The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-23

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ment of poll tax as a pre- requisite fo
voting: Referred tn joint special com mittee
BY Mr. Wood. To prevent the sale of in.
toxicating liquors within five miles of Mt
Pleasant Church, Jackson county. witt
petition. Referred
By Mr.. Dean. To protect stock and on
courage stock raising. Referred.
By Mr.. Pegram. To make an annual an
preparation to aid Vicksburg in maintaining
the Hill City Infirmary. The preamble Of
the Dill sets forth that since October 26
1860, to January l, 1878, that 8. .957 patients
have been treated in the Infirmary, and OF
that number 1870 were non-residents of
| Vicksburg; and that the whole expense has
TO be borne by Vicksburg. and as the most
OF these patients are non-residents it is a
S Saale ana not local matter; therefore,
$4,000 shall be appropriated annually. Re-
| ferred.
BY Mr.. Reid of Coahoma To prevent
the payment of certain liquidating levee
| suits. Referred.
By Mr.. Baker. To facilitate the redemn-
tlon of lands heretofore sold to the State for
taxes and to increase the public revenue
Referred.
BY Mr.. Hampton. In relation to the
Board of Levee Commissioners. Referred.
BY Mr.. Reid of Coahoma. To reclaim
certain lands to the State. Referred.
BY Mr.. Showers. Requesting the United
States Senators and Representatives to
have the bankrupt law repealed, with a
petition. Referred.
By. MIR. Lusk. To provide for the pay
ment of the deficiency for public printing
in 1875 due kimball, Raymond & Co. Re-
ferfed.
By Mr. Gwin. To prevent the recircula
ton OF State and county warrants after
they have been received for payment of
taxes. Referred.
By Mr.. Augustus, A resolution referring
that portion of the Governors message rte
a n0rI 1tafV 70 Ill.
Committee with instructions to report
bill abolishing the county if it can be done
constitutionally. Adopted.
By Mr.. Liddell. To amend section 1776,
Code 1871, relative TO the publication in
suits of divorce. Referred.
BY Mr.. Shands. To amend an act i'm pos
ing tax on certain privileges, approved
February 1st, 1877. Referred.
BY Mr. Gilmer. To pay one years salary
to the guardian of the orphan child of E
q. Henry, late Judge of the 10Th Judicial
District. Referred.
By Mr.. Hill. To amend the grand and
petit jury laws. Referred
By Mr.. Reid of Coahoma. To amend
section 1862, Code 1871, in regard to prop
erty exempt from taxes. Referred
By Mr.. Gibson. To change the rule of
evidence in certain cases. Referred.
By Mr.. Eaton. To amend section $50,
Code 1871, in relation to Circuit Courts.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Martin. To fix the salaries of
Circuit Judges, Chancellors and District
Attorneys. Referred.
By Nj. Gordon. A resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Benevolent Institu-
tiOns to examine into the condition of the
Blind Institute, etc. Mr.. Tison stated that
the commit ee was at present performing
that duty, and the resolution was tabled.
By Mr.. Dabney. To preserve record of
tax receipts in the State, Referred.
Mr. Tucker called up the bill introduced
by him yesterday, to organize an Agricul
tural and Mechanical College, and the bill
was referred.
lRy Mr.. Henry. To amend the revenue
law approved April Is, 1876. Referred.
By Mr. Pegram. To provide for change
of venue in the courts of Justices of the
Peace. Referred.
By Mr. Dabney. To amend the agricul
tural lein law. Referred TO Il special com
mittee of eleven.
the Selma, Marion and Memphis Rail
road. Referred to special committee OF
five to be appointed from the counties of
Lowndes, Chickasaw, Monroe and Mar
shall Committee-Messrs. Gholson, Err
wing, Nelson, Hill and Aldrich.
Mr.. Wood asked leave to withdraw from
the committee the petition in reference to
the incorporation of Ocean Springs ackson
comfy. Granted.
By Mr.. Gibson. To provide for the erec-
ton of wooden jails for the temporary con-
finement of prisoners employed by the Su-
pervisors on public works. ReierIel.
By Mr.. Key. To COMPEL Supervisors to
comply with section second OF the act in
relation to county fance, approved Feb
ruary l, 1877. Referred.
By Mr.. Ballard. To regulate the fees of
the clerks of the Circuit Courts OF the
State. Referred.
By Mr.. Ballard. To provide reasonable
com pensation for the Circuit Clerk Of Hinds
county. Referred.
A number of Senate bills were read and
referred.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
TIL special committee on the bill to call
Convention of the people, and to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the same, made the fol-
lowing report:
They have considered the bill and recon-
mend its passage.with an amendment. Ibe
subject being one of great Importance, the
committee take the liberty of submitting
some reasons which induced the recommen-
dation. That important changes are neces-
sarV is a fact unanimously conceded, ana
its discussion, therefore, unnecessary. How
these changes may be best effected, is
question deserving the most serious consid-
Grafton OF the Legislature. The Importance
of the mode adopted, must be allowed when
it is recollected that upon this depends, In
great degree, the probability of securing the
object in view; which is not merely to
make changes, but to perfect, in all its parts,
an instrument that shall serve as basis for
a superstructure of law, comprising the es-
sential objects of good government, and
securing wisdom and fidelity in legislation,
and purity, justice and economy in admin
istration.
The Legislature, by two-thirds vote of
each House can pass amendments, which, if
ratified by the people, will become part OF
I%l,o itntin Snah amendments. how
ever cannot be voted upon except at gener-
al elections when memb bers of the Legisla-
ture are chosen, aud each amendment shall
then be voted upon separately. Any altera-
ton. therefore, by this method, before
the meeting of the Legislature in 1880, Is
impossible. The adoption of some amend
ments. and the failure to adopt others,
might seriously effect, or totally destroy the
harmony so important in the organic
| law of the State. In our opinion