The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-18
HOUSF-SEVENTH DAY.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair.
Present 106 absent. 10.

Mr.. Speaker street IN the chalr.
Present l06 absent. 10.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Amacker.
Mr.. Jones, OF Kinds, was granted leave
to be recorded in the affirm alive on the
Dassage Of Mr.. Leigh's Sheridan resolution,
and Mr. Edwards (cOD was granted
cave to record his name in the negative.
By Mr.. Clifton: That the use OF the Hall
be granted to Miss JEANNE Patterson for
Wednesday evening. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Featherston: That the Ames In
vestigatiug Committee be authorized to en-
ploy clerk Adopted.
By Mr.. Walden: That the State Treasurer
be, and is hereby requested to report to this
House the amount OF the school fund paid
into the Treasury as a perpetual fund, from
fines, liquor licenses, or other sources; how
much OF said fund, as cOntcm plated, has
Teen invested in United States bonds, and
with whom the bonds are deposited; how
much, if any, of the interest of said fund
has Oecn used for school purposes, and in
what locality it has been used.
Resolved, further, That he report the
amount paid in by each county. from the
BEGINNING to date.
Resolved, further, That the said Treas
urer furnish synopsis of the contract of
lease Of convict labor ordered to be dcpOS-
tied in the Treasurers office. said report
embracing terms and periods of lease,
BY Mr.. Powell--COucurrent Resolution
That whereas, section l3l. Code of 1871, re-
quires the Auditor and other State officers
to make reports to the Legislature;
Resolved, That a committee OF three on
the part of the House and - on the part
of the Senate, be appointed to wait upon
the Auditor and other State officers, TO as
certain when such reports will be made.
Adopted,
Committee on part of the House Messrs.
Powell, Spight and Parsons.
BY Mr.. Tucker: That the privileges of
I,n. -t.,,t Il To 81
son, while in the city. Adopted
The bill TO prevent traflicking in cotton
and corn came up under the rules. Mr..
Drake offered an amendment. Mr.. Jarna-
in moved to go into Committee of the
Whole, which was done, with Mr.. Amacker
in the chair. The bill was considered at
some length i'm the Committee, and was
reported back to the House, without recon-
mendatlOn, upon which Mr.. Turley moved
to recommit to the Judiciary Committee
carried.
APPROVAL OF BILLS.
The Private Secretary reported the appro-
val of the bill to prevent the publication of
the official journal in a daily newspaper
also the joint resolution abOlshing the office
of Legislative Postmaster.
BY Mr.. Walden: Whereas. 1t has been
published in several newspapers OF the State
of Mississippi, that Mr.. Shaughnessy, OF
his deputy, an Internal Revenue officer OF
the Federal Government, in the discharge
Of his official duties in the counties of Amite
and Pike, was INSTRUCTED, hindered and for
hidden IN the exercise of the same. and
forced to flee for safety; and that said func-
tIonary appealed to the Secretary of War
tor relief and upon said appeal troops were
furnished him; and,
Whereas, 1t is the duty of all good citi-
ZeuS to respect the laws and authority OF
the Federal Government and the acts Of its
officers therefore be it
Resolved, That a committee of five, to-
wit: MessrS. Featherston, Percy. Hudson
Leigh and SouthWoTth, be, and are hereby
appointed to fully investigate such charges
OF SAID official, ana If not founded on fact
report the same to this House with a memo
rial To said Federal authorities to withdraw
said troops
+ Mr.. tcatherSton stated that as he was al
ready chairman of two important commit
tees he could not properly attend to more.
and suggested Mr.. Walden as chairman.
which was accepted.
Mr. CeSSOr (col.) objected to the mode of
appointing the committee.
mlttee on Joint Rules, and recommended
the adoption of joint rules of 1874; received
and agreed to-
Mr. Barksdale, chairman ofthe committee
TO investigate the vote on the constitutions
al amendments, east at the November cleo
tlon' reported: For members of the Ieois-
nature there were cast 155,635 votes; for
amendment TO Section Il. Article VI, 1870
woes Tor amendment to Section 6, Article
III, 10 I9 votes; for amendment to Sec
ten ., Article MI, 1856 votes. Necessa-
ry TO adoption of any amendment-77.S SIS
votes. which shows that the amendment
receiving the lowest number of votes re-
ceived 49,20l more votes than were necessa-
ry for its adoption"
by Mr.. Barksdale: \ concurrent resolu-
tlon inserting, in the Constitution the
amendments adopted by the people at the
last election; adopted. ''i0
by Mr. Percy a petition from citizens of
Soahoma on the levee taxes referred, Also
q a IeeoIutioh lhstructlng the Committee on
Penltentiary TO inquire into the labor con-
tracts of that institution whether they
nave oeen violated or not, and what steps If
any, should be taken in regard to them
by Mr.. Turley: A joint resolution pro-
CCi yum Tor pr furnishing members with the
Code OF 1871, which, after being amended
upon motion of Mr. Mpldr - S. ~,