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

4slssIrr Anes. governor OF said state, be-
mo then absent from said State. did agree
to accept hrfDe Tor the paroon OF ore
Thomas III, BaITeptiue. ~ aaslss y nom % eFs
was then pending, in The Circuit Cpnrt 81
the eounty OF L0sTndee In said stat Ell IN
Hdictulent for the murder Of one Ann Hhom-
as. and did wilf0ITy and corTuptly accept.
receive and appropriate. the sum OF sIx hnn-
dred dollars. in consideration eaaG ne, ths
said A h Davis, LieuteBanx-5 raoF ana
acting Governor. "a aforesaid. had granted
and issaed said PARDON
And your committee, pursuant 90 TURNER
Instructions TO them. contained u the reso--
luton, aforesaid, return herewith the testl-
mony and other evidence upon which they
base their finding, marked {. Exhibits q, p,
G, d and e. and prayed 20 be taken as 9 part
of this report.
The premises being considered, your com
mittee would recommend the adoption OF
the accom- panyiHg resolution:
Respectfully.
f. S. WHITE. Chairman.
GRO. II. LESTER,
OLIVER CLIFTON,
SAN. Powell,
Committee.
The report was received, and tie further
consideration thereof was, OH motion of w.
Deason, made the special ORDER for Monday
next, at 10 O'Clock A. M
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That Alexander X. Davis,
Observation-Disclosures o. the State of Missis-
sippi, be impeached 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; to
amend an act making an appropriation to
defray the expenses of the Sergeant az
| Arms OF the Senate, approved March 9th.
| 1875; to repeal section 22ll, Code of 1871,
a. lnr0Fn0 fllG
| bank of Lewis, Bishop s. Coz; for the relief
| of T. NJ. Muse, of Yazoo county; to amend
| and repeal certain laws in relation to hdbeds
| CORPUS.
The House refused to concur in the SEN
ate amendments TO the following, VIZ To
amend section 2744, Code of 1871, in relation
to setting on fire, woods, etc.
| SENATE BILLS.
The following Senate bills were passed ::
| To amend the charter of the town of Bald
wyn, in Lee and Prentiss counties; In rela-
| ton to certain bonds now in the Office OF the
State Treasurer; To amend the act TO re-
establish the records in the office of j. ,.
Morris, Justice of the Peace in District No.
| l, Lauderdale county.
| large number of Senate bills were read
and referred.
By Mr.. Hall: That special committee of
five be appointed to ascertain what amount
of Prerequisites are annually received by the
Secretary of State and Auditor of Public
Accounts, and the books. records, and pa
pers pertaining TO their offices, to report as
soon as practicable; adopted. Committee:
Messrs. Spight, Watkins, Melnnis, McCar-
90 and Jones, OF lssaquena.
The committees substitute to the bill to
make tile State Treasurer eG o1fcio Treas
urer of the educafio and charitable insti-
tutions was adopted, and the bill passed.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The Senate Joint Resolution proposing an
amendment TO the Constitution, to bt sub
mitted to the people, abolishing the office OF
Observation-Disclosures. passed iBs first read
ing by tire following vote:
YEAs-MesSrs. Aldrieh. Amacker, Bailey,
Baker, BArksdale, Bassett, Bean Bell
Blount, Boyd, Bridges. Brown. Byrd of
Franklin, Carter of Holmes, Causey. Cross
land, Chiles, Clay, Cochran, Crum, Dabney,
benson, Drake Edwards. Erwin, Fairly,
Featherston, Floyd, Gayden, Gibson, Gowan,
Guthrie, Guyton, Hall, Harper, Hebron,
Hicks, Hogan, Horton, Huddleston, Hudson,
Jagers, Jarnigan, Jayne, jenkins. Johns,
johnson of Itawarnba, Jones OF Kinds,
Lester, Massingqle, Meade, Miller, Monroe,
| MeCargo. Mccormick. Mclnnis, McAair,
McLaurn of Jasper, McLaurin of Smith,
New hoFtes, Nelson, a ichOIS. Parker, Pen
nington. Percy, Pound, Powell, Reynolds,
Rogers, Rowan, Stands, Shattuck, Shelby,
| Shrock, Spight, Stebbins, Sykes, Tison,
Trice, Troup, Tucker, Turley, Warren,
| Watkins, Wilkinson. White, Walden
| Vaughan. Yelowley and Mr.. Speaker-90.
NAYS Messrs. Jacobs, Jones of Issaque-
ma, sandeTlin and Young.
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING MSssrs. Eird
of Lawrence, Campbell, Carter of WARREN,
Cessor, Clifton, Dear, Dyer, Fortune, Gar
| rett, ellis, Iussey- johnson OF Winston,
Leigh Mallory, Milisaps, Muldrow, Nc
! Ne;se, Overtou, Parsons, Riley, Saunders
and SOuthwofth--a2.
4 report from TIE Governor OF the agents
under tie acts to provide for the collection
4
State and County Tre4sEries was read.
SPECIAL okDER.
To secure to the State the agricultural
land scrip fund was taken up and discussed
at length and passed.
Adjourned.