The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-12

Boards of Supervisors to establish election
precincts.
BY Mr.. White-To reduce salaries o
County superintendent of Education.
By Mr.. Drake-To incorporate the Ma
sonic Mutual Insurance Company of Missis
sippi.
By Mr.. Leigh-To aid officials in ser
vice of civil process.
By Dir. Hall-To amend Code u, in re-
latiOn to dover.
By Mr. McNair-To repeal Act APP
pointing special revenue agents.
BY Dir. Drake-To amend Act regulating
trials by jury.
By Mr. Hudson-To abolish the Office of
County Engineer
By Mr.. White-To abolish the Office of
Cotton Weigher.
BY Mr.. Rowan-For the relief of the tax
payers of Copiah county
BY Mr. Drake-To prevent purchase and
sale of unginned cotton within certain
hours.
By Mr.. Percy-To enable Mrs H. P.
Theobald to make certain devises.
By Mr.. Hudson-To abolish the Office of
Cotton Weigher in Yazeo county.
By Mr.. Boyd of Lawrence-fo prohibit
the illegal sale of seed cotton.
By Mr.. McCargo-To increase iurisdic-
ton Of Mayors, Of fernando and Olive
Branch, DeSoto county.
BY Mr.. Dabney-To amend the charter Of
Edwards, Kinds county
By Mr.. Harper-To reduce into one Act
the charter of Raymond, Kinds county.
BY Mr.: Johns-To repeal Act in relation
to special elections.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. Leigh. Whereas, The concurrren
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day of January, 1875, in relation to the
action of Lieut.-Gen. Philip III. Sheridan at
New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana. was
passed In regard to the military action OF an |
officer of the United States army without
the jurisdiction of this State; and,
hereas, The action of General Sheridan.
which was thereby approved, was arbitrary,
-yfannlcal, and revolutionary, and in direct
with civil government and re-
publican Institutions and,
whereas, The policy which the said
ieneral Sheridan then and there sought
o lnaugurate, would have also embraced
he sovereign State of Mississippi, if his
counsel had prevailed and,
Whereas, The said General Sheridan. in
lis proposed plan of operations, and as an
=; Acuse therefor, acted on false rumors and
landefouS statements of the condition and
"iAiCC pCOpIG VI the south
oWard the Federal Government, and its en-
ranchlsed citizens and then and there de-
ounced the people of the South as ''ban-
It'll" and,
Whereas, This House, in approving the
ctlon OF General Sheridan in this behalf
dded, for partizan purposes, and with a
nowledge that in so doing they SANDER
the people they falsely claimed to repre- =
ent; and, a
hereas, The premises considered. the .
ld concurrent resolution is libel upon
l le citizens Hs OF our State, and disgrace to y
Re journals of this House.
Therefore, be it Resolved, By the House !,
representatives. of the State of Mississpn y
lie senate concurring That said concrr
MT resolution be eXpunged from the ionr
us Of the House. '0"' al
be 1t further Resolved That the CIorl- -
TINS House be instructed to transmit - L
Ply OF this resolution to each of our SanoN
IS ana Representatives in Congress- -
Mr.. McNair moved to amend bv insert;no, -
e copy to be sent to Gen. Sheridan. rnlad y
OF order at that stage of PROCEEDINGS
Made special order for Manday ,,,,,St,ino DC
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