The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-05

of Harrison. A. C. Edwards of Lauderdale,
w. j. Seal of Neshoba, j. w. Wynn OF
Clarke, and B. F. Sntton of Rankin.
l6usE-THlRrS- FOURTH DAY.
ss SATURDAY, February II: 1876.
+ Mr.. Speaker Street In the chairs Present
Evr autetIhto Messrs. Walden, Shrock, Baker.
Jayne, Byrd of Franklin. Leigh and Trice.
|. coNsrIrurIox1L AMENDMENT.
81 R.. proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, to be submitted TO the people
abolishinx the office Of I4ieutenant-Gov-
ernor, passed its third reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amacker. Bailey,
Bassett, Bean, Bell, Blount, Boyd, Bridges,
Brown, Carter of Holmes, Causey, Cross
land, Chiles, Clay, Clifton, Cochran, Crum,
Dabney. benson, Drake, Dyer. Edwards.
Garrett Gayden, Gibson, Gowan. Guthrie,
Horton, Huddleston, Hudson, Jacobs, ia
gers. Jarnigan, jenkins, Johns, johnson
of Itawamba. Jones of Kinds, Jones OF
Issaquena, Leigh, Lester, Massingale, Mon
roe. Muidrow. McCargo, Mccormick,
McInnis,l McNair, McLaurin of Jasper,
| McLaurin of Smith, McWhorter, Nelson,
Nichols, Overton, Parker, Pennington.
Percy. Pound. Powell, Reynolds, Rogers,
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Shelby. Southworth, Spight, Stebblhs,
Sykes, Tison, Troup, Tucker, Turley, War
rem, Watkins, wilkinson, White, Vaughn,
Yellowley, Young aid Mr.. Speaker-92
| NAYs-Mr. ParsOns-l.
ABSENT AND NOT vOTING.-Messrs. Ba-
| ker, Barksdale, Byrd of Franklin, Bird OF
| Lawrence, Campbell, Carter of Warren,
Cessor, Dear, ellis, Hebron, Hussey, Jayne,
iJohnson OF Winston, Mallory, Meade. Mil
| Ter, MflIape McNeise, Parsons, Riley,
| saunders Shrock, Price and Vatden-23.
The resolution having passed. goes to the
| people ut the next general election.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Mr.. SPhAKkR: The select committee OF
five apuOiutt d under the House resolution
| to inve-tigate the alleged resistance to an
officer of the United States Revenue De-
partment in the disc harge of his duties by
arm d citizens i'm Pike and Aniite counties,
in this State; and to report whether the
| said charge was true or false, herewith sub
nit their report, as well as the evidence
/ taken in prosecuting said inquiry Said
evidence covers 136 pages and the testimony
of q witnesses, including those alleged
as most cOgnizant of the matters inquired
into. as well as the kilograms in regard to
| the demand for troops. The testimony OF
Mr. Shaughnessy, Collector of Internal Rev
| enue of the LIST District of this State, was
not taken. he being absent from the State,
but the proofs taken are conclusive. sYour
\ committee were instructed to inquire
whether an officer of the United States Rev
enue or his, deputy in the discharge OF
This official duties IN the counties OF
Amite and Pike was obstructed. and
forced to flee for safety; and whether
or not the demand for troops thereup0n
made was warranted by SAID alleged out
rage. Your committee report that there
| was no such resistance, as alleged, to an
officer of the United States Revenue De-
partment in the discharge of his duties.
Zone w. B. Redmond, who was Deputy Col
I lector and late resident in the county OF
/ Amite, was advised; on the evening of Nov.
1 81 (the eve of the election), to absent him.
| self from said county, but the hostility TO
him was entireay personai-not official. he
eve Of Nov. I'd, 1875. and that he was pur-
sued therefrom by an armed band of men
on Dec. 22d, 1875 (ffty-one days there
after); but your committee find that
buckram." The only relieving excuse or
feature proved to justify this charge was
tthat in q drunken row at Summit, in Pike
county, on December 22d, 1875. personal
threats were made by one or more drunken
men (who were unarmed) against Redmond
and that thereupon considerable excitement
was aroused, aad Redmond absented him.
self from the town that night under an I'M
| founded belief that he wOnld be alta cked,
and that on the next day he returned and
telegraphed for troops, which were furnish
ed. Fhe Mayor of Summit, who Joined in
the application for troops. testifies that
at the time he was drunk that the next day
| he did not know that he had telegraphed
| in the premises and that he would not have
tdone 90 If sober. Your committee find
Ethas the charges alleged were false, and the
Edemand for troops unwarranted by the
L facts and they 80 report accordingly.
J.E. LEIGH, chairman,
| E. A. Rowan,
| A. C. McNAIR,
| JAMES w. SHATTUCK.
L Il INTRODUCTION OF BILLs, - =
| All referred.
| By Mr. MoLaurin. Of Smith To prevent
| the sale of liquors within four miles of Zion
1 Hill church, Smith county. -.
| By Mr.. Crum: To secure prompt pay
ment of fines collected by Justices of the
Peace.
By Mr.. Blount: To authorize r. E:.Davis,
D. d. McPhail 81 Co., to establish toll
| bridge and turnpike across Sabougla creek
and swamp in Calhoun county.
| By Mr.. Clay: A memorial to Congress
asking a change in the terms of the dona-
| ton In the agricultural land scrip fund.-
| ByM Neilsotf:' To change the name of
Mary Louisa Winsbery and her children, to
that of Hutchinson.
| BY Mr.. Powell: To require the Auditor
| to pay perquisites into the State Treasury,
By Mr.: Dabney: To provide for agrioul-
BY Mr. Erwin: To authorize Boards Of
Supervisors to hire out prisoners in jails.
BY Mr.. Garrett: To prohibit the sale of
| liquor within two miles of the town of In
dependence, Tate county.
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