The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-01-12

MISSOURI
ia have lcbed Will interest end pleas.
nre die course 81 lie Wings ia lhis strong
hold Of Democracy 10 che West and their
progress and SUCCESSES, under clucumslan.
ees apparently ihe most adverse On ihs
18th of December he Legislature Of Mis.
souri, met af Jefferson city and from tele-
graphic despatch to the Sc Louis Republi.
can Ne have The gratifying news that Ga ihe
26th VIM NeWland slauach Wing. cn
the 5ll ballot received 60 votes and was
duly elected and declared Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives. This is indeed
an unexpected result Robert ID Acock
was the anti Benton candidate Cor Speaker
and Richard Barrett. the Benton candi>
date. The other Offices 10 lhe House were
filed By two Wings, two Bentonites and
one anti Bentonite The Senate was organ
lied By electing McC'racken, anti-Benton
Secretary Of the Senate; a. Holiday
anti-Benton assistant Secretary VIA Yano-
yer, Democrat Door Keeper M N Harri-
son Democrat, Sergeant-at. Arms Hiram
FL Baber, Wing. Engrossing Clerk and
Paris Pipkin. anti-Banton and Know Moth
ing Enrolling Clerk.
On the night Of the 26th the Wings in
the Legislature IN full meeting discussed
the state Of affairs and agreed without a
dissenting voice upon The following plat>
VicksBurg Wig.
RESOLVED, That the Wing members Of the
III
their constituents as citizens Of 8 slave
State to discontinnance ii every way the
efforts OF the freesoilers and AboIilionssts
to continue the agitation Of the slavery
questionin Congress or out Of II. and that
they will not vote for any person for Speak
er Of the House Of Representatives or Sena
tor ii Congrest, who IS not known to be Of
these views and pledged to sustain them.
REsoLvED, That we viii vote for no man
for Speaker or Senator who is not ID favor
Of the bill passed al the last session Of Con.
gress known as the Kansas Nebraska bill
and who will not with all bis influence OPP
pose repeal Of that bill particularly The
section which repeats che Missouri compro
mise and that par ofthe bin which pro
vides for the rendition Of fugitive slaves.
On this platform every Wing u Missouri
can stand. and Dl govern the election
Of theiI Representatives. IN the Legislature.
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COURT TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS
AGAINST TIE GENERAL GOVERN
MENT.
The bilIreported from the select commits
tee of the Senate to establish q Court for
the Investigation Of Claims against the
United States which ha recently been pas
sed with 4 slight amendment possesses very
general interest. We copy the following
synopsis Of its provisions from the National
Tntelligencer:
The FIRST section provides that court
shall be established, to Be alled court
Of claims, to consist Of three judges, to be
BY the President BY and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate, and
10 hold their offices during good behaviour
and the said court shall hear and determine
al claims founded upon any law Of 'ongress
Dr. upon any regulation Of an Executive de-
or upon any contract expressed or
implied with the government Of the United
States which may be suggested to It BY al
petition filed therein; and also all claims
which may be referred to said court by Ell
her House OF Congress. The claimant
o set forth statement Of his claim. The
Judges to receive each $4,000 per annum.
The second section provides for the ap-
Dointment Of a solicitor to represent the
Government before said court. and defines
lis duties He is to receive $500 per ans
rum.
The third section provides that rules and
equations shall be established, directs how
testimony Is to Be taken and gives power
. compel the attendance Of Witnesses.
The fourth section prescribes that where
shall appear to the court that the facts
ct forth il the claims do moi furnish ground
u rsliefthe court is not to take testimony !
ut report to Congress. If the opinion be {
Of confirmed then testimony to be taken. (
The fifth section further defines the mode
taking testimony BY interroga.ories, !
tc /
The sixth section provides for the pun
hment Of false swearing.
The seventh section prsscribes the mode
keeping record Of the proceedings, and
squires report to congress at the com.
Of each session. The court to !.
re pare in each case which shall have re- !
lived favorable decision bill Or bills to
.rry The same into fleet and 70 transmit
Congress the tea mony taken IL each j
Ise whether the s has received fayora~ 7
q Of adverse &C
The eighth q provides Cor a continr 4
! ton OF Congress not finally
ted sessior re-
lrts are m
.The ninth is that claims