Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01

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Wss ind .hnitely postponed. on which the
prsviOus question was ordered b! a vote
II ID TO ~.
And the vote whereby said oil vas 10.
definitely postponed was reconstructed.
The question t en- recurr@d on the pas.
sage Of the bill, on which hr. Reynolds
moved the previous question, and the en-
ate refused u order tle previous question
by vote VI - ~ 10.
I'm motion Of NT. Morgan, the bill was
re.c,mmitted % the Committee %
Finance.
On motion OF Mr.. Reynolds, Mr.. King
was added 10 the Committee on finance
for the purpose Of considering SAID last
Aforesaid bill.
REPORTS.
Committees on Education, Claims, GUN.
ties aud County Boundaries, humane and
Benevolent Institutions. and Pd3lic
Lands, reported,
Mr FOOte, 10 presenting the report OF me
Committee on Humane and Benevolent
institutions, on the condition OF the La.
matte Asylum, said that although the te'
port OF the committee was favorable, that
il was no indication that the committee
would vote tor the retention Of tue prese I
incumbent IN charge thereof.
A messag; from The House Announced
tae passage Of several OlI!s.
STATE UNIvER,ITY ASD EDUCATION.
Mr. McCaskIll Introduced a resoll ion
requesting Gen A Z stewart, Chancellor
oi the oxford University; DR. Z NJ Walden
aad II VI sullivan, Esq, 10 address the
Legislature this evening at ~ O'clock, up
on the subjects 81 the Uuivers ~, and ECU.
alton generally. The resolution was
adopted.
CONFEDERATE ARCHIVES.
Mr.. Reynolds offered a concurrcn; rcsp.
luton 10 reference y tue preservation OF
he archives oGthe la;e Confederate States,
81 far as they relate TO Mississippi, The
resolution was adopted.
oETICE FOR c,NMIssloSEE or SWAMP
LANDS.
Joint resolution providing for an oGi.e
In the CAPT oil Tor the Commissioner Ut
swamp Lands, was adopted. The rcsOlu.
ton assigns room No ;, on ground flor for
this purp se.)
BULLY FOR BRUCE.
Mr. eagles offered the following:
Resolved by the Senate 1.-THE House con.
curing, of the State Il VI lssissippi, That
the Hon B X Bruce r iected the wishes pf
the people At the state In voting for the
Matthews Resolution declaring that the
bonds Of the United ) ates are pay aDle,
principal and intere,t, at the option Of the
Government ufthe United states. Ia silver
II the coinage OF the United States
containing 4laig grains each Of standard
Sil, er; and that u restore 10 its coinage
such silver coma as a legal tender IN pay.
ment Of SAID bonds, prinCi, al aud interest,
Is not In violation OF the public latin Nor IN
dprOgatiou OF me r gh 8 OF the pubic .r.d-
ilur.
''Resolyed, That the secretary 0. STATE
Is nertyy directed u onward a copy VI tue
resolution 10 Hon Il X BrG e"
Mr. Reynolds moved l. refer tn respll.
II n u Committee On Federal L l4rinns
Mr. GaylGs moved 70 table the motion ~
ref r, which was lost.
MIR EitL Gerald desired the resolution -
be referred 20 a Committee. II IL wae
brought to a vote now, it would certainly
be voted down.
MIR GiuDs also though; tine resolution
should be committed.
Mr. Bills cEer6d a substitute, as follows
"kesVlved, Tint the expression II the
senate On . esterday upon the > b Ct OF
Federal financial legislation, renders any
further expression upon mat slolee; uu'
necessary"
Mr.. King said there were some outsider.
at ons which bad not yet been pres1 ted,
which be thought worthy Of attention. /,
senator Lamar has acted Sgaln.t the
wishes Of the p ople, IL vas well enough
70 p SIS /. In silence. II senator Brace, al.
thou D a Radical, mai acted right and in
accordance with the views Of the people,
IL was well enough " give MIN credit for
it. or, in other words 70 "giYe the dcyil
mis- due The questions presented 10 the
resolutions adopted by the Senate tho
other day, and the one now under cOusid.
Grafton were not entirely similar, aud II
senator Bruce had voted in favor OF Mat.
thews's resolution, IL would DO proper 70
thank hin for II.
Mr. eagles said be introduced the reso.
lullOIs In good faith, aud they should
either be adOp'cd or tabled.
Mr. Foole said i! " nd be ylsi as apprc.
priute - thank the six Representatives
who had voted Tor the Matthews res"lu.
ton. and 10 one thought VI th mixing them
for doing what they believed 20 be their
duty. lie could not vote fer the resolu-
I'm, and would dislike 20 vote against IL,
therefore be hoped Mr. GIyles would
withdraw the resolution.
Mr FurloAg opposed the resolution, as
he thought It would DC considered a Te.
d elton upon senator Lamar, "ho opposed
the Mattne 81 resolution.
MT west tutugDk Tue E'bbiutlOL N'Ilh
not be construed into a vote VI hanks 10
senator Bruce.
Sir Barry though. % resolution was a
decided expression ~ iay1' toward Sena-
tor Bruce, and q tscI. condemnation Of!
senator Lamar. lle dia Lat Inink We hAI
a great dea, to 'e thankful - senator
Bruce for.
Nj Pratt ,houst' laere WAS n reason
tor 81 letting 70 BE- ttsblu ION,
Mr hiaGtt r~j,.psei tie a option Of "a
Is ,iItioa OH general principles. The
senate al already expressed its opinion
, y" these subjects, ~ srOhs language, and
b. thought that MAS sufficient
Dir MUntgUmer opposed The resolution
Ia .ol0. lie considered II \ direct rthtc'
Il y upon Senator I'M lr, ana WAS an
"penIns Ted.e for division AMI dissenbiJn
among 'rr people In the ulure.
Mr LanntaI said he mad opposed the
while matter Of i%n,tructIug or rtQitstp:
representatives., but me senate mad de.
c.ircl lnd. i, was he sense Ol this Legs.
lature That silver should be rCmOnetiZAd
anu tue Resumption act repealed. and :!
senator Bruce rad yo'ed Tor one Of these
measures without instructions, II would
not be out Of place 10 say to MN be had
expressed the wishes OF the people Of Mis-.
sissippi. He did not consider the resolu.
ton a reflection upon Senator Lamar, and
that his great abilities would mot suffer IN
tue least.
MnGayles said be mad introduced the
resolution because he thought Senator
Bruce had expressed the wishes al The
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