The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-27

Messrs Pren'i.s and Word. The Gloh
II lie BIB inst. says nothing upon the su'
iact.-herce we conclude that the Con
r miuee on elections, 10 which Il was refe
Ri h,d noi at that time, reported The
!. proceedings on that subject. The :
n,nrod death Of Mr. Gholsop, is not &C
elaborated. We suspect It was only
yumor.
The following letter is from our indet
tgsble representative, Samuel Jayn
ESQ to hose polite attention we are
deblrd Cor all the early news that we ha
received during The present session Of Z
Legislature. 1t will be seen that -
Trntter has heen elected to III
to I'll the vacancy occasioned ~. ~
signsnou q heffon. job" By. ~
glad, Il il NUT be DENY MA 'o'-
ferris elee,,4y for he is most nay the
ooly re.pec/ble ma, point OF talents
~, 80. sksn o. Dong the, Democrats
'.u,, d aG4 lie is opposed to
I-s Sank 70 any shape
Jackson, Jams e3J, 1888.
ERs EpITcRg:
/,,sfsrlay the two Houses of the
Stature convened in the Representa-
taIi 70, The rurpose Of eecling a
/ualor oi HE UnileJ States. to fl the
/acanty occasoned BY resignation OF the
1Hon john BIaFk; which resulted as fol-,
low. on 'h. fast ballot
TROTTER, CO
RODLEY, 80
HENDERSON, IS
Mr. Trotier having q majority Of The whole
number OF voitswss ecisred duly cleo, ,
ed The bill to charter the Union Bank
OF Mississippi, passed The House of Rep ,
resented to day by vote Of So 10 33,
there is every possibility it will pas, ,
the Senate and become law, The &C
tion Of the Legislature on The Revised ,
Statues OF Gen Pray, will be deferred
until an adjourned session TO take place ;,
in January next. II is proabble that we !,
shall adjourn in about three weeks. :
Respectfully Y.urs. =
SAMUEL J.qYNE. =
The following is The report of the mi 7
nor'ty of tie joint select Committee on
The Revised Statutes, made by Mr. Jayne. -
MINORITY REPORT. ri
The md ,onob RI I,,If,, o,oa III
difficulties which usually attend present :"
ing sny new. suhject-either before the sc
prhilc for their sanction, or before the Le VI
,islduTe for their 2clior; and on no sub
ect are The people more tenacious, than :"
N alhefng TO long established laws and ."
:usip,ns whi,h they ha,eGrst i,nblbed. ~
Ihs undersigned do not pretend to ." =
'aP made so critical an examination of oi
he code repor,ad ny Judge Pray, as to 'f'
uhorlse them tosay that it may not con- nv
ah objections unobserved by them; nor "
ri we say, that as members of the Le ~
l,,,ure we are nre,areJ =, e.a,.,a -, del
'e acs contained therein. 1t is not in +,
ED obe expected ahat any one, bowey. ny
r capable he may be, could unfcr work
he kind that would. give general salts.
clion; and we are inclined TO believe
at, neither at The present time, nor a, ma,
y other period, within the history OF bel
e State of Mississippi. would ever a L
'jurty Of her ciIizens have been found
Hing to subscribe their assent 10 slf The you
'ute laws Of the State. The under.
ned are Of opinion, that from lie fact 20
| large portion Of The pc, ple Of this y
lie are wholly unsuppIied with the ex. vs.
NJ statutes, some provision Of the kind ~.
become absolutely necessary. We ~ ~
TX it better that The people should he Ky
piled with code Of laws which ''" ~
ht Ire regarded IA some respects as ~. -
rather than remain wbolIv wy
GRANT nc VIA, i a.. ~. sr ~ 10y claii
The present time there is perhspsa ma. aug
~ OF ME counties Of the State in 'e'e :.
et not single entire copy of all the '"e =
utts CANOE sound, and many of them re'"
e bul sew, It any, of the acts of the "'a'
'sa'ure, and the few they have. tend some
confuse rather than eni,ghtep thos. o, oa
,st duty iii is TO administer Inc l,w since
. code Of Judge Pray, m 1he 49,. gIslat
lie undersigned, has some circumslan. State
attached to II which ere calculated 'ss"'
.co,omend il tavor,blv - ~ s'"'.o and I
10 state Of M,ss;.s,nn; paop'e devot
., 8, If most. if M, II, IS ~ so",a'A, Of tn,
bic Dature IN force 1.-THE time in ""~or
:h'it~as written, and the old, obso. oo
ADD bsrbarous Language in which , ". Z
Lf Al
I'd. and concise aud coma. 80" u''' that Il
which eyinces or.., .... to you
,n,,on .,d J.,.t W on me