The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-22
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
FOUnrH DAY.
THURSDAY, Oct. 18th, 1865.

THURSDAY, OCt. 1SG0, 1900
Senate met.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hunter.
By Mr.. Taylor,
Whereas, An unprecedented and ar
unhappy condition of affairs now environ
the people of the State of Mississippi il
consequence of the liberation of the slaves
OF the State, recognized and guaranteed
by the constitution thereof, and by the
constitution of the United States by force
of arms. of the United States, therefore
Resolved, That we, the Senators of The
State OF Mississippi, will support no man
for the Uuited States Senate, who is OF
shall be in favor of giving TO the slaves
thus manumitted, any rights, civil, po
litical or social, further than was vouch
sailed unto the person and property oil
the domiciliated free negro, by the stat
utes of the State prior TO the late revolu.
ton. Messrs. Taylor and Lyles spoke in
support of the resolution and Messrs Nc
Cargo, Miller, King and Wilson against it,
On motion OF Mr.. McCargo, the resolu
tion was laid on the table by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Mr. President, Messrs. Ander
son, Binford, Brown, Cain, Durcan,
Hooker, King, Leachman, Lowry, Lyle,
Martin, McCargo. Miller, Montgomery,
Mosely, Napier, Robinson, Smith, Steph-
ems and Wilson-2l.
Nays-Messrs Hawkins, jackson, Lyles,
Seal, Stone, SWEET, Taylor aud VOLTS
A message was received from the House
ar nouncing the Joint Standing Commit
tees on the part OF the House, and the
adoption by the House of Joint Raso
luton appointing Joint Committee TO
draft memorial in behalf of Jefferson
Davis.
A message was received from the House
announcing that the. FL I'll of the House was
IN readiness to receive the Senate to the
end that the two Houses in joint conven
tion go into the election OF Two u. S. Sen
ators and Reporter Of the decisions oil
the High Court of E-rors and Appeals.
The Senate then proceeded 20 the Hall
Of the House for the purpose above indi
Gated.
(See proceedings of joint convention in
House Report.)
The Senate having returned to THEN
chamber adjourned p Pm.
O'CLOCK, P. N.
Senate met.
By r.Stone,
Resolved, That the Door Keeper OF the
MiSsissipplan, daily News" and Nus
sissippl Clarion,n TO the members of this
body during the session. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Wilson,
Resolved, That the Public Printer be
authorized to publish Que hundred mum
bers of the Rules of the Senate for the
use of the Senate at as early O day O.
practicable. Adopted.
By Mr. Miller,
Resolved, That the Door-Keeper be di
rected to procure from the office of the
Secretary OF State, and furnish members
OF the Senate, with copies of the Revised
Code of 1857. and OF the pamphlet acts OF
the Legislature passed ~ the regular and
called sessions hela since tie adoption o.
the Code. Adopted.
House messages considered.
Joint Resolution of the House entitled
'.joint re solution to authoriza the Treas
urer to receive any public monies now in
the hands of the Provisional Gov vernment
was amended SO as TO require The Treas
urer 20 6le his receipt or duplicate
thereof with the Auditor. r. solution
adopted.
Hnu-e bill entitled IAN act TO author
ize the Board OF Police of the county o
Itawamba TO call on and re audit certain
claims therein mentioned, was read twice
and laid on the table.
House bill entitled an act TO provid.
for the issuance of exemplications ot
patents, referred.
House bill entitled an act to autl o-iz,
the Secretary of State to furnish the ofics
/, OF district Attorney of the 4th Judicia
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