Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-30
LEGISLATURE OF MISSISSIPPI
From the Vickshurg Daily Wing.
SATURDAY, Jan. 90.

In THE HOUSE yesterday morning, the journals
were read, and petitions letters, memorials, and
circumstances, bong called, tie usual batch was
sent TO the Speakers chair, read, and referred
Mr.. field from the Select Committee, reported a
preamble and resolutions nstructing our Senators
and requesting our Representatives, in Congress- to
use their eXertions TO procure the passage of a
law establishing land mail fom Memphis to
the city oiVicksburg, which was received and
agreed to.-Mr. Stewart, Of Amtc, introduced
the follomng resolutions:
| Resohed, BY the Leg stature of the State OF
Mississippi, That a sound, uniform and co,ven-
lent currency is necessary f he government, and
essential TO The Happiness OF the people of the
United States.
| ReSoited, That the go venment and the people
of the United States do not enjoy sound, uni
form and convenient currency,
! Resotred, That the duty of regulating tie
currency of the country, belongs 10 the govern
ment OF the country.
| ReSotred, That experience has proven the
impractiblity Of regulating the currency OF the
nation by the legislators ofthe States.
| That therefore il is the duty Of the General
Government to regulate the currency.
That IN the opinion of this legislature major
lily Of the people of this State are in favor of the
establishment of a National Bankr for the nur o e
uniform and convenient.
| Be il I g . ore
RESOLVED, That onr Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress be requested to obtain as soon
ms practicable the passage of an act charterjng
National Bank, properly guarded and strictly
accountable.
Nh. Lemly moved to reject the resolutions -
Mr.. Womick called for a second reading. The
ayes and noes being call for, Mr.. Stewart ad.
dressed the House at some length in opposition
10 a rejection, and in favor of their adoption
lie declared that he did not believe this
party question, it was one Of great importance
and parties should come to its support like men
and like patriots. He believed that men of all
parties were favorable 10 a national bank as Il
means OF furnishing a sound AMI uniform cur.
rency.
Mr.. Lemley Withdrew his motion to reject
Mr.. Bell renewed IT, MI. Williamson would
vote against rejectn,bu he should vote against
their adoption.
MI Roberts made point of order He said
that the subject had been subject had been acted
upon at the last session, The chair decided that
the question would arise at another time proyid-
ed the resolutions were not rejected.
The call was proceeded with, and the motion
10 reject was lost by the following vote.
AYES-Mcssrs Acker, Besancon, Berry, bell,
Bradford, Boon, By num- Cole, Dlainc, Elhs of
Copiah, Fills of Jasper, Ellis OF Newton, Frost,
Graves, Grnstead, Goode, Harrington, Harrison
Holland, Jones, Kilgore, Lemly, Leake, Lowe,
Leggett, Moody, Marsh, MCGOWAN, Prewett,
Rayhurn, Roberts, Turner, Terrell, Watson,
Wagser, Watkins-36.
NAYS-Mes'rs. Speaker, Allen of Marshal,
Allen of Kinds, Baninger, Baldwin, Burlus, Bill.
lups, Binio'dl Cook, Cunningham, Crump, Dick
son, Dobyns, Drughn, Dunn, Evans, Finley, Field
Foster, lnge, Jenk MS, johnson, Means, Mount,
Maury, Mabry, Magrnder, Norris, Offut, Owen
Rotf, Runnels, Shell y, Smiley, Shoemaker. Stew.
art, Thompson, Tompkins, Wilcox, Wood WA.
hanson, Womick and Yergcr.-43