Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-11
State Grange Memorlal-AalscelIa
and Local Matters.

Special TO the Heruldl
Mississippi Northumberland
Day.
SENATE.
JACKSON, MISS, Jan. 0, 1878.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Reynolds, President pro tenn, In the
chair.
/ The following Senators we're present:
Allen, Barry, Bills. Bridges, CallicOtt,
Carter (Nlnth District LOwan, Currie,
DOWd, Parish, Fewell, Fitz Gerald, Fo0te,
Furlong, GAyles. Gibbs, Gilbert, 0rirln,
Jackson, King, Lanneau, LOwrance, Nc
Caskill, Montgomery, Morgan, Peery,
Pratt, Reynolds, Rogers, Terry, ThOmp
A Committee from the House notified
the Senate that the House was duly organ.
ICED, and ready TO proceed - business.
NOTIFYING THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Furlong, Of Warren, offered the fol.
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved by the senate, the House con-
cuTrIng,) Thata Committee otthree on the
part OF the SENATE, and - on the part
Of the House, be appointed 70 notify his
Excellency, the Governor, that both houses
are fully organized, aud now ready to re-
Ceive any communicate n.
Mes.rs. Furluug, King snd Bridges were
appointed as the COMMITTEE on part OF the
Senate.
RUIEs.
Mr., Morgan, from Stlec, Committee ap.
pointed TO prepare Rules. reported that
l. Committee had carefully considered
tde mat er, and submitted Rules for the
government % the senate.
The Rules were read and adept as a
whole.
Mr.. Cowan, OF Warren, offered resolu-
tion for the appoin' ment Of Joint Com
mlltee ON Joint Rules. Adopted, and the
following Committee arp)inted' Messrs.
COwan, FoOte and West.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| A message from the Huuse announced
the appointment OF Joint COmmitlee ~
notify The q Jvernor OF organization.
The couTtesies OF the Senate were ex.
tended to Hon. ThoS. j. Catchlngs, oi
SunfOwer county.
Mr.. Furlong, from Committee TO wait on
the Governor, reported that duty perform
ed, and that his Ex eliency would commu
nicate TO the Legislature Immediately, II
writing. -.
CoSsTITUTIoNAL CONVENTION.
Mr.. West offered the following reiOlu
tlOn:
heAOlNGu, LuAb tue VuAASAAAy Lum4ANs@'
be instructed 10 report at the earliest prac
tlcable period, q bill calling Convention
OF the people OF the state Of Mississippi
for the purp 90 OF revising and amending
the present COnstitu ion, es may be
deemed beet by said Convention when ]
shall have assembled.
Pending the re solution, and while Mr.
West was on the door, tue
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
was received, and according to custom, IL
reading was proceeded with.
Mr.. wEsT's RESOLUTION.
The resolution was taken up and second
ed, and q substitute ole ed that the mat
ter OF calling 4 constitutional ConVe1
tion be referred TO the Judiciary Commit
, lee, with instructions to report BY bill 0
otherwise.
, On motion, the resolution and substitut
.. we're laid on the table subject 10 call.
Notice or BILLS.
Mr.. King OF Copiah. gave notice Il at b
would ut some future time Introduce "
preamble aud resolution In relation TO th
} election for President and Vice.Presiden
in 1876" and "An Act to withdraw frOI
+ sale and purchase the lands claimed b
/ the State through tax sales, and for Othe
=, purposes" =" and also, A resolution to II
! siruct the Senators OF this State In Col
: gress 10 vote for and support the bill not
4 pending before the L, 5. Senate, to n
monetiZe silver coin
Mr.. Fitzgerald gave notice Of the Intro
n duGtlOn OF "A bill 10 amend al Act
!, provide Tor the approval OF official bond
Il If county Ulcers and for the justiheatl0
Q " the surelles on said b)nds, approve
u March II, 1876"
e PRINTING THE MESSAGE.
!, On motion, 500 copies OF the Governor
( message were ordered to be printed for us
Of the senate.
The senate took recess until o'cIocI
THREE O'CLOCK SESSION.
q seaale met.
A bill to incorporate the Sea.shOTe CBm
: 3rOuLd. was introduced under q suspeI
sion OF the rules, aud referred.
Mr.. King amended his notice Of intr
n ductiOu oil bills, by including tue repe
Of the Resumption Act as a measure whiC
our COngr, sslOnal delegation should
=. vOr.
STATE GRANGE MEMORIAL.
, Mr.. Morgan presented q Memorial fro
V the state Orange. The Memorial IL an |
teresting paper, and refers to matters
~ state ana NRtlOnal Importance Cue O
u Terent subjects contained in 1t were I
ierred to appropriate committees.
70 The first proposition OF the Memorial
that the Legs ature enact well'guardt
ID stock or no fence law, and the repe
or modification OF the present law.
D. Second. That the state Constitution
'' so amended that general elections shi
occur only once In two years.
Third. That the Legislature establish
Agricultural College, using therefor q
a. donation OF the General Government
at that purpose.
4 Fourth. Attention 10 called to the u
!" ust discrimination made by railroad
t- and the Leg stature ls asked TO protect I
Oi citizens ofthe state from unjust and one
le Gus tarida.
"a Fifth. A Recommendation re for the asts
~ lIshment Of q state Department OF Ag
culture, or at least o Commissioner Of
A. riculture.
ts sixth. A nquest for the rev
D. ion OF the exemption laws, and q
10 propnety OF exemptlng fr m executl
~ and sale ell products Of tho soil exec
- cotlOn, while u the hands Oftho produces
= snd ell stock raised IN the State In OFigiI
Ihands, and 10 increase the exemption