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

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ABsENr-Messrs. Catchings. f wards
Farley. Gbolson. LIBBY, Love, NJ Swine
Miller Of Pamela, Perkins. r dhea 7, Stands
| Spight, Tucker and WALTZ
| Leave of absence was granted Messrs
Love, Redhead, Marshall of Carroll, Catch
| iBgs. Gilmer, Wall and Stands
The privileges of the House were ex-
tended to Hons. G. VI. Walden and E. Wat
| kins, members of the Legislature 1867.
| The Chair announced the following CON-
| mIttee of seven to be known the Com
mittee on Public Lands provided for by
/ Mr.. Gallagher's resolution adopted on Sat
urday -Mes<rs. Gallagher, LUX, Marshall
of Carroll, Wall, Reid of Coahoma Erwin
| and Glass.
| Mr. McGehee of Wilkinson, had a very
pretty bouquet made OF hyacinths and Yio-
lets on his desk this morning.
| The report made by the judiciary Com
| mittee on former day was taken mp.
| II. b. To amend section 1874, Code of 1871
relative to the prohibition OF lotteries, gift
enterprises etc, with substitute SubsUi
| tute adopted and the bill passed.
| II. b. TO provide for changes of venue in
cases before justices of the peace with sub
stitute. Substitute adopted and the bIl
| passed.
Mr. Roane, chairman OF Public Educa-
ton, reported II. B. to provide for the dis
tributiOn of the Common School Fund OF
this State with substitute do pass also.
The memorial of the State Grange in re-
lation to an Agricultural and Mechanical
College be referred 10 Judiciary Commit
tee The report was taken up.
III. Il. to provide tor the Distribution of
the Common School Fund. Mr.. Street de-
sired the bill to be recommitted on account
of the evident Inaccurate manner in which
Assessors have returned the number of ed =
ucable children. Messrs. R0ane and Glib
son opposed the reference. Mr.. Pegram
favored the reference; he said there was
manifestly an error in the return of educa-
bic children in Warren, THAI there was ut
least twice the number reported. Mr.. Street
withdrew the motion to refer and offered
the following amendment, viz:
To add an additional section 2 and change
the numbers of the following sections :
Section 2. That the report of educable chill
deren being incomplete the distribution for
the present year shall be made upon the es-
timate Of two educabl. children TO each
poll assessed in the respective counties.
MOsSrS. Street, Wilson, Henry, Martin aud
Gibson favored the amendment. Messrs.
Reid of Coahoma, Dabney and Pegram OPP
posed.
Mr.. Augustus offered the following
amendment as a substi ute: That the com
mon fund be distributed to the several
counties in proportion TO the amount paid
into the State Treasury for common school
purposes by each comfy.
Mr.. Pegram m wed to rccommit the bill,
substitute and amendments to the commit
tee. Mr.. Gibson moved to table the motion.
Carried. Mr.. Moody moved to table the
amendment offered by Mr.. Augustus. Car
ried- Mr.. Dabney IN we'd to table Mr..
Streets amendment Lost and the amend
ment was adopted
Mr.. Rnane offered the following amend
ment: Insert after third Monday IN Janua
ry and July in each year." the words ''as
soon thereafter as practicable" The
amendment referred to the day the distri-
button shall be made. Adopted upon the
passage of the bill. Messrs. Moody, Hurt,
Street, Roane and Pintard favored the pas
sage. Messrs. Baker, Marshall of Warren,
Clay, Reed of Coahoma, Gwin and Bird OPP
posed the passage. The reasons for the OPP
position to the passage was on account of
the adoption OF Mr.. Streets amendment.
Mr.. Gwin moved to recOmmit to the Judi
ciary Committee. Mr.. Street moved to table
the motion to reeommit. Carried.
Pending the Vote.On the passage of the
bill Mr.. Pegram called for the special
order. Mr.. Hicks of Yazoo moved to post
pone the special order until the bill pend
ing was disposed of. Carried. Mr.. Street
called the previous question, and the bill
passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Bailey,
Bassett, Bean, Bizzel, Brown, Bunch,
Monroe, Davidson, Dean, DOckery, Dozier
Eaton. Erwin, Farmer, Field, Ford, Gallagh-
er, Gibson, Glass, Gordon, Henry, Hicks of
Yazoo, Hill, Hoyle, Hurt, johnson. Key,
Magee of Franklin. Martin, MaCollum,
McWhorter, Metts, Montgomery of Mar
shall, Montgomery OF Oktibbeha, Moody,
Moore, Nelson, Mum, Parker, Perkins,
Pintard, Ramsey, Reed of Choctaw, Roane,
Roberts, SeabrOok, Smith. Spinks, Stamper,
Showers, Street, Tison, Tucker, Warren,
Whifa koF Wilson Ynnno of CrathOnD-RO
NAYs-Messrs. App ewhite, Augustus,
Baker, Ballard, Bird, Cameron, Carter,
hamberlain, Cunningham of Marshall.
Dabney, Day, Denham, Goodrum, Gwin,
Hall, Hampton. Hicks of Kinds, Hogin,
Lewis, LiddelI, Lusk, Marshall of Holmes,
Marshall of Warren, McGehee of Wilkin-
son, Mckenzie, Niles, Pegram, Reid of
Coahoma, Robinson, Scott. Seal, Tarver,
Trest, Washington, Wood, Young of PIANO.
la, Mr.. Speaker-5.
Absent and Not VotiGg-Messrs. Catch
ings, Clay, Edwards, Farley. Gholson. Gil
mer, Hatch, Heathman, Libby, Love. Mar
shall of Carroll, Mclean, McSwine, Mill
Ter of Copiah, Miller of Pamela, Rainey,
Redhead, Richardson, Stands, Spight, Wall
-2I.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The House bill introduced by Mr.. Mar
tin, fixing the salaries of Circuit Judges at
50, 500 aid ChancellOrs at $3 500, provided
the Eleventh District (Narren county, shall
not be effected by this act and the salaries
of District Attorneys at $4,000. The second
section provides that the fees hitherto going
to District Attorneys, shall be paid into the
treasures for the Judiciary Fund.
Committee reported, do not pass.
Mr.. Martin, in a very able argument,
favored the bill and moved to put it on its
passage.
Mr.. Roane moved to strike out $500 and
insert $4,000, and su pported his amendment.
Mr.. Niles read from the Constitution to
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unconstitutional, as the salaries of Judges
be reduced during their terms of
Office.
Mr.. Miller OF Copiah. offered substitute,
50 500 for Supreme Judges; $2,750
for Circuit Judges, and $2,250 for Chaneel-
tors, and supported the substitute in a
lengthy speech. Mr.. Percy Mr.. Street in
The Chair opposed any further reduction Of
the salaries and favored the original bill.
Mr. Roane responded to Mr.. Perey's speech.
Mr.. Dean moved TO adjourn. Lost. Mr..
Clay called the previous question. Ordered.
Mr.. R0ane's amendment was lost.
YEAs--Messrs. Aldrich, Allen. Augustus,
Cook, Cooper, Cunningham of Marshall,
Davidson, Eaton, Erwin. Farmer, Gallagher,
Glass, Goodrunl, Hill, Hoyle, Hurt, johnson,
Marshall of Holmes, McWhOrter, Nets,
Montgomery of Marshall, Moore, Mics,
Rainey, Reed of Choctaw, Roane. Robinson,
Scott, Seabrook. SplDks, Stamper, Tison,
Trest, Warren, Young of Calhoun, Young OF
Panola-35.
NAYS essrs. Applewhite, Bailey, Baker,
Bassett, Bean, Bird, Brown, Bunch, Gamer
on, Carter, Causey, Chamberlain, Clay,
of Monroe, Dean, Denham,
DOckery, Dozier, Field. Ford. Gibson, Cor
don, Gwin, Hall, Hampton, Hatch. Heath
man, Henry, Hicks of Kinds. Hicks of
Y azoo, Lewis, Liddell, Lusk, Magee of
Franklin, Marshall of Warren, Martin, Nc
Collum, McGehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie
Miller of Copiah. Montgomery of Oktibbeha,
Mnadu N0llS0nz Nnnn Parker. BPQFaTQ
Perkins, Pin5ard, Ramsey, Reid of Coaho-
ma, Richardson. Roberts, Seal, Smith,
Showers. Street, Tarver, Tucker. Washing
ton, Whitaker, Wilson. Wood-64