The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-26


no contest from the Srd Suprem,
Court District, and hence oui
friend, J. c. Kyle, Of Pamela, wal
unanimously elected to succeed
himself In the End the race wai
between Col. Sessions, Of Lincoln
and Mr.. Noland, Of Wilkinson
Session was elected. In the Bro
District there was a spirited con
tesI. Five candidates were placed
in nomination. On the first ballot
Walter McLaurin received 65
votes, needing only seven to elect,
On the second ballot McLauriu
received 81 votes and was declared
elected. He will make a splendid
officer. Indeed the whole board
as now constituted is Somposod oi
able, earnest and painstaking men
who Will discharge their full duty
to the people.
Thursday was sort of lest day,
after the big fight on the eonstitu.
ton convention, and little of inter
est was done in the House. On
Thursday evening ! was most
agreeNbly surprised to meet my
old friend, 7. J. Farguson, now q
rich planter in sweet Coahoma, but
who twenty-one years ago, when
nearly as poor as myself, filed the
place as first groomsman when
plighted my faith to the sweet au-
burn haired girl of north Alabama,
who is now the mother Of my
children. May his lines always
be cast in pleasant places.
Friday morning after roll call
Mr.. Smith, of Warren, announced
the death of Col. W. A. Percy, Of
Greenville, who was Speaker OF
the House in 1886, and moved that
a special committee be appointed
TO draft resolutions expressive of
the feelings Of this body, and as a
further token of respect TO the IL
lustrious dead the House adjourned
at l2 o'clock m, which motion was
unanimously adopted. In the
death of Col. Percy Mississippi has
lost one of its most patriotic citi-
zens, whose place may be hereafter
filled, but whose great services to
the State can never be forgotten.
To-day was local bill day, and as
Chickasaw had no measures to pre-
sent to the law makers, I employ
ed my time in looking over the
House and noting the many intel
leetusl faces and watching the air
Of business which seemed 10 per-
wade the assembled salons. ] re-
peat the personel of this Legisla-
ture is superior TO any that has as
sembled in this State Capitol for
more than a decade, and the earn
estness with which each and every
one applies himself to the duties
assigned him on the floor OF in the
committee room proves it TO be
one of the best working bodies
that ever assembled in this or any
other State. 1t occurs to me from
the promptness with which the
committees report back the bills
referred to them that the Speaker
was exceedingly fortunate in Sc
leeting the gentlemen who occupy
the positions of chairman. Time
and space will not allow me to
mention the names of all the COM
mitteemen now, bus the appoint
ment Of such men as Sullivan, Of
Carroll, Whitfield, Of Lauderdale,
Beeman, Of Scott, Babb, ofRankin,
Ramsey, Of Copiah, Mcleod, OF
Greene, Nolen, of Webster, Gum,
Of Clay, Jones, Of Wilkerson, Rob.
erts, of Harrison, Enocbs, of Cal
houn, Watkins, of Marion, Tackett,
Of Holmes, southworth, of Carroll,
Davidson, Of Clay, McGee, Of
Clarke, stoyall, of Coahoma, Sex
ton, Of Copiah, stovall, Of Clarke,
Madison, Of Noxubee, Mckinney,
of Marshall, Fowler, Of Panola,
Harris, Of Tippah, Hill, of Mont
gomery, Askew, Of Oktibbeha,
Sharp. Of Lowndes. Pelham, Of
Jackson, and Clemens, ofNoxubee,