Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01
Mississippi LeRislaIWre-TweR.
tieIh Day.


JACKSON, " Wednesday, Jan. 50 -.
Senate met; Ljeulenan,.Goyeipo; sims
/ the char.
Pray err by Rev. Dr.. John Hunter
Roll called. Pre,ent-Mes>r8. Barry,
Bills, Bridges. CallicOit, Carter 1t Di..
tTict, Cater On district, Currie. Dowd,
Farisn, FiIZ Gerald, Fonte, Furlong.
eagles. Gibbs, Gilbert, Griffin, Hooker,
Jackson, King, Lanneau, Lowrance. Nc.
Caskill, Moulg9 mery, Morgan, Oldham,
Pratt, Reynolds, Rogers, Terry, Thomp.
son, Vance, West. Absent-Nessrs Allen,
Cowan, Jewell, Peery.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved.
On no.ion Of Mr. LanneaI, the piivi.
leges ottbe senate we're extended !oGen'
A p stuart.
Mr. West as4td leave d aoien3e for Mr.
Cowan.
Mr.. Reynolds asked continued leave -.
Mr. Fcwgli on account OF sickness.
Mr.. FIJI GERALD's EXPLANATION ~ IL,
VOTE OF TIE INSTRUCTION" REsoLU-
TONS.
Mr. Fitz Gerald asked and obtained per.
mission to spread on the Journal the iJl.
lowing explanation:
MIR President-ln eXp!anati . Of ms
vote on the resolutions requesting tue
members OF the lower house and instruct
ing the Senators OF Mississippi IN Congress
on the subjects OF the emjne'izatiOn Of
silver and the repeal Of the Resumption
Act, | have - say tina from the rejection
! hare been able 10 give those subjects,
an inclined 10 the opinion that tue adOp.
ton ny Congress Of measures 10 that end
would advance the material interest OF the
whole country, but am In doubt that the
measures now pending 10 Congress l0urh.
ing the ma ter 5" III accomplish the desired
result, and am decidedly Vi the opinion,
Tor several reasons, that the Legislature
should take 10 action at al On the subjects,
prominent among those reasons are these:
Our members Of Congress ave better iscii.
tiles Tor determining what should be done
on these matters which pertain especially
TO their office a. National Legislators. and
have quite As much al heart the wsll.be
ing VI tneir c nstItuents and The country
al large as We have, and the mani station
Of anxiety on our part In favor Ot the meas,
ures IA much more apt 10 retArd Ihtu :,
promote favorable action 10 us by ~ ud
JJrity ottne National Senate"
WITHDRAWING TAX LANDS FRoM SALE
Mr.. FurlOng called up his motion Tor H.
cJnslderlGgih vote by which the 'enal,
passed IAN Act - Withdraw from sale aUI
purchase the lands claimed by the stat,
through tax sales, nd for other purposes.
TIL bill was then read:
Mr. NJ Caskill moved the previous cues
ton on the motion 70 reconsider, Wnict
was sustained by a vote Of II 10 II.
Tit main question being the reconsider
alton OF the vote whereby said bill wa
passed, the same was reconsidered by til
following vote:
Yeas-Barry, Bills, Callicott, Carter 1.
District, DUwd, Fitz Gerald, Furloul
Gilbert, Hooker, Lanneau, L0wranee, NJ
Caskill, Morgan. Reynolds, ThOmpson-lI
Nays Bridges, Garter 9Th District, Gu
rie, FOote, eagles, Griffin, King, Non
gomery, Oldham, Rogers, Terry, West-lj
Mr. Barry moved indefinite postp0nt
ment oil the bill, and moved previous que
tion,
Nr. Glib 6 moved 10 adj urn. Mo,io
lost by a vote OF ~ 10 10.
The previous question on motion 70 il
definitely postpone the bill was ordere
by q vote Of 10 10 10, the Chair giving Il
casting vote.
The main question being OF the linden
ite postponement Of the bill, the same vi
indehnitely postponed BY a vote Of yea
49, nays, IA.
Mr.. Thompson moved 20 reconsider Il
vote by Wbl h the bill was indefinite
rostpo ed, and 10 table the motion 10 !
consider.
mr.. Pratt moved to adjourn, which ".
lost BY = vote Of 10 10 H.