Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-02-02
JAeksoN. jan. 21lh 1e.

\. "EsTLENEN--NoIhng Of much interest ha,
10 uansPred since the date Of nay FIRST letter, if ex
I. eepi the movement of both Houses IN regard "a
Il the Senatorial election
:. About two weeks since, the House Of Re,,o
n sehialFes passed resolution proposing 10 20 IN
d TO the election Of United States Senator for ,be
r, SIX years. and for lbe vacancy, on last Wedncs
"a DAY, nj IL o'clock. This resolution was Gen, 70
!. The SENATE for concurrence. That body rcc,scJ
e TO act immediately, laid the resolution on the table.
), and 1t was not called up I'LL after the hour fixed
IS pY The House for gong into the election. The
;, senate disagreed 70 the resolution of tho House
with an amendment, and sent it back for concur.
0 renee Inc Hohse refused 10 concur. md in.
sisted upon IFS original resolution. The Senate
feceded lrom It's amendment with an nmendn.r,
which brought the two branches oftLe Loo;.lo,,.o
IN conflict with each other. After aori Of ,wo
oa's' the matter was finally compromised BY the
adoption OF tho following resolution, offered no
Mr. COFFEE in the Senate, which passed ina,
oody' and also the House Of Representatives
| Ahc resolution Is 10 this effect
Resoiped, That in a spirit ofcompromi.e and
concaton, fihc House Of Representatives cone"r
n,D Dolh parties agree 10 postpone The clector far
senator ~ The Congress 81 the United States Il,
,e oons.lu'ohal term Of Six years and also to FIJI
H.. 'aaeahey oecasiohed by the resignation of the
lion. James +. Trotter, until Wcdgesav Tho eo p'G
OIL January, inst" ''' '0'''
Dung the tendency of this matter in the
House OF Representatives, much angry d;scus
sion upon points Of order, SC. ensucd in which
Inc member from Lowndes, mir. GnmER, NET
ca Q conspicuous poit. In reply to Gen. Foorr
VINO INDUCED IN strain of cgotistical bombos,
about the dignity Of the House. and MI I'M, 90.
Of thing, Mr. g. observed that he was G,.d n
taking about dignity and distinguished oeo,le.
men, u seemed to him that the object Of som. I
persons was altogether of character to ch,u. I
lish aud unmeaning. For his own rart he be. !
leyed III the dignity Of The people themselves.
ITO considered country clodhopper as much !
l'siInsulshedby taking hold Of the plough han. u
lle' and q country iarmora more useful citizen. a
han your lazy idle tops who hang on to tho skirts
u great men, and who we're only distinguished y
y wearing silk gloves, and putting on the airs Of Il
dandy. lie dealt his blows right and left and b
he sipeited heads, as no termed them, were moi v
pared IN his anuiadversons. Mr.. GILnrR
lso INDUCED in some sportivc remarks. II Ind
&c" 'r'''na'cd' he said, thu the Democracy had 4
allen and were PROSTATE If this were tho fac, !,
9 presumed It Arose for the want Of a Foo,e 10 7
'and upon. or Male to prevent the colors from
fayins ut the mnst head which nail he thoupbl Il
lcy missed Tor the want Of Smith Mr.. Gil. M
Ter went on punning or names al infnittnn. N
When he concluded the House was in roor &c y
ughter--various members replied, but the Rem !,
sentative from Lowndes seemed TO be tho Lion
that day.
The rights Of thu people, and tho Democracy
the State swell sustained IN the House by
UGH able champions as Messls. Ghoson, Bar
IN, Stone, Gmer. Josselyn, Brown and Re-.
eris. These gentlemen, whenever il is found S
ecessofy, always make IN Impression which d
Ills out OF doors as we'll as in doors. c,
Yesterday, Saturday the 26th) the joint Sc III
'ct comWtteo taisod upon tho Governors mes u
age TO investigate the affairs of the Union Bank, q
iade their report in tho House Of Representa-. il
YES. II y signed by Mr.. FARRAR as Char. S
IAN Of the Com nit'ee on tho part of the Sen. in
to, and by MIR, HANCOCK us Chairman Of The tr
committee on the pant Of the House. Its renl c,
'hilc-mdshing altar. II approves tho conduct tt
me Bank from beginning TO end and lauds 10 in
10 skies the action Of tho preson, provisional II
Wectofy. A. soon as the report and the ac. is
ompany'nG documents wero read, DIR. PucKETr st
loved that 5000 copies Of the repor, and docu cl
tents DO printed Tor the nse Of the House. Mr.. al
iiLMER opposed ihis motion IN manly and dir
fled tone. lie said the number was entirely Al
70 large, and pronounced il useless waste Of III
y public money thus to squander the State I
rcasute. lie insisted that 200 hundred copies pr
as quite sufficient. lie said that the House on. L
ordered 2eO copies Of the Bank Commission. o,
$ report 10 be printed, and he contended that pl
20 was as important 10 the people Of The State T
! the other. Alter some discussion in which m
Iessrs. Pucketi, Af*at, Hancock and Roberts II
Imported the motion, and Messrs Gilmct. be
tone and Moen opposed il the question was ef
ken and the motion was lost. MIR. Hancock Sc
len moved that 5000 copies be printed, which IN
o,on prevailed by a vote Of yeas Al, Nays % IN
be yeas and nays having been called for and 70. ty
orded on the journals. 50
in,he afternoon Of Saturday, Mr. MELlEN no
'lroduced a Bill TO authorize free Banking. 90
his jhl IS slong as The moral law, and is sim tu
ar IN lie provisions to tho General Banking Law L
New York. The presumption il, that il will az
ass The bll was read tho FIRST time, laid on wi
le table, and 1000 copies ordered 20 be printed is
Din introduced some days ago by Col. 10
noLsoN TO refer certain section OF the supple
ontal Bill Of the Union Bank, which locaiss trr
ranch Of that Bank al Ripley, instead Of All. NJ
dcen, came up fora second reading. Mr.. Pom on
IS, moved rs immediate rejection. A dry de. "a
ate ensued,ln which Messrs. Gholson, Foote, IL,
arion. Lane, Ports and ussory took part II