The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-11
PROTEST.

L IL,
Leaves of absence were granted to
Messrs. Fortune and Bird, of Lawrence.
PROTEST.
Messrs. Drake of Claiborne, Rogers of
YalObusha, Percy of Washington, White of
COlfax, Baiksdale of Grenada, Huddleston
of Scott, Clay of Bolivar, Shelby of Bolivar
and McLaurin of Smith, entered a protest
against so much of the salary bill, which
passed the House, as relates to the salary
and per diem of the mem bers of the Legis-
lature. on the ground that the amount fixed
was too large.
To the Honorable II. II. Street.
Mr.. SPEAKER: Your select committee. an
pointed under resolution adopted on the
Sth day of January, to investigate certain
charges currently reported and alleged
against A. X. Davis, Lieutenant Governor
of the State of Mississippi, that he, the said
a. X. Davis, as such Lieutenant Governor.
has committed high crimes and misdemean-
ors in office, and to report what particular
high crimes and misdemeanors in office. if
any, the said Lieutenant Governor A. K
Davis has been guilty of, beg leave to re-
port that they have made the investigation
required of them, and find that the said A.
X, Davis, as such Governor. has
committed. and is now guilty of, high crimes
ana mlsdemeanors in office, and Tor speciti-
cations your committee charge:
That the said a. X. Davis. on or about the
l4th day June, a. ID. 1875, he, the said A.
X. Davis, being on the dav aforesaid. the
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Mis-
Slsslppi, and acting or pretending to act as
Governor of said State, His Exceliencv.
Auelpert Ames, Governor OF said State, be-
ing then absent from said State. did agree
to accept a bride tor the pardon of one
Thomas Ill. Barrentine. against whom there
was then pending, in the Circuit Cont of
the county of LOwndes, in said State. an in
dlctment for the murder of one Ann Thorn
as ana dld wllfully and cOrruptly accept
receive and appropriate, the sum of six hun
dred dollars, i'll consideration that he. the
said A. h. Davis, Lieutepant-G Governor and
acting Governor, as aforesaid. had granted
and issued said pardon.
And your committee, pursuant to further
instructions to them, contained in the reso-
luton, aforesaid, return herewith the testi
mony and other evidence upon which they
base their finding, marked s. Exhibits A. r.
Z, ID and +, and prayed to be taken as a part
of this report.
The premises being considered, your COM
mlttee would recommend the adoption of
the accompanying resolution:
Respectfully,
F,S. WHITE, Chairman.
geo. I'll. LESTER,
OLIVER CLIFTON.
SAM. powell,
Committee.
The report was received, and the further
consideration thereof was, on motion of w
Deason, made the special order for Mondav
next, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That Alexander X. Davis |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF the State of MissiS,
slppi, be fmpeached of high crimes and mis-
demeanors.
HOUSE BILLS.
The House concurred ia the Senate amend
ments to the following bills, viz: To aid
officials in, the service of civil process tn
amend an act making an appropriation m
defray the expenses of the Seroeant-at.
Arms OF the Senate, approved March 9Th
1875; to repeal section 22l1, Code of 1871
and for other purposes TO incorporate the
bank of Lewis, Bishop & Co.; for the relief
Of I. Nj. Muse, of Yazoo county: to amend
aud repeal certain laws in relation to hobeas
corpus.
The House refused to concur in the Sem
lie amendments TO the following, viz: To
amend section 2744, Code of 1871, in relation
% setting on fire, woods, etc.
SENATE BILLS.
The following Senate bills were passed
10 amend the charter of the town OF Bald.