The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-01


Nelson, Drake, and Overton (col.)
THE DAVIS CASE.
The Secretary ofthe Senate appeared
the bar of the House and announced tina
the Senate, as a court of impeachment, was
ready to proceed with the trial OF n. IL La-
Wis, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
THE AMEs CASE
The consideration of the resolution of the
Committee recommending the impeachment
of Gov. A. Ames, was resumed. Mr.. Par
sA:s of Adams, spread himself for about
three hours against the resolution.
Mr.. Tucker stated that if any other Re-
publican desired to speak he had been Sc
iected to reply to Mr.. Parsons, but if no
other speeches were to be made by the mi
noritv he would not proceed.
Mr.. Jones lc6l.l Of Issaquena, said he de-
sired to say few words.
Mr.. Tucker said then he would proceed,
and did so.
Mr.. Edwards, (col.) said he did not want
TO interrupt Mr.. Tucker, but that he would
state the minority did not desire to discuss
the question further.
Mr.. Tucker said in that case he would
only call the previous question, and the
previous question was ordered.
The first question was upon the adoption
of Mr.. Shattuck's substitute, which CEN
sured the Governor, but declined to iupeaeh
him. 1t was lest Ly the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Crosland, Shattuck, War
ren--9.
NAYs-Messrs, Aldrich, Amacker, Bailey,
Baker, Barksdale, Baxsett, Bean, Bell.
BIount, Bridges, Brown, Byrd of Franklin,
Bird of Lawrence, Campbell, Carter OF
Holmes, Causey, Cessor. Clifton. Cochran,
Crum, lfabney, Dear, benson, Dyer, I'D
wards, Erwin, Fairly, Featherston, Floyd,
Fortune, Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, ellis,
Gowan, Guthrie, Guyton, Hall, Harper,
Hebron, Hogan, Horton, Hudson, Hussey,
Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnagin, Jayne. jenkins,
Johns. johnson of Itawamba, johnson al
Winston, Jones of Itlnds. Jones of lssaque-
ma, Leigh. Lester, Massingale, Meade, Mil
Ter, Monroe, Muldrow, McCargo, McCOr-
mick, McInnis, McNair, McNeise, McLaur-
in of Jasper, McLanin of Smith, McWhar-
ter, Nelson, Nichols, Oyerton, Parsons.
Parker, Pennington, Percy Pound, Powell,
Rogers, Rowan, Sanderlin, Saunders,
Stands Shelby. Shrock, Southworth,
Spight, Stebbins, Tison, Trice, Troup Tuck
or. Turley, Watkins, Wilkinson, White.
Walden, Vaughan, Yellowley, Mr.. Speaker
loo.
ABSENT AND NOT YoTING-Messrs. Boyd.
Carter of Warren, Chiles, Clay, Drake,
Hicks, Huddleston, Mallory, Millsaps, Rey-
nolds, Riley, Sykes, 1oUng-l3.
The vote was taken on the resolution OF the
minority to indefinitely postpone the whole
subject, and the resolution was lost by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Brown, Cessor, Crum, Ed
wards, Hussey. Jacobs, Jenkins, Jones OF
Issaquena. Monroe, McNeise, Overton, Par
sons, Sanderlin-13.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amaeker, Bailey,
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett. Bean. Bell,
Blount, Bridges, Byrd of Franklin, Bird OF
Lawrence, Campbell. Carter of Holmes
Causey, Crosland, Clifton, Cochran. Dab
ney. Dear, benson, Dyer, Erwin, Fairly
Featherson, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, Gay
den, Gibson, ellis, Gowan, Guthrie, Guy
ton, Hall, Harper. Hebron, Hogan, Horton
Huddleston, Hudson, Jagers, Jarnigan
Jayne, Johns, johnson of Itawamba, John
son of Winston, Jones of Kinds, Leigh, Les
ter, Massingale, Meade, Miller, Muldrow
McCargo, Mccormick. MeInnis, MeHair
McLaurin of Jasper, McLaurin of Smith
McWhorter, Nelson, Nichols, Parker, Pen
nington, Percy. Pound, Powell, Rogers
Rowan, Saunders, Stands, Shrock, South
worth. Spight Stebbins, Tison, Trice, Troup
Tacker, Turley, Watkins, Wilkinson, White
Walden, Vaughan, fellowley, Mr.. Speak
er-S9.
| ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Boyd
/ Carter of Warren. Chiles, Clay. Drake
/ Shattuck, Shelby, Sykes, Warren, Youn!
IA.
THE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
The Committees resolution,viz: Resolved
/ That Adelbert Ames, Governor of the Stat
/ of Mississippi, be impeached of high crime
and misdemeanors, came up, and was adopt
ed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. A1dricb, Amaeker, Bailey
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett, Bean. Bel
Lawrence, Campbell. Carter of Holmes
Causey, Clifton. Cochran, Dabney, Deal
benson, Dyer, Erwin, Farley, FeatheFstor
Floyd, Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, Gill;
Gowan, Guthrie, Guyton, Hall, Harpe
Hebron, Hogan, Horton, Huddlestor