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

the Legislature. (rhe House amend
mcut provides for al ,urnmen; GU the
22i Q: February Various amead
ments were offered aud lost.
Finally, al amendment providing for
adjournment CT Friday, March lsi,
"a adopted,
(rhe Senate transacted some otter
business aud adj urned
HOUSE.
House met Speaker Percy il The
Chair. Prayer by R=v, +. L, Tarvc.
Ro!. called ; present o., absent Is
Le4vr Gf ab.euce granted Mc.-r.,
Richagd.oa aid L.dill
one sEs.IsN DAY
b. n, Tis5L "R=so.vei, Iua;
l~crraf'c; 'tere sAe. be only one res.
sion ii tie House day, ant tia tue
House ..a.l nee SOB? am al ~.
eli
p!.ro.ITt scr BILL,
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oye!how c%erta;. bL1. th:lr;'. de-
.cr.Le.& Am-.Gei AID vs,.t,t
Ac' 20 auanG a. DC. It. uu' Tor re
purchasers o: Rijroad- LuAer 'o:e.
closure tt mortgage TO crga!'zv a. in.
cOrporAted Companies, approved Feb
ruary |, 1877. Passed.
Several reiiei Acts were indefinitely
postponed.
Act to provide tor the payment OF
the deficiency for Public Printing in
1875. Tabled. (rtis was d plot"
claim.)
Act to provide for the paymen, Of a
certain judgment recovered against the
State by Ell Whitney. Tabled.
Act 10 sr'hor!2. and provide for 8
new genera aud complete registration
0! the legal voters Of Hiuds county,
ard for other purposes. Passed.
Act 10 amend aD Act 70 amend sec.
3 OF an Act establishing the fees OF Ger.
tain Cil:ers so far as the same relates
10 printers and publishers, aud tor
other purposes. Tabled.
Act 10 authorize q loca! option stock
law, and Act for protection OF stock
aud crops in Mississippi, were indttin.
iteIy postponed.
Act to amend al Act 10 prevent live
stock running at large, aud 10 project
agriculture IN certain counties, approx.
cd April IL, 1876. Re.committed.
Act toprtvent any one from know.
iug!y, uuiAwfuiiy without consent OF
the owner stripping aud taking the
bark ron any oak trees, or cutting,
girdliugorb3xing sny pine trees for the
rurpo'e o. collecting gum or crude
turprut.Ge, g Use or sci, the same,
Amendments adopted, and bill! passed
|, ANOTHER INQUIRY.
Dy Mr.. Henry: "Resolved, That
the Committee on Rttrenchment and
: Reform be, aud they are hereby, in.
: struc,ed 10 Inquire into the probable
. amount OF commissions arising from
tie Auditors office, upon what items
I commissions arise, aud also the proba,
+ bic amount Of commissions In excess o.
rrobsbt amount required 10 furnish
extra labor in the office, and repor
same 20 this House" Adopted.
e ADDRESS OF EDUCATION.
p By Mr.. Whitaker: Resolved, Tia
A the use OF this ball be granted to R@v
J. L. Cooper, tomorrow Thursday
a night, to address the legislature Oh Il,
.ubiect Of education" Adopted.
toNSTI!UTIoNAL AMENDMENTS.
House joint Resolution to provid,
by Constitutional Amendment fol
Q biennial elections. Mr.. Gibson Offered
q subslitute. Both referred 10 a Specia
: Committee, w: Messrs. Gibson, Whit,
aker, Piuta:d, Augustus and MlGehee
f OF Wilkinson.
House Joiut Resolution 10 amen(
G article |, section Is, OF the Coustitu
T.. ton. Referred TO same Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Street, tie Houst
: portion OF tue Joint Committee Of
CONSTITUTIONS. Amendments we're ap
G poiuiedA Special Committee to whom
shall be referred a., Joint Resolution
!. to amend the Constitution.
House adjourned,
Il Miscellaneous.
night SESSION. Of TIRE HOUSE on TIL
LIEN LAW.
J The most interesting proceeding
that have been had il the House hi
session, occurred .ast night. There wa
l. a full attendance Of members, an
g quite an array of ladies and citizens
n Gen. Tucker made q speech in opposi
ut ton 10 the Lien Law, directing bis re
a. ply to the supporters OF the law main
0. ~ TO the speeches made by Messrs
" Percy aud Gholson on a former nigh
n as he considered them the most dau