Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-10
III SENATE. Thursdap, DecemIer 1.

Mir BARCLAY offered the following resolution: Resolved, that inc judiciary committee be enstructed to inquire into the expediency of allowing to justices of the peace jurisdiction of common assaults and bat teries; which was adopted.
 A bill releasing to Mary Sibrie certain escheated land; bill for the relief of Geo. S. Sale; bill for the reliefofWm T. RounsaviIle; bill to provide for tle drawing of an additional number of jurors and for compromising tales jurors in the county or Perry; bill to poraie the town of Haynesville and a bill to change the names of certain pers ons therein named; were severally read third time and passed.
 Fridau, Dec. 2.-Mr PRESIDENT presented the report of the commissioners on the State Capitol relative to what disposition they intended to make of the copper taken from the rooi oi the Capfol since it has been repaired.
 Mir PERRY. from the judiciary committee to whom had been referred the bill to be entitled an act to peal in part and amend act to revive, consolidate and amend the several acts Tn relation 10 justices or the peace and constabes, passed Dec. 2lth, 1o14 reported the same without amendment and the bil was ordered to be expressed for third reading.
 MT HoGAN, offered joint resolutions to the Con- cress of the United States, in reftion to the orca tions upon Dauphin island-read first time. Mir ANDERSON offered resolution mstrucng the indiciary committee to inquire into the expedlency of so amending the laws oiths state, as 10 authorize and require the shertfs Teach and every county to perform the duties now performed by Tax Collec- tors-adopted Mr BRipGEs from the committee on public prin- ting, to whom had been referred the resolution in- structno them o inquire whether the state printer Lad Faithfully discharged the duties of his office for the present year, and when his term ol service will expire reported that the same has been under con sderaton and that from all the information the com mittee can procure the work has been faithfully performed and that their term oi service Will eXnrc on the 18th January next
 MT VINING offered q resolution nsructng the lII- dietary committee to point out some mode by law
 for the qualification of justices of the peace the bet ter to enable clerks of the county courts give tfcates of asistracy when required to do so. | Mir MoRToS introduced a bill to authorize James Davis and his associates, to turnpike certain road | therein named.
 Mr. PICKETT introduced bill to preclude fiom office, all members of the Legislature, during the term for which they are eected-read first time. | Mir HoeAa offered resolution requiring the l State Engineer to communicate to the Senate his report on the survey of the Coosa river, together
 with all other information in his possession relative 10 the improvement of that river and It's connection with the Tennessee river-adopted. | The bill to amend the charter of the city of Mobile was on motion of MT. ABERcRoMBIE, laid on the table until the first day ofJune next Yeas l6 Nays6. | Mir ERWIN of G. moved to reconsider the resolu- ton ofthis day, calling the State Engineer for certain information respecting the survey ofhe Coo sa river; which motion prevailed
 Mir. IRWIN, of H. moved to lay the resolution on the table which was carried.
 The act to repeal in part an act, incorporating Car reton in Pickens county, and Fayetteville, m the county of Fayette approved 18th January 1881, was | read third time and passed.
 The blll concerning dover was read a third time and passed. Yeas IS, Nays 3. | An act to revive and continue an act incorpora- ting the trustees of Tuscumbia Academy, was read a third time and passed.