The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-15
From the souihron.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT TlyEs.
"WEDNESDAY. JAN. 8, l84l.

Martin, praying that certain property Of Alex
Martin, decd, may descend 70 him; which
was read and referred @ select committee
Of FIVE.
Mr.. Dobyns offered the following resolu-
tons, viz:
RcsoIDcd, That the Secretary of State be
requested % furnish this House with the
original manuscript copy Of the Journal and
laws Of the session of this House, COM
mencinu On lie fIsk Monday ID January,
1910, and ending the 22d day Of February,
1910.
ResoIUed, That committee Of FIVE be
appointed for the purpose Of comparing the
manuscript journal Of tae session of 1910
with the printed copies now before the
House, for the purpose ofasceFlaining Wheth-
er or not they are correct; and, il they are
not, 10 what officer the blame should Be at
tached.
Upon these resolutions spirited debate
sprang up, il which Messrs. Besancon, Rum
nels, Dobyns and others took part.
Mr. Runnels offered an amendment, the
object Of which was, TO instructed the commits
tee 10 report the abuses, if any, which ex-
listed in the public printing.
Whenthe question was put on this reso-
luton about twenty-five members rose Ia
the negative, and Il was rather doubtful
Whetherit had beencarfied or not ;but before
the result was announced, Mr. Runnels
called for the ayes and noes. The effect
was electrical, for when they were called out
it appeared that only eight members had the
hardihood to oppose an inquiry into the ex-
istence Of abuses in an important department
OF the State. They deserve to be Temem-
bered, and We therefore give their names.
They are Cole, Of Kemper; Drake, Of Ram
kin; Ellis, Of Copiah; Ellis, of Newton;
GriHstead. Of Lawrence; KiIgore, Of Chick
asaW; Leggett, Of Pike; Moody Of Greene;
and 1afnsr, Of Pike, all loco focos.
After and amendment by Mr.. YeFgeF, di-
rectine Gle committee % inquire ii whose
possession The Journal had been since the
last session, resolution, as amended. vas
adopted.
4lhe chair appointed, On said committee.
Messrs. DObyns. KeEger, Ofutt, Rnnnels and
Matthews, Of Tippah.
Mr.. Lemleg gave notice that he would
Introduce bill to repeal the sGallon Law
The House went into committee Of the
whole On lie Governors Message, Mr.. Rob
erts, Of Scott, in the chair. Mr.. Yerger0
offered 1 resolution declaring that the second
paragraph Of the Message, which says that
the practice of adjoining every year IS
violation Of the true intent and meaning Of
the constitution, is impairment and insulting
90 the House. Which resolution was lost.
After referring various portions Of the
message TO appropriate committees, the COM
mittee rose, and
Mr.. Yerger offered The following resolu-
ton, viz:
ResOIUed, That, with the consent Of the
Senate, this House viii adjourn without the
day on Friday next
Which resolution lies one day on the Ia
BILE.
THURSDAY, JAN. Z.
Petitions and memorials Of a private ma
ture were presented and referred. The
number of these IS so great at every session
thatif il IS NOT discouraged we shall afler 9
while have sepeTate set Of laws for every
man in the community.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the Governors Message and finish
ed the reference of it 10 appropriate COM
mittees. The Auditors and Treasurer's
Reports were received and read.
Mr.. Lemley moved that 1000 copies be
printed. This was lost at once and by a
very decided majority. The question then
REQUIRED on the motion Of Mr. Lemly to print
two hundred copies, and was lost by the lol-
lowing vote, ayes 81 noes 81. The House
then, on motion Of Mr.. Wilcox, ordered that
one hundred copies Of each report be print
ed. This looks like economy.
In the afternoon quite an animated dis
cussisn took place on the motion to print the
Governors Message, one of his friends hav-
ing suggested Ave thousand copies as asuit-
able number On this absurd motion the
ayes and noes were called and stood as fol-
lows, viz: ayes z, noes 81, SO the motion was
lost. Mr.. Roberts Of Scott, then proposed
three thousand which was also lost. TWen-
ty-fVe hundred two thousand one thousand
and eight hundred were then sevefally tried
and lost, and at length Eve hundred copies
were ordered.
During the discussion on the printing of
she Governors Message, message was re.
ceived from the Senate informing the House
that they had adopted resolution for adjourn-
ing cine de on Saturday next, At l2 o'clock
NJ. On motion Of Mr.. Magruder, said reso-
luton was laid on the table By vote 0f So
in THE SENATE
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5.
The Governors Message was read ID com
mittee Of tie whole, and referred 70 appyo-
pFia e committees.
Mr. Alsbury, 81 leave, introduced . pre-
amble and resolutions that The Two Houses