The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-16
HoUsE-THIRTY-THIRD DAY.

FRIDAY, February IL, 1876
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. J ohm Hunter, ID. d. Present. 49,
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs.
Meade. Barksdale. Miller, Dabney, Milisaps
An Mr. rs Boyd .o for the committee, reported a
substitute for the bill to incorporate the
French lamp Educational Associations.
The substitute was adopted and the bill
passed
encourage the Introduction of machinery,
ETC.. to the Hoshaqua Company, in the coun-
ties of Noxubee aud Winston; referred.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Mr.. SPEAKER: Your committee appointed
to inquire into and investigate the official
conduct of T. w. Cartlozo, Superintendent
OF Public Education. beg leave to report
that they have made diligent inquiry. They
have examined many witnesses, anu mere
with submit the testimony which they nave
gathered. Your committee, haFlng weighed
and mutually considered the evidences be-
fore them, are constrained to believe that
the said T. w. Cardozo, superintendent of
Public Education, has been guilty OF
the following offenses in the discharge of
his public duties. viz:
LIST, Perjury. 81, Being liable as an officer
OF this State for public moneys unaccOunted
for and not paid over at the time of his in
duction toto the office OF State Superintend-
emit of Education. Sd. Misrepresentation of
puolic moneys. 4th, Embezzlement of pub
lie MONEYS 5th, Population in office. 9th,
Bribery 7th, Fraudulent issuance OF
Warren county witness certificates. Sth,
Forgery. 9th, ExtOrtion, as Circuit Clerk
of Warren county, in the matter of land re-
demption. 10th, Having in his possession
moneys belonging to this State and mac
In view of these facts, your Committee
would respectfully recommend the adoption
of the following resolution, to-wit:
Resolved. That L. w. Cardozo, Superin-
tendent of Public Education of the State of
Mississippi. be i'm peacled for high crimes
and misdemeanors in office.
j. B. YELL0WLEY, Chairman.
G.. d. STANDS,
A. Z. NCNAIR.
Committee.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. SPEAKER: l concur in the report OF
the committee appointed to investigate
charges against T. w. Cardozo, Superin-
tenfpnt OF Education. rrserVing this excep
tion To said report The Committee have NOT
completed the proof. | deem the evidence
reported sufficient TO convict, but the names
of important witnesses to material facts,
have been suggested to the committee, and
said witnesses have not been examined. 1
construed the resolution of the House to
instruct the committee to take and report
all the material evidence in tile case, and /
differ with the committee in this, that |
think the report premature.
Respectfully,
j, E. LEIGH.
special order for Wednesday next at 10
O'Clock; carried.
By Mr.. Featherston: To extend the priv
ileges of the House to Gen. Stewart, chan
cellor ofOxford University.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
x. H. n 10
constitution to be submitted to the people
abblishthg Che offic6' OF lieutenant l4oVer-
nor passed It's second reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs AIdrich, Amacker, Bailey.
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett, Bean, Bell,
Blount. Boyd, Bridges, Brown, Byrd of
Franklin, Carter ofHolmes, Causey, Cross
land, Uhiles, Clay, Clifton, Cochran, Crum,
benson, Drake, Edwaras, Erwin Fairly,
Featherston, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, Gay
den, Gowan, Guthrie, Guyton, Hall, Har-
per, Hebron, Hicks Hogan, Horton, Hud-
dleSton, Hudson, Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnigan
Jayne, Jenkins,J Johns, Johnson of Itawamba,
i.'''"-"" of Winston, Jones Of Kinds, Leigh,
Lester, Massingale, Monroe, Muldrow, NC
Cargo, Mccormick, McInnis, McNair, Nc
Laurin of Jasper, McLaurin of Smith, Nc
WhoFter, Nelson, Nichols, Overton, Parker,
Pennington, Percy, Bound. Powell. Rey-
nolds, Rogers, Rowan, Stands, Shattuck.
Shelby, Shrock, Southwortr, Spight, Steb-
bins, Sykes. Tison, Trice. Troup. Tucker,
Turley, Warren, Watkins, Wilkinson, White
Vaughan. Yellowley, Young and Mr.
Speaker-96.
NAYs-Messrs Jones of Issaquena. Nc
Neise, Parsons, and Sanderlin--4.
ABSENT AND NOT voTING-Messrs. Bird of
Lawrence. Camphell, Garter of Warren, Ces-
sor, Dabney, Dear, Dyer, Gibson, Gillis, Hus
sey, Mallory, Meade, Miller, Millsaps, Riley,
Saunders and Vaiden-16.
Adjourned.