Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-01-27
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W@lfRsY OLAYa
uF KENTUCKY.

- "nnoNi pasauN
mt,hwANN'a bill to facilitate Tho can
!, alfuellon ~ certain works of Internal h.,
~ 1otrunent' being under consideration
~ VT litlscop ollefcd a ryder ukamplInt
M ne bfand Coli aud rail road eotpnno,
Va rom any benefits under Tho same. NJ
o swami not being present. said blll, viii
Va ~. tyder was laid over unlil Tomorrow
~ Mr. Witutes' bill providing 10, the
'. payment Of tho Typographical engineer
ALL ut OF The monies received from Mrs.
1. ofoves' bong under consideration, Mr..
montgomery unquifed whether those
m luhds were regarded us belonging 10 tho
! slater Mr., Matthews, explaining, said,
: That The act Of 1912 authorised the gov.
: ernof to draw on that fund ,lho two per
. cent } for the purpose Of paying the en-.
gneer and that owing to the awkward
situation OF these monies, bill of the
i same nature had passed the senate in Iu
: ny, but was not reached in the houses.
Mr.. Wall and Me, Voutross confirmed
the position of the senator from Marshall. |
Mr. Knox remarked that the bill of July
was introduced ON account of the consti /
tutlonal scruples of the governor. The
Question being then taken, said bill passed,
Mr.. MATTHEWS bill heretofore not iced,
Prospecting the leasing of the land located I
/ IN lieu Of the sixteenth sections in the
IChickasaw cession, passed. u
Mr., lvEs presented petition from
Franklin White, praying that the por- !,
trait Of Washington, or $500 in good a
money In lieu thereof, might be returned !!
to HIM; referred TO the committee on pub. u
lie buildings. 81
Mr. ADAMS presented a preamble and =;
resolutions on the subject of the annexa- "
ton OF Texas, which gave an extended g,
account OF the nature OF the claim of the +,
United States TO that country, aud de- 10
handing the remuneration of Texas. The t;r
yeas aud nays being called for, twenty oh
'lght senators, being all present, voted for CO,
aid resolutions. ~
preamble and resolutions hereaiter1 ac,
The senate then went into committee of res
he whole on the bill respecting Susan A an
litchell, wife of d. A. Mitchell of Win prc
ton county, providing that what she and twi
er children should make by their own an
ands, should not be liable for the hus- apr
lnd's debts. Mr.. Matthews moved an to /
providing that the husband wa
lould not be liable for the wife's debts. be
lless they we're contracted for the fami. and
+, aud that she should be liable for his sta,
'bts, If contracted for the family. The reat
nendment was carried, and the comrnit. act
rose ana reported the bill as amended. able
T. winners moved the indefinite post the
nement of the bill, remarking that if no reac
cuIar hardship marked the case, he an
build not consent to dissolution of the lces'
gal duties of the married state.-Mr. so a
Ill said he regarded it as a case of hard for
ip. The husband was deeply involved, in a
d fany thing was made by the wife act
was taken for his debts. The question othe
ing taken, the bill was rejected by ayes NJ
d noes Is toll. title,
Mr. MATTHEWS offered resolution re. peni
testing Information from the governor The
speeding The progress made in selecting N
nds IN lieu of the sixteenth sections in title,
e Chlckasaw cesslon; adopted. act
Nr' TURNER moved to discharge the deer
mmittee of the whole from the consid- read
1aon ol me Dill reducing the salaries of be n
ram ouicers; carried he then moved ciary
commit 1t to the joint select committee ferec
Jua'ciai d's'rlc's. Mr. Matthews OBJ by Il
lied, on the ground that the Judges of A
} circuit court and district attornevsI emo
re only two of the numerous officers Ii
mel mr.. montgomery proposed the egis
stponemont of the matter until the Joint Dec.
eel committee named should report. ing a
: MattheWs observed that he concur raj b;
IA the views OF the last senator up, coun,
declared mat ne was ~ favor OF Still ippi,
eater reductions in the Judges salaries. sugq,
the number of districts was not redu. ez O
|. Mr.. Adams, chairman Of said Joint thori,
ect committee, observing that the COM this {
tee would reporta bill tomorrow, this with
was ecommitted to the committee oil WI
whole for tomorrow Tn
OH TO reduce the lees OF certain Off the he
therein named, being under consid bills :
'ioh IN committee OF the whole, Mr.. relati,
ltnews moved an amendment 10 be in. aud c
cd Immediately alter the 5Oth line, legis
viding that justices Of the peace shall tees o
re no charge for taxing costs; which ship n
'ndment prevailed. He also moved an count,
'ndment, striking out supreme court lease
rever occurring, and inserting high school
I OF errors aud appeals; which pre- Der o
ed. OG motion Of Mr.. Ventress, the act TO
mittee then rose and asked leave toInevole
gain. orpha,
r DrpREE's bill respecting assess an act
Is OF taxes. was laid over until to-mor- the sea
ne being absent; and the senate then approx
arned. the NAT
MONDAY, Jan. l5 Samuel
oUsE--House met pursuant to ad. board
lment. levy a