The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-02
HOUSE.
FORTY EIGHTH DAY.
MONDAY, March l, 1880.


House met pursuant to adjournment, Mr.
Speaker Johns in the chair. Prayer by Rev
Dr. Hunter. present SO; absent 32-Afessrs
Andrews, Buffkin, Bufford, Buford, Burnet;
Carter Chambliss, Christmas Currie, Davis
Peatherston, Fortson, Gibson, Gilmer Glass,
Hence, Hollingsworth, Hunter, Madison, Mel
len, Montgomery, Myers, Rainey, Robertson
Russell, Seal Selby, Spears, Torrey, of Jeffer.
son. Wood and Wright.-32
The Governor returned with his approval
the following House bills:
No. l92, to compensate c. NJ Brooke, for ser.
vices rendered on behalf Of the State; No. 40l
for the relief ofthe Mobile and North-W estern
Railroad Company No. go, to incorporate
the Greenville Cemetery Company No. 22S,
making an appropriation for the City Hospital
of Vicksburg No. 1872 for the relief of j. W
Pierson, Of Choctaw county; No 49, to iucor-
porate the Featherston Guards, of Holly
Springs; No. Ill, to incorporate McComt
City; No. l6l, to incorporate the Merchant
Bank, of Meridian and without his approval
II. B. No. 2j5, to amend the charter of the city
Of Vi'ksburg, and provide more efficient
means Of collecting the revenue of the city
together with his objections thereto
DAY OF ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Love called from table Senate resolu.
ton providing for adjournment March 3D..
Mr.. Buchanan moved to insert 9th instead
of 3D..
Mr.. Hill moved to insert 9TH.
Mr.. Chamberlain moved to postpone consid
| GRAFTON until Wednesday next Lost
Mr.. Wilson moved to postpone until Tuesday
morning, 10 ocock. Lost.
Mr.. Harrison moved to table the resolution.
Lost.
Mr.. Love moved to amend Senate resolution
by substituting 9th Of March, at 4 O'clock p. NJ
Mr. Martin moved to insert 10th. Lost.
Mr. Field moved to insert 9th Lost.
The question being taken on Mr. Loves
motion, to insert Saturday, 9th March, at 4
o clock P. M, it was adopted by the following
vote
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Applewhite, Bal
ley, Billingslea, Bowman, Burdine, Byrd, Cam
eron, Carroll, Clark, Coleman, Cratin, Day,
Drane, Eaton, Fields Ford, Hardin, Hank.
reader Harris Hicks, Huddleston, Hunter,
Hurt, Kearney, Lamkin, Lewis of Perry,
Love- Lyle, Marett Matheson, McTnnis, Nc
Neil, Mitchell, Moore, Morris, Murphy, Ma
bors, holland, Pollard, Ramsey, Rogers, Ross,
Seabrook, Seward, Shields, Stamper Stephens
of Yalobusha, Stevens of Calhoun, Sykes.
Tankersley Taylor of Benton, Taylor of Lee,
Walker, Welborn and Williams-56.
NAYs-Messrs. Buchanan, Bynum, Chamber
lain, Cooper, Downs, Erwin, FIELD of Lowndes
Gum, Harrison, Hill, IIowry, King, Leslie,
U,
Melville, Norrell, .Rees, Somerville, Talbert
Teunisson, Torrey Of Sunfower, Watson, Will
son and Wolif-B.
Mr.. Applewhite moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the resolution was adopted and
table the motion to reconsider, thereby pre-
venting any further consideration. of the
question.
The motion to table was lost by the follow
ing vote;
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Applewhite, Baily,
Billinslea, Bowman, Coleman, Day, Orane,
Fields, Hardin, Harkreader, Huddleston, Hun
ter, Hurt. Love, Matheson, McIunis, Mcneil
Murphy, holland, Pollard, Ramsey, Ross Sew
ard, Shields, Stamper, Stephens, of Yalobusha
Stevens, of Calhoun, Taylor, of Benton, Wealth
erly-29.
NAYs--Messrs Buchanan, Burdine, Bynum,
Chamberlain, Clark, Cooper Cratin, Downs,
Eaton, Erwin, Field, of Lowndes, Ford Gum,
Harris Harrison, Hicks, Hill, Howry, Kear-
ney, King, Lamkin, Leslie, Lewis, of Claiborne
Marett, Martin, MCGEE, of Clarke, McLaurin, of
Rankin, Melville, Morris, Mullins Majors.
Nelson, Norreil, Rees, Rogers, Seabrook, Som
merville, Sykes, Talbert, Tankersley, TAYLOR,
of Lee, Teunisson Torrey, of Sunaower Walk
err, Watson, Welborn, Williams, Wilson, Wolf.
so.
till Wednesday night. Lost, and the House
refused to consider the vote.
MIR. Walker offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the House hold three ses-
sons each day, beginning at $3.50 A. NJ, $3.50
p. NJ, and 1870 P. NJ, commencing to-day.
The special order for the day, s. B. No. 1866
to require the employment of conviets on
works ofinternal Improvement and provide
for the support of the Penitentiary without
loss to the State, was taken up.
Mr. Buchanan offered an amandment mo
viding for Board of Commissioners, consist.
ing of the Governor and four citizens, whose
duty it shall be to receive new propositions,
and lease the penitentiary to the highest and
best bidder.
The amendment further provides for the
erection of new buildings and the putting up
of new machinery; also that no prisoner
whose time extends over 10 years shall be al
lowed outside of the prison walls-any viola
ton OF said provisions by the lessees to be pun
fshed by fine; that the convicts shall not be
employed in the manufacture or repairing of
articles for sale at retail, such as are mapu
featured by the local mechanics, nor shall
work at any mechanical pursuits outside of
the prison walls except upon the construction
of works of internal improvements.
Mr.. Buchanan, at some length, supported
his amendment, If the lease system is to he
he wanted the State to have the
benefit of any better bids that might be made.
The State should get all that eau be realized
from 1t. lfcounty convicts can be leased out
at ~ cents perday, he could not understand
why the value of State eonvicts should be
rated at 81 10 pee month. BY proper svs-
tenn of leasing, the State ought to realize sis |
200 per annum. The bill now before the
House may be the fairest thing in the world |
out you never can satisfy the people that any |
one individual should have monopoly of con-
vict labor. NO
Mr.. Howry declared his opposition To ths
Senate bill, which he charged TO be a bin of /
nominations. He favored Mr.. Buchananis
amendment because it gave all an equal
chance to bid for the convict labor. Senate
bill was nothing more or less than a contract
between the Legislature and the present les I
ices. Let the thing be opened 70 the state:
et us not be exclusive. He oritisiEed the bin in
several particulars, especially the facility for
escapes afforded under the present system.
Wen sent to the penitentiary for heinous
'rimes, are again loose upon society. The
railroads proposed to be built wanted this Ia
Dor, and were willing to pay reasonably for
q there is now disposition to 20 forward in
he matter Of internal Improvements; farming