, 1843-02-11

Louis county a county distinct from
the city, and toorganize the city under
a sort ofborough system. Mr. NIGEL.
hiney introduced a bill to provide for
summoning and paving grand and pc.
tit Jurors. Mr.. Griffin of Grundy, q
bill TO change certain county lines. SC
as to form two. new counties-one to
be called Harrison. in honor of our
late President, and the other Mercer.
Mr.. English, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, presented the report
of that Committee. recommending the
rejecting Of the bill prohibiting the
making and circulating of drafts,
checks and orders az money, within
this Stale, and the bill In amend the
several acts regulating the practice at
law. ..ss.4 - = b 4si-
Mr.. Speaker Price. Mr.. Huston in
the Chair.) said that Judge Leland be-
ing sick at home, had made a request
that a number of blank subpoenas be
signed by the Speaker and sent to
him. to fill up with such names as he
wanted rs witnesses. sraa.aff 10 e.
Mr.. Carson offered a resolution,
that all the charges against the Hon.
=. d. Leland, and the papers con-
nected Herewith, be indefinitely
postponed. lie thought that all things
considered, the benefits to de attained
by the State wee not worthfhe cost.
Since the passage OF the law chang.
ing the number of terms of the Court
in the year, but four terms would e.
before the time for which the
Judge had been appointed would ex-
pire if he was thought lie be in
he would not be re.appoin-
ted--but if on The contrary he was a
good Judge and competent. he would
his place if The desired it. ~
DIR. Scott opposed the resolution
he was unwilling that his friends
should be thus. sacrificed-he had
been arraigned before this House and
The people OF this S,ate--his ch1rac-
Ter had been attempted to be blasted,
not only here but in the State of his
nativity and he wanted hin to be
brought here, and the charges investi-
in order that he might have an
pp,rtuni,y Of defending himself-le
would never consent that he should
be thus condemned unhcard-but le,
nim be tried, and it this Legislature
find him guilty. let him suffer
but i innocent, let him be Triumph
nifty acquitted. He hoped this House
not sanction such rank ina,s.
ice TO Judge Leland as to adop, this
esolution-he hoped i. would be re-
MIR. Carson explained his motion
or introducing ibe resolution 1t was.
'arthest from his intention to do injus-
ice to Judge Leland. The resoIu-
ion was rejected: ayes. CT; noes, "a.
On motion Of Mr.. Hudson, the bill
10 provide for the payment OF GRIMM
costs was taken up. The question
on the adoption of the report OF
The committee of the whole. The ra.
port was adopted. Mr.. Hudson moved
The indefinite postponement of tie
bill. Mr.. Jackson moved to lay Mr..
Hudson's motion on the table, which
notion prevailed: ayes, So; noes, ST..
Propositions were made to reconsid-
sr and to amend, but none of any i'm
oortance were accepted, and the bill
ayes, 50i noes, I'll.
After the disposal Of several petit
ions and unimpGtant bills, on motion
If Mr.. Shields, ,lie bill to establish Il
ourlh branch Of the Bank of Missouri
was taken up. This bill was refunded
rom the Senate, to-day, with the To-
;ation Of the branch, and Lexington
substituted in its place. NJ. Sims NOV
ID to disagree TO the amendment Of
he Sonata, and the amendment was
disagreed to-: ayes, 81; noes, Sc.
On motion Of Mr.. Lantcs, the reso-
ution in relation to accepting the 500.
700 acres taken up. This resolution.
IS before ioformed you, declares
hat it would be unwise legislation to
eject this donation. Mr.. Carson NOV.
ID TO amend the resolution by adding
the money arising from the
proceeds Of The sales of public lanJs;'
nd moved that the resolution and the
mendment be referred TO the com.
nittee Of the whole. which lattar mo.
ion was adopted.
On molion of MI. Smith (of Gin.
on the House resolved itself into
Of the whole, and took up
he resolution and the amendment.
Mr.. Wells made Il speech in oppo-
to the reception of either the
md or the money, replete with argu.