Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25
Elections Of Superintendent Of Psnlten'
tIary, Public Printer and State
Librarian, on Next Monday.
Special to the Herill.l
Mississippi LegislaIure-NlnGh
Day.

Special TO the HerIli.l
Mississippi LegislaIure-NIRGh
bay.
SENATE.
JACKSON, Thursday, Jan. Il, 1878.
Senate met, Lieut..GoV. Sims in the
chair.
Prayer by Rev. j. L. Tucker.
Roll called, and every senator present
Journal Of yesterday read and approve :.
A message was received from the House
announcing passage OF several bills.
Mr.. A. Il. Cater presented the petition
Of number OF citiz ms OF Jasper and
Clal ke cOunties, asking an amendment Ul
the law prohibiting the sale OF corn, seed
cotton and lint cotton in less quantities
than bale, be ween the hours Of sunset
and sunrise, etc, which was read aud re-
ierred TO Committee on Agriculture.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Judiciary committee rel loTted a
substitute Tor Act to amend Code relating
TO return Of In iCtments Into Court, and
recommended adopt N Of the substitute.
Committee on VI inns reported consider.
alton Of Act to provide for the payment OF
judgment received against the state by
Hi Whitney, and rec Jmm !nded its pas
cage.
! committee Ol OudHCtIl NuuIlb ItpJi y u
consideration II Concurrent Resolution
appointing II J,int 10 nmi tee to consider
the advlsability OF Te.districting the
Lhancury Dist lets, ard reducing them TO
ten, and recommended that II do not pass.
the NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM.
Mr. West offered the following Joint
Resolution:
Resolved, by the Legislature Of the State
/ ~ Miu Tnnt National 4
Banking sy slem should be abolished, and
legal tender notes substituted as the paper
currency Of the Nation, and continued uu'
I'll the existing National debt shall be
paid; and these notes To be made ega
lender for all d. bis, public and r,vate, eX
cept 10 cases otherwise provided TOR by
contract and in eicOnyerIiOle with bOndI
, Of the United states bearing interest no
exceeding three and half per cent. per an
mum
Referred to Committee on Federal Rcla
tiOns.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Cowan: In reference to the Mis-
sisslppi Valley and Ship Island Railroad
Company. Referred TO Committee ON
Finance.
, BY Mr.. Fewel: To authorize and en-.
r 30 or the Aiab INA central Railroad Com
pany,a corporation ni the state Oi Alabama
10 locate, construct, own aud operate a
railroad in this State. Referred.
Bv Mr. Cowan To amend section has oI
} the Revised Code of 1911, and section % o.
an Act to amend chapter D OF Revised
Code, In relation to the jurisdiction, plead
} ings and practice Of the Chancery court
and to repeal an Act to amend section
llIs Revised Code. Referred.
: BY Mr.. Fewell: To amend section . :
lOf the code in relation 10 the contracts .
infants. Referred.
I by Mr.. A. Il. Carter: TO incorporate The
Mill ant Gin owners, Cu-Opel alive Assp
ciatlOn, and for % herpurposes. Referred
5 By MIR. Hooker: Authorizing the Gov
clnOr to appoint an pddtional justice %
the Peace and Constable for holmes cUun
D ty, Referred.
BY Mr.. Terry: To define and regulate
> the duties OF the Commissioner Ut lmmi
grafton aud Agriculture, and tor othe
purposes. Referred.
d. BY Mr.. Montgomery: To authorize th,
Auditor o; Public Accounts TO issue war
:, rants IN redempti u Of certain state war
K rants. Referred.
By Mr.. Fswell: To exempt Compress
e COmpani, from the payment vi p.Niles'
r taxes. Referred,
BY Mr jackson: To encourage lebo
II and prevent lSWlessness in certain cJun
= Nltn' lhclSiANN'
r. TIME FOR ELECTlSG UPERISTENDEN7
OF PENITESTIARY.
House Concurrent Resolution, providin
n for ectiOn Of superintendent OF the REM
n tentiary, on the Both ot January, wa
taken up. ~
ls Mr., McCaskill moved that the resolution
n be indefinitely pOsip ned, as the law al
~ rer DIV provided 4 day for the election, viz
.e the second Monday Of the session.
IA The resolution was indefinitely plsi
" poned, and the election Of supsrinIenden
n wlli take place next Monday.
q HOUSE MEMORIAL IN RELATION TO LCM
10 BgR SEIZURES,
4 Was hen taken up and adopted, (Tht
memorial has already been luollshcu l
~ the HERALD.
r. TUE SENATE STANDS FIRM FOR GOO
p. RULE.
:, House message announcing rel elton
Com urrenJ Rule prohibiting lntroducu1
& ul bills during the last three Gays ol IN
~ session, was taken up, ana Tue senAl
p unaniouusly insisted upon its AmenC
,. ment.
:, PAssED.
:, An Act to change time Of holding Char
~ Gerry Court 10 Oktihbeha county, uhuI
to suspension OF the rules, was taken up an
rs passed.
:. THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELEcTloN-lN
'' TEREsTING DISCUSSION.
10 Mr.. Kings resolution on this subjec
IA renorted from the Committee on FoueTt
.,. Relations, came up for action.
W Mr.. FOote said he opposed the resolut Q
.ct In committee, and could see no good thi
would result In Its adoption-tha II mi
er, re.awaken pTejudlces against the Southei
ys psople, That he Endorsed the principle
as enunclaied In II, aud would vote for II, o'
,le thought the best policy st ms Ia'e %
''e would be to let the matter rest,
IRE M, Allen doubted the prOpriety OF q
Legislature expressing Judicial opiniC