Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-01-28

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~ JOINT resolution Of both Houses. tie
ELECTION Tor State Printer and Sereant-at Arms
'sln take place this day at II O'Clock
WEDNESDAY, Jan.
Inc resolution introduced on Yesterday Il,
Mr. Matthews Of Marshall, pfoDosino, he;
Two Houses meet IN the Represent tive Hen
on Thursday, at ii o'clock, Al. M. far tho mr.
pose OF electing an United States Senate a.
SIX years rom and after the 9TH flav 81 EIarch
l64l, was calledup. 4 s'-'.' =
Mr. Graves of Anite, moved IN lav fl,e -
olutlon the table, the motion was lost
The vote was then taken on. the adont;on If
the resolution, and decided IN the Affirmative.
Inc hour Of IL O'Clock being at hand. the
two Houses assembled in pursuance Of . ioint
order, m the Representative Hall. and nrocee-
ded to the election of a public printer and Ser
gant-at-Arms. s-ss- -, -
Mr.. Mathews Of the Senate. nominated |
Charles M Pdce; Mr.. Farrer, Of the Senate.
nominated VIM. H. McCardle; Mr.. Ventress
q the House, nomated B. Albertson. and Mr..
=, Watkins OF the House, nominated George r.
The Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk
OF the House, then called Their respective rolls.
The result of the election is as follows:
e; n. Price, received 64votes.
w. II. McCardle, 80
H.. Albertson,
G. r. Fall,
The President of the Senate then announced
that Charles M. Price isduly and constitution
ally elected State Printer for the term prescri-
bed by the Constitution. The Joint assem-
Diage then proceeded 10 ballot for Sergeat-at-
Arms. On 1.-THE third baloting James M. Lewis
received 81 votes, and was declared by the
President of the Senate, duly elected and
sworn INTO Office by the Clerk of the House of
Representatives. Tie Senate then retired
to their chamber, and the House adjourned
until O'Clock, P. NJ
3 O'CLOCK, P. M.
The House assembled in pursuance of adj
| journment.
MIR. Robinson offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That select committee consis-
ting Of members on the mart of the
House of Representatives, be appointed to act
IN conjunction with a committee on the part
OF the Senate, to examine the @Books of DELHI
eratlons, rules, and ordinances of the Missis.
sippi Union Bank" and to ascertain the
amount of cash, the amount of notes in circu.
latIon, and complete and accurate list of the
balances due the Bank as well as the amount
OF depostes, and all other affairs and liabilitie:
OF said Bank; and thatsaid joint committee b.
clothed with full powerto send for persons anC
papers, and that theyreport thereon at as early
day as their duties will permit which, &C
cordng to the rules of tie Houses, lies one day
on the table.
The hour of 3 o'clock having arrived, bein.
the hour appointed by joint resolution, adop
ted by the two Houses, for the opening an,
publishing the votes for Governor of the State
The Speaker directed the Clerk to inform
the Senate, that the Hall of the House of Re
representatives. is now in readiness for their re
ceptioD.
: Which being dono, the Senate prcccede
by the Sergeant at-Arms, came into the Hal
and took the seats assigned them.
The President of the Senate, stated to tn
joint meeting the object of their joint assem-
blage; and thereupon the Speaker of the Hous
did open and proclaim the returns given fl
Governor in the several counties of this State
The vote being summed up, the result wa
ascertained to be as follows:
For Alexander G. McNutt 1881
For Edward Turner 1878
McNutt's majority 3,058
The President the Senate announced til
result; after which the Senate returned I
Q their chamber.
MIR. Fox introduced a resolution appointin
0 a committee of FIVE on the part of the Hous
to act with such committee as might be raise
I on the part of the Senate, to wait on the Go
: ernor elect, and to make the necessary a
e rangements for his installation, at such time
i he may designate. The resolution was ado
; ted.
u The message ofthe Governor was taken u
IS and, on motion of Mr.. Graves, of Chocta'
+ 5000 copies ordered to be printed, and refe
II red, on motion of Mr.. Kendall to a commits
N of the whole House, and made the special {
e der of the day for Monday next.
le Mr. Besancon offered the following preaI
N bic and resolutions, which were ordered to
u printed and referred to a committee of Il
ID whole house, and made the order Of the day
s. Tuesday next.
Is Whereas, all political power is inherent
~ the people, and our system OF government
Ill founded In their win, the functionaries of 90
e eminent are, by the system, agents of powt
te and are appointed by the people, under ]
s. sponsibility to perform their viii: hence t
ne government, as contradistinguished from
body polite, do not possess, but only ererc
n power. And whereas, life, liberty, and hap
ou ness, are the final objects of the institution
ng government, and the right of the people
10 preserve and to promote them is unalienah
ny whatever, therefore, within the limits of tn
DC community, that tends to destroy or annoy t
d. one or the other, becomes thereby subject
supreme. exclusive and final control, whetl
ne It be an injudicious and lily constructed q
= eminent, or unequal and pernicious laws A
ma whereas, as it thence clearly appears that q
ernment itself, as well as its legislation, IS
x experiment, it is uncomfortable that the be
Ie- polite can, consistently with these principl
bind itself or posterity to submit to any ST
as 81 of things, the momentary or continuous es
OK tence Of which is, or would be, incompati
with, or Obstructive of the great and final
iects of government and whereas, the e,
as people Of this State are at this time snbiec
ed, to all the evils Of an unsound and deprecia
ess bank currency, produced BY the action
banking corporations that were created by "a
ed of the Legislature. Therefore,
NJ ResoIpsd, That the powers conferred by
% body polite, through the constitution, upon
or Legislative department are to beexercised
the public good, and that when IN the exerc
air of those powers, laws are passed, winch,
es their consequences, prove injurious to the *
nunitv, It IS not only competent, but It IS
my duty Of a succeeding Legislature. to rep
er- them.
of Resozrsd, That the Legislature as the az
seD Of the win and power of the body polite,
he the same right Is alter and amend OF to rel
lon bank charters, that It has to repeal any OF
cts law.
ole Resolsed. THAT the public interests reqn
audit IS 4 duty we owe alike to ourselves