The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-11
HOUSE.
TW ENTY- SEVENTH DAY.
IT.


House met pursuant to adjournment. Mr.
| Speaker Johns in the chair Prayer by Rev
| Dir. Watkins. Present III; absent S-Messrs
| Chamberlain, Lewis of Claiborne, Feather
ston, Pollard, Selby, Seward, Williams and
! Wilson.
| Leave of absence for one day was granted to
| Mr.. Lewis, of Claiborne.
The Committees on Ways and Means, Agri-
! culture Education, Corporations, Judiciary,
| CLAIMS PROPOSITIONS ami Grievances, Appro-
priations and Enrolled Bills, submitted
ports, which were laid the table subject to
| calf
The Joint Select Committee to fix the pay of
| employees of the Legislature, submitted re-
| port, which was laid on the table, subject to
call
At 1917 o'clock the bill authorizing the call
| ing Of a Constitutional Convention, and the
reports of the Joint Select Committee, in re-
| gard to the same which were made the spe
ciel order for the hour, were taken up.
Mr.. Montgomery of Boliver, offered an
amendment TO the bill.
Mr. Buchanan moved to Indefinitely post
pone the bill and amendment
Mr.. Field of LOwndes, moved to table the
bill and amendment. He said that the object
of his motion to table was not to cut off debate,
nor to prevent a full aud fair discussion of the
question, but to him it was evident that large
jority of the members of the Legislature
were opposed to the Convention, and in his
opinion, argument and discussion would re-
suit in nothing except consuming great deal
of valuable time. He wished to test the sense
of the House, by taking vote on the motion TO
table, and if the vote did not establish the fact
that there was an overwh Ginning and deter
mined opposition TO the Convention, he would
favor a motion to reconsider, which would
open up the way to consideration and discus
sion of the subject.
The motion to table prevailed by the follow
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs Anderson, Andrews, Atwood,
Billingslea, Bowman. Buchanan. Buffkin,
Buford, Buford, Burdine Byrd, Cameron,
~ l, IL Al
man, Cratin, Day, Downs, Eaton, Erwin,
Field of Lowndes, Fields. Ford. Gilmer, Gum,
Hardin, Harkreader, Harris, Harrison, Hence,
Hicks, Hill, Hollingsworth Hunter, Hurt,
Kearney, King, Lewis Of Perry, Love, Madi-
son Marett. Mcneil, Mellen, Mitchell, Moore,
Morris, Mullins, Myers Majors, Nelson, Nor
rell, Kainey, Ramsey, Robertson, Rogers, Rus
sell, Shields SommerYille, Spears, Stevens of
Calhoun, Sykes Talbert, Tankersey, Taylor of
Benton, Taylor of Lee, Teunsson, Weatherly,
Wolf, Wood, Wright, Mr.. Speaker-73:
NAYs-Messrs. Applewhite, Bailey, Burnett,
Bynum Carroll, Cooper Davis, Drane, Fort
son, Gibson, Glass, Howry, Lamkin, Leslie,
Lyle, Martin. Matherson, MeGee of Clark, Nc
Gehee of Wilkinson, McInnis, McLaurin of
Lauderdale, McLaurin of Rankin, Montgom-
cry, Murphy, holland Rees Ross, Seabr0ok,
Seal, Stamper, stephens of 1alobusha, Well
born, Walker Watson-I
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Chamber
lain, Currie, Featherston, Huddleston, Lewis
of Claiborne, Melville, Pollard, Selby, Sew
ard, Torrey of Jefferson, Torrey of Suntiower,
Williams Wilson'S.
Messrs Fortson, Howry and Carroll eX-
planned that they voted against the motion to
lay on the table, not because they favored
calling Convention, but because they wished
to allow free discussion of the question.
Mr.. Seal explained that he voted against
the motion because he advocated the holding
of a Convention, and in doing represented
the will of his constituents.
Mr.. Talbert voted TO lay on table, first, be-
cause he was opposed to calling a Conven-
ton, and second because he wanted to get rid
of buncombe speeches.
Mr.. Montgomery had no buncombe speech
to make, but voted mo because the people
desire Con Institutional Convention, and ne
believed that Convention is necessary to
preserve the ascendency of the Democratic
party in the State government. He proceeded
to give his reasons at some length when the
point was raised that he was not in order.
Mr.. Martin CT Claiborne, explained why he
voted against laying on the table. He favor
ed the calling of Convention from impor-
tant considerations of public policy; and
went into a review of the circumstances I'M
der which the present objectional Constitu-
ton vas adapted, showing that some of its
provisions were not in accordance with the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
etc
Mr. Love, of Amite objected to the consump-
ton of the time of the House in the discussion
of question which had been definitely settled
by the vote just taken.
Mr.. Nc Laurin, of Rankin, presented the fol-
lowing paper setting forth the reason why he
and others who opposed to the calling of
Convention voted against the motion to lay on
the table:
The following named members are opposed
to the calling CT Convention, but voted NO
for the purpose of allowing debate, believing
it important question that should be dis
cussed: