The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-10
TussDAY. Jan. s. 1874

lL-T. b. l9lkt-s
I8-H. H. Burkiu.
lG-J. g. Hamilton.
I'D. T. Guyton.
l9--Geo. G.. Dill ard
20-Joel +. Walker.
23-Geo. Harvey.
27Jones S. Hamilton.
OF. A. Dickson.
as. +. Packwood.
33--A. II. Brenham
81. J. Whitney.
36-J. j. Gage.
The President OF the Senate then admin
istered the oath OF office to the newly
elected Senators.
The election Of President pro tempore
being in order
Senator IIyer placed in nomination the
name OF Hon. Il. 0. Reynolds, of llth Dis
trict.
Messrs, simonton and Luse were APP
pointed tellers. Mr.. Reynolds received q
votes, Mr. Hyer vote, Mr.. Mitchell !
vote; whereupon Sr. Reynolds was de-
elared elected, and MIessra. lIyer and
Mitchell conducted him to the chair.
On taking the chair, Senator Reynolds
made short address expressing his appre.
citation OF the compliment, which he re
garded as an expression oil their confidence
IN the fairness and integrity of his rulings
and not as an Endorsement Of his past po-
lilcal course and that he would try to
prove worthy Of the trust imposed, leaving
his partisan views at his seat and know
nothing in the chair but devotion to jus.
tice and the enforcement of the rules.
The election of the Secretary being de-
alared in order, Mr.. Nuiand nominated D.
Z. Porter, Of Hinds
Mr., Terry nominated Capt. II. L. Hen.
derson, Of Lauderdale. The ballot showed
"a votes Tor Porter and 4 for Mr.. Hender
'on. Mr. Porter was declared the Secreta-
~ elect and took the oath of office.
The election OF Scrgeant-at.Arms being
declared in order Mr.. Hyer placed in
iomination II. i. Jones, Of Winona, WHOSE
oomination was seconded by Mr.. Lddell
Mr.. Lusc, Of Yazoo, nominated Mr. Geo
}. Hamilton, OF Holmes. This nomination
as supported by Mr.. Walker, of Lauder
dale.
Mr. Terry nominated Mr.. Thomas
May, Of Neshobo The ballot showed |
votes for Jones, IL for Hamilton, | for
MAJ, and for Porter.
Mr. Hamilton was accordingly declared
elected, sworn in aud proceeded TO the dis
charge of his duties.
For Door Keeper, Mr. Roane, Of Calhoun,
nominated GulIord vaughn, OF Pamela.
Mr.. Hamilton, OF llinds, nominated j
q, johnson, nf Kinds.
Mr.. Martin nominated G.. W. llibbler,
Of Tate.
Mr.. Gage nominlted james Moore, OF
Marshall.
The first ballot gave Vaughn votes
Johnson s; llibbler II; Moore !. Total
y.
At this juncture Hon. W. A. Boyd, OF
he lat District, came forward and took the
oath Of office.
Inc second ballot showed johnson 6;
Hibbe r III Moore >; Vaughn TO- Total
SO.
The third ballot johnson }; Hibbler
ii Moore 8; Vaughn 10, Total ~,
Fourth ballot--,Iohnsun > Ilibhler 20 :;
Moore Vaughn .. Total - Mr.. IIib-
bier having received y majority OF the
votes cast was declared elected, sworn in
and entered upon duty.
Mr., sykes offered the (oll9win, rrsolu-
ton, which was adopted
Resolved, That committee OF three be
appointed by the Chair tonotify the House
Of Representatives that theRfnate has duly
organized by the election az II. O. Rev.
noids, Of Monroe county, u President pro
tem.; D. L, Porter, OF Kinds, as Secretary
g. I. Hamilton, of Holmes, as Sergeant.
at-Arms, and g. W. lIibblcr, OF Tate. as
and is now ready to proc, ed
with legislative business.
The Chair named Messrs. Sykes. Boone
and Gayles as this committee.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted;
Resolved, That the Rules Of the last
Senate be adopted until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Hyer offered the following, which
was adopted;
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at- Arms
furnish the Senators eaeif&ith stationery,
lot to exceed $500 in vaiue.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following which
was adopted; n
Resolved, That ccuAaittee OF five be
appointed to draft Rules for this Senate,
md that they be instructed to report as
loon as practicable. ommittee-Messrs.
Reynolds, Mitchell, Roane, of Webster,
Henderson aud Spears.
At LEO P. NJ, on motion of Mr.. Martin,
he Senate took recess ill 81 O'Clock +. N. |
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate met at $3.50 p. N.
Hon. Thos. II; Keith, Of 2ist District,
holding over, appeared and took his seat.
Hon. John N. Simonton. 18th District, |
md Hon. John f. Smith, Su-h District, ap-
'eared and took the oath of office.
The oath Of Office was also administered
o the President pro tempore elect.
The courtesies of the Senate were ex-
anded to Gen. E. c. Walthall.
On motion of Mr.. Eaton, Senate adj
,urned until II o'clock tomorrow morn
&c. |