The true Democrat., 1856-12-09

ResotUed, That the preamble and resoutio, adopted yesterday, intimating that the Cover nor of this State was holding over with view of protracting the term for which he has beer elected, and calling upon him to know whethe he has been inaugurated, be and the same art hereby expunged from the journal of this House
 Mr. Butler offered the following amendmen to said resoiution:
 Amend by adding, "and the clerk of tht House be required to deface that part of the re- cord oy drawing black lines across it."
 Mr. Gibson called for the yeas and nays or the adoption of the amendment, which beins sustained, $ voted i'll the affirmative. and 3: In the negative.
 So the amendment was adopted.
 MT. Graves moved reconsideration of the vote taken upon the amendment, which pre- vailed
 Mir. Douglas moved to lay the amendment upon the table-which motion prevailed.
 Mir. Gibson moved to amend by inserting with the original resolutions
 MT. Boone moved the previous question on the adoption of the resolution, which prevailed
 Mir. Gibson called for the ayes and nays which being sustained, the roll was called, wher 57 voted h the affirmative, and 9 in the mega. tive.
 Mr. Block in voting on the above resolution made the following remarks:
 MT. SPEAkER-l arise sir, for the purpose ol explaining to this honorable body; the vote I an, called upon to give upon the resolutions offered yesterday by the senior gentleman from Pulaski lie has dlscialned that they reflected or that they were Intended to reflect upon his Excel lency. cannot myself see anything in those resolutions of an offensive orreflective character and would here remark that under no cir cumstance, whatever, would cast vote which would reflect upon his Excelency, or any gen. tleman upon this floor. The honorable mem- Der from Pulaski l look upon as an high toned honorable gentleman, and being satisfied he meant no dlsrespect to his Exceency or any one else, in those resolutions offered and adopted by this House on yesterday, 1 cannot vote for the resolution offered by the gentleman from Washington, to expunge them without in my judgment reflecting upon the honorable gentle man from Pulaski which l am unwilling to do, and conceiving as do that his Excellency's mo- tlves were not impugned, shall, therefore, Mr. Speaker, vote in the negative and against the ex- punging resolution offered by the gentleman from Washington
 Mir. Gibson gave notice that he would enter his protest against the adoption of said resolu- tion.
 MT. Lea of Dallas, offered the following re- solution:
 Res0lued, That the two House bills which have been introduced into this House, relative to the swamp and overflowed lands of this State be now taken up and read a second time by caption, and be referred to the committee of the whole, and made the order of the day at 1Oo'clock, A. NJ. on Thursday next
 Which was read and adopted.
 l he bill to carry out more perfectly the ob- jects of the swamp land grants and e9ualize the benefits thereof in the several districts and counties of the State, was taken up and read a second time.
 The bill to lessen the expenditures and has ten the reclamation of the swamp and over flowed lands, was taken up and read second tune.
 And both bills were referred to the committee of the whole House, and made the order of the day at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. on Thursday next.
 Mr. Oates offered the following resolution:
 ReSolUel, That the auditor of this State be requested to furnish this House with list of all the lands in this State subject to taxation under the revenue laws, and what amount of lands are owned by residents of this State, and what amount owned by residents, so far as the same can be aScertained also the number of acres of swamp lands taxed under an act Of the last Legislature.
 Which was read and adopted.
 Mr. Oates moved that the Senate bill making appropriations to pay Thomas Johnson and N $. BurroW for their services as special attorneys appointed by the Governor to prosecute a suit in the chancery court of Pulaski county, in which the State is plaintiff and Roswell Beebe and others, defendants was taken up and read a second time, and referred to the judiciary com mittee.
 The House passed bill to repeal an act de- clarng Kings river navigabc stream ill Carroll county.
 Senate bill to more fully define the duties of clerks and comparing justices of elections was taken up, read a second time and referred to the committee on ways and means
 The House took recess until half-past o'clock this evening.