The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-13
HOUSE-SIXTH DAY.

MONDAY, January 10, 1875.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. PRAYER
by Rev. Mr.. Nichols, of DeSoto. Present
1909; absent Z.
Messrs Clay, of Bolivar, and Shattuck, OF
| Wilkinson. were worn in.
: MI. I1son moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill for the relief of tax
payers passed, upon the ground that the
! lands sold prior to January lst 1876 Would
be subject to redemption carried.
| The Dill was amended so as to prevent it's
applying. to the REDEEM ption of lands sold
prior to January LIST, 1876; and upon mo-
ton OF Mr.. Tison, the bill passed.
Mr. Jacobs (col. presented petition in
relation to the CASTILLO VS.. Parsons contested
| election case; referred.
| Mr.. Featherston, Chairman, reported a
number of bills with recommendations.
The bill to enable Mrs. III B. Theobald to
make certain devises, etc.. passed.
The bills to amend section 1894, article 6.
Code 1871, and to amend the act in relation
to trial by jury in civil suits, were indefin-
itely postponed.
The Speaker announced the following
addltlonal standing committees:
lMMIGRATIoN-Mr. johnson, of Itawam-
pa, chairman; Messrs. Massingale. Johns.
Bridges, Saunders, Shrock and Cessor (col.) J.
MANUFACTUREs.-Mr. Causey chairman:
Messrs. Garrett, Trice, Walden, Hogan, Will
klnson and Men eese (col.).
UNFINISHED BUsINEss.-Mr. Nelson.
chairman; Messrs, Nichols, benson, Sykes
and Edwards (col.)
MIsSissIPPI LEvEEs.-Mr. Percy, chair
man Messrs. Clay, Campbell, Southworth.
bally, Nichols and Saunderlin (col.).
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
BY Mr.. Leigh:
W nereas, The concurrent resolution mass
ed oy this House on the 18th day of Janua-
~, 1919, in relation to the action of Iient
t fhlllp Il: sheridan at New Orleans, in
..e oIale OF Louisiana, was passed in rela
tIon TO the military action Of an officer of
the United States army without the ;nr;o
dlction of this State and. us
nefeas. Inc action of Gen. Sheridan
when was thereby approved, was arbitra-
ryo tyrannlcal and revolutionary, and in d.
reot aaintagonlsm with civil government and
Iepuplican institutions; and,
= whereas, The policy which the said Can
. onefioah tnen and there sought to inaupu-
rate, would have also embraced 7ho
o:,verelgh State of Mississippi, If his conn :
lis nad prevailed; and,
maeaeas, The said Gen. Sheridan, in his
proposed plan of operations. and az an ax
use therefor, acted on false rumors aud I
statements of the condition and
..i 70 VI Ine white people of the Sontb =
=" ara the Federal Government, and its on =
lanchlsed citizens; and then and there de-
It'll; - and will as Dan
" hereas, This House, in apnrovino tho !.
, ''on Vi zen. Sheridan in this behalf add -
7 -, pai .isail purposes, and with q knouyl -
ase mat In so doing they slanderad tha a
nd, iea 10 represent; j
:, ~ hereas, The premises considered ~
Ilu concurrent resolution is a libel nn INC al
~ :!,C'Aens OF our State, and disoraca ~ u
I ri Journals of this House, acc "
therefore, be it Resolved bv tho Porso
representatives. ofthe State of MissiSS;n,,; ri
ITHaee concurring, That said concnrrpapn, an
e Honsa DC expunged from the journals of
De II IL further Resolved, That the C1o,, sit
= ~ Iouse De instructed to transmit go y "a
= ' Dc resolution to each of our SaaatIp:y WI
NJ S1stehtatlves in Congress.
1:t MMuidrow moved to postpone pnt;, In
IT., -. monday in February. o'i'ii IN
No Ile moved to indefinitely -. Ov
't tbo Leigh preferred imme diate action hu
sfarra1 grow favored the resolutions 49, rec
takan That immediate action wonld not the
". 1ahen. "ouio not Fe
n n oouthWorth desired immediate 90 adj
Il III. hudson moved to table tho
iItpone to February: carried ING iloeion to
-. an acker favored the rasolr.;
fr. Hic Ie motion to indefinitely POSTPONE \
r. S LEY postpone; carried. 70 ?
,eeaspas ns thought the resolutions n d
IN. OUT was prepared to vote for 70
H. ioi pas
~. Barksdale offered the fou and
III nuinents: Strike out ali after ...oiIoWing cav
kinp on, .taase amend the 9Th clansa IL
sin I'll al after purposes. and aayy DE
, pass; lnanner to influence sectiana, auu, Wet
owing for the aR eth by substituting the b 3
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