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

, offered by Mr. Buchanan: and Mr. Buehana
, during the i've minutes allowed ann under tn
. rule, again urged the adoption Of his amend
= Inent.
;, TIE question was then taken m the motion
I Z, tabis the am niment, and decided il
the negative, by tae following vote
= fEAs-Messrs. applewhi,e, Atwood, Bailey
., Billingsiea. Bowman, Buftord, Byrd, Chamber
= lain. Chambiiss Clark Cratin, Davis. Field
o. Lowndes, Fields, Ford, narkreader, Lam
kin. Lewis, of Clai borne, Lewis, OF Perry, Mar
tin, McGehee. OF NilEin ION, Nc Laurln, Of Ran
e kin, Mcneil, Neville Mitchell Moore, Muir
ply, Nelson, Rogers, Spears. Stephens, o
Yalobasha, Talbert, Taylor, of Benton, Torrey
of Jefferson. Torrey. Of Sunhower Neatherly
W el5orn, Williams, Wilson Wolf-39.
} NAYs-Messrs- Anderson, Buchanan, By
nam, Cameron. Carroll, COlema n, Cooper, Day
Downs, Draue, Eaton. Erwin. Gum, Harlin
/ Harris, Harrison, Hicks Hill, HOwry, Huddle
ston, Hunter. Hurt kearGey, King, Leslie
Love, Lyle, Mareft, Matheson, McGee, o
Clarke, McIunis, Morris, Mullins, Majors. No
land, Norreli. Pollard, Ramsey. Rees' Ross
5, abrook, Seward, Shields Someryiile
Stamper, Stevens, Of Calhoun, Sykes, Tankers
ley, Taylor, Of Lee, Teunisson alker, Wat
| son-J2
Mr. Spears moved to postpone the consid.
Grafton OF TIE bill and amendment until to-
morrow morning. IL . clock.
Mr.. Martin favored the postpOnement. There
| was too much involved TO consider the bill
| and amendments hastily. The amendments
should be printed 50 that every member coul1
have an opportunity OF examining IT. He
moved that go copies Of the amendment be
printed. Motion lost ~ vote OF 81 10 A.
Mr. McLauriD, of Rankin. moved that the
House take recess until half past three
O'clock. Lost by vote of 43 to a.
Mr.. Lewis Of Claiborne, offered the follow
ing amendments
Amend as additional section:
BE IL further enacted, That the sum of wen
= five thousand dollars, or 80 much thereof us
may he necessary, be and the same is hereby
Appropriated cut of any money in the treasu-
~ not otherwise appropriated, TO pay The
outgoing lessees Of the Fehitehtlary the
amount ascertained to be due them, as requlr-
ed by their contract and the law Of 1916 au-
thoriziug the lease of the Penitentiary-
Mr.. Howry moved to table the amendment.
Mr. Lewis made the point o. order that the
amendment could only De considered IN C1Hi,
mIttee Of the Whole The Speaker oVerruled
the point, ana Mr. Lewis appealed from The
decision. Upon call Of yeas and nays, the
Chair sustained by vote OF u to I.
Mr. Spears moved to lake recess until half
past three o clock. Los, by a vote of - to 81.
The question recurring on the motion Of
| Mr.. Howry to table the am 'ndment offered by
Mr. Lewis, II was decided IN the ahrmltlVe.
! Mr. McLaurIn moved that the house take
| recess until halt-past three CLOCK carried
By a vote Of 81 to Al
| ,,.n>-oo,- s,,,,,,,>-
| House met at o.oO ciosA, anu fe9uIHeu tue
lconsidefat on OF tile feIilt'hry phi
Ar- NC Laurih oHefed the 10 %" lh2 amen anne
Ineht- Ailiel.i ohe al ii'0I' ~ 81 ms ~
ali that part IN reference 10 puolc WORK ana
! further amend bF alIo"lhE prlNate lhulNlu
uals to have an equal opportunity 10 compete
with corporations:
| MT NJ iI-lurih dlu MOI 'l' Iud' iIili all AZ
navigation companies oI IeNte "oaiu9 SH' II
nave preference over PIiNate cl'-zen7, ne
thought the state couid get Delier terms III leas
ing the fenltehtlarN py hoO sIrlTtlhg me mr.
| o, convlcts TO puohc WORKS al the lliii'e" sum
OF nfty dollars per dhhuiH, , -.
| MT Shlelds moFeu 70 Idole thc "lnehViAe ~
! lie thought that one thlng haQ peen generally
agreed upon-that convicts should not be per-
! mItted to work on private farms, II II were
possible to place them on PuPnc WORKS
MI McLaurlh FeIlHrAeI ',"' tneio ""9 II"
way IN whlch cohVlcls coulu ne "otleu' ma
| they would not compete with Tree labor. lie
insisted that the interest OF we state would De
subserVed by the adopu9n OF ais a"ehuIleh !,
The amendment was lahled % No'e ol 10
to :
Mr.: Buchanan shosI'Iute was 'heh CONSUL
erGt by sections , NJ, NJ,
| Ihehrst section having peeh Ie"u' MI -i'
TIN opposed the stcuon- 1000
The fenltenIary was eS'aolIsueu III I0'o'
and had cost the State, to 1910, the SUN OF
S'3o,GJO; and TO june 1910, had cost me o'ate
$4,000; and il interest were added to the
several appropriation the aggregate cost
would be about 81 'V9'OO0, ne teIerfe1 10 'ie
los -es sustained 10y W ] bi
could obtain eohtr9' Oh the c9hEicts, uhGt' lls
contract "lth tne o't'e1 auu tnouS"t ~
only just 10 hlih' pIt IoT .He liteIeSt Vi nv ny
State that the lease should De EXTENDED. me
expenses to tue lessees OF Operating the en-
htutiuiy HluVD'iAbN0 ~
| was o big bonanza IN It. MT hamilton prop
! ositlon was liberal. Inc amount now que nm
some so, wv would De cahcelIeu. lhe l uolig
| works proportion was mp az. 80 So
there was danger, II adopted that ihe H''''e
would have the benitentlary on us nan nano o.
| Ar- hoWTy Salu the geneletI"n - IN -
borne aSsunc9 Stt'e q go 5,'o - NJ $50;
exist. ne uenie4 tiai tn1 ~ - he ann IF
owe0 o, ZONES 1r =, tiainiii ~: .iI ~ oirt
9-'-SOJ'o'N 49, " -' -
maze Oy M MAJ +bot this was shin
hri Len nooI9 satu 10 stI'+Ira. rear
| uiiit HtN oeeh 9aIlipS ~ ~ - 49,,
| Inc fehlte huHry had s'l nv she Nts i5
/ SN stem LOT lne oeheut ot peoPhe ~ L;at
| me eh en- eht ga Noiii ~ go = ~ - ,t
BEFORE t MN lTt ioi %@S "d .nb1Itted any
| = - - - go - ,,-,I,,,raIna'rt Of tbe
pii;t+;n 10 vas onnoscd 70 the leasing
| svsteu INT after fully considering the mat
| ter in all lis hearings he was satisfied that
| tho State could do no better than to adopt the
| Senatp hill
| Mr. Melville offered the following amend
ment:
| Amend enc+ion one nv adding thereto the
! words foIIowinC
| And the said Board of Commissioners be
! aud tbey are hereby authorized to allow as a
credit 1Inon anv bid made by the present
| lessees the amount of money due them by the
! State ON the expiration of their present lease,
| sucb aInount 10 be ascerta lined and determin-
| ed as now provided by law
| Mr. Buchanan moved to lay the amend
ment on the table 1.-THE State of MISSISSIPPI
| ri owed Messrs. Hamilton & Co. FIVE thous
| and or twenty-five thousand dollars, she is
| able to nay ir and the proposition to release
| the Pepitentiary should not De preiudiced by
any such Amendment. The amendment was
| tabled
| NJ walLor wanted soma gentleman to ex-
| Ii ~ - i tbot Nfassrs familiar & CO
propose to make the State a gift of $25, 600.
M Snoors eVr1ained thar while the State
v,as artp1aiIv dna he sum stated. the lessees
80, ,,iIi;1 ~ foraoo is navmrnt in consid
49,. e ~ ~ "a ~ 60, -. yh;ch tbev tbougbt
to,id ros,,it a tbm from an extension of The
Iassa for siv years He warned the House
thai in disreGardinp the SCnate bin, they
We're ignoring a certainty. ana were wander
no !, re directiop Of darkness and doubt as
- 7ha 1naintenance of the pen;tentiary. He