The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NIGHT SESSION.

FRIDAY, February, s, 1878.
The House met at 80 O'Clock. Present,
90 Absent, "a.
Mr.. Seabrook called up II. B. to provide
for the approval of official bonds of county
officers of Marion, Hancock, Harrison, jack
son, Perry, Greene, Jones, Smith, Gov ington
and Wayne, with Senate amendmentS,w (which
were concurred in.
Mr.. Reid of Coahoma, was excused at his
request, from accompanying the Committee
on Universities to Oxford and Mr. Mar
shall of Warren, was appointed in his
stead.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The House resumed consideration of the
report of the committee OH the agrieul
tural lien law.
Mr.. Spright offered an amendment, pend
ing which, an able discussion took place.
DISCUSSION OF THE LIEN LAW.
Mr.. GholsOn said: If the law was
repealed six or seven hundred of his Afri-
can, and two or three hundred of his
white constituents, would be rendered home
less and helpless. During the war it was
demonstrated that hungry men would eat
almost anything, and their appetItes were
the same now. Money could not be Obtaiu-
ed upon land in his county, but could be
obtained upon crops grown upon this land.
Others had said the law produced idleneSs
and extravaganza. Unfortunately legisla-
ton would not change the disposition of
urge some of them to labor. There was a
class Of traders and swindlers who did not
deserve 70 be classed with merchants, who
desired the law repealed, and injustice had
been done to honorable merchants in assert
ing that they charged exorbitant prices.
He did not think land owners desired the
repeal of the law, and there was no general
demand for its repeal. The law had proba-
bly, been abused; bad men took advantage
of every law. More evils had been charged
to the lien law than justly belonged to it,
Those who had been unfortunate, or become
EN- barassed, through want of proper effort
on their part, wanted to blame somebody
for it. and they pitched into the lien law.
In 1867, our condition was such that we
thought we could not make a crop without
this law. It has been said that other States
got along without it; but how was it in
Pennsylvania and other States, where there
was no lien law, but where there was con-
hict between laborers and capital? The la
borers had no credit and were clamoring
for employment to keep from starvation
but unfortunately, great deal of ii was de-
voted to the cultivation of cotton. Old
FOSSILS. like himself, could not get out of the
habit of raising cotton, and he was sorry to
ay, great many OF The young men, from
whom he had hoped better things, were fol- |
owing in their footsteps. The darkies all |
wanted money TO show at the end of the |
rear, aud they also raised cotton.
Mr.. Love thought the lien law was not |
for the depression that existed /; |
hat was due TO the contraction OF the cur
ency. The object of the law was to protect |
he agricultural Interests of the State. the |
aborers and the ppor men. The object was |
.O0d. and there may have been necessity |
or il when enacted IL Gated Z false basis |
4 credit, and gave credit TO msn who |
h0uld not have Hlad II, or nj Il ast 20 the ex-
ent they got it-men without character or |
worth. de thought credit sh0ulf be based /