The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-11

tutueus H4eeSIo OdlOQ I1oTenoli oppeate0s the
Senate, however, finally sustained the chair.
We believe that nothing else of much interest
was transacted.
We omitted to say, yesterday, that Mr. Guion
introduced Mr.. Chiltoh's proposition TO amend the
constitution. II was read, and made the order Of
the aay ioF a.Q' az asxi, in committee Of the !
,sArcnDAY;Ian. %.
In the Senate to-day, after the despatch Of the |
usual morning business, bill TO amend the Teve-
nue. law, so as TO appoint commissioners assess
the value of taxable property, was, on motion of
MIR KERN, called from the table, and on motion of
Mr. Walton, the further consideration of it was
postponed until o'clock. A bill to declare Tus-
cumbia river navigable stream, was considered
in committee Of the whole, and about an hour
spent in discussing sundry amendments.
Mr.. Ives was opposed to the erection of dams
and fish traps on said stream as it would be allow
ing exclusive privileges to persons living low down
OH that river. Mr. Withers was in favor of fish
traps
After some speeches, the fish traps prevailed
! A bill from the House to amend the militia law
was considered in committee of the whole. This
bill repeats the law requiring every man to appear
on parade with q gun. The first section was
stricken out
A bill introduced by Mr. Bell, to prevent frauds
in elections, was considered in committee of the
whole. The bill provides that list of the quail
flied voters Of each county shall be filed in the
office of the probate clerk, and subjects to punish.
mems, by Imprisonment in the penitentiary, ali
| persons found guilty of voting twice, or in any
other manner, perpetrating fraud upon the bali
/ lot box. A section, by implication, authorizing
foreigners to EIakc oath that they have beeL ma.
turalised, was stricken out, and on motion Of Mr.
Guion, another section requiring all foreigners to
produce the certificate of their naturalization,
when offering to vote, was adopted.
After the bill was reported to the Senate, Mr..
Knox offered amendment, that all elections
shall be viva voce, which was lost.
Mr. Bell offered an amendment requiring ballots
TO be numbered.
Mr. Mathews moved to amend the amendment,
by requiring the ballots TO be sealed up and Re
turned to the returning officer Both amendments
were lost.
Mr.. Swami moved to amend 90 as to allow TO-
reigners TO make oath that they have lost theil
certificate Of naturalization, which was adopted
ayes Is, noes 49,
i Mr. Withers moved to postpone the bill indef.
nitely, which prevailed.
SspaFalsloeai billa were considered after which
]. the Senate adjourned to 10, A. H. on Monday.
In the House, very little business was DONE
When reports were called, Mr. Mitchell, from the
judiciary committee, reported back to the House
the bill to punish defaulters, without amendment
and recommended that it be rejected. Il was re.
jected accordingly.
Mr. Fisher introduced bill to prevent person,
from removing from beyond the limits of the state
any property secured to creditors by mortgages
/ and deeds Of trust Referred TO the iudiciar,
committee.
Mr. F also introduced bill to amend the Law
abolishing imprisonment for debt.
A motion to reject was made, supported by 81
Roberts, and opposed by MeSsrs Fisher, Coleman
Boyd, Bradford, Besancon, Smiley, Mount and
Harvey. The question on rejection was put by
ayes and noes and lost; after which it was reac
the second time and referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
The bill to reduce the salaries of certain off
GERS, Familiarity called the Tetrenchment bill, wa
taken up, and various amendments offered and dis
cussed, some of which were .adopted-others lost
Mr. Mcintyre moved to postpone the bill indef
nitely, which was lost
! Mr. Cooper moved to amend by adding section
declaring that members of the Legislature shall re
ceive for their services one cent per diem, anC
such other compensation as the Board of Pollct
in their respective counties may choose to pa,
them.
A motion to lay this amendment on the tab
: made, and carried By large majority.
!. Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment, fixing tn
> per diem of members of the legislature at 81 81
; per day, and cents mile for travelling to anC
. from the capitol. This is the compensation allow
: ed In he same bill to grant Jurors.
i motion was made to lay it on the table.
The ayes and noes being called, the motion wa
. decided in the affirmative by vote OF SO to IA
The bill was further considered, some amend
ments adopted, and the bill with the amendment
;, ordered to be engroseec and made the special oil
! der of the day for IL o'clock on Tuesday next.
!" A message was received from the Governor, il
: reply to resolution adopted last Tuesday, calm
" for all the correspondence in relation to the allie
/ ged deIalcation of Gerge r Fall. The reading Z
: the letters was commenced, but soon dispense
q with, aud $50 copies ordered to be printed
:, On motion Of Mr. Jarnigan, the House adjourn
~ cd IN II 4 M on Monday
oF TUESDAY, Feb. /.
rs Very little business was transacted in the hous
IT, this morning, before the resolutions Of Mr.. Cole
man, in relation to the measures Of the extra ses
IN sion of Congress, was called as the special orde
Of Mr. Coleman moved to lay Mr. Harney's amend
y, men,, embracing the principles Of the ViTgini
NJ and Kentucky resolutions, on the table.
IN This motion, after some little discussion, pre-
vailed. sa
III Judge Mitchell moved TO strike out all that PAL
e of the preamble which embraces part OF the q
foresaid resolutions.
Il, Mr. Clarke moved to strike out the whole OF th
he preamble. a
a Mr. FlOurnOy moved to lay both the amendment
on the table,
,rt MIR Chiffon raised q point Of order. The me
rt tion lay on the table was equivalent OPospOne
nent. Would not that motion take with II th
se resolutions? EEL
on The chair decided that the motion was in olds
and would not carry the resolutions with the
mendments.
Mr. Chiffon appealed, and the question, 'sha
III. the decision OF the chat stand = was put and d
of cided ia the aihfmatlve.
he Mr. HargrOve called the previous question, q