Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08

menis adopted, aud bill re.cCmmilted
to a Special Committee - Messrs.
Spight, Clay, Perkins, Baily, and Reid
Of Coahoma.
JUDICIARY EXPEN'Es.
House bill Ito repeal an Act TO re.
duce the expenses OF the Judiciary De.
psrtments of the State, approved March
3, 1875" The bill was tabled by q vote
of IS to 43.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Chamberlain To amend an
Act 10 make the county Of Adams q
separate Circuit I'D ChanCery Court
District, etc, loved Feb. 20, 1878.
Passed.
BY Mr.. Pegram To correct errors In
the enrolment OF au Act TO authorize
the city OF Vicksburg 10 compromise
its bonded Indebtedness, and TO amend
tho same. Passed.
By Mr.. Liddell: To attach the coun-
" of ChOctaw 10 the Sixth Circuit Ju.
diciHl District. Tabled.
DEPOSITION OF BILLS.
Senate bill, eau Act supplemental to
an Act to encourage and facilitate the
building oftte Ship leland, Ripley aud
Kentucky Railroad" Passed.
House bill "to protect the l4nd-own-
ers Of Warren county from lgespa,ses
by stock, aud for other purposes" The
House refused 10 c0hcur in Senate
amendments, and ak d for a Commit
tee Of Conference. The Speaker ap.
pointed as Committee on part Of the
House, Messrs. Ilogin, Pcgram aud
Marshall, of Warren.
House Joint Resolution in relation to
land grant TO Ship Island, Ripley aud
Kentucky Railroad, Senate amend
lnent striking out the word "instruCt,"
concurred 10.
Act to prohibit sale Of liquors in the
town Of Iuka, or within five miles Of
said town. Senate amendment con-
CURED in.
House bill 'to suppress lawIcssness
in certain Southern counties" Senate
amendments concurred in.
House bill ito change the boundary
lines Of DeSolo county," Senate
amendments adding sec ions providing
for the submit Sion Ol the change OF
boundary lines 10 the ltgI voters oi
the District included in the change,
were cOnCurIGd in.
Senate bill 'for the settlement OF TIC
Indebtedness between l. Il re and sun
flower cOuuti1-." Passed.
vlCK.BUaG's MACADAMIz u AD TO THE
NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION memo,
rializing Cungic-s 10 build a m4cAda'
mizGd road fr'm the northern limits Of
the city OF Vicksburg IN Ibis State Il
the National e melery near ,ad city
On motion Of Mr.. Prgram, the Resnlu
ton vas Cuururrcd in.
Senate bill go amend section 800 0
Code in relation to judgment rolls
aud for other FurpO cs.' Amemdrt
by striking Gu section 3, and bill pass
cd.
the IMMIGRATION BILL.
Senate nil Ito C cafe y Safe b ,ar,
of Immigration, and Tor other pur
pOscs,' was read lwice Tue llous
resolved itself into Committee If ID
whole Tor consideration ct lhe bill.
ANOTHER VETO
The Governor returned, with hi
objections, House bill "to inc Irpora'
the Biloxi aud Back Bay Badge Com
psny."
The House took recess until 81
o'clock pm.
HOUSE -AFrERNOON SESSION
House bill to amend section 2,35
of Code In relation TO the working
public roads." Indefinitely postponed
House bill "an Act to divide III
18Th Senatorial District aud 10 const
tute Lowndes county a separate Dil
irict." Senate amendments concurre
In.
Mr.. Pegram called up Senate bill 1t
relation 10 the Public Schools of III
city OF Vicksburg." Mr.. Pegram offere
an amendment aud the bill passed.
House bill ito enable the State 10 oil
tain money due from the UOited Stat
as indemnity for lands sold by the I
S. Government" Senate amendment
concurred 10.
House bill " to repeal the Act to r.
duce the expenses of the Judiciary d
partment," J. e. to return that expenl
to the State aud 10 take II from Il
counties, The bill lies over.
Mr.. Street, chairman Of Committ
on Appropriations, reported the Gene
al Appropriation bill. The HOu
went into Committee Of the Whole
consider II. After some time spe
lhereia, the House took recess un
~ pm.
Al the night session the House co
sIdertd House bill "to promote I
building Of the Greenville, Grena
aud Birmingham Railroad"
Miscellaneous.
TO PREVENT INTEMPERAEcE.
Senator Reynolds introduced the f
lowing important measure this NOR
ing. Il was referred TO q Select Co
mIttee, and q favorable report may
anticipated. The passage OF this }
would please 9 great majority OF !
people;
WAn Act IN Y the evils Of Intemp