Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-01-27

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red.
Dupree Of Kinds, introduced bill for
the better regulation of criminal prosecu.
lions, which defines the duties of the d.
strict attorneys, and also for the setting of
days for the trial of criminal cases: which
received two readings and was referred to
committee OF the whole on tomorrow.
Ramsay introduced bill for the re-or.
g'n'zlng the comfy of Perry; which re.
ceiVed two readings and was ordered to a
Sd reading
Swami Of Rankin, introduced bill for
the dividing of the state into four con-
gresslnnal districts which received two
readings and was committed to a commit
lee Of the whole house for Tomorrow. This
Is substantially tine senate bill of the july
Session.
Matthews Of Marshall, by leave, intro
duced bill repeating an act of 22d of
February. ls4O, respecting Imprisonment
Tor debt. tie remarked, that he thought
maj the act of 1889, requiring the credit
or to give bond and ma Ike aIdayit. was
amply sufficient.
Briscoe of Claiborne, said he was on.
posed to any repeal
Gulon OF Warren, moved TO commit the
Dill to committee of the whole; carried.
Adams of Jasper, introduced a bill
changing the name of William Jemison
Bowen 10 that of William Jemison Wilson:
which received two readings and was or
dered TO third.
Matthews introduced resolution rails
ing joint selet committee to examine in.
to the tinan ial condition of the treasury.
and to devise means Of raising the state
warrants to par value: which passed,
The act for amending of the cons,itu.
ton OF the state Of Mississippi, as regards
the introduction of slaves, coming upon
ITS final passage, was decided in tho atlir-
mltive.
Tho bill for the relief of Rufus o. PRAY,
passed: also the bill for the relief of Lar
KIN Sullivan, revolutionary soldier: also
bill requiring the bonds of county Off
GERS to be filed in the Office of the probate
court, and providing for the taking Of all
bonds ~ the probate judge.
The unfinished business of Yesterday
being the bill dividing the state into Judi.
cial districts was then taken up.
Sui stltuies offered by Messrs. Mont.
g merry aud Matthews, for the arranoe.
ment ofthe courts in their respective dis
lrcts, passed, together with an amend
mert altered by Mr.. Booth as to The
courts OF Carroll; the bill as amended was
hen ordered to third reading.
The bill respecting sheriffs' sales in the
county of Tippah, was taken up in com.
nt'ee OF the whole, Mr.. Pegues in the
'hair. The committee rose and reborted
he bill without amendment, and the sem
tie refused to order the bill to third
eading.
The bill forming new county, to be
allied the county ofIssaxuena, formed by
ividIng the county Of Washing, was or
cred 10 a third reading, and was then
assed.
The same went into committee of the
'hole on the salary bill. RI.
Guion of Warren, Oxford an amend
rent striking out $4,000 for the chancel.
'r's salary and insert $4,000. The
ues'ion being taken on striking out, il
'as decided in the negative.
The act of July making the vice chan
sllor's salary 1900, that line was strick.
D out.
Guion offered an amendment reducing
'e attorney generals salary to $1,000.
Q thought this would be a reduction
ore consonant with the course to be pur-
led, than allowing the auditor but ST..
10, aud the attorney general the same
I'M.
Ives of Yallobusha, thought the quail
IS necessary to make an auditor, treasu-
r and secretary, much lower than those
qured by an attorney general.
Speight of Lowndes, thought we were
danger of bringing our high offices into
ntempt. He was opposed to paying
hcers for services thew do not render -
9 thought we were IN danger of making
'se officers who held in their hands
dgment over life or death, inferior to
e ordinary practitioners in the tribunals
er which they preside. The bill dis.
citing the stale for judicial districts re-
ired some judges to travel into some
wen counties; vet gentlemen would
Ike these high officers perform their la.
rious duties for the mere pittance of
100. He had before expressed his
like Of the system Of eIecting judges as
prevailed in this state. He disliked 10
> these high officers hat in hand bowling
every breeze of popular opinion in order
obtain Office. He conceived that in
Use times we were going beyond democ-
;y--that democracy which guided our
hers in the establishment of our form of