Lexington union., 1841-01-16
LEGISLATURE OF MIss,s.
Sf.o@ md the Eliicf,y----..
SENATE
TUEsDAY MoRNINo

renitentiary, praying ,bs ss.lct sO"slct IN Tho
Goy"rnar requesting r. his ExceIe%DipSa y pa',s =
"'oanSr b"r 81 nor 10 extend TO her er,beaey he h.y The
nSr %r PARDON which was laid on on Usenedt ,s Of
ss,o'u';Us ss.suVs Recommending the eGGesd pe'os
The President presented " wa, !, adopted,
a memorial from sundry c;,;. 20 The Senate
uOee al county, calling upon 'ssds the Tss o. Ns.
to preserve the faith Of The s,o,a ST. Legislature
law. Of the State, and '',''.y a,s The revenue
propriuons. 0COnomy in ap.
A Bill was read the ,.o..,..
venting SheriGs from povi0 eVOnu lime pre-,
'orney', monies which iheys ihs c0IIfd' C'1' to At
virtue Of execution without = ,;,' collect BY
tons from the plaintiff Or II %;'''en lustruc,
ou'ion. Alter some debate, n'a'1'I,'' Ml j. exc,
clause. '' 'ue enacline
"A 4 Bill Bill for the better regul,jo, =
and Tayern', which was nroa iu'roa. o. Inns
yesterday by Judge MarsSsIIj IIjofISed otT oa
passed its second reading " Ae@psr,
was then offered by MIR. Walton tIIls.,ea J, n.,S
beha, declaring said bill out Of o,as. u,oc'Ie =
the rea'oa that The same Legislature .,
acted upon bill, tha same II ,s ,uA., Nad
which was sustained. This poO, aSe, oraaSs,
has been raised and debated at sOms Il ls"u't ",u's
in both branches of the Legislature "'sA
Mr.. Coffee made an efior, to cnll N i.
resolution, repeeing the resolutions q q ~, y.
session, insiructing oui Senator in e." '
sress, which resolution was decided on, :
order. 'usu
Mr. Alsbury from tho Com. on fOan..
reported resolutions declaring it inexDed,
ent and improper for the present Lepi,,.
tnre to declare an opinion as to wbet6.,
tho State is bound to redeem the bonI.
sold on account Of the Union and Planp,S
Banks, inosmuch as the sovereign peooI,
have Rol declared their will upon Il,
subject. Wv
Mr.. Phillips, from the same Commilt..
presented a minority report, declaring
that the people Of Mississippi are Ieg,Il,
and morally bound to pay the bonds Of
the State sold on account Of said bapk,aOd
that provisions should lie made for lbei,
payment.
Mr. Phillips said the faith OF the STAT.
was pledged for the payment 0 I lbe bonds,
and ihut failure on the part the people
Of The State Of Mississippi to pay Them,
would be worse than land piracy.
"WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10.
MIR, Bonny introduced. s.bi authori.ing
a further sale of the Seminary lands, whicS
was read the first time.
Mr. Wall introduced resolution promo.
sing the members Of the Legislature sNaN
receive no compensation for their services
after the 23d last. should the session con.
tinue after that period. After an amusing
debate in which Dir Wall and Tucker
were the prominent participants, the vote
was taken OH The resolution which was
lost.
Mr. Matthews introduced resolution
declaring that it ls competent for The !eeiS,
laturc 10 take the United Slatss census, are
basis upon which to fix the apporliOnmsnt
OF representation in this State.
HOSUE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY EVENING. Jan. 70
The House rsoived itself into committee Of
the whole, on q bill for the relief ofR. l., Mat
thews, This proposed TO appropriate $500 TO
said Matthews, for having pe'sued, apprehended,
and brought 10 justice, fellow who is now in
the Penitentiary.
EA.Goyernot Runnels said he was opposed to
60 great an appropriation, and proposed toInsers
one dollar instead OF two hundred. Mr. Land,
OF Holmes followed, and having administsreda
stout rebuke to his Ex-Excellency, ,'prOpostd to
insert 5000. The vote was taken on The last
amendment, which was lost.
The vote then recurring or The amenomenl"
insert S200. Governor Runnels said lha'p'
much Of the public money had been 'qaamesa
by the Executive and Legislature ofthssh
and that he should insist on his amendment"
insert one dollar instead of 5000.
As requested the call OF the yeas anon0,s
stating that he wanted TO know, and he wan''u
the people to know who were thus voting away
their money, 81.
Mr., Bessancon asked il il would then O'ln
order to make some remarks on the 'lb)ce': aaa
being answered in the affirmative, he saiG rs y
hoped that no member Of the House wo'ln -
deferred by this call for the yeas ana nays, "O%
doing an act ofjustice to one he had no1T"
spent his time aud money, but periied h''"'' -
the ends ofpublic justice.
He said that he should vote for the a.pplOPmnsa ms.
ton to pay 5000 Tor this public service. i."I i"J
gentleman from Hinds had talked gfen ~"
about retrenchment an reform, and 'he e.pO"sS
Df the Governors proclamation--cer'aui s'"
tleman feel holy horror at the very mel.'O" on
There seemed to be an ehol. ..;o !"
The par some members to control tne 49, ~"
of this House, by calls for the yeas ana na}''
thinking tina, gentlemen could be thus intln'Sa, S"
led and made TO vote differently rom VIVA. NY
would otherwise have done. The indivlGee%"iL "A
whom an Appropriation was asked IN tins o aTo NJ
performed for ,he State a service, for wnl'n y.
in dollars and cents; thai '.J "
lot only the time and money EXPENDED y - me.
in apprehending and bringing ,V n,;Srv
ice the criminal now lying in the peni'en'.@hj, .h.,
a.lx.n i,,o nsidefatIOn, Dut iD"'