1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature

1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMississippi Legislature
JurisdictionMississippi,  United States
Meeting placeOld Mississippi State Capitol
Term7 January 1896 (1896-01-07) – 2 January 1900 (1900-01-02)
Election1895 Mississippi elections
Mississippi State Senate
Members45
PresidentJ. H. Jones
President pro temporeJames T. Harrison
Party controlDemocratic
Mississippi House of Representatives
Members133
SpeakerJames F. McCool
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1st7 January 1896 (1896-01-07) – 24 March 1896 (1896-03-24)
2nd27 April 1897 (1897-04-27) – 27 May 1897 (1897-05-27)
3rd4 January 1898 (1898-01-04) – 11 February 1898 (1898-02-11)

The 1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions between 1896 and 1900.

Members were elected on November 7, 1895, to a four-year term.[1] A vast majority of legislators elected were members of the Democratic Party.[2]

Sessions

The first session of the term, and the state's 73rd overall,[3] started on January 7, 1896, for both houses.[4][5] The House adjourned on March 16, 1896, and the Senate adjourned on March 24, 1896.[4][5]

The second session of the term, and the state's 74th overall, was a special session called by Governor Anselm J. McLaurin.[6] It convened for both houses on April 27, 1897, and the House adjourned on May 27, 1897.[3][6]

The third and final session of the term (the state's 75th) first met on January 4, 1898.[7] The session adjourned on February 11, 1898.[3][7]

The legislative term officially ended when members were sworn in for the 1900–1904 Legislature on January 2, 1900.[8]

Personnel

The Senate had 45 members from 38 districts.[4] James T. Harrison from the 25th District was elected President Pro Tempore, defeating 12th District senator William Gwin Kiger in a 25–20 vote.[5]

The House had 133 members representing different counties of Mississippi.[4] James F. McCool of Attala County was elected to the position of Speaker of the House near-unanimously, with 126 members voting for him and 7 members absent or not voting.[4] When the 1897 session began, 7 new members were sworn in to replace six members who had resigned and one member (Carroll Cooper) who had died in-between sessions.[6] At the beginning of the 1898 session, four new members were sworn in, all replacing members who had died after the 1897 session.[9]

Officers

Senate

Presiding Officer

Position Name Party District
President J. H. Jones Democratic Party n/a
President Pro Tempore James T. Harrison Democratic Party 25

House of Representatives

Presiding Officer

Position Name Party County
Speaker of the House James F. McCool Democratic Party Attala

Senate

District Number Senator Name
1 E. J. Bowers
2 Truman Gray
3 T. A. Wood
4 G. W. Ellis
5 Alexander Price
6 W. B. Mixon
7 W. F. Love
8 A. E. Weathersby
9 James A. Clinton
10 J. M. Taylor
11 E. A. Rowan
12 B. H. Wells
W. G. Kiger
Murray F. Smith
13 G. A. McIlhenny
14 W. H. Hardy
15 H. D. Moore
16 Walter Price
17 Irvin Miller
18 Clarence B. Greaves
19 A. M. Hicks
20 H. J. McLaurin
21 E. F. Noel
22 J. C. Clark
23 N. Q. Adams
24 T. L. Lamb
25 James T. Harrison
26 T. H. Somerville
27 A. C. Bramlett
28 E. L. Brewer
29 W. R. Trigg
A. Lewenthall
30 E. H. Moore
31 C. B. Mitchell
J. M. Byars
32 J. W. T. Falkner
33 L. F. Rainwater
34 J. V. Cook
35 W. T. Nesbit
36 Will T. McDonald
W. A. Boyd
M. J. McKinney
37 Carroll Kendrick
38 H. F. Broyles
F. M. Gregory

House

County Representative Name
Adams James Pipes
W. A. Killingsworth
Alcorn T. H. Underwood
W. J. Lamb
Amite C. H. Frith
T. P. Street
Attala James F. McCool
J. F. Allen
Benton J. B. Blackwell
Bolivar Whit Blanchard
J. S. Hicks
Calhoun J. I. Ballinger
James Revis
Carroll Monroe McClurg (1896)
W. T. Stevens (1896)
S. E. Turner (1897–1900)
Lewis S. Hemphill (1897–1900)
Chickasaw W. G. Stovall
J. A. McArthur
Choctaw R. K. Prewitt
Claiborne Milton R. Jones
Clarke John L. Buckley
Clay Frank A. Critz
J. S. Goodwin
Coahoma J. Alcorn Glover
F. A. Montgomery (1896)
W. C. Weathersby (1897–1900)
Copiah J. G. Ainsworth
Joel Lilly
J. F. Sexton
Covington A. K. Worthy
DeSoto Mial Wall
Carroll Cooper (1896)
W. H. Rollins (1897–1900)
Franklin R. S. Butler
Greene John A. Smith
Grenada William McSwine (1896–1897)
L. M. Mays (1898–1900)
Hancock George Arbo
Harrison Walter A. White (1896)
C. C. Sweatman (1897–1900)
Hinds S. S. Champion (1896–1897)
W. A. Montgomery (1898–1900)
E. H. Green
Luther Manship
Holmes W. T. Johnson
W. L. Keirn
H. J. Reid
Issaquena John W. Heath
Itawamba W. S. Sheffield
Jackson L. G. Manuel
Jasper R. A. Land
Jefferson James C. Stowers
Jones W. A. Bryant
Kemper I. F. Gunn
S. C. Trammill
Lafayette W. W. McMahon
Fielder Webster
Lauderdale A. J. Russell
J. D. Stennis
W. R. Denton
Lawrence P. Z. Jones (1896)
G. W. Johnston (1897–1900)
Leake Asa H. Langston
Lee H. C. Medford
O. L. Kennedy
Leflore S. R. Coleman
Lincoln Eli Cowart
Lowndes M. A. Franklin
J. C. Neilson
J. B. Harrington
Madison J. N. Lipscomb
J. B. Martin
Marion N. C. Hathorn
Marshall J. W. Boatwright
John T. Brown
R. A. Baird
Monroe R. E. Houston
A. J. Smith
Frank L. Bott
Montgomery J. P. Taylor
Neshoba A. M. Byrd (1896)
O. L. Williams (1897–1900)
Newton Thomas Keith
J. A. Leach
Noxubee John R. Dinsmore
W. S. Permenter
DeForest Allgood
Oktibbeha J. G. Carroll
J. W. Crumpton
Panola J. L. Knox
S. R. Lamb
H. H. Parnell
Pearl River J. M. Shivers
Perry S. T. Garraway
Pike W. W. Pope
J. B. Webb
Pontotoc W. T. Stegall
W. T. Holmes
Prentiss W. M. Cox
J. T. Blanchard
Quitman James R. Turner (1896–1897)
M. E. Denton (1898–1900)
Rankin Iddo Lewis
J. Sol Roberts
Scott W. L. Weems
Sharkey A. Miller
Simpson T. N. Touchstone
Smith J. S. Eaton
Sunflower P. C. Chapman
Tallahatchie William Steele
Tate W. J. East
T. C. House
Tippah A. J. Richardson
Tishomingo D. L. Ross
Tunica Richard Abbay
Union R. S. Bell
G. L. Jones
Warren George Anderson
J. W. Collier
Charles Ehrman
Washington James R. Yerger
E. N. Thomas
S. M. Shankle
Wayne F. M. Sheppard
Webster H. H. Fox
Wilkinson W. P. S. Ventress
T. M. Whetstone
Winston John D. Doss
Yalobusha W. A. Herring
James Moore
Yazoo Z. P. Stutts
W. W. Coody
F. Caruthers
From Flotorial Districts
Claiborne and Jefferson W. D. Torrey
Clarke and Jasper S. F. Thigpen
Franklin and Lincoln Edward Smith
Grenada and Montgomery W. S. P. Doty
Harrison and Jackson M. A. Dees
Hinds and Yazoo Clay Sharkey
Leake and Winston G. H. Blocker
Lee and Itawamba A. N. Wilson (1896–1897)
W. D. Anderson (1898–1900)
Tippah and Benton Allen Talbot

References

  1. ^ Mississippi (1896). Mississppi Department Reports. pp. 7–11.
  2. ^ "Legislative Nominees". Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Mississippi official and statistical register 1964/68". HathiTrust. p. 203. hdl:2027/uiug.30112118316998. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1896). Journal. pp. 3–7, 948.
  5. ^ a b c Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1896). Journal. G.R. & J.S. Fall. pp. 3–5, 735.
  6. ^ a b c "Journal 1897". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/uiug.30112107049394. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Journal 1898". HathiTrust. pp. 3–5, 467. hdl:2027/uiug.30112105339276. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Journal 1900". HathiTrust. p. 3. hdl:2027/uiug.30112107049402. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Journal 1898". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/uiug.30112105339276. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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