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

Mr.. Knox introduced bill to amend an act |
entitled an act to charter the Gulf and Shin
Island Railroad Company approved March /. |
1854. Referred
Mr.. Downs introduced bill recurring the
Judges of the Circuit Courts to al.ernate,-
Referred
Mr.. Smylie introduced a bill to prevent the
marriage of cousins. Referred.
Mr. Withers offered the following i1int res
olution
RESOLVED, That the thanks of this LegisIa
ture be, and are hereby, rendered to Col. f.
NJ. White, President of the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad, for his generous liberality
in furnishing the members and officers with
free tickets to travel over said road for the next
twelve months.
Mr.. Smylie offered the following amend
ment:
That the same is rendered tc other Railroad
Companies when they act likewise, which was
lost.
On motion of Mr. Withers, the resolution
was passed unanimously.
Mr.. McRae introduced bill to equaIize and
regulate the rate Of charges Of Railroads and
for other purposes. Referred
Mr. Suratt, from the committee on PROPOSE
tons and Grievances, to whom was referred
petition for the benefit of D. Adams, repor.e
said petition back to the House and recon-
mended that the prayer of said petitioner be
not granted Received and agreed to.
Also, bill for the relief Of Absalom Arons,
and recommended that it do not pass Re-
ceived and agreed to.
Also, the petition of sundry citizens Of
Smith county, residing in Taylorsville, beat
number two, praying the Legislature to re-
duce the license for retailing spurious liquors
in said beat to fifty dollars and recommended
| that the prayer of said petitioners be not
granted Received and agreed to.
Also, the petition of VIM jackson, free
man of color, Of Tippah county, praying the
Legislature to pass an act permitting him to
go into slavery, reported bill to the House
and recommended its passage. Received and
hagreed to, andfhe bill so reported by the COM
mittee was adopted.
Also. bill to relinqr;sh the right Of the
State to certain lands therein named, without
Recommendation, and asked to be discharged
from the further consideration of the same
Received and agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr. Barksdale, from the committee on coun-
ty boundaries, to whom was referred the Pc
tition of sundry citizens of Jasper and Jones
counties, asking the Legislature to pass law
annexng portion Of the county of Jasper to
Jones, reported the petition back to the House
| with recommendation that the prayer Of
said petitioners be not granted. Received and
agreed to.
Mr.. rrotter, from the committee on Inter
nal improvements to whom was referred q
bill to protect cotton consigned TO Railroads
and for other purposes, reported the said bill
back to the House and recommended that it dc
not pass. Received and agreed to-
Mr.. Armistead introduced bill to repea
articles Isl and 1872, section 81, chap. Ga, j.
the Revised Code, so far as the same relates t.
the town Of Grenada Passed.
Mr. Trotter from the committee on Inter
nal Improvements, to whom was referred {
joint resolution in relation to the New Or
leans, jackson and Great Northern Railroad
from the State of Louisiana, &c. reported tn.
same back to the House without recommends
ton and asked to he discharged from the fur
ther consideration Of same. Received.
Question on agreeing.
Mr.. Adams from the same committee, mad
minority report. Received.
On motion of Mr. Henley, the majority ant
minority reports were laid on the table, twt
hundred copies ordered to be printed, ant
made the special order Of the day for Monday
/ next at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Pipes from a select committee to whom
was referred bill for the relief of Benz D
Chase reported the same back to the Hons
and recommended its passage. Received ant
f agreed to, and the bill passed
; On motion of Mr.. Graham, the petition il
, relation to hungry dogs, was called up an
referred.
On motion of Mr.. Spedes, the House con
CURED in the Senate amendments to Hous
bill to to amend an act to incorporate the Nev
Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Lessees and t
2 change the name to that of the Southwestern
Telegraph Company.
: The Senate bill to authorize and require tn
i Boards OF Police of Choctaw and Winsto
t counties to hold an election in certain town
ships and localities in said counties for the pun
: poses expressed in this act, was taken up an
: after sundry amendments thereto being offer
| ed, the bill passed as amended.
The House bill to extend the time for tn
| completion of the New Orleans jackson an
Great Northern Railroad and for other purpo
= ses, Was taken up.
r The question beng On agreeing 10 the ma
= jority and minority reports OF the committed
Mr.. Bradford withdrew the minority rc
port; .
Treasures office, reported that they had dis
charged the duties assigned them and foun
the same correct. Received and agreed to.