The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-05
HOUSE.
TUESDAY, Jan'y 4, 1876.
Met at II o'clock NJ.

Met at II o'clock NJ.
Mr.. Tison, OF Lee, being the Oldest mem
Der, called the House to order. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Zealy. Chief Justice Peyton adj
ministered the oath of office to the members
as follows;
Aldrich, Amacker, Bailey, Baker, Banks
dale, Bassett, Bean, Bell, Blount, Boyd
Bridges, Brown, Byrd, of Franklin; Byrd
of Lawrence; Campbell, Carter, of Holmes
| Carter, of Warren; Causey, CrOsiand, Cessor
Chiles, Clay, Clifton, Cochran, Crum, Dab
ney, Dear, benson, Drake, DYER. Edwards
Erwin, Fairly, Featherston, Fiovd, Fortune,
Garrett, Gayden, Gibson, ellis, Gowan.
Guthrie, Guyton, Hall, Harper, Hebron,
son. Hussey, Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnagin,
Jayne, Jenkins, Johns, johnson, of Itawam-
ba, Johnston, of Winston; Jones, of Kinds =.
Jones, of Issaquena; Leigh, Lester. MaIlo-
~, Massingill, Meade, Miller, MilIsaps
Monroe, Mnldrow' McCargo, Mccormick
Jasper McLaurin, of Smith Nc
Wharter, Nelson, Nichols Overton. par
sons, Parker, Pennington. Percy. POund
Powell, Reynolds, Riley, Rogars, Rowan,
Sanderlln, Saunders, Stands, Shattuck.
Shelby, Shrock, Southworth, Spight. Steb
bins, Street, Sykes, Tison, Tric6' Tronn
Tucker, Turley, Warren, Watkins, Wilkin-
son, White, Yellowley, Young, Walden.
Vaughan.
MIR. Street moved to appoint Geo. M. Co
van, of Marshall county, Temporary Clerk
carried.
MI. Cessor (cOl.) moved to elect Mr.
Street, Speaker, by acclamatIon: carried.
Mr.. Spight nominated Mr.. Govan for
Clerk, and, on motion of Mr.. Turlev. the
election was carried by reclamation.
On not ion of Mr. T,,rlox, 4,
ham, Of Attala county, was elected Ser
geant-at-Arms.
MIR. Mallory (col.) moved to appoint q
committee to conduct the Speaker to the
chair; carried. Messrs. Tucker and Mallory
were appointed.
MI oCreet, on taking the chair, said:
gentlemen OF the House Of RepreSent1tires.
ii thank you for this manifestation of vonr
confidence and pledge you that nv best eff
forts shall be directed to the faithful and !
impartial discharge of the duties of the no.
'i'ioH 10 winch YOU have called me. trust
IhaC shall, at ali times, receive your most
generous indui 1ence, for, | assure Won.
Ieel Se:'Si6iy the necessity for patience and
loroeaa ca Your part. To nv friends
VINO tiitcr with mc politically, | return
especial thaahs Tor their support. and in
urge the hope that the harmony which has
Marked oar proceedings thus far. will ex-
ehd through the session"
Mr' Jacobs (coI.J moved TO elect Door.
keeper.
Mr.. Clifton moved to postpone until TO-
morrow.
Mr. kins (col.) moved to table los+
hd the motion to postpone was carried
DR. Meade moved that the Speaker on
oinC temporary Door keeper; carried
ppointed " - |
Mr. Iison: That a committee of nb,oo
ppoLhCeo TO notify the Senate that TN. 5
louSe was organized; carried. Massrs 5
lsoh' Barksdale and Sanderlin fool w.
ppointed >O04'| were :
MI Nplght: That a committee no on
oin'eu 10 wait upon the Governor, and in 5
'ilh him That the Legislature was oroon S
Gu anu ready to proceed to business cor 5
Ell ana Messrs. Spight, Turley and or,ar 7
II (col.) were appointed. T
1he House then proceeded r. d.o I
ats. ~ o'aW Ioi 7
mr. llson moved to adopt, for the ,rasort "
F. rules OF the last House; carried "
n o"ru from Col VIM. Ii. McCard1a -, y
~, piih'ihg' was read and referred 7
nc governors Message was rood V
Use adjourned to 10 o'clock AM Soc "
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