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

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subjects, principally of a local character. The
.orders of the days, many Of which have been
heretofore noticed in this paper, took up most of
the time OF the Senate; but as no debates Of gen
leral Interest occurred, we omi. the making of a
more special notice Of the proceedings.
THUksDAY, Feb.6
The attention Of the Senate was again occupied
with the orders of the day. In the course of the
proceedings, the bill introduced by Mr.. Alsbufy)
to reform the banking system of this state, and
to prevent unauthorized banking, was taken up
and considered in committee Of the whole, Judco
Wall in the chair. Upon this bill the vital quts-
ton involved in the late animated debate in tho
House OF Representatives came fairly up The
power OF the Legislature over the banks as main
| tanned in the lower house by the passage Of the
resolutions OF Gen. Speight, and the bill reported
under the same, was advocated with gfeat force
and eloquence by Judge Campbell and also by
Judge Marshall. Mr.. Tucker, with his usual tact
and ability maintained the opposite position Mr..
Kerr also took the ground assumed by Mr.. Tuck
er. No final action was had on the question, but
morrow.
The rest of the day was consumed in the cons-
deratlon OF measures of less Importance
FEBRUARY 8.
But little new business has been brought
before the Senate during the past week. The
"Valuation BILL" introduced by Mr. Green,
passed the Senate, and is now before the
other branch of the Legislature. The very
important resolutions of Col Kyle proposing
to call in and cancel the State bonds unsold
and now in the possession of the Union
bank, and to prohibit the further issuance Of
the bonds, of the bank, heretofore referred
TO the joint committee raised to examine the
bank, have been returned to the Senate, and
their consideration postponed to this day
The resolution from the House proposing
that the election of Union bank directors
shall take place by UiUG Uoce vote, remains
yet undisposed of upon the table of the Sc
na:s.
The bill from the House to be entitled
Gan act requiring the banks Of this State to
pay specie, and for other purposes" has oc-
cupied much Of the time Of the Senate du-
ring the week. The House bill has been
stricken out from the enactIng clause, and
an entirely new bill, having, it is true, some
of the features of the old bill, engrafted
upon the title. The main feature in the
bill from the House holding the power Of the
Legislature to repeal bank charters, and pro-
viding upon the happening of contingencies
proclamation, declare the charters of the
banks forfeited, and null and void, has been
rejected and in place thereof proposition
of Mr.. Tucker substituted, providing that
the proclamation of the Governor be address
sed to the district attomies requiring them
to proceed by writ of quo DGrrantO IN the
courts against such banks as he may think
have violated their charters. Upon the pro-
positiod Of Mr. Tucker much discussion took
place. The Senate was repeatedly adj
dressed by Messrs. Marshall and Tucker, the
latter in defence of the measure proposed
by himself, and the former in opposition
thereto. Messrs. Walton, Kyle and Miller,
also addressed the Senate in opposition to
The proposed proceedings against the banks
in its engrossment,
The resolution from the House proposing
that the Legislature adjourn on the 22d inst.
until January, lS4l, was cOncurred in by the
Senate with an amendment, providing that
the adjournment be sine die. This amend
ment, however, was rejected in the House
and returned to the House, and laid upon
the table.
The bill from the House to repeal the
tmarried woman's law" as it is commonly,
called, was referred to a select committee.
Upon its first reading in the Senate, Mr..
Green moved to reject it, this motion was
by Messrs. Green and Campbell,
Ind opposed by Messrs, FaTar and Walton,
md did not prevail. During the week "a
great many measures of but little general
IMPORT passed the consideration of the Sc
late, and number of bills finally passed,
wanting the approval of the Executive only
o give them place upon the statute books.
In the Senate on yesterday, a bill intro
luced by Mr.. Cox. proposing to repeal the
.harter of the Lake Washington and Deer
creek Bank, came up. Mr., MILLER propo-
ed to strike out two sections of the bill.--
The sections proposed to be stricken out are
n opposition to an absolute repeal of the
harter ofthe bank, but placed the Tepealon
he conditions that the bank, but placed the
epeal on the conditions that the bank should
ccept the act as an amendment to the
haracter of the bank.
Mr. Cox opposed the amendment Of Mr..
4. He said that he hoped the hard footed
(meaning those who contend for
he right of the legislature to repeal bank
harters) would not, merely to establish an
opothess, refuse to permit the bank tosur-
ender its charter. The bank was now rea-
y to die, and had sent in her last win and
testament, which he (Mr. Cox wished to
rove, and he only asked that they would
ermit the bank 10 die as easy as possible
1r. Tucker said an allusion had been made
0 tenderJoOted democrats, and he witness
ed much pleasure beaming from the faces
{ the wings on account of their connection,
nth such democrats. He would say 10 them
nd the Senate that these tender-footedd de-
nocrats, are the real old fashioned hard
he'll, gold and silver democrats, who act
fom principle, and are not to be swerved
rom their course BY the ebullitiOn of popu-
il feeling.
Mr. Kyle said, that as . true man, be dis