Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-03
Number FL.

uon on important subjects: carried.
Mon g2mery introduced a bill for the
'eliei OF county treaSurers: read twice and
referred 10 committee of the whole.
Adams introduced bill instructing the
finance committee 10 enquire into the pro-
prleiy OF extending the term for sheriff's
10 make their returns as tax-colectors.
Fox proposed to amend the resolution
so as 10 make the fiscal year end on the
LIST of Nav.
Kern offered further amendment, saud
also to allow the board ofpolice to correct
assessments" the several amendments
ana the resolution as amended passed
The house amendments to the judicial
district bill coming up, the senate, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Guioa, disagreed to the first a.
mendment in which the counties of finds
and Warren lie.
Kern moved to disagree to the amend
ment rs TO the district in which the county
of Holmes lies: carried.
The additional sections rs 10 transfer of
suits and adding the county of Isaquena to
the county of Washington: passed.
FRIDAY, Jan. 20.
House met pursuant 10 adjournment.
Messrs. Maxwell, Harris, Wade, Muir
ply, Fall. Grant and Lea, presented vtri-
Gus petitions, claims and memorials: refer.
red to appropriate committees.
Coleman, f,om the judiciary committee,
reported against the bill compelling sher.
ifs to a more ri gid discharge of duties: also
against the bill reducing into one the sew
erhI acts concerning executions, and for
the relief ofinsolvent debtors, &c; also, re-
ported in favor of the State of Mississippi
making any disposition of the proceeds Of
the 100000 acres of land, rs she might
deem eXpedient: received, and $50 copies
ordered TO be printed.
Taylor introduced bill authorizing the
sale Of the unsold lots in the city of jack
son: read twice, and referred TO a select
committee of Taylor, Lea and Wade.
Lewis introduced bill defining the line
between Holmes and Yazoo counties: read
three times and passed He also intro
duced bill Incorporating the trustees of
the first old school Ptesbyt eran church, in
Yazoo city: which was read first time.
A resolution was adopted for going into
the clectnn Of keeper, assistant keeper
and clerk of the peniteniiary and keeper
OF inc capitol, and librarian on Thursday
next.
Balf)ur offered resolution rs TO the ex-
pediency of memorialzing congress on the
subject of appropriatng the 100000 acres
of land granted to this state, to the estab-
ishment Of cOmmon schools in this state:
lost.
The unfinished business from the sem
ale, the bill reducing the salaries of certain
officers, being then taken up, the question
was put on agreeing 10 the report of the
committee of the whole on said bill, when
Mr.. Lindse" proposed TO strike ont $2500
relative to salary of chancellor, and insert
$500; $4,000 as 10 circuit Judges, and
insert $500. A divsian of the question
was demanded, and taken on striking out,
and decided in the Ofirmative-yeas Al,
nays SO.
Brown of Coahoma, moved TO insert
$4,000 for chancellor: adopted. Mr. Fall
moved a reconsideration of the vote on
on $4,000. The question was then taken
on inserting $500: decided in the mega
tve-yeas 81, nays So.
Fall then moved that the vote on stri.
king out be reconsidered. Mr.. Totten
moved the adoption of the balance of Mr..
Lndsev's amen 'ment. Mr.. Cooper de-
manded division of the question, and the
question being taken on striking out said
proposition was lost. The report of the
committee was then agreed to; and made
the special order of the day for Sd reading
on tomorrow, IL O'Clock.
The joint senate resolution, relative 10
the town lot fund, was concurred in, and
Messrs. Lea, Coleman, Cushman, Whit
field and Miles appointed committee.
The governor, through his private sec
rotary, Gen. Young, communicated that
he had approved an act incorporating the
Town of North Mount Pleasant, and for
other purposes: and an act repeating an act
altering and defining the line between Ma
rion and Hancock counties.
, House then adjourned till three o'clock.
3o'clock, Pm.
House met pursuant 10 adjournment.
] The senate bill restricting tho iurisdic-
diction of justices of the peace in Ripley,
: was read three times aud passed.
: The Senate bill requiring the Governor
t of the state TO exercise certain necessary
S powers, hereafter to be designated, was
2 read three times and passed. ..
$ The senate bill Incorporating the Holly
Springs and Memphis turnpike company,
Y was read once and rejected.
Il The senate bill dividing this state into
d four congressional districts, was read FIRST
l. time. ~
Labauve moved 10 reject the bill; but
II before any action was taken,
n The house adjourned IN q o'cIocE Ia.