Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15
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convened 90 IN o'clock to-day.
Mr.. Vaughan, Of lafayette, as
Cended the Speakers stand and put
in nomination the name Of Green
c. Chandler, ss Speaker pro TEN.
Nj. Chandler was elected and took
the seat. r. B. Little, Of Monroe,
was made Secretary pro tenn. The
roll was called and the following
oath Of Office was administered by
Judge Brown Of the High Court:
"You and each Of you do sOlemnly
swear that you will support and
defend the Constitution Of the
United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic, and that you
will bear true faith and allegiance
to the same, and that you take this
obligation without any mental res
CrvAtion, and that you will well
and faithfully discharge the duties
of the Office upon which You are
about TO enter, so help you Cod"
All the members answered to the
roll call except John Morgan, Of
Washington, Arson Wood, Of
YazOO, s. v. W. Whiting, Of La
fAyette, c. A. Yancey, Of Pamela,
Rowland W. Jenes, Of Yallobushs,
Elisha Dansby, Of Jasper, Bart.
Harrington, Of COahOma, VIM.
YeomAns, Of Wayne, J. X. Nc.
LeOd, Of Green, George D. Hat
field, of Perry. The House then
adjourned until 10 o'clock A. N,
tomorrow.
The contest for Speaker will b.
between Green C. Chandler and DR.,
+. 3. Franklin, of YazoO. The
chances are decidedly In favor now
Of Chandler.
o. ]. Ireland, cOlored orator
from Memphis,w will be Sergeant-aE
arms.
Mr.. Little will probably be re
tanned as Clerk, although a StroDi
effort will be made to elect H. c
Bosworth, of the Canton Citizen.
JACKSON, Jan. l1.-Senate-Th,
members Of the Senate met in tn,
Senate Chamber at II o'clock, whel
on motion Of W. h. Gibbs, Judg
". H. Hancock, from Clarke, wa
made President, pro ton.
S. L. Hussy, Of Rankin, Secreta
ry, pro lem.
At request Of Judge HancocI
Rev. A. r. Revels, cOlored, of AID
ANS, opened the proceedings wit
prayer.
At 2 o'clock two Intellectual 81
tempts were made 10 elect
Secretary after which the Senat
adjourned until 80 P. N.
All members answered TO the
names except William Gray, (
Washington county, and W.
Strickland, of Tippah county.
JACKSON, Jan. ll.-Everybod
here lie q candidate for the Unite
States Senate.
Ames' chances are fine. lie wi
be elected.
JACKSON, Jan. II, SO P. N.-Tl
Senate met and adjourned until
A. H., tomorrow.
Gen. Alcorn reached here Ii
morning.
JACKSON, Jan. l2.-Both hous
met to-day pursuant to adjourn
ment, and adjourned until 10 3. I
tomorrow.
The oath taken by the membe
ls thought to DO insufficient and
ls now proposed TO prescribe 4
oath in the new Constitution.
Several members are disQualint
by the l4th amendment, and for
one Of them have forwarded opp.
cations to Congress, by Telegram
recommended by Generals Am
and AlcOrn, to have their disabi
ties removed.
The present Speaker Of 1
House, Green G. Chandler, is d
qualified. He was . member
the Legislature before the war.
1t is possible the whole DO,
mAy adjourn tomorrow for fife
days. This will enable them
elect United States Senators
Cording to act of Congress, July
1866, and will give Congress til
10 remove the disabilities Of tho
disabled.
The recent action of Congrl
towards Georgia, and the more
cent action towards Virginia
made the members exceeding
cautious.
The great object here Is adm
sion, and to accomplish this no
Jog will be left undOne. Only te
porary organization exists in b
houses, hence the 18th Amendm
cannot be passed.
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