-
ry bill.