Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25

Judges Of supreme Court $4,000, provided
the salaries Of tho present ineumbentg Be
not affected by this; Circuit Judges 81, 900;
ChancellOrs, 50 Gov; DistTict-AttOrneys,
,Q00 and porquisites, p divided, no Die.
trict-AttOTney shall be paid unless be has
complied with section S10Oi Code OF 1871;
State Superintendent Of Education, 900;
Librarian, 500; superintendent OF Peni-
tenttaTy, 500; superintendent Of Lunatic
Asylums S2,VOO; Superintendent OF Deaf
and Dumb Institute, 1000. Secretary Of
the Senate, IS per diem; Clerk OF the
House, 81 per diem; Sergeant-at-AFms OF
tbs Senate and House each "a per diem;
Door. keeper OF each house, each SO per
diem; one Heading Clerk for each body,
50 per diem each; one En- olling Clerk for
each body, s. per diem each; one Journal
Clerk for each body, s. per diem each; one
assistant Enrolling and Journal Clerk for
House, 81 per diem; two rOrters for Sem
ate, and three for House, 81 80 per diem
each; two Pages for Senate, and three for
House, AID one Messenger for Speaker,
and one for Lieutenant G IVernor, 81 per
diem each.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The special order Of the day was taken
up, ga Tesolu ion prQgising an Amendment
10 the Constitution ID relation TO tho elec-
tlOn Of Circuit Judges" The resolution
was referred to the Joint Select Committee
on Constitutional Amendments.
Mr.. Key offered resolution proposing
an amendment to section 8 OF article I. Of
the Constitution. Referred to same Com
mittee,
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
by Mr. Wood: To prohibit the sale Of II.
quOrs within live miles OF Mount Pleasant
Church, IN Jackson county. Referred.
BY Mr.. Dean: To protect stock and en-
courage the raising thereof In this state.
Referred
By Mr.. Pegram: To make an annual up.
preparation 10 aid the Mayor aud Alder
men Of VicksbuTg in maintaining and TAX
ing care Of the pauper patients Ia tho Hill
City Inhrmary. Referred 70 Committee
on Benevolent Institutions. (This bill and
accompanyin statistics was published In
the HERALD yehterday.)
BY hr. Reid, OF COahoma; To prevent the
payment Of certain Llquidating Levee
suits. Referred.
BY Mr., Baker: To facilitate the re6emp.
tiOn Of lands heretofore sold TO the State
for taxes, and TO increase the public rev.
enue. kef rred.
, By Mr.. Hampton: In relation TO the
Board Of Mississippi Levee Commission
ers. Referred.
By Mr. Reid, OF Coahoma: 70 reclaim
certain lands to the State therein mention
cd Referred.
BY Mr.. showers: Requesting the Eena-
tors aud Representatives In the United
States Congress 10 use their endeav0Te 10
have the Bankrupt Law repealed, together
with accompanying petition. Referred to
} Committee on Federal Relations.
by Mr.. Lusk: To provide for the pay
, ment oft deficiency for Public Printing
ln 1873. Referred.
BY Mr.. Gwinn: To prevent the re-cirau.
latlOn Of state and county warrants after
ha n
taxes, Referred.
Mr.. Augustus offered the following,
which was adopted:
"ResolVed, That the portion VI the Gov
ernOr's Message relating to the county OF
. Pearl, he refer ed to the Committee on Ju-
dietary, with instructions TO report bill
= abolishing said county, II 1t can be done
constitutionally.
BY Mr.. Liddell: To amend Section l,77O
o, Code relative TO publication 10 suits for
divorce. Referred.
y By Mr.. Stands; To amend an Act i'm.
:, posing a tax on certain privileges, sp-
!, proved February l, 1871. Referred.
~ BY MIR. 0ilmer: To pay one ears sal
y AIRY to the guardian OF the orphan child OF
u. G. Henry, late Judge Of the Fifth Dis
y trict OF Mississippi. Referred.
~ By Mr. Hin: TO amend the grand and
!. petit jury laws. Referred.
By Mr.. Reid, Of Coahoma: To amend
r. section 10 Of Code In regard to property
!, exempt from taxation. Referred.
!. BY Mr.. Gibson: To change the rule OF
evidence In certain cases. Referred.
q by Mr.. Eat0n To amend section $50 OF
!, Code IN relation to Circuit Courts Re-
. ierred.
q BY Nc. Martin: To fix the salaries OF
Ci, cult Judges, Chancellors, and District
/ Attorneys, and for other purposes. Re-.
! terred.
Mr.. Gordon introduced the following:
4 "kesUlved, That the Committee on Be.
, nevolent Institutions be instructed 10 ex-
anime into the condition OF the Blind Asy.
lum, and II necessary where q suitable
y building can be obtained In the city OF
Jacl son for the accommodation Of the blind
;. and present to the House bill for an ap.
4 propriati commensurate with the re-
quiremehts OF said Institution.
"ResOlved further, That the said Com.
mittee Inquire into the wants OF the Deaf
a and Dumb Asy lum. and present bill for
d an appropriation as the necessities 0 ( that
n Institution may require"
=. On motion Of Mr.. Tison, the resolutions
were tabled, He stated that the Commit
i tee on Benevolent Institutions were now
engaged in making an examination as 10
/. their wants.
), BY Mr.. Dabney; To pre- erve record
! Of tax receipts in this State. Referred.
Mr. Tucker called up Tan Act to organ.
d lcge Of Mississippi, and TO regulate the
/ government Of the same," and II was re.
d fcrrcd TO Judiciary Committee.
G BY NJ. Henry: To amend an Act In re-.
:, lati0n to public revenue, and for other pur.
: poses. Referred.
{ By Mr., PeNam: To provide for A
change OF venue In the Courts OF Justices
" the Peace OF the Safe, Referred
By MIR. Dabney: TO amend the agri.
b cultural lien law. Referred.
b. Mr. GhclsOn: To regulate the sale Of
n the Selma, Marion, and Memphis Railroad.
Il Referred 70 a select committee Of i've, as
follows; Messrs. GhOlsOn Erwin, Nelson,
Hill and Aldrich.
h Business an Speakers table was taken up
and dl posed Of, and House adjourned.
c Miscellaneous.
n PRIVILEGES or THE HOUSE.
9 On motion OF Mr.. Street, the privileges
of the House were to-day extended to Hon.
J. Il. Lynch, former Speaker OF the House.
=. EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
0 The following confirm atoms, etc, have
y been made public
}. Joseph b. Chrisman, Cir nit Judge OF the
II Tenth Judicial District, vice Hon, John N.