The Panola Miss. lynx., 1846-02-28
FROM THE.C.APITOL.
Correspondence Of the Lynx.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI J
10Th FEBRUARY 1916. {


. ment bib for the last week tothe-excTu
of almost every other subject; and there
has been more feeling n,ahifestea; on
this subject, than any other question
! which has. been beforesthe Legislature
+. durirg the present session. The con
stlption requireslhat 'anapPortionmept
ef senators and adrepresentatiSes shall be
made by the Legislature at per i6ds.Qf
not less than io,lF- ner: more than six
/ years, and that, that apporfinnment shah
+ be based upon The. free white fahabit-
: ants; as1d'in'he regular course, ,.fhe ses-
] sion or ihis Legislature is reqfifcd. TO
make apportlonment. A joint com
mittee OF both houses was rafsed 10 take
! this subject under consideration and
they reported a bill, piaeiag the house
/ Of representatives at .e,fe hundred, and
/ the senate a; thirty three, (unler this
bill Pamela county had a senator & two
representatives, but the southern ..por-
lion of the state finding lhat the con<t-
;utional appertienmept would throw the
balance Of power TO the north, taxed
their ingenuity to devise some plan by
which they might s4t4 retain the reins
Of government which they .hayeso long
had possession Of, are SO loth to give
up; and the plan which they adopted
was, 10 base the representation upon
That proriSo in the constitution which
guarantees 70 cachscosuty one represen-
talvc, and to abandon the main fe5.urc
which provides TIA. the representatives
shall be apportioned according. 10 the
free white inhabitants. which. woutd're
duce the number Of Representatives, 10
fftyTpine. 1.-THE number of countiesfand
gIye a small minority the eontroF'ofthe
state, and place some counties with a
Mhna- senan ion Of less Ihan twe'.hnnd
red upon an-e1uaI footing. IN HE Leggls,-
lature With cttfer counties ihat.haSe a.
free white popQlaiion4oElnofe tlfansfe9lee i
ven. lhousana. 1t has now .resoIyed. Il.
self lnto-.a question: of power between
the north and the south, the south hay
Ing had the power and are ,reIuctantte teI
ia give il up, ane e.1he NORTH knowing
that she has the. majeri'Y.is unwilling /
for these consti,utio6ai rights 10 hei
" held from horste wlrio3s che 10 juotl s.
entitled:
a motion was made IN the senate. 10
refer. the .bil TO a select -.ccnlmirIee' of
five, and in order TO test.Ihe question,
that committee was elected by bsiot;-a
majority ofthe eommittee-three, were
southern men, and reported in favor
of1he bill for fiftynine,- Nessfs Math- !
and Lumpkin made ninerily re-
port, and recommended the passage Of
the original bill which. provides for one
hundred representatives, O send yoc-
The report which-y youean publish what T
will be the final result eorinot say
The south have majority in the senate,
and II is supposed the north viii have
4 mjorlty in the house Of raprenta
lives, but there has been no vote yet by
which that fact can be.ascertained.
Some Of the northern members threat
IN TO break up and leave all ether ba,
'iness unfinished ifthey are voted down, !
md some speak. Of calling a-coneention
mme dia,eIy 10 make a new consultation
md oilers speak of petitioning congress
Q form new state out OF North Miss. +.
md the western distrirt-of Tennessee. +.
The senatepassed a resolution to-day.
0 adjourn on the. second day of March,
'ut doubt whether it viii pass the
louse of representatives, indeed do not
hink they can adjourn. before the mid
lie of March,.
The house of representatives. has
assed a bill repeating ;he Act which
rrohlblts The introduction of slaves into
his state for sale, by vote. of 60 10 %,
nd fpresume it will pass the. senate.
The house have refused to repeal the
'rlscoe bill by large majority. Mr..
harrison has introduced a bilt to.incor-
orate the Ponola and Delta Rail Road
ompany.. A bill has been introduced /,
the house by Mr.. AIcorn granting
reemption settles the right TO one QUAR-
+ section at $l,25 per acre, which il
supposed will pass.
| must give you an anecdo'e that was
elated in the house Of representatives >
is evening, during the discussion of
le hnnortionmenf hiiI There !. .r. !