The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-25

through large portion OF our, territory fol
MANY months. men had no other occupation
save TO care for the sick, and no other thous b
than how to stay the rayages of the plague
| In the hours of darkest gloon, there cam,
/ an outnursJ of spontaneous eharity-wofld
wide aud embracing. Wherever tn,
| of men were touched, and Their purses opened
! for cur relief. From England and France aud
| Germany and Russia there came contribu.
| tions for our feyer-str1eken people. Our sis
ter states of the South, though povertv-strick.
en-, and waitingin hourly dread of being them.
selves attacked, forgot not our Distress while
! our more fortunate Northern brethren seemed
/ SO determined that the memory of our mis-
| cry should be forgotten in the magnitude oil
| their bounty, that the future historian will
doubt whether the year 1878 must be charac-
terized as darkened by the direct calamity
or Illuminated by the most splendid charity OF
modern times. From every city and town and
village and hamlet from Maine to California
from the Canada line to the Ohio river
there poured out a steady stream o.
contri burions which swelled higher and
higher, and knew no cessation or abatement
so long as there remained fevered brow to be
cooled, or dead body to be buried The rich
gave their thousands, the comfortable their
hundreds, and the poor their dollars, while
little children and bsggar women dropped
their dimes and pennies into the contribution
boxes which IN every public place appealed
for the relief of the people of the South 1t
was no short-lived charity which died as sud-
weary days grew larger and larger and ceased
not until the enormous sum of one million
hree hundred thousand dollars had been
poured In upon US, andswe ourselves begged
them to desist.
The Legislature of Mississippi feels that it
will not do its duty if it fails to put upon
record some fitting memorial of this unparal-
leled charity, and give expression TO the heart
felt gratitude which then stirred the hearts of
people. and which grows deeper with the
lapse of time; therefore,
Be it resolved, By the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, That to the friends of HUI
manity throughout the world, who, during the
dreadful epidemic with which our people
were afflicted in the summer and autumn of
1875 heard our cries of distress and so GEN
erously poured out the offerings of their char
ity in our behalf, we return the heartfelt
thanks of a grateful people, and 10 our fellow
citizens of the Northern States who nobly led
the way in this work of mercy, we desire in an
especial manner to express our gratitude.
They have shown themselves as noble in gen
erosity they were powerful in war and
they have convinced the world that despite
the unhappy differences of the past we are
one people in heart as well as in nationality.
Be it further resolved That the papers Of
e State and of the country at large be re-
quested to publish, this preamble and resolu-
tions.
The following House concurrent resolution
was passed:
Resolved, (the Senate concurring,l That the
Joint Committee on Code be and they are
hereby authorized to incorporate such amend
nents to the various Chapters of the Code as
may be adopted by both Houses, so as to carry
out the spirit and intent of said amendments
and at the same time preserve the symmetry
of the law; and for that purpose they may make
such verbal changes in said amendments as
will best serve to accomplish the end in
view"
The following was laid on the table subject
to call
Resolved, by the House. (the Senate concur
q
President of the Senate do adjourn their res
pective bodies sine die on Saturday, the 21st
day of February, 1880, at o'clock p. m.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Cowan offered a joint resolution in re-
gard to pay of Senate employees. Referred to
Il select Committee of three.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. j. P Carter
An act to amend paragraph PA of Code of
1871, in relation to fire hunting. Referred
By Mr.. FitZGcrald-
An act with reference to the county seat of
Sunfower county. Referred.
By MIR Stewart
A memorial from the Trustees of the Insti--
ute for the Blind, praying for the revival of a.
,harter of incorporation of November, 1851 OF
! Board of Trustees to aid in es tablishing d
house to print books in raised let
ers for the benefit of the blind. Referred to
judiciary Committee.
HOUSE BILLS.
An act to prevent swine from running at.
arge in the County of Adams. Referred.
An act to amend an act to incorporate the
own of WalthaIl. Passed.
A great number of House bills were read
nd referred to appropriate Committees.
DISPOSITION OF BILLS
An act for the relief Of David Mayer, of Is
aquena county. The bill was discussed. and
eferred to Judiciary Committee The Com
littee on Claims had already reported favor
n 70 ba lar
eYeloped that required its recommittal
An act to facilitate the construction of the /
reenville, Columbus and Birmingham Rail- /
Dad. Passed.
AssAGE OF THE ABROAD REGULATION BILL
Mr.. Cooper moved to suspend the rules in
rder to take up Senate Bill No 50, (Mr. Hum
hries' Railroad BILL Carried
The previous question was moved upon the |
assage of the bill.
Mr.. Reynolds moved that the bill be voted
pom section by section. Carried.
,ction.
After three sections had been voted upon
e further reading of the bill was dispensed
it'll.
Mr.. FitzGerald took the floor and made an
ii. = 'ii0
After some dilatory motions, vote was
lally taken on the passage of the bill and 2
passed by the following vote:
fEAs.-Messrs. Bills, Bridges, Carter lst l
istrct, Carter 9th District, Cooper Crigler
nyles, Griffin, Hamilton, HUMPHREYS, Jack r
n, johnson, King, Longino, Magee, Ratlif S
Ogers, Stewart and Walker.-19. e
NAYs.-Messrs. Brennan, Cowan, FitzGer- r
d, Gibbs, Gilbert, Lowrance, Reynolds, Vance C
Id West-9.
Messrs. Anderson and Wilcox were paired D
the former would have voted Tor the bill
ID the latter against it 7
Messrs. Singleton and Birchett were also d
ired-the former would have voted for the
u, and the latter against. IL
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
NIGHT SESSION.
Senate met at $50 o'clock, Lieut-Gov. Sims
the chair. Present 80; absent 5.
5 b. No l39, to exempt certain parts of
lrren county from the operations of an act
protect the land owners of Warren county
this State from tresspass by stock q
5. b. No. 16l, to incorporate the Merchants r.
nix OF Meridian, as amended, was passed VI