The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-01
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. 18th. 18f

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| WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25th, 1860.
| The House met.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. Pinson offered the following joint reso-
| luton !:
! RESOLVED, (the Senate concurring,) That it
Is siIe sense Of this Legislature, that the Sena-
tors and Representatives are not entitled to
receive mileage for their attendance on this
adjourned session, nor for per diem pay during
the recess between the 18th December last,
and 10th january, inst. Which lies one day
on the table, by the rules Of the House.
Mr.. Knox, from the Committee on Printing
| to whom was referred the motion of Mr. Clark
for the printing of the Governors Special
| Message, on the subject of State and Federal
Relations, reported that he was instructed by
| the committee, to recommend the printing of
two thousand copies of the Message. for the
use of the Legislature, which report was re-
ceived and agreed to.
! Mr.. Hudson presented the petition of Ann
Archie, free woman Of color, accompanied
with bill for the relief of Elizabeth Archie,
and her children. Referred.
| Mr.. Ruffin presented the petition of NJ L.
Grifis, accompanied with bill to change the
| name of Walter Stanley, to Walter Washing
ton Grifis, and constitute him the heir at law
of Marion L. Grifis, of DeSoto County,
| Passed.
Mr.. Holmes presented the petition of sun
| dry citizens of Pontotoc county, accompanied
| with bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the town of Chesterville, and vicini-
| ty in Pontotoc county. Passed.
Mr.. Mcdonald, from select committee, to
| whom was referred bill, in relation to Es-
trays, reported substitute in lieu of the orig
inal bill, and recommended that it do pass.
Received and agreed to, and the substitute
passed.
Mr.. Suratt, from the Committee on Prop
ositions and Grievances, to whom was referred
bill for the relief of Joseph R. Milan, re-
ported the bill back to the House, with a re
commentator that it do pass Received and
agreed to, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Suratt, from the Committee on Claims,
to whom was referred the claim of w. II.
Lewis reported the same back to the House,
with recommendation that said claims be not
allowed, and asked to be discharged from a
further consideration of the same. Received
and agreed to.
Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Cor
porations, to whom was referred bill to
amend an act, entitled an act to incorporate
and to change the name to that of the South
Western Telegraph Company, reported the
bill back, with amendment thereto, and re-
commend that it do pass as amended. Re-
ceived and agreed to, and the bill so amended
did pass.
Mr.. Graham, from select committee, to
whom was referred bill to repeal Sec l, of
Chap. 81, of the Revised Code, reported the
lnIl haoE Tvifh on nd
mended that the bill so amended, do pass
Received.
The question being taken on agreeing t.
the report it was decided in the negative.
Introduction of Bills
By Mr.. Terrell, to establish Powder, Shot,
and Cap Manufacturing Company in this
State. Referred.
By Mr.. Dunlap, to incorporate the North
Alabama Telegraph Company. Referred.
By Mr.. Pinson, in relation the Deeds of
Trust Referred.
By Mr.. Withers, to abolish the Usury Laws.
Referred.
By Mr.. Long, to amend an act, entitled an
act to incorporate the Holly Springs and Hick
DRY Flat Plank Road or Turnpike Company
Referred
By Mr.. Claiborne to reduce the penalty of
the Bonds of Justices of the Peace, and Con-
stables in the County of Hancock. Passed
Mr.. Hicks, from the Judiciary Committee,
to whom was referred the Senate bill to incor-
porate the Holly Springs Life and General
Insurance Company, reported the same back
to the House with sundry amendments, and
recommended that the bill so amended do pass.
Received.
Pending the question on agreeing to the re-
port,
On motion of Mr. Chambers, the House
resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
on the Levee Bill
After some time spent therein, the Commit
tee rose, reported the bill back to the House,
with sundry amendments thereto, and asked
to be discharged from further consideration |
of the same. Received.
Pending the question on agreeing to the |
report,
On motion of Mr.. Smylie, the House adj |
journed until 8 O'Clock, P. N.
8 O'CLOCK, p. M.
House met
The House resumed the consideration of /
the unfinished business pending the adjourn /
ment to-wit: the Levee Bill.
The question being on agreeing to the re-
port Of the Committee of the Whole, asking
to be discharged from further consideration /
Of the bill, was agreed to.
After several amendments thereto
Mr. Thomas moved that the bill be indef-
nitely postponed, and called for the previous
question, which being sustained,
The question was then taken on the motion
to indefinitely postpone, and decided in the
affirmative, by yeas and nays as follows:
YEAs-Armistead, Bugg, Beaman, Barks-
dale, Claiborne, Carter, Downs. Denney. Dun.
lap, Dean, Dickens, Evans, Ellis, of Pamela
Ellis of Copiah, Gilstrap, Gasque, Hamilton
Hill, Hall, of Lauderdale, Hall, of Leak. Hind,
son, Holmes, johnson, jenkins, Jones, of Sun
flower, Knox, Lyles, Long, Martin Matthews
Merinar, McRae, McAlister, Miller Murphy
Newton, Owen, Pipes Palmer, Reid, Scales
Smylie, Sanders, Smith, of Jones. Shelton
Trotter, Tolson, Thomas. Wheeler. Withers
Weathersby, Walker of Itawamba, Walker
of Simpson, West, Willams-55.
NAYs--Mr. SPEAKER Adams, Akers, Bish-
OPP, Bradford, Bell, Boone, Byrne, Clark
Coffey, Chambers, Culbertson, Duncan, Firth
Graham, Henley, Hooker, Hicks, Jones, Of
Scott, Keith, Love, Lake, Donald, McWhor-
ter. Purdom, Pinson, Reasons, Ruffin, Rogers,
Smith, of Lowndes, Suratt, Smedes, Van
Eaton, Valiant, Wilson-35.
The House then proceededto the considera-
ton OF the special orders.
House bill to prevent injuries to bitches
across public roads.
After several amendments thereto, the bill
was read.a third time and passed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Hooker, the house re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole
on the special order, being Senate bill to pro-
vide for the payment of decree of the High
Court of Errors and Appeals in favor of VIII
liam f. Stearns and others.
After some time spent therein, the commit
tee rose, reported the bill back to the House.
md asked TO be discharged from q further
consideration of the same. Received and
agreed to.
The further consideration Of the subject
was suspended for the purpose of considering
he following message, received from the SEN ,
ate:
Mr.. SPEAKER-The Senate has adopted
series of JOINT resolutions upon Federal Rela-
ions, in which the concurrence of the House
s desired.
On motion Of Mr.. Clark, the resolutions
we're laid on the table, two hundred copies
'rdered to be printed, and made the special
rider of the day for Friday next at IL o'clock,
o take precedence over all others.
The House resumed the consideration of {
he bill in relation to VIM. T. Storms and 1
theirs. /,
Pending fGrther action, q
On motion the House adjourned until to- {
morrow morning at O'Clock. Ii
SENATE.