The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-30

siIl Gated the previous ques ion. Mr.. Gibbs
e raent - loss. Sir Reynolds sub
] rs amended by Mr.. Kings amend
iu-trHcfing Senators, etc.. w As adopted
1EAs-Me e srs. Bal :. Bridges, Carter lst
ID trief. Cowan, Currie- Dowd. Parish.
F,nte, GayIes. Griffin, Hooker, Jackson.
King, Lanneau, Morgan, Oldham, Rogers,
We It's.
NAYS Messrs. Barry, FITZGERALD. Fur
long, Gibbs, Gilbert, L0wranee, McCaskiIl,
Montgomery. Pratt Reynolds, Terry-l1-
Absent and not Voting-Messrs. Allen,
Callicstt. Carter 9Th District. Fewell. Peery,
Thompson, Vance,.
And the resolution as amended was adop-
ted as fBllOws:
Whereas, In the judgment of the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, and the peo-
pie whom they represent. the acts now
pending before the Congress of the United
States, remonetiziug silver and repeating
the resumption act, will restore public con-
fidenee aud relieve the existing public dis
fress and will not violete the faith of the
General Government. nor impair the Ma
tional credit; therefore
l. Be ir Resolved, By the Senate of the
State of Mississippi, (the House of Repre-
Scntatiges concurring,) That our Senators
be Instructed and our Representatives re-
quested to vote for the acs remonetizing
silver and repeating the resumption act,
and to use their efforts to secure their pas
;. Be it further resolved, That the Secre-
tarv of State transmit mediately copy
OF these resolutions to our members of
Con ,re,s.
ADOPTED by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bills, Bridges, Carter 1st
District, Cowan. Currie, Dowd, Parish,
Foote, Gayles Griffin, Hooker, Jackson,
King. Lanneau, Morgan, Oldham, Rogers
IN n ,vS-NNessrs Rarrr- FitzCerald FurIono.
Gibbs, Gilbert, Lowrance, McCaskill, Mont
gomery, Pratt, Reynolds and Terry-1l.
A bsent and not Voting-Messrs. Allen,
CAIicott, Carter 9th District, Fewell, Peery,
Thompson and Vance,.
The following explanations of votes were
spread upon the journal:
By Messrs. Gibbs and FurlOng: That
they voted against the resolution of in
structiOn, not because they differed with the
majority on the main question OF The re-
monetization OF silver and the repeal OF the
Resumpt Act, but because they deemed
it unwise to pcremtorily instruct Senators
on the subject ami especially unwise and
mex pedienC to instruct them to vote for
particular measures.
Mr. Montgomery desired, in explanation
of his vote, to say that, recognizing the pre-
sent Representatives of Mississippi in the
United States Congress to be gentlemen Of
culture, talent and integrity. whose
devotion to the true interests OF their State
cannot be questioned, and whose duty it is
to thoroughly study aud m lister the tinan-
cial problems now agitating Congress, (which
duty they have doubtless performed. lie
deemed it uuwise to instruct them, or By
legislative expression of opinion attempt to
influence their action upon the financial
measures now before Congress.
By Mr.. Griffin
| voted for the bill remonetiZing silver and
the resumption act, and instruct
ing our Senators and requesting our Repre-
wvs1&Ta fnVO
their influence to pass the above mentioned
acts, etc. voted to instruct our Senators
because we have precedent for so doing,
as old as the Government itself, and because
our Senators are creatures OF the Leglsla-
ture-can the thing heated be greater than
the creator? If not, then we certainly have
the right to instruct our Senators and re-
quest our Representatives to reflect the will
of the Legislature and of the people:
By Messrs. Barry and McCaSkill: The
why we vote against the resolution
as amended, are these:
LIST. 1t "inStructs'' our Senators to vote for
the bills and measures now pending before
Congress looking to the reconciliation of
silver and the repeal of the Resumption
Act. In our view this expression of Opn-
ion is too imperative and directory, abridg
ing, if not utterly denying, the free exer-
else of thought and speech of our Senators
in Congress on the topics of pre-eminent
importance, when they are reasonably pre-
SumeU. unuer all CIRCUMSTANCES, u nave ue-
voted more time to the consideration of
these topics than tho members of this body.
and to be better Informed with regard to
them. Their freedom of opinion would
thus be infringed Cd, and their individu-
alitV as legislators destroyed.
1t is proper and just to presume that our
Senators in Congr eSs will be guided solely
by a solemn conviction of duty to the peO-
pie ofthe State, in the exercise of their
official functions at Washington, especially
do we claim this for Senator Lamar.
ID. The various provisions of bills and
measures in Congre relative to the fore
going issues are unknown to us. and not
Knowing their details and various bearings,
we decline, by our vote, to instruct Sena-
tors to support them.
Ii is our opinion that silver should be
and the Resumption Act re-
pealed, but in this belief we are not fOrti-
fed against any and all reasons that might
be shown to the contrary.
If as some thoughtful minds assert, the
OF silver would be hurtful
to the South, and to the whole United
States, we would be opposed TO 1t, especi-
ally if it would injuriously effect the in
terests of the people South who are striving
to emerge from the desolating influences of
W ar and late civil misrule.
We think Legislatures, and the people in
any individual or collective capacity, have
he sacred right to express their convic-
ions on any subject of public policy, and
hat these convictions should be gravely |
considered by those who represent them in
he public counsels of the land.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Terry, chairman of the Committee on |
griculture and Manu- factories, reported |
5. B. to amend the game law, approved
March 81, 1876, with amendments, do pass. |
By Mr.. Furlong. A concurrent resolu- |
ion in relation to section 1897, Code 1871, |
the mode of creating private |
Referred.
Mr.. Bills, chairman, reported the proper |
of the bill to withdraw from |
sale and purchase certain lands claimed by |
The State for taxes.
Mr.. Montgomery called up s. B. to create |
he Office o. an additional Constable in the |
81 Supervisors District of Kinds county, |
and the bill passed.
Mr.. Dowd called up Ell B to incorporate |
he Dowd's Landing Steam Ferry Co., and |
The bill passed.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr. Jackson. TO amend section 1858, |
Code 1871, giving Boards of Supervisors |
power to correct errors in assessments. |
Referred.
ANOTHER FIELD DAY.
The 5. B. TO withdraw from sale and pur-
chase the land claimed by the State through |
AK sales, ETC., wi ich was lai over on yes |
erday and ordered engrossed, having been |
came up.
Mr.. MeCaskill offered an amendment. Mr.. |
Jowan made the point of order that the bill |
was not subject to amendment, as the Sem |
tie was acting under the previous question |
ordered yesterday. The Chair Mr.. Rey- |
1olds in the chair) sustained the point OF
order.
Mr. McCaskill appealed and the Senate |
sustained the decision. The bill was order |
ID read third time by the following vote: |
YEAs-Messrs. Bridges, Cowan, Currie. |
Parish, Gayles, Gibbs, Griffin, Jackson, King, |
Oldham, Pratt. Rogers, Terry |
md West-l5.
NAYs-Messrs. Barry, Bills, Carter 1st Dis