The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-19
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From til Southron.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WrDNrsDAY. Err, 8,

HOUSE OF KIP REsSENIAI ltS.
WEDNESDAY,, En-, 8.
The order Of The day vas announced, |,
wit: "A bill 10 Be entitled an act 10 secure
the people from taxation 10 pay the slats
bonds issued to obtain stock ii the Planters
Bank of.lhis State.
z. M. Lemley moved call of the House.
which was lost,
I. On motion Of Mr. Durham. the Bin was
referred to 4 Committee Of the Whole forth.
with, thereupon The House resolved them.
lselves into Committee Of the Whole, Mr.,
Williamson ID the Chair, and, after some
time spent in the consideration thereof, on
motion the committee rose. The Speaker
resumed the Chair, and Mr. Williamson re.
lporled. the bin with amendments
On motion Of Mr.. Williamson, the report
ofthe Commlttee.of the Whole was received
and agreed to-
/ Special order-the bin 10 Be entitled an
act 70 secure the people against taxation to
pay the State Bonds issued 70 obtain stock
in the Planters Bank Of this State was read
the third time and passed with its title as
stated
The special order for 10 o'clock was en-
titled an act Ito place the Mississippi Uni.
on Bank in liquidation 10 secure her assets
for the payment of the State Bonds issued
for her benefits
DR. VeLtress moved that the bill be re-
committed to Committee Of the Whole
forthwith. And the ayes and noes being
called for BY the constitutional number, they
were ordered, and were as follows:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Acker,
As. baringer, Besancon, Berry, Bell,
Blu. Billuns. Cool. Crump. Dnrbam
Draughn, Ellis, Of Jasper, Evans, Graves,
Gnnstead, Harrison, Holland, Leake, Lowe,
Moody, Marsh, Prewett Thompson, Ways
ter and Womack 81.
Noes essfa Allen, 81 Marshall. Allen.
of Kinds, Barnes, Baldwin, Boon, Bynnn,
Cunningham, Dickson, Draine, Dobyns,
Dunn, Elliss Of Copiah, Ellis, OF Newton,
Finley, Field, Frost, Goode, Harrington.
lnge, johnson, Jones, Kilpore. Means,
Mount, Murchison, Maury, MCGOWAN, Nor
ris, Ofuti, Owen, Pnekett. Rayburn Rob
erts, Ruff, Robertson, Runnells, Shelby,
Smiley, Shoemaker, tewaTl, Terrell, Thomp-
kins, Wilcox, Watkins, Wood, Williamson,
and Yerger48.
So the motion 10 re-commit The bill was
lost.
solve itself, forthwith, into Committee Of
the Whole On said bin, which did not pre-
vail.
On the motion Of Nj. Wilcox, the consti-
tutional rules requiring bills to be read on
three several days was dispensed with, and
said bill read 3 third time forthwith BY its
title.
Messrs Boon and Acker asked leave to
enter their protest against the fiFsi section De
the bin, TO which there was no objection,
Mr.. Bradford claimed (under rule Of the
Housed 70 be excused from voting on the
bill inasmuch as be, as stockholder, was
interested in the passage Of the bill.
The Chair decided that, under the rule Of
the House, the gentleman was not entitled
to vote; from which decision Mr.. DobYns
appealed
The ayes and noes were called for and or
ldered; but before the ayes and noes were
taken, Mr. Boon objected 10 gentlemen vo-
ting on the appeal who were interested ii
1.-The main question.
The vote was then taken On said appeal,
and IS as follows, to vii
Ayes Messrs. Allen, 81 Marshall, Ackef,
Ayres, Barringer, Besaneon, Berry, Bell,
Boon, Bynum, Cook, CTump. Durham, Dunn,
Draughn, Ellis, Of Jasper Field, Frost,
Graves, Goode, Harrington, Harrison, HoI.
Hand, johnson, KilgoFe, Leake, Lowe. Leg.
8gelts Mount. Murchson, Moody, Maury,
Harsh, McGowan, Offutt Owen, Prewett,
Rayburn, Roberts. Ruiz, Robeftsen Shelby,
Sh0emaker, Terrell, Wilcox, Watson, Wags-
ter and Wood, 4e.
Noes Alessrs. Allen, 81 Kinds. Barnes.
Baldwin, Billups, Dickson, Draine, Dobyns,
lslis. Of Copiah, Fore, Grinslead, Inge,
Jones' Means, Moore, Mabry, Norris, Sni-
ley, Stewart, Thompson, Wonacl and Yer
So tbe decision &c lie Chair was suss
tanned
9soneon moved that che House re-
solve ITSELF, forthwith. into Committee Of
The Whole on aid billy which was lost
The question then 1ecurred 81 he pas
sage of tie bill
A Bradford claimed tie right 6 Be 81.
cpsed from voting On passage y lhe bill
giving bis Ieasoos IS before which excuse
ths Char decided % 5e suliciens one
ut appealed from ilis decision 81 the
Char, and Ile question 81 Ial # tie deci-