Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-18

ton Ot the same into BODY polite or cor
porate, and all Acts or paTts OF Acts sup
Elemental u or anne ndatOry OF the came,
be aud tue same are hereby repealed.
See. 2. Be further enacted, That the
corporation known as the Mayor and Al
dermen OF the city nj vIcksburg be and
the same is hereby dissolved.
Sec. 3. Be II IuTther enacted, That all
laws or parts OF laws in conflict With this
Act. are hereby repealed, and this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and
after is pas age.
The bill was read 9 first and second time,
and . motion made to suspend the rules,
read It q third time, and put It upon its
passage. 1t looked for time rs though
this motion would prevail, but finally the
bill was referred 70 the Committee on Cor.
pOratiOns.
ABoLIsHING THE OFFICE OF NOTARY PUB
Lie IN wARR N COUNTY.
Mr.. Cowan offered bill for this purpose,
which was read aud referred to the Judi.
ci ry Committee.
REGULATING LABOR.
Senator Parish introduced a bill prDhio.
itng be hiring Of labor under contract,
which was rejected by adecided vote.
SENATOR cowAS's PACIFIC RAILWAY
REsOLCTToS--DI CC.sIuE THEREON.
Joint Reso.u ion To favor Government
Aid to Southern Line Of Railway from
the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean.
section resolved The House concur
ring That II is the sense OF this Leigh la
turt, hat the United States Government,
under proper restriction and guarantees,
should grant such material aid TO a South.
ern line or railway from point on the
Mississippi river at the city Of Vlcksburg,
In this state, to ship channel In the bay or
haTbor OF San Diego, In the state OF Call.
fotnia, as will secure the speedy cOnstruc'
ton and completion Of SAID the raj way.
zee, ?. Be It further resolved, That said
railway should be CONSTRUCTED as near as
may be along the line Of the S2d degree Of
north latitude, by the most direct, prac'
ticable route, and the entire line should be
placed with proper legal restrictions
under the control or management OF one
Railroad Company or corporation, so as to
form competing line Vt railway to other
lines which now exist or may hereafter be
complete from the Valley OF the Mlssis.
sippi river 10 the Pacific Coast.
Sec. Be II further resolved, That our
members OF Congress are hereby earnestly
r, quested 10 give their united support u
some measure or measures which will sc.
cure the cDmplishment OF the purposes
set forth 10 this resolution.
! sec. I. Be It further res lived, That a
copy OF these resolutions Oe Immediately y
transmitted tu each orr our mCmOe Ui
Congres', BY the secretary, thr ugh the
/ mail
! senator FcweII male very able sp ech
/ in ppusitiOu to the rcsn utluns. He sain
/ here was no necessity fiT again tSvolin :
, this road by State |, gi,latiun US the state
was already committed 10 IL by Act Ot the
/ last legislature, and un cXpIessi' Of the
| people Its favor was given by the last
! Democratic State Convention. He was
opposed tn the riuciple OF Government
| aid To rAiroads-such aid resulted in rings,
monop"lies and Credit AUbiliers. He
| doubted II the Pacific roads already built
had brought benefits to the country com.
mensurate with the evils they bad eBtailed,
aud believed the whole country would have
| been better Oa il hey had never been built.
| He was also opposed to asking aid for the
/ building OF the southern Pacific road, as a
matter oi policy, and said that 1t would
| really be IN mical to our home interests
That II the Pacific iOad we're completed
! from san Diego with branches to VickE.
burg and hemph g, II would result In
building up n Sc port a. san Diego; that
very little through travel or com merce
would now 10 Nississip i-th t commerce
| would be diverted 10 the port OF Galveston
or when reaeging the Mississippi river, 20
down tO New D leans, or up the river Ia
the larger cities. He said Mississippi was
the only State In the Un,on with territory
on the sea coast, that did not have sea-
poTt-anl although we had Z splendid
natural ha Dor, Mississippi was virtually
without a seaport, and that IL would be
better to take measures t'r b lilding up a
seaport for ourselves than one on the ia.
clhc ast. Further, that IL the Southern
Pacific road were complete 1t would be
an lnducement 10 the immigration OF our
citizens to Texas; while we needed immt-
grants to d up our own unoccupied lands
and to develop our various rich resources
lie was firmly the opinion that the bene,
fits OF the road would all be At the other
end, th At pc pile I be brought to settle In
0u. stAte-on the contrary they would be
taken away, no new railroad be built in or
through our state, and NO city built up
iO our limits by the road
Mr. Co an made a sholt reply, alluding
to the prnsp ctiYe benefits aud desira6ilty
o. the road.
REAONETIZING SILVER.
The House to-day unanimously passed a
concurrent csOlu ion instruc log our Sena.
tors, and requesting our Representatives
IN Congress to vote for the bill remOLetiz.
Ing silver.
THE M0PFETT REGKTER.
Senator Reynold gave notice, Saturday
oil the lntrOdu tiOn Of ~ bill imposing
a priv ege tax for selling vim u, IN eli, and
aliriiunus liqnurs, aid prescribing the
mode Of collecting tue sane BY the use Oi
tue MOhrtt Register, or sumo other suit
aDle con riyance The MOdett Register
i now In use IN Virginia By State law, and
| intro uctiOn intp Tennessee was Agi'
iated at tn: ,ast session OF the Legislature
Of that state
Nr. keyuold also gave notice Of bill "a
prevent The Carrying OF cOncea ed weap
on,
cOS'TITUTIoHAL AhENDMENTs-,ESA ATOR
wEsT's REFORMS.
To show the ideas entertained by the
Senator rom MaTsnall county, as TO come
| needed changes In the CONSTITUTE by
which 9 eat saving will be made to the
people aud q number Of officers dispensed
With, give the fol owing resolution OF.
tered by Ih At gentleman:
Resolved, That the Judic airy Committee
be instructed tO report bill or resolution
at an early day, submitting amendments
| 10 the Sta g Constitution, Hs follows:
l. AbOlishing the hancery , ourt and
c0nierring Ihancery jurisdiction on the
Circuit Court, and Probate Jurisdiction on
the Chancery Clerk.
2 Article :, Section ?-By the abolii ion
ot the ONCE OF superintendent Ol Public
Education, and deyolVe the duties Of said
IN ..NE