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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

AN ACT making an Apnro -
the Expenses of the Present 'i lon . !
SECTION l. Be it enacted J. '''.'3
lature OF the State of Missiso!Ji The /
sum OF one hundred THOUSAND IPPi, d
much thereof as may be nec reS oaolar
appropriated to defray the IesSSaarEbb
present Legislature, ont of a a. !pen's
the State Treasury not otGuy noss
priated. ''"efWise !.
SECTION ?, Be it further
this Act take effect and be in f Sn~ctel
after its passage. III lorce IN,
Approved January 18th, l87s,
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

An Act to confer upon the cb.;.
mlttees power to administera men
other purposes. oa'l: h
SECTION l. Be it enacted hr =,
ture of the State of MississI,lh The L.
chairman or acting chairman ~ Rs,
mittee OF the Senate or Honsa VI VI any
tatives of the State of Mississ;ool Rep,.
chairman or acting cb9irmppI al
joint committee of said Of
House Of Representatives ho Nnsa
hereby empowered to adnin,. aG
or affirmation to witnesses ~ 'niSIe'
matter under examination hafosaag q
mittees, and every person who st e%3
ly and corruptly swear. testi 5ral vi
falsely before such committee o. q
bic TO the pains, penalties, and S' a. )
now prescribed by law, for rbo asaS
perjury. TIE elIe
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted IT..
take effect from and after its no SuaI q
Approved January l4th, lS79
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

An Act to provide for submitt;..
of the people, amendments TO tss 10 3
ton, and for other purposes "' e'l'
} SECTION /. Be it enacted nv ~.
ture of the State of MisSissip1i ~ L,
ever any amendment to the con-, na' \
proposed TO the people for adon,,.1I a1
lection, it shall be the duty of tb pV ~
of State, at least three months oe'
election is held, at which the so,n Oelo'i
voted upon, to send to the pronr..
every newspaper published in tb pi,V ~
copy of the Act or Resolution % ~. ~
such amendment and a copy of EIiA
and every such newspaper. thar H ris
fish the same for the three mon,S.
| proceeding such election. shall be nas,
sum of fifteen dollars out of the Stot Pay ~
urv. '1'e L
SECTION 2. Be it further epactoa
Ia voting upon any proposed amepdm..
electors shall have written or min
their ballots any words hs,
sufficiently descriptive of the ama" '
voted on to identity the same, with tSa
Fix for" if they vote for. and tbo I
against" if they vote again V
same, The amendment prono..l
the last session. in relation IA
chancery courts, shall be designated d.
chancery court amendment. and tho.sa
ors wishing to vote for the same. sb.n.
written or printed on their baIlo,
words, "For Chancery Court Amen6m.
and those wishing to vote against tho !"
shall have written or printed on tbsi.
lots the words, Against Chancery b
Amendment"
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, Tbatt
be the duty of all registrars. c)mmisss.
ana other persons holding any elects,
which any amendment is proposed IA, a
Clon, 10 give general notice to the ela,
Oh Iiie'r rlght TO vote upon the same hi
receive all legal votes upon such ans
ment, ana make due return thereof N
Secretary of state, within the time rem
Iorma klng returns of the election of M
Inc sald returnF shall be made ont I.
raCely and transmitted TO fine
OF secretary of State, endorsed Il
pack OF the envelope containing the
the words ELECTION returns Constit~l
al Amendment, County of -"
SECTION 4. Be it further enacted \
1t shall be the duty of the SecretSrvd
10 lay before the Legislature d1rrrl
nrst week of the session next toIG|
Such election, certified Statement If
votes cast for or against any amend
proposed in the several conntie. If
state; and in addition thereto, 4 cen
statement OF the "whOle number of es
VINO voted for the mem bers of the LED
5ure at such election in the difierentg
lies, taxing the average vote east in
'les entitled to choose more than oneB
Der OF the House of Representative }
icCuaI vote given for members of the Il
allure in such counties.
SECTION 3. BE it further enacted 4
ms ACT shall take effect and be ind
rom and after its passage.
BY Limitation,
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

'eint Resolutions in relation to Public
ter.
BE it Resolved by the Legislature
9tate of Mississippi, 1st, That The
frihter be instructed to suspend all
now on hand, and to receive no furh
qers except such as are made by tbs
houses Of the Legislature, respectiyer
ina, That committee of two on the
VI me House, and one on the part d
senate, be appointed to examine the
or progress of the work now in the b
OF the State Printer, and that said coa
uee report TO the Auditor the prg
w w n, .i mas been made with all public !
H. ~ .he GATE of the passage of this re-
approved January 10, 1876.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27
approved January 10, 1876


An Act to Reduce the Expenses of the
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the LIZ
oure OF the State of Mississippi. Tbl
ooih pensation shall be allowed to any D
paper Tor publishing the daily procel
oI this Legislature. and that This act
Approved al" Ian AFTER Its passage
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27
Majority Tor ohalnasr. over sullivan.

Majority for Chalmers over sullivan
10312.
ForIhe reasons given. tie majority OF Tho
committee recommend that James r. Chal-
mers be seated as the duly elected Senator
from the 18th Senatorial District.
r. o. REYNOLDS, Ch'mn.
Il. II, THOMPSON.
Il. c. CATCHINGS,
+. g. BARRY.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following resolu-
tionS:
1. Resolved, That NJ. B. Sullivan is not
eligible to a seat IN this body.
2. Be it further Resolved, That 81. b. Sui
livan did not receive at the election held in
this State on the End day of November, 1875
the highest number Of legal votes for the
Office of senator from the 18th Senatorial
District.
3. Be it further Resolved, That James r.,
Chalmers, received the highest humble of
legal votes cast at the election held in this
State on the End day OF NOvem Der, 1875. for
Senator from the 18th Senatorial District.
and that he is entitled to be sworn in and
seated as member of this body
Mr.. Pratt stated that he had not had time
to prepare his minority report, and request
ed until tomorrow.
Mr. Reynolds moved to make the subject
the special order for tomorrow (to-day1 at
l015 o'clock, at which time the. minority
report could be presented; carried
Dir. Hooker, chairman, reported the pre-
sentation of large number of bills to the
Governor.
SAD ANNOUNCEMENT.
Just before adjournment Senator Barry
made the following announcement:
Col. John B. Sale, of Aberdeen, died at
four O'Clock this morning.
meeting of the Bar viii be held in re-
speet to his memory in the Supreme Court
Room tomorrow, Tuesday morning at
o'clock.
All members of the Bar from the Bird
(Northern) Supreme Court District at pres
ent In the city, are respectfully requested to
attend.
Adjourned.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

'oihI resolution to abolish the Oh
postmaster for the two Houses
s,d De 1t Resolved by the Legislat IRE Of
P pay. Oh Mississippi, That the ofS5.
90 eui aster for the two Houses be snd
oia, IS hereby abolished, ana that thhl
sage. YIN GA" @''''
approved January II. 1876.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

n6 e. 10 repeal an Act in Relation to
counsel for Boards of SuperTisoD
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Leg
e oute OF the State of Mississippi, That 2
enIItled an act to enable the Boards q
puisisors TO employ counsel at a stated
~, approved February 9TH, 1872, be srl
same Is hereby repealed,
o PkVIIoN 2. Be it further enacted Thi,'
30. take -. effect and be in force from 3D.
ter Its passage,
approved January 18th, 1876.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY
TUESDAY. Januarv Ok ,o-e.


TUESDAY. January 25, 1876
! LII Gov. Davis (col.) in the chair, absen,
Inc olll to amend section 1I69. code 90 1o-,
was taken up and after the adoption -,
passed. the Dill
ny Mr.. Johnston. A petition Of the b.n,,-
lege tax; referred. Ptaf
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr, Mcneil, chairman, reported the hin 70
Fepeal the cotton weighers' law. of MaCl;sa :,
Holmes and Yalobusha counties. re saeon
mending It's passage. s1sse'' lecolh-
:. ME- Mr. MeCaskill, chairman. reported RI.
OIil to amend section $50, Code of ls7I Tue ie
G Fe,la5Ion TO the official bonds of Circ,ni #
G.er h, OF certain counties. and recommend.
Ing the passage of the substitute: also n
% 70 define the boundary lines OF Gown -
passage. No.i' ft..iissiluing It's
Mr. Reynolds, chairman. renortad m
= repeal the act in relation to snecia, n;a o.
'pAs' that as similar bill has passed f besb
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27
JOINT RESOLUTION

Resolved by tie Legislature of the State
OF Mississippi; That whereas. tbera ot art
more niofe than two thousand copies of the Re-
th eTo !; Goue OF isI in the archives for which
Whereas, 1t would he of oraot oa,
70 eaoh member ofthe LegisI ature to ha nc
a. = copy OF the aforesaid Code to aid in dis
patching business, therefore "''
Std be 1t Resolved by the Legislature of tho
S State e. 4 MaSissippi that the Secretary of
the dest anu ofaa Is hereby required to place on
copy OF Tire Revised Code, and that a. the
cdu vi the present session each mem her RE
I tba the satne shall return the same r.
eae c oto a Oh bo the Secretary of State, and
S o. tue Code shall receipt to The SecTetar copy
t.e eso f further, Thatthis resolution toLo
enece from and after its passage. ''on take
approved January 18th, 1876.
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" Road aor to - Regulate Advertising bv

boards of Supervisors of this stats the
olpIIoN 1. be it enacted bv tho > cot,
s .nre of the State of MissJiss she LegiSta-
u nSaeaitef when the Roards If inat
adnas., vi the several counties in tb;s per-
rensir lor proposals for the erac ii STATE
Of nnh, ~ bridges, for the erection ~ no OF
wo ppollc buildings, and for any otbo al nepair
;nOan. OF contract, thai the notice -, pubic
tain h III any newspaper, shall oniv go,
arc 90 s prlei statement that sneh Guy Guy ooh-
nn,; pl,eled 10 the lowest bidder 0o ,,n
tbrae 70 De Inserted once eacl, ano such
state state consecutive weeks; shall " "rGk Tor
f;on oeihent OF the general plan and olnle all
s stons Oh such works, and not speciflca-
said Beam aad refer all bidders to the one
tails. niatlol as to these do
whena lloS 2 BE it further enacted rho
shall he r. any such contracts are offa.e = ast
file w 4e The duty of said Board o a. 1t
of the isn the clerks thereof ra,ao o ohce 10
the de.a Wnork, with full specifications Pian !
of sa;d IL thereof; and it shall he rs Vi All
ex ssau clerks, without anv fee 9e Tue duty
cations anu "a explain said plans and snao,, TO
examine - tbs all persons who may des p1e'n q.
he 80. or .. BE it further aoao,
ma 'st snau take effect and be i n That
Approved January IL. 49,
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

STATEOF MISSISSIPPI.

OF THE

AN ACT for the relief of the taxpayers OF
the State, and for other purposes.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
Nothing But the Truth.

1t is nothing but the truth to call Hos
letters Stomach Bitters one of the most
comprehensive remedies in existence.
Disease in so many cruel guises has
yielded to its curative action, its com
bined invigorating and Alternative pro-
perties constitute it such a powerful
agent for the promotion orrestoration Of
health, that it may well be doubted
whether it does not bear away the palm
from all competitors of its class, both as
healer and safeguard. Through the
agencies of restored digestion, a regular
habit of body and complete secretion,
it overcomes the various maladies which
the interruption of those functions pro-
duces. Dyspepsia, liver complaint, uri-
nary affections, nervous debility, insom-
mia, and malaaies of a yet more serious
nature, are eradieated by its systematic
use. 1t restores the appetite, promotes
sound, refreshing sleep, and neutralizes
those atmospheric canses which origin
ate chiIls and fever and other miasnatic
disorders. Elderly persons find in this
comforting elixir not only a remedy for
the numerous bodily ills to which age is
peculiarly subject, but genuine solace
and support. Females in delicate health
use it as means of overcoming those
disabilities and Irregularities which af-
tlict the gentler sex, and nervous or bill
Gus subjects derive the promptest and
most complete relief from it. There is,
in short, no class of invalids that is not
beLeftted by the Bitters. 1t recreates
wasted strength. fortifies the system
against disease, and is one of the most
reliable cordiais in existence for over
coming the effects of fatigue, and afford
ing protection against the consequences
OF exposure.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
THE BATTLE

is now near at hand Are you all
ready? It will be one that will try
mems souls there will be no chance
for running II must be fought
bravely through like the battle men
fight when their liberties and their
lives are at stake.
Are you all ready? IF motif
there is a soldier Of Democracy who
is behind hand. now or never. begin
to be ready
Call on your lukcwarm neighbor
and entreat him to go to the polls
stir him pp to the importance Of tie
contest Call on that old soldier.
who has bleached his locks in the
many battles for the equal rights of
men. aud who may think himself
ready to rest from the turnoils OF
political strife. and in the language
of an experienced General. Fell
him that there is one more struggle
in which his voice must be heard /;
tell him that the young soldier will
do the fighting, but that he must
come out on that day and-lo0k on
His grey locks will be like q banner
of freedom to cheer us on to the
charge. Tell him that he must come
out and tell his children how he
fought, when the strength Of his
right arm was nerved in the battle
of his country
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
Ho,o Randolph Treated a
C0L0red Man.
RUrLEpeE. Tenn. Oct. 81, 1876.

RUTLEDGE, Tenn, Oct. 27, 1876.
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
Isham Clark. colored man, was tried
at Rutledge Grainger county, in April,
1875, for an assault with intent to COM
nit rape upon the body of Arminda
Seymore. The jury found him guilty
and sentenced him to the penitentiary
for five years. His attorneys entered a
motion for a new trial, and after hearing
the grounds for new trial; Judge Ran
dolph over ruled the motion and remark
ed that he never would disturb the YER
dict of that jury. The attorneys for
Isham then prayed an appeal to the Su-
preme Court; and on Saturday, at - o.
clock, A S. Tate, one of the attorneys,
told the Judge he would have the bill
of exceptions ready for him to sign in
one hour, which he did, But the Judge
hurried back to the Court House and
signed the record while the Attorney
General, P. g. Fulkerson, was examin-
ing the bill, which he signed. When
Mr.. Tate presented the bill to Judge
Randolph he said that he had sigoed the
record, and rode off, hollering back,
g Good bye, Allen Tate ~ Mr.. Tate
sent the bill to the Attorney General for
the State, who, after examining it, said
that the proof was not sufficient, and
went to Gov Porter ard recommended
that Isham be pardoned, and the Cover
nor did pardon him on the 9Th day of
July. This is the way J. III. Randolph
executed the law to colored men. He
would not allow new trial or an app cal
to the Supreme Court. Q. III.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
RALLY! RALLY +

This is the last number of the GA
zETTE that will reach its readers be-
fore the present exciting political
contest is ended, and it is time for
the Democracy to answer the ques-
tion-ARE WE READY? with an
AYEl READY! East, Tennessee
is in the power of the Democrats.
We have but to will Is. aud a tri-
umph which shall honor US in all
coming time will most assuredly
crown our exertions. Shall we. then,
through mere negligence. suffer our
section to go by default? Away
with the thought of such damuing
disgrace Rally and rescue East
Tennessee from the dire consequent
ces of Radical rule.
DEMOCRATS FREElLEN Strike
one more blow for the Constitution
for your country. and your wives and
property! Light up tie wateh-fises
of Liberty upon our thousand hills !
AROUSE EVERY 1ELECTOR ! !!
Call out the energies of the Democ-
racy! Suffer no man 10 be deceiv-
cd Circulate informationl Your
enemies are active and untiring, and
lavishing money by THOUSANDS
to put you down! You must com.
teract them, by those great and noble
efforts aohich your tooe Of Liberty and
Representative Government eoM read
LIZ suggest. The stake is yOurs!
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
A BATCH OF MOST INFAMOUS
LIES!

A letter purporting to have been
written from Washington, but no.
doubt written from East Tennessee,
has been published in the Cincinnati
Commercial. from which we extract
the following:
Private advices from the best inform
ed sources in Tennessee represent state
of affairs that is comparable only to that
existing in 1860. The ex-rebel element
is rampant, and it has become almost as
unsafe to be Republican as it was at
the beginning of the war to be a Union
man. This is especially tina case in
East Tennessee. At Knoxville Harris
spoke in defense of his record, saying
he did more probably than any other
one man to take Tennessee out of the
Union, that he was proud of it, and
would do the same thing over again if
the opportunity offered. The Joint dis
cussions between the Republican and
| Democratic candidates for Governor
| were brought to an abrupt termination,
a few days ago, when at Lebanon, Por-
| ter, the present Governor and Democrat
! ic candidate for reelection, in reply to
| the argument of Thomas, the Republi
can candidate, drew his revolver and at
/ tempted to kill him. The Republicans
| of East Tennessee, natives and to the
manner born, declare that if Tilden is
elected they will have to leave the State.
We copy these Infamous lies only
to show our Republican friends TO
what depths of degradation their
party leaders have descended. A
decent man cannot afford to be lead,
in a great political contest. by men
who have so little regard for com
mon honesty and truth. Every man
in East Tennessee knows how
shameless are these falsehoods. Yet
they are published by Republican
journals, who know how false they
are, in the Northern States. in order
to win votes for Hayes and Wheeler
When the people of this. country get
SO low that they can be duped by
such lies, they will need an Emperor
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
SOMETHING TO THINK OF.

Shall we not act like wise men and
vote with the army of reform that is
now marching on under the leader
ship of those fearless, gallant and
honest leaders, Tilden andHendricks?
There is but one escape from our
present difficulty; there is but one
road which will lead us out of our
fearful condition, bit one course left
for us to pursue, and that is to vote
for Tilden and Hendricks. In the
event of their election, new era
will dawn upon us. which will revive
trade, set the industries OF the nation
in motion, giving employment to Ia
borers, mechanics and artisans in
every vocation and calling. Farm
ers, mechanics, merchants, laboring
men. vote for Tilden, Hendricks,
Mcfarland and a restoration of our
crippled Industries and general re-
vival of business.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01

u From prominent and relia-
bic gentleman of Cooke county, who
has just returned from three weeks
visit in South Carolina, we get the
agreeable intelligence that General
Wade Hampton viii be elected Gov
ernor of that State by an overwhelm-
ing majority, If there is honesty at
the polls. At GreeneyiIle. 500 ne
sroes marched in companies. waving
Democratic banners, to hear the
speeches of Judge Cook and Nc
Gowen. who made powerful efforts,
bringing tears to the eyes of the
vast multitude over the picture of
the suffering of their State. Our in.
formant says that nothing can stop
the tide of reform which is rolling
over the State but the rascality of
the Radicals. who hold the ballot
boxes, and Chamberlain will doubt
less claim the election.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
LET THE DEFEAT BE a WATER
LOO!

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. %, 1876.
To the Editor of the Morristoyn Gazette
1t really promises to rain flood of
Democratic votes on the 7th day of No
vember. You may set it down as GER
tain that Tilden and Hendricks will com
mand the ship of State for the ensuing
four years, and that no evil viii betide
her whilst under their control They
are experienced in theil. professions and,
with a picked crew, " Old Ironsides'
will sail on to the dismay and confusion
of the pirates who have so long fattened
upon our commerce and upon our inter
nal revenues. Woe ! woe to the pecu-
Iating villains Their days are number
ed tits wonderful how hard they die.
But they are doomed to political perdi-
tion just as sure rs the Democratic
guards up and at them on the 7th day of
November. Let US give Waterloo ac-
count of the leeches who have so long
Slapped the life blood OF the nation Let
us say to the tyrant Grant that we will
not have any more bayonet rule, to keep
in power himself and myrmidons who
have so long disgTaced us by their pecu
lations and tyrannical edicts. Mr.. Edi-
tor, the GAZETTE hits such ponderous
blowe upon the ubiquitous rascals that a
word is not necessary from this quarter
g Lay on, Macduff and damned be he
who first cries, hold, enough ~
YEONAN
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01

his competitor. The charge that
the last House had displaced wound
ell Union soldiers. and filled their
places with Confederate soldiers,
was utterly false and contradicted
by the record which he produced.
The record showed more Union SOL
diers in the employ OF the last House
than in the one preceding It, lie
paid his respects to the James White
SANDER, showing that lie only dis
charged his duty. He showed from
the record that there were pending
before the AID Congress, Southern
war claims amounting to over S28,-
OOo, 600, most or which were intro
! duced by Republican members.
That there we're pending before the
last (44th) Congress, lao bills
amounting only to little over ST.
/ 500, 00O-that of these l4O bills
ia amounting to over S1.1o0,0ot
we're bills brought over from the 43d
Congress-that 43d Congress passed
bills to pay this class of claims
amounting to over IS. 000,0 900. while
the 44th Congress only allowed 81,
$4,000 Of such claims.
The speaker next raised a qaes
ton Of yeracity between Randolph
and Yardley, as to Yardley's having
been hired to run for Governor. lie
declared his purpose to vote TO
Gov. Porter, and demanded Of hi!
| opponent who he would support
He replied at some length as t.
/ Gov. Tilden's character and war re
cord. lie next took up his oppo
nent's record in the Legislature o
1861, showing that he voted for the
bill to remove the school fund anC
| Bank of Tennessee out of the STATE
at the approach of the Union army
That he voted to pay 500 bounty
to every Tennessean who volunteer
ed in the Rebel army, and TO assess
a tax Of % cents on the SlOO to pa
this bounty. That he voted for
bill to pay all men in the State, 10y
al to the Confederacy, for property
taken by the army, out of the State
treasury. Continuing this scathins
review Of his competitors record
his time expired.
The replies were short, with NJ
new points.
1t is only fair to say that the GROVE
was largely with Mcfarland, anC
went away broader than ever o
their Representative and that NJ
enthusiasm prevailed in Randolph
| favnr