The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-16
HOUSE TnlRTY-FouarH DAY.
SATURDAY. Febrpary u. 1876

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vranfed TO Messrs. Walden, .Shrock Baker.
.TaT1Ss. Bs III 81 Franklin Leigh and Trice.
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= - proDosinT 81 a0siennsariiSSeirf 10 the
fs1nssftnffan, Co ne submfstsa toths people
aboliahing che Office Of 1sienkenans-e a9v-
ernoF, passed lie third reading pg me toi-
'0s 80 Messrs. Aldricb,. Anacker. Bailey,
Raasetf, Bean, Bell Blount, Boyd Bridges,
Brown, Carter of Holmes. Caaseys Cross
land. Chiles. Clay. Clifton, Cochran, CruIn,
Dabney, benson, Drake, Dyer, EdWaTds.
Erwin, Fairly. Featherstof. Floyd, Fortune,
Garrett Gayden. Gibson. Gowan Guthrie,
GuYfs,ll, all, Harper Hicks Hogan,
Horton, Huddleston. Hudson,. Jacobs, ia
vprs Jarnigan. Jenkins. Johns. Johnson
| Of Itawamba. jones of Kinds. Jones OF
Issaquena, Leigh, Lester, MAssingale, Mon
roe, Mnldrow, MeCargo. MeGoEmlck,
McInnis,H MeNai., McLaurin OF Jasper,
| MIL aurifl OF Smith. MeWhorter, Nelson.
/ Nichols. Overton, Parker, Pennington
Percy. Pound. Powell, Rey nolds, Rogers,
| Rowan Sanderlin, Stands, Shattuek,
| shelby. SouthWorth, SpighI, Stebblns,
Sykes, Tison, Troup, Tucker, Tnrley., war
rem. watkins, Wilkinson, White, Vaughn.
YeIiowley. Young ard MIR. Speaker-92
Il NAYS-Mr. Pars0ns--l.
| ABSENT AND Nor vOTING.-Messfs. Ba-
ker. Bark sdale, Byrd of Franklin, Bird of
| lawrence, Campbell, Carter of Warren,
Cessor, Dear, ellis, Hebron, Hassey, Jayne,
/ johnson of Winston. Mallory, Meade. Mil
| Ter. MilIaps McNeist, Parsons, Riley.
/ Sanndefs. Shrock, Trice and Vaiden-23.
The resolution having passed. goes to the
people at the next general election.
/ REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
| aMR SPEAKER: The select committee of
| FIVE. APPOINTED under the House resolution.
| TO investigate the alleged resistance to an
officer of the United States Revenue De-
| partmeut in the disc barge of his duties by
osf in fl-aa
in this State; and to report whether the
said charge was true or false, herewith sub
NIT their report, as well as the evidence
taken in prosecuting said inquiry. said
evidence covers 136 pages and the testimony
of q witnesses, including those alleged
as most cOgniZant of the matters inquired
into. as well as the kilograms In regard 10
the demand for troops. The testimony sof
Mr. Shaughnessy, ColleeG0r of Internal Rev
enue of the 1st District of this State, was
not taken. he being absent from the State,
but the proofs taken are conclusive. your
committee were instructed to inquire
whether an officer Of the United ) ats Rev
enue or his deputy in the discharge of
his official duties IN the counties OF
Amite and Pike was INSTRUCTED, and
forced to flee tor safety and whether
or not the demand for troops thereupOn
made was Narrated by said alleged out
rage. Your committee report that there
was no such resistance, as alleged, to an
officer of the United States Revenue De-
partment in the discharge of his duties.
One w. B. Redmond, who was Deputy Col
lector and late resident in the county OF
Amite, was advised, on the evening OF Nov.
81 (the eve of the eleetionl, to absent him.
self from said county, but the hostility TO
him was entirely pers0nal-not official lie
alleges that he lett Amite county ON the
eve Of Nov. 81. 1873 and that he was pur-
sued tt,erefr m by armed baud of men
on Dec. 22d. 1875 Gift, -oae days there
afteI); but your COMMITTEES II vi that
body OF armed men were men IN
buckrau" The only relieving excuse or
LEA; ure proved 70 Justify this charge wa
that in a drunken row at Summit. in Pike
couAty, en Dtcemt.er 22d, 1875, personal
threats were pIade by one or m9re drunken
men (who were unarmed} against Redmond
and THAT thereupon considerable excitement
was aroused, aad Redmond absented him
self from the town that night under an un-
founded belief that he wQuld be alta cked.
and that on the next day he returned ana
telegra pied Tor troops, which were furnish
ed. The Mayor of Summit, who Joined in
the application for troops. testifies that
at the time he was drunk; that the next day
he did not know that he had telegraphed
in the premises and that he would not have
done SO if sober. Your committee find
that the charges alleged were false, and the
demand for troops unwafranted by the
facts and they SO report accordingly.
j. =. LFIIGH II, chairman,
A. C. McNAIR,
JAMES w. SHATTUCK.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
All referred.
By Mr.. MeLaurn. of Smith: To prevent
the sale of liquors within four miles of Zion
Hill church, Smith county.
By Mr.. Crum: TO secure prompt pay
ment Of fines collected by Justices of the |
Peace.
BY Mr.. RIount; To authorize R. e. Davis, |
d. p. McPhail Il Co., to establish a toll /
bridge and turnpike across Sabougla creek /
aud swamp i'll Calhoun county. e+
By Mr., Clay: A memorial to Congress |
asking II change in the terms of the dona- |
ton in the agricultural land scrip fund.
By Mr.. Nelson: To change the name Of |
Mary Louisa Wlnsbery and her children, to
that Of Hh6chihs6p.
By Mr.. PowelI: To require the Auditor |
to pay perquisites into the State Treasury.
BY Mr.. Dabney To provide for agricul-
tural liens.
By Mr.. Erwin: To authorize Boards Of |
Supervisors to hire out prisoners in jails. /
By Mr.. Garrett: To prohibit the sale of
liquor within two miles of the town OF In
dependence, Tate county
By Mr.. FeatherstOn, 20 regulate liens /
between landlords aud tenants.
By Mr.. Drake: To amend section 1898, |
Code of 1871, in relation to appeals In civil
cases.
By Mr. Causey: To regulate assessments
by Boards of Supervisors.
BY Mr.. HuddlestOn To extend the pro-
visions of section 1157, Code of 1871, in re- /
lation to posting notices in certain cases of
administration.
By Mr.. Fortune To~regulate liens be- l
tween landlords and tenants, ernplayer and
mpIoyee.
BY Mr.. Bailey To create the Office OF
State supply and purchasing agent.
By MIR. MeLaurlRs To authorize the
Chaneery Clerk of Jasper county to keep
separate book for recording deeds of trust
and mortgages.
By Mr.. McNair: To repeal an act to en-
courage the introduction of machinery and
the establishment of factories, approved
April /, 1875.
By Mr.. Jarnigan: To repeal the act
to amend section 2s42, Code Oh 1871, in rela-
ton to bail after conviction.
BY Mr.. Yellowley To amend the act es-
tablishing the fees of certain officers. page
l37 laws of 1875, SO far as relates to justices
of the Peace.
BY Mr.. Fairly: For the payment of the
school warrants Of Jones
county.
By Mr.. Leigh: To defray the expenses of
the House Investigating Committees. The
bill which appropriates 5000 was consid-
cred in the Committee of the Whole and
passed; yeas, 81; nays (Edwardsl, l; abb
BY Mr.. spight: For the relief of certain
children of Wm.s Stephen, de-
ceased, of Tippah county. Il,
By Mr.Overton: To allow Richard GRAY.
Treasurer ELECT of NOXubee county. to file