The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-02-28

main question then put upon the resolutions
and passed the house. ~, noes 40.
In the afternoon, after passing upon sew
eral bills Of minor Importance, the "reVenuc
| bills, which proposes The ad valorem system
of taxation, was again taken up and engrOs
sed the attention Of the House during the
remainder Of the day. Several amendments
were made, and the bill finally passed to It's
engrossment.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. l2
This morning, the House took up the DO.
dy of resolutions introduced on yesterday
By Mr.. Hardgroye, declaring in effect, that
the State is sole stockhOlder in the ''Missis-
sppi Union Bank"-that in as much as the
bonds granted to the bank for the ten mil
lions of stock subscribed by individuals,
have not been sold, the stockholders are not
entitled to representation in the directory of
the bank; that the term of Office of the pre-
sent board expires on the 18th t.,-and
proposing that the Legislature proceed TO
elect, on Monday next, ten managers in be-
half of the State to act as the directory of
the Bank.
These resolutions were opposed by Messrs
Bodley and Drake, aud supported by Mr..
Matthews, Of Marshall. The resolutions,
after slight discussion, were laid upon the
table; ayes As, noes 81.
During the morning Mr.. Kendall made an
explanation to the House, in which he
charged the clerk (Mr. Need,) with having
made an improper announcement to the Sc
nate in regard to bill which had passed the
House--an error being supposed to have
been committed in the engrOssment of the
same. The clerk, by permission, explain
ed to the House, and resigned his Office
But was reelected forthwith, by large ma
jOrity of votes.
In the afternoon, the House took up the
orders of the day, and rapidly passed upon
many bills on the table. Upon the bill to
repeal a section of the law imposing tax
upon the Chickasaw reservations of land,
quite a warm debate arose. Mr.. Guion and
Mr.. Besancon cOntended that the reserva-
tons were subject to be taxed at the pleas
ure of the state. On the other hand, Messrs
Boon, MATHEWS, of Marshall, and Talbert,
argued, that by a provision in the treaty be-
tween the federal government and the Chick
asaw Indians, stipulation was made in fa-
vor of the purchasers of the lands in ques-
ton. exempling them from taxation for five
years from the ratification of the treaty.
The bill finally passed the House.
TUESDAY, FEE. Is,
To-day the House has been engaged
throughout the day in considering its Cor
ders."
A proposition to remove the Branch bank
of the Mississippi Union Bank from Ripley
to Pontotoc, was debated for some time
with considerable warmth, in which many
members were participated. The bill was
finally postponed indefinitely.
The ''Orders of the day. were then taken
upgenerally, and the different bills etc. on
the calender read, and some disposition
made of each. The aValuation bill'' from
the Senate, was read the second time, and
100 copies ordered to be printed, and made
the special order for Committee Of the whole
On Saturday next, at ii o'clock.
The rest of the days proceedings would
De SO undressing that we will not infict
BUR readers with the perusal.