Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-02-08

rose and reported the bill IN such shape
as 10 allow sprituous and yinous liquors
to be sold in any quantity down to
quart, and 10 permit the liquor, when
bought of tavern keeper. TO be drank
IN the tavern or about IL
The House proceeded TO the question
of passing the bill, as amended, to lis en-
grossment for a third reading; when,
the ayes and noes being called TOR, the
question was lost-aves 40, noes &
So the bill is in effect lost, and the gal
Ion law stands without amendment or al
te ration
After the result was announced, the
House adjourned.
TEUsDAY, 28th.-Several petitions were
presented and referred to different com
mittees.
Reports from standing and select COM
mittees were received.
Several bills which had passed IN the
Senate, were read the first time; and al
ter much proceedings with the orders Of
/ the day, the resolutions of Mr. Boon, re-
lative to the embarrassed condition OF
the State, the Importance of the adoption
by Congress at its present session, the
independent treasury bill, and instruct
ing our Senators in Congress to vote for
| the passage Of the same; were taken up,
and considered in committee of the
whole; Mr. Hargrave IN the chair.
The committee then rose, and reported
the resolutions to the House, when the
question was put upon their adoption col
lectiyely, and passed in the affirmative
ayes 44-noes %.
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
II Al
Besaneon, Berry, Bell, Boon, Cole, Gun
ningham, Durham, Drano, l. " Ellis,
| S Ellis, Z 3 Ellis, Elicit, Fore, Fox,
Frost, Grinstead, Guy, ID S Greer,
Hemingway, Holland, Harrison. Har
grove, Lowe, Jones, Kendall, kilgore,
Moody, Marsh, Null, J w Matthews, J e
Matthews, McCaughan, McGowen, Ray
burn, Roberts, Stewart, Sharp, Thomas,
TaIbert, Watson, and Wagster.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messrs. Anderson, Bodlev, Bi!lups. Bin
ford, Cook; Childress, Dobyns, Dunn,
Field, Graves, of Copiah, Grant, Ii
Greer, Guion, Inge, E Jenkins, Land,
Murchison, Moore, Norris, OHutt, Ruff,
Robinson, Shoemaker, Veniress Wilcox,
Weathersby, Woodward ond Wood.
The House then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, 29th.-The day was prin-
cipally occupied in the consideration of
the orders of the day, the subject Of the
bills being generally of a local charac-
ter.
During the course of the morning, Mr..
Besanecon, chairman ofthe committee on
banks and the currency, reported bill,
the object of which is to wind up the af
fairs Of such banks as shall not resume
and continue specie payments, from and
after the Isl day IF APrH alett. The
bill was read, and one thousand copies or
dered to be printed.
bill was introduced by Mr. Bell, to
allow compensation to the commissioners
who opened the books of the Mississippi
Union Bank, was considered among ether
bills in committee of the whole; (Mr. |
Jenkins, of Kinds, in the chair,) After
conside re bic desutory debate, the com
mittee rose, and reported uniavorabIy to
the bill, when it was laid on the table
THURSDAY, 30th. In theI course OF
the morning. Mr.. Bodlcy introduced a /
bill to be entitled an act 10 reform the |
banks and currency Of this State, of
which 500 copies were ordered to be |
printed. This bill, it is understood, en- |
bodies the views of those in the House /
opposed TO the repeal of bank charters.
1t is a bill of great length, and was not /
read through in the House.
The bill to repeal the statute, general
ly known as the Married Woman's Law,
was taken up, and discussed. The mea-
sure was supported by Messrs Bell, Drake
and Boon, and opposed by Messrs Norris
Wood and Acker, in speeches, and pas
sed to engrossment. Ayes 51--noes 80.
From which it appears that the House
are disposed to abolish the law in exis-
tence.
A bill to provide for taking the censes
Of the State, Likewise passed to engross-
ment. Other business of less general
interest occupied the attention of the
House during the rest of the day.
SENATE.--FRIDAy.-In the morning
of this day Mr.. Ker presented a second
letter from DIR. Duncan, of Natchez, in
regard TO the report of the special com {
missioner, DIR. Hagan, upon the Agricul-
iural Bank, stating that his former com :
twas prompted by an errone- !
ous impression. The letter was read
and referred to the committee on the
4 agricultural Bank. The rest of the day
was occupied 10 the consideration of the {
orders of the day. 5
SATURDAY.-The Senate was engaged I
his day, principally in considering vari- I
,us bills heretofore discussed. In the |
course of the day, Mr.. Farrar introduced v
bill TO provide for Geological Survey b
# the State. ;
The bill introduced by Judge Camp d
ell, to provide for the purchase of 1900 o
opies of the proposed revision of the b
avs by Messrs Howard and Hutchinson. Il
vas read the second time, and, on motion 5
f Mr.. Marshall, laid on the table. Il
MoNDAY.-Mr. Miller from a select h
ommittee, raised upon the petition oil C.
undry citizens of Jackson, reported a K
esolution appropriating to the use of the
aptists, Presbyisrians and Reformers. el
5 place of public worship, the lower c
ory of the old State Capitol. ii
The bill to be entitled an act, to pun W
h as felony, the fraudulent removal of W
roperty. was considered in committee ST