The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-25
Gatsstsstppt Ne0tsIature.
From the Vicksburg Wing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY. Feb. II. 1842

FRIDAY, Feb. IL, 1912.
After the transaction of the usual morning
business, the resolutions of Mr. Coleman, in
relation 10 the measures o. the extra session
OF Congress, were called up as the special
order of the day-Mr Williams, of Pontotoc,
in the chair. The preamble and resolutions
were read the third time, when Mr. Temp
kins demanded division of the question.
Mr. Williams decided that the question was
divisible, and that members had a right to
demand division.
Mr. Boyd appealed, whereupon Mr. Speaker
Roberts resumed the chair. and declared that
the resolutions must all be voted on in lump,
that they were joint resolutions, having the
force and effect of law, and therefore could
not be divided. Mr. Mount appealed; and
sustained his appeal in a short speech.
Nessrs Boyd and Grant opposed the appeal
and contended that the resolutions were not
divisble. After some conversation, Mr.. M.
Withdrew his appeal, which was Immediate
ly renewed by Mr. Williams.
Judge Mitchell sustained the appeal.
Mr. Coleman opposed it; and the Speaker
finally withdrew his decision, declaring shat
it was competent for the House to divide the
reso utions.
Mr. Bradford got the floor, and commenced
addressing the House in favor of dividing
the preamble, rection by section, and the diff.
ferent resolutions, but at the suggestion of
M Williams. he gave way for a motion to
adjourn to O'Clock, P. M.
At 3 O'Clock Mr. Bradford resumed, and
made a short speech in favor of the division.
| When he concluded, the question was put
on the motion to take the vote on each sec
ton of the preamble and each resolution,
separately, and decided in the negative by a
vote of 80 to Al.
| Mr. Mount then moved that the vote be Ia
ken on each resolution separately.
Mr. HargroVe raised point Of order. He
declared that the same proposition had just
been acted upon, and could not again be en-
ltertaineG.
The chair declared the motion out of order.
From this decision Mr. Mount appealed, and
the question, shall the decision of the chair
stand? was put by ayes and noes, and sus.
ltained by a vote OF SIS TO 30.
Mr. Cooper, of Wilkinson, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, by way of ryder:
ResOEUed, further, that it is the opinion O
this legislature, that the people Of this State
have not expressed their disapprobation o
the bankrupt law; and, on the contrary, sc
far as this legislature can judge from the re
lcOTded votes OF our re pEeseHIaLlVeS IN Oon
gress, the Hon VIM. M. Gwinn and the Hor
Jacob Thompson, the people are in favor 0
said law, inasmuch as the late election turn
r ed partly on that question.
As soon as this resolution was read, M
Cooper moved it's adoption.
MIR Grant moved to lay it on the table, AM
the chair deciding the last motion the prece
r dent one, it cut off all discussion.
e Mr. Cooper. however, maintained his posi-
ton, and commenced addressing the Hous
in support of his resolution, but being cale
to order, resumed his sest, and the motion t
lay his resolution on the table was put an
carried.
The house having by this vote declared tina
: the people are in favor of the repeal Of tn
bankrupt law, Mr. Cooper oferedlthe follow
n ling resolutions, by way of ryder;
Whereas, information has just been receiv
ed in this city that the Hon Robf Wake
voted against the bankrupt law.
Therefore, be itresolved by the Legislature
a of the State Of Mississippi. that Robert ]
Walker, Senator in Congress offhe Unite
: lStates, in casting his vote in opposition to tn
: lrepeal Of the bankrupt law, grossly violate
I the known will of the people Of Mississippi
Resolved, That when representative vic
ates the will of his constituents lnoWiRglJ
his conduct is as deserving of rePobation a