Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-01
Recommendation that LOWndsS be made a
Separate Senatorial OlStFlCt-6sn.
MCCardIs to Preserve Con.
federats Records.
House Proceedings - Numerous Bills
Passsd-Ths Liquor Bill Killed as
Dead 40 Hector.
Citizens Complain Of the Competition Of
CsnvlOt With Ordinary Labor.
Special 70 the Herald
MIMsIsaIPPI Legislature &c Forty
second Day.

second bay.
MONDAY, February %, 1873.
Senate met; Lieutenant, Governor
Sims 10 the Chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.
Hunter. Present 81, absent 3.
THANKS FOR DIR. MITcHELL's APPOINT
MENT.
The Lieutenant Governor presented
a paper to the Senate, containing reso-
lulious adopted by a mass meeting OF
the citizens Of Jackson, on Saturday
night, returning thanks TO Gov. Stone,
and TO the Senate, for the appointment
end coufl nation Of DR.. T. J. Mitchell,
as Superintendent Of the Lunali: A.y'
lum.
THE LIEN LAW.
The Judiciary Committee reported
consideration of House bill, ian Act to
provide for Agricultural Liens, and
for other purposes, approved April IA,
1876" aId recommended It's passage
with an amendment accompanying the
report.
REPORTS.
The Committees on Judiciary, ClAims,
Public Lands, Finance, and a Select
Committee, severally made reports.
The Select Committee recommended
that House bill No. 2l3, Ian Act to reg
ula,e the sale Of cotton in the seed, and
cotton ginned but not baled, in Adams
and other counties Of this Slate" do
pass as amended.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Reynolds: To provide for
carrying into effect the joint Resolu-
ton of the Legislature for the cOllec-
ton aud preservation amongst the
archives OF the State, In some perma-
nent and enduring form, of q record OF
the part taken by Mississippians, aud
others In the service Of the State, dur
ing the late and unhappy struggle be-
tween the States, Read twice, and
ordered engrossed.
BY Nj. Terry: To authorize Super
visors OF Benton county to levy a tax
to relieve said county Of debt. Pass
ed.
BY Mr.. Footc: To promote the char
acter aud usefulness of the Deaf and
Dumb In this State. Passed.
BY Mr.. Morgan: To forfeit and
make valid certain bonds Issued by the
Board of Levee Commissioners of Dis
trict No. |, under q mandamus from
The Circuit Court Of Tunica county,
Passed.
Act 10 amend an Act to incorporate
the Water Valley Manufacturing Com
pany. Passed.
THE SCHOOL BILL.
The Senate went into Committee Of
the Whole to consider House bill "an
Act to establish and maintain q uni
form system of Public Free Schools III
this State" After some time spent
therein, the Committee rose, and re-
ported sundry amendments, and recon
mended that the bill aud amendments
be referred to Committee on Educa'
ton.
THE 18TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT -
PORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE.
Mr. Speaker-Your Committee TO whom
was fcIerfeu House JOINT htsoluNlohl VI
recting inquiry into the ACCESSIBILITY OF d.
viding the III fifteenth senatorial District,
and appOrtioning LOwndes county into a
separate District, report as follows: That
alter carefully reading the several peti.
tiOns forwarded by LOwndes county,
signed by a large proportion OF good clii-
Zens, representing, In part, the largest III
terests and intelligence of said county,
and after thorough discussion OF the sub
ject before the Committee, they are Of opln'
ION that In view OF tue fact that the bu-
merical strength OF the county legally en-
titles them 10 separate Senatorial repre-
%sentatiOn, and that where the right exists
such appOrtionment should be made, un'
less the county objects TO he same. And,
whereas, nc objections have been inter.
posed, and tue reasons are all In iaY0r Of
according TO LOwndes separate repTesen'
tation as her legal right, said Committee
advise that the object OF the petitions
named deserve respectful consideration,
Your Committee would state that they
are u~uinfluenced by any personal
regard In considering the matter placed
before them, and that the late contest In
that District in no wise shapes their opin'
Ion, and they believe that while the first
mention Of the subject Of severance Of the