Liberty advocate., 1844-02-03

af aaxwoll Introduced bill 70 OK
Iom2l physicians from serving on jufios.
sfTArr, January ~
Mr.. Guion, from tho judiciary commit.
Tee. reported bil providing for the
lrhenro OF tho constitution, so that the
legislature may allow or prohibit The In
PRODUCTION Of slayes,asthey may soc St
The bill having bcon read the drstIime,
he question WAS taken on the second
reading Of the bilI, which prevailed by
n vote Of 80 10 g.
Mr. Ventress, from tho committee on
public buildings, presented q report upon
the petition Of franklin White, con.
dcmning the portrait Of Washington, in
the Senate Chamber as but poor spe.
cimen Of m artists labors, and submit.
iinga resolution, permitting him to take
Ii away.
Messrs Ives, Bell, Duproe, and Guion,
made some remarks on this subject 1t
appears that Mr.. White placed the pain
ting in the Senate Chamber, OF his own.
accord, and Senator'S thought he had pow
er 10 take il Away wiihouNheir resolving
that he might 10 SO.
Mr, Briscoc, from the select committee.
reported back his bill respecting the
Grand Gulf Rail Road and Banking Com
pany, with an additional section allowing
that company Two more years to com
plete their work
Mr. Guiou offered an amendment to
the same amendment, authorizing the
company to dispose Of their Rail Road
and rail road privileges to private indi,
yduals, providing that its banking priyi
leges should not he revived.
Mr Briscoe said he hoped no Senator
would vote for this amendment, The
legislature had passed laws TO prevent
assignments by banks, and they would
not be so Inconsistent as 70 vote direct
ly for an ass gnmcnt The Grand Gulf
Bank was in debt under Judgments against
her, and he thought her assets should
be subject to her. debts, ca.
Mr. Onion said hetwas astonished at
the course pursued by The Senator from
Claiborne. At one breath ne was crying
out for thepayment, BY the bank, Of its
liabilities, and st another, opposed all inn
mediate means Of doing So What rea-
son, he asked, was there in not facilita
ting the taking up Of the Banks worth
less circuauQn2
The Bank owed 100000 and bad been
offered 100000 for its Road, Why
not allow the Bank 10 accept the offer il
il chooses.
MI. Cotton introduced bill to be en-
Titled an act TO incorporate tho Lock
Lodge, No 81, Of Natchoz read once.
Mr, Lea offered the following resolution
| ReSolued, That committee Of five be
appointed whose duty it shall be at as
early a day as practicable, 10 report a
bill providing for the calling Of a conyen.
tion 10 revise and amend the constitution
of the slate;not adopted.
The house, pursuant TO its special order,
resolved itseli,into committee Of the whole
on the bill TO be entitled an act TO divide
ItheEstale Of Mississippi into congression'
al districts. Mr. Cooper in the chair
After sone time spent therein, the com
mi,tee rose, and through their chairman.
reported an amendment TO the bill by
striking out all from the enucting clause,
and asked TO be discharged fromthe fur
thcr consideration OF the same; which
was received,
JACKSON, January 10.
SENATE We extract from the Reports
Of the Vicksburg Whig
"The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment The first measure before it was
the bill TO reduce the fees OF officers,
which was passed. The Senate then
went into Committee of the Whole on
the bill reorgapizing the Judicial Districts
and reducing the number Of districts to
seven; several amendments we're made
thereto, which were .concurred in by the
Senate, and the bill ordered 10 lis third
reading. The bill doesnot effect un-
iii the next regular elections inthis State.
Mr. Ives, introduced bill to tax Law
yers who practice in the United States
Court, $500 for each suit they attend inI
aid Court-also resolution reques'
ting Congress 10 reduce thefees Of iheI
officers or The United States Courts, which,
was passed.
Mr.Iyes, introduced bill TO reduce
tho per diemsof members Of the Legisla-l
ture, MOTTO take effect till after The nd-l
iournmen; Of tho present session. Mr.
Wall amended, by stating that the bill
should take effect upon its passage, !
which amendment was adopted Dir. ICES
roting against IL The question then be.
ing On the engrossment Of the bill, II was
decided in the negative by ayes and noes,
Hr. fucs roteI against II So Mr.. Ives
refused to support his own bill when sol