, 1842-12-10
Mandy, Hancock, Mills and Glover of

Nio'C VI SOie, Netnert0ni
Rawlins, Hudspeth and Williams.
On Reused and Unfinished Business
-Messrs. Campbell Of Marion, Detch-
mandy, Ellis. Wellborn and Johnson.
On .dgricuhure- Messrs. Gentry;
Aycock, Polk, Williams and Harper.
MIR. Boggs offered the following reso-
lutions which were laid on the table and
ordered TO be printed.
Resotued BY The Senate, That the COM
mittee on the Judiciary be instructed to
report a bill TO cause the Circuit Courts
OF the State, to be holden semi-annually,
in the respective circuits, and the Justi-
ces Courts of each township in the sew
eral counties nee in every three months,
instead Of once in each month.
Resotred by the Senate, That the COM
mlttee on the Judiciary be instructed TO
report a Bill providing that all executions
issued from the Circuit Court of the
several counties in this State, be made
returnable twelve months after the date
thereof, aud that all executions issued
from the Justices Courts of the several
townships in this State, be made returna-
bic in six months from the date of the
same, provided that personal PROPERTY
under execution may be retained by the
defendant upon his entering into bond
with sufficient security for the delivery
of the sanc TO the proper officer, within
thirty days before the return day Of the
execution.
I These resolutions were subsequently
passed and sent TO the House of Ropre-
senta;ives.
To day the districting the State was
most unexpectedly called up by a reso-
luton by Mr.. Smart of Jackson, propo-
sing that all matters connected with the
district system and resolutions in rela-
ton to the "Mandamus Act" be post.
poned until the first Thursday of Janua.
ry lS43. Mr.. Whipple of Benton, i'm.
=, mediately took fire and made a famou.
speech against laying the matter wei e
long. He was SO thoroughly opposed
: TO the dictation of Congress to sovereign
: States, that he wanted the matter takei
up at once. He wanted to know wheth
/, er the State of Missouri was to tamel,
submit to an arbitrary command of a ty
rannical Congress, induced by a SET o
= mad and factious abOlitionists, or whethe
= she would show herself Independent
: and sovereign, and spurn such dictatiot
lie continued some fifteen minutes in
Bombastes Furioso style, and conclude,
bv offering as 4 substitute, 4 rcsolutio,
referring the whole matter TO a commit
tee Of the whole House, and making
the order of the day for Monday nexI
Then came the tug of war. DR.. Scott {
Howard, spoke in favor of districtine
he had, lie said, been elected from How
d ard, pledged TO district the state. Nj
Jackson of Howard, followed in opposi
ton TO districting, in a spirited speech
t. in which he said, he too had beeI cleo,
t. ed from Howard; and pledged again.
districting; and he asowedh his determine
ton to carry ont that pledge. The
came Mr.. Hudson of st. Louis, in
r. very excellent speech of a half an hou
IS in favor Of districting. Many othe
$ gentlemen participated in the debate, q
Of mong whom was Mr.. Minor of Coll
who made one ofhis accustomed speech
cs, short and full Of pretty words. {
= MT. minor. / may as well tell you, tn;
&c he is seeking TO become the big gun O
lie currency matters in the House. 1t
- said that he has a string of ultra currer
CIV resolutions for introduction after II
D. DR.. Redman style. hr. Donovan
le your city participated in the debate. !
is a very considerable speaker, and h;
lie something to say upon every questie
before the Heuse. Mr.. Shields of Coo
a or, moved the previous question, wht
ct the vote was taken upon the substitut
a. MT. Whipplc called the ayes and noes
a. the substitute was rejected; ayes ii, no.
Sc. The resolution as amended so
ut TO postpone the matter to the secor
Thursday, instead of the first Thursd;
of January, and adopted.
he So this exciting question is dispose
lie of for some time. When it does con
u up, | opine it will be a cut and thru
r business. The vote on the substitute
s the resolution was some indication as
. the fate of the measure: Those mo
to hostile to districting the State were +
u bringing up the matter on monday ne,
Sc as it was supposed, by forcing the me
e. sure, it would be defeated. Agreat pa
of the morning was taken up with pr
senting petitions, resolutions and not
ces of the presentation of bills. Amor
es the resolutions presented, was n vel
important one by Mr.. Shields Of Coope
Ill appointing a committee to draft a memoI
Ill al to Congress in favor of improving Il
navigation of the Western rivers whi'
n, was unanimously adopted. Govern
Boggs, it seems, has shifted his rell
n plan on the shoulders of some one els
t. MI. McHenry, of Bates, offered stri'
of resolutions, the substance Of viii