IN SENATE.
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l 7Hursday, Dec. 30.-The Senate met pur- suant to adjournment.

 MT HUBBARD, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred petition. re- ported a bill better to secure the punctuaI at tendance of witnesses in certain cases; which was read a first and second time and ordered to be engrossed for third reading tomorrow.

 MT MORTON, from the commIttee on roads, Scc. to which was referred communication ofthe Governor, reported a bill prescribing the means of payment to persons who make and lay out State roads which was read and or- dered to second reading tomorrow. | MT MORTON, from the same committee re- ported bill to authorize William Jordan to keep ferry on Bassett's creek; which was read and ordered to second reading to-mor- row. Pursuant to resolution of the Senate, Harry l. Thornton and William I. Adair. Esqrs. appeared at the bar of the Senate as the counsel of Judge Peters, and MT Thornton read before the Senate the answer of Charles w. Peters, jndge of the orphans court of Morgan county to the complaints made against his official conduct by ASA HoDGEs; which was committed to the special committee. Mir HUBBARD offered the following resolu- ton: Resolued, That ASA HODGES have leave to appear by himself counsel before the committee appoint ed by the Senate to inquire into the official conduct of Charles w. Peters, judge of the orphan's court of Morgan county, which was adopted.

 Mir HocAN, from the special committee to | which was referred the petition of Olevia A. Mather, reported bill to change the name of certain person therein named; which was read and ordered to second reading to-mor- row.

 | Bills from the House of Representatives: an act to change the time of holding the coun- ty court of Pike county; and, an act relating | to the acknowledgements of deeds and relin- punishment of dover; were severally read the third time and passed.

 Engrossed bills of the following titles:-an act prescribing the duty of officers in ordering military elections; an act for the relief of Wineford Jameson, wife of John Jameson; an act declaratory of an act in relation to sea- men belonging to vessels in merchants ser- vice; an act regulating the costs upon suits brought upon bills of exchange; an act to esta- blish State road from Tuscaloosa to Montgo- mery; and, an act to authorize the judge of the county court and the commissioners of re- venue and roads of Walker county, to levy an extra county tax for the completion of the public buildings of said county;--were seye- rally read the third time and passed. An engrossed bill prescribing the duties of certain officers, was read the third time and passed. Ordered, that the title of the billbe Gan act requiring judges of the county courts to renew their bonds.

 l MT PERRY introduced bill to alter the time of holding the circuit courts in the se- cond judicial circuit; which was read and or dered to second reading tomorrow. l Friday, Dec. 31.-The Senate met pursu- ant to adjournment.

 Mir WALrHALL, from the committee on county boundaries, to which was referred a petition on the subject, reported bill to