Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-03

Bank; By MT MORTON, the memorial ofsundry citi- zens of South Florence, upon the subject ofa rail | road
 1 Mr SMITH, offered the following resolution. Re- sotred That committee be appointed to wait on his Excellency JOHN GAYLE, and request of him copy Tn writing of his inaugural address, delivered by him on Saturday last in presence of the two Houses ofthe General Assembly, and that the same be spread upon the journals of the Senate; which was adopted
 Mir IRWIN, of H. introduced joint resolutions, pro- posing to amend the constitution of this State so as to permit the legislature thereolto lay otfthe general Judicial circuits in such as will best promote the interest and convenience of the people,
 Tuesday, Nor. 29.-PetitionS preSented-By Mir HOGAN, that ofthe Ship masters trading to the city | of Mobile praying the appointment of CURTIS LEW IS, as Harbor master of the port of Mobile, and also two other petitions on the subject which were | laid on the table.
 | Bills reponed.-By Mir CooPwooD, from the judi. ciary committee, for the relief of Geo: r Sale: | By MT MORTON from the committee on roads, ac | for the relief of Wm F. Townsville. By Mir WAL rHALI, for the drawing of an additional num- Der jurors; and for compensang tails jurors in the | county of Perry: By Mir IRWIN of c. to repeal in part and amend an act to revive, consolidate and d. mend the several acts in relation to justices of the peace and consIables, passed Dec. P, 1874: By Mir BRIDGES, to curta the amount of damages on Bills of Exchange purchased by the Bank of the State of Alabama: By Mir DUPUY, to regulate Attorneys tees on all debts iu favor of the President and Directors fthe Bank of the State of Alabama, collected by law By MT. HOGAN: to amend tho charter of the city of Mobile.
 By Mir ABERCRoMBIE, from q select committee, to emancipae certain slaves therein named Uednesday Nou. 30.-Mr. BRIDGES presented the petition of a number of the inhabitants ofWilcox county. upon the subec of Bank in Mobile Mir POWELL presented the account of John j. Webster and Hiram P. Cochran Bills intrOduced.-By MT MoRToN to revive and amend an act incorporating the trustees of Tuscum- ba Academy: By MT BRIDGEs to repeal in part an act which relates to the government of gin holders By Mir PICKETT, concerning dower By Mir SMITH, to secure to eme c0rers their estates against the debts of their husbands contracted before marriage, and husbands the estates against the debts of the wife, contracted before marriage: By Mir ANDERSON to repeal in part act to incorporate the town of Car rollton, in Pckens county and Fayetteville in the county of Fayete By Mir HEMPHILL to regulate weights and in the city ofMobile. Mir MORTON, presented the memorial of sundry citizens of Franklin county on the subject of rail road
 Mir HOGAN, from special committee, reported bill to provide for the admeasuremen of work done to buildings in the city of Mobile, and for the ap- pontment of measurers,
 Mir PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the annual report fthe Comptroller of Public Accounts which was ordered to lie on the table, and three hundred
 
 copies to be printed,
 Bills from the House of Representatives: to incor porate the town of ofHaynesve for the relefof Ster- ling E. Harrison: to change the name of a certain person severally read and ordered to q second reading.
 A bill to authorize Tho: M'Donell 10 collect toll on bridge across Connecuh river, was read a third time and passed.
 Mir DUpUY, offered the following resolution Re. SOlred, that the two Houses will assemble in the ID Ill. ,l. T
 ect trustee of the University, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of s. W. Mardis, which was adopted.
 MT. ERWIN, ofG off .red the following resolution Resorcd Jy the Senate and House of Representatives That the Engineer employed by he Board of Inter- nal Improvement, be authorized and required forth with report to both Houses the result of his exam nation and survey of the Coosa river together with any other survey examination he may have made in tine discharge of his duty as engineer, which was adopted
 Mir PERRY offered the following resolution: Re- S0ired, that the military committee be instructed 10 inquire into the expediency of reducing the size of the several divisions of the militia of this Stae as well as the brigades and also to report such other alterations as may tend to the better organization of the same which was adopted
 A bill to exempt from taxation the several church. in this State, dedicated to religious worship, read d third time, and passed. Mir PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the Treasu- rers annnal report, which was ordered to lie the table, and 300 copies to be printed.
 Mir PICKETT offered the following resolution Re- solred that the judiciary committee inquire into the expedency ofstriking from the roll all attorneys and counsellors who shall hereafter be ruled and found guilty of collecting any moneys for their clients, and fails to pay over the same the law directs which was adopted.
 Mir POWELL presented the account of Elias Jin- kins which referred to the proper committee. Thursday Dec. 1.-Mr ERWIN, of G. from the iu- dietary committee, to which the subject had been referred reported bill for the punishment of attor- neys and counsellors at law and solicitors in chan cery for nal practice which read and ordered to second reading.
 Mir M'ELDERy offered the following resolution Resolred the committee on roads. &c be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making the duty of the justices of the peace to meet at the court house and apportion the hands to work the seve- ral roads in their respective counties, such o;hera mendmens to the road laws the committee may deem expedient which adopted. | Mir CooPwooD, from select committee, to which the ject had been referred reported bill to in- corporote the Tuscumbia, Courtland, and Decatur Rail road Company which was read and ordered to a second reading.