Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-22
Special to the Herald
Mississippi LegIslaIure..ThIrty.
sixth Day.

MtshtHstppI A4egthhaauressEhlrtys
sixth Day.
JACKSON, Monday, Feb, Is, ISIS.
SENATE.
Senate met; Lieutenant.G overnor
Sims in tic chair. Prayer by Rev.
DR.. Watkins.
Roll called present 80, abseu' I.
Leave OF absence granted Mr.. F,otc
from day to day.
Committees on Finance, Railroads,
and Militia, severally made reports.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Furlong: Fiving the terms
aud the II oil selecting officers of
Volunteer Comp MES, aud for other
purposes. Referred.
Also, For relief OF 7. j. Thompson,
q citizen of Vicksburg. Referred.
By Mr.. Barry To amend the law
regulating the admission Of patients
into, and their discharge from, the State
Lunstic Asylum, approved March L.,
1873. Referred.
BY Mr.. Terry To amend an Act to
prohibit sale OF liquors within five
miles Of the town Of Ashland, Benton
county. Passed.
EFFORT TO CHECK INTRODUCTION OF
BILLS AFTER FEE. 70.
Mr. Montgomery offered the follow
ing, which was lost, not receiving q
two.lhirds vote:
"Kesolved by the Senate Che House
concurring), That no new bill. shall be
received by one house from the other,
from aud af,er Monday, the 2j'h DAY
Of February, 1873.
TATE LANDS HELD ~ THE LLyEE
BOARD.
NJ. West offered tie following
which was ad pied:
WHEREAS, |, Il shown by the An
null Reports OF the Auditor OF Public
Accounts. that the land roll OF Talla.
hatchic county shows l7S,900 acres
valued at $3O3,6S2 ia name OF Levee
Board Of District No, l, held in trust
by the State, on acc unit Of said Levae
District, aud that there Is due the State
on said land taxes for the fiscal ye;rs
1874, 1915, 1876 aud 1877. This nou-
payment Of axes has occurred under
the operation Of an injunction
"Apd whereas, II IS believed that
these lands should be held as subject 10
sale, as required by the terms Of the
Abatement Act Of 1874, so as TO divesl
the lien OF the Levee Board, aud per-
feet the tile 10 the State; be it there
fore
Received, That the Committee ou
Finance be instructed to investigate
this subject, and report by bill or other
wise"
PASSAGE or LEvEE BILLS.
MI. Allen moved 10 suspend the
rules aud take up House bill, IAN ACT
to reclaim to the State aud from over,
flow certain lands herein described
and stated that parties from the section
interested were waiting for the passage
OF the bill, In order to commence work
on the levees and complete them before
the Spring oveIfow, aud their time wal
limited.
Nj. Cowan objected tc leaving thu
regular order Of business.
A vote was taken en- Mr.. Allen'S mo
tiou 10 suspend the rules, aud it wal
adopted almost unanimously.
Mr.. Cowau objected to the reading
of the bill.
Some discussion ensued on the mer'
lite of the bill, and 1t passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Parish, the Senate
called from Finance Committee, HOUSE
bill ian Act 10 authorize Supervisor
of Coahoma 10 protect the present lint
of levees within Ito borders.
Mr.. Cowan moved that the reading
Of the bill be dispensed with, II having
been read heretofore.
The bill passed.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Act TO amend On Act to create q Stat
Board of Health, for the protection o
life and health, aud 10 prevent thu
spread of disease, aud for other pur
poses, approved Feb. l, 1877. Amend
ed aud passed bl a vote OF l6 10 10.
DEPOSITION OF OTHER BILLS.
Act to amend Code in relation L
pleading aud practice, Passed.
Joint reso ution to authorize sale o
Blind Asylum and purchase Of a new
one. Indefinitely postponed.
Act to amend charter Of Greenwood
Lefore county. Passed.
Act 10 more perfectly secure the pun
ishment Of violstors Of criminal laws
Indefinitely postponed.
Act to refund TO ]. Il I. Green Ger
tain moneys paid to the State on vol,
patents. Referred to Finance Com
mittea for further investigation. (MT
Griffin stated that the money had no
been paid 10 the State at ALL
Act TO amend an Act to change tn
names of Lincoln, Alcorn and Sumne
| counties. (The bill proposed to sub
! stitue "Vannerson" for Lincoln, "L'
mar" for Sumner, aud "Stone" Tor A.
I corn.) Indefinitely postponed by a
almost unanimous vote.
Act for relief of Mrs. Elizabeth [
Simmons, of Pamela county. lndefr
itely postponed.
= Act TO Amend Code In reference
e statute of limitations. Committee sui
a stitute adopted. The substitute wa
!. discussed, Messrs. Fitz Gerald an
Morgan favoring its adoption, aud NJ
Y 7 auoaao onnoain1 Mr. CnWan mOva