The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

Watson, Web0rn, Williams Wolf-39
NAYs-Messrs. Applewhite, Atwood Buffkin,
Bynum Coleman, Cooper, Day. Downs, Eaton,
Fields, Glass, Gum, Hardin, Hollingsworth,
Hunter. Hart King, Leslie, Lewis or Perry,
Love, Lyle, Marett, Matheson. Niece of
Clarke McInnis McLaurin of Rankin Null
Inns, Majors, Rainey, Ramsey Ross Sea-
brook Seal. Stamper, Stevens of Calhoun,
ralbert. Taukersiey, Teunisson, Walker, Mr..
eaker-40.
Mr. Martin offered the following:
Strike out section and insert in lieu there
of the following Be it further enacted,
That the provisions of an act to encourage the
introduction of machinery and the establish
ment OF factories in the State of Mississippi,
1 and OF the acts amendatory thereto, be and
| they are herby extended TO the said Oxford Mill
| Company, Stansbury and Yalobusha Manu-
featuring Mills, and that the provisions and
/ benefits of this provision shall be part of the
charter of said company, and shall apply to
each and every manufacturing department of
! the same, provided, that the pres dents
some other officers of said company, shall
| make the oath required by said act. and in all
| things comply with the provisions of said
| act.
| Mr.. King moved to table lost
On motion of Mr.. Featherston, the bill and
| amendments were referred to a Select Com
mittee of seven, with instructions to report
this evening
The Senate having refused to concur in
House amendment to the Pententiary bill,
| Mr.. Buchanan moved that the House insist
upon its amendment, and ask for a Committee
of Conference
Mr.. Seabrook moved that the House recede
from House amendment to Senate bill.
Mr.. Fealherston twho was absent when the
question was discussed a few DAYS since adj
dressed the House. He remarked that great
deal was involved in this questionable labor |
of one thousand or more convicts for six years. |
Shall we give this labor to one man without a |
sufficient consideration, or shall we hire them |
out for the best price that be obtained ? |
The Code Committee had prepared a bill, care |
full cd 4 a1r rob 1xr sod
which provided that a Board of Public Works |
should control this labor for the benefit of the
State. Reason and eloquence had exhausted
their stores, on the floor of the House. In ad-
vocacy of railroads and other works of
internal improvements, and now when an
opportunity is afforded for utilizing this Ia
Dor, gentlemen who desired that railroads,
factories and levees should be pushed forward,
should so vote as TO put the convict labor in
that direction. But if the bill prepared by
the Code Committee cannot pass, what is the
next best thing Shall we give the Peniten-
tiary to one man? He for one, was not pre-
pared to make such record. If the Peniten-
tiary is disposed Of it should be for the bene-
fit of the people and he was satisfied that
there were at least two hundred men in the
State who were anxious to put this labor on
their farms, and would give good price for
it; and this being the fact, he asked how any
representative could face his constituents
and say that he voted to give any a
monopoly of this labor. He referred to the
sworn testimony of Col Richardson, before
the Ames Investigation Commit e, that this
very desirable labor, if the State Is to be !
deprived of any benefits that should accrue |
from a proper disposition of this labor, it may
not have tie ability to make any more grants
to the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. a
Mr. Sykes called Mr.. Featerston to order
that the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was not
under discussion.
Mr. Featherston, with emphasis: 'Mr.
Speaker, | am always in order y And this 7
was applauded by the House.
Mr.. Featherston proceeded to remark that
while he had sincere liking for Col. Hamil- !
ton he could not consent that he other
man should get these eight hundred men with =
out fair equivalent for them. He referred
TO the proposition made by Mr.. Richardson to +
lease the penitentiary for fifty years, which /
the Legisla ure would not entertain, but pro- a
vided for a lease of four years and invited pro-
posals. He could see no objection to the State g
doing so again. If it was not good thing '
the present lessees would not be anxious for
its continuance; and if 1t was a burden to n
them others should have the opportunity of I
assuming it. Eight hundred convicts, hired
at So per month-less than half their value h
apart Sl8 600 for the support of cripples you r
have $4,000 per annum for the next six F
years-$180, 900. He held that it would be
better for the State to put these convlcts on n
public works and thus develop the State, than
It would be to hire them for $4,000 q year; Il
but if there no public works, then hire
hem out for the best interests of the State. 7
Mr. Love moved the previous question, q
IN Mr.. Seabrook's motion that the House re- v
,ede from its amendment, and the motion was f,
ost by vote of Sc yeas, 90 nays: n
YEAs.-Messrs. Applewhite, Bailey, Buffkin,
3ufford, Chamberlain Clark, Cratin, Currie, 81
Davis, Downs Field, of Lowndes, Fortson, n
Gibson, Lamkin, Leslie, Lewis, of Claiborne, a
Willie, Moore. Nelson, Pollard, Robertson,
Rogers, Seabrook, Seal Spears. Stephens, of
Talobusha, Talbert. Torrey, OF Jefferson, Tor
ey, of Sunfower, Welborn, Williams, Wilson
md Wolff
NAYs-Messrs. Atwood. Bowman, Bynum, te
cameron, Christmas, Coleman Cooper, Day, e
)rane Eaton Erwin, Featherston, Gilmer, Glass, b,
iunn Hardin Harkreader, Harris, Harrison, s.
Hicks. Hill, Holingsworth, Howry, Huddles-
on, Hunter, Hurt, Kearney, King, Lewis, of 81
Jerry. Love, Lyle, Matheson, McInnis. Mitch d;
H. Montgomery, Mullins, Nabors, holland, Ii
1orrel Rainey, Ramsey, Rees, Ross, Russell,
ms, of Calhoun, Sykes, Tankersley, Taylor, of j.
zee, Teunisson, Walker, Watson and Mr.. OF
speaker. P
The motion of Mr. Buchanan to insist upon
he amendment, and ask a Committee of Con-
erenee thereon, prevailed, and Messrs. Buch- st
nan, Howry and Martin appointed as
,onferance Committee part of the House. tr
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, of Claiborne, the Ell
of the House were extended to Ex- DC
Governor and Ex-U. S. Senator J. l.. Alcorn. al
Chapter l of the Revised Code was taken 81
p. read twice under the rule and adopted. pu
Mr.. Featherston, by unanimous consent, in m
TuuuCSh II. II. ~ TO- al do6 " dppIotOi u
dopt and make of force in the State of Mis- oil
issippi Revised Code of Statutes, prepared th
y authority of the Legislature thereof and il
0 provide for its publication. w
On motion of Mr. Wilson the House consid- sa
red said bill in Committee of the Whole, Mr.. is
Ipplewhite in the chair; and after some time is
pent therein, reported back the bill and re-
commended its passage; and the bill passed. | In
The House considered in Committee of the
hole H B. No.481, act making appro- A.
riatiOns to defray the expenses of the State H
Government for the years 1880 and 1881, Mr. RI
Walker in the chair, and reported back the co
ill, with amendments, and recommended its
assage. CT
Several amendments were adopted-the nc
lost important as follows:
By striking out all in relation to appropria-
ions for the University of Mississippi.
BY adding $500 for the purchase of an ap-
aratus for the State Normal School at Holly W.