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

TUESDAY, FEB. ], 1870.
Lt.-G.,v. Davis ii. the citair. . -
Messrs. Gray, (coI1 MEETS, stone anu
tle.-4.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The bill to reduce the salaries OF certain certain
officers and their employees, anu 70 leuuSo
the numbe OF employees, came up
Mr.. Terry's amendment, allowing Only
81 600 to the Supreme Judges hereafter 70 DC
appointed, offered yesterday, was Pending.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to provide tnat 20 si ,ha
the expiration of the terms of all OF Wy
Supreme Judges, the salaries shall DE W, W
Mr. Allen moved to table; carried, ana MT.
Ierry's amendment was adopted 100
Mr.. Barry moved to strike out 500, IL IL
brarian's salary, and insert $500. MI. Alleh
moved to table; carried.
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Albright, Calllcott,
Carter, Everett, FITZGERALD, Graham. Jonn-
ston, McCaskill, Mcclure, Mendenhall, Shlr-
lev. smith, Terry, Thompson. White-l6.
NAYs-Messrs Barry, Catchings, Chal-
mers, Fewell, Foots, FurlonR. Grimm
Hooker. Mcneil. Morgan, Pratt, Reynolds,
Sims, Stewart, Taylor. Thorrton-l6.
There being tie, the President voted IN
| the affirmative
Mr.. Reynolds moved that the salary OF
the Supreme Judges shall be 81 500. pro,
vided that at the expiration OF the ofnciAi
terms of all the present judges the salary
/ shall be $4,000. Mr.. Allen moved to table
YEAs.-Messrs. Allen. Albright. Callicott-
| Carter, FOote, Graham, Hooker, johnston,
| McCaskill, Mcneil, MendenhalI Morgan
Smith, Stewart, Taylor, Terry, Thompson
| Thornton--18.
i mers Everett, Jewell. FitzGerald, Furlong
/ Griffin. Mcclure, Pratt, Reynolds, Shirley
Sims, White-14
Mr.. Fewell moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the amendment of Mr.. White
made yesterday, to change the pay of tbs
| Superintendent of Education from $l,2OC
| to $4,000 was lost. Mr.. Alien moved TO ia
BILE; lost; yeas, IL; nays, 10; and the mo-
| ton to reconsider prevailed, and the amend
ment of Mr. White, making the salary 81
600, passed and the bill was ordered en-
| crossed.
been adopted were made the special order
OF the day for Thursday at ii o'clock.
HOUSE BILLS.
The House bill to repeal the act to regulate
trials by jury in civil suits, approved Jan
a. 1875. was taken up:
Mr.. Sims moved to indefinitely postpone
Lost yeas, II; nays, 20; and the bill passed
yeas, 20; nays, IL.
LAW BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the Senate thai
he had approved the bill to amend Sec
lions and 6 of the act to change the bound
airy lines of the counties of Sumner, Choc'
taw and Winston. approved March 2, 1875
LAW BY LIMITATION
The Secretary of State informed the Sen
ate that S. B., to repeal sections !. 2, 3, 4
| 6 and z, of the Judicial Printing bill, APP
| proved April Sd, 1874, has become law by
operation of article section "a of the con-
stitution.
/ CONFIRMATION.
The Senate has confirmed w. P. King
county Superintendent of YaZOo county.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Jewell, chairman of the special com
mittee TO investigate II. b. Mcclure, of III.
9TH Senatorial District, reported a. follows
That they had given due notice TO Senator
| Mcclure, and that they had, at the begin
| ming of the investigation, been met witt
h objection from him that no specific
charges had been made that he could re-
spond to; that the committee understood
that the charges referred to We're that sale
| Mcclure, while United States officer, hat
been bribed, etc.; that the committee, with
a view to ascertaining what the charge.
| were, have taken eT pdTte affidavits, and LoN
report specific charges, and ask the judg-
ment of the Senate upon them. Signed by
the committee. The charges reported are al
| follows:
Ist. That 81. B. Mcclure, Senator from
| the 9th District, while u. S. Internal Rev.
enue Collector and Senator from the 9th
District, accepted bride Stating amount
and date) from the Meridian Savings Insti-
tuition for making a false report [statins
| what the report Was).
ID. That he was indicted by the U. S
Grand Jury (date), and that while being
tried, Decembe 81, 1875, he stole certain
promisssry notes which were given in part
payment for the bride, and which were part
| the evidence in the case. The com nit zee
offered the following resolutions:
Whereas, The special committee, Messrs
Jewell, Morgan and Everett, have reported
certain charges against Senator III. B. Nc
Clure, and. Whereas said charges are of
such nature, il they be true. as would
| render III. B. Mcclure infamous and unfit
for seat in this honorable body and de-
mand his expulsion therefrom,
Resolved, That said charges are referred
back to said committee with instructions to
| investigate the same and report the result
| of said investigation with the proof.
Mr.. Mcclure moved to adopt the resolH-
tions.
Mr. Reynolds moved to make them the
special order for Tomorrow at IL O'Clock
| carried and the Senate adjourned.