The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-09
SENATE-SECOND DAY.


Johnston, Mcclure, Nets, Mcneil, Nc
Ca>kill, Pratt, Reynolds, Stone, Shirley,
Sims, Stewart Smith, Sullivan, futile,
Tay Tor, Terry, Thornton, Thompson and
White.
The Committee on Rules reported, and
the report was adopted.
Under the new rule giving the Senate the
power to appoint the standing committees,
a committee on committees was appointed,
which reported the following committees:
JUDICIARY = Mr. TAYLOR, chairman;
Messrs. Catchings, Reynolds, Johnston,
Morgan. Pratt and Everett.
FINANCE-Mr.G Graham, chairman !; Messrs.
Allen, McCaskill, Smith and Carter.
AGRICULTURE. COMMERCE AND MANUFAc-
TuRFs-Mr Mcneil, chairman; Messrs.
Callicott, Hooker. Griffin and Stewart(col-)
EDUCATION - Mr.. Foote, chairman (;
Messrs, Catchings, Sims, Smith and White
(coL)
PUBLIC WoRKs-Mr. Carter, chairman;
Messrs. Thompson and Shirley COLI
PRINTING-Mr. FITZGERALD, chairman
Messrs. Barry, Oldham, Johnston and White.
RAILRoADs-Mr. Furlong:, chairman
Messrs. Allen, FOOte, McCaskill and futile. |
CLAIMs-Mr. Nets, chairman; Messrs. |
Graham, Thompson, Smith and Jewell.
MIIITIA-Mr FurIong, chairman Messrs.
Mendenhall and Hooker.
! FEDERAL RELATIONSHIPS. Catchings, |
! chairman; Messrs Fewell, Thornton, Ever |
EFT and futile.
| COUNTIES AN COUNTY BoUNDARIEs-Mr.I
| McCaskill chairman; Messrs. Carter, Hook
er, FITZGERALD and Smith.
PENITENTIARY AND PRIsONs.-Mr. AL
! len. chairman; MeSSrs. CallicOtt, McCaskill,
futile and Terry.
HUMANE AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
Mr.. Johnston, chairman; Messrs. Barry,
Thornton, Furlong and Everett.
PUBLIC LANDs.-Mr. Sims, chairman;
! Messrs. Nets and Griffin.
CoRPoRATIoNs.-Mr Reynolds, chair
man; Messrs. Taylor, Thompson, Everett
and White (col)
JOINT COMMITTEES.
EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FUND.-Mr. Bar
~, chairman; Messrs. Nets and Mcclure
ENROLLED BILLs.-Mr. Hooker, chairman;
Mes>rs. Carter and Pratt.
STATE UNIvERsITIEs.-Mr. Sims, chair
man; Messrs- Callicott and Griffin.
REGISTRATION AND ELECTION.--Mr. Rey-
nolds, chairman; Messrs. Catchings, Thomp-
son, Pratt and Barry.
UNFINISHED BUsINEss.--Mr. Mendenhall,
chairman; MessrS. Oldham and Mcclure.
BANKS AND BANKING.--Mr. Stone, chair
t man; Messrs. Hooker and Steward.
l CONTINGENT ExPENsEs.--Mr Mcneil,
chairman; FITZGERALD and White.
IMMIGRATION.-MT. Johnston, chairman !;
| Messrs. Terry and futile.
: Messrs Stone, Reynolds and Everett were
! appointed a committee on Joint rules.
= The Senate repaired to the House of Rep
resentatives TO be present at the counting OF
the vote for State Treasurer.
Messrs. Johnston and FOote gave notice
that they wOuld on tomorrow Introduce
number of important bills. To prevent
repetition we will only give the titles and
character of bills when introduced.
Rv Mr.. Fewell-A concurrent resolution
Whereas. 1t is provided by the COnstitu-
ton OF the State that the Governor shall,
from time 60 time, give the Legislature in
formation of the state of the government
IL, = flaYsO t1ah
measures as he may deem necessary or eA-
- pedient.
And Whereas, The Governor of this State
{ has. under cover of said constitutional pro-
II vision. and animated by a spirit OF enmty
- which seems to have its springs in the hate
:, engendered by war, sent to this BODY
| communication intended as campaign
} document, in, and by, which it is insinuated
if not charged, that the new members OF
II this body were returned by fraud and vIo-
y lence. And. .
Is Whereas, This charge comes from higl
official source, and is, therefore, calculated
Is as il was intended, to force upon the govern
S, ment and people of the United States thu
ID belief that the recent election in this Stat
As was conducted in a spirit which denied TIL
rights guaranteed by constitutional ant
p legal provision to the colOred race, ana /
+ further calculated to destroy, IN SOM
Ct. measure at least, that good feeling which
- after a long period OF bitterness, has latel.
ne been re-established between the people o
the Northern and Southern sections OF til
>" country. And.
Whereas, 1t is obvious the Governor o
this State has omitted the duty impose
be nnon him, as aforesaid, "of giving the Leg
ne islature information of the state OF the gov
cd eminent" and thus exposing the enormou
Impressions, complaints and extravaganza
d Ofthe government in the last TWO years, an
has. tor political effect, made an assau
un0n the people of this State (who are no
in a state of profound peace and upon the
representatives, fairly chosen TO this Legl
Iature. and has charged the white peopl
M with f0menting discord and practlclng VIZ
nv olence and intimidation. And,
~ Whereas The Governor has thus diss
Ne mated the hopes with which this body a
IS sembled. namely: The hopes that his E.
cellency would cooperate with the Legl
70 lature in cementing the good feeling al
h neaceful relations between the two race
which lad and designing men have OF la
II been TRYING to destroy. and the nope TN
!: his FXcellency would rise above the bit
lt feeling engendered by the failure of
WY plans and aspirations ana endeavor TO
main with us in peaceful relations, al
ur- labor with us for the common good. NO
- therefore, be it
: Resolved by the Senate, the House
the Repres entatives cOncurrlng, Ihat we Gee
orv it our duty to the people of Mississippi, a
speaking for them. to repel sald charges
insinuations, and to declare solemnly TO
our Government ana peopIe " Ino 80 ,.o,ood
eff mat Whatever VI NlOiom"H IL; O..
and ana attende'i the IeCo:iO 49, t - 49, ~
no. was melted by designing adventures, WI
rust p pretending to cooperate with the Natio'
lost RepuOlicah parry, WI p rpo,-in ~ ~ Z
Il, sions OF an lghorailI Lace, CIV ~
and er aud place LOT Iheet,;oInannt 81 h
snts antagonlsm anu Cne lie 49, I'D
in colored men of this State; and we solemn
JGf
has declare our iurtheI % So;n;r, od :.
ca turers, the good feeling which once exis
oor- be sween said races would never have b
ooi disturbed, the problem of reconstruct
70 would have been of easy solution, anu
two races, acting together ana IN narmo
-. ohSfanln the est