The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-08
HOUSE.
TUESDAY. Jan. 81, 1860.

TUESDAY, Jan. 81, 1860.
The House met
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
(Mr Firth, on yesterday, introduced bill
| TO inrernarate fl,e Jdtffty and Magnolia Rail
road Company, whic't-Eas referred to the COM
mttee on Internal improvements. The bill
was reported back to-day, and passed.)
On motion Of Mr. ESsers, the resolution fix
ing the Adjournment of the Legislature on
Saturday the 4th of February, together with
the amendment offered by Mr.. Chambers, pro-
posing to strike out.the 4th, and insert the
22nd, was called from the table.
The question was taken on the adoption Of
amendment and decided in the negative.
Mr. Chambers offered the following amend
ment strike out the 4th, and insert the 10TH
The question was then taken onthe adop-
ton Of the amendment and decided in the
affirmative.
The resolution as amended, was then adop-
ted.
Mr.. Lyles moved to call from the table
resolution in relation to the introduction Of
no new business after the 1st Of February,
which was lost.
Mr.. Suratt presented the claims of John
H. Echols. Referred.
Mr.. Ware, from the select committee, to
whom was referred the petition of j. L. AL
corn, President of the Board Of Levee Com
missioners, praying the Legislature to extend
the period of taxation over the Levee District
as defined by the law of 1853, for the period
of two additional years and for other pur-
poses, reported the petition back, with the ac-
companying papers, AID asked to be discharged
from the further consideration of the same
Received and agreed to-
On motion of Mr. Chambers, the supple
mental report was committed to the Leyee
committee.
Mr. Chambers introduced bill to provide for
the payment of the Indebtedness of certain
counties of the Mississippi River levee district.
Which was read the first time.
Mr.. Thomas moved the rejection of the
bill, which was decided in the negative by yeas
and nays, as follows:
YEAS - Backstrome, Barksdale, Cofey,
Ellis of Panola Gasque, Hamilton, Jones of
Sunflower, Knox, Long, Murphy, Owen, Pal
mer, Reid, Scales Sanders, Trotter, Thomas,
West, Wiliiams.-19.
NAYs--Mr. Speaker, Adams, Augustus,
Akers, Bugg, Bishop Bradford, Bell, Boone,
Bryne, Beamap, Clark. Chambers, Culbertson,
Claiborne, Duncan, Downs, Dunlap, Dean,
Dickins, Evans, Firth, Gistrap, Hill, Hall of
Lauder.ale, Hall of Leake, Hudson, Holmes,
Keith, Lyles, Love, Lake, McRae, Mcdonald
McWhorter, Pinson, Reasons, Ruffin, Smylie,
Smith of Jones, Smith of Lowndes, Suratt,
Shelton Smedes, Terrell, Toison. VanEaton,
Valiant, Wilson, Wheeler, Winburn, Withers
Weathersby, Ware, Walker of Simpson, Wal
worth.-56.
On motion of Mr.. Chambers, the bill was
read second time a2d referred to the Levee
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Chambers, the Levee
Committee was increased to four additional
members.
Mr.. Totter from the joint standing COM
mittee on Internal Improvements, to whom was
referred bill to incorporate the Liberty and
Magnolia Railroad Company, reported the bill
back to the House with an amendment and
recommend its passage as amended. Received
and agreed to, and the bill as amended passed.
The House took up the special order, being
House bill further to regulate the Militia and
Volunteer system.
On motion of Mr.. Love, the House resolved
itself into a committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Love in the Chair.
After some time spent therein, the commit
tee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to
sit again this evening at o'clock. Received
and agreed to.
Mr.. Smedes introduced bill for the relief
of VIM H. Smith. Referred.
Mr.. Jones, of SunAower, introduced bill
.or the relief of James II. Curtis of Sunfower.
Mr.. Walworth introduced bill for the re-
lief of Probate Clerks Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Walworth, the House ad-
iourned until 5 O'Clock, P. NJ.