The true Democrat., 1856-11-25
Monday, Nov. 17ch, 1856

Nonday Nov. 17th, 1856.
 House met pursuant to adjournment.
 Prayer by the Rev. Ml. Lea, chaplain.
 The journal of Saturday was read and ap proved
 | Mr. W atSon from the standing committee U the Judiciary made the following report: MT. SPEAKER- The committee on the iud clary to whom was referred House bill, No. E An act to change the mole of voting, nsrs had the same under consideration. and have iB. structed me to report the bill back and to rs. commend its rejection.
 WATSON, CH'n.
 MT Johnson moved the adoption of sal. report
 Mr. Williams, of Lawrence, called for th. yeas and nays on said motion, which was sus talned.
 Those members voting in the affirmative ar Mess's. Abbott, Ayres, Barker Bean, Billings ley, Block, Boone, Bunch, Butler, Calvert, Cook Douglas, Edmundsou of Sebastian, Edmund son of CrItteuden, Estes Fort, Gentry, G ibso- Gray, Griffin, Harding, Harris Hefingtou, Hi. of Ashley, Hudson, Jackson, Johnson, Lea ( Dallas, Lea of Scott, Lowry, Mcconnell, Mans field, Montgomery, Mooly, Moss, Newton, d Uuion, Polk, Quarles, Ro,S, Trotter, Turus, Venable, Watson, Williams of Marion. Will Hams, of Pulaski, and Yapcy-46.
 Those voting in the negative are, Messn Bobo Bowden, Childers, Foreste, Hill of Perrr Hunter, Jeffrey, Kelly, Moore, Neal Newtc of Johnson, Oliver, Parks, Pettigrew. Stephes son, Williams of Lawrence, Wilson. and N, Speaker-1S.
 So the motion to adopt said report prevails and the bill was rejected. Dir. Griffin, chairman of the committee internal improvements, presented the rep0na the committee on the Cairo and Fulton railrosl which was adopted. Said report, and the b accompanying 1t was printed last week. ! Mir. Gentry, from the select committed whom was referred House bill. No. 6 for r relief of the securities of John E. Smith. sheriff of Columbia, presented his revort said committee, which recommended the reis ton ot said bill, and said report was adop,t The House received a message from the Ss nate, informing them that the Senate had pas ed Senate bill, No s, to more fulJy define il duties ot clerks and comparing justices of ele 'on' ana to prevent them from rejecting al poll book.
 Mir. Douglas from the select committee whom had been referred House bill No 8 made the following report;
 Mir. SPEAKER-The select committee whom was referred House bill. No. 28 beE bll to amend the criminal law under h head of disturbing religious cougrecatios have examined the same and have instruad me to report the same back to the House. wh out amendment and recommend it's ra sage. DOUGLAS CFa W men on motion was read third time au passed.
 Mr. Boone offered the following resolutio
 Resolved, That the clerks of this House ceive the same compensation for their seryia that they did during the last session of theA gIslature of this State.
 Which was read and adopted.
 Mir. Abbott introduced House bill, No. 70 be entitled "An act to amend chapter 4, oft Digest''
 Which was read first time.
 On motion of MT. Billingsley the House Journed until tomorrow morning, g o'clock
 Tuesday. Nov. l8h, 1856
 House met pursuant to adjournment.
 Prayer by Rev. Mir. Lea, Chaplain.
 Mr. Hunter offered lengthy and an ela& rate preamble and resolutions. deprecating present mlsmanagement Df our swamp " overtiowed lands, regretting that so much ofr funds arising from the sale of said lands hg been squandered, that the present laws are s unequal In their operations, and recommenl that all the swamp and overfowed lands given to the counties in which they lie au that the committee on swamp and overhowy lands be requested to investigate the subiectG to report by bill or otherwise. Which was adopted House bill, No 26, 10 te entitled "Ang q to amend an act to aid in he construction the Cairo and Fulton railroad" approved Jaui ary l2th, 1855, was taken up and read seci 1 time.
 Mir. Williams, of Pulaski, moved to ant the second section, first line of the printed by striking out " on the 9th day of FebrE 1858" and insert in lieu thereof at the time the passage of this act
 Upon which amendment considerable dsa sion was had.
 The House received message from ths' nate that the Senate had cDncurred ill the y resolutions of the House, to appoint a comn tee to take into consideration the subiecto Governors inauguration. The committee '~ the part of the Senate are Messrs Stirman, ten aud'Cralghead. = Mir. Williams of Pulaski, then withdrew 2 amendment to the section of the bill, to 5 low the bill to be considered by the comm; Z of the whole House. { On motion of Mr. Oates, the House the' ' solved itself into committee of the who' x / said bill. Mir Turner in the chair.
 In committee of the whole Mir. Williar l Pulaski, moved to amend lhe 2d sectiO1t l line, by striking out the words lon the sti of February, 1855" and insert in lien tls e "prior to the 16th day of January, l65S N e MT. Oates moved to ay the amendms' r the table and assigned several reasons d course. } On motion of Mir. Watson, the HouS journed until tomorrow morning, g o'claS
 Wednesday,, Nov 19ti, ]"
 House met pursuant to hdiournmeDL