The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-01
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 1860

House met
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. Lake presented the petition Of the
Board Of Police of Jones county. Referred
Mr.. Dantzler presented similer petition
Referred.
Mr. Matthews, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, to whom was referred bill to amend
the various acts of corporation of the town
Of Coiieeville, in the county Of Yallobusha,
and for other purposes, reported the bill back
to the House with recommendation that it
do pass. Received and agreed to, and the bill
passed.
Also, bill to amend art. 172, Of sec. %, of
chap. 60, of the Revised Code, and recon-
rnended that it do pass. Received and agreed
to, and the bill passed.
Also, a bill to repeal art. l, and to nullify
article 20, of chap. 33, OF the Revised Code
and recommended that it do not pass Re-
ceiyed.
Question being ON agreeing to the report,
Mr.. Lyles moved an indefinite postponeInent
of the subject.
The question was then taken on the indie
finite postponement, and decided in the af1irIna-
tive, by yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAs.-Mr Speaker, Adams. Akers, Bugg
Barden, Bishop, Bradford, Bell, Boone, Bea-
man, Barksdale, Cofiey, Carter, Duncan Downs
Denney, Dantzler, Dunlap, Dean, Dickins,
Ellis Of Panolo, Firth, Gilstrap, Gasque, Hill
Hall of Leake, Holmes, johnson, Jenkins
Keith, Knox, Lyles, Long, Love, Lake, Martin
Merinar, McRae, McAlister, Mcdonald, Nc
Whorter, Miller, Newton, Owen, Pipes, Pal
mer Pinson, Reasons, Ruffin, Rogers, Reid
Smith of Jones, Suratt, Shelton, Smedes,
Trotter, Terrell, Thomas, Van Eaton, Wilson.
Winburn, Wrthers, Weathersby, Ware, Wal
ker of Itawamba, West-66.
NAYs-Messrs Clark, Chambers, gilbert
son, Claiborne, Evans, Ellis of Capiah, Graham,
Hamilton, Henley, Hooker, Hall of Lauder
dale, Jones of Scott, Jones of SunfoMer
Matthews, Murphy, Purdom, Smyhe, Smith
of Lowndes, Tolson, Valiant, Wheeler, Viii
lams.-22.
The House proceeded to the unfinished
business, to-wit: the Senate bill in relation to
William F. Stems, and others.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill, and decided in the negative, by yeas
and nays, as follows:
YEAs.-Mr. Speaker, Adams, Bishop, Brad
ford, Barksdale Clark. Claiborne, Denney,
Dantzler, Ellis of Copah, Firth, Hooker, Hall
of Leake, Jones of Scott, Jones of Suntlower
Love, Lake McRae, McWhorter, Miller, Pipes
Purdom, Pinson, Reasons, Reid, Smy1ie, San
ders, Shelton, Smedes, Terrell, Thomas, Van
Eaton, Valiant, Wilson, Winburn, Wealth
ersby, Ware, Wilfiams.-39.
NAYs--Akers, Bugg, Barden, Bell, Boone,
BeamaD, Cofey, Chambers, Culbertson, Carter,
Duncan, Downs, Dunlap; Dean, Dickins, Evans
Ellis of Pamela, Graham, Gilstrap Gasquc,
Hamilton, Hill, Henley, Hall of Lauderdale,
Holmes, johnson, jenkins, Keith, Knox, Lyles
Long, Martin, Matthews, Merinar, McAlster,
Mcdonald, Murphy, Newton, Owen, Palmer,
Rufin, Rogers, Smith of Jones, Smith of
Lowndes, Suratt, Trotter, Wheeler, Withers,
Tolson. Walker of Itawamba, West-50
The House took up the Senate bill to in
corporate the Holly Springs Life and General
Insurance Company.
The question being on the motion Of Mr..
Clark, to refer the bill and the report of the
Judiciary Committee to the committee on |
Corporation,
The question was then taken on referring |
and decided in the affirmative
Mr.. Lake introduced bill to amend the |
bill entitled an act to establish the Criminal |
Court in the county of Warren. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Terrell, the House took
up the special order, being Senate bill to pro-
vide for the transfer of the stock of the State
Of Mississippi in the New Orleans, jackson,
and Great Northern Railroad, the Mississippi
Central Railroad, and the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, to the Gulf and Ship Island Rail-
road Company.
Mr.. Henly offered an amendment
Pending the amendment,
On motion of Mr.. Smylie, the House ad
ourned until O'Clock, P. III.