The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-23

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dict with the interests or supposed interes
on candidates who expect to secure office
the same election at which the amendmel
was submitted, and thus fail TO receive eve
the consideration that other ameudmen
would receive. The Importance of props
constitutional limitations is not realize
when the administration of the government
"a at present, is in the hands of faithful an
| tfneltnt public servants, but we know b
Dttter experience the evil results arisin
from want of wholesale restrictions unde
| Inherent state OF circumstances. We be
HeVe there is a growing determination o
the part of the people to frame a new Con
sututlnn, ana We cannot hope that NOR
favorable opportunity for the accomp plish
| nsht of this important work than tha
Afforded by the existing state of affairs vii
ever present itself to the people OF Misss
sippI- We do not concur with those wh
think the call for Convention would reviv
the prsjudices and pretended fears of th
colored race. The justice and liberality dis
played by the Legislature during the pas
two years, have deprived demagogues O
the use of that weapon against US.
The matter of cost also enters into tn,
question under consideration. To arrive a
this it is necessary to estimate the probabl,
duration of the Convention. The presen
Constitution of Alabama was framed il
about thirty days. The recent Convention il
Georgia was 10 session thirty-eightd days. 1t i.
reasonable to suppose that thirty-five days
would afford ample time in our State. Ii
body OF men elected and assembled for nc
other purpose than to frame Constitution
could not accomplish that work within the
time proposed, it is very unreasonable tt
expect Legislature actively engaged with
other business, to give the subject OF the me-
cessary amendments due consideration dur
ing an ordinary session. The cost thus to
be estimated is as follows:
120 Delega es, at So per day, each 1896. .0(
Employees of Convention, per day .. $500
For 80 days. ............. ..$l3,S25
Mileage for Delegates. ~ 5000
Under the provisions of this bill, the cost
to the counties of holding the election for
delegates would be small, aggregating not
more than $4,000 for the whole State. We
believe the expense necessary to carry out
the provisions of the bill will be more than
saved to the State and counties in one wear,
under new Constitution.
I'll. Nj. STREET, Chairman.
Mr. Baker offered the following minority
report
Mr.. SPEAKER--The undersigned mem-
ber OF your special committee on III. B. No.
l, an act to provide for holding a Conven-
ton of the people of Mississippi for the
purpose of revising the State Constitu ton
and to appropriate $4,000 to pay the ex-
p nses of the same, beg leave to submit a
mi nnrity report thereon, and respectfully
that said bill do not pass and
submits the following views:
First. 1t is believed that large majority
of the people of the Stare are opposed to
such a measure at this time.
Second. The benefits to be derived from
the holding of such Convention would not
be comm ensurate with the exIense to the
State which would be thereby incurred.
Third. The few changes or alterations in
the present Constitution of the State, or
thereto, that may be necessary
can be more simply, economically and sat-
isfactorily effected by the mode provided
oy he Constitution itself.
Fourth. The sweeping changes which
would probably be made by Con-
stitutional Convention are not de-
manded by the circumstances of our people,
would rcvolutionize systems to which they
have become accustomed, and unsett'e prin
ciples, procedures and modes of practice,
which have become settled by judicial de-
cisions; would necessitate much new legis-
lation and occasion legislation to determine
novel principles arising hereunder.
Fifth. The excitement, turmoil and bick-
erings of an extra election especially of one
that would be attended with more than
usual contentious and riyalries in commu-
nifty where political elections have already
been too frequent, would be an inconveni-
ence almost amot nting 10 calamity.
Sixth. The mere fact that the existing
Constitution was framed by aliens and ene-
mics does not, in itself, furnishsa reason for
condemning it, and any argument against
it, drawn from its origin merely, is nothing
more than sentimentality.
f,,llU hrl,i ttA
T. OTIs BAKER.
On motion of Mr.. Gholson, the reports
and bill were laid on the table by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Applewhite, AIT
gustus, Baker, Ballard, BasSett, Bean, Bird
BiZzell, Brown, Bunch, Cameron, Catchings
Causey, Chamberlain, Cunningham oi
Monroe, Dabney, Davidson, Dean. Denham
Dockery, Dozier, Eaton, Edwards. Gholson
Gillaer, Goodrum, Gordon, Hall, Hampton
Hatch, Heathman, Henry, Hicks of Kinds
Hill, Hogan, Hoyle, Hurt, Lusk, Magee o
Franklin, Marshall of Warren, McCollum
Mckenzie, McSwine, McWhorter, Miller o
Pamela, Moody, Moore, Niles, Num-. Par
ker, Pegram, Pint2rd, Rainey. Reed o
Chocaw, Redhead, Richardson, Roane
Roberts, Robinson, Scott, Shands, Smith
Spight, Stamper, Showers, Tarver, Wall
Washington. Wilson, Young OF Calhoun
Young of Pamela, Mr.. Speaker-73.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Bailey, Cook
Cunningham of Marshall, Erwin, Farmer
Field, Gallagher, Gibson, Glass, johnson
Key, Marshall of Carroll, Martin, Metts
Montgomery of Marshall, Montgomery 0
Oktibbeha, Nelson, Perkins, Seabrook
Street, Tison, Tucker, Warren, Wood-25
Absent and not Voting--Messrs. Carter
Clay. Cooper, Day, Farley. Gwin, Hick
of Yazoo, Lewis, Libby, Liddell, Love
Marshall OF Holmes, McGehee of Whkin
son, Mclean, Miller of Copiah, Ramsey
Reid of Coahoma, Seal, Spinks, Trest--N
Mr.. Tucker, chairman of the Judiciar.
Committee, reported number of bills, d
pass; three do not pass, and Constitution
al Amendment resolution TO be referred t.
the Constitutional Convention Committee
The report was taken up.
S. G. r. to insert in the Constitution til
biennial session Am endment adopted by tn
people in. November 1877, was concurred III
I'll. B. to amend section 253, Code lS7l, i
relation to Coroner's induests, do pass
| Passed.