Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08

tIlu NVNG lHuliWk Tuu AANl
to create ConcOrdia county"
Mr.. Clay offered The following
amendment, which was adopted:
"Sec. q. BE- II further enacted, That
the Board of Registrars OF tho existing
county of Bolivar be, aud tey are
hereby, authorized and required to sub
NIT 10 a vote Of the people of the now
county of Bolivar the question Of d.
vision OF the county, and In case the
said question is decided in the sfflrma-
tive, this Act shall take effect and be in
force as herein provided, but II said
question be decided by q majority OF
the voters Of said county In the mega.
tive, then this Act shall be null and
void, and Of no effect; which submis.
sion to q vote Of the people shall be
made at the next election for Members
OF Congress 10 b. held In said county as
part OF the 9Th Congressional SislriCl,
and for this purpose the afOresaid Reg
istrars shall provide separate ballot.
box at each voting precinct in said
county"
The bill was made special order for
II o'clock.
Senate bill, tan Act for the settle.
ment of all claims OF the State for
taxes IN arrears by the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Company upon lands and
other property, and provide for the col.
lection OF taxes In the future, and thus
terminate tigation." Passed.
APPRovED.
4 message from the Governor stated
his approval of Tan Act ratifying the
organization Of the Mississippi Central
Railroad Company, and its consolida-
ton with the New Orleans, j JacksOn and
Northern Railroad Company into the
Chicago, 81, Louis and New Orleans
Railroad Company, and incorporating
said last-named Company"
DISPOSITION OF BILLS.
Act to enforce the criminal laws Of
this Safe, and to pay Justices OF the
Peace and COnstablvs. Indefinitely
postponed.
Ac, to amend an Act to create a
State B1aid Of Health, etc. Amended
and passed by vote Of Sc to 30.
Senate bill IAN Act TO establish aud
organize Agricultural and Mechanical
Colleges" was made sptcial order tor
= pin.
On motion of Mr.. Pegram, Senste
bill, "an Act relative to excessive
chqrges aud unjust discrimination by
Rlilroad Companies in this State" was
made special order for Tonight at ~
o'clock.
Act to create the county Of Concor.
dia. Amended and passed.
Act 10 Incorporate the town Oi BllGn
Qnitman county. Passed.
Act TO prevent stock from running
al large In certain counties. AMENDED
and passed,
Act TO require a certain portion o
the convict labor OF the Penitentiary Il
be worked upon works of internal i'm
provement. Committee reported ad
versely, and bill was tabled.
Act to suppress lawlessness in cor
tain counties. Passed.
Act to prohibit sale of liquors with
in five miles of the University OF Mis-
sissippi, and repeal existing laws OF
that subject, Passed.
Mr.. Street offered the following
which was adopted: "Rcsolved, Tha
the Clerk be authorized 10 empty suct
additional number of enrolling Clerk
during the remainder OF The session al
may be necessary, not exceeding two
10 number"
Senate biz, "an Act to prevent iht
carrying Of concealed weapons.
Passed.
CONVICT LABOR.
Act to authOriz, the employment o
certain coDvicts b longing 10 the Mi,
sissippi PenitentiAry, upon R.ilroid
and Levoes. Passed
Mr.. Lu-k, Of llinds, intended TO cfl,
the following amendment, but the bill
was called up and passed during hi
temporary absence from the Hall:
"Proyiacd further, That in C nsider
alton of the privileges herciu granted
II shall not be lawful after the passag
OF this Ac, to employ cDuvicls oulsid
Of the walls Of The Penilenliary, upo
my kind Of work Of a private char
ac'cr, within the corporate limits o
the city ofJlck3ou, that will be dchl
mental 70 the iutercs's Of the mechanics
laborrrs and other wOIkingmen resid
ing therein, End IN direct and ialu
competition with their labor"
OTupu mia
Senate bill ian Act to carry I'M
clTec, section II Of an Act to Great
Sharkey county, o'c." Passed.
Act TO repeal sections 2lSO.l 2 O
Code In r5l'ian to enrolling the Mil
'ia of the S'DIr, piss'd.
Act to r"pe,i ln Act insOrporatin
Pearl R.v Navigation Company
Commjjt,n ".b,u'u,o adopted, and bill
passed.
The House took a recess until 81
p IN,
HOU sE-AFTERNOON SESSION
TUESDAY, Feb, % 1878.
Uuu.o bill 70 extend certain provis
ions Of an Act entitled an Ac' to ab)l
sh the office of LiqnilaiiDg Levo
| Commissioner AMI to provide for tn
lreIpmulion OI lands In thp liuuilqding