The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-01-05
HOUSE.
Met at u O'Clock IL.

Met at II O'Clock III.
Mr. Tison, OF Lee, being the Oldest MEM
ber called the House to order. Prayer by
Rev. DIR. Zealy. Chief Justice Peyton adj
ministered the oath of office to the members,
as follows;
Aldrich, Amacker, Bailey, Baker, Banks
dale Bassett, Bean, Bell. BIount. Boyd
Bridges, Brown, Byrd, of Franklin; Byrd
of Lawrence; pbell, Carter, of Holmes
Carter, of Warren; CaIISey, CrOsiand, CesSor,
Chiles, Clay, Clifton. Cochran, Crum, Dab
ncy, Dear, benson. Drake, Dyer, Edwards.
Erwin, Fairly, Feather sion, Floyd Fortune,
Garrett, Gaydeu, Gibson. ellis, Gowan
Guthrie. Guyton, Hall, Harper. Hebron,
son. Hussey, Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnagn,
Jayne, Jenkins Johns, JohnsOo, of Itawam-
ba, Johnston, of Winston; Jones, OF Kinds
Jones, of Issaquena; Leigh, Lester, Mallo-
ry, Massingill, Meade, Miller, Millsaps,
Monroe, Muldrow, McCargo, Mccormick,
McInnis, McNair, McNIece, McLaurin, of
Jasper McLaurin, of Smith Me-
Wharter, Nelson, Nichols, Overton. Par
sons, Parker, Pennington. Percy, Pound
Powell, Reynolds, Riley, Regars, Rowan,
Shelby, Shrock, Southworth, Spight, Steb-
bins, Street, Sykes, Tison, Trio, Troup,
Tucker, Turley, Warren, Watkins, Wilkin-
son, White, YellOwley, Young, Walden,
Vaughan.
Mr.. Street moved to appoint Geo. NJ. Co
van, of Marshall county, Temporary Clerk /;
carried.
Mr.. CeSsor (col.) moved to elect Mr.
Street, Speak er, by reclamation; carried.
Mr., Spight nominated Mr.. Govah for
Clerk, and, on motion of Mr.. Turley, the
election was carried by reclamation.
a. A
ham, OF Alfalfa county, was elected Ser
geant-at-Arms.
Mr.. Mallory (col.) moved to appoint a
committee to conduct the Speaker to the
chair; carried. Messrs. Tucker and M lllory
were appointed.
Mr.. Street, on taking the chair, said:
Gentlemen Of The House of II :preSentotiUes:
II thank you for this manifestation of your
confidence, and pledge you that my best eff
forts shall be directed to the faithful and
impartial discharge of the duties of the po-
sition TO which you have called me. trust
that shall, at all times, receive your most
generous indulgence, for, 1 assure you, |
feel sensibIy the necessity for patience and
forbearance Gu your part. To my friends
who differ with me politically, [ return
especial thai ks for their support. and in
dulge the hope that the harmony which has
marked our proceedings thus far, will ex-
Tend through the session.
Mr.. Jacobs (col.) moved to elect Door
keeper.
Mr.. Clifton moved TO postpone until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Jenkins (col) moved to table; lost :;
Il d the motion to postpone was carried.
Mr.. Meade moved that the Speaker APP
point a temporary Door keeper; carried :;
and Willis Maunery, (coll of Rankin, was
appointed.
Mr.. Tison: That a committee OF three b.
appointed TO notify the Senate that the
h"use was organized; carried. Me~sr,
lis al, Barksdale and Sanderliu (col) were
ippOInted.
Mr.. Spight: That committee be APP
pointed TO wait upon the Governor, and in
form him that the Legislature was organ
lied and ready to proceed to business; car
ried and Messrs. Spight, Turley and Over
ton (col.) were appointed.
The House then proceeded to draw for
seats.
Mr.. Tison moved to adopt, for the present,
the rules of the last House; carried.
A card from Col VIM. Ii. McCardle, on
public printing, was read and referred.
The Governors Message was read, and
House adjourned to 10 o'clock A. Nj See
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