The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-06
THE SAME OLD FIGHT.

THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
Mr. Fnrloug called up his motion to re-
consider the vot" passing >. b. TO Withdraw
from sale and purchase the land claimed By
the state for taxes.
Mi. McCaskill called the previous ques-
tian en- the motion 10 reconsider. Sustain
ed Yeas, II; nays, II.
The motion to reconsider was carried.
YEAS Messrs. Barry, Bills. CaliicottCar-
ter Ia District, Dowd, FITZGERALD, Fur
long, Gilbert, Hooker Lanneau, LOwrance
McCaskiII, Morgan, Reynolds and Thomp-
son-I5.
trict. Currie Foote, Gayles, Gibbs Gritlid,
Kiag, Montgomery, Oldham, Rogers, Ter
~ AID Wc>U-l3-
Absent and not Voting-Messrs. Allen,
Cowau, Parish Jewell, Jackson, Peery,
Pratt and Vance S
Mr. Barry moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. Mr.. Gibbs moved to adjourn. Lost.
Yes, u; nays, Is
The previous question was ordered on the
motion of Mr.. Barry. Yeas, Is; nays. ID
The Lieutenant Governor cast the decidin q
vote, and the bill, was indefinitely postponed.
NEAS-Messrs. Bridges, Carter 9th District,
Curre, FoOte Gayles, Gibbs. Griffin, Jack
son, King, Montgomery, Oldham, Pratt,
Rogers, Terry and West-l5.
NAYS Mes-rs. Barry, Bills, CallicOtt,
Carter lst District Dowd, FtzGerald, Fur
long. Gilbert, Hooker. Lauueau, LOwrance,
McCaskill, Morgan, Reynolds and Thomp-
son--l5.
C0wau, Parish, Jewell, Peery aad Nance--o
Mr.. Thompson moved to reconsider the
vote last taken and table the motion to re
consider.
Mr.. Pratt moved to adjourn. Lost
Yeas ID; nays II; absent 6.
The vote recurring on Mr. Thompson
motion to table his motion TO reconsider
the motion to table was lost by tie vote
Yeas Is; nays l5
The question recurring on the motion to
reconsider, Mr. Reynolds called the previous
question; which was ordered. Yeas is;
nays II, and the motion to reconsider the
vote indefinitely postponing the BILL was
carried.
YEAs-Messrs. Barry, Bills, Callicott,
Carter 1st District, Dowd, FitzGerald, Fur
long, Gibbs, Gilbert, Hooker, Lanaeau, Low
rance, McClskill Morgan, Reynolds anc
ThompsOn--l6.
trict, Currie. Foote, Gayles. Griffin, Jack
son, King, Montgomery, Oldham, Pratt
Rogers, Terry and West--l4.
Absent aud not Voting-Messrs. Allen
Cowan, Parish, Jewell, Peery, and Vance
IS.
The question then REQUIRED on the passage
of the bill. Mr.. Reynolds called the prevl
Gus question, which was referred. cas-
Is; nays. 10.
Mr. Morgan moved to recommt the bill
to the Finance Committee. Carried. aud, OF
motion of Mr.. Reynolds, Mr.. King. the au
thor of the bill was added to the committee
for the purpose of considering the bill.
REPORTS
Mr.. West, chairman OF the Committee o.
Education, reported ii. b. to amend the &C
regulating the control of the School Fun
arising from the Sixteenth Section Fund |
Choctaw county, approved April IL, 1876, u
pass.
MIR. King. chairman of the Claims Com
mittee, reported ii. b. to authorize the Su
pervisors of Clay county to compromise an
settle a certain claim with Thad. NJ. MOsely
). Il. to authorize the Supervisors of DeSot
county to pay j. G. Langston for bridge
IL b. for the relief OF John Z. Gibson Q
BENTON county, with amendments; and II
b. for the relief of +. Nj. Stubhs, Justice o
the Peace in Beat No. I, Leake county, wit
substitute they do pass.
Mr. McCaskil!, chairman Counties an
County Boundaries reported, H. b. TO fur
nish the Circuit Clerk of Holmes count
with certain reports; Ii. Is. to authorlz
Boards of Supervisors of jackson and Han
cock counties to publish their proceedings
II. B. to furnish Mississippi Reports to Cir
cult Clerk of NoXu5ee county, and IL. B. 1
relation to The official bonds of Iotheers 9
Bolivar and Coahoma counties; they
pass.
Mr. Foote, chairman Humane and Benev
client Institutions reported:
That they have examined the Lunatl
Asylum by passing through the ward
therein, and looking carefully as to the con
dition of each, and the manner in which tn
inmates are kept and their general appear
ance. and feel that it is our duty TO say tina
the entire establishment presents an aspec
VI of care, neatness, cleanliness, good orde
and of apparent economy, winch Is az
proved by your committee and highly cred
liable to the trustees and officers in charg
of the Institution.
We refer with pride and pleasure to tn
report of the Board of Trustees as to tn
demands and necessities of this noble char
ity of the State, and to the able and histol
ical account of it contained in the repOl
of DR.. VIM. NJ. Compton, the efficient an
competent Superintendent.
This, the grandest of the states charity
received its first inmate in 1880. aud cost th
sum of $4,000 for the original building
consisting of the center and two wing
since there has been great improvement l
every way, notwiih standing the ditnenltlt
caused by the war. until the capacity OF gu
building for the accom- modation OF It's II
mates has been more than doubled Wnl
its benefits and advantages have been lie
and enjoyed in all portions of the Stat
We have now an institution on scale
magnihcence. convenience and comIor
equal at least to any in the United State
and conducted on a plan which will con
pare favorably with any other, whether
good management and care for inmates. {
neatnesS and economy in general. 1OT
COMMITTEES has ascertained that the who
number of inmates admitted within tt
walls OF this institution from the comm encs
ment to the close of the last fiscal year WI
1876, Of whom over 400 have been restore
TO their proper minds, discharged and SCI
home, exhibiting the important fact th'
nearly one-thfrd of these unfurtunates hal
been cured-an item which of itself shout
make every citizen of the State feel prot
Of this noble Institution.
Your committed looked through al q
departments Of the establishments. and
pleased ID 6ag throughout cine whole che
seems Is BE- degrees Of economy indnetr
prudence anN caro-, speaking well fQr n