Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-22

FROM JACKSON.
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SIXTH DAY

JACKSON Jan. l4.-lAe SENATE
met pursuan. % Adjournment.
The Sergean. alarms vas in
struc,el 20 place the name Of eacl
on The desk opposite he
seat o.cup!ed BY him.
A message was received from
the House o Inform he senate
that he House was organized and
r2ady Tor ynsiness; and 10 request
tAsJ the Senate Join with the
House n me ilnerI! obsequies of
c. a. Yanoy, Of Pamela, who died
here Thursday morning. Tie meg
sage was :akeu up and referred 10
4. Aygal, Of Warren, Revels,. OF
Adams ard Shogp, Of Lafayette.
I;w., resolved, he Holsc ION
cug.as, ,lai Congress be requested
TO remove The disabilities and dis.
qualifications 81 members disqua.-
iied ~ .he I4th Amendmen: and
tina. the Provisional Governor be
furnished Will a copy OF these res
Olutions and & list Of the names of
the disqualified members, with the
request that he forward j: Dy ,ele.
graph and maj.
Me.srs. WSrne?, Pearoe and
Payne appointed q committee to
act with d committee to DO APP
pointed " The House, aui wait
upon the Provisional Governor
and inform him that the Legisln-
ture is in session and ready 10 re.
ceive any communication from him.
Msssrs. Gibbs, Shoup and Warn.
er appointed g committee TO draft
rules Tor me government Of the
Senate:
Resolved, That o reauing CLERK
be appointed to serve at the will Of
the Senate.
Adjourned Until IL n. tO-mOr.
row.
HOusR-Mel At 10 a. n. Prayer
by the Rev. Mr.. Williams.
Leave Of absence granted
Mayson aud WilliRmS unit
Tuesday.
}. Il. Pies OF Panolo, qualified
Ireland (colo-ed) elected Ser
geant-at A:ms
The Southern Eail.OSd AssociA
tipU and Vi9ksburg and Meridian
Railroad, ;eudereJ annual passag,
70 the members Of the house. tn,
prefer was accepted aud g vote 0
thanks rendered both companies
adopted.
Mess. G.A.Ee Of Washington
Mes o. Alfalfa, Bagriaton Of "a
hOama, Boldgn OF Lowndes an
Parker Of Amite were appointed
committee 20 wait upon the Pro
WsiOnA! Governor and inform hlr
that the house j. fully organize,
aud ready 70 :e:eive any oommuui
cation ne may have 10 make.
The Committee on the death {
Z. A Yancey, rendered heir re
port. which was adopted aud th
house adorned .uti y 4. tomoI
row.
Raced 0s-e necessarily to-day
Il is thought me 18th Amend
meu; will come up tomorrow,
A Radical ;AI;Is Is called :
NEE. ia the Bepre-en, ative Hal L
nign,. d. { o'clock.
The ireigfI Ira.u .an Of six mlIC
Yves; .! THE ,o.day, and delayed til
passenger rains for Several hOurI
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. lj.-siOusI
Net a; II H..
Prayer oy Rev. NJ. Roane, {
Pike :
n Mr.. Whiting, OF Lafayette, gal
fed.
The committee appointed yestel
LAY 10 inform General Ames tn,
the House was organized and read
for business, reported that Generl
Ames will communicate 70 h
House In writing. The cOmmuo
cation from General Ames Was pr
sented aud received. Il suggeEte
the adoption OF the l4th and 10;
Amendments,
The l4th Amendment WAs adop
ed by o vote 81 yeas TO Is nays.
: The 10th Amendment wac adOp
/ ed 81 yeas TO l nay, Mr.. J. X. NJ
LAOd, Of Green, voting in the neg
tive.
Gen. EgglestOn prensen ted u ",
tiOnal flag which was acce pied al
, spread about the Speakers stand.
! Mr.. French OF Adams move
I that the House do now proceed
| elect viva vOce, TWO U. 8. Senator
. one for the term commencing Q
, March 5tb, 1865, and the other con
u. mencing March 18th, 1859, and Oh
the election for the long term |
, the first.
MI. Niles, Of Attala, offered
] substitute and a motion TO adjouF
which was tabled.
/. Pending consideration Of prev
GUS question the House adjOurnC
until 3 P. ", and after some fill
, clustering with reference TO h