Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-22
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bates consume the time Of the members. About .
SC acts have passed and received The sanction
Of the GoyernJr, but none Of which will result m
remedyng the currency Of the State. That
which was most looked for by the people, and
which has been called for in a voice of thunder
has been passed over almost in silent contempt.
Tue bill which passed the lower House. mention
cd in my last came up in the Senate on Monday
9Th INST MI Marshall Of kemper, as sound
Democrat as thele is in The State introduced, an
amendment striking out from the enacting clause
which was carried The amendment was sub.
staniiaIIy what General SpeIght introduced IN his
resolution, and would have achieved the end
sought, if the amendment could have passed as
introduced. That could not be-there are too
many men in the Senate who are known as the
great nsic lights on constitutional questions 4 by
their errymandng course they so dlshgured the
bill that the originator would scarcely be able to
know his own production. The most obnoxious
features in the bill, az amended, is that which T.
VI. Tucker, Esq. succeeded in fastening upon it
with the assistance of three other fender footed
Democrats whose names we marked in italics
The following IS the original section, and the
amendment Of Mr. Tucker
Section l.. And be it further enacted, That
whenever the Governor, either from the certih-
cate Of the president, cashier or teller as alOre.
SAID, or by the affidavit of the holder Of any such
note, bill or other evidence of debt, shall be sat
shed that such presentment has been duly made
and payment refused, he shall forthwith issue his
proclamation, declaring the charter of such bank
or monled corporation; forfeited, null and void,
except that such corporation may continue to sue
and be sued, in It's corporate name, for the purpo-
SEES Of liquidation only. Mr.. fuckers amend
ment strikes out all after the word proclama
ton" and inserts the words as follows -" Di-
recled to the district attorney of the judicial dis
lrc in which such bank may be established en-
cept requiring such district attorney forthwith to
institute an information in the nature Of quo
tcarranto against such bank. " The amendment,
was carried. The ayes aud nees stood thus -
.4yeS- Messrs. Coffee, Farrar, Green, Gran.
! berry, Hill, HUMPHREYS, ICES, Kerr, keme, Lel-
lore, Lore, Phillips, Ragsdae, Tucker and Wall
! -l5.
.Noes--Messrs. President, Alsbnry, Bell,
Campbell GIlleIand, Hughes, Kyle, Marshall.
Miller, Mathews, Smith, Thomas and WALTON
10.
Messrs. Cox Wing and Watts ,Democra)
were absent
The latter gentleman opposed to the amend
ment, the former for IT.
The bill passed last evening but in what shape
we are unable to say.
row occurred in the House between Mr..
Need the Clerk and the member from Yalabus-
sha Mr.. Kendall, some words passed and Mr..
n. resigned after addressing the House und de.
clarlng that he did not want the clerkshp an
election took place Mr.. Need being elected by
, twenty six votes, Shocco Jones getting one and
Mr.. Kendall one vote so ended that affair.
On yesterday Mr. Francis Leech resigned hi,
office Of Secretary of the Senate. The reason
: Of his resignation was as follows: 1t appear.
that Mr. Leech wrote a private letter TO Or
j. Hogan, Editor of the Vcksburg Sentinel, ii
which he expressed his opinion freely of tn
course Of certain quasi Democrats in the Senate
on the Bank Reform question. This letter az
5 peared through accident in the columns Of tn
g Sentinel. Its publication caused many Of tn
c "iender footed gently to feel uneasy in the
ii seats, and consequently Mr.. Ives, one Of the afor,
@ said gentlemen, offered resolution requiring tn
o Sergeantai-Am 10 bring DR.. IIagan before III
Z Senate to substantatC the statements there
l. made. In the course of debate on this resoI,
e ton, Mr. Ives nsnuated that the Secretary WI
10 the author of the aforesaid letter; wheteupc
e. Mr. Leech rose and stated that he had written
IS letter intended for publication TO DR.. Ifaga
y since he had been elected Secretary of the Sc
ate but if any gentleman in that body wished
vent his spleen upon him (Nlr. Leech) he won
!, give him an opportunity OF dong so, by resig
! ing forthwith his office of Secretary. Mr. j. \
: Downes lhe former Secretary was elected
n his stead
yn Since my last in which | stated that rum
IS charged Mr.. r. VI. Tucker with having recei
a ed loan Of four thousand dollars of the Uni
'e Bank, Mr.. T. has called upon us and dcclar
the statement untrue. Now as we made the a
bo sertIon believing at the time that the rumor "
founded upon fact, as we had II directly from o
ho VINO is coEversant in these matters and has ferr
~ ted out many Of the secrets Of that institution;
he did not hesitate one moment in wha, we concs
,r. ed to be the duty Of the press IN giving public
=. to tie whole matter. The rumor no doubt, or
out oil this. that Mr.. Tucker held two certiica
or checks which he presented at the bank
M or two previous to his leaving Tor Columbus.
he checks belonging 10 some citizens Of Lownt
ed county. We do not intend in any case to do
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