Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-22
Amendments,

into Committee of the Whole on The
abatement Act"
Mr.. Cowsn ObjeC ed.
A vote was then taken on The motion
to 20 into Committee of the Whole, and
it was lost by a vote Of IL yeas TO Is
Mr. Cowan moved the previous ques-
ton on the second reading of the bill.
Carried by a vote OF 10 10 Ii.
The substitute as amended was rea
for information, at the r quest OF Mr..
K vuolds.
A vote was then taken On the second
realing o. the bill, and i va so order
Cd by a vote Of II to ID.
Mr. FewGII moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr., McCAskill moved 10 refer the
bill 70 Finance Committee. Lost.
Mr.. Cuwan moved 10 reconsider and
table The motion whereby the bill pass
ed IT. cOnd reading. Carried.
Mr.. Reynolds offered m amendment.
Mr.. Conan moved to lay The amend.
ment GU tie Gbe e. Carried.
Mr.. Allen made the ptint Of order
that taerc was no'hing b FIRE tie
A,ogse.
M. Cowan made the point Of order
lat amendments we're out OF order.
The Caair overruled tie points.
Mr.. FcweIi took tue floor and OPP.
posed the fea'urp # he bill discrimin-
atiug against lol.rc,i lcnts-that 1t
was ubconsti;u ional.
Mr.. Griffin sid that il this provision
was unconstitutional, why should not
Senators who oppose the bill, risk the
Governors vetoiDg il. lie thought the
Senators who raised these Constitu.
lional objections did not have much
faith in their soundness themselves.
The State had the right 10 do what il
pleased with It's own lands-to give
them 10 lie citizens If II saw fit so 10
do-that the nonresident land-holders
had forfeited all their rights when they
allowed their lands 10 be forfeited.
lie WAS not 10 be scared by tie Con-
stitutional bugaboo. Although not a
lawyer himself, 1t had been said that
all laws were founded on common
sense, and he thought he could bring
that TO bear on a reading and conatruc.
ton Of the Constitution. lie said "if
Senators were going 10 hold up their
Constitutional b~ugaboos, they might
shake It's cory lccSsAt some o her han
L. lie was not ~ bc frightened OF
rom IL support.
Mr.. Gown III vel 70 lay Mr., Barry.
un,udmonr On the taD.". Carried.
NJ. Bury offered auo her amend,
insult, aud alyOca cd IT, adoption II
u G bill va, to be forced on tie S.uN'c
lie wanted IL made a. poIl,s5io a. pos
SIDE. Tic mcndmcnl prcvi les that
Supervise. sHIl take gr-i,m w Ia
rcgnrl ,ol .,l mprioa o! llLl',
Mr., Flu of red tie fol wi"g
%amrnlmcnl
Amend BY a,erting si;ec the end OF
section, the olowing Provided,
That the proyl ion, OF this Act shall
not apply to the county Of Warren in
this Safe"
In support Of his amendment Mr.,
Furlong said that he was opposed Ia
the provisions OF the bill because the
Board Of Supervisors Of his county
hal recently passed resolutions show
ing very good reasons against its pas
sage so far as il related to Warren
county. Aud further, tina! he was
fully satisfied that nimely.nine hun.
drcdths Of The ci iz4ns OF that county
were opposed to any measure which
made an unjust discrimination be-
tween taxpayers, and in his judgment
this would be the Effect OF the bill un
der consideration II 1t became a law.
THE Chair r. cd that the amend
ment was not n order, Mr.. Barry
mendment l"' having been disposed
of; aud the ',.evious question was or
dered on the engrossment of the bill
before Mr.. Furlong's amendment wal
considered
Mr.. Morgan rose 10 q privilege
question. lie desired to offer a resOlu
lion of thanks to the presiding oiliceI
Tor his uniform kindness anil court
csy.
The Chair (Mr. Reynold-l ruled thi'
out Oi order.
Mr.. Morgan read from Barclays Di'
gest, and appealed from the decision o
the Chair,
A vote was then taken, and the rul
ing OF the Chair was sustained.
Mr.. Allen moved % 80 into Exccu
tive Session. Lost.
Mr.. McCaskia moved 10 adj )urn
Lot.
Mr.. C9wan moved TO lay Mr.. Barry
amendment on the table. Los! ny
vote ollC to IL,
The question required on he adop
i'm OF the amendment, and i wa. car
ried by q vote of 10 to IL, the Chat
voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Gibson moved that the bill b
cngios.ed. Carried by a vote Of II
10.
(The bill goes over tor c gros-menI
tni wiluow come up on bird readin
and passage
Mr.. Frwe.! moved ,att the senate &
into Executive session. Adopted.
After Executive session, the Senat
/, transacted some other business an
took a recess until tonight
aOUs IL.
House met, Speaker Percy in III