American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-10-22
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
FIRST DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

from the Senate:
Mr.. Speaker.-The Senate has adopt
ed the following joint resolution in which
the concurrence of the House is desired.
Resolved. by the Senate, 1.-THE House
c%oncurring) That the Provisional Gov
ernor, VIM. L. Sharkey, be advised o
the hour Of the inauguration Of the Gov,
ernor elect this day and that he be re.
quested to make such communication to
the Legislature as he may desire. either
verbally or in writing as may suit his
convenience; that a committee of three
on part Of the Senate, and-on The part
of the House be appointed to advise him
Of the hour aforesaid.
Messrs. Wilson. Martin and Duncan
have been appointed as said commi,te on
the part of the Senate.
On motion of MIR Ly'es, of Scott, the
Senate message was taken up, and on his
further motion tn" resolution was concur
red in, and The blank filled with the num-
Der FIVE.
The Speaker announced as the com
mit,ee on the part Of the House, hessrs.
Duff, McWhorter, Martin, Carter and
Gowan.
Mr. McWhor,er, from said committee,
reported thai The committee had discharg
ed the duty assigned them and Gov Shar.
key would in 4 few moments avail him.
self OF the invitation to address the Leg
islature.
The Honorable Senators being m
nounced were received BY the House and
took the seats assigned.
The Hon. John NJ Simonton, President
OF the Senate having stated the object of
the joint committee 10 be the iraugura- |
ton of the Governor, elect; His Excellen.
cy VIM L Sharkey. Provisional Govern,
or, addressed the Legislature in response
10 the invitation Of both House.
He remarked that he had no! prepar
ed any formal address or message, aud
tha, he did not consider it lis province as
Provisional q ye,nor 10 do SO, he did not
consider hinSelf he constitutional Gov.
~rpcr OF Mississippi, bu he thanked the
! legislature for The compliment implied
in their resolution.
Eie alluded 10 he distracted condition
q the State taf The past four years, how
that the work Of Reorganization fell to lis
lot and how Gistrustful he was o. ii
abilities in assuming HE great response
which thus devuIed upon him,
lie had done the best he couid-hgd Ia
bored faithfully to bring order out o.
chaos, and Notwithstanding the embar
easements which had crowded upon
from every possible direction, he tell
hat he was in some degree successful
He was proud to say that Mississippi had
the lead in ,he work of rc.organi
and that, without any lights for
her guidance, she had set an example
10 her sister States that i, bring deemed
of emulation, and with the most
fetal results to the South.
He alluded to the Presidents policy
the Convention was ca0led-hoW
an election was provided for, and how
hat this Lei lature was he result of hat
election. Aud uuw when GoveIro' Hum
who was the rholcr Of he people.
"a, instaiicdiuto office, bis functions as
Provisional Governor would cease; and
Re was happy to say that Mississippi ,
would then have a free, civil governmenl ;
n operation. II was a pleasing duty for .
i'm to transfer bis powers as provisional ,
.overnor to one regularly elected by he .
of the State. He alluded to the
cry cordial and earnest manner in "
7hich he had been encouraged and sus .
aimed by the Pre- ident; and expressed :
he belief that Mississippi wound now !
Tide on hereafter as she had a pros
and happy people. y
The oath Of office was then administer u
d BY ex Governor Sharkry 10 Governor
humphreys, when the latter was duly
Governor e he State Of Mis-.
for the Constitutional term.