Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-08
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SAIlRDAns ftJT idIl =, letNs
House met, speaker Percy In the chair
Roll called; present 50, absent 81.
Leave Of absence granted Messrs. I lay,
Warren, Mckenzie, Henry and Moore.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
BY Mr. Lowi, Proposing an amendment
to Constitution, article D, secti n 20, in re.
70 tncies 10 county offices. Re.
ferrVd.
BY Mr pegram Amendment 70 article
/, secli n y, OF Constr utlpu, ? pViding
Tor a poll lax as a prerequisite I" voting.
Referred.
APPROPRIATION.
BY Mr.. snands: An Act making az ap-
preparation otS),jJJ to pay January slla.
ries Of State officers. Passed; yeas o.,
nays none; absent -.
REPORTS.
Committee on Enrolled Bills reported a
uuA1er u bills properly enrolled.
RAILROAD RESTRICT DNa.
The Teplrt Of the Railroad Committee,
Mr. Melts, chairman, made heretofore. was
taken up.
House Bill 10 amend an Act to authorize
purchasers If railroads under mortgages
t. organize into com panies, with commit
tee amendments providing that the Leg
islature shall retain tue right TO regular
tariffs; Mr.. Whitaker offered an amend
ment, "dnd prescribe n uniformity 0
charges" Adopted. Mr. Tucker m we'd Il
recommit; Messrs Dabney, johnson
Whitaker and Tison opposed the motion
Messrs Tucker, Roane and Spight favored
the motion. Motion tabled. Mr. Pegram
moved 70 make the rcpDrt the spe ial order
for Wednesday al l. O'Clock. Lost. Nj
Tucker moved 10 substitute the amo1d,
ment by the following: To reyent by leg
i~sIatiOn any unjust discrimination In the
tariffs impose upon freight and passen'
GERS over their line Of road owned by such
companies; Messrs Fucker and Percy Nj
street 10 the chair favored the amend
ment; Me.srs Gibson, Pegram and GhOl,
son opposed the amendment: Mr. GhOlsOr
called the previous question. aud Mr. Tuck
er's amendment was lost. Mr. Johnson
called the previous question on the com.
mitIee amendment and the amendment
was ado pied. Mr. NJ ller Of COpiah, Offered
an amendment; Mr. Johnson moved 10 table
Carried. Mr. johnson IN we'd to consider
the bill engrossed and pu. upon Its passage
carried. Mr. spight m ade the point Of or.
der that the bill was not 10 fact engrOssed
Sustained, and the Clerk Was ordered u
engrOss tue bill.
LbNAb DIAL bNAs
BY Mr. Key: To provide tor removing OBJ
structiOns from creeks aud other water
courses In Prentiss county. Passed.
Mr. Smith called up House Bill for the
reliei Of John J. Gibson, OF Ben on county
with Senate amendment thereto. Tho
amendment was %cOncurTed In.
BY Mr RoRne: II repeal tue anti.llqloI
law OF PlttsbOrJ b, approved April l4th, 1910
Passed.
BY Mr. ROane: To authorize the Super
yisors Of Y~AlObusha county 10 acquire it'll
u real estate. Pass ID.
BY Mr. Lidde'l: Ia relation to the re
m0Val OF matters Of guardianship and ad
m%iuistratiOn in the Chancery Court Of thu
| LIST District to the 81 d. tr.ct Of Carol
county. Passed.
By Mr. Tucker: For the relief Of Mrs 1
+ Moore and her minor children. Passed
BY Mr. Hill: For the relieiOf DIT VI ri
On, Of ca ckasaw county. Passed,
CONFEDERATE ARCHIVES.
MrTucker llled up senate joint rcso.l
lion In relation to Confederate archives,
Mr. Gibson offered an amendment, whici
was adopted, and the resolutions wer
adopted.
Mr Moody. at 80, moved 10 take a re
cess Until SO! 'rlo i pm, Carried.