The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15

HNOPt'"
PROTEST.
protest was entered upon the journals
i gainst the passage of the Court DiseIlot
b II, for the following reasons, VIZ
1T. Because some districts were mace 10
~uit parties Interested, WINE otheIs VIZ
formed in total disregard of the convenience
OF tie people Interested. ,-
tionately enlarged, while other distrlctS re-
NAMED unaltered, although the uuthoeI ol
districts has been reduced from thirteen 10
tAu: for in.t1nce, il will require great
deal more time and expense % perform lhc
duties of judge in some OF Uhe southern
districts than in the 9th District.
Sd That in appointing commlII'eoi OcH
on the bill only one represent allNe M1s ~
poiuted from the county south OF Ihe thS-
hurp Il Meridian railroad. although tnAV
section embraces more than One-third OF the
area of theStatt, and the representa- ives rom
the counties south 0t said road ana east oI
PeliI river were not consulted In Tie IO'-
nation of any distrust in that part oil the
State. ,
4th. The seventh district was formed
against tile wishes of the representaIlV =
lawyers, and citizens in all the counties eN-
crDf kemper.
9Th. Because three district attorneys,
elected in Novem Der. live in the seventh
district while i'm the eighth and ninth there
is no district attorney.
9th. Because the seventh dlstrlcC u uH-
slightly and inconvenienr, running from
point SO miles north oI line thiouSu Tue
center of the State 10 the Gun OF MeA'eo' Il
distance of 800 miles.
9TH. Because the adoption OF the preNl-
Gus question prevented any amendments;
Stl. Because we believe it will injure the
party that passed it, etc
(Signed.)
Jno. ellis. of Marion and Perry.
Jno. r. Mccormick. of Wayne and Greene
j. +. Farley, OF Covingtnn and Jones.
f. Watkins, of Lauderdale
G. NJ. Massingale, of Clarke.
| j. l.. Meade, of simpson,
| IL. G. Dear, at Lauderdale.
! +. a. Rowan. OF Copiah.
| G.. w. Miller. of Copiah.
H. Saunders. of Hancock and Pearl
! j. NJ. McInnis, Of Jackson aud Harrison
! LAWS BY LIMITATION.
! The Secretary of State informed th'
/ House that the following House bills nave
! become laws without the approval OF th'
! Governor, by operation OF article !, sec
| ton "a, of the Constitution, VIZ ~
! repeal the charter ofGrayVille, washington
county; to repeal the anti-liquor law !"
| Starkyille; to amend the act creating th'
/ Board of Centennial Managers; TO ament
the last act amendatory To the charter o
! Columbus to change the boundary lines o
Benton and Marshal counties aud to repea
the auti-liquor laws of Lodi, Montgomery
| ouuty.
MI. 1eIcN cdlleu IL ~ tue IlbAl'u W l''yll
slider the vote passing the bill 10 provide
| for the filling OF vacancies in State Offices
| and the motion was carried. Mr. Splgh
| moved to reconsider the vote ordering th
bill TO its third reading; carried. MT
| MuldrOw offered "A substitute for the bll
which was adopted, read three times an'
passed.
THE IMPEACHMENT CASES.
T. w. CardoZo, Super intendent Of Publ,
! e Education, having asked for copy q
{ e testimony agai, st him upon hich tia
articles were preferred, Mr.. Mallory moved
tina he quest be granted.
Mr.. Hall moved rhat lie House repair &
the Senate Ch IN Der. to b. present durius
! the taking IF the vote upon ia" articles O
i'm parchment against Alexander Is Davis
! Northumberland carried.
I he II use having returned, Mr.. Leigh
moved to table the III tion of Mr. Mallory
TO furnish copy of the testimony agains
T. w. Cardozo; carried.
BY Mr.. Hussey: To authorize Adam
county To levy certain taxes; carried.
By Mr.. Guthrie: y petition OF citizens o
citizens OF District Nc. 4, Lafayette county
in relation to the powers OF the mayor ant
marshal of Taylor's Depot; referred.
BY Mr.. McNair: To authorize the Board
of Supervisors to appoint officers to fill va
cancies occurring, said appointees to hole
office until the next general election; re
ferred.
THE VETO MESSAGE
OF the bill to protect the agricultural in
terests and I, change the criminal which
makes it grand larceny to steal stock of any
kind was read. Messrs. Baker, Nellowley
Sykes and Powell favored the passage
| Messrs. White, CrOsland, Overton. (cOl.
and Rogers opposed the passage. Mr.. Leigh
called the previous question, and the bill
passed; yeas 60, nays y, the two-third
majority required.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
Mr. Guthrie moved to call M the Educa,
tOnal bill carried. The amendment pend
ing, the substitute and the original bill
were tabled.
By Mr.. Guthrie: That it is the sense o
! the House that there be no change In tn,
| present chn0l system except in the way O
/ reduction of expenses; tabled.
! The House took IA recess until 3 30 o'clock