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

lht NOE.
HOUSE
House mel Speaker Percy in the
Chair. Prayer by R,v. DIR. Walkius.
Roll called present 98, absent %.
Leave Of absence granted Messrs.
Trtsi, Hatch, and Gordon.
DI.PO,ITIoN OF BILLS, ETC.
Act TO regulate the time for holding
Chanccry Cours Of the 9th District,
and for other purposes. Passed.
Act TO provide reasonable cOmpen-
salion for the Circuit Clerks Of Clai-
borne, and other counties. Senate
amtndments concurred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Street, the Houae
asked for 0 Committee of Conference
on the School bill. The Speaker ap.
pointed on said Committee, Messrs.
Street, Shands, ROsne, Pegram, Clay
ard Tis0n.
; Act 10 provide for Tic sale OF lands
, known as the internal Improvement
lands donated by Congress TO the State,
! tor purposes ol internal improvt menl,
! remaining uns0ld. Passed.
Mes.rs. R0ane, Tucker, Lewis, Bailey
and johnson were appointed rs Con.
ference Committee on pSrt at the
-, House, on Senate resolution resembling
! time for lnsl adjournment.
} SeraIe bill ITO change tie times for
holding the Circuit Cour's IN the r0un.
tics Of Perry, Marion, Hancock, iiar.
, ri,oU aud J,ck,"m, Passed.
:. Act FOR relief old. Il. Boyd aud :. X.
; Boyd. Passed.
Mr.. Lewis Introduced IAN Act to re-
duce the expenses of the judiciary
, Department Of the State, approved
;. March 3, 1875. Referred 10 a Select
! Committee-Messrs. Lewis, Marshall,
y" OF Warren, Bunch, Eaton and Stamper.
REGULATING RAILROADS.
d Ga motion Of Mr.. TisOn, the House
took up Senate bill No. $50 (Mr. Bar
@ rvs bill, which has been published in
the llERALDD "an Act relative to ex.
i cessive charges and unjust discrimina-
ton by Railroads in this State"
Mr.. Street moved to amend by
d adding TO provisO TO section 2, "Or
within 20 miles OF such points
Adopted.
Mr.. Miller, Of Copiah, moved 10
Y amend lst section, by inserting after
the word "order," the words "iree OF
mileage charge for use Of such foreign
car" Adopted.
Mr. Sesbrook moved to amend by
r adding an additional section, as fol
lows:
D. "Sec. -. Be It further enacted, That
no Railroad in this State shall be per
d mitted to charge more for a carload OIL
freight stopped at lie proper distina'
p ton than the charge fixed for a smilal
d carload carried through 10 the ter.
minus Of The road" Adopted.
d Mr.. Pegram moved to place the bill
upon Its passage, aud the bill passed
by a vote Of IS 10 10.
Il, Mr.. Tison moved 10 reconsider and
If table carried.
n THE HOUSE coNcURs IN SENATE REsoLu'
10 | TO ADJOURN ON THE 6TH Oh
70 MARCH.
Ie The Conference Committee reported
aud recommended that L G House con.
cur 10 Senate resolution TO adjourn sinI
die on Wednesday, March 9th, at II IN,
After considerable discussion, and
h some opposition, the resolution wac
10 concurred IN.
l.. A RELIEF BILL.
Mr.. Henry introduced ian Act Il
authorize W. Z. Taylor, OF Rankin
county, TO perfect his bond az justice
Of The Peace" Passed.
D. CONFIRMATION ASKED FOR UDG HAMN
A message from the Governor rec
D. commended that a suitable apprOprla'
Is lion be made TO compensate Judge
!! Hamm for his services as counsel FOL
II the State In the Noble & Ohio Rail,
road case, the indebtedness Of sale
Company having been compromised
10 by Act of this Legislature. The mes
sage and accompanying documentI
s. were referred TO Committee on Appro
Dr. priations.
r. ENDEAvoR TO TOP NEW BILLS.
IN Mr.. Chamberlain introduced the fol
&c lowing, which was tabled:
l. "Resolved, That no new bills be re
ID ceived In either house Of this Legisla
In ture after this day."
GRRENvILLE RAILROAD.
Mr.. Hampton introduced ian Act Il
promote the building of the Greenville
Columbus & Birmingham Railroad
Referred 10 q Select Committee
Messrs. Splght, Hampton, Clay, Bale!
10 and Seabrook.
N After some other unimportant bust
e. ness, the House took recess until 81
u pm.
HOUsE-AFTERNOON SESSION
u WEDNESDAY,, Feb. q, 1878.
i. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COL
LEaEs.
Senate bill 10 establish Agriculture