Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-17

to give certificates ofmagistracy.
 The bill to prevent Judges of the crcHt court from charg
 ing uries matters of fact and hcbeler secure the right ota by jury, was on motion of MT PERRY, referred to the judiciary committee.
 The engross,d bill to reduce the salary of circuit court judges, hundred dollars for every day they f court and to impose penalty twenty dollars per day. upon clerks who fail report such failure within ten days cvtary State Comptroller and Trsasurer passed itsthrd
 Dcdscsday, Dec 7-Nir PERRY iron the judiciary com mttee, reported without amendmens hs bill 10 preclude from office, all members of the legls dnrng the term for which they are elected; whiet ordered to he on
 MT ERWIN of Green from the sa committee, reported against the joint resolutions for ane" g the constitution a disagreed to- and ordered by the lie on the table
 MT WALIHALL from the cou.nl!ttee on the state Bank on bills of exchange purchased by the Bank of tn State
 Mir ERWIN of Greene, from the judiciary eemn'ttee to whom referred the resolution ihquirlng ino tn. eNpe deucy of recognising the iudciary and abo'hg the com mon law Jurisdiction 1f the county eonrs pord drnt to pass such bill; W eh report the Se dsagreed
 Nr HOGAN off red resolution, nstructin5 the same committee to inquire into the eNpdency increasing the salaries of the circuit court judges thousand dollars peranntm; which was lost. Yeas 3-Nays l4.
 The bi to provide for eectng and qualifying justices of the peace was r ad n second time and referred select committee consisting of Messrs Vining Bridges nd M9rto in the city of Mobile time referred the committee on the ssate Bnak. ,.
 The engrossed bill for repeating the act establishing board of internal improvement, was read third tune and
 Engross resolutions requiring the Quartermaster General he public arms removed to the State Cap- tol, was .hrd time and passed.
 The engro,scd bill for altering the time of opning and closing the poles in the city and county of Mobile was read
 Mir BRIDGES introduced bill to provide for digesting the laws of the State, which read and ordered to se sOnd leading to-InGrsOw.
 MT CoOPWooD called from the table, the ncorpu- Tstr thS 6s and 'e day it SSmRa
 Tlaysday, Dec a-Mr PERRY obtained leave to intro duce the following resolution Rcsoiufd that the committee the State Bank be instructed onque the cxpcency ofprvcnng any director of the Bank member of either
 The ngrossed bii change the names, and render g mat the children of Amos Vincent, of Limestone county was read third time ane passed.
 Bills rcnd secOnd fimc-A bill to preclude from office all members of the gsature during the time for which they e et,d bill to curtaii the of damages bills of exeange purchased by the Bank of the State: bill the mode of trying contested elections for shers aud other county officers bi provide for dgtstng the laws of the Couand and Decatur Railroad Company bill to increase the capol stock of the Plank of the State. bill for the nentary the improving the ofthe Tenns river. The joint resolution Congrtss in relation the
 FridGy, Dee 9.-RebortS from 8GHdihg cOnmiHces.-Mr MELDERRY, from the committee accounts and claims, made untdvOahe report the account of Eas Jen kins The report and account on motono Of MT PERRY, were laid on the table
 providing for cectng and qua! ing justices of the peace which read and ordered to be engrossed for 3d re ding pa stock of the Bank of the State of abaa read and referred to the committee on the smte Bank.
 
 act for the improvement of the Tennessee river, read third time, and ord rcd lie the table until Engrossed joint resolutions to the Congress of the United States relative to the Qualifications Dauphn sland read third time and passed. Yeas 17--Nayi.
 Joint resolutions amending the Constitution of the State were la1 on the table.
 MrBRIDGEs from the committee accounts and claims to whom was referred the petition of the Land Commission ers asking further compensation for their services reported that the compensation asked for authorized by which report and petition were, on motion ot MT BRIDGES laid on the table
 Mir BRIDGES, from select committee, reported bill to emancpatc certain slaves which, motion of MT Aber crombie was laid on the table
 ResogtiOns introdueed-By Mir ERWIN, ofG nstructing organizing ,he Judicial Circuits of this State parcu lary with view of ofascerang shelr ofsaid Circuits the imposition of unreasonable additional duties the Cir cult Judges; which was adopted;
 on of the sheriff of covngton county; which was read and then, on motion of MT IRWIN, it was withdrawn,
 Mir IRWIN of H. presented the annual report of the Ad jutant General, which referred to the military comrn
 Mir Irwin, of H. from the military committee, re eported a bill to reduce the size of the divisions and bgaes of the
 BiHs trodnced-Ry Mir Lawer, bill to place so much of the State road leading from Cahawba Huntsville, Court of of Revenue and Roads of said eoun ty. By MT MORTON, bill to repeal in part and amend an act entitled repeal part amend an act en-
 titled, supplementary to an act establish University, passed Dee a, 1922; which read first and second time and referred the committee on ucaon By Mir BARCLAY hill for the relief of Henry Banat
 Mir BRIDGES called up the bill providing for the govern of gin holders and moved to amend the by add ing two additional sections. On motion of Mir PERRY the bill and amendments were laid OH the table until Monday next.
 MrIRWIN of H. called up the bill establish an election precinct; which, on motion of Nessrs IRWIN of H. and ABERCROMBIE, was amended by adding other sections referred select committee consisting Messr Bar clay, Irwin and Hogan.
 The engrussed bill be entitled act supplementary to entit,d act for the improvement of the rver was read third time and passed.
 The engrossed bill be entitled provide elect. ing and qualifying Justices of the Peace, read third time and passed
 The joint resolution amending the Constitution of this taken and lad table Monday
 Ressttions iaroduced-By Mir HOGAN, instructing the committee the State printing inquire into payment made the State printer of the of Ss56 37t for extra printing done for the S,atc and ascertain and port whe her the State printer not bound by all the print ing required by the Sta for which he receives annual salary of 500 After some discussion, the resoluon
 Monday, Dee. l2--Mr PICKETT, from the committee on propositions and grievances, reported bill for the relief of Daniel Clayton and William ]. Price.
 Mir HEMPHlI.L, from the special committee to which was referred bill regulate wharfage in the city of Mobile reported the same with an amendmet which was and ordered 10 lie on the table.
 Mir PICKETT introduced bill to simplify Scirc Facas
 MT PICKETT presented the of wzde H Cox, of
 Mir PICKETT introduced bill irstrrcting the judiciary committee to inquire into the expedency Gf authorizing Sheriffs to take recognizancts in certain cases
 Orders o He dayThe bill to incorporate the Tuscum- ba, Conrtand and Decatur Rail Road Company taken ap On motion of MT BRIDGES, the Senate resolved itself into committee of the wholt MT BRIDGES in the chair Afer some tune Spt m in diseusson the committee and r ported the bill without amendment; and motion of Mir BhiDPES' the hili Was lad on the table until o-mUrrow- The egoss,d bill to to mes their estates against the debts of their husbands before mar rage and vice versa read third time and made the order of the day for Thursday. The bill authorize the judges of the county and commissioners roads and revenue, fix the tolls leading from Montpo mer to Fort Mitchell, taken up; and motion of Mir ABERCRoMhlE was laid on the table A bill to amend 'he dueg laws; was taken nP and the report of the mtee eoneurred in. Yeas l5-Nays G. The bill
 o s GF of amare. sams om 1 S o purchased by the bank of the State of Alabama read third time and passed The engrosstd bill entitcd an to certain slave, read a third time Mir POWELL moved to amend the bill by way of engrosed y der by adding thereto another stco which was read three several and adoptrd and the bill passed the Senate
 Tnesady Dec l4- Reports from coninitees-Mr PICK FIT from the committee education whom was re. fd the bill provide for branches of the university in each county in this state, reported that it is