The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-09-29

'eeeno'"" III the Legislature, as we wilHproVc
by the journals. And first in 1885, the Gov
ernor having issued his wt;ts for the election
OF members Of the Legislature, for the six
teen new Choctaw counties, the people elected
the representatives, and the lower house Of
the Legislature, by an almost,unanimoas vote,
admitted the members to their seats. You
will here bear in mind, that the constitution
declares that s each county shall always be
entitled ito at least one representatives: and
it further declares that : each house shall Judge
Of the qualifications and elections OF it's own.
member That house TO which alone the
members from the new counties were elected,
declared the new members duly qualified and
elected-this house was the sole Judge under
the constitutiOn-yet the State Senate pro-
ceeded to usurp this power Of the other house,
and declared that the new members were not
entitled to take their seats. and nullifed the
Legislature. On the Goth Of January, 1885
(see Senate Journal, page 81 to 62,) the Sem
ate's Select Committee raised on Mr.. Hender-
sons resolutions of tha, 3lst instant, presented
their report against the right Of the new coun
ties to representation in the Legislature. On
the 9th Of January. 1885, as the Journals
state, Mr.. Quitman Addressed the Senate for
about two hours, advocating the adoption Of
the report Of the select committee raised on
the resolution presented by Mr.. Henderson,
on the 2lst instant;' and at page 76, this re-
port against the representation Of the new
counties, was adopted by the following vote
: ayes, BriscO, FaleOner, Harper, Henderson,
Land, Quitman and Tracy-7 Noes, Brown,
Cooke, Davis and Hargis,' Al page rs, Mr..
Quitman presented a preamble and resolutions
for the notification Of the Legislature, and
declaring 8 the body now assembled as the
House Of Representatives, is not III verify the
House Of Representatives. because the mem
beTs of the Choctaw counties were admitted
to their seats, A more high-handed stretch
Of power never was exhibited to the Ameri-
can people since the days of the alien and
sedition laws: Tie Senate had printed one
thousand copies of Mr.. Eenderson's report
against the new counties, yet they refused
svsn to print Mr.. Cookies protest in favor Of
the new counties, at page 86, by the fellow
ing vote: .Ayes, Messrs. Cooke, Davis, Hargis,
Tracy. Noes, BriscOe, Falconer, Henderson,
Land, Quitman; 8 thus treating the new coun-
ties with conrempt, and refusing them a fair
hearing, by refusing to print the protest in
their iayor.' At page 88, Of the Senate Jour-
nal, you will find thattho House s unanimously
disagreed to the Senate's report, and adopted a
preamble aad resolutions declaring that each
house has the sole aud exclusive right to
Judge OF the elections aud qualifications, and
consequently the right to judge and determine
the members Of the house; , and that this
house is constimtionally assembled and organ
ized,' and that the Senate's repOr; for which
Mr.. Quitman voted, is 8 directly in opposition
to the fundamental principles Of the %Constitu-
ton OF the State of Mississippi, and to the
principles of every government pretending to
be based upon the equal rights Of man, Such
were the resolutions { unanimously adopted by
the House of Representatives, by the mem
bers from the old as well as from the new
counties, in regard to the report for which Mr.
Quitman voted. At page 90, Mr.. Quitman
voted for the final adjournment Of the'Legis-
lature, without the consent OF the other House,
by joint resolution, in open defiance of the
clause of the constitution, which declares thai
4 =. H.. .ssLA-N H. naa.,Aa al shr
other, adjourn for more than three days.; , and
thus was the representation Of the ChOctaw
in 1885, and the Chiekasaw counties in 1886
defeated by Mr.. QuitmOn, for a report which
the House unanimously declared to be directly
in opposition to the fundamental principles o.
the constitution of the State Of Mississippi
ard the principles oil the very government pre-
tending to be based upon the equal rights o
man,
But Mr.. Quitmkn's course in the winte
Of 1885, against the representation Of thu
Chickasaw counties, we cOnsiderif possible
more Objectionable than his course in 1885
Again We refer to the JOurnals-at page 270 o
the House Journals; on the filth Of Feb. 1886
L
with a view to obtain the Chidkasaw coun
ties representation in the approaching session
Of the Legislature, : Mr.. Gholson asked fol
, and obtained leave to introduce a preamble an
: resolutions in relation to representation from
: the new eounties.' At page 277, to prOcur
senatorial representation for the Choctaw 9
: well as the Chicka saw counties in 1887, M
: 3hoIsoh asked for; and obtained leave to IL
+ iroddce d bill to Be entitled An act to TAX
+ tho census Of the State Of Mississippi for tn
year 1882 At page 500, on motion Of Nj
, GhOlson; his Preamble and resolution in fFSc
r Of the new Sodntiss was engrossed and
/, page 1893 adopted, by avOse Of 81 to IS. Ye
i Notwithstanding the overwhelming majOrit
> Of the House in favor Of the representation
d thh Chickasaw counties III the aPptOachin
n session Of the Legislature, it failed in Che Sci
' ate. Mr.. Quitman'S vote is here twice reco
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