Washington telegraph., 1855-01-24
HOUSE.

WEDNESDAY,. Jan TO- 1855
Mr. Patterson asked and obtained leave 10 call
up House bill TO be entitled an act to authorize
the County Courts TO levy taxi which was
read and after debate, rec0Iml;tet 10 a select
committee
On motion of NT- BTuton the Horse resolved
itself into committee Ol the whole III the further
consideration OF House bill to be entitled an act
to aid in the construction Of the TT Smith Branch
OF the Cairo and Fulton Railroad. The commit
tee after delibeTatins some time, arose and
through their chairman reported said bill back
to the House with s5lndTy amendments thereto,
and recommended it, passage
Mr. Newton iron the committee on County
and County lines reported to the House bill to
be entitled an act 10 establish the county of
Crowley which was read Ist ID and 81 time,
and rejected by 4 vote Of 90 to 2S-
THURSDAY. Jan H.
Nj Jones' Of Dezha. presented tie petition Of
sundTy citizens OF the county Of Desha. asking
the passage OF al act attaching portion of said
county TO the county OF Drew Read and refer
red
Mr- HaseIn from a select committee reported
to the House bill to be entitled an act TO repeal
an act declaring kins's river, in tire county of
Carroll a navIgable stTeam-' which was read
three several times and passed
Messrs- Wood and B-GtoH made minority re-
port, recommending the adoption of certain reso-
iutiOns offered in the HOCse of Representatives
Dec 2Jtii, IN regard to secret poiI;Ica. OrgaLza-
tIOns-
I.r- Noteworthy l-Sn the same committee re-
ported and recommended the rejection Of said res
OlutiOIs
Nh Hill introduced House bill No $50. to be
entitled an act to protect the interest OF the
State" which was read three several times and
passed
House bill entitled an act 10 aid in the construc
Fulton Railroad was taken up and fully discussed
when the House adjourned
FRIDAY, Jan 18th
This being the tav set apart BY \ resolution of
the House, tor the transaction of private business
nothing OF general interest was attended To save
bill heretofore reported from the Senate entitled
an act to establish separate court OF cLanceTy at
the seat OF Government 50 that the cases of the
State, including that against the Trustees ot the
Real Estate Bank and those Of Individuals nav
be determined as eariv as Practica5le' Said bill
was read lst- II and 81 time and the y,rourietv
of Its passage fully argued bv MessTs Gree Sill
well, Rector Baxter Hill Deshc- and Others
The ayes and nays were called and the 5.!l passed.
by vote Of 81 to =
S4TrEDlr- Jau- 13.h
ME- Redmond had leave q make sas following
report
dr SPE4KER-A usafsr7tv OF the committee on
ways and means have Instructed me 10 report the
general apProqFlz-oE 3.il i1T the yeass So aud
1856 sad part o: the Tear Isji, aui recommend
Its passage.
Said Diil, reported by said committee, was read
twice, and ITS farther consideration postponed tor
the present
House bil to he entitled an act 10 aid in the
constitution OF the Fort Smith branch Ofthe Cairo
and Fulton Railroad was tsken up sundry amend
mentS adopted and the bill passed.
A message was received from the Governor in
inrmiDs the House Of Representatives that he had
approved and sIgDed an act to revive the ballot.