The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-01-31

the present condition and offormeT manage
ment Of the bank and other concerns of said
company, is due to the character Of those
who have had its control, and necessary to
quiet the anxiety ofthe community; there
fore, be it
ReSOlced, That a committee Of FIVE be
appointed on the part of the House, to act
with such committee as may be appointed on
the part of the Senate, whose duty it shall be
to examine and report to this legislature,
the present condition and former manage:
ment of said Institution; that they have pow
er to send for persons and papers, and COM
pei the attendance of witnesses; and that
said committee give full and complete ex-
position of the amount of assets of said COM
pany, the amount of Indebtedness to the
same, and by whom; the manner in which
It's specie, exchange and proceeds of its
cotton have been disposed of, and all such
other information as they may be able to
obtain, calculated to explain the course
pursued by the directory and stockholders
of said company in relation to the manage
ment OF the Institution, to the end that if
said company have acted honestly and in
conformity with the provisions of their char
ter, it may be known; or if corruptly and
traudulently, the proper remedy may be APP
piled.
Mr.. Wood introduced bill to repeal the
tavern rates law.
Mr.. Bell introduced bill to repeal the
marriage law.
Mr.. Graves Of Choctaw, gave notice that
he would, on tomorrow, introduce a bill
to amend the gallon law.
The House then adjourned until to NOR
row, having been in session only part of the
forenoon.
JANUARY IL, 1910.
In the House, Mr.. Graves of Amite, pre-
sented resolutions in favor of states rights
and also recommending one presidential
term Of office
Mr. Sharpe introduced resolutions that all
questions touching the policy of the general
government, should be left to the action of
that government, &c.
Mr.. Guion from Warran, introduced joint
resolutions in relation to banking and the
course of the banks.
Mr.. Bell introduced bill to require suf-
fent security from he treasurers of the six
teenth sections
MIR. Hemingway introduced bill relative
to supersedeas and niuctons.
The House adjourned at noon.
The committee from the House of Repre-
sentatives to examine the Brandon Bank,
under Mr.. Mathews (of Tishemingo) joint
resolutions. are Messrs. Mathews, AL
len, Bell, Fore Frimstead and Durham. The !
President of the Senate has not yet appoin-
ted the committee from that body.
The following are the standing commit
tee ofthe House of Representatives:
On EIectiOns-Messrs, Ellis of Jones,
Frost, Graves Of Annie, McCaughn, Boon,
Wilcox and Wagster.
On Ways ana MeanS-Messrs. Bradford,
Guion, Watson, Williamson, Wood, Land
and Durham.
On Refusal and Unfinished Business
Messts. Greer of Noxubee, Watkins, Shoe
maker, Mathews of Tshemingo, Ellis of
Newton, Dobyns, and Graves of Copiah.
On Banks and Currency-Messrs. Be-
sancon, Guy, Acker, Anderson, Hargrove,
Inge and Haper
O" AccOunts-Messrs. Sharp, Null,
Draine, MCGOWAN, KiIgore, Elicit, and
Greer of Monroe.
On Enrolled BiLlS-Messrs. BodIey, AL
len, Evans, Acker, and Jenkins of Kinds.
On Propositions and CIR irances-Messrs
Cox, Fore, Craig, BiIlups, Binford, Lowe,
and Draughn.
Joint Committee to examine Union Bank
-Messrs. Robinson, Evans, Bradford, Wood
Kendall, and Mathews of Mar
shall, from the House of Representatives;
and Messrs. Alsbury, Green, Tucker, Camp
hell and HnmnhrieS form tho SaDafa