The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-20

| Geo. Smythe. Kinloch Falconer, w. b
| Taylor and {. IL. Manship.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, February IS, 1873.
| House met pursuant to adjournment.
| Speaker PERCY in the Chair. Prayer by
| Rev. J. L. Zealy ID. ID. Roll call
| PREsENT.-Messrs. Aldrich. Applewhite,
Angus us. Bailey, Baker, Ballard, Bas-ett,
| Bean, Bird, Bizzell, Brown, Cameron, Car
| ter, Catching. Chamberlain, Cook, Cooper,
| Cunningham of Mtrshall, Cunningham of
Monroe. Dabney, Davidson, Day, ID an.
Denham, DOckerv, ID Zer, Eaton, Edwards.
Ervin, Farmer, Farley, Field, Ford, GAL
laghcr Gholson. Gibson. Glass, Goodrum.
Gordon, Gwin, Hail. Hampton. Hatch,
Heathman, Henry, Hicks OF Kinds. Hill,
Hogan Hoylc. Hurt. johnson, Kew, IiddeIl.
Marshall of Warren, Martin, McCOlium,
McGehee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie, Mclean.
McSwine. McWhorter, M>ller of C0Pith
Miller of Panola, Montgomery of Marshall,
Montgomery OF Oktibbeha, Moody, Nelson.
Niles, Mum, Parker, Pegram, Perkins,
Pintard, Rainev, Ramsey, Read of Choc-
taW Reid of Coahoma, Redhead, Richard
son .Roane, Roberts, Robinson, Scott, Sea-
brook, Seal. Stands, Smith, Spints, STAN
per, Showers, Street, Tarver, Tison, Trest,
Tucker. Wall, Warren, Washington, Whjta-
ker. Wilson. Wood. Young of Calhoun,
Young OF Panola-lOG.
ABsENr-MessrS. Allen, Bunch, Causey,
Clay, Gjlmer, Hicks of Yazoo, Lewis. Lib
by, Love. LuSk, Magee OF franklin, Metts,
Moore, Spight-l4
Leave of absence was granted Messrs.
Love, Causey and Hicks OF Yazoo.
Mr.. Street called up the Senate Mofiet
Register Bill, and it was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
Mr.. Ti-on called up the Senate bill to
provide for a recodjtication of the laws.
Mr.. Street moved to make the bill the
special order for Thursday, February 81,
at IL O'Clock. Lost
Mr. lis son moved that the bill be real
third time and put upon its final passage.
Carried. and the bill passed.
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Augustus, Bal
lev Baker Ba~Sett Bird, RiZzell, Cameron,
Catching, Chamberlaiu. Dabney, Dabney,
| Dean Dozier. Edwards, Farley, Field,
Ford, Gwin, Hatch, Hicks of Kinds, Hill,
| Uagin. HoyIe. Hurt. Key, Marshall of War
rem, MEG hee of Wilkinson, Mckenzie. Ne.
| Lean, McSwine. McWhorter, Miller of Co
piah, Montgomery OF Marshall, Montgom-
cry OF Okubbeha, Moody, Niles, Mum,
Parker Pegram, Perkins, Ramsey, Reed of
Choctaw, Reid Of Coahoma, Roberts
Shauds, Showers, Tarver. Ti>on, Tucker.
Warren. Washington, Wilson, Wood, and
| Mr.. speaker "a
NAYs-Messrs. Applewhite, Ballard Bean,
! Brown. Carter, Cook. Cooper Cunning
ham of Marshall. Cunningham OF Monroe
| Davidson, Day, Denham, DOckery, Eaton,
| Erwin, Farmer, Gallagher. Gholsnn, Gibson,
| Glass. Gordon. Hall. Henry, Liddell, Mar
/ shall OF Carroll. Martin. McCOllum, Neil
/ son, Pintard, Rainey. Redhead, Richard
! SON ROane, Robinson, Scott, Seahrook,
smith, Spinks, Stamper, Street, Trest,
| Whitaker, Young OfCalhoun ana Dung OF
| Panola--44.
! A bsent and not Voting--Messrs. Allen,
! Bunch, Causey, Clay, Gilmer, Goodrnm'
johnson. Lewis, Libby, Love, Lusk, Magee
| of Franklin Marshall of Holmes, Metts.
! Miller of Pamela, Moore, Seal, Spght and
| Wal--22
Reconsidered and tabled.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
The House Joint resolution providing for
an amendment to the Constitution for BIZ
ennial elections. passed its second reading
Yeas, %; Nays, Messrs. Denham and Num-
,; Absent, %.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The school bill reported by the House
Committee on Education, was IA EN- up.
Mr.. Tison moved that the bill be considered
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
which was carried.
Mr. Gibson in the Chair-The educational
bill was considered at length, many amend :
merits were offered and acted upon. AT Az
p. NJ. the committee arose and asked leave
to sit again at 10 o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow
v~<@e~4 REPORT
u
spread upon ting journal:
Mr. SPEAKER-N our committee to whom
was referred the resolution providing for an
investigation of all the affairs OF the Board
IF Ieyee Commissioners District No i,
have made careful investigation of the
books, papers and records OF said LeVee
Board. and beg leave TO make the following
reDOrt: They fiud that StO4f,935 81 IN
bonds of Levee District, No l, bearing
per cent. Interest. were put In Circulation,
| as sbown.by Schedule A and b attached TO
| this report. and that of this amodnt, S14,1oO
were CANCELLED esd BY sb tine T by tfe
| REGISTER of cancelled warrants. anu
| sI0S 500 were cancelled by State Treas
/ urer Hemingway making in all $lSS 900 OF
| these bonds cancelled as will be shown an De
| tail bv reference to Schedule 0.hereto atlach-
| oil From Schedule + it will seen that the to-
| taI number of bonds issued in payment OF or
/ ders or allowances entered on tue minutes
| of said Board only to the sum OF $5!O,1oO W,
| and of this sum $i30,9OO were aiio"ed oy
| the Board at a meeting held in the Peabody
| Hotel in Memphis, in the State of Iennes-
SEQ Int the minutes of these meetings are
NOT signed by the President of the Board,
| and Sl605I6 of said $31O,7SO W were allow
| ed by the Board at meetings held IN Menu
| nhis. Tennessee, the minutes OF which meet
| mos were signed by the President OF the
| Board and $47 ,033 81 of said $SIO,1S0 "
| I,ere allowed by the Board at meetings held
| in Austin. in the county OF Tunlca, In this
/
! Austin are not signed by the President OF
the Board. This leaves only the small
! amount of $50 $50 40 in bonds of the entire
] issne of 81. 046, 1886 81 which were regularly
| issued by the Board in pursuance of orders
entered on their minutes. signed by the
| President at meetings held at the place OF
domieile of said Board. as liked by law.
/ From the foregoing it will be seen that
| there remains outstanding. 1864, 436-91, in
bonds of said District No /, which, with the
| coupons attached, amounts to the sum OF
| 81 .h55. $40. but your committee had no means
! Of aseertaining whether or not any part OF
the aforesaid e32,350.40, sn bonds which
| alone seemed to have been issued in accord
| ance with the provisions of the act of March
n. 1871, authorizing said Board TO issue
bonds, are contained in this outstanding ln-
| debted ness.
From the foregoing statement of facts L
/, is manifest that many. if not all, the bonds
now outstanding have been issued in total
| disregard, If not Ia violation, of the act ere
ating said Board and EN- towering 1t TO issue
bonds
SPECIAL ORDER.
/ Mr.. Street. chairman Special COMMITTEES