The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-02
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill TO reduce the salaries of certain
officers and their employees, and TO reduce
the number of employees, came up.
Mr., Terry's amendment, allowing only
$4,000 TO the Supreme Judges hereafter to be
appointed. offered yesterday, was pending
Mr. Reynolds moved to provide that after
the expiration of the terms of all of the
Supreme Judges, the salaries shall be 81 900.
Mr.. Allen moved TO table; carried, and Mr..
Terry amendment was adopted
Mr.. Barry moved to strike out 500. Lii
| orarian's salary, and insert $500. Mr.. Allen
| moved to table; carried.
| 1EAs-Messrs. Allen, Albright C..lIicott.
| Carter, Everett FitzGerald. Graham. John
ston, McCaskill, Mcclure, Mendenhall Shir-
ley, smith, Terry, Thorn pson. White-l6.
| NAYs-Messrs. Barry, Catchincs. Chal.
mers, Fewell, Foote, Furlong. Griffin.
hooker, Mcneil Morgan, Pratt, Reynolds.
sims, Stewart, Taylor, Thornton-l6.
Ihere being tie, the President voted in
the affirmative.
Mr. Reynolds moved that the salary of
the Supreme Judges shall be 81 500 pro
vided that at the expiration Of the official
terms OF all the present judges the salary
snail be $4,000. Mr. Allen moved to table
1EAs;-Messrs. Allen, Albright, Callicott,
Carter F0ote, Graham, Hooker, Johnston,
McCaskilI, Mcneil, MendenhaH Morgan,
smith, Stewart, Taylor, Terry, THOMPSON.
Thornton--1S.
NAYs-Messrs. Barry, Catchings, Chal- |
ners, Everett, Fewell, FITZGERALD, Furlong, |
Grlffln; Mcclure, Pratt, Reynolds, Shirley. |
Sims, Whte-l4
Mr.. Fewell moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the amendment of Mr.. White /
made yesterday, to change the nav Of the
OF Education from $1,000 /
10 S2,OOO was lost. Mr.. Allen moved TO ia
pre- lost; yeas, II; nays, Is; and the mo-
lion 10 reconsider prevailed, and the amend
o nehC vi Mf. mite, making the salary 81
OO0' passed; and the bill was ordered en-
crossed. 0e' 'h
Inc House bills for which substitutes have
oeen adopted were made the special order
OF the day for Thursday at IL O'Clock.
HOUSE BILLS.
The House bill to repeal the act to regulate
trials by jury in civil suits, approved Jan.
y, 1875. was taken up.
Mr.. Sims moved to indefinitely postpone. I
Lost; yeas IL; nays, 20; and the bill passed
yeas, 20; nays, II. {
LAW BY APPROVAL. ;
The Governor informed the Senate ,bo+
he had approved the bill to amend sec r
ions and of the act to change the bonnd- e
Try lines of the counties of Sumner. Choc. q
aw and Winston. approved March 2, 1879
LAW BY LIMITATION. h
The Secretary of State informed the Sen
tie that >. b., to repeal sections I. 931 S
anu y or the Judicial Printing bill, ap- o
proved April Sd, 1874, has become law nv o
peration of article section "a ofthe con- IL
ooA D
CONFIRMATION I'll
The Senate has confirmed w. P Kino
ouhty Superinten ent of Yazoo county.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Mr.. Fewell chairman of tbe snacioI 49,
littee 10 investigate H. B. McCInra of IL
~ senatorial District, reported as follows 81
nat Cney had given due notice TO Senato, | tI'
lecture, and that they had. at the beGin. be
ing or the investigation, been met with al
le ooJectlon from HIM that no specific lie
larges had been made that he could re- pc
)ond to; that the committee understood tn
lat the charges referred to were that soid Ii
cClure, while United States officer had Sc
zen Drlbed, etc.; that the committee. with ha
view 10 ascertaining what the CHARGES M
ere, have taken er pdrte affidayits and be
port specific charges, and ask the inG, tn
ent OF the Senate upon them Stoned hy ga
e committee. The charges reported are as
lows: 81 "e in,
LIST. That H. 3. Mcclure. Senator from, sta
{ oCh District, while U. S. Internal Rev WI
ue Collector and Senator from rho stt a
strict, accepted bride (statfnp amonnt to
q date from the Meridian SaviHps TnSti' we
Iloh Tor making false report (statine VIII
lat the report was) N''"'ihS a "
I'd. That he was indicted nv +bn T. @ the
and Jury (date), and that wbiio 80. p. her
ed, December 81, 1876, he stole oartnis VIII
notes which were given in , oa,. a p
yment for the bride, and which Were p par ct a
the evidence in the case. The committae ty,
cred the following resolutions 'ee arr,
whereas, The special committee. MessrS Sat
we'll, Morgan and Everett have ,o,lo, ,; bee
tain charges against Senator 1T Is Nc Mel
re, and, Whereas said CHARGES o. stan
h nature, il they be true. rs wouId x
der ii. b. Mcclure infamous and MAJ
a seat IN this honorable BODY and Do T
nd his expulsion therefrom. "-'0 ue
esolved, That said charges are refarroa mar
X TO SAID committee with instructions " ono
4stigate the same and report the resnIp duo
ana investigation with the proof, pom
r. Mcclure moved to adopt the reSo1,, -
S. 0 AesoId- the
+, 7. n REYNOLDS moved to make them the of Il
;ial order for Tomorrow at II o;cIocii
led and the Senate adjourned. 0iooA peel
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