The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-24

Legislature to reduce the nav expect tbi.
hereafter. There was some in ~ : members
keeping the pay up in 1876 and ,dI"gGaaIlon in
tnae "a suhcatlon no longer exist ~, but
people nenlahd more rigid system ana anu the
oily. Tor yhe, l intend to obey tho " Econ
anu anu sa, ve ny support TO the origin, voice,
prevent it being weighted dony 1t aud
uown With
Mr.. Miller of Copiah favored tho
m'nt: de said: The amendment amend,
ing pay by salary instead ns proyd,
ought TO be adopted, because il per diem
the bounds of possibility that a Is within
may be elected in the future wbiogS Statute
hold twelve months and thus bnr, Would
state with am enormous outlay for gu the
NV. expense. Three hurdred doIsslla.
4uile enough Tor ait necessary ernass
the Legislature, and in view al IA peaSe Of
OF our constituents we owe then poverty
am nie of sacrifice and reform. ~ils eY.
Mr.. Tucker favored the 2mepd,n
said e6 ~ He
3 Mr.. SPEAKER-In settling the oro,..
the pay OF members of the LeeisIaHS.lOa Of
House should RENE m Der that we or :, The
latlng for our success ors not tor on. ieggB-
The Constitution expressly decIauoseiVes.
mo alteration of such comnenstats9s that
members shall take effect durjno tbooh Of
at which it is made" Those gentIemsse sslOA
have so pertinaciously voted for aei Who
~ low salaries for their successors . .1n'tten.
said nothing of conveying into the Tra aaVs
a, corresponding part of their own. roSsiry
me Of the patriotism of Artemns wueulnd
the late war. He was willing TO soo. M,srui In
his wife's relations on the altar Of hi uce all
try, but he was unwilling to tass eOun'
chances of being shot himself. any
f As, with my own consent, shon
again occupy seat on this floor, I CO.. ue'er
&C this subject dispassionatelv as "n look
which the State of Mississippi and ,n que IN
cessor, are alone interested. sue
Mr. Speaker, the present paw Of mou,
is either too little or it is too mnnh T T
the honest, industrious, capable ran TOT
it is too small. The service of snuet
q man cannot be valued in dollars and o Suea
Ohly one side of the question Is Gun
for discussion. Shall the pay he radn UEa
W lille we should be careful to avoid wss,a
full expenditures, the State of MississinDi
can not afford to be parsimonius w;tS N
servants. / would not have the sal .vu Ast
high as to offer. inducements to placs.SnsS
tiers, or TO men who would seek tho n NV
ton for the pay alone; nor would I nm n,
other hand, reduce the salaries so lou az. '
permit only rich men to represent tho;.
people. Each representative shoud b0ns
that amount of pay which would en sn"
him, while in the service of the State ~
live and dress like a gentleman and maj
his family comfortable during his absence
Less than this, 1t is not safe for ths
State to pay; more than this, the membs,.
ought not to demand
h For two sessions. when this spbiact b.,
| been considered, | have voted for tb,ss
hundred dollars, believing that sum ws'
sufficient for Jail actual expenses I hsvs
| seen no reason to change that oninlOn
| Three hundred dollars is certainly not tn
| much, and it is a greater reduction than h.,
been made in any other department of hs
| Government. Lower than this. in Justice
to the State and my successor can not On
very heartily support the amendments
the gentleman from Lauderdale. and h0O
it will be adopted.
| Mr.. Pegram opposed the amendment and
the bill. He said reform and economy is A
| hobby, that the honorable gentlemen from
| Lee, Chlckasaw and Prentiss have straddd
| Reform and economy has been their err
/ from the first sitting of this House, and thew
have ridden the hobby double and tripe /
and they will continue to ride him till thev
have killed him. But. Mr.. Speaker, what /
tile effect OF this bill? The direct effect i F
| this: 1t will exclude from this and the up-
/ per house, the poor men of the State, moi,
understanding the poor men may be the /
brain and intellect of our State, But reform
and economy require that these men be ex
cluded from all State and Legislative pO:
/ tiOns. He was opposed to the reduction sny
| salaries, and said the State OF Mississippi a
a State, was in prosperous condition; that +
her bonds were above par; that he did not
believe the people desired their servants to
be, parsimoniously paid, but desired the
should have a sufficient amount to live ia
manner to reflect dignity upon the Offices
they hold.
| Mr.. Street advocated the amendment he
said he was the author of the bill providing
for four dollars per diem. and preferred ID
passage with that provision, but was salts
fed that unless the amendment offered
1 Mr.. Whitaker was adopted the bill would
be defeated, and his object being to secure
| the greatest reduction possible, he WOnl
4 support the amendment. He said tbs
many arguments had been offered agaI'
a reduction of salary, bat he thought sle
extracting the 'Wind' from them, thsI7
was nothing LETT.
Mr.. Ptntard advocated the amendment
the gentleman from Lauderdale, upon U
ground that the people of the State are
favor of reduction of the expenses OF 20
State Government, and the LeglSa'lI
should carry out their wishes; an y
| proper place 10 Uegln tnlS feCFth0h"'r
with ourselves. That no member came heI
to make money, and the amendment pL
/ posed was ample to pay all expenses Of u
members, and to live whilst here In lhaa
ner to compOrt with the dignity OF .O'
4 position. The amendment was adopted
4 Mr.. Street moved to consider the OH
crossed, read third time and placed IVY
its final passage. Carried. III
Mr.. Reid of Coahoma, opposed tns u
4 He thought the cry of reform was liAs
young preacher who, when in want u p ~
other subject. always pitched into the ivy
of Rome; that he did not believe the le"P1
wanted the salaries of our public ser.a nai
below a respectable and fair com lpoor
ton. That the present salary, II prop
used by a member, in iniornlHS oo
1 constituents of the work OF the LIZ
lature by circulating the printed J1 IT, M
4 and in paying out other money lot VII. ansed
was not too much. That he was oppSSo ot
any further reduction, but thoughs .uas
Governors at least, should be raised I To-
He called attention to the fact t InIad
twelve years our people had stru psassinia
4 attain but one purpose, that oil rss T.
possession of the political powers Rat r. en
! State, and having now attained tla aoera
they would bestow that thongnt an onr lsn
4 AnnE