The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-09

The United States Senate Committee
have reported adversely on the claim of
Mr. Eustis, of Louisiana. to seat in that
body. This was to have been expected.
As only one branch of the Louisiana
Legislature participated in his election,
the law of Congress was not complied
with, and his pretensions to a seat are
simply ridiculous and unbecoming the
Democratic party, which is always injured
/ by subterfuges and tonfoolery of this
kind, while nothing better is expected of
the knaves and humbugs who do the
scheming for the Radical party.
As to Pinchback, his claim is worse
than bHElesque, it is an impudent, bare
faced fraud. The Legislature which
pretended to elect him was the creature of
aTaidnight order of a drunken federal
Judge executed by U. S. soldiers with the
bayonet. The judge himself has been
driven into obscurity from the seat
he disgraced, and Pinchback lin
gers on the stage like a disagreeable
reminiscence which the country would be
! rejoiced to Danish forever from its mind.
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HERE IS Something that we desire to-
put on.reeord. 1t is the endorsement
of Gen. Warner by the Republican
members of the Legislature The Times
complains that Warner is a Pearl River
Navigator, and vows that he neither re-
ceived nor deserved the Republican
nomination for U. S. Senator. But none
of the Republican members of the Leg
islature have disavowed the endorsement
and besides Gen. Warner is the Chair
man of the Republican Executive Com
mittee of the State whose authority the
Times implicitly obeyed in the late can
vass without saying Pearl River once:
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR Z. $. SENATOR.
Pilot, of January 80, 1861
JACKSON, Jan. II. 1876.
Whereas. At joint caucus of TIE Repub-
| liean members OF the Legislature of Missis-
| sippi. the Hon. Alexander Warner did re-
ceive the unanimous vote of said caucus as
our candidate for United States Senator;
and.
! Whereas While i'm posing the utmost CON
| fidence in his integrity and RepublicaniSm,
we deem it unwise to cast our votes Tor
| United States Senator, for reason that we
! believe that the majority of the members
| comprising this Legislature hold their seats
| by fraud and violence. and are an illegal
| and revolutionary body; therefore be it
| Resolved That we, the, Republican m en-
| bers of the Mississippi Legislature, i'm Joint
| caucus assembled, hereby re-atfirnhour un-
/ orr In ha doll
| Ames, and accord to him our undivided in
dorsement and support.
Resolved further, That when called on TO
cast our votes for United States Senator, at
the election to be held on Tuesday, the 18th
| inst. we, as Republicans, abstain from vot-
| ing, or vote blank.
| Resolved further, That Senators Alcorn
and Bruce be requested to support the reso-
ton offered by Senator Morton, to investi-
| gate the conduct of the recent election in
| this oS4le
| Resolved further, That, depending on the
continuance and support of the National
Republican party, and desiring to assist in
| perpetHating IL aseendanfY. We asi. that the
| ncdmhents of Federal offices in this State
| be such persons as will be in accord with
the State Administration, and faithfully
perform their duties and fearlessly execute
| the laws.
A. X. DAVIS, Pres't Joint Caucus.
| FRED. BARRETT, See'y.
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/ No SucH RECoRp.-AIr. Fewell, of
Laudnrdale, introduced a resolution in
| the Senate, calling for the record Of
charges against the present Superintend-
ent OF the Lpnatic Asylum, DR. Comp
ton. The Governor replied: .sNo such
report is, nor ever has been, TO my
knowledge, on file in the Executive Of
flee. Pilot.
I
This is not a correct statement of the
case. The document called for was not
"a record of charges" but the report of
the Trustees of the Lunatic Asylum
upon certain rnnors with which the name
Of the Superintendent of the institution
had been associated. The report was made
to the Governor by his authority and was
withheld from the public. The Senate, as
Stunning that it ought not to have been with
held, made call upon him for il aud was
answered that the document could not be
found in the Executive Office. Thereupon,
on motion of Mr., Fewell, resolution was
passed authorizing committee to inquire
of the Trustees (Messrs. d. n. Barrows,
w. B. Taylor, j. w. Robinson and DIR.
j. L. Carter into the nature q tne re
pott, OF to discover q copy of the same.
The Senate has re-adopted the former
joint rules of the two Houses, with the
exception of the twenty-secOnd, govern
ing the counting of the votes for Presi-
dent. This abrogates the rule which
allowed either House to reject the electQ-
raj vote Of a State in the joint session,
but it leaves open the question how the
votes shall be counted, and what shall be
done when there are two certificates from
the same State.-St. Louis Republican.
Considering the consequences that may
result from a difference between the two
Houses in counting the vote, no more
important business will deyoiye upon
Congress than the adoption of plan for
that purpose.
THE DAILY CLARION has failed to put
in all appearance at this office since the
sitting of the present session of the Leg
islature. What have we done to merit
this slight? We can't get along
without THE DAILY CLARION, and if the
Banner is not a f9lt equivalent, let US
know and We will remit.-LouisYille
Banner.
We regret very much that THE DAILY
CLARIoG has nat been going to the Ban
ner. In the worry of getting up a new
subscription book, the Banner was unin.
tentionally left off of our daily exchange