Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-10-28
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Da:tment.
oIn view Of the constitutional amend |
mcnt to be acted upon next month by the
people at the ballotbox, will you please
state by what majorities tho concurrent
resolution passed the several readings III
each branch of the legislature, and who
voted for and against Also give, If you
can, Mr. Noel's reasons why the amend
ment should be adopted"
Senate concurrent resolution No. s
introduced by Mr. Noel, proposing
amendments to the constitution making
ehe offices Of Judges Of the supreme and
circuit Judges and chaucellors elective
passed the senate on its second reading
Nv 30 to 3; on its third reading by 30 to
ten being absent Following is the
vote:
Yeas-Mes,rs. Boyd, Bramlett, Brew
,r, Broyles, Byars, Clark, FaIkner
Gray, Gregory, Hardy, Heidelberg
Hicks, Kiger, Lamb, Magruder, Melon
aid. McIlhcnny Mckinney, McLaurin,
Mitchell. Nixon, Moore Of Fifteenth
District, Moore of Thirtieth District
Nesbit. Noel, Price Of Sixteenth Dis
trict. Rainwater Rowan, Sisson-31.
Nays-Messrs, Cook, LewcnthaI
smith Trigg and Wells--5'
Absent and not voting-McssrS.
Adams, Formers, Causey, Clinton,
Cireaves Harrison, Kendrick Mcintosh,
Miller and Weathcr,by TO-
Mr.. Miller, absent on third reading
voted yea ON second reading,
In the house the vote on first reading
stood. Yeas l03, nays 10. absent Il. Or
second reading; Yeas %, nays 10, alb
sent 49, On third reading: Yeas 80
oavs none, absent 43.
The vote on first reading, being tn
fullest. II is here given;
yaas-Ncssrs. Ainsworth Allen, All
good, Anderson OF Lee ana lla"aIlp i,
irbo, Baird, Ballinger Bell BIaeF
,yeII blanchard of Bolivar, B.anchar
Of prcntiss. Blocker. Boatright, Bot
R,own. BRYANT, Buckley, Chapman
collier Coody. Cox, Critz, Crumptol
, Dees. Denton Of Lauderdale, Dmsmor
hos, E,top, Ehrman, FoX, Frit
i lann. Carrawav. Greene, IIarringto
q yya,born. Heath. IIemphill, Hcrrin
4 Uolmes. House, Houston, Johnson
# Holmes. Johnson of Lawrence, Jon
NJ Claiborne, KERN. Keith, Kennel
r L,f1fnrsvorth. Knox. Lamb of Panel
T. r,nrston. Land. Lewis Lilly Ma
" .bin Manuel Martin, Macarthur, Me
lie ford NIaves. Miller. Moorc, Ncilsc
n pornenter. Pope. I!rcwitt, Parne
.e Ro3l Reyis richardson, Roberts, r
rns Ross. Sexton, Sharkey, Shetlte
S1fyers. smith Of Franklin and l.
coin. Smith of Greene, Smith of Nc
roa Starall. Steele, Stenns Stoy,
e." Stowcrs. Suits, Taylor, Thigpen, I
row Touchstone. Trammill, Turn
nderwood Vcntrecs. Webb, Webst
=" Woems MILESTONE. Williams, WORT
r. ,,..,,o,. and Mr. Spcaker-1O3
d Novs- Messrs. Abbay, Anderson
y, Warren Caruthers, Coleman, Dentor
:" onitma, East, Glover, McMah
81. ., Montgomery, Pipes, Russell ShanE
re- s,.ot,non Talbot. Thomas and Wea
Il, or.bv-1G.
y, Absent and not voting -Mcssrs. L
~ i. C,,ron Cowart Dotv, Frank
~ ca,dvip Hicks, Jones of Union, La
. ,loorn T,oach. Lipscomb, Shepp;
-, street and Wall-l4.
~ ne 100 absent on third reading
49,, van voted nav on second reading,
49,, r,,.,;,,4ionaI amendments do no.
I3 .,.thc. Governor. hence GOV. McLat
,..i.,,.., ,,,,roye or Il sqnproyc.
AZ we have already, in prey
viii issue, published the cIe1IiFc Ju"''
IN ,,..,,,5,,,o,, in full. we will now
tho NJ H,o1.. reasons for introducing
law, supporting it,
rn, In ,ha LEGISLATURE Of 1896 Mr., :
i. :, ;atn,d,ccd constitutional amendn
nronosiny to make Judges elective.
mn ,,,,,sition was defeated. as in the
the stitutonal convention ana prev
tai, legislatures, largely upon 'n' -
Isly that while the white people eouiu
troll the State and the eleetloh ol
-, ernor, who could appoint the Juo'cI
En- 49,. ,,,ll mot ALWAYS control c