Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-18

Total pay OF Secretary, per diem ) 9 U
One Sergeant .at-Arms, per diem s o 0
FwO Pages. 81 jOeach .,..........., 80
Three POrters, s? 30 each ............ !
Total pay Of Se7geant.at. Arms per
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One DOor.keeper,per rdiem.......... 80
The committee further submitted In
! following resolution:
Resolved, That the Clerk Of the House
and Secretary OF the Senate, be REQUIRED
to furnish all additional labor which mas
be required 10 their respective depar
ments to keep up the business, at their owl
expense
Mr. Terry, from special committee, re
! p0Tied in regard TO petition OF citizens o
Ashland to prohibit The sale Of spiTituOu
| liquors.
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF cHAScEL
LoRs.
Mr.. Bills offered the following:
Whereas, 4 vacancy has occurred In tht
office Of Chancellor for the FOurtt
District BY the death Of Chancellor CLARK
and whereas, the judiciary Department ii
the Government might be as efficient by
reducing the number Of ChancellOrs to ten
and thus reduce the expenses OF that de
partmcnt; therefore
Resolved, That a Joint Z mmittee oftYC
on part OF the Senate, and - on part OF
the House, be app inted to re.district the
State into hlncery Districts 50 as to EN-.
brace the whole state In ten Distric s.
Mr.. West of red substitute tuAl 4
Joint Committee be appointed with ir.
struC'iun' 10 consider the propricty OF re.
dislricting the Chancery Court u siricls,
and rcdu them u ten Districts, and n.
port By bill or otherwise.
Tn" Subs t.Ue was adopted, aud N M.
tiOn, the sGb.ti'ute ana rgsolu Ion were
referred to the Committee On ChsLcer!
Courts.
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr. West, Of Marshall, offered the FOL.
loving:
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee
be instructed 10 report at the earliest
practicable period, "A bill or resolution pro.
'lding for amendments to the Constilu-
tiOn Ot the state, in the foil wing paIticu.
lars: lst. To provide for state and / on
gresslOnal election at the same time. ID.
To provide TOR an amendment to Sec ion 3,
OF Article I, substituting for registration
as q qualification to vote, the payment Of
all State and county taxes, In the county
OF their residence. Sd. Providing for
amending Section %, Article I so that
representatives. Ia the lower House shall
not be less than eighty, nor more than one
hundreb, end that each county shall have
one Representative, without reference to
population.
The resolution wac adopted, but Its
adoption reconsidered.
Mr.. COwan, OF Warren, offered the fol.
lowing as a substitute, W. lch was adopt.
ed:
Resolved, That the Judiciary Commit
tee be instructed to consider what p r
tions Of the State Constitution should be
amended, and pr, pare resolutions tor the
purpose Of amending the same.
some other constitutional Amendments
were introduced, aud alter considerable
discussion, AL the prop sitions were re.
ferred TO the judiciary Committee without
instructions.
CoDIFYING THE Laws.
Mr.. Barry offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, 1.-THE House concurring,) That
a Joint Committee Of three on part of the
Senate, and - on part OF the House, be
appointed to consider the advisability Of
codi i,ying the laws OF the State, at the
earliest practicable time, and report by
bill or otherwise,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Terry: To prohibit the sale Of
spirituOus liquors within i've miles Of the
town OF Ashland, Benton county.
By Mr. Montgomery: To change the time
OF holding the Lircuit Court OI the First
District OF Kinds county.
By Mr.. Currle: For The relief 0f j, II.
| Mcdaniel, Of Franklin county.
By Mr. Jackson t. amend an Act In re.
lation to public revenue, and Tor other
/ purposes.
BY Mr.. Gilbert To extend the time for
executing Official bonds Of county and dis.
trict officers elected for term cOmmenc ng
on-day VI January, 1875.
| BY Mr.. Farlsh; To carry into feet sec.
ion u OF an Act u create Sharkey county,
aud TO change the uoundaries OF Warren,
lss quena, and Washington counties, 50
lar as said section relat 5 to Washington,
lssHqu ma aud Sharkey counties.
by N. Lanneau: amend section l,hs2,
article |, chapter 10, Revised Code Of 1871,
sp citying IN what cases remedy Is given
against unlawful and torcible entry and
unlawful detainer.
BY Mr. Montgomery: In relation to su.
persedeas or judgments in attachment
cases.
BY Mr Terry: To reduce the salary Of
members OF the Legislature.
! BY Mr. Lanneau: 70 provide reasona.
Bile compensation Tor the Circuit Llerk Of
Adams county for services in criminal
cases
Executive session, and adjourned till
Monday.
HOUSE.
House met, Speaker in the enair.
Prayer by DR., Zealv.
Present Ill; absentO.
Reading OF Journal dispensed with.
Mr.. clay, OF Bolivar, sw I'm in.
| The speaker announced the following
SPECIAL AND STANDING COMMITTEE.
To investigate alleged lawlessness in
[ southwestern counties - Messrs. Hurt,
! Metts, Applewnit'. l. ve, Magee.
! To ascertain amount 0f land owned by
Mobile an Ohin Railroad subject u taxa.
tiOn- Field, Mckenzie, Spight, Brown,
! Augustus.
On a more economical plan for Public
Printing-0allagher rison, Henry. ROane,
Hicks OF YazoO.
On an Act for holding Constitutional
Convention, apprOprlating $4,000 therefor
Street, tiholson, Clay, Whitaker, Baker,
| Seal, Smith,
Special Committee on Agricultural
Liens-GibsOn, Stands, Cameron, Field,
DOckeIy, Clay, Martin. NcsWine, Ballard,
Mum, Causey,
On Imposing Tax on Cotton.ueed-Mar.
tin, Pintard, Marshall Of Warren, Dabney,
Key.