Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-06

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vas read the third time and passed
The resolutions approving the act passed
through the U. S. Senate at its last session
appropriating the 2 per cent fund of Alabama
and Mississippi TO the construction of a rail
road between Montgomery, Ala, and Brandon
Miss. were read, and after considerable dis
cusslon a motion was made to lay on the table,
and the question being put by ayes and noes
1t was lost by tie vote of 81 to 81. A bill
supplemental to bill to "provide a remedy
against steam boats, keel boats and other wa.
ter crafts" was taken up, read the Sd time
and passed. sl051
The bill Incorporating the "Fulton Fire
Engine Co, No. 3, of the city of Vicksburg"
was read the Sd time and passed.
Divers and sundry bills were taken up in
their regular order on the orders of the day,
and acted upon, the most of them however, Of
a local and unlmportant character. o..
The bill 20 incorporate the city of Vicks-
burg was amended SO as to authorize the city
to charter National Bank, and then the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
The bl! 10 make Begging factory Of the
Water Works Bank, was read a second time
and referred to a select committee. ..r
On motion the House ad journed to 9 clock
to morrow. ..-. ..
In THE SENATE.-The whole of Thursday
evening in the Senate, was consumed i'm the
discussion OF the State Bond question, PEN
ding the motion for an indefinite postpone
ment. r--
Messrs. Tucker and Marshall spoke at some
length in favor of the motion, and Messrs.
Green, Kerr and Lefore in opposition. ar
The question Ing about to be put, Mr.
Tucker moved TO postpone the further consid-
Grafton of the subject 10 10 O'Clock to morrow,
on the ground that Senator Hughes, was in
consequence OF indispoSition, compelled TO be
absent. Alter some further discussion on
the motion TO postpone TO 10 o'clock to-mor-
row, the question was put and the motion pre-.
vailed. ...-- .'-.L
In the House, yesterday, after the reading
of the journal and the presentation of petitions.
Mr. Otutt, from the committee on the pen.
IitentiarY, reported on the situation of the in.
stitution, and the condition and treatment of
the convicts, They report very favoraby as
to the general management of the Peniten.
tlary, but censure the keeper for a particular
course OF severe and cruel treatment to a con-
Wet, who died in the penitentiary; they think,
however, that he was ignorant of the critical
situation OF the convict upon whom, it is al
lodged, harsh and cruel punishment was in
been so treated. -sr.f a,ff
Mr.. Johnson moved to refer the report back
to the same committee, which was lost.
On motion, $50 copies Of the report were
ordered to be printed. .'a
The resolutions instructing our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to vote for a
Bankrupt Law, was read third time and put
upon its passage. The ayes and noes being
called, Mr.. Magruder moved call of the
House, which being made, it appeared that
IL members were absent. On motion, the
seargent-at-arms was sent out after the alb
sentees, and the question being put was de-
cided as follows:
YEAs-Mr. Speaker Messrs. Allen, of Mar
shall, Allen, of Kinds, Barnes, Barringer, Bald
win, Besancon, Binford, Cook, Crump, Dickson,
Downs, Durham, Dobyns. Draughn, dunn,
Finley, Fore, Field Inge, Johnson, Land,
Means, Mount, Murchison, Maury, Mabry,
Magruder, Norris, Offutt, Owen. Pickett, Ruff,
Robinson, Runnells, Shelby, Smiley, Shoema-
Iker, Stewart. Thompson, Tompkins, Wilcox,
Watson, Watkins, Wood, Williamson, Yerger,
AZ
NAYs-Messrs. Acker, Ayres. Berry, Bell,
bradford, Billups, Boon, Bynum, Cole, Draine,
Ellis, of Copiah, Ellis, of Jasper, Ellis, of New
ton, Evans, Frost, Graves, Grinstead, Goode,
Harrington, Harrison, Holland, Jones, Kilgore,
Lemley, Leake, Lowe, Leggett, Marsh, Nc
Gowan, Prewett, Rayburn, Roberts, Turner,
Terrell, Wagster, Womick,-36.
So the Resolutions were adopted.-On mo-
ton the House adjourned.
TEARs.-There is sacredness in -
They are not the mark of weakness, IN or--os
power; they speak more eloquently than ten
thousand tongues.-They are messengers of
overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, Of I'M