Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

JACKSON, Jan. l3.-Senate met
at 10 .. ~, prayer by Mr.. John.
son, Of Carroll. Twenty eight
members present. A committee Of
three was sppointed TO wait upon
Lieutenant Governor Powers, and
invite him 70 his seat. He was in-
trOduced TO the Senate by Mr..
Payne. Judge PeytOn administer
ed the oath Of ofice.
The President said he took his
seat out Of respect to the wishes Of
the members, he preferred to wait
until the State was admitted.
The following oath was admins
tered by Judge Peyton to the
members:
"You do solemnly swear
that you will faithfully sup
port and true allegiance bear
10 the Constitution Of the United
States and the Constitution Of the
State Of Mississippi, and obey the
laws thereof; that you are not dis
qualified from holding Office by the
Constitution of the United States
or of the State Of Mississippi, and
that you will faithfully discharge
the duties Of the ONCE upon which
you are about to enter to the best
Of your ability, so help you God"
All present subscribed to this
oath except Joseph Bennett from
Rankin, who is disqualified by the
fourteenth amendment.
A resolution passed that no one
be allowed on the door o.
the Senate except members
Commanding General and Stat,
State officers, members Of Con.
gress, members Of the House o.
Representatives, Judges Of tht
High Court, and members Of th'
press.
Murray N. PeytoD, from Hinds
elected Permanent Secretary.
The President appointed c. B
Young, Of Pike, Sergeant-at.Arm
and John Patton, colOred, Door
; keeper.
The Secretary was instructed I
inform the House that the Senat'
was organized and ready for bust
ness. Adjourned until one O'Clock
: JACKsoX,Jan l3.-HOuse-Juds
Peyton was requested to admin
: lister TO members the oath require
= by the new Constitution.
b Mr.. Chandler now retired fror
the Chair, and was succeeded o
" Belden, colOred, Of Lowndes.
q The oath was administered TO q
the members except Mr.. Chandle
OF Clarke, Mr.. Vaughn, Of Lafa,
r cite. Mr.. Wood. OF Pontotoc al
# Nj, Majors, OF Lee.
:. Mr.. T. Z. Franklin, OF YaZo
was elected permanent speaker.
y Robert j. AlcOrn elected clerk,
u Adjourned, until 3P. N.
JACKSON, Jan. 10. . p. N. Il
Senate met pursuant to sdjour
ment.
70 Mr., A. c. Hussey, elected e
y rolling clerk. Howard Little eleC
ed doOrkeeper.
is Mr.. Joseph Bennett, Of Rank
failing 10 take the oath require
Capt. Strick!in declared him d
l. qualified and moved that W.
D. Fitzgerald OF Kinds, who had I
ceived the next highest numt
rs Of votes be given his seat. AT
1t considerable discussion the mott
he was Withdrawn.
There was considerable discl
ID sion over the election Of permane
~ Sergeant a. Arms, when the Sens
IL adjourned until 10 A. N. tome
b, row.
90 JACKSON, Jan. Is, ) P. II
IL House-Tazswell Jones, Of Hin
elected dOorkeeper E. X. stafoI
nc Of Hinds, elected postmaster.
The same resolution adopted r
alive 70 those who should come l
/. on the floor as YVES adopted by I
Senate.
Nessrs. j. .. French, Of Adar
-. J. j. Spellmsn, OF Madison,
u Henderson, Of Chickasaw, Ans
Wood, Of YazoO, ]. F. BOlden,
,se LOwndes, were appointed a co
mittee 70 draft resolutions app.
~. pirate upon the death of G. A. "
cey, Of Pamela, who died b
Ie' last night Of cancer Of the bow
las AS be had never taken his sea
,ly will probably be given to Jan
W. Bates, Democrat, who receiV
the next highest number Of vol
is In this mornings proceedings
tn use Of the Hall was rendered
DR.. Mary Walker, in which to
ture upon female suffrage tom
row night. Adjourned until
Emu A. N. tomorrow.
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