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

SPECIAL TO THE HElAlD

Prayer BY Rev. T. W. Castles.
Mr.. Stafford, Postmaster Of the
House, was elected Postmaster Of
the Senate.
A message from the House AM
nOunciag that the House is now
TO go into election Of United
Seniors.
A vote Of thanks was rendered
TO the Vicksburg and Meridian
Railroad, Southern Railroad AssO-
citation and New Orleans and jack
son Railroad Companies tor free
passes over these roads rendered
10 the members Of the Senate.
The Committee on Contested
Elections were authorized to en-
ploy a clerk to act for them during
recess.
A committee of two was APP
pointed 10 confer with the COM
mittee appointed by the House
yesterday, 10 confer with General
Ames, relative to the repairing aud
refurnishing the Governors man
sion aud capitol.
James L. Alcorn received all the
votes present, q in number for U.
S. Senator, term of Office to COM
mencc March 4th, 1871.
Adelbert Ames received for
L. s. Senator, term Of office
to commence March 4th, 1869, y
votes ; Gen Robt. Lowry, 8; HOr-
ace Greedy, l.
Upon the election of U. s. Scna-
tor, term Of service to commence
4th of March, 1866, A. Mygatt re-
ceived 4 votes W. r. FlOurnOy re-
Ceived o; A Anderson, 4; B. B.
EgglestOn, 3; T. W. stringer, l;
A. Warner, /. Second ballot, A.
Mygatt received 2; R. W. FlOurny,
5; John W. Vance, s; A Anderson,
3; B. B. EgglcsfOn, 8; A. Warner
2; J. w. Watson, 2.
Adjourned to IL a. m. tO-mor-
row.
House-Met at 10 q. III. Prayer
by Rev. DR.. Sites.
Went into election for United
States Scnotors. James L. Alcorn
received OIL votes W. L. Sharkey
|, and A. Ames 40, for term COM
mencing March 4th, 1871.
For term commencing 4th March,
1860, A. Ames received y votes
Robert Lowry 10; j. L. Alcorn |.
For term commencing 4lh March,
1865, B. B. E~gglestOn received -
A. Anderson II; A. Mygatt
4; Jno. w. Vance IL Il. W. Flour.
noy %; J. J. spOlman 3; J. w. Z.
Watson Is DR.. e. B. New |, No
election.
Second Ballot-A. Anderson re-
ceived IA votes; B. D. EgglestOn
IT j. W. Z. Watson s; r. w. Flour
nOy ~; Jno. W. Vance II A. War
ner 2; DR.. q. B. New /; A. Mygatt
III. J. Spelman 2.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
JACKSON, Jan. l9.-senate met
at II A. NJ. Prayer by Rev. 7. W.
Stringer.
A message from the House an
nouncing that a resolution had just
passed that body requesting Gen.
Ames 10 instruct the Auditor TO
issue warrants TO the members OF
the House and the Senate and off,
GERS, for their pay and mileage at
the same rates as was paid in the
Legislature Of 1865, and 1866.
Nj. Shoup moved to increase the
pay to ten dollars per day.
Mr.. Morgan declared himself OPP
posed to the system Of per diem,
and that he favors that members be
allowed an annual salary Of $1,000
and said the people Of jackson
have become exceedingly avari.
cious and that therefore II may be
possible the per diem must of ne.
cesslIy be increased said he was
compelled to pay $40 a month fol
9 little room l2xl6, and he was
therefore In favor of having
this Legislature adjourn to meet
In V~icksburg. He said that he did
not conceive that Gen. Ames has
any right to pay this Legislature.
The idea that this body is a crea-
ture Of the military and of Con.
gress Is absurd.
Mr.. Duncan said that he was Op'
posed to any increase of pay, or Ia
the Legislature a~djourning to meet
at Vicksburg, or any other point
than Jackson.
A message from the House an.
nouncing that the House was then
ready to proceed in joint cOnven-
lion to the election Of U. S. Sena.
1 A.