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

The House met.
Introduction of Bills Resumed.

Introduction Of Bills Resumed.
By Mr. Smedes, to protect levees construct
ed in Warren county from injury. Passed.
Also, to authorize the Southern Railroad
Company to change its alignment in the cross
ing Of Pearl river and to re-bridge the same
Referred.
Also, to prohibit licensed liquor sellers and
billiard table keepers from selling to minors,
or allowing them to play at billiars on public
tables.
Also, to amend article 10, chapter IL, of the
Revised Code in relation to injuries to gates,
bars, fences and other property.
Also, to regulate actions for damages against
Railroad Companies.
All of which were referred.
By Mr.. Valiant, to amend an act to incor-
porate the Deer Creek Railroad Company.
Referred.
By Mr.. Matthews, from the Judiciary Com
mittee bill in relation to the Banks Of Mis-
sssppi incorporated by act Of Feb 20, 1885,
as the Lake Washington and Deer Greek
Railroad and Banking Company, and whose
name and style was changed to the Bank of
Mississippi by act approved Feb. 10, 1855.
Passed.
By Mr.. West, to repeal all laws heretofore
passed declaring navigable the Chickasaha
river so far as the same applies to said river
above the town of Winchester. Passed.
By Mr. Van Eaton, to authorize the licens-
ing of billiard tables in certain counties there
in named Passed
Also, to repeal an act in relation to the for
nation Of State Agricultural Bureaus &c.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Lake, from special committee,
bill to provide for the compensation of the de-
fendants' witnesses in criminal cases where
the State falls in prosecution.
The question being taken on the passage Of
the bill, it was decided in the negative By a
call of the yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Adams, Bishop, Boone,
Clark, Chambers, Denney, Dantzler, Ellis, of
Pamela, Ellis, Of Gop.ah, Jones, Of Scott, Jones,
of Saaaewer, Keith. Love, Lake. Matthews,
Norman, cDonald, Purdom, Pinson, Reasons
Ruffin, Smylie, Sanders, Shelton, Smedes,
Ware, Williams, Walworth--28.
NAYs--Mr. SPEAKER, Augustus, Akers
Bugg Backstrom, Bell, Beaman, ColFey, Gull
bertson, Claiborne, Duncan, Downs, Dunlap
Dean, Evans, Firth, Graham, Gilstrap Gas
que, Hamilton, Hill, Hall, Of Lauderda!e,
Holmes, Knox, Lyles, Long, Martin, Miller,
Owen, Palmer, Rogers, Reid, Smith, Of Lown-
des, Suntt, TOlson, Thomas, Van Eaton,
Winburn, Weathersby-39.
By Mr.. Clark, from the committee on Mill
tary Affairs, a bill to incorporate the brandon
State Military Institute. Passed.
By Mr.. Ellis of Copiah, the petition Of sun
dry citizens Of Police District No 5, in Copiah
county. Referred.
BY Mr.. Campbell, the petition Of Nancy
Davis of Attala county. Referred.
By Mr.. Ware, defining the duties of county
surveyor Referred
BY Mr.. Van Eaton, from aselect committee,
a bill to prevent the marriage.of cousins.
On motion of Mr. Van Eaton, the bill was
indefinitely postponed, by call Of the yeas
and nays, IS follows:
YEAs--Mr. Speaker, Messrs Akers Bishop
Bell Boone. Beaman, Coffey, Chambers, Gull
bertSon, Claiborne Duncan, Downs, Dantzler !
Dunlap Ellis of Pamela, Firth; Gilstap, Ham
ilton, Hill, Henley, Holmes, johnson, Jones of
Suntower, Keith, Knox, Lyles, Love- Mat |
thews, Mcdonald, McW.hortcr, Miller, Owen, |
Palmer, Pinson, Reasons. Rufin, Scales, San
ders, Smith Of Lowndes, Shelton, Van Eaton,
Wilson, Winburn, Williams, Walworth-45, |
NAYs--Messrs. Augustus, Bugg Backstrom |
Denney, Dean, Evans, Graham, Gasque, Han |
Of Lauderiale, Jones of Scott, Long, Martin, |
AIerinar, Purdom, Rogers, Smylie, Suratt
Tolson, Weathersby, Ware, West-2l.
BY Mr.. Thomas, in relation to the sixteenth |
section Of township 8. range A. west in War
rem and Yazoo counties. Referred.
By Mr.. Jones, Of Sanfower, to authorize |
The assessment and collection of a tax on the |
lands in Sunfower county, for the purpose Of |
making roads and bridges. Referred.
BY Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on cor
porations, bill to incorporate the town of |
Ellistown, in the county Of Pontotoc. Passed. |
Also, a bill to incorporate the town Of Ban
ner, in Calhoun county. Passed
By Mr.. Matthews, from the Judiciary COM
nittee, Senate bill to prevent the destruc-