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

Lowndes, Fields, Han kreader, Lamkin
o. Clark, McLauYin, of Rankin, Mcneil, Nc
Wisiie, Mitchell, Moore, Murpbey. Nelson
holland. Norrell. Rogers, SeabrOok. Spears
Stephens, Of Yalobusha- Talbert, TAYLOR. Q
Bentop, Torrry, If Sunhower, Weatherly, Vel
born, Williams, Wilson, VOLTS.
Mr. Watson moved the adoption of the FRS
section OF Mr.. Buchanans substitute. anc
on hat moved the previous question Rulec
out of order.
Mr. McLaurin moved that the House resolve
itseifinto Committee of the Whole. Los.
Mr.. Spc4rs moved 10 adjourn. Lost
| The second and remaining sections of Mr.
! Buchanan, substitute were then read.
Mr. Spears moved make the bond OF
lessees ten million dollars.
On motion OF Mr.. Howry the amendment was
tabled
Mr.. Chamberlain offered the following:
Strike out $2i 1890 and insert: not exceed
Ing $4,000. Referring TO machinery, ete-l
/ On motion Of Mr.. Hurt, the amendment
| was tabled.
Mr. seabrook moved to amend by striking
/ out fifty dollars, and insert zone hundred
and fifty dollars" as the price that may be
! paid the lessees fer convicts.
Ar Love moved 70 amend by striking out
/ $50 20 and insert Sl00 %.
/ Mr. McLaurin favored Mr. Seabrook 8
/ amendment, and Mr., Love urged the adop-
! ton OF the amendment offered by him.
! Mr.. Wilson opposed the amendment offered
! by Mr.. SeabTook Planters, other indi-
] viduais, mi Cht possibly be able TO pay such q
price for convicts but corporations, or works
! OF internal Improvement, that the State should
/ foster, would not be able to compete for this
/ convict labor. He thought fifty dollars was
/ hi rh enough.
| Mr. Shields hoped that neither amendment
would be adopted. as the effect of their adOp
! ton would be to deprive railroads and ether
public works of convict labor. If either
amendment were adopted, he should vote for
the Senate bill
Mr. Love withdrew his amendment
On motion of Mr.. Buchanan, the amendment
offer d by Mr.. Seabrook was tabled by the fol-
lowing vote
YEAs-Messrs Anderson, Atwood Bal
ley, Billingslea, Bowman, Buchanan,
Cameron, Carroll Coleman. Cooper, Day,
G0nn Ha pr1n Harrs Heks
Hill Howry. Huddieston Hunter, King, Lewis
OF Claiborne, Lewis, Of Perry, Love, Lyle,
Marett, Matherson, McGee, of Clark, Mclnnis,
Neville, Mitchell, Moore, Morris, Mullins,
Majors, Noland tiamsey, Rees, Rogers, Shields,
SommerviIie, SJamper, Stevens, of Calhoun,
1ykes, Taylor, OF Lee. Teunisson, Torrey, OF
y WeGn W Io a1S q sInowS "eioorn
NAYS essrs. Applewhite, Bufford, Byrd,
Davis, Hurt, McLlurin, of Rankin, Murphy,
Nelson, Seabrook, Spears, stephens, of Yalo-
busha, Talbert and Taylor, of Benton.-15.
Mr.. Lewis moved to reconsider the vote just
taken, which motion, on motion of Mr.. Love,
tabled.
Mr.. seabrook moved to amend by inserting
Mr. Hicks moved to table. Carried45
to Is.
MIR Seabrook moved 10 insert $50 OOfor $50 90
Tabled
Mr. Spears moved to amend If from any
cause whatever, the Board of Commissioners
or Pub ic Works. as the case may be, fail to
lease out the Pruitentiary cor victs, according
to the terms of this act, that they be empow-
cred and instructed TO continue the present
lease according to the terms OF Senate Bill
No 100
Mr. Spears urged the passage of the amend
ment.
Mr. holland concurred, and deprecated what
he considered the undue haste which had
been displayed by majority of the House in
considering this important measure.
Mr.. Somerville replied that the first vote
taken this morning indicated an overwhelm-
ing sentiment in favor of Mr.. buchanan )
substitute, and yet the majority had patiently
submitted, for six hours 10 the fillibustering
that had been resorted To by the minority. He
moved 10 table the amendment offered by Mr..
Spears. and on that moved the previous ques
ton. The amendment was tabled.
Mr.. Lewis moved 10 amend by striking out
turnpike and county roads
Mr.. Harrison expressed the opinion that
before the expiration of the proposed extern
sion of lease there would be two thousand
coGvicts, and il was unreasona Bile to suppo
that they could all be employed on railroads.
He hoped that turDpikes, etc, would be re-
tanned in the bill.
The amendment offered by Mr. Lewis was
lost.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to amend by striking
out all after the enacting clause in the Senate
bill, and substituting the amendment offered |
by him
Mr. Applewhite moved to adjourn, which |
was lost on a call of yeas and nays 49 to 81. |
Mr.. Martin moved a recess until half-past |
seven o'clock tonight, which was lost, on a
call of yeas and nays-46 to u.
Mr. Love moved tho adoption of Mr.. Buch |
anans amendment, and on that moved the |
previous question. The the motion |
a there only
six members precautionary having retired |
during the last vote taken whereupOn on |
motion of Mr.. Hill, call of the House was |
ordered, and the Sergea nt-at-arms directed to |
90 after absentees. The roll was then called, |
and quorum (6s) responding, the further |
call was suspended.
The main question was then put-the mo- |
ton by Mr.. Love to adopt Mr.. Buchanan's |
amendment and the amendment was adopted |
by a vote of49 to 9.
The question was then taken on consider |
ing the bill engrossed and reading the third |
time, and the bill was read the thirdtime.
Mr. Martin moved to recommit the bill. Mr.. |
Watson moved TO table the motion to recon- |
nit, which was decided in the affirmative, on |
a call of yeas and nays-50 to 10
which was decided in the negative, on call |
of yeas and nays-18 to 81
Mr. Love moved the previous question on |
the passage of Mr.. Buchanau's substitute, and |
the main question having been ordered, the |
bill was passed by n decided maiority-the |
yeas and nays not being called.
The House then adjourned until half-past |
nine o o'clock tomorrow morning