Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-08

tf!ct, Cater jtA District. ,3waU, LLr!ie,
Uowd, FarI,h, kewell. fItl 90" an, FOnte,
Fuy!0n:, Ga!.gs, GibL>, Ui"c!i, h7IiEn
Jackson, hIng, LanncA. ~, L"NraGcc,
McCaskilt, MJntg ,mc. HUtg"n, Old
ham, Pcery, ECyuO.i-, Roger, Terry
Vance, West. AbsrIi-' tss'N hooker,
Pr It and Thompson.
Journal OF sHtu Gag AZ Aad approved.
TaE NEW SENATOR A,> eTGrHGA D
Mr.. Barry ir.aeutrd tIe cred nlials OF
and introduced Hon ephen d. Zee, Sen.
ator elect from thr 18th District, vice Hon.
VIM. Il. Sims resigned, VINO appeared AZ
the bar Il the senate and TOOK the oath oil
office, as prescribed IN tae Constitution.
THE MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD IN
vg,TIGATiOE.
Mr.. Bills moved to ~rocOuPider the vote
whereof. the resolutions TO Investigate tae
N bile and Ohio Railroad Company, were
passed, which zion prevailed.
Mr.. Bill, then moved to amend toe res0'
IutiOns by striking out 1.-Two" and insert
ing "tnfee, , In the paragraph providing
for the appointment OF u Committee. Mr..
Bills saiu The Committee desired that Mr..
West should be added to it.
Mr.. Allen said that there were charges
in the preamble against the Mobile and
OHIO Railroad IN reterenc to the ChicES'
cav 5 MOO Fund, Which could as well be
made against every railroad 10 the state
that had Borrowed that fund they al! oc
CupIed the same position He desired that
toe resolutions shout. lay on the table
subject I" cal.
Mt. Foule moved "a t'hc ea0luliuns We
rec mmIIttd TIA SO CCt committee, ~
wnicu ne 81 gll no; be a member.
Nj West. IN reply 10 Sir. Allen, sad II
that gentleman would consult, the stt0r.
Ieis VI The scIeiAi railsc Ids against "nich
suits nau beCu fought ay the state, Ne
would nud nat lG " - mistaken, and that
they DID not occupy toe same position.
Ar. West then gave a short lIstOry Oi the
action ~ tAr rai..Jad companies 10 regard
- their de Is. lie lad 10 prejudice against
the Mobile and Ohiu road, ~! ptrtihity Il"
J.nrr So Us: AZ wished t. tttdi ~ dtlNc,
ana l,r tuIs very :cA On he waniri tIls
committee appointed "a investigate thr
Nozzle and ON { ad lie SAN there were
only tw roads that aad not PAD their
dchts to the ~stalc-llr MOBILE and OHIO,
az the Mississippi ant Tennessee-and
the latter WAS not cOute sting the matter,
40 tue MpaiIe and ono was.
Mr EvOle said nc was cue ct We spccial
@, MmitIee Of three TO hem the reso,u'
Iuns nd been re- ERRED, one 4 'it mem
hers ul the committee expected ~ BE- Al
sent, and sad any report tue Utler tw,
IN de would be satisfactory 10 ann. H.
Mr. Fuule lad not read ihr rcsuIuliyE'
IN the nAnd, oi the chairman Nj. Wcst)
but urUaably cuuId nave done So II he de-
sired. the latter mad told am that the res.
buttons mad been amended but no meet
Ing Of tha committee had been had for
their consideration; he wished 10 'uggest
an amendment before tney we're reported,
hut did not lAluA ls mad an opp Ituniiy u
dong So.
Nj. GlOb, opposed re.cOmmltling the req
Olu ions. The original resolutions had
teen read IN the senate aud referred to
committee, VINO nAd reported a substitute
which had also been read IN the Sena G
There was nothing very Objectionable Ia
The preamble, anu he was opposed TO re-
committing matters which lad already
been considered by the Senate, thus i'm
pedlng Legislation. He moved 10 lay on
the table the motion to ro.c0mmit, which
was carried.
Mr. West made an explanation Of the
action OF the special committee, IN consid'
ering the resolutions, and sid Senator
Foote was certainly mistaken II he thought
he had not had an opportunity OF eXamin'
ing them. That be WAS In bis seat wheT
the substitute was reported aud read u
the senate, aud that would have heen the
proper time 10 have made his oblec ionI
known. FURTHER, It had been underst1O C
that Sir. FOOte was 10 be one OF tn com
mittee provided for 10 the resolutions.
Mr. Allen again spoke III reference L
the discrimination OF the preamble.
Mr. Barry said he was not very vel
posted, but that Mr. Fewell, Who bad beef
professionally come ted with the matter
could give a correct statement OF tae post
. - x @.ul aud m urnFgfI ls W'AI d
> near from him.
In obedience II this request, MT Fewe'
!. proceeded To give a clear aud succinc
!, history Of thu Mobile n Ohio railroad
troubles, and the status OF the road a
: ureseut, and with the knowledge he had
be thought II very proper that the proposed
[ Investigation should be made. However
be suggested that the resolutions be re-
, committed, as DE thought probably .
could make som suggestions that "ouiI
: make them more perfect.
Mr Westthen moved that n" Te'oi"li"n
D., las On the table subject IL call.
Mr. Allen moved TO amend by r~cicIrln
them to the Committee on Railroads.
] The motion to lay the r solutions On "a
| table subject to call was adopted. lJlc
will probably be called up Tomorrow
. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
MI, W est gave nOllOe tnak ue ""u'u a
/ an earl day introduce a bill to organic
an Agricultural College, aud for othe
purposes.
THE CJwAN FURLONG REsoLUrloNs-
) ANOTHER DOCUMENT FROM A PAR
} OF THE WARREN COUNTY DELEGATioS
a Mr.. Gibbs presented the following, a
the request Of senator COwan, under III
}, order Of representation Of petitions:
D "To the Honorable, the Senate otthe stat
0 of Nj, Mississippi:
"The undersigned. members o! 10
0 House Of Representatives, ofthe county {
Warren, respectfully submit, that IN slsl
. ing the letter to the senate, wnich wa
prt scented a iew days since, in reierenc
" TO the resolutions to investigate newsp'
rer charges and rumOrs againet Senatr
Furlcng; that they did not intend 10 n
heci, In any degree, upon the honor, intei
" rity, or the motives OF Senator CoWat
/. they simply desired to express an oplnio
aud thank. the Senate Tor pOstponing a
investigation based alone upon rumoT an
newspaper reports.