The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-06
The un6nished business 81 this morning

: 3
were resumed
Mr. Matthews ofeed al anehdment to
the effect allowing every body, settlers, and
Others on the lands al the time Of location,
both previous and since, and persons desir-
Gus Of purchasing, the right to buy said
lands at - dollars per acre, TO be paid
in gold and silver. warrants or Planters
Bank bonds, and that the proceeds Of such
sales be placed il the State treasury as the
Internal Improvement fund.
Mr.. LabauVe, moved 10 all the blank
with 81 25-Iost.
He further moved to strike out "PIanters'
Bank bOnds"-lost.
Mr.. Price, moved that the tax collectors
be authorized TO receive one half of the
taxes due in Planters Bank Bonds and coup.
ons-lOst by yeas 3, nays %.
The question REQUIRED on the adoption Of
Mr.. Matthews amendment.
Mr.. Guion moved to fill the blank with
$s-adopted, and the amendment of Mr..
Matthews was rejected by yeas I6, nays 10.
Mr.. Miles moved that the money receiy.
ed from the prescriptions be placed in the
treasury TO the credit of the Internal In
provement fund-adopted.
The question being taken the amendments
were refused 10 be engrossed, and the ques-
ton was taken on the passage of the bill
yeas 10, nays 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
JACKSON, March 2, le46.
: Mr.. Adams called up bill to change the
practice of the Circuit Court Of Yazoo coun.
ty, relative to juries, and was read three
times and passed.
; Mr.. Simrail, on the Judiciary, reported a
bill to regulate the practice and proceedings
in actions of eiectments, &C., read three
/ times and passed.
8 Mr.. Totten introduced bill 10 prescribe
the duties of jailers relative to runaway
6 slaves, and fixing penalties fol violation o.
the same.
e Mr.. Chewing reported bill TO remove
the county seat Of Sunhower county-pass
$ ed.
! Mr.. Sessions introduced bill TO amend
/ an act TO reduce The fees Of certain officers
c therein named-passcd.
}, Senate bill to incorporate the Mississippi
i and Arkansas Turnpike Company, passed.
e Senate bill amending the Constitution o
/. the State in regard to banks-passed By
Z yeas 70, nays 5.
: The House resolved itself into Commit,
tee Of the Whole on the Common School
Bill, Mr.. Pettus in the Chair. After some
e time spent therein the committee rose and
! reported back the bill with an amendment
recommending IFS passage, which was le
y, ceived and agreed to, and the bill passed b,
lie yeas Sc, nays 10.
re At 3 o'clock, P. H., the House again
) went into Committee Of the Whole to regu
late the practice Of the Circuit Courts in
ID certain cases. After some time spent therein
= the committee rose, reported the bill back
:, recommending its passage, which was re-
: ceiVed and agreed TO and the bill passed.
A bill changing the convict labor OF the
Penitentiary passed by yeas 81, nays 81.
: Mr.. Wyde, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reported the revenue bill back
amended as per instructions.
A bill TO provide for the sale Of the Chick.
m asaw school lands, was on motion of Mr..
+. Fontaine, indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. COwan, the vote irdef-
Il nitely pOsipOning the bill to divide the State
5, into four Congressional districts was recon
sidered, and the bill was read a second
time.
/. On motion of Mr.. Tolten, said bill was
stricken out from the enacting clause and a
rs new bill inserted and it was made the order
of the day on tomorrow at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
IF MI. Greaves called up bill TO establish
;, common school houses in the city Of Jack.
e sOn--passed.