The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-18

given, '.Thss ,le Senate woald take oi"ef
thereon"
Respectfully.
J.B. YELLOWLEY, Chairman;
THos. SPIGHT,
L. w. OvERroN.
LAW BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the House that he
has approved the following House Dill: 10
INCORPORATE the town of Chester, sumner
county.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The Centennial bill: The bill to increase
the number of members of the Centennlai
fered a substitute for the bill, which
was adopted. Mr.. Jarnigan moved
TO indefinitely postpone; tabled. MT.
Jarnagin offered a substitute repeating
the law and requiring the money 10
be returned TO the Treasury. Mr. MuldroW
moved to table: carried.
YEAs-Messrs. Baker, Barksdale. Biount'
Brown, byrd of Franklin, Campbell Car
Ter ChileS. Clifton, Cochran. Crum, Dear,
Drake, Dyer, Edwards, Fairly. Floyd,
Fortune. ellis, Gowan, Guyton. Hicks
Huddeston, Hus>ey, Jacobs, Jagers, john
son of Winston, Jones of lssaquena, Leigh
Massingale, Monroe, Muidrow, cNhor-
ter Overton, Parsons, Parker, Percy,
Reynolds, Sanderlin, Shattuck, Shelby,
Southworth, Spighr, Stebbins, Tronp, luck
er. Warren. Wilkinson. White, Vaughan,
YellowIey, Young, Mr.. Speaker-53.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrcl, Amacker, Bailey,
Bean. Bridges. Bird of Lawrence, Causey,
Grassland, Dabney, benson, Erwin, Feather
ston, Garrett, Gibson, Guthrie, Harper, He
bron, Horton, Hudson, Jaruigan Jayne,
Jenkins Johns, Meade, Miller, McCargo,
Mccormick. McInnis, McLaurln of Jasper,
McLaurin of Smith, Nichols, Pennington,
Pound. Powell, Rogers. Rowan, Saunders,
-hrnol- So kos fTiSoO Trirp TurloV.
Watkins, Vaiden-45.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-MeSsrs. Bas-
sett, Bell, Boyd. Carter of Warren, Cessor,
Clay, Gayden, Hall. Hogan, Johnson of lta-
wanda. Jones of Kinds, Lester, Mallory,
Millsaps, McNair. McNeise-16.
And the bill passed.
THE DAVIS IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES.
Mr.. White, chairman of the committee,
reported the articles of i'm parchment
against Lieutenant-GoVeIn Davis, which
we publish, condensed:
ARTICLE lST That A. K Davis, Lieuten-
ant Governor, etc, while Adelbert AmeS,
Governor, was absent from the State,
on June 14th, 1875, did, in Lowndes
county, unmindful of his oath, etc,
cept, of one w. Z. Gibbs, 5000, as tribe to
grant pardon to one Thomas III. Barren
tine, charged with the murder OF Ann
Thomas, in said county, OH August 10Th,
1874, which said pardon was granted and
delivered by A. X. Davis, Lieutenant
Governor, etc, to the said Thomas Ii. Bar
rentine, or one Jerry Dowsing, for him, and
that said A. X. Davis did thereby felOniOus-
ly prostitute, violate and betray the duties
OF his Office to the prostitution of public
justice; whereby, A. X. Davis, etc, was
guilty of high crime and misdemeanor in
office.
ARTICLE ID. That A. K. Davis, Lieuten-
nj { "a he W.
from w. E. Gibbs a certain chose in action,
tO-Wit:
$500. COLUMBUS, Miss, May p 1879.
Received OF Henry Barrenfine five mum
lred dollars cash on deposit, tn he paid 10
The order OF A G.. Packer upon return of
pardon of Thos. I'll. Barrentine charged
with the killing, of Ann Thomas, IN
LOwndes county, Mis-.
This receipt given in duplicate.
j. DOWSING.
Witness: w. E. GIBBS.
This chose in action was presented uy A.
*. Dayis, etc, to the said j. DOWsing, and
he did receive $500 as bride to grant the
said pardon.
ARTICLES Sd, 9TH and 9TH reiterates the
above charges in different form.
The articles were agreed to and passed by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amacker, Bailey,
IDdhcI, DdIhSOldlc, Dedl Dell
Byrd of Franklin, Bird of Lawrence,
Campbell, Carter of Holmes, Causey, Cross
land, Chiles, Clifton, Cochran, Crum, Dahney.
Dear, benson, Drake, Dyer, Fairly,
Featherston, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, Gay
den. Gibson, ellis, Gowan, Guthrie. Guy
ton, Hail. Harper, Hebron, Hicks, Horton,
Huddleston, Hussey, Hudson, Jagers, Jarni-
gan, Jayne, Johns, johnson of Winston, Les
ter, Massingale, Meade, McCargo, McCor-
mick, McInnis, McLaurin of Jasper, Nc
Laurin of Smith, McWhorter, Nelson,
Parker, Pennington, Percy, Pound, Pow
ell, Reynolds. Rogers, Rowan, Stands.
Shattpck, Shelby, Shrock, Southworth,
Spight, Stebbns, Sykes, Tison, Trice, Troup,
Tucker, Turley, Warren, Watkins, VIII
kinson, White, Vaughan, Iellowley, Mr..
Speaker.-S6.
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Edwards Jones
of lssa,quenaa, Monroe, Overton, Parsons,
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs Bas-
sett. Boyd, Carter OF Warren, Cessor.
Erwin, Hogan, Jacobs, Jenkins, johnson of
ltawamba, Jones of Kinds. Leigh, Mallory.
Miller, Millsaps, Muldrow, McNair, Nc
Niece, Nichols, Riley, Saunders, Walden,
YOung-23.
Adjourned.