The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Hicks of Yazoo, Hill, Hogin, Hoyle, Hurt,
johnson. Key. Liddell, Love, Lusk, Magee
of Franklin, Marshall of Carroll, Marshall
of Warren, Martin, McCollum, McGehee
of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Mclean. McSwine,
McWhorter, Nets, Miller of Cepiah,
Miller of Pamela, Montgomery of Mar
shall, Montgomery of Oktibbeha, Moody,
Moore, Niles, Num-, Parker, Pegram.
of Choctaw, Redhead, Richardson, Roane,
Roberts, Robinson, Scott. Seabrook, Seal
Shand, Smith, Spigtt Spinks, Stampe
Showers, Street, Tison, Trest. Tucker, Wall,
Wood, Young of Calhoun, Young of Pamela
10y.
ABsENr-Messrs. Bird, Clay, Dabney,
Field, Gholson, Lewis, Libby, Marshall OF
Holmes, Nelson, Reid of COahoma, Tarver
ID
Leave of absence granted Mr. Bird OF
Lawrence.
Mr.. Hill OF ChIckasaw, was sworn In.
By MIR. Shaads. That the committee on
the Pamela county election case, have power
to send for persons and papers. Adopted.
SALARIES.
Mr.. Nets, Chairman of Special Commit
tee on salaries of officers and employees, and
number OF employees, reported as follows:
Employees of the House of Representa-
tiYeS-
Clerk of House .sl4 90
One Journal Clerk '....... .... 90
One Enrolling Clerk. ............-.- 6 90
One Assistant Enrolling and Journal
CLERK. D W
Total. $50 %
One Reading Clerk .... 81 90
One Sergeant at Arms. ...-.......... 6 90
Four Pages, 81 so each. .....-..... O0
One Messenger .............. 49,. l 90
Four Porters, % 80 each ....... TO 90
Total $40 "a
One Door-Keeper. Observation-Disclosures. on
Employees of the Senate
Secretary OF Senate -.....$1 $40 90
One Reading Clerk ..........-..... . 0C
One Enrolling Clerk ........... OC
Oae Journal Clerk. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. OO
Total $26 OO
One Sergeant at Arms Sc O0
Two Pages, 81 so each ....... 3 00
Three POrters, 81 so each. .......... 90
49, -
1OJdl. $AO "
One Door Keeper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Report received.
Mr.. Spight moved to take up Senate joint
Resolution to provide for salaries of officers
and employees of the Legislature. Carried.
Mr.. Tison offered an amendment, which
was taken up item by item. First item
For the Clerk of the House. $40. Mr.. Nets
moved to strike out and insert $l4. Mr..
moved to insert $l2. MIR. Tison moved to
table, Carried. Mr.. Roane moved to strike
out $40 and insert SO. Mr.. Pegram moved
to table, and the item was adopted. Second
item: For journal Clerk, s.. Adopted.
Third item For Enrolling Clerk, So. Adj
opted. Fourth item: For Assistant En-
rolling Clerk, 81. Adopted. Fifth item
For Sargeant-at-Arms,$ IS. Adopted. Sixth
item: Three pages at 81 each. Mr.. Metts
moved tn insert 81 80. Lost. Mr. Spight
tRa<a1, I,na
and the item was adopted. Seventh item !:
One messenger for the Speaker at 81.
Eighth item: Three porters at 3. Adopted.
Ninth item: For Door-keeper, 81. Adopted.
Nr. Gibson.moved to strike out $l5 for Ser
geant- at-Arms of the Senate aud insert $l3.
Adopted, and the joint resolution was pass
ed.
By Mr.. Spight. A joint resolution requir-
ing the Librarian to furnish stationery 10
mem bers. Passed.
Mr.. TisOn, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, reported two bills, with
substitutes, that they do pass. The report
was taken up.
H b. to authorize the pay ment of inspse-
tors and clerks Of the late election. Sub
stitute adopted. Mr.. Street moved to insert
s'that clerks aud inspectors at future cleo
tons shall receive no pay" Adopted.
Mr.IMiller of Copiah, offered an amend
menI, which was tabled, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Moore moved to suspend the rules to
allow MIN TO lDLEO0AC6 a DILL AOSC.
H. B. for the relief of Caleb Collier, of
jefferson county; substitute adopted, and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Street, chairman OF special commit
tee on coditication of the laws, reported re-
commencing the appointment Of a joint
standing committee on the chapters of the
Code, with instructions TO examine all acts
amending and changing the said chapters.
The report was made the special order for
Monday, January 18th, at l01f o'clock
AN IMPORTANT INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES.
BY a member. from one of the North
Whereas. Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher and
other distinguished divines, by the an
nouncement that there is no he'll, threaten
to undermine the foundations Of the earth.
and of society, thereby leaving an aching
at the same time greatly increase the labors
of this Legislature in devising schemes for
the punishment of the guilty; and,
Whereas, We feel satisfied that an fmme-
diaIe abolition of hell before Beecher, Ben
Butler, kellogg and Patterson of 8. c., and
others TOO numerous TO mention, have had
their cases finally adjudicated, would be
abhorrent 60 that sense OF Justice 50 deeply
seated in the people Of this nations there
fore, be it
Resolved. That the Committee on Propo-
sitions and Grievances be instructed to con-
slider whether in truth there is q hell, and If
so, whether it II not better TO bear this
grievance than dy TO others We know not
of; and If said committee shall determine
that there Is no hell, to Inquire OF the afOre-
said Beecher, in the classic language OF
Boss Tweed, @what are you going 70 do
about it e''
Resolved, That said committee have power
20 send for persons and papers, and that
they be specially instructed 20 summon the
devil, if there be Q devil, and demand 20
know Of him. If there be no hell, what, IN