Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-02-28

Inc OFueTS OF the Udy, OillS lIoHl Tue oeHdte,
were taken up soon after the journal read
and several local bills passed. heretofore noted in
the proceedings of the Senate.
Mr.. Stewart introduced the bill to change the
mode of collecting taxes from pedars in Marion
county-passed.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
At 12 O'Clock the Senate enter the Hall of the
House to proceed to the election of a Senator in
place of II. S. Foote.
The President called the joint assemblage to or
DER and Mr. MAfee, of H, nominated Walker
Brooke, of Holmes county
Mr.. Cook nominated n. S. Price and pro-
ceeded to address the House amid lat frst) great
confusion, and cries of 'sorder.'
An excited debate ensued (which is noticed at
length in another part of this paper.)
At o'cloek the two Houses took recess.
3 CLOCK, P. NJ
The joint convention again assembled, and the
debate was resumed, in the course of which Mr..
Keith nominated A B Bradford of Marshall, Mr..
Sharkey, W A Lake of Warren, and Mr. Tory
w Wilson, of Claiborne.
The two Houses finally proceeded to vote
On the first voting 100 votes given. Of
these Mr.. Brook received AZ votes Mr.. A. G..
Brown " votes n. s. Price IL votes Mr. A.
B. Bradford 8 votes Mr.. Jacob Thompson 5
votes Mr.. VIM. S. Wilson, votes Mr.. Nc
Willie votes ;. Mr.. Stephen Adams 4 votes Mr..
Reuben Davis votes; Gen. VIM. R. Miles 9
votes B. D. Majors votes and ) votes seat
terng
No one of those named having received a ma
jority of the whole number of votes cast, the
vention proceeded to vote second time.
The names of several gentlemen (who had been
voted for they not being candidates. were here
Withdrawn.
We omit the second and third and proceed to
give the
FOURTH AND LIST voTiNG:
Whole number of votes given, III.
Majority of the whole, SO.
Mr.. Walker Brooke of Holmes county, received
the following votes of
Senotors.-Messrs. Adams, Alcorn, Farrar,
/ Hemingway, Hussey, Nelson, Reynolds, and
Tait-8
| Representatiges-Mr Speaker Messrs Adams,
Aldridge, Armistead, Barker Benton, Bradford
Box, Catchings. Crusoe, Coopwood. Dubuisson,
Deavours, Daugharty, Gallant, Gillespie, Halford
Jarnagin, johnson, Jones. e Pontotoc, Jones, o.
Kemper, Keith, Kennedy, Lakeland, Likens, Mar
BILE, Matthews, Mcclure, McInnis, Mitchell, Moo
dy, Prophitt, Regain, Roby, Seal of Lowndes, Sell
ser, Sims, Slack, Smith, Southworth, Sullivan
Tankefsley, Taylor of Tishemingo, Terry, Yer
non, West, White, Wilson and Wood-55.
Mr. N. S. Price of Tlppah county received the
following votes, OF
1Senators--Mr. President, Messrs. Beene, Bell
Bennett, Berry, Catchings, Drane Golladay
Greer, Hough Hughes, Pettus, Pope, Ramsey
Singleton, Stone, Taliaferro Thompson.-18.
Representatives.. -Messrs, Barden, Brown, By
mum, Cooke, Gibbons Kinds, Hodges, Martin
McCrory, McLaurin, Smyth, Thames, and Ward
is.
Mr.. A. G. Brown of Copiah county, received
the following votes of
Representatives. Messrs. Bowman, Campbell
Chrisman, Damper, Guy, Hathon, McMillon
Parks and Sasser.--1O.
Mr.. John J. McRea of Clark county, received
the following votes of
Representatives.-Mess Jones of Jasper, Lew
| is, Seal of Harrison, and Stewart.
Mr.. VIM s. Wilson of Claiborne country, re
ceived the following votes of
Senators.-Messrs. Johnson and Torry,-2.
APPRENTICESHIP. Pearce,-1.