Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-02-05

49, Improvement Of the YaxOo
- BanL' ~. ~ read, with The accompanying
tnis # NJ. Puckett, tOPrint 1000 co.
ponon S'.-~aqe and documents, elected
- d ne -. j;sruSSion. The House ultimate,
suiids'a,9 nm copies to be printed.
orleIrol - .SoSnorted, from the select commit
NJ ~ = had been referred, the bill 70
~ 70 WILL .,-.ing. with amendments.
1pprs'.. PE ~aS made to kill this bib without
~ .cny, but failed. .,.e.;,.,,,
notion to postpone moeHn's'y sASl'eo
hbsie. -, Of order was raised about the
A ql 49, Sneaker decided the bill N order.
in9 us became eloquent, and said many
NJ Is,rcibe things in behalf OF the bill
rEg ,lia las the first bill he had ever intro
ass,..a !! y legislative body, and as it was Of
t's'- .,aral Importance, he was anxious 70 nave
d neil s1I was was ordered to be engrossed, and
Inc w. U,r orJer of the day for tomorrow.
made the OiO0' TUESDAY, Jan. %.
p.,,us presented a petition from the
NJ paj stockholders of the Benton and
directors l., arN railroad and banking company,
Mancns.sLS..t the stock of said institution be re-
pSylg VIC 81 100000 to 100000, and that
dlss ". y me permitted to remove said institution
tnsl , n Pe6ton to Manchester and be excused
i Eou building railroad now deemed unne-
eessary' s,u R,rr1s. said petition was
Un Io'iY,' .oloct committee of three, with
referred to sele0' O'''''''''''
out tI Dsn Wilson. of Holmes, presented a reso-
MI :u.,rnctnu the standing committee on
guO T,%ciary to inquire into the expedlency Of
the sGu me- fees Of clerks and sherits in the
reou o,,. counties Of this State; which was a.
00P SS. Wilson supported the passage Of this
ut, NTH some apt and cogent argu-
reso,.u'4 o maintained that the fees Of these
l e.a.. were extravagantly high, and without
sTsmple in other States de was not for en-
ching officers at the expense oil the people.
i' A. Hines from the committee to whom had
n' .a li", 60 much Of the Governors mes
w. 49, a. referred the constitution, reported a
t:f .sTlng fora convention to amend the same !;
D .1 was read and ordered to lie on the ia
BE. ,-,..
;,1 The Judiciary committee to inquire by what
I'm the Union Bank had the faith of the
Siste Dedped on their notes: which was read
twice, and rejected
The bill relating to matrimony was read a
,,cond time; and, after some remarks from
ysssrs. Brown, Armat. Hancock, and Barton,
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. McAiee, the following
resolution was read three times forthwith, and
adopted
Rt,olred That the Joint Select Committee
on he Union Bank be instructed to inquire
how much Ofthe capital Of said Bank has been
oaned to the different districts, and what a.
mount has been loaned to each county, ard re-
Dort the same to this House.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.
Several petitions were presented, and laid
upon the table, relating to tipping houses, and
calling for the enactment of laws to repress
vice and crime.
Mr. Holland introduced bill repeating all
laws taxing fees of attorneys and counsellers at
law; which was read the first time.
Mr. Murchison introduced bill to amend
The law for furnishing disturbers of public wOr
hip.
Mr. Brown, of Copiah, introduced bill
making an appropriation for the printing of TIN
statutes.