1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature

none February 2026 January 2025 Mississippi Legislature Old Mississippi State Capitol Mississippi 1900 1 2 y 1904 1 5 y 1899 Mississippi elections Mississippi State Senate 45 President James T. Harrison President pro tempore John R. Dinsmore (1900 session)William Gwin Kiger (1902 session) Democratic Mississippi House of Representatives 133 Speaker A. J. Russell Democratic 1900 1 2 y 1900 3 12 y 1902 1 7 y 1902 3 5 y 1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature 1904–1908 Mississippi Legislature The 1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature was convened in two sessions: a regular session that lasted from January 2, 1900 to March 12, 1900, and a special session that lasted from January 7, 1902, to March 5, 1902. History Members were elected on November 7, 1899, for four-year terms. The 1900–1904 Legislature met in two sessions.Mississippi official and statistical register 1964/68. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112118316998 2024-08-21 HathiTrust 203 en The term's first session, and the legislature's 76th overall, met on January 2, 1900, for both houses. This was considered a regular session. That session ended when both houses adjourned on March 12, 1900. During this session, the legislature passed a bill funding 1 million dollars for the construction of a new state capitol building.https://books.google.com/books?id=sZsKAQAAMAAJ Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi 1904 597, 666 en The term's second and final session, and the legislature's 77th overall, met on January 7, 1902. This was called as a special session. The Senate adjourned on March 5, 1902. This was the last Mississippi Legislature session held in the Old Mississippi State Capitol, as the state government moved to the new and current Mississippi State Capitol in September 1903. The term officially ended when members were sworn in for the 1904–1908 session on January 5, 1904.Senate Mississippi Legislature https://books.google.com/books?id=k5c6AQAAMAAJ Journal 1904 5 en Officers Senate J. H. Jones, as Lieutenant Governor, served as President of the Senate at the start of the term. Senate officers were elected on the first day of the session. First, elections of offices held by non-senators were held. John Y. Murry Jr. was unanimously elected Secretary of the Senate. A. R. Govan was elected Sergeant-at-Arms, defeating three other candidates in three ballots. H. J. Thornton was then elected Door-Keeper in four ballots. Next, the election for President pro tempore was held. Twelfth District senator William Gwin Kiger nominated 16th District senator John R. Dinsmore for the office, and 25th District senator S. M. Meek seconded the nomination. A voice vote was held. Dinsmore won the office, with 42 of 45 senators voting for him. (Two senators, Wesley G. Evans and W. P. S. Ventress, were absent that day, and Dinsmore voted for Kiger.) Later during the 1900 session, the newly inaugurated Lieutenant Governor James T. Harrison replaced Jones as Senate President. Dinsmore died in office on April 27, 1900.1900-04-28 Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/242293772/ 2024-08-21 Newspapers.com en-US On the second day of the 1902 session (January 8), the Senate elected a new President pro tempore. Edmond Noel nominated Kiger. Richard Abbay nominated 30th District senator E. H. Moore, and Elias A. Rowan seconded Moore's nomination. Moore then requested his nomination be withdrawn from consideration. Then a ballot vote was held. As the only candidate remaining, Kiger won the election with 37 senators voting for him, and 7 absent or not voting. Kiger was then sworn in as president pro tempore for the 1902 session. House Officer elections were held on the first day of the 1900 session. Washington County representative E. N. Thomas nominated Lauderdale County representative A. J. Russell for Speaker pro tempore, and Russell was elected unanimously. Alcorn County representative T. N. Underwood nominated L. Pink Smith to be the House Clerk pro tempore (a non-representative-held position), and Smith was also elected unanimously. Then, elections for permanent positions were held. Russell was nominated and then won the election for Speaker with a 130-3 vote, with two members absent and Russell not voting. Smith was then elected House Clerk with a 131-2 vote and the same absent representatives not voting. Personnel Senate Forty-five senators were elected to represent 38 different districts. All senators were Democrats.Department Reports 1897-99. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2860366 2024-08-18 HathiTrust 405–406, 437–445 enJournal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... 1900. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068102675 2024-08-18 HathiTrust 1–7, 78 en Three senators were sworn in during the 1902 session to fill vacancies.Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... 1902 special session. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068097925 2024-08-18 HathiTrust 3, 55–56, 450, 524 en District Number Counties Senator NameResidence1Hancock, Harrison, JacksonWesley G. EvansMississippi City 2 Wayne, Jones, Perry, Greene F. M. SheppardHenderson 3 Jasper, Clarke B. W. SharbroughPaulding 4 Simpson, Covington, Marion, Pearl River Albert W. DentWestville 5 Rankin, Smith William H. HughesRaleigh 6 Pike, Franklin J. H. McGeheeLittle Springs7Amite, WilkinsonW. P. S. VentressWoodville 8 Lincoln, Lawrence Charles ChrismanBrookhaven 9 Adams James A. ClintonNatchez 10 Claiborne, Jefferson William D. Torrey (1900)FayetteT. M. Shelton (1902) 11 Copiah Elias Alford RowanWesson 12 Hinds, Warren Richard L. BradleyBolton William Gwin KigerBrunswick Ramsey WhartonJackson 13 Scott, Newton John B. BaileyConehatta 14 Lauderdale Chris C. DunnMeridian 15 Kemper, Winston James R. KeyOak Grove 16 Noxubee John R. Dinsmore (1900)MaconA. T. Dent (1902) 17 Leake, Neshoba George E. WilsonPhiladelphia 18 Madison Robert C. LeeMadison Station 19 Yazoo Allen M. HicksMyrleville 20 Sharkey, Issaquena Lorraine C. DulaneyDuncansby 21 Holmes Edmond F. NoelLexington 22 Attala Wiley SandersKosciusko 23 Oktibbeha, Choctaw Lem T. SeawrightAckerman 24 Clay, Webster J. Walter HeardWest Point 25 Lowndes Samuel M. MeekColumbus 26 Carroll, Montgomery Alfred H. GeorgeCarrollton 27 Leflore, Tallahatchie Artemus F. GardnerGreenwood 28 Yalobusha, Grenada Benjamin C. AdamsGrenada 29 Washington, Sunflower Robert B. CampbellGreenville William B. MartinIndianola 30 Bolivar Edward H. MooreRosedale 31 Chickasaw, Calhoun, Pontotoc Nathan B. CrawfordAtlanta Joseph I. Ballinger (1900)PittsboroT. W. Young (1902) 32 Lafayette John W. T. FalknerOxford 33 Panola Archibald S. YarbroughComo 34 Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman R. F. AbbayCommerce 35 DeSoto Leonard J. FarleyHernando 36 Tate, Benton Thomas L. CooperLooxahamaMarshall Sam HintonMount PleasantUnion, Tippah Gaston L. JonesNew Albany 37 Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss James O. LooneyJacinto 38 Monroe Henry F. BroylesGreenwood SpringsLee, Itawamba Leroy T. TaylorVerona House In the 1900 session, the House had 131 Democrats and 2 Populists.Journal 1900. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112107049402 2024-08-18 HathiTrust 3–7, 782 en In the 1902 session, five new members were sworn in to fill vacancies.Journal 1902. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068102709 2024-08-18 HathiTrust 5 en County District Representative Political Party Adams Calvin S. BennettDemocrat Ernest E. BrownDemocrat Alcorn Hosea H. RayDemocratThompson H. UnderwoodDemocrat Amite W. I. CauseyDemocrat D. S. McDanielDemocrat Attala T. Percy Guyton (1900)DemocratArthur Reynolds (1902)Democrat J. F. AllenDemocrat Benton W. G. GibsonDemocrat Bolivar J. M. GoffDemocrat George B. ShelbyDemocrat Calhoun D. C. CoonerDemocrat T. M. MurphreeDemocrat Carroll L. S. HemphillDemocrat S. E. TurnerDemocrat Chickasaw J. R. GilfoyDemocrat L. P. HaleyDemocrat Choctaw James P. McCaffertyDemocrat Claiborne Edgar FosterDemocrat Clarke Arista JohnstonDemocrat Clay H. L. FordDemocrat J. G. MillsapsDemocrat Coahoma J. S. HamDemocrat W. A. Alcorn, Jr.Democrat Copiah Luke L. BrittainDemocrat J. J. EllisDemocrat J. C. SmylieDemocrat Covington J. E. ByrdDemocrat DeSoto Mial WallDemocrat J. M. GranberryDemocrat Franklin T. K. MageePopulist Greene John A. SmithDemocrat Grenada R. W. McAfeeDemocrat Hancock E. J. BowersDemocrat Harrison F. W. ElmerDemocrat Hinds J. A. P. Campbell Jr.Democrat H. Clay SharkeyDemocrat L. A. MossDemocrat Holmes S. M. SmithDemocrat J. B. MitchellDemocrat J. W. SwinneyDemocrat Issaquena John W. HeathDemocratItawamba William H. BrownDemocrat Jackson J. A. BroadusDemocrat Jasper E. A. WhiteDemocrat Jefferson W. B. AlsworthDemocrat Hugh McManusDemocrat Kemper John K. StennisDemocrat N. M. PaceDemocrat Lafayette G. R. HightowerDemocrat Fielder WebsterDemocrat Lauderdale A. J. RussellDemocrat Joseph D. StennisDemocrat W. R. DentonDemocrat Lawrence J. J. DensonDemocrat Leake Pres GrovesDemocratLeeRobert GambrellDemocratRobert L. BirminghamDemocrat Leflore S. R. ColemanDemocrat Lowndes M. A. FranklinDemocrat J. T. SenterDemocratJacob H. SharpDemocrat Madison A. P. HillDemocrat W. S. McAllisterDemocrat Marion N. C. HathornPopulistMarshall John M. EddinsDemocrat Hugh MahonDemocratMerach FranklinDemocrat Monroe A. A. PoseyDemocrat John W. ThompsonDemocratE. R. WrenDemocrat Montgomery J. P. TaylorDemocrat Neshoba J. C. LongDemocrat Newton Floyd LoperDemocrat W. S. FergusonDemocrat Noxubee W. J. HubbardDemocrat W. S. PermenterDemocratH. H. BrooksDemocrat Oktibbeha J. W. NormentDemocrat J. W. CrumptonDemocrat Panola A. S. KyleDemocrat D. B. ArnoldDemocratC. O. McCarthy (1900)DemocratJ. M. Cox (1902)Democrat Pearl River H. K. RouseDemocratPerryS. T. GarrawayDemocrat Pike Percy E. QuinDemocrat J. M. Tate (1900)DemocratJohn A. Walker (1902)Democrat Pontotoc D. C. LangstonDemocrat J. I. LongestDemocrat Prentiss W. M. CoxDemocrat L. M. BurgeDemocrat Quitman M. E. DentonDemocrat Rankin H. W. BradshawDemocrat Bee KingDemocrat Scott H. H. HarperDemocrat Sharkey Anthony Miller1899-12-30 Mississippi Legislature Alphabetically, 1900 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grenada-sentinel-mississippi-legisla/153722882/ 2024-08-21 The Grenada Sentinel 2Democrat Simpson Ira J. StampsDemocrat Smith J. J. StubbsDemocrat Sunflower S. D. NeillDemocrat Tallahatchie Thomas B. DudleyDemocrat Tate Joseph T. ClaytonDemocrat S. W. JonesDemocrat Tippah A. C. AndersonDemocrat Tishomingo John A. PyleDemocrat Tunica E. L. IrbyDemocrat Union R. M. FrazerDemocrat C. Lee CrumDemocrat Warren George Anderson (1900)DemocratT. R. Foster (1902)Democrat William J. VollorDemocratO. S. RobbinsDemocrat Washington E. N. ThomasDemocratStephen CastlemanDemocratFrank E. Larkin (1900)DemocratVan Buren Boddie (1902)Democrat Wayne Jesse W. WilkinsDemocrat Webster T. L. LambDemocrat Wilkinson W. F. Tucker Jr.Democrat H. M. QuinDemocrat Winston J. D. DossDemocrat Yalobusha James MooreDemocrat T. J. McFarlandDemocrat Yazoo W. W. CoodyDemocrat C. J. BurrusDemocrat H. G. JohnsonDemocrat Floater RepresentativesDemocrat Franklin and Lincoln A. M. DoddsDemocrat Benton and Tippah S. Joe OwenDemocrat Claiborne and Jefferson R. W. MagruderDemocrat Clarke and Jasper James B. EvansDemocrat Grenada and Montgomery W. T. McCuistonDemocrat Leake and Winston John F. SharpDemocrat Harrison and Jackson George P. HewesDemocrat Lee and Itawamba A. T. GallowayDemocrat Hinds and Yazoo J. W. GeorgeDemocrat References Category:Mississippi legislative sessions Category:1900 in Mississippi Category:1901 in Mississippi Category:1902 in Mississippi Category:1903 in Mississippi Category:1900 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1902 U.S. legislative sessions