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Rh Bridge Company, and to authorize them to build a bridge across the Chattahoochee river. A bill to amend the Guardian Laws of this State, &c.

A bill for the relief of Robert. O'Barr. John F. Brown, Edward A. Brown, Christopher Dodd, Robert L. Jones, John S. Terrell and William Headden of Cass county. A bill to extend the jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace, to all cases of debt or liquidated demands not exceeding fifty dollars, and to require bond of the same. A bill for the relief of James King of the county of Cherokee. A bill to alter and amend an act to incorporate the Southern Mutual Insurance Company, approved the 29th day of Dec, 1847. A bill lor the relief of R.M. Pittman, of the county of Cobb, and to appropriate a sum of money therefor. A bill to establish the bridge across the Chattahoochee at Eufaula, Alabama, commonly known as the Irwinton or Eufaula bridge, a free bridge in certain contingencies, and for other purposes. A bill to authorize James C. Lloyd to vend and dispose of merchandize as a pedier, without taking out license. The bill to be entitled an act to extend the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in this State, so as to authorize them to try actions sounding in damages where the verdict does not amount to more than thirty dollars, and for other purposes therein named; was read a second lime, and on motion of Mr. Perkins was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill to be entitled an act to appropriate ten thousand dollars for the purpose of making a road from the State line between North Carolina and Georgia, to the Western and & Atlantic Railroad, was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Pickett, the same was referred to a select committee consisting of Messrs. Pickett, Culberson, and Wofford.

The following message was brought from the Senate by Mr. Glenn, their Secretary, to wit:

Mr. Speaker—The Senate has passed the following bills, to wit:

A bill to grant the privilege to the stockholders of the Cross Plains and Red Clay Branch Railroad Company to change the name of said road, and for other purposes. A bill to compensate the grand and petit jurors of Murray county. A bill to designate and appropriate certain hands to do road duty on the North prong of the Floyd Road, leading