American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-10-26
MISSISSIPPI L~EGISLATURE
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SENATE.
Thursday. Oct, 10, IS.

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 guaranteed
by the constitution thereof, aud BY tn
Constitution Of the United States by fore,
Of arms, of the United States, therefor,
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 m~anumitted, any rights. civil, politj
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 McCargo, the resolu-
ton was laid on the table by the following
vote:
AYEs-Mr President, Messrs Ander.
son, Binford, Brown, Cain, Duncan.
Hooker, King, L~eachmau. lowry, Lyle,
Mrlin, McCargo, Miller. Montgomery.
Moseley, Napier, Robinson, Smith, Ste
phens and Wilson-2l
NAys.-Messrs Hawkins, Jackson, Lyles,
Seal, Stone. SWEET, Taylor and Wolf-8.
The hour for the re-assembIing of the
Joint Contention 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.
o MR.. ALCoRN.
Senators.-Mr. President, Anderson,
Brown, Cain, Holker, Jackson, King,
Land, Leachman, McCargo, Moseley,
Napier-l3.
Represenlalives-Arnoli Boone, Brown,
of Kemper, BRIDGES Of Choctaw, Burres,
Burton, Deason, Ea~rerling. Liiis, Fox>
worth, Gi.lstrap, Gowan, Grace, Hamil
ton, Hansen. Hearne, Eenl>, Hunter,
Hicks, huffman, lrby, Jones, Kennedy
Mabry M.rable, M"yson. Merrill, Me
1~taris, Morphis, Melonis, McLaurin,
Mcneil, McRte, MeWhorter,, Owens.
P|ennytacker, Phillips, Pounds, Seal.
Thompson, Tindali, Walker, Williams
~
Go,al vote for Mr. Alcorn........55
FOR GHoLsoN.
Senators-M essrs Lyle, Martin, Miller,
Robinson. Stone and Wulf-6
Represents atiyes-Me~sfs Acker, Bow.
den, Brooks. Carter, Cromwell, Dulf,
Giilstrap, Griffin, Gresham. Llnbauve,
Lewis, Levers, Liddcll, Luse, Martin.
McElroy, Murray, Phipp>, Pounds, Shan.
uon, Steele snd Snralt-22
TolaI vote for Mr. Ghoi,on 90.
o Mr. YERGER.
Senaiors-Messrs Haakins, Lowry,
Lyle,, Seal Swtlt. Wolff, Yergcy-7.
Represent jiYe,-M Bvry, Beau
champ, BodIie, Bridges. Cameron, Dot
son, Graham, Hcrlv, Hui on, Kendall.
Mears, NcRaney, Murdoch. Ne Sim
,ali, Webb, Of Annie, and Webb Of
frankliu-i7.
Total vote for NJ Y,r5er .......2I.
FOR } c WATSON.
Senatots-DuucaH, Smith and Stephens
8.
Representatives .-Messrs. Blanchard,
Bowen, Brown, OF ~Yallabusha. Caperton
Cole. Daniel, HlIyer, Lyies, Manning.
Million, Reid. 5bertson. Tankersiey.
Wal and Webb-l5-to,al for Mr.. Wat
10
Necessary to a choice "a. Neither
caudidst. having received a constituli'7,
al major y, The convention proceeded 10
another vote. Mr. Hillyer, of The House,
wi hdrawipg he nome of Mr.. WATSON,
and Mr.. Taylor, Of the Senate, Withdraw
ing he name Of Mir. Featherston.
For Nj ALcoRH.
Seaators-Mr. President. Messrs. An
~lerson, Brown, Cain. Duncan, Hooker,
Jackson, King Land, Leachman, McGar-
20, Mcsely, Napier and Wiison-l4
Observation-Disclosures. Arnold, Bar
", Blanchard, Boone, Bowen. Brown, OF
Brown, of Ysliobusha. BrIjgers.
Of Chocjaw, Burres, Burton. Daniel. Dra
son, Han iltou. Hanson, Hunter HoarRe.
Hllyer, Huffman, Irbv, Jonea,
Kennedy, Lvles, M4bry. Marable NJ.
in, Mayson, Merrill. Medearis, Milton.
Morris, McInni~, McLaurin,
Mcneil. McIssa, McWhorter, Murdock.
.ye, Ovens. Peunybacker. PhiliUs.
Robertson, Sea-, Steele. Slmrai.
rankerslev, Thompson. Tindall. Wal, !.
Walker, Webb, Of Amite, Williams
80.
Total vote for NJ Alcorn, "a.
FOR M. 81 0HoLsoN. d
Senatoi s-Messrs LYLE, Martin. MI i
er. Montgomery. Robin Ion. Smith. SEE