Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01
uSrlSrsnID BUSINESS THE Ill,

Mr. Terry. requesting our Senator'S M
Representative IN Congress - use their
Influence to secure the repeal OF the Re
sumption Act, aud the At dem neilLing
silver, together with the substitute offered
~ Mr.. Rev nulds, aud the amendment u.
tered by Mr. Gibbs.
NJ. Fpole moved tn sy the resolutions
On the table, subj Ct 10 call, which was
lost.
Nj. Gibbs's an endmept came up. This
amendment leaves 1IL The rms an
strdcl' aud request and expresses the
desire IT the people, aud the Legislature
OF Mississippi, that silver should Dc re-.
mOnctiL-d, and the Resumption Act re-
pehled. Mr. GiUus favored his amend
meLt; that there was a difference Oi upln.
ion as 10 instTuCting, and his Amenlmcnt
would harmonic enutOrs on this point,
and give decided expression 10 tue wishes
Ol he people and tue Legislature.
Mr.. LOwan favored "iEstIu'tlng." MI
presidents urged the adoption Of this
phrase"lngy.
Mr. Bills proposed a substitute !pr tue
resolutions a. follows:
"WHEREAs, 1t Is the Judgment {. the
Legislature Il tue StI'e If Missis-
sipli and the almost unanimous
sentiment II ms people Of t5Is CON-
monws attn, that silver coin should De re-
til net Ged and lhs Resuml ton Act re.
plalci therefore
Resolved by the %Stnale, tthc House
cunCurflngA lha' our senators ana x p.
gescntallYa $ IN Congress, II not rep gnaut
10 their maLIred convictions Ut ,,und
lnaLcial policy, ID iuld favor a measure
or measures looking lo mat eul "
on motion "l Mr., Nc askiil. tins pre-.
viUus qHest!On was ordered % The wno.G
subject matter.
A vote was lnen taken IN the amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Gibbs, and he
amendm MT was lost.
The question then required IN the ad y.
ton VI the substitute offered By Nj Key.
nOlds and amended, aud the same WAS
adopted. The follow NJ Is the measure
adopted, and the vote upon II:
"W WHEREAS, In the judgment Of The Leg.
islatuTc Vi the State Oi MississippI aud
the people whom tncy represent, the Ac's
now pei ding before the Congress Vt the
{ ni,ed states remOnetiZiDg silver and re.
Iealing the Resumption Act, will restore
pubic conf lcnce aud relieve The existing
pubic distress, and vii, not violate tn
Latin II the General Government nor i'm.
= air tue National c edit; therefore,
Il. BE IL resolved ny the senate VI the
; ate u Mlssiss pp', (tge House pf Repre-
seDtatiYes cOucuriinE j. That our Senat irs
be instructed and Uur Aepresenta;iyes re-.
qucstcd - vote ir the Acts rcnOnetizing
silver ami r pea ing the Resumption Act,
and - use tueir Itl,lls 20 secure their
= sage.
-. BE i. further resolved, Tn 4 N sec
retIly ~ state transmit Immediately, a
copy { these rCsJ.u ms - uur members
u CVngIess'
sd pied by the tDilo Niug vote:
leas-Mlssrs. Bills, BilIgss. , dr!". Is,
| ~l,liitt, Cuwan, Currir ppNd Parish
Fuotc, ulyles, Griffin, Hooker, Jacks II,
King, Lanneau, Morgan, rldnam, Rogers,
aud Vests.
Nays Mcssrs Barry, Fi'I Gcra,d, Fur.
long, Gibbs, Gilbert, LD"idGce, McCa-kiIl,
NJ IutgJmCry, Pra,t, itcy u Ids, and Terry
III.
Absent and not votinI-Mess,s Alien,
Caliic u, Cater 9lh District, F:wcll,
PeeIy Thompson aud Vance,.
several senators a~skcdlcayc IT, explain
lhcir Y'lts, and have Sam Put On the
journal. The OBJECTION Enich Senators
Re! nprds, Barry, Gibbs, Furlong and 9th.
ers md to the resolutions, were that al,
the members VI the lpWer house ul Con-
srcss, and Bruce, 0i the senate, have al.
ready voted tor said bill hclce tue wor,,
''inslrust' could only arp II san tor
Lamar. ana n, be- has placed himself IN
record as opposed - tn . u, iau.e No..
struc.i0ns would place l. IN ~ 4'r.l IN
cnviAGlc position
EsPoRTs.
Committee On Agriculture l"p.l'ol N
amendment u an Act tor the p~Tcscg'a'IJH
Vi game, utd RECON- erd.d passage Vi Bid
as amended,
The ommitt"e on Engrosse4 B.lls re.
U.rt a.. a.. R..tla. ga. r. al B. 80
wIlhlrtW,nS lands tor sale, and 80. other
purpose.
CREATING CORP BATIONs,
MI Fuz Gerald offered ne iollowinl:
senate Concurrent Resolution in r, lalion
10 sccl.On 250I OF code, con .erning the
mode Of rteating private cD p1raiioas s.
On motion Of Mr.. Cuwan, the scsululi n
Was referred 10 Committee on Corpora,
: one.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
BY Mr.. jackson An Act 10 amend sec.
ton / - Of I ode yiyins Boards VI super,
visofs power 10 correct erroneous asses
mrnt VI real and personal estate, Refer
red,
THE ABATEMENT AIT-wITHDRAWING
TAN LANDS PR0h SALE.
This oil cam up 10 the regular order o.
b. ,inesl.
The yeas and nays wcrr clllel On ne
third reading of the bill, and i. was read
third time By the following vote
Yet-Me-srs. Bridges, Cowan, Currie
FaTish, Gayles, Gibbs, IT, Inn, Jackson
King, Montgomery, Oldham, Pratt, ios rs
Tvrry, Wes,-lj.
VA, cs-Messrs, Barry, Bills. carter j.
District, DOwi, III q RAD, Flrloug
Gilbert, Hooker Lauueau, Lpwr4ur", Nc