The Daily clarion., 1878-02-09


January 1877. the Appropriation or 1876
$l739 50, of which there has been eXpend-
ed during the year 1877. the sum OF Sl.5l2-
So leaving balance on hard on the first
dav of January 1873 OF $226 %.
The Committee examined carefully the
account and vouchers kept by the Govern
or and MS accomplished Secretary, and are
pleased TO say all were TO their entire salts
faction, and that there was no item in the
account which was not. as the Committee
thought, legitimate charge against that
fund and at the most moderate and eco
nomical rate, comparing most favorably
with the wasteful, eXtravagant and i'm
proper use OF this fund, by former admins
tTatiOnS even down TO the late change In
parties and the immediate predecessor of
Governor Stone.
A comparison of very few items in
their accounts will be sufficient to estab-
lish this fact.
Governor Ames received for expenditures
of this fund in 1875, S9,836 "a; Governor
Stone received for expenditures of this
fund in 1877, Sl>5l2 SO; Governor Ames
received for night watch at Capitol, in 1875,
$3.50 90; Governor Stone for the same item,
$3.50 90; Governor Ames for wood, COAL
tinware, hardware, hay, merchandise, work
etc. for mansion, $1,696 So /; Governor Stone
for the same items, $4,000 90; Governor
Ames' charge for ice for the mansion, $50
04; Governor Stone for the same item,
90 90.
The committee will not pursue the COM
parison further, believing these sufficient TO
prove their assertion, aud conclude this re-
port by saying the use, management and
expenditure of the Executive Contingent
Fund for the year 1877, has been Just, ec0-
nOmical and proper. There has been no
misrepresentation. leakage or stealage that
the Joint Committee could discover
We congratulate the people OF the State,
hot in ttops lna- hn Ntu6s of
the party in power has been kept most
faithfully. And for them, we say TO our
Governor, thou hath been faithful over "a
few things" we are not afraid to trust you
with many.
H. w. FoorE,
D w. ROGERS,
G.. G. CALLICoTT,
On the part of the Senate.
JAMES NJ. LIDDELL. JR.,
d. BUNCH,
A. G. FARMER,
j. T. FARLEY,
A. j. RAMSEY,
On part of House of Representatives.
Mr.. Vance, chairman, reported mum Der
of bills property enrolled.
By Mr. Thorn pson. To amend the charter
of Brookhaven. Referred,
By Mr.. Parrish For relief of A. ID. Gram
bling, William Wallace, and Jno Erving, OF
Issaquena county Referred.
By Mr.. McCaskill. To amend the Act
making the State Treasurer ex-otfcio Treas
urer OF State Institutions. Referred.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. d. w. Rice,
Private Secretary, informed the Senate that
he had approved the following:
S. B. to create an additional Jnstice of the
Peace in the Sd Supervisors District in Kinds
county.
1T y y in roforonoo tc tbo orol,;ro. - 6 II, y
late Confederate Stats.
FL. G. r. instructing senators and request
ing Representatives iuCOngress from Mssis-
Sippi. in reference TO the silver bill.
5. j. X. instructing Senators and request
ing Representatives from Mississippi in
Congress, in reference to the port OF Vicks-
burg.
s. B. to authorize Supervisors of DeSoto
county to pay j. G.. Lokston for a bridge.
S. B. to amend section % of the charter OF
the NatcheZ, jackson and Columbus Rail
road Company, approved July 2l, 1870.
5. B. 10 incorporate the Home Guards oi
Summit, Pike county.
5. B. For the relief of kittie A. Bowles.
S. B. for the relief of Molly V. Thompson
of COpial county.
S. B. to extend the provisions o the act in
cooperating the Aberdeen Guards and other
militia companies to the Centennials OF
Pleasant Hill, DeSoto county, and to the Old
Guard A ASSOCIATION OF NIckSDurg.
S. B. to provide against the possible
frauds or mistakes in the issuance OF Juror
or witness certificates.
By Mr. Griffin. To amend the game law
so far as it relates to ChickasaW county
Referred.
By Mr. Lanneau. To grant the right Of
way to the Natchez, Jackson and Columbus
Railroad. Referred.
By Mr.. Peery. To carry into effect the
| act to authorize Sunflower county to exc
cute bonds to Lefiore county. Referred.
By Mr.. jackson. To amend the act to in
corporate the Aberdeen Guards and other
| military companies. Referred.
By Mr.. FOOte. For the relief of J. G.
Dunlapp, T. FL. Orr, A. j. Harper,and A
j. Lee of Kemper county. Referred.
Leave OF absence was granted to Messrs
| Parrish and FtzGerald.
AT l :45 O'Clock P. M.,the Senate adjourned