Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-08
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Mississippi LegislRGure-T wens
IysIhIrd Day.

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Mississippi Legislature Twen.
IysIhIrd Day.
SENATE.
jackson, Mss, Saturday, Feb. 2, 1876.
Senate met, President Reynolds 10 the
chair
Roll call; present, Messrs. Allen, Barry,
Bills, Bridges. C%allic0tt, Carter Let Dis.
trlct. Carter, 9th District. Cowan. Cur
rie, Dowd. Fewell Fitz Gerald, Foote,
FurlOng, GayIes, Gibbs, Gilbert, Griffin,
Jackson, King, Lanneau, LOwrance, Nc
CasAIll, Montgomery, Morgan, Oldham,
PesIy, reynolds, Rogers, Terry, Vance,
West.
Absent; Messrs. Parish, Hooker, Pratt,
Thorn sen.
Yesterdays J urnal read and approved.
mcs-a.e from the House st ted the
passage Of ian Act to amend an Act u
provide { T and regulate the custody aud
con ri OF the School Land Fund arising
from the sixteenth Section, in ChOctaw
cNunly, and other cOuntieS.
The privileges Of the Senate were ex'
tended To lion. n. A. Barr, OF oxford, and
H"n. Thos. W. White, OF DeSOto county.
Leave % absence was granted Messrs.
Pratt aud Parish.
FAREWELL, BRUDDER BRUCE.
The House resolution commencing and
endorsing Senator Bruce for his vote OF
the Matthe we resOlu ion, aud was under
consideration when the senate adjourned
yesterday, wa taken up.
On motion Of Mr. FurlOng, the endorse,
ment resolution was indefinitely POstp n
cd b. a vote Of q 10 9, as follows:
YeAs-Messrs, Allen, Barry, Bills, Cali
colt, carter LIST District, Carter 9th Dis
trict, Currie, Dowd, Jewell, FIiz Gerald
FUOte, FurloHg, Gibbs, Gilbert, q lin
Jackson, King, Lowrancc, cHasklll
Morgan, Oldham, Peery Reg mold g, Rog .rs
Terry, Vance, Wes'-37
Nay es-Messrs Gayles Lanneau .
Absent and not voting: Mrssrs Bridges
COwan. Parish, lluUkcr MOatgomcI!
Pratt, ThumpsOn-I.
ALABAMA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Act 10 authorize and empower the A a
bama Central Railroad [ UmpAny, IA corp
ration Of tue state ot Alabama, t. locate
construct. Dwh ard operate a railroad II
this State wIln House a uendmentS there,
to. was IaId On the table subject 10 All.
POSTING rHE HOUSE on PARLIAMENTARY
P~RIVtLEGE.
lht uhISt ~ htplt hful w tH HhNlui
adopted a = rs iIute for stnat join
Resnlu ion IUslru ting L ). senators An'
RI qunStink T. esentatiYes 10 Congress
from ~ state II Mississippi relative T.
thr p"r ut \ickspurg, said substitute wa
taken W and the secretary Of , e sen u'
was i~usirNc,.d u rctu n the same H. tn
Hcuse with a resp ctful suggestion tina
II der the RUGS and according TO ParllA
mentsty Law, tn House cannot pass
substitute ip' n pil! oIisirating IN t
syn =
HOUSE BILLS 0S PIRsT READING.
A number Ut House bills were read
irst sHd sC"OGd u e, ani referred u al
plOpfi'tr committees. As all u the
vii. &c me VI tgaIH, II Is unncce .sary |
give tlcir ulits now.
THE BANKgurr Law.
The following I~es0lutiu u passed ID
II Use January 18th, and came up In ID
senate this M mug aud a spirited Discus
siOr tOuk place:
"ResolutlOns requesting the senator m
Repres" atIves In the Unitod state
CpEgr, So 20 use their endravur5 10 nav
the Bankrupt Law repealed
.WHEREIs The Bankrupt Law ba
ceased TO acCJ npIish the ends and puT
poses tuI which II was enacted, and a
amended, IS productive Of much compiled
ted liIIgAtipG whereby settlements are 10
facilitated nor creditors relieved Of To
trouble an expense ot protecting the!
rights; ami
"Wher a., By its operations great mora
and %p"cuniAry itjurIes have 1een inflicted
upon the c%oantr! and u trade deyelOp"r
which debaunches public = niiment aG,
U fraud: aud
"Whereas, The law ia y eIudici L
every lcsimat" and industrIAi iGtcrcSt ,
the country therefore
"Be II esOiyed BY toe l. SI.latura u tn
stat" OF Mississippi, That oar sGnstOr
and Repre- sentstives In Congress are here
by requested n use their utmost endeayOr
to effect the immediate and uucOldiliong
repeal OF thc Bankrupt Law.
BE II further resOiy q, That a certide
copy Of these resolutions be forwarded {
each Of our senators and Repr. sentative
10 be Congress Of the United States"
Mr. Gifin sail he would insist upln to
p.ssage u the res lution-espec. ally
Beech e vas mistaken in his idea this
taeTc l. M hcll-aSa great deal o( sin ha
been com nitted under the provisions {
the Oanktu t law, and be thought II shgu
be repealed.
Nj. Bills called Tor The reading o.! a pet
ton accompany ing the %re-"ia,iun, Whic
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ulsI " '. IePes' 'ne DHHA.ul. Law, !
tue very EAR ral PIac'ica' moment o'
sanSg ,ue I,mPA W.! ne s9'u
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