Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08
sENAT might SESSION.
BILLS INTRODUCE

NHNN WIN ~ NANAA Fha
sENAT might SESSION.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Dy Mr.. C1wau can Act tn regulate
HE commits ions aud fees Cf certain
county officers in this State" Referred
TO Judiciary Committee.
Also, To repeal an Act TO reduce the
expenses Of the Judiciary Department
OF the State, approved March 3, 1875
Referred.
BY Mr., Barry "An Act supplement
tai to an Act TO regulate the tax on
privilege, and TO prescribe q uniform
license system, approved March l.,
1875" Made special order for lOH
o'clock Saturday morning.
LOCAL BILLs-wARREN COUNTY MEAS
UREs.
On motion OF Mr.. Barry, the roll OF
the Senate was called by Districts, and
each Senator allowed to call up two
bills of a local nature. Under this rule
q great number OF bills Of this charac.
ter were passed, all the Senators pres
ent, with tho exception, l believe, OF
Messrs. Thompson, A. r. Carter, Nc
CAskill, and FitE Gerald, avAiling
themselves OF the privilege. When the
7th District was reached, ell went
smooth, until Mr.. FUrlong called up
a bill to regulate the fees In criminal
cases In Warren county. Mr.. COwan
objected to its second r~eading-he salt
the Sheriff Of Warren had already sufi.
cient compensation without coming to
the Legislature for an extra allowance.
At any rate he objected 10 the bill being
passed without reference 10 a Commit
tee for investigation.
Mr.. Furlong said there wa no doubt
, that the Sher' fl Of Warren county re-
: ceived a lar salary, and 1t was equal
i, ~ true tina lis expenses were heavier
than thnst Il any other Sheriff In the
. State. TIE documents accompany ing
/, the bill, which were read, sufficiently
. aitesled that the claim was q just one
. he was cure Judge Young, Judge
Arthur, aud District Attorney BOotb
would not recommend 1t, If 1t werI
~ not proper and just. Therefore HI
moved that the rules be suspended, thC
. hill be read a third time and passed,
This motion was lost, aud on motion Of
~ Mr.. COwan, the bill was referred tC
h Committee on Finance.
= Mr.. Furlong called up House bill "tO
= incorporate the Firemen's Silver Cor
n net Band, OF V%ieksburg," which passed
Mr.. Cowan called up House bills "ar
J, Act relating TO public schools IN Vicks'
- burg" aud ian Act to create an add
= tional Justice Of the Peace and Con.
= stable in Warren county" Both passed,
These bills now 90 10 the Governor for
NJ approval.
no MORE LOCAL BILLS.
)t The Senate c~oDcurred in House reso,
ID luton prohibiting the introduction d
is bills In either IL Juse, after this date
SO unless they be of a general nature.
ii APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
~ Act to authorize the construction anC
= use of Street Railroads in Vicksburg
HOUSE.
n SATURDAY, March 2, 1873.
al House met; Speaker Percy in fh
d. Chair. Present so, absent 40.
te TO PRESERVE A QUORUM.
In Mr.. Liddell offered the following
which was tabled:
H. "Resolved (the Senate concurring.
u That the Sergeants.a Arms Of the Nv
g. houses be, aud they are hereby, author
SO ICED 10 employ assistants, not to excee
r. three each, to watch trains to proven
ls members leaving, and thus preserve
o. quorum--said assistants to be paid OF
3 Of the Legislative appropriation.
M:oELLANEoUs MATTERS.
Il. The House took up Governors me
In sage veloing ian Act to incorporate II
%. Biloxi and Back Bay Bridge Company
cd Oa motion Of Mr.. Tison, the HOuI
IA reconsidered the vote whereby the bi
"a passed. aud It was indefinitely pos
pohed.
m. Senate bill to authorize Supervisor
nd of Pamela county to make sppropril
he lion for purposes OF immigration
,er Passed.
,Ss BY consent, Mr.. Ramsey introduce
an ian Act to incorporate the Biloxi an
Back Bay Bridge Company" PasSe
(This bill obvlates the objections Of Il
blo Governor to the former till.)
ia Senate bill ITO repeal sec. 1888 Of Coo
m. relating TO bonds of indemnity in a
NE. tachment cases." Passed.
an. The Special Committee to whom vi
referred ian Act TO encourage the O
inc adjustment of High Schools aud Co
0s leges," recommended its passae
IN. with an amendment. The bill vi
of amended and passed.
rem THE SCHOOL BILL, WITH THE MoTFI
nty REGISTER ATTACHMENT.
On motion of Mr.. Street, the Hou
ng, took up the report Of the Conferen,
ion Committee on the School Bill, to VIII,
ing the Senate tackled on the MofEet Regi
ed, ter Bill. The following is the repoT
, to "Mr. Speaker: The Conference Cor
ned mittee OF the two houses on Hou
bill III, ian Act to establish q unifoT
fol. system Of Public Free Schools in Il
State" land provide 8 revenue theI