The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-19
HOUSE-FORTY- FIFTH DAY.

Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
lob, absent 49,
Leaves of abse nce were granted Messrs.
Nelson, Drake, and Overton (col)
THE DAVIS CASE. =
The Secretary ofthe Senate appeared a.
the bar of the House and announced thai
the Senate, court of impeachment, was
| ready to proceed with the trial of A. X. Da-
| Wis, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
THE AMEs CASE.
The consideration of the resolution of the
Committee recommending the impeachment
| of Gov. A. Ames, was resumed. Mr.. Par
so:.s of Adams, spread himself for about
three hours against the resolution,
| Mr.. Tucker stated Ahat if any other Re-
publican desired to speak he had been Sc
| lected to reply to Mr.. Parsons, but if no
other speeches were to be made by the mi
| nority, he would not proceed.
Mr.. Jones (col.) of 1ssaquena, 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 MIR. Tucker, but that he would
state the minority did not desire to discuss
| the question further.
only call the previous question, and the
previous question was ordered.
The first question was upon the adoption
| of Mr.. Shattack's substitute, which CEN
|
him. 1t was lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Crosland, Shattuck, War
ren-3.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amacker, Bailey,
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett, Bean, Bell,
Blount, Bridges, Brown, Byrd of Franklin.
Blvd of Lawrence, Campbell, Carter OF
Holmes, Causey, Cessor. Clifton, Cochran,
Crum, Dabney, Dear, benson, Dyer, Ed
wards, Erwin, Fairly, Featherston, Floyd
Fortune, Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, ellis.
| fhria HQrner.
Hebron, Hogan, Horton, Hudson, Hussey,
Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnagin, Jayne. Jenkins
Johns, johnson of Itawamba, johnson o.
Winston, Jones of Kinds. Jones of Issaque-
| ma. Leigh, Lester, Massingale, Meade, Mil
Ter, Monroe, Muldrow, McCargo, McCOr-
| mick, McInnis, McNair, McNeise, McLaur-
in of Jasper, McLauin of Smith, McWhar-
ter, Nelson, Nichols, Overton, Parsons.
Rogers, Rowan, Sanderlin, Saunders,
Stands, Shelby. Shrock, Southworth.
Spight, Stebbins, TisOn, Trice, TrOup, Tuck
er, Turley, Watkins, Wilkinson, Whire,
Walden, Vaughan, Iellowley, MIR. Speaker
100.
ABSENT AND NOT vOTING-Messrs. Boyd.
Garter of Warren. Chiles, Clay, Drake,
Hicks. Huddleston, Mallory, Millsaps. Rey
nolds, Riley. Sykes, 1oung-13.
The vote las taken OH the resolution of the
minority to indefinitely postpone the whole
u ject, and the resolution was lost by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Brown, Cessor, Crum, Ed
wards, Hussey. Jacobs, Jenkins, Jones of
Issaquena. Monroe, McNeise, oyerton, Par
sons, Sanderlin-l3.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amacker, 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
aen' Gils Hogah G1y
Huddleston, Hudson, Jagers, Jarnigan,
Jayne, Johns, job nson OF Itawam ba, john
SON of Winston, Jones OF Kinds, Leigh, Les
ter, Massingale, Meade, Miller, Mnldrow,
McLaurin of Jasper, McLaurin of Smith,
McWhorter. Nelson, Nichols, Parker, PEN |
nington, Percy, Pound, Powell Rogers. |
Rowan, Saunders, Stands, Shrock, South |
Tacker, Turley, Watkins, Wilkinson, White,
Walden, Vaughan, Yellowley, Mr.. Speak
er-S9.
ABSENT AND NOT vorle1r Messrs. Boyd,
G Gisss S Sf %srsa Clay Pss
ssss5 t''sS
THE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
The Committees resolutiop.viz Resolved,
That Adelbert Ames, Governor of the State
Of Mississippi, be impeached of high crimes
and misdemeanors, came up, and was adopt
ed by the following vote:
1EAs-Messrs. Aldricb, Amacker, Bailey,
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett, Bean. Bell,
Blount, Bridges. Byrd of Franklin, Bird of
Lawrence, Campbell; Carter of Holmes,
benson, Dyer, Erwin, Farley, Featherston,
Floyd, Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, ellis,
GOwan, Guthrie, Guyton, Hail, Harper,
Hebron, Hogan. Horton, Huddleston,
Johnson of Itaw amba, johnson of Winston,
Jones of Kinds, Leigh, Lester, Massingale,
Meade. Miller, Muldrow, McCargo, McCor- {
nick, McInnis, McNair, McLaurin of JAS .
Der, McLaurin. of Smith, McWhorter,
yeiIson, Nichols, Parker, Pennington, Per- I
y, Pound, Powell, Rogers, Rowan, Saun-
lers, Stands, Shelby, Shrock. Southworth,
,pight, Stebbfns, Tison, Trice, -Troup, ,
tucker. T9riey, Watkins, White, Walden, {
1aughan, YellOwley, Mr.. Speaker.-S6.
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Crosland. Cessor, '
Edwards, Hussey, Jacobs, Jenkins, Jones of 5
ssaquena. Monroe, McNeise. Cyerton, Par ]
ons, Saunderln, Warren.-4:
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Boyd t
,arter of Warren, Chles, Clay, Crum,
brake. Fortune, Hicks, Mallory, Millsaps,
reynolds, Riley, Shatluck, Sykes, Wilkfn-
On, Young.-16. v
Messrs. Fortune and Chiles, (col.) were q
reused from voting, they having been in
ave of absence when the testimony was II
cad. o
By Mr.. White: That the sum of $500 be L
lowed kinloch Falconer, for extra cleri-
II "oIh III dTTdESlHS anu COuIIyl uS IHe
reported by the committee to in II
estigate the. Governor. Mr.. Cessor, (col.)
oved to indefinitely postpone. Mr.. Spight =,
owed to table the motion; carried. Mr.. G,
essor moved to adjourn; lost; and the res !"
ution was adopted yeas, 46, nays 80. !,
LAWS BY APPROVAL. q,
The Governor informed the House that
, has approved the following House bills
j. r. to ascertain the amount of taxes
elected by the several Tax Collectors; to 70
fray the expenses of the investigating I'll
mmlttees and to make an appropriation o or
rtment.
By Mr.. Walden: That the committee ap-
tinted to investigate the charges against ha
mite and Pike counties be instructed to To
rial To |