The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

Mrcaroo. Mccormick. McInnis, McNair,
Mol anrin of Jasper, McLaurin OF smith,
McWhorter Nelson, Nichols, Parker, zen
nington, Percy, Pound, Poweli; hogeIs'
Rowan. Saunders, Stands, Shrock, South
worth. Spight Stebbins Tison, Trice, Iroup,
Tscxer. Turley, Watkins, Wilkinson, white,
Walden, Vaughan, Yellowley, Mr.. SPEAK
er-S9. Do-5
Carter of Warren, Chiles, Clay, D piiht.
Shattuck, Shelby, Sykes, warren 1ouhS
IA.
THE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
The Committees resolution,vlz: ResolVeu'
That Adelbert Ames, Governor OF the otaIe
of Mississippi, be impeached OF hlsh crimes
and misdem eanors, came up, ana was auopU-
ed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldricb, Amacker, Bailey,
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett, Bean, Bell,
Blount, Bridges. Byrd of Franklin, BRO OF
Lawrence. Campbell, Carter OF Holiness
Causey, Clifton. Cochran, Dabhey. Dear
benson, Dyer, Erwin, Farley, Feathers1oin'
Floyd, Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, GlIlis,
Gowan, Guthrie, Guyton, Hall, HARPER
| Hebron, Hogan, Horton, Huddleston,
| Hudson, Jagers, Jarnigan, Jayne, Johns,
johnson of Itawamba, johnson of WINSTON
Jones of Kinds, Leigh, Lester, Masslngale'
mick, McInnis, McNair, McLaurin OF JAS
per, McLaurin, of Smith, McWhorter,
| Nelson, Nichols, Parker, Pennington, Per-
cy, Pound, Powell, Rogers, Rowan, Saun-
ders, Stands, Shelby, ohrock. Southworth,
Spight, Stebbins, Tison, Trice, Troup,
Tucker. Turley, Watkins, White, Walden,
Vaughan, Yellowley, Mr.. Speaker.-S6.
| NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Crosland, Cessor,
Edwards, Hussey, Jacobs, Jenkins, Jones OF
Issaquena, Monroe, McNese, Overton, Par
| sons, Saunderlin, Warren.-l4.
! ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Boyd
Cartar of Warran ChilpS. CLAW, CrJlm.
Drake, Fortune, Hicks, Mallory, Mlllsaps
Reynolds, Riley, Shatluck, Sykes, Wllkln-
sor, Young.-16.
Messrs. Fortune and Chiles, (cel.) were
excused from voting, they having been on
leave of absence when the testimony was
| read.
| By Mr.. White: That the sum of 5000 be
| allowed Kinloch FalcOner, for extra clerl-
cal work in arranging and codifying the
| testimony reported by the committee to in
vestigate the Governor. Mr.. CessOr, (col }
moved TO indefinitely postpone. Mr.. Spght
moved to table the motion; carried. Mr..
Cessor moved to adjourn lost; and the res
olution was adopted; yeas, 46, nays IS.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the House that
| he has approved the following House bills ::
| II. j. r. to ascertain the amount of taxes
collected by the several Tax Collectors; TO
! defray the expenses of the investigating
committees and to make an appropriation
to defray the expenses of the Judiciary De-
partment.
By Mr. Walden: That the committee APP
pointed to investigate the charges against
Amite and Pike counties be instructed to
| draw up a memorial to the President to
withdraw the troops from those counties
the memorial to be submitted to the House.
! Mr.. Cessor (col) moved to table lost; and
the resolution was adopted.
| Mr.. Spight, on the part of the House, and
AofNo Iii thn hos 90,
from the special committee to inquire Into
| the mum Der of employees about the Capitol.
| reported (rhe report was rha same IL
published in the Senate reports SeVera
| DAYS Since).
BY Mr. Hussey: A joint resolution pro-
| posing an amendment to the Constitution
TO be submitted to the people, providing
that all moneys collected for licenses to retail
liquors shall be used for the payment of
teachers in public schools.
Mr.. Meade, chairman, reported the pre-
sentation to the Governor of a number Of
| bills.
| BY Mr. Featherston: That a committee
of three be appointed to inform the Senate
| that the House has impeached Adelbert
Ames, Governor of Mississippi, of high
crimes and misdemeanors adopted. Com
| mittee-Messrs. Featherston, Jarnagin and
| Tison.
By Mr.. Featherston: That the House pro-
coed to elect five Managers, TO prepare arti-
! cles of impeachment and to conduct the
| trial OF Governor A. Ames before the Sen
ate; adopted.
By Mr.. Baker: That w. S. Featherston
w. A. Percy, w. F. Tucker. III. L. Muldrow
and w. r. Barksdale be elected Managers,
on the part of the House, in the Ames case.
Mr.. Tison moved to add Thos. Spight; ac-
cepted and the resolution was adopted.
By Mr.. Miller: To extend the privileges
of the House to Hon. A. Hunter, of Copiah
adopted.
Leaves of absence were granted the Ser
geant-at- Arms, and Messrs. BIount, Lester,
Bailey, Pound, Parker, Watkins, Miller and
Floyd.
THE DAVIS CASE.
Mr.. White, chairman of the committee of
Managers on the trial of A. X. Davis, Lieu
tenat"GOvernor, reported a motion and
replication to the answer of said A X. Da-
Wis, made to the articles of impeachment
and asked their adoption by the House and
the House adopted the motion and replica
ton.
By Mr.. Barksdale: That the Senate be
notified of the above action of the House,
adopted. Adjourned.