Southern marksman., 1839-02-06
From the M,ssissippian.
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY. JAN 81 1899.
SENATE.

CE!NH
The bill from the House nf Representa-
tives making an appmprIatien for printing
the laws Of Mississippi. WAS agreed 10.
A bill to provide Cor the Internal I'm
prcvoment of the State, was called up and
read: when
Mr.. Tucker offered an amendment, by
wav Of ryder; relative To the sale Of ,he
bonds for gold and silver. and providing
that nothing bnt gold and silver s''ouId be
brought into this State in payment of said
bonds: which was read twice.
Mr. B;ngaman addressed The Committee
of the Whole in opposition to The hill. He
urged his opposition on the groun hat
il might defeat the sale of thu bonds "f the
Union Bank. He said he was not opposes
sent, as a friend &C the Unlou B-nk. he was
compelled to oppose The bill When the
system of internal improvement can become
general and practicable, ! fof nne. said Mr..
t., will cordially support s~ch system.
MIR. Walker, in snnpcr, of he hnlI sud
he would lave been glad had TIE bill heen
presented somewhat diffrrent-'ut il WAS
imnossble to prepare bills that would suit
every gentleman Mr. w made most
splendid and happy a'l'IsinE tn tho systems
Of internal Improvements which are IN rapid
progress in many Of oar sister Safes. ii2c
said that, however important he sale Of The
bonds of the Union Bank might be, a well
regulated system of in'ernHl improvement
was no less important to Mississippi.
HOUSE.
MIR. Foote introduced and read the re-
maiuder ot his Minority Report on the I'm,
ion Bank, and also letter from the Presi-
dent of said institution. giving his reasons
for refusing 10 permit he Bank Commits
sinners tn examine said Institution.
After some d,srussinn-
Five hundred pies 9th" r'port nf Mr.
Foo were nrdered IN he printed
Mr Thompson. of Ya!ohrsha. introduced
bill {" suppress unlawIn' trading with
slaves.
NJ. Garland, &c Vicl shurg, pre- aen rd \
request from James Hagan. oncf'f the Bank
Commissioners, demanding of The lI"use
an Investigation Of he charges preferres!
against him nv Hiram 6 Runnels. President
of the Iln,on Bank, in letter this day read
TO the House.
Mr. GhoI, on moved to lay said petition
on The table, as this body had nohinq 10
do with private character and differences
Messrs Garland, Gilmer. FooIe. and ar
mat, opposed the motion tn Law the petliinn
on the table. and maintained that DR.. Has
gan was public offi"er, and entitled tn
full justice; If assaiIed in his official capa-
CITY. The Honse was bound To examine INTO
the charges. ss by him demanded.
The mot on tn 'av on the table was lost.
On motion of MIR. S'ewart. the .ur'her
consideration of the resolution was D ,sipos-
ed until to~Inorrow at three o'.l"ck
Mr.. Gi.mcr introduced bill allowing
Police Co rts +" regulate he bonds oi coun-
~ officers; hich was read twice and or
dered to he engrs ssed.
On motion Of Hr. Graves. the Veto Mes
sage of the Governor was called from The
table.
Mr. King. The Speaker, C led M. .H"opes
IN take the Chair, and add essed the III .nse
in supp"r' of the message. Mr.. K SAID
that tippling- houses ~ere eource Of more
vice and immorali'y. than ell Others com.
nibe.!-and he reloiced to find such doc.
trnes coming from sn high source.
Mr.. Garland moved TO postpone the fur
ther Consideration of The bill until to- ,rnor~
row; which motion. afep debate, was 'oSt.
The question was then taken on the pas
sage of The bill io incorporate he town of
Clintor--one Of the three bills vetoed by
the Goverror--and the same was negariv-
ed BY a large mainfity.
The House then adjourned until io-mor-
row.