The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
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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 year,
under a new Constitution.
II. NJ STREET, Chairman.
Mr.. Baker offered the following minority
report:
Mr.. SPEAKER--The undersigned mem
Der of your special committee on ii. b. No.
l, an act to provide for holding COnven-
ton of the people OF Mississ ippi for the
purpose of revising the state Constitu ton
and to appropriate $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses OF the sam". beg leave to submit a
minority report thereon. and respectfully
recommends that said bill do not pass and
submits the following views:
First. 1t is believed that large majority
Of the people of The State are opposed to
such q measure at this time.
Second. The benefits 10 be derived from
the holding of such n Convention would not
be commensurate with the expense to the
State which would be thereby incurre l..
Third. The few changes or alterations in
the present Constitution of the st ate or
amendments thereto, that may be necessary
can be more simply, economically and sat
isfactorily effected by the mode provided
by the Constitution itself.
Fourth. The sweeping changes which
would probably be made by a Con-
stitutional C0nvt ntiOn are not de-
maDded by the circum stances of our people,
would revolutionize 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 biek-
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 a calamity.
sixth. The mere fact that tia existing
Constitution was framed by aliens aud enc
mics does not, in itself, furnish a reason for
eo1demning il. and any argum ent against
it. drawn from its origin merely, is nothing
more than seBtimeataliiy.
Respectfully submitted,
On motion of Mr.. .GhoIson, the reports
and bill were laid on the table by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Applewhite, Au-
gustus, Baker, Ballard, Bassett, Bean, Bird,
Bizzeil, Brown, Bunch, Cameron, Catchings,
Causey, Chamberlain, Cunningham OF
Monroe, Dabney, Davidson, Dean, Denhanl,
D0ckery, D0zier. Eaton. Edwards, Gholson,
0iltler, Goodrum, Gordon Hall, Hampton,
Hatch. Heathman, Henry. Hicks of Kinds,
Hill, Hogan, HOyle, Hurt, Lusk, Magee Of
franklin, Marshall Of Warren, McCollum,
Pamela, Moody, Moore, Niles, Mum. Par
ker, Pegram, Pfntard, Rainey. Reed Of
ChOciaW, Redhead, Richardson, Roane,
Roberts, Robinson, Scott, Shande, Smith,
Spight, Stamper, Showers, Tarver, Wall,
Washington. Wilson, Young OF Calhoun,
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Bailey, Cook,
Cunningham Of Marshall, Erwin, Farmer,