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WEISIGEU HOUSE, to Discharge Its Duties Than Himself, Where- Knox County; Second Reading Dispensed With, and County of Trimble; Read and Passed Francis Ford; also, the name of Jerdenia Hawkins, The bill was discussed and explained by Messrs. Correspondence of the North American and U- - 8. Gazette. DAILY COMMONWEALTH. to that of Jerdenia Hodge; also, the name of Wm. Combs, Wintersmith, Towles and Hardy. Washington, Dec. 23, 1847. TIIE Galaway; also, the Mr. Frankfort Advertisements. C. Denning, to that of Charles TOWLES moved to commit to the Judiciary He who undertakes to array all the inconsistencies of Union county, to name of Sarah Jane David, committee, and to have the usual number of copies and discrepancies and speciousness of the Executive FRANKFORT FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 1848. also, name of Kitty printed; that of Sarah Jane Mason; the carried. message, has no ordinary task before him, and one FUANKFOUT SHOE county, to that of Kitty Mr. STOKE, Jane Seagraves, of Allen COMBS reported against the petition of of which the public is likely to weary before the la- (Sign further lead- of the Big Boot.) LEGISLATURE. Jane Read, was read the first time; the James T. Mercer; agreed to. bor is half discharged. But it is an important duty KENTUCKY the bill was then passed. Also ings being dispensed with, against the petition of Silas T. Yeager; with the press to keep these facts before the country, THE subscriber wuld respectfully call the attention of his H. R. benefit of the clerks of the agreed to. curtoniers and visiters generally, to his large stock SENATE. bill for the that they may be treasured up in judgment against of IN Union and Circuit Courts; second and third Also against BOOTS AND SHOES, , County the petition of Rachael L. Jett; administration, when reckon- Thursday-- January 6, 1848. this corrupt the day of All of which were bought at the lowest readings dispensed with, and passed. agreed to. ing comes. prices, and will be sold at nriri-- tn mi th CashJim,.. " holding the April Also Also, a good stock of Gentlemen's fine itiwiV.1 The Senate was opened by prayer by the Rev H. R. bill changing the time of against the petition of Andrew Lovelace; I have shown, by former citations from mes- the BKOJANS,( of niy own manufacture,) touether with a lar-- s Mr. Norton, of the Episcopal Church. term of the Union County Court; second and third agreed to. sage, that a system had been adopted in the public stock of - o Journal of yesterday was read by the Secretary. readings dispensed with, and passed. Also a bill to amend the laws of the town of departments, to misrepresent the condition of our fT. HATS AND CAPS, Of the latest styles. The public The SPEAKER laid before the Senate, the An- II. R. bill changing the names of Elijah Hise Bowlinggreen; read and passed. affairs, and to give a false coloring to all jr- are invited to call and transactions examine my stock before I of Board Marrs and Wm. Butler Also a for purchasing elsewhere, as am nual Report of the President the of Internal Marrs, Chas. Warren 6. bill the benefit of James T. Pettus; connected with the war, that were likely to operate determined to sell low for cash. SE TH read BEERS. Improvement. The reading was dispensed with Marrs, to those of Elijah Hise Greathouse, Chas. and passed. prejudicially upon those charged with the responsi- Franklort, January 1, lfl. the usual number of copies ordered to be printed, Warren Greathouse and Wm. O. Butler Greathouse; Mr. TOWLES, a bill for the benefit of G. H. bility of the government. and the report referred to the committee oh Inter- second reading dispensed with, and referred to the Robinson, and for other purposes; read and passed. Even at the hazard of trying the patience of my MANSION HOUSE, Improvement. Committee on Propositions and Grievances. CORNER nal Select Committees. readers, I must produce one other extract to illus- OF MAIN AND ST. CLAIR STS.. FRANKFORT. announced following gentle- H. R. bill incorporating the town of West Point, The SPEAKER the Mr. trate and substantiate the charge of general unfair- as composingthe committee of Apportionment: in Hardin county; second reading dispensed with, HANSON, a bill for the benefit of Amanda men, Hutchinson ness in that precious document. NELSON SHIELDS James, Walker, Hardin, and referred to the Judiciary Committee. and her children; read and passed. purchased this larse and Messrs. Gray, Thurman, Mr. To meet the expenditures for the remainder of the present an J HAS well constructed Hotel, and Todd, Speed Young and Hawkins. H. bill for benefit of Edward B. Gibson of SMITH, a bill giving the action of trespass the next, fiscal year. ending on the a thoroughly repaired and refitted it, is now ready Hobbs, Smith, R., the thirteenth of June, Irl'J, to receive and may to the widow and infant heirs of persons killed; further loan, in aid of the ordinary revenues of the srovernmrnt, accommodate all who favor him with a call Mr. GRAY aked to be excused from acting as Simpson county; second reading dispensed with, and Frankfort. January 1, !. read and will be uecessary. Retaining a sufficient surplus Lithe Treasu- said committee, as being a young mem- referred to the Judiciary committee. referred. ry, the loan required for the Chairman of Mr. remainder of the present fiscal yer ber of the Senate, there were other members better H. R., bill establishing two election precincts in FLOYD, a bill to amend the road law in the will be ahout eighteen million five hundred thousand dollars. If the duty on tea and coffee he imposed, and the of WEISIGEU HOUSE, to discharge its duties than himself, where- Knox county; second reading dispensed with, and county of Trimble; read and passed. craduat'.on qualified the price or tlie lands shall he made at an early period of your BY TIIOS. S. THEOBALDS, upon Speaker appointed Mr. Robert S. Todd, as referred to the committee on Privileges and Elections. session, as recommended, the bran for the present fiscal year the Orders of the Day. Jan. 1, Frankfort, Kentueky. of eaid H. bill to legalize the proceedings of the No- may be reduced to seventeen millions or dollars. Chairman committee. R., Mr. WINTERSMITH had vember of Pulaski County Court; second unanimous consent to The President tells Congress he requires "eigh- Petitions. term the report at this time, a bill election HARRY I. TODD. ROBERT H. CRITTENDEN. and third readings dispensed with, and passed. concerning the of teen millions five hundred thousand dollars for the Electors for President and Vice TODD Jt CRITTENDEN, Petitions were presented by Messrs. Walker, II. R., bill to allow an additional Justice of the President; read. remainder of the present fiscal year;" but if the This bill was discussed by Messrs. Gaines, Hardy, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Evans and Dramlette, and appropriately referred. Peace to Graves county and an additional constable duty on tea and coffee be imposed and the graduation COMMISSION Wintersmith, and T. D. Brown, and AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS. AND to Logan second reading dispensed with, after being of the price of the public lands shall be rmide, as re- DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LluL'OKS, Reports from Standing Committees. county; amended, was passed. and referred to the committee on Propositions and commended, then the loan may be reduced to seven- FICANKFOKT, KY. Mr. HARDIN, from the Judiciary committee, re- Mr. T. D. January 1, iri Grievances. BROWN reported the bill with amend- teen millions of dollars.. That is to say, he allows ported the bill, entitled an act for the benefit of the ments, providing for H. R., bill for the benefit of "Southern College," taking the sense of the people one million and a half of dollars to be derived from Officers and Soldiers in the war with Mexico. The as to the LAZ. Bowlingfrreen; second and third readings dis- propriety of calling a convention. the tax on tea and coffee and the graduation of the LINDSEY, second and third readings of the bill were dispensed at WHOLESALE GUDCEK. AND COMMISSION and passed. The amendments proposed by the committee were prices of the land. I presume no one will dispute AND with, and was then passed. pensed with, FOItWAliDING MEUCIIANT, it bill to change the names of Joel R. discussed by Messrs. Hughes, Christopher, T. D. the correctness of this assumption. Also the petition c,f Ekrabeth Voris, with the II. R., St. Cluir Street, Frankfurt, Kentucky Allcock second and Brown, Speed, Hardy, Garnett, Bowling, Combs, Now let us see what Mr. Secretary Walker says January , 18,3. it fkould be rejected. and family of Warren county; opinion that third readings dispensed with, and passed. Wintersmith, Headley and Newell, w hen the third in his statement of these two sources of revenue. I Mr. ENGLISH thought the prayer of the petition House, reading was dispensed with, and the bill as amend- have not his report before me, but I can hardly be asked passage of a law A joint resolution from the appointing a Received per Grey Easle this day, should be granted. It the ed, passed, on the call for the Yeas and Nays, nemo mistaken as to the facts. He has the difficult duty of land, committee of five from the House, and three from the AND WARRANTED PURE, authorizing her to sell a tract containing con. to discharge of parading assets for a bankrupt con acres, left by husband his death. Senate, to visit the Lunatic Asylum at Lexington, 1 fid PACKAGES ciitnnin; 6 Gallons each, of superior only thirteen her at Mr. BARLOW moved to take up the Senate resolu- cern one by the way, in which he has had no little JL yJU BRANDY and WINE, of all kinds, imported dnect.
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