Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-01
MissIssippi Legislature Thir.
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SENATE-AFrRRNOON SESS'OT.
TUE ABATEMENT ACT-RtQUIEsCAT ETC.
The Senate net al 4 o'clock yrster-
day evening. AMI transacted -om" i'm.
portaLt bu iDc. passing the bill TO
create q ; ate b ard OF Immigration,
4nd (ye who b we tear, prepare ~ shed
rhtm TO kil.iug the Abalemcn, Ac'
This Is the th,rG lime tie ) nate na,
struck dpwn III, hydra headed bi,i-il
has been harder To- kill 'hap q make, or
Il CT wirh pine lives. Each tine NE
SrnAie mashed its head heretofore,
there was lite enough left in the tail 20
-prout q new head, and it came again
before the body In different shape, but
with the ,ame general and objecliona-
BILE features 1t is dead now, for
certain, and gone TO that bourne
from whence Abatement Acts never
return. The bill was entitled ian Act
10 withdraw from sale aud purchase
certain lands held By the Stale for
taxes and was lost on It's passage By a
lie vote, lG to lG, as follows:
YeAs-Messrs. Biidges, Carter Oh
District, Cowan, Parish, Gayles, Gibbs,
Griffin, Jackson, King, Montgomery,
Oldham, Peery, Pratt, Rogers, Terry,
West-l6.
Nays-Messrs Allen, Barry, Bills,
Callicott, Carter Ia; District, Dowd,
Jewell, Furlong, Gilbert, Hooker, Ian.
neau, Lee, Lowrance, Morgan, Rey-
nolds, Thompson lG,
Absent-Messrs. Currie, Fitz Gerald,
Foote, McCaskill and Vance,.
Mr.. McCaskill stated that he was
paired with Mr.. Foote, who is absent ;
that be would vote nay, and Mr.. FOole,
If present, would vote yea.
Mr.. Vance stated that be was paired
with Mr.. Filz Gerald, who il present,
would vote nay, aud hat be himself
would vote yea.
A motion to reconsider was tabled
by a vote Of II TO l6.
As a fitting close 10 the report OF the
final disposition of the bill, | append
the following efusion from a potent
Senator-it is AL appropriate epitsph
1t is a fact
The Abatement Act.
Lies sweeping In its grave,
Its friends, though wrong,
VIII live IN song,
FOR having died so brave.
DISPOSITION UF OTHER BILLS.
Act to create q State Board of Tmmi.
grafton. Passed. Yeas, 81 nays, Is;
absent 3.
Act to revise and codify the laws.
House amendment concurred in.
Act TO authorize the use Of street rail.
roads in Brandon. The Senate refused
TO concur In the House amendments.
Act for the relief Of Byhalia, Mar.
.hall county. Passed.
ii. Z. Il. in relation to the petition OF
citizens Of Lowndes county for a sep.
arate Senatorial District. The blank
was filled by inserting the Senators
(Messrs, Barry and Lee of the Is b
District, and the resolution was con.
Cured in
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Nc. Jewell To chance the name
Il the Peoples Bank Of Meridian.
Passed.
BY Mr.. FIrish To change rules OF
evidence in certain casts. Referred.
By Mr.. Jewell: In relation TO sever
nces in the trial CT criminal cases.
Referred.
BY Mr., Morgan: To repeal the liquor
'rw OF fernando, DeSo,o county.
p issed.
By NJ. Fnwcll: To prevent appeals
n certain cases acting as supersedeas,
Passed.
By Mr.. Parish For the relief of W.
B Mccormick, and Henry Kemp. Re.
ferrcd,
THE LIEN LAW.
House bill IAN Act to amend an Act
to provide for Agricultural Liens, and
for other purposes, approved April II,
1876" was read twice and referred 10
Judiciary Committee.
Senate adjourned.