The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-01-12
HOUSE-SIXTH DAY.
MONDAY, january 10, Is

MONDAY, January 10, 1873.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Nichols, OF DeSoto. Present,
100; absent T.
Messrs, CLAY, of Bolivar, and Shattuck, of
Wilkinson, were sworn in.
Mr. Tison moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill for the relief of tax
PAYERS passed, upon the ground that the
lands sold prior TO January LIST, 1876, would
be subject to REDEEM ptton; carried.
The bill was amended so as to prevent in
applying to the redemption of lands sold
prior to January LIST, 1876; and. upon mo-
ton OF Mr.. TIson, the bill passed.
Mr.. Jacobs (col. presented petition IN
relation to the Ca>tello VS.. Parsons contested
election case; referred.
Mr.. Featherston, Chairman, reported a
number of hAlls with recommendations.
The bill to enable Mrs. Ii B. Theobald to
make certain devises. ETC., passed.
The bills to amend section 1894, article 6,
Code 1871. and to amend the act in relation
TO trial by jury in civil suits, were indehn-
iIely postponed.
The Speaker announced the following
additional standing committees:
IMMIGRATIoN.-Mr. johnson, of Itawam-
ba, chairman; Messrs. Massingale, job MS
Bridges, Saunders, Shrock and Cessor (cOl. }.
MANUFACTUREs-- Causey, chairman
Messrs. Garrett, Trice, NaiGen, Hogan, Will
kinson and McNeese (cOl.)
UNfINIsHED BUsINEss.-Mr. Nelson.
chairman; Messrs, Nichols, benson, Sykes
and Il lwards (cOl.).
MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.-Mr. Percy, chair
man; Messrs. Clay, Campbell, SOuthworth,
Baily, Nichols and Saunderlin (coi.).
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Bv Mr.. Leigh:
Whereas, The concurrent resolution pass
ed by this House on the 18th day of Jauua-
re-, 1875, in relation to the action of Lieut.
Gen. Philip Ill. sheridan at New Orleans, in
L 81.
ton to the military action of an officer Of
the United States army without the juris-
diction of this State; and,
Whereas. The actiOl OF Gen. Sheridan,
which was thereby approved, was arhitra-
ry. tyraIInical and revolutionary, and in di-
rect antagonism with civil government and
republican institutions; and,
Whereas. The policy which the said Gen.
Sheridan then and there sought to inaugu-
rate, would have also embraced the
sovereign State of Mississippi, if his 0oun-
ellis had prevailed; an d,
WI ereas, The said Gen. Sheridan, in his
proposed plan of operations, and rs an eX
cuse therefor, acted on false rumors and
slanderous statements of the condition and
animus of the white people of the South
toward the Federal Government, and its en-
tranchised citizeRs; and then and there de-
nounced the people of the South as "ban-
ditti;' aud,
Whereas, This House, in approving the
action of Gen. Sheridan in this behalf, add
ed, tor partisan purposes, and with kuOwl-
edge that i'll so doing they slandered the
people they falsely claimed to represent;
and,
Whereas, The premises considered, the
said concurrent resolution is a libel upon
the citizens of our State, and u disgrace to
the journals of this House.
Therefore, be it Resolved, bv the Rouse of
Representatives of the State of Mississippi.
the Senate concurrirg, That said concurrent
resolution be eXpunged from the Journals of
the House.
Be it further Resolved, That the Clerk of
this House be instructed to transmit copy
of this resolution to each of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress.
Mr.. MuldrOw moved to postpone until
the lst Monday in February.
Mr.. Guthrie moved 10 indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. Leigh preferred immediate action up
on the resolutions.
Mr.. Muldrow favored the resolutions but
preferred that immediate action would not
be taken.
Mr., Southworth desired immediate ac-
ton.
Dir. Hudson moved to table the motion to
postpone to February; carried,
Mr.. Amacker favored the resolution, and
opposed the motion to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. Hicks moved to table the motion to
indefinitely postpone; carried.
Mr.. Spight thought the resolutions were
unnecessary, but was prepared to vote for
them.
Mr.. BarksdaIe offered the following
amendments: Strike out all after ''citizens'
in the 4th clause; amend the 18th clause by
striking out all after purposes" and add
ing sin manner to influence sectional and
race passions; amend by substituting the
following for the 9th CLAUSE:
'<Whereas The just and sober public SEN
timeEt of the North did not uphold the arbi-
trary and revolutionary measures suggested !
by the said Lt-General Z. Ii Sheridan and
the same were, by Republican President |
declared such as could not be resorted to in !
time of peace, and were cOndem ned by an |
Investigating Committee of Congress, com
posed of a majority of Republican m en- |
bers; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the House Of Rcpresenta |
tives OF the State of Mississippi, the Senate !
concurring, that the concurrent Resolution |
In relation to the action OF Lieut.-GeneraI |
K. III. Sheridan at New Orleans, La, passed |
by the Senate and House, Jan u iS76 he |
and the same is hereby rescinded.
Messrs Barksdale and Featherston favor |
ed MIR. ] eigh opposed, and moved to ta-
ples lost; and the amendments were adop- |
ted by the following vote:
1eas-A Amacker, Bailey, Baker. Banks
dale, Bassett, Bean, Bell, Blount Bovd.
Bridges Brown, (col.), Byrd of Lawrence
Cam pbell Carter,o Holmes, Carter (col \ OF
Warren, Causey I Clifton, Cochran, Crum. Dab
ney ,Dear. benson. Drake DYER Fairly Feath
erston, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, 'Gayden.
GOwan. Guthrie. Guyton, Hall, Harper
Hicks, Hogan, Hudson, Jagers, Jarnagin,
Jayne, Johnston of Winston, Lester, Mallory
col J. MasSengale, Muldrow, McCargO, Nc
Cormick, McfnnIs, McNair, McLa1rin of
Jasper, MeLaurin of Smith, McWhorter.
Overton leoll, Parker, Pennington, Percy,
Pound, Powell. Reynolds, Riley COLI
Rogers. Rowan, Sanderlin (col.), Shands
Shattuck. Shelby, Shrock, Southworth
Spight, Stebbins, Tison, Troup, Warren
Watkins, Wilkinson, White, YellowJev
Dung [col and Mr.. Speaker--SO.
ys-Aldrich, Byrd Of Franklin, Erwin, Glib
on, ellis, Hebron, Horton j aeg,bs(coI. 1jnhD-
on of Itawamba, Leigh, Meade, NeiIso,,
Nichols. Parsons, Trice, Tucker, TnrIev
nd Vaiden--1s.1 - ~
Absent and not voting, Is. 4.
Mr.. Mallory (col.) hoped the resolrt;ons
Vould npt be put through in such haste
Mr. watkins called the previous question. !