The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-31
HOUSE-TWENTIETH DAY.
"WEDNESDAY, January 80, 1884.

WEDNESDAY, January 80, 1884.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
| Bills acted on:
To amend section 2l44, Code 1880, in
relation to jurisdiction and powers of
Boards of Supervisors, made special order
for Tuesday next at II m.
| For relief of the Treasurer Of Sunfower
county. Passed
Mr.. Houston-To create an Advisory
Board of Pardons of State convicts. Pen
itentiary.
In reference to banks and banking.
Passed
Mr.. Norrell introduced a resolution
that when the House adiourns on Thursday
it adjourn to meet on Monday at $50
o'clock a. IN. Lies over under rules.
Mr.. Barksdalo-To instruct Committee
on Public Roads, Ferries and Bridges to
report a bill providing for a more effective
system of working the public roads.
Passed.
To amend the laws regulating insurance
deposits.
Pending discussion, the hour of the reg
ular order arrived and the bill to amend
the charter of the city of Jackson was
taken up.
! Mr.. Montgomery, of Bolivar, said it was
bill which affected the interests of every
town and city of the State, and offered an
amendment to include every city and town,
in the bill; men who voted against the man
now in Office objected to the passage of the
! bill.
Mr.. Bramlette spoke against the amend
ment, and moved to table.
Mr.. Montgomery, of Bolivar, on the mo-
ton to table, said the bill was wrong and
he took his stand on principle, and called
for the ayes and noes. The motion to table
was withdrawn.
Mr. Williamson renewed the motion to
table.
Mr. Montgomery called for the yeas and
nays on the motion to table, which motion
prevailed by the following vote:
| YEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Baker, Baird,
BarksCAle, Bassett, Beeman, Bell, Bolton,
| Boswell, Bramlette, Bridges, Butler, Cam
eron, Cook, Cory, Cowan, Crawford, Crump,
Uurrie, Denham, Eason, Enochs, Evans
Favre, Flowers, Gordon, Gore, Goyan,
Guynes, Harper, Harrison, Howard, Hoyle
Huff Hughston, Jones, Kendrick, Kittrell
lICNIo, Love. luOSEs MCNOOls
Montgomery, of Oktibeha, Moore, of Mon
roe, Moore, of Yalobusha, Mullins, hurry.
Myers, Nabers, Nash, Norfeet, Norrel',
Odom, Pound Powe, Reagan, Rogers, Row
an, Russell, of Clay, Russell, of Rankin,
Sanders Selman, Simpson, Stevens, Stra-
han, Underwood, Waldrip, Warfeld, Wat
lington, Watson, White, Whitman, Williams,
Williamson, Wilson, Mr.. Speaker. Total
H.
NAYs-Messrs. Applewhite, Askew, Glenn
ems, Coates, Ferguson, Foules, Henry, Hor-
ton, Hudnall, johnson, of Carroll, Mcleod,
! McNeely, Montgomery, of Bolivar, Moore,
of Issaquena, Parker, Poets, Peyton, Pope,
Robinson, Settle, Spencer. Total-21.
Mr.. McNeely spoke to the merits of the
bill. His position was peculiar one In
presenting the case he wished to do justice
to all parties The Judiciary Committee
had examined the case calmly and DELHI
erately, and had withheld their opinion I'M
til the last testimony was taken, and on
/ final consideration it was recommended the
original bill should pass. Later the sub
stitute was offered and while the committee
was not unanimous it was the prevailing
sentiment that it should pass.
In 1878, one John McGill was elected
Mayor and had been reelected for five con-
secutive terms, Four yeare ago the people
getting tired, tried 70 make a change. A
man was brought out whom they all could
endorse, but he got counted out. Two
years ago an attempt was made to upset
the administration, but the stronger their
complaint the less success they had in throw
ing of their yoke. At the late election the
people thought they must change the ad-
ministration, and leading men, ministers
included, took an interest, but the cohorts
rallied about the saloons and other hooks.
and the result was the coils of the serpent
grew tighter. Then the people appealed
to the Legislature for relief.
He read the petition of the oppressed
citizens setting forth their griefs. Upon
the introduction of the bill, it was referred.
Is the recommendation of that Commit
tee of any weight? Whose names appear
Are they of the rabble, or are they the
names of men of consequences!
Mr.. McNeely read the names appended
to the petition, and commented on the
merits of the gentlemen who had signed it.
He quoted the standing of the papers of
the city of Jackson on the subject, and ex-
pressed much wonder why The CLARION
had taken no part in the discussion on any
side in the battle. As the speaker left
4 TIE CLARION, and got on TO the walls of
Jerusalem, at this particular point, the re-
/ porter lost the line of his argument.) He
said there was no political significance in
the bill. All parties had signed the bill. In