American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-10-26
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
Continued. from First Page,
SENATE.
Thursday, Oct, 10, '65.

Senate met--by MIR TAYLOR:
Whereas. An unprecedented and an IN
happy condition Of affairs now enviro
the people of the State of. Mississippi i
consequence Of the Liberation of The slave
of The State. recognized and guarantee
by the constitution thereof, aud BY tn
Constitution Of the United States by fore
Of arms, of the United States, herefor,
Resolved. That we, the Senator's of th
Stale of Mississippi, will support no MAJ
for the United States Senate, who Is O
shall be in favor Of giving TO the slave
thus manumitted, any rights. civil, poliu
cal or social, further than WAS vouchaied
unto to person and property OF the DOM
ciliated free negro, By the statutes of the
State plior 10 the late Revolution. Messrs
Taylor and Lyles spoke in support of the
resolution and Mes,rs. McCafgo, Miller,
King and Wilson against 1t.
On motion of M Nc Cargo, the resolu-
ton was laid on the table by the following
vote:
AYES Mr. President, Messrs Ander.
son, Binford, Brown, Cain, Duncan,
Hooker, King. Leachmap, lowry, Lyle,
Mrln, McCargo Miller. Montgomery,
Moseley, Napier Robinson, Smith, Ste
phens and Wlson-2l
NAys.-Messrs Haw kins Jackson Lyles,
Seal, Stone. SWEET, Taylor and Wolff-8
The hour for the re-assembling of the
Joint Convention having arrived, and The
Honorable Senators being announced by
the Sergeant at-srms, entered the Hall,
and took The seats assigned them.
The Convention then proceeded with
The vote for United States Senator for The
term commencing March 5, 1865
FOR MR.. ALCoRN.
Senators-Mr. President, Anderson,
Brown, Cain, Hooker, Jackson, King,
Land, Leachman, McCargo, Moseley,
Napier-l3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Boone, Brown,
of Kemper, BRIDGES Of Choctaw. Burres.
Burton, Deason, EaSterling. Eds, Fox>
worth, Gilstrap, Gowan, Grace, Hamil
ton, Hansen Hearne, Eenll, Hunter.
Hicks, huffman, lrby, Jones, Kennedy,
Mabry, Marable, M"yson. Merrill, Me
1tars, Morphis, Melnnis, McLaurin,
Mcneil, McRte, MeWhorter,, Owens
Pennytacker Phillips, Pounds, Seal
Thompson, Tindal, Walker, Williams
AZ
Go.al vote for Mr. Alcorn. .55.
FOR s GHoLsoN.
Sena'ors-M essrS Lyle, Martin, Miller,
Robinson. Stone and Wuli-6
Represents atiyes-Me-sfs Acker, Bow.
den, Brooks. Carter, Cromwell Daft, !
Giilstrap. Griffin, Gresham. Lanbauve,
Lewis, Levers, Liddcil, Luse, Marin.
McElroy, Murray, Philips, Pounds, Shan
uon, Steele snd Snralr-22
Total vote for Mr. Ghoi,on. .28.
FOR Mr. YERGER.
Senators-Messrs Hawkins, Lowry, /
Lyle, Seal Swtt. Wotf Yergcy-7
Represrnta.iye,-M,,srs Bury, Beau
champ, BodIie, Bridges { ,aeron. Dot |
sor, Graham, Hcrlv, Hui on Kendall. !
Mear., NcRaney, Murdock n Sim
,al, Webb, Of Annie, and Webb Of
Frankliu-l7.
Total vote f,r N, Y,r5er ....2l I
FOR " WATSON.
Senatots-DuucaH, Smith and Stephens
3.
representatives.. -Messrs. Blanchard, |
Bowen, Brown, OF Yallabusha, Caperton.
Cole. Dmlel, HlIyer, Lyies, Manning.
Million, Reid. Robertson. Tankersiey. /
Wal and Webb-l5-to.alf for Mr. Wat
son, 10 (
Necessary to choice a. Neither
having received constilulio,
al major Y, the con eniUn proceeded 10
another vote. Mr. IiilIyer, of The House,
he nome Of Mr.. WATSON,
and Mr.. Taylor. o. the Senate, wi;hdraw-
ing The name of Mir. Featherston.
For MI ALcoRH.
Seaators-Mr President. Messrs An
lerson, Brown, Cain. Duncan ilooker,
Jackson, King Land, Leachman. McGar-
20, Mcsely, Napier and Wiison--l4
Observation-Disclosures Arnold, Bar
", Blanchard, Boone, Bowen. Brown OF
KEN per, Brown, of Ysliobusha. Brijgers
Of Chocjaw, Burres, Burton. Daniel Dra
son, Han ilton, Hanson, Hunter HoarRe. +,
Hicks. Hllyer. Huffman, Irbv, Jonea,
Lvles, Mlbry, Marable Nj (,
in, Mayson, Merrill, Medeaiis, Milton.
Morphis, Morris, NcInni~, MeLaurin,
Mcneil, McRsa, McWhorter, Murdock.
Nye, Ovens. Peunybacker Phiius.
Powers, Robertson, Sea-, Steele. SImra.i.
Thompson. Tindall, Wal
Walker, Webb, Of Anite, Williams
80.
Total vote for NJ Acorn "a.
FOR Nj. 81 0HoLsoS. u
Senator Messrs. Lyle Martin. MI i
er. Montgomery. Robin Ion. SmHh, SEE