, 1840-12-12

accused, postponed.
" We are authorized to announce JOHN
S. HUSTON as a candidate for the offices of
Circuit and County Court Clerk, of Lincoln
county.
1We are authorized to announce DR.. C..
II. BAILEY as a candidate for the offices of
Circuit and County Court Clerk of Lincoln
county.
We take the following summary of the
proceedings of the Legislature from the Re-
publican:
JEFFERSON CRY, Thursday Dec. Sd. 1910.
Mr.. English, this morning. offered a resoiu-
7 ton TO the effect, that the Committee on Ju-
dietary be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency, (and 10 report Il bill If necessarily
of changing the number of terms of The Cir
cult Court held within the several Circuits,
from three to two; of requiring notice Of all
actions brought in said Court at least 90 days
before the first day Of the term. and every
action to be triab!e at the first term, unless
continued for good cause; that TO facilitate
and expedite the collection Of small debts,
the County Courts shall have jurisdiction of
civil actions above the sum of-and not
exceeding-dollars; that the County Court
shall not longer have jurisdiction in probate
matters, but that a Probate Judge shall be
appointed or elected in each County; with
suitable provisions TO regulate said probate
Court and the lees ofsaid Judge. who shall,
er offcio be president of the County Court:
that the County Court hold their session once
every two months: and that the jurisdiction
Of Justices of the Peace in civil cases be
abridged. so as TO graduate and regulate the
system hereby marked out.
Bills. 10 prevent frauds at elections-to
regulate practice in Criminal cases--to es-
tabliSh the 10 hour system--and 4 bill sup
Elementary TO an act regulating Justices
Courts. were read a second time and re-
ferred 10 the Committee of the whole house.
A bill for the divorce of Polly Jane Bolts
from her h~usband--a bill the better to secure
the safe keeping and disbursement of the
public moncys-a bill to release the securi-
ties of executorS and administrative and, a
bill to establish tie County seat Of Linn
County. were ordered to be engrossed and
read n third time, tomorrow.
The resolution offered YESTERDAY BY Mr..
Wool of Ciav. calling On the President Of
the Bank Tor further reply to The I4th inter
rogatorv of the examining Committees re-
port. was called on and adopted.
A bill offered some time ago hv Mr.. An
derson for the aboI ton % imprisonment for
debt and to permit frauduIen, de tors. was
on his motion, referred 10 the Committee on
The Judiciary.
The preamble and POINT res buttons offer
ed yesteriav by Mr.. Anderson. on the subject
ola reduction of salary Of the officers at the
Bank. and The introduction of 4 system Of
economy in the management ot the Bank.
were called up by him. and then advocated
BY an able speech. in which he showed the
expenditures of the Bank. in officers and Il
gents salaries: the expense of the transpor-
ton Of specie. and the purchase OF specie and
specie funds. amounted. in two years. to
S~77.896.77. They were finllIv referred to
the Committee on the Bank. with instructions
TO report by bill or otherwise.
There was also read n third time and pas
sed. an act to extend the time for the redemp-
lion Of lands sold for taxes and redeemed by
the state. to the first of January I843; also.
an act TO lay out n stafe road from the town
of New Madrid to Big Raft on ST. Francis
River.
The House then went into the committee
Of the whole Mr.. Parsons in the Chair, Mr..
helps took the floor, and advocated the reso.
lutions of the speaker in an able speech OF
upwards of an hours length, when he con-
cluded and the House adjourned until 81. NJ.
When | say ian able Speech" mean.
that the talent and ingenuity displayed by
him. gave evidence undoubted. of this being
Imam of talents, though he failed to convince
all hearers. that the election Of Harrison was
consumated in London.
We do not bet but we will guarantee an
oyster supper that there will be more reioic-
ing in Great Britain at the election Of Gen.
Harrison than has been. or will be. nantes
ted at the same result here. Mark our pre-
dictlon when we receive the British papers
announcing his election.5[Mo. Argus.
The Baltimore Clipper published the fol-
lowing:-"We saw a rank loco .foco and a
red hot British whig shaking hands yes,er-