The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-03-18
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REPORT

pi, on tie Payment oftle Planters Boah
B0Ads
Mn. SPEAKER The Committee Of Ways
and Means, to whom was referred resclu-
ton relative to the Planters Bank Bonds,
beg leave to offer the following report:
In order to place clearly before the House
the course pursued by this Committee upon
this subject, and the motives wa;eh have in
fuenced them it viii be necessary to reca-
pitulate the action Of the House, and Of the
Committee, upon the subject
The first introduction Of the subject to
the notice Of the House, was upon a rosolu-
ton Of the member from Oktibbehs, tothis
effect "Ihat the Committee Of Ways and
Means be instructed 70 report biz proyid-
ing for he-payment Of tie principal and IA
terest Of the bonds issued by the State on
account Of the Planters Bank Of the State
/ of Mississippi" When this resolution
came up on It's adoption, substitute was
offered by the member from Jasper, and a
dopted without opposition, as follows -
"Resolved, That the Committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to inquire into the
Iexpediency of reporting bill for the pay
ment of the Planters Bank Bonds"
The Committee after duly considering
the resolution referred to them, adopted u
unanimously the following resolutions:
ResolUcd, That the payment Of the Plan
ters Bank Bonds, and interest, constitute
legal and moral obligation upon the people
of theState of Mississippi.
Resol0ed, That provision ought to be
made by this Legislature for the payment Of
the above named bonds and interest
TTba HO1, Yaiffao bolio,-a1
S this report, they had obeyed instructions,
''to enquire into the expediency Of report
s ing bill for the payment Of the Planters
f Bank Bonds, fsby first, affirming their be-
T lief that their payments, with interest, con
c stituted legal and moral obligation upon
) the people of this State; and secondly, that
e this legislature ought to make provisions
If for such payment.
The Committee hoped, while thus confn-
n ing themselves to the strict sphere of their
a duties, to accomplish something for their
= future guidance They were well aware
i that it would be the duty of the Committee
n of Ways and Means to prepare bill for the
70 payment of the Planters Bank Bonds, if
e. that labor should be referred by the House
# to any standing committee; and they hoped,
Of by having a direct vote upon the propositions
no contained in their resolutions, either to be
ve relieved from the labor Of preparing bin
va upon the subject, if the House should de-
termine not TO act upon it during this ses-
sion, or, If the resolutions should be adopt-
81 ed, they would be cheered In their labors
i" with the hope that its fruits would be accep-
table to the House. No direct vote, howeY.
he er, was taken upon the report It was re
a ceived; but, much discussion arising on a.
OF greeting to the report, and many propositions
sh- being offered, it was resolved to refer the
ION matter to a committee of the whole; which
me after having the subject under discussion fol
IN several days, and receiving and voting upon
cit variety Of resolutions, at length reported
IN, back the report Of the Committee of Way
w and Means to the House, with the resolu
q tion offered by the member from Bolivar.
= IS "Res0loed, That the report be referee
the back to the Committee, with instructions &
80 report bill providing, by taxation or 9th
III erwise, for the payment Of the Bonds issue
ce' by the State, for, and on account Of, th
Planters Bank of the State of Mississippi.
of On agreeing to this report, the words, az
I'M taxation or OTHERWISE" were stricken oui
res on motion Of the member from Amito oh
the Wall by yeas 40, nays 81.
his The resolution thus amended was agree
t of to.
was Immediately after the adoption Of Til
and resolution, a member from Marshall Gap
oW- Taylor offered resolution oTnat the Coz
stitutionality and payment Of the Planter
Bank Bonds be referred directly to the PEI
pie at the next general election" and, tier
upon called for the previous question; 1hicl
being sustained, the question was frst take
OF on referring the constitutional question 70 Il
people, and decided in the negative, by get
well 10, nays II.
y to The Question was then taken on roff,r,;-
~, the payment Of the Planters Bank Bon
- l Il to the people, and decided in the afirnlati
'ner yeas, 40, nays 80, as follows;
b;s YEAs-Armistead Bardin, Barker BE
,, ton, Bradford, Brown, Box, Cassidy, Chr
man, Coopwood, Cook, Deayours, Enl,
Gibbons, Hathorn, Harris, Hemphill Of 4
ITALIA, Hodges, Jack, Jones Of Pontot
:, Jones of Kemper, Jones of Scott, ke;t
, 'Ao Kennedy, Lakeland, BIcCrory, GTcTaur
enn-, Mitchell, Moody, Orr, Parks, Pcaree, Sass
IN Of Seal Of Lownds Shackelford, Smith Of ]
saws fayette, Smyth of Winston, Southwar
Strong, Tankersley, Taylor Of Marshall, q
Tor of Tishcmingo, Terry, Thames, Eern
a.. aFt{' Ward, White, Wilson, and yVood-io.
o = ~ NAYs-Mr. Speaker, Adams, iAldl51
f i,a,. Barnard, Barry, Bowman, Crusoe,. Dugt
W. son, Dougharty, Gallant, Gillespie5 Graz
y n,e Halford, Harper, Hemphill Of Choe;;
m" NJ Kinds, Huntley, Jarnagin johnson, 80
- = Of Jasper, King, Marble, Matthews, DC
;y mis-, Prophit, Regain, Roby, Seal Of Harris
i,ams Selser Sims, Slack, Stark, and Sullivan
Ial nf A motion to reconsider was tie next
'oi - made by the member from Winston,
Smyth, and failed, by vote of % yeas
81 nays.
VINO Such il a suceinct history Of the actor
'"it! the House upon this subject, from the
!, l'il" motion made to the last. The Commute
- so we'll aware that the resolution of the men
'1 1 from Marshall was not passed in the foi1
90 y instructions to the Committee of Wavs
Means The committee Is also aware I'll
zoe. diversity of sentiment prevails among
members of the House, as TO the weight
bur resolution should have upon the aetiol
the committee. It is obvious that any
omen, ton of the Huuse, subsequent 10 instrne.
3, but given to a committee, and which aos
every those instructions, should receive from . I
mittee the same regard as though such