Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-01-18
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~, f..,..- de idea of aiding The views 81 any
.bllbe governed by he best Judge
ne -...,1 vI.l alIJgj, and wall eudeaEoI 90
-ls-. !, course, hal will result N the ultimate
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q. House. Little business was done on
lay The Message Of the Governor was
.,..ca.ed to both Houses. The Senate Of
I.-,4asoo copies ofihe message to be printed.
n. uou.,. the message and The accompany.
document. we're laid on tie table wilhou, any
..rher actor
Wednesday,, Jan'y. 5, ls4o.
T., ~ House, a resolution was adopted to 60 /
Il. election of L. s Senator for six years I
=. and after The 4h of March, lsil, on the /
-, 5n, Thursday, at II o'clock.
m, House then assembled in pursuance Of a
.., resolution in he representative ball. and +
..5ed to Zoe election Of Plblic Pt,nler aud
sss.eanlat.Arms
E NJ Prce, Esq, Editor OF The Nlssssippion,
~, elected Public Printer On the first call cf the
IN. BY a majority Of l6 over all opponents. -
n. lame, Nj. Leais was elected Scrgeanl-at
AIMS on fine 81 ballot The House Ie-assem.
stsa n the evening, when the following resou-
ia, uas offered by Mr. Roblnson-aceurdIng to
n. niles Of the House, il hes on the table one
day, without any action;
aResosed, that select committee, consisting
If members on the part of the House Of
Representatives, be appointed 10 act in copjunc-
ion with committee on the part OF the Senate,
10 examine ths Books of deliberations, rules,
and ordinances OF the Mississippi Union Bank"
and 10 ascertain the amount of cash, the amount
Of notes in circulation, and complete and ac
cunie list Of the balances due the Bank, as well
as The amount Of depostes, and all other affairs
and liabilities of said Bank and that sad JOINT
committee be clothed with full power to send for
persons md papers, and that they report thereon
at as early day as their duties will permit"
Az O'clock both Houses met in the Repre-.
,suIiye Hall for the purpose Of opening and pub
'shing the votes for Governor Of the State The
relurns being examined, and the vote summed
up, the result was found TO be as follows
* For Alexander G. McNu, lS,s2l
=" Edward Turner, 1878
Majority for McNut, 3o5S
4 resolution was introduced in the House and
adopted, to make the necessary arrangements for
the installation of the Governor at such time as
he may designate The message Of the Cover
Lor was then taken up, and 5000 copies Of II
ordered to be printed, II was referred 10 a com
mlttee Of the whole House, and made the special
order OF the day for Monday, the 18th instant.
Mr. Besaneon then offered a preamble and reso
luions relative TO the repeal Of bank charters
whole House, aud made the special order Of !h'
day for Tuesday, the 18th INST.
Mr. Boon introduced resolutions relative TO III,
embarrassed condition Of the State, the Impor
lance OF the adoption by Congress, at It's presen
session. Of the Independent Treasury Bill, an,
'ns'ucng our Senators in Congress to vote 70
The passage 0t the same.
Thursday, Jan'y. 9.
In the Senate, the joint resolutions from III
House in regard to the election of I. S. Senator
and tie installation of the Governor elect, wcr
cOncurred in. After which, M Miller introduce
aPeamble and resolutions in relation 10 tho pow
etof the Legislature to repeal aud amend ban
charters
LLEcTtoN OF L. 8, SENATOR.
Ia the forenoon Of this day, the two House
assembled in the Representative hail for the pu
pose OF electlng y. s. Senator, for six yea
from tho 4th day of March, lS4l. Mr. Waite
Of the Senate, nominated the Hon. Robert ,
Wake; Mr. Murchlson. of the House, nominate
The Hon. s. S. Prentiss, On the first call
The roll the vote stood
Fol Robert j. Walker, 10
:. s. Preniiss, 81
Scattering,
SO Robert j. Walker was reelected by m
loly Of 25 votes ovsr all opponents. After
brief recess, the Legislature again assembled I
the purpose Of inaugurating the Governor elet
The ceremony was an imposing one. " L
'oyemor," says the Mississippia', having cor
milo the Hall, addressed the assembly III spec
o. h'leen or twenty minutes, after which the OF
u Office was administered nv Mr. Chief JusII
ohatkey, Of the High Court Of Errors and A
peals' The Rev. Mr. Rogers then addressed {
throne Of grace, in short but appropriate terms
supplIcatloR. The ceremonies Of installation
hg ended, the sergeant-at-arms proclaimed
The door, that Alexander G.. McNutt had be
duly installed Governor of the State Of Mss
''Ppi and Commander-in. chief Of lhe Army a
Navy thereof, for the term prescribed by the CT