Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25

the whole subject, 40 " dlep05es OF Aa
whole In consecutive res lutl0ns) every
measure Or reaDi utiOn referred 10 the Com.
~ nittee, including the Memorial OF the
| Grange, without seriously antagOniziug
the yiews Of any Senator upon the subject
Of intruction for by implication placing
| in question the probable action OF our
| Sen tors and Representatives In Con.
| gre q, or either Ut them, upon the Silver
| Bill or any other measuTe-Tesults always
| 70 be desired in deliberative bodies.
81. Resolved by the Senate (the House
concurriug,) That the full rem netiEatlOn
| Of the silver dollar, with the quality i'm
pressed upon II by Law OF performing,
! equally with gold, all the functions OF
! money, and made legal tender In pay
! ment OF every debt, public and private, is
demanded d bY justice and sound policy.
/ ''2. Resolved, That the contraction o
/ the currency and the forced resumption OF
specie payments are unwise and 10 the in'
teres, OF bOndholders and capitalists, to
| the detriment OF the labor and industries
| Of the country.
~ Resolved, That the bonds which
were paid for In greenbacks and were not
originally payable by contract in gold,
/ should be paid In greenbacks, or in gold or
! in silver at the o ton Of the Gnyernmsnt.
~. Resolved, That the present National
| Ba.kIny system should be abolished, and
| Itgai tender notes, without limit, s1bsti'
tuicI fur the issues OF the same as the
I paper currency Of the Nation, and made
4 legal tender for all debts, pub 10 private.
/ exc 1T ~ cases otherwise provided Tor by
1 co tact, and interConveTtible with coin,
and win the bonds Of the United states,
/ An,'n bonds shall not uear grea'er rate
~ interest than three and thrce.iOurths
1 lcr cent per annum.
/ "3 Resolved, That the 5, cTeiary OfState
! Ia Ia ,reby Instructed to fOI ward 10 each OF
our >eudl0rs and Kepresen atives In on.
gre,s, cerIided copy Of these resolu'
tious."
III ommiitee on Federal Relations
furIhe, ,purtPd the consideration OF The
! Mem brial Of the tate GTange,a da Rec y.
! luton IN relation 70 Nati nal Banks, and
recon sn Eded that said Resolution IN rela.
| tiOn to NatiOnal SHnks he amended by
| stIIk ng out all after the word resolved"
! and insert the aeon anying as an amend
ment there'O. TIL peveral parts OF said
| Memorial referred US tO.wit: suggest.
ing that Cnngr % be asked, let, to repeal
! the Resum ton Act; %, 70 repeal the Act
demoQetizing silver; Sd, to abolish Nation
al Banks; itn, to make the United states
bonds payable in the same kind OF money
, with which they were pu chased; have
been covered in this and other reports OF
this committee, so as to bring the several
matters bel re the Senate for its consldera'
tlon.
OTHER REPORTS.
The Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries, reported consid ration OF an
Act to carry into effect section u OF an Act
to create Sharkey county, etc, with
amendments, and recommended It's pas
sage.
The Committee on Public Works report
ed consideration Of an Act u amend sec
tinn $50 of. ode, in regard to ferries and
causeways and t0ll.gates, and recommend
ed Its passage
The I, mmittee on Corporations reported
consideration Of several bills, with rscOm
mendatiOns,
INTRODUCTION oP BILLS.
By Mr. Hooker: To amend sec, 1916 0
Code, In relation 70 decree In divorce
cases. deferred.
BY Mr.. Reynolds; To amend &c. 2l5
OF ode 10 reference ~ the statute Of limt
tatiOns. Referred
BY Mr.. Montgomery: For the preserva
tion II game in riinds county Referred.
BY Mr.. jackson: T. change the name
Of Lincoln, sumner and AlcOrn counties
Referred.
BY Mr.. Foot,: To regulate criminal pro
state. Referred
BY Mr.. Dowd: To amend the charter {
i the town OF Scooba, Kemper county, an
for other purposes. Referred.
BY Mr.. Barry: To amend art. :. chap.
Of Code IN reference to pleading
Chancery COurts. Referred.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Act to amend sec 26I7 Revised Code,
h regard to embeZzlement. Amendments
Judiciary Committee adopted.
Mr. Barry ably argued the necessity
the law.
M reynolds offered an amendment.
10 On motion OF Mr.. Fewell, the bill an
amendments were re.committed to the j,
., dietary Committee.
Act to amend secs 2794 and 2I95 Of Cod
10 relation u return OF indictments int
Court. The Judiciary Committee recoI
e mended a subslilu ute, which was passed.
;. ELI wHITSEY's CLAIM.
RI Act to provide for the payment Of a jud
ment recovered against the state by K
r, Whitney was takvnup.
Mr.. King offered an amc ndment, whtC
9, was lost.
n. Mr. Reynolds m wed 10 re.commit Il
bill and amendment to the Committee {
b, Claims, wh ch was adopted.
Id (Tnis claim 10 for SlG321j Mr. VIII
ncy furnished arms u the sta
Of 10 1850. The Court gave judgment, wit
out interest. Whitney asks for am uut
10 lowed by the Judgment, obtained abo
o. two years since, with interest 10 the pre-
10 ent time. The bill was referred fJr furth
investiga ion, but their is no doubt OF
passage.)
!, WITHDRAWING FORFEITED LANDS FRc
" SALE.
p An ActtO withdraw rom sale and pt
III chase The lands claimed W the sta
4, through tax sales, ami for Otner purpose
Is was taken from the table. The iOllowli
Is the bill:
C. An ACT to withdraw from sale and pl
chase, the lands claimed by the sta
through tax titles, and fJr ether pI
n. poses.
te SECTION /. Be it enacted BY the Leg
"A. latuIe IT tue Stale Ui Mississippi, That
lands held or cl lined by said State hy v
of tue NJ purchase NJ sales for taxes on
Is. than levee taxes. be and the same q
hereby Withdrawn from sale or purcha
-, until the lsI day OF April, ls7' and that
-, the meantime the original owners OF sa
~ lands may deem the same upon the pa
ment Of the taxes tor whicn they We
e. sold, and the cost, Of sucn sale.
ns Sec. .. Be 1t further enacted, That Il
nr Act take effect and be In force from
after its passage.
v Mr., King offered the following amer
~ ment: "Amend by striking out all OF s.
nc tiuu T. after the word payment and ins,