Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-22

| of Stale Comptroller, Treasurer, Judges ofthe Cir cult Courts, Clerks of the Circuit and Supreme Courts, Sherfs, Officers of the Bank of the State and President and Professors of the University.
 EreniRg Session.-Mr LAwLER presented the pe- tition of Edmond King and Thomas J. Walker. rela- tive to n road therein named; which was read and referred to the committee on propositions &c
 MT CooPwooD introduced bill to incorporate the Mouton Female Academy.
 An engrossed bill to amend the act for the SUD- pressoh of duelling, was read third lime and re- jected Yeas ll-Nays II. The bill is us loows
 Be it enacted. Ssc., that hereafter, attorneys and counselors at law shall not be required to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed dueling, any act to the contrary notwithstanding.
 TharSday Dec. 16.-Mr MORTON, from the com mnee to which the subject had been referred made an unfavorable report ypon the resolution for divd ing the three per cent fund among the several coun ties according to their population Nh IRWIN of H. moved to lay the report and resolution the table till the first day of June next; which was lost. Yeas 5-Nays l6. Mir BARcLAY moved that the Senate disagree to the report of the committee. Mir LAW LER moved that the same lie on the table; which was agreed TO.
 MT MORTON, from the committee roads, &c. reported 1t nexpedlent to authorize justices of the peace to meet at the court houses and apportion all the hands liable to road duty; which was agreed to.
 Mir M'ELDERRY. from the committee on the State Bank reported a bill to establish branch of the State Bank
 The resolutions from the House in relation to white settlers on Indian territory in this State, was read third time and passed.
 Mir MORTON introduced a bill to class and fix the price of University lands forfeited for non-payment of purchase money and for other purposes; which was read first and second time.
 Mir BRIDGES introduced Il bill to repeal m part an act lu provide Tor the more etectual administration of justice.
 M, In. [ | tI yesterday upon the bill to amend act for the sup pression of oidueng; which was agreed to.
 The engrossed bill from the House to prevent the introduction of slaves into this State, read first and second time and referred to the judiciary mttee,
 A message was received from the Governor trans hitting the report of the State Engineer, being his reconnaissance of the Coosa river; which was order ed to be printed.
 An engrossed bill for the relief of Henry Bancher was read third time and rejected
 An engrossed bill to preclude from office all mem bers of the General Assembly during the time for which they are elected was read third time and passed. Yeas 10-Nays9 g. Mir HOGAN then moved to reconsider the vote; which was carried, and the bill laid on the table.
 | Friday, Dec. 16.-A bill to incorporate the Cahaw- ba Guards and the bill from the House authorizing Robert Holly to form a company beat in the county of Pike with less number of priyates than forty were read third time and passed, | Mir BRIDGES, from the special committee to which was referred resolutions from the State of Delaware, reported the same back to the Senate without amend ment, and asked 10 be discharged from the further consideration of the subject; which was agreed to.
 Mir ERWIN of G. from the judiciary committee to which referred the bill for the more speedy tral of slaves and free persons of color reported substi- l ute in lieu thereof Sundry amendments were pro- posed by MT Bridges Mir Coopwood, Mir Powell and Mir Pickett, and after sometime spent iii the consde- ration thereof the substitute was adopted. and the bill so amended, was ordered to a third reading.
 Mir MORTON offered resolution instructing the judiciary committee to inquire into the constitution aiy of establishing branch oithe Bank oi the State of Alabama, of establishing Bank, and Of renewing Bank Charter, at the present any other session of the Legislature, and that they report their oplnon
 MT ANDERSON introduced bill to repeal an act regulating the compensaion et jurors Tn the county of Pickens passed 20h Dec. 1898.
 NIT VINiNG introduced bill to authorize Joseph | G. Garrett and James w. Hill, of Madison county to build mill on Pantrock river in said county
 Saturday. Dec 7.-Mr BARCLAY presented the petition of James Dovan, relative to the omancipa- tlon of certain slaves.
 Mir BRIDGEs offered resolution, having for it's ob- feet the establishment of the office of Surveyor Ge- neral
 A bill amending the several acts now in force for improving road leading from Blakeey to the upper line of Baldwin county; bill for the relief of Wm J. Price and Daniel Clayon; and, bill securing to emes covers their estates against the debts oi then husbands contracted before marriage, and securing to husbands their estates against debts of the wiie- were severally read third time and passed MT BARCLAY introduced bill to distribute the In terest arising from the three per cent fund among the several counties in the State.
 4 MrPowELL introduced bill authorizing the trans fer of cases from the County to the Circuit Court upon certain conditions; which was read three seve ral times forthwith and passed.
 The bill to preclude from office members of the Legislature during the time for which they are elect ed, was read a, third time and passed. Yeas 1l- Nays g.
 The bill for increasing the capital stock of the Bank of the State of Alabama, was taken up and on motion of Mir PICKETT it proposed to fill the blank with the sum of $400 000; which was lost Yeas 6-Nays II. MT WALrHALL moved to h the blank with the sum of $500 ,000; which was agreed to. Yeas l3-Nays G. The bill was then put on its final passage. Yeas 14-Nays 3.
 Mir BRIDGES presented the petition oi sundry ct zens of Wilcox county on the subject'of new cour house and ail which was referred to a select com | mittee.
 MT PERRY presented the petition of Thomas An drews and Vim. Barnet praying the cmancIpatioA ofa certain slave.
 l A bill repeating the act regulating the compensa- ton of jurors in Pickens county, was read thlrd | time and passed.
 A bllI to repeal much of the militia law as re- 3 rs 5 M Po%rf eSnt,s ment for abolishng company musters entirely MT Coopwoop moved that the bill and amendment lie on the table; which was agreed to.
 Mir ERWIN of G from the committee on education, to which was referred that part of the Governor s message winch relates to compensating the Trustees of the University, reported bill in avorofthe same A bill supplementary to the act appointing canal commissioners for improving the Tennessee river, was read a third time and passed.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. | ILyaJ,eetJo,, Dcc 14-Sundry petitions