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HOUSE-THIRTY-S SIXTH DAY.
THUEspAY. February 18Th. 188G,

1aUEsDAY, February 18th, 1886.
House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Sharp in the chair.
Leave of absense was granted to
Messrs. Magruder and Jones OF Clai
borne.
Mr.. Hoyle suggested the appointment
of three additional members to the
Committee on Charitable Institutions
Messrs. Trigg, McCabe and Waldrip
were appointed.
BY Mr.. Hoyle. A resolution providing
thatno member be allowed to speak more
than ten minutes at any one time nor
more than once on same question with
out leave, except the mover, who shall be
entitled to five minutes to cio@e the de-
bate. Lies over.
Mr. McCabe moved that the special
order for to-day: An act to provide
more effectual supervision, be set for
Tuesday night at 7:20 o'clock. Carried.
Mr.. Norrell, of Yazoo, gave notice that
Immediately after roll call tomorrow,
he would call up the contested election
case now pending in the House.
Leave Of absence was granted to the
| Committee on the contested election of
| w. l.. Lowe.
BUSINESS OK SPEAKERS TABLE.
An act to authorize the board OF
supervisors of Tallahatchie county
to purchase school lot in Charleston
In said county. Senate amendment
disagreed to.
i Senate amendments to following bill
concurred in:
To authorize the board of supervisor
of Jones county 10 levy special tai
sufficient to pay all outstanding schoo
warrants of said county.
TO incorporate the town of Shubuta il
Clarke county.
To prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the town, or within thru
miles of Harrison in Tallabatchie coun
~.
To prohibit the sale of liquors il
Tylertown, Pike county.
To amend chapter 207, acts of 1885,
and make il unlawful Tor sheep to rui
at large in Madison and Hinds counties
. (Senate amendment provides for a6din
geese after sheep. Mr.. Burkitt suggest
/ ed that such provision would apply I
some members of the Legislature).
! For relief of Mrs NJ E. Wesson o
Lincoln county.
Mr.. Cutrer introduced a substitute 70
the local option bill referred to the Tenn
. perance Committee, which was ordere
: printed and set for Wednesday next a
E IL O'Clock. A substitute of Mr. Norrel
: of Yazoo, likewise referred
Mr.. Carroll called up an act in relatio
to the sale of domestic wine and for til
: encouragement of horticulture. Passed
An act to amend sec. S6S, Code 1885,
, in relation to bridges and causewayi
Amendment of Mr.. johnson adopted.
/, Mr.. Rhodes moved the bill be indefir
itely postponed. Lost.
I'll Mr.. Hoyle moved the passage of tn
: bill and called the previous question
!. Call sustained and bill. passed.
The Special Committee to investigat
the charges of getting money under falls
e pretenses against w. l.. Lowe, a membs
] of this House, reported the charges |
d be well founded.
Mr.. Roseborough moved the adoptio
i OF the report
Il Mr.. Williamson of Carroll, move
that the House consider same in Ton
mitxee of the Whole. Carried.
nj Mr.. Williamson in the chair.
oil Mr.. McCabc moved that the Commi
tee rise and report 10 the House that Il
D, lcharges be recommitted to the Speci
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SENATOR HAMILTON, of Holmes, said

SENATOR HAMILTON, of Holmes, said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Were | to fail to
contribute to the memory of our deceas-
ed Senator, would not only be untrue
to myself. but unmindful Of good deeds
which live on with time. Though but
of limited acquaintance with Senator
Vertner, yet sufficient was the time to
discern those qualities of head and heart
which heautify and adorn the truly
good.
Mr.. President: the world viii move in
its accustomed way; its busy travellers
heedlessly hurrying on; the sun rise and
give light to its rejoicing millions, and
while no ray of that light will reach the
eye dimmed in death, yet those good
deeds which alone belong 20 the en-
inently pure and true, will entwine
around the memory of Senator Vertner
and cause coming generations Ito rise
up and call him blessed"
Mr.. President: we love the pure and
good; we admire natures works; the
woodland beauty, the mountain scenery
the grandeur of the rolling ocean, bu1
who would not go farther 10 see truly
good man than any other of her work
They are the gems which bedeck thl
sky OF life-the refreshing oasis alon.
life's desert, aud form its joys anC
sweetest ties. Mississippi mourns th,
| loss of a true son. Coming from mature
with a noble and generous heart, adorn
ed and refined with scholarly attain
ments, his memory will be blessed ant
cherished with lingering delight.
! Mr.. President, it can we'll be said o
Senator yertner, "He was brave in tn
field, wise in the Senate, and polished il
society"
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By Mr.. SlaoSToS:

Mr.. President: My name is not on
that list; but, sir, Fwould be recreant to
every emotion of my nature, if | were
to allow these resolutions to pass with
out dropping at lesst one tribute to the
memory of =. ID. Vertner, late Senator
from the 18th District-he, sir, whom
we lave learned to honor snd to love
Mr.. President, these are mementoes
that speak TO me more eloquentiy than
silver tongued oratory, or letters written
in tints Of gold When view that desk.
and that chair. draped in the sable en-
blems Of mourning, they speak to me in
sad and melancholy tones Of him who 80
recently sat in that chair, giving earnest
attention to the business Of this Senate,
81 stood erect before that desk in adro-
cacy Of what he thought WAS right
ar. President, / had not the good
| fortune to have known Senator Nertne,
long, but, sir. to him who i able to read
men { faces, and TO Judge them by their
work, he needed no Introduction lhs
quick and intelligent fash of his eye
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] shall not speak of Senator Nertnel
in the language of adulation. Ii aecus-
toned to such language-which | an
not-this is not the time, or the place
or the occasion to give il utterance. i,
speak of him as be was, and as | knew
him. is quite sufficient 1t had not been
my good fortune to know him long, bui
| regard myself most fortunate in having
known him at all Kind, courteous and
manly III his bearing, he won his way
without effort ID the hearts and esteem
of these who were thrown in contact
with him. Gentle as child, he pos
sessed at the same time, all the vigor,
force and energy .of a full-developed
and well balanced manhood, supported
by tender sensi bllity, an exemplary
character and high sense of honor.
Meeting him for the first time early
in the present session of the Legislature
in the room of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, soon learned to ponder well
his views touching the questions of Ian
and public policy before the Committee,
as emanating from a thorough lawyer,
IN whose mind that jealous mistress, the
law, had no rival
Ia conversation with Senator Nertner,
| learned that while there were some
whose conduct he did not approve,
and for whom the social part of his
life and nature was not open, he haG
the Droadest charity for all, and bore
malice toward none. When | last saw
him he complained of feeling unrell
but little did | think, when / parted
with him on the % inst, and went to
my home, that when / retured, | would
find his chair vacant and draped in the
habiliments of mourning
have been told that he died calmly
and peacefully, and that death had no
terrors for him. With all his faculties
at his command, and realizing that his
end had come, he met the grim monster
without a shudder Faithfully may
the language of st. Paul be applied to
him, No man liveth to himself, aud no
man dieth to himself"
Mr. President and Senators, this me
mortal occasion il not intended to bene-
fit our departed companion. "As a tree
falleth so shall it lie" But it may in
spire us to nObler deeds, and to walk
more zealously III the path of duty.
May we profit by tie example Of him We
mourn to-day, and may we
$50 live that when cur summons come To ioin
The innnmcrable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall 'aks
His chamber in the silent halls of DEATH
We go not like the quarTy-slave at night,
ged to his dungeon, but sustained and soothe
BY an unialtering trust, approach our graves
Like one who wraps the drapery OF his couch
A bout him and lies DOWN 10 pleasant dreams.
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( the determined expression of his face
the erect and manly bearing of his BODY,
and the firm and determined manner in
| which he walked, each upon themselves.
+ the impress that there WAS a man among
men, and one who would dare to do
right, because he believed it to be right.
But, Mr.. President, that desk and chair
speak to me in other tones, than to
| remind me of the lamented dead. They
/ remind me, sir, that we, too, must die
that the fiat has gone forth, and passed
upon all men, Dust thou art, and unto
dust shalt thou returnw This. sir. is an
unalterable decree, and has passed upon
men, aud no action of ours can change
it. These eyes of ours, now sparkling
with the vivifying flash of thought,
must become dim and blind; these
minds of ours, now active In the pursuit
of knowledge, that we may be able to
discharge the duties that deyolye on US,
must become dormant and inactive;
these hearts of ours, whose every pulsa-
tion now beats the click of time, must
become still and dead. We, too, like the
Senator from the Twenty Eighth Dis
trict, must pass from the stage of action,
and quit the busy pursuits of life, TO try
the realities OF that land across the river,
of which We know nothing except by
faith.
Mr. President, j. ID. Fertner was a
branch of one of Mississippi's most Illus
trious families He has passed from the
stage of action, proving himself worthy
of his ancesEgy, and has left his impress
Jor good, upon the platforms of time.
No words of Iaine can affect the lament
ed dead he has gone to reap his reward
in that spirit-land; but if | can say
word that will dry one tear, or admins
ter single balm, to soothe his heart
stricken family and friends then let me
say it.
His place is not only vacant at that
desk, or in that chair, but when we look
over the most important Committees, we
find vacuum necessary to be filled.
Already, Mr. President, you have been
called upon to fill his place on one of the
most important Committees of this body,
and ! know of others in which his place
will have to be filed
This shows, sir, in what esteem he was
held by his compiers. A Senator, ener |
getic in the discharge of duty, earnest in |
his advocacy of what he believed to be |
right, and true to the interest of his peo- |
pie, has gone; and l move that copy |
of these memorial services be transmit |
ted to his family, by the Chairman of |
the Memorial Conn mittee.
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SrNArnR YKRaER said /:

Mr.. PRESIDENT | feel that nothing
that | shall or coEld say on this occasion
viii cause this Senate 10 appreciate more
scnsibly than IL already does, the great loss
il has sustained in the uniimeiy death OF
the Tate Senator from the 2sth District.
While / thus feel, Mr.. Presidents l am
unwilling to allow these memorial SER
vices to be concluded without having add
ed my personal testimony TO the virtues
and real worth Of the lameuted dead,
whose memery we are engaged IN COM
memorafing to-day. ! have said. Mr.
President, that the death Of Gen. Vert
ner WAS untimely, aud ! 10 regard u
both Tor the State and this Senaae %
The state, because he had but just entered
upon duties that had he been permitted
by the hand OF God to finish, would
have resulted in much good p her
Lntimely 70 this Senate was his death,
AT. President, because it has deprived
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY
FRIDAY, February 18Th. 1886.

FRIDAY, February 18th. 1856.
Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment.
Lieut.. Gov. Shands in the chair.
Prayer by Rev DIR. Galloway.
Mr. Smith offered the following resoAff-
ton:
Resolved, That the papers submisted BY
the Committee on Penitentiary, and ordered
10 be printed, be withdrawn and be referred
TO the Senator from the 26th District, and
that he have authority to make minority
report Adopted.
Mr.. Simonton offered the following reso-
lations which were each and severailv
adopted
Mr.. President: | move that Senator
Packwood be appointed chairman of the
committee to examine the Executive Con-
tingent Fund. to fill the Vacancy caused
by the death Of Senator Yertner.
Mr.. President | move that Senator
Dean be added to the Joint Camulissse IL
examine the public officers.
Mr.. Ierger offered the following resaIss.
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved. That the report OF the Conn
mittee on State Library made al iornrr
day, be and the same is hereby referred 10
the COMMITTEES ON Finance.
{fcxislstive Proceedings continued on III rAssl
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SENATOR BURKlTT sand /:

SENA sGR BURktTT SAID
Mr.. PRESIDENT: 1t is truly said "In
the midst of life we are in DEATH" That
icy hand has been laid upon one in our
midst. There is vacant seat. The scythe
of time has cut him down in the prime
of manhood, and in the midst of useful
ness, and he is gone. Gone, gone to that
bourne whence no traveller returns.
That voice is hushed; that tongue is
cold, and that hand is still, that were
so recently heard and active among
US. Though | had not the pleasure of a
long acquaintance with the deceased,
and did not enjoy all the agreeable
sports of boy hood with him, as some
oIher Senators here have done, vet |
knew enough of him to respect his vir-
tues, and | cannot do my own feelings
Justice on this solemn occasion, with.
out paying my last small tribute to
his memory. | never saw him until
here in his seat; but upon first ae
quaintance ! was favorably impressed
and the better knew him, the more
was convinced of his noble qualities
regarded him as high-toned, polished
gentleman, and good Senator. | will
conclude my remarks by repeating til,
language of the poet, as applicable II
him:
/ Happy il he born and taught,
That seryeth anorher's will,
u - II. 49,. ~
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House met at 80 p. m. Speaker
Sharp in the chair; and adjourned until
to morrow morning at 10 o'clock
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SENATOR GAGE said

In the order in which l arise to do
honor TO our late friend, Senator Vert
ner, it would appear perhaps TO many,
as it does to myself, to be inappropriate to
attempt to give the impression not only
upon my heart and mind, of the many
virtues of the character of that noble
type OF manhood, but to all those who
have heard those virtues so eloquently
and pathetically portrayed by Senators
who have preceded me in these memo
rial services; so now Senators, | ask
that you pause but a moment in solemn
thought and sight, and cast your eyes
upon that chair draped in the emblem
of memory, that speaketh in solemn
but silent tones. One of our honored
associates has gone to his last resting
place; and while you pause, let all those
virtues of head and heart be indelibly
daguefreotyped upon your minds eye
and hearts while you reflect upon them,
as contained in that small casket of ma
ture, that possesses all those Jewels mould
ed in perfect form and symmetry by
Him who disposes of all things in order.
Look, now, as that spirit takes its flight
to the great Senate chamber above, W here
the great Am disposes and rules all
things with love evermore, see, as that
spirit takes its flight from that jeweled
cssket % that chamber. Do they grow
less? No, but they increase and enlarge
in beauty and splendor, more brilliant
than tie stars and crowned with all
those virtues which he so worthily pos
sessed. So be it, | can but say, not only
for myself, but all Senators, we knew
him to love him
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IN NEMoRIAA

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NIGHT SESSION.

House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker sharp in the chair.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Raiford.
Special Order: To amend an act TO Ia
cilitate the construction of the Gulf &
Ship Island Railroad and for other pur-
poses, approved March -, 1884, was
called up by Mr. Trigg
Mr.. Williamson, Of Carroll, moved
that the House, having rendered the use
of this Hall to Mr.. Reynolds for tonight,
take recess for two hours to allow him
to deliver said lecture.
Mr.. Lee moved TO adjourn. Lost.
Mr. williamson motion. Lost.
Mr.. Harrison asked leave for the APP
preparation Committee to retire and 81.
Not granted.
Mr. Marmon moved that the House
take recess for forty minutes 10 allow
Mr.. Reynolds to deliver his address.
Carried.
After the lecture Mr. Koseborough
presented privileged majority report
fraudulently obtaining money.
Mr.. Allen also presented q minority
/ report in same case.
+ Both reports were read to the House.
! Mr. Roseborough moved that the re
port be adopted.
Mr.. McCabe moved that the matter
be act Tor tomorrow morning. Carried
/ Mr.. Burkitt-A resolution setting
| fourth that whereas Hunter Johnston
has been found guilty Of systematic
swindling of the members and EN-
ployes OF this House; that the Speaker
be requested to revoke his appointment
as Postmaster for the House. Lie
over.
Consideration of special order resum
ed.
Mr.. NcCebe in the chair
Mr. Madison offered an amendmen
providing that the Gulf and Ship Islam
Railroad shall be required 10 work a
the conyicts continuously or forfei
their rights under the contract of thei
railroad charter.
Mr. Trigg moved to table. Tabled.
Mr.. Burkitt offered an amendmen
providing that one-fourth of tn
convicts shall be worked on the north
ern and one-fourtb on the southern en-
; of the road. Tabled.
Mr.. Burkitt offered an amendmen
providing that one hundred Thousand
dollar instead of fifty thousand dolla
bond as the bill new provides. Adopted
Pending the discussion of this bill
= Ill 40 the House adjourned.
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Traveller in the strangers land,
Far from thine own household band;
Mourner, haunted by tse tone,
Ui a voice from this world Is gone;
Captive, in whose narrow cell
sunshine has no leave to dwell;
sailor. OF the darkening sea
l-itt the heart and bend the knee;
With q tod OF peace above thee,
Can thou 3aBgUish or despair
Tread thy gTiefs beneath thy feet,
Scale the walls Of Heaven with prayer
"'Iis the key Of the Apostle
That opens Heaven from below
fis the Ladder OF the patriarch
Nhereon the angels CONT. and 60.
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e0BspHsaed-we remember you for the
good YOU have already done.
SENATOR GAYLEs said:

SENATOR GAYLEs said:
Mr.. President: eesire to offer my
tribute of respect to one of Mississippi 5
ilIustrious and distinguished sons.
The late Senator j. ID. Vertner, OF the
18th District, who was born In the town OF
Port Gibson, in this State, was in every
sense of the word worthy of admiration,
as a statesman, among all true Missis-
sippians. He showed that he was en-
dowed by nature with that intellectual
power, aud culture, that endeared him
TO every Senator upon the floor OF this
chamber There have been but very
few men in Mississippi who commanded
more respect among their co-workers, in
such short time than that Of General
Vertner His example was one of use
fulness aud honor. Mr.. President, death
is fearful visitor, and ii takes from the
Kings throne and from the Presidential
chair, down to the humble cabins of the
poor, and under all circumstances, it
leaves the picture of bereavement in
every family; but, Mr.. President, to die
is a pain to an good men
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SENATOR BooTHf: said :

Happy is he born and taught,
That serveth not another's will.
Whose ariaor is his honest thosghS,
And simple truth his utmost skill.
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NIGHT SESSION.

Sec'y House Select Committee
At l:48, the House adjourned.
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WEDNEsDA Y, February 18th, 1856.
House met pursuant to adlournm ent
Speaker Sharp in the chair. Prayer BY
Rev. DIR. Andrews
Leave of absence granted to Messrs
Williamson of HiGds, Bush, Mckinney
Brooks, and w. L. Mcdonald Also tc
Messrs. johnson of Kinds, McKie and
Sullivan, for committee duty
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Committee Carried and report recon-
mitted.
Permission granted the Committee q
retire TO report 1T any time.
Mr.. Pitts: To amend see. 1917, Code
1880, in relation TO grand jurors Judi
eiary.
Mr.. Watts: For relief Of i. II. Hart
man, of Lincoln county. Claims.
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THEY WILL FIGHT.

We call the attention of such people as
are especially happy in sneering at the
organized militia, and delight in clubbing
Its men 'play-day soldiers" to the fact that
the citizen soldiery fought at Seattle.
Militia-men restored order and cowed
mob. National Guardsmen stood before
their fellow-citizens, robed in the full re-
gala of the authority of the Republic and
maintained the supremacy of its laws. The
rioters, and those who have assumed that the
militia viii aim high" have to their sor-
row found out that the citizen soldier will
fight, and shoot to kill. In the presence
of such a splendid example as the militia
men of Seattle on Monday gave of the
strength of that arm of the Government
we recall the piping sarcasm of certain
legislators upon the floor of the California
Legislature. who saw nothing of good in
the National Guard, and deemed the
annual pittance asked for its support a
waste of the peoples money. They forgot,
or never knew, that in every great trial of
the integrity of our institutions under the
assaults of violence, the citizen soldier has
been the first to respond to the appeal
of the law. 1t was the militia that stood
the first shock of the American revolution ;
the organized militia that first faced the
rebel hosts in '60-6l; the citizen soldiery
that first responded to the call of the Re-
public in its struggle with Mexico; the
National Guard that in every city of the
land to-day is the chief conservator OF
peace III troublesome times, and that with
in forty-eight hours has demonstrated its
capacity and usefulness in Washington
Territory, in the face of such temptations
to shirk duty as rarely present to men.
Let the lawless, and those who feign con-
tempt for the holiday soldier" keep it in
mind that the organized militia of this
country will fight, and that it aims low.
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THE LONDON MOB.

The altogether most important and sug-
gestive fact of the London riot of Monday
is that the mob, having possession of the
most important part of tie city; having
whipped and efiectually coxed the police
force; having free and urrestrained con-
troll of the chief highways of London +;
having the power to sack aud pillage to a
far greater extent than it cid having the
power to shed blood and Involve London
in carnage-contented Itself with destroy
ing property, beating such foreigners as
were objectionable to it, and then quietly
dispensing. The torch was not applied and
no murder was done. The fact indicates
that the character of the mob differed
greatly from that of 1nobs heretofore
known in London. 1t would seem to indi-
cate that it was a mob of less passion and
deeper purpose; one emb racing in its con-
stituent elements more If those having
real grievances-such as arise out of need.
want of employment by those anxious,
Wiling and competent to labor; those who
are not wholly bent upon destruction and
the pulling down of exiting institutions,
but who viii he satisfied with the satisfy
ing of their immediate wants. This was
Indicated by the fact that the socialistic
minority failed to sway the mob to its own
purposes, but met at its hands no small
punishment for its radicalism. 1t remains
to be seen if the second mob now rioting in
the streets of London is of the same char
aPtpr