The true Democrat., 1856-11-25
IuesdaY, Nou. l8hh, 1856,
senate met pursuant to adjournment.

senate met pursuant to adjournment The journal of yesterday read and approved. The clerk of the House of Representati yes informed the Senate that the House had passed " An act to amend the criminal laws underline head of disturbing religious congregations. :" to which their assent was requested and had passed Senate bill, No. 3, for the relief of J u- mus w. Craig, of Chicot county. Mir. Totten, from the judiciary committee, made the following majority report: Mir. SPEAKER-The committee on the judi clary to whom was referred Senate bill No. s. have had the same under consideration and doubt the policy which would revoke existing and necessary laws before others are enacted to Supercede them and to take their place. Whe- ther such revision of the ancient common law would be polite after the establishment of a full and complete code of laws for the State. It Is needless now to inquire; such a code could only be the production oi unwearied diligence. of talent and time.
 \ And certainly sweeping revision of the com mon law ought not to precede the only substi- tute which could be made to take its place with safety.
 | The committee instructed me to report the bill back to the Senate and to recommend its rejection.
 TOTTEN, Chairman.
 Mr. Floyd made the following minority re- port:
 MT. PREaDENr-The committee on the iu. dietary to whom was referred Senate bill No s, to repeal the whole of chapter 34 of tho Statutes, which euacts and puts in force tho whole of the common law of England as wei ofth British Parliament prior to the 4th veal of James the first, have had the same under advisement, and the minority of said commit tee beg leave 10 state, that impressed with the | magnitude and the importance of the subject, | lnsist that said chapter should be repealed as nothing Is more absurd in free government like ours where the people govern themselves | That one of the great principles of self-govern- ment is that all their rules of action and their l laws should be written, so the most humble ci- tIzen aud member of the community, who is party 10 the social compact, should well be understood and known by what laws they are governed so that they may know how to con form thelr actions and conduct as not to be re- sponsible for the pains and penalties of laws that lay unpublished and only known as the lex non scripta, Of nation of people that diffel themselves widely in the interpretation of thei own common law and the decisions of whose courts are in daily conflict of what the law really should be, within their own realm
 The time may have been that the whole o the common law should be in force in order tc have some rule of action for the incipient stat of self-government.
 The undersigned is clear in his judgment tha a period has now arrived in the history of ths State that the people are fully advised of the wants, touching what policy of law wherewitf they desire to be governed, and fully able tC enact and put in force all laws for their govern ment by having them properly enacted in pur Suadce to the provisions of a written constitu. ton and regularly published for their informa l ton.
 Upon consideration the minority would here insert that the bill aforesaid of the Senate should be read third time and put on its final passage, and that the report of the majority be rejected. w. w. FLOYD,
 Minority of the Committee The report of the majority of the commit tee Was adopted and the minority rejected.
 The judiciary committee likewise recon. mended the rejection of the Senate bil No 10
 MT. Jones introduced bill to regulate tolls and ferrlages, which was read first tme
 Mr. Gaines from the select committee, to whom was referred that portion of the Cover nor's message, relating to geological survey reported that the committee had carefully con. sidered the same and most earnestly advised that provisions be made by law for carry ing into effect his Excellency's recommendation.
 Which report was adopted
 bill accompanying said report was intro duced, and POO copleS of the same were ordere to be printed.
 On motion, the Senate adjourned until tc morrow morning, 9 o'clock.
 Wednesday,, Nov. 18th, 1856.
 The Senate met pursuant to adiournmen
 MT. Trimbe from the committee on enrolle bills made the following report:
 MT. PREsIDENT-The committee on enrol ed bills have examined "An act to repeal a act entitled an act to increse the fees of office In Chicot county" Also "An act for the r. ilef of Junius w. Craig, of Chicot county a, instructed me to report the satne as correct enrolled ''''
 J. s. TRIMBLE, Cha;ynan
 On motion of Mir. Floyd, the Senate resolve itseli into committee of the whole of wbic MT. Trim5le was chairman
 The bill to- aid in the construction of II Calro and Fulton railroad having been made fl special order of the day, was read and aft, some time the committee tbroucb ,be cha;rr,~ reported progress and asked leave to sit ara; on to-morrow morning.
 senate adjourned until tomorrow morning o'clock. o'
 HOUSE.