The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-16
HOT ST. lHIRTY-SIN1H DAY.
TuEspAY. February Is. 1876.

AOE5DA1. FEBRUARY 10, 1910.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Galloway. Present SO, ah-
sent IL.
BY Mr. MuIdrow: To extend the privi-
leges of the House to Cen. ] II. Sharpe and
Capt. II. ". hampureysi Carried.
Whereas, The testimony taken and re-
ported to this Houze By the committee APP
pointed January 9Eh, 1876. to investigate
the conduct of Alexander X. Davis. Lieu
tenant-GOvernOr OF the State of Mississippi
shows that he has been guilty of high crimes
and misdemeanors in office. Therefore
be it
Resolved, 1. That a com,gittes Of three be
appointed 10 20 TO the senate, and at Inc bar
thereof, In the name of the House of Repre-
sentatves, and of all the people of the State
of Mississippi, to impeach the said Alexan-
der X. Davis, of high crimes and INSIDE
meanorS in office, and aequaint the SGnate
that the House of Represent atiVes, will in
due time, prefer articles of Impeachment
against him and make good the same; and
that the said committee demand that the
Senate make an order requiring the said AL
Elk ander K. Davis to appear and answer the
same.
Resolved, 81. That committee of five be
elected by the House to prepare articles OF
impeachment against the said A. X. Davis,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and report the same
to this House, and that said committee have
full pewer and Authority to senfi far Persons,
papers, records and kilograms, and take tes-
timony. Adopted by the follow ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrieh. Amacker, BaiIy,
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett. Bean. Bell,
Blount, Boyd, Bridges, Brown, Byrd OF
Franklin. Campbell, Carter of Holmes,
Causey. Crosslands Clifton, poeuean. trim,
FeaEherston, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, Gay
den. Gibson, Gillis. Gowau, Guthrie, Guy
ton. Hall, Harper, Hebron, Hicks. Horton,
Huddleston, Hudson, Jagers, Jarnigan
ayne. Johns, johnson Of ItaWGmbS, John-
en- Of Winston, I0nes OF Kinds, Lister,
Massingaie, Miller, Mcttasgo. Mccormick,
MeInnis, McNair, McNiece. McLaurin of
Jasper, McLaurin of Smith, McNhortezs
Nelson, Nichols, Barker, Remington, Per-
cy, Pound, howell, Reynolds. Rogers.
Rowan, Stands. Shattuck, Shelby, Shrock,
Southworth. Spight- Stebbins, Sy kes. Tison,
Troup, Tucker, Turley, Warren. Watkins,
Wilkinson, White, Vaughan, Iellowley,
Mr.. Speaker.-69.
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Edwards Jacobs,
jenkins. Jones of Issaquena, Monroe, Ov-
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. BIRD
of Lawrence, Carter OF Warren, Cessor, |
Chifes, Clay, Dabney, Hogan. Hussey, Leigh, |
Mallory, Meade, Millsaps, Muldrow, Par
sons, Riley, Sanderlin, Saunders, TFice, |
Vaiden--19.
Committee under the first resolution
Messrs. White, Hall and Jayne.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Banks !
dale.
LAWS BY LIMITATION.
The Secretary Of State informed the House |
that the following House bills have become 4
laws, without the approval of the Governor,
by operation of article A. section "a, of the |
Constitution To repeal the act to regulate
trials by jury in civil suits, approved JanR-
ary "a 1sJ3; for the relief OF the taxpay-l
ers of Bolivar county; 70 repeal the anti
LIQUOR law OF Macon; To properly construe
lie law with reference TO the rights or mar
ried women; TO amend the charter Of Sem
stobia: to repeal the anti-liquor law of
Noxubee county; 20 repeal the
law Of districts 2 and 8, Of