Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01

at any special election shall give bond and
enter upon the discharge OF the duties OF
their respective Offices. Referred.
REQUIRING THE REVENUE AGENT TO RE-
PORT.
The House took up Senate Concurrent
Resolution requiring John b. Ech0ls, Rev
enue Agent, TO report 20 the 4 egislature,
and the Resolution was o0ncuEred In.
PETITION PROM WARRINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Hampton presented petition from
the citizens Of Washington county In ref
erence 70 the change Of county lines' Re-
lerred.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
On motion Of Mr.. Augustus, the House
took up Senate Concurrent Resolution nN'
ing the time for fnal adjournment Of the
Legislature on the sth day Of February,
1878.
Mr.. GholsOn moved to strike out stA and
insert 10th.
Mr.. Tison moved to table the Resolution:
Pending the nsideratiOn Of which, the
House adjourned.
MIsce1laneOHs.
A GOOD Law IN RELATION TO FIRE
INSURANCE.
The following bill passed the Senate
without opposition this morning, and
should also be passed by the House:
"AN ACT 10 prevent OYer.inSurance In
this State:
ISectlOn !. Be It enacted by the Legls.
lature OF the State Of Mississippi, That
where any Insurance Company or AssOcta'
tiOn, resident or foreign, doing business In
this State, shall hereafter Issue or here
ailer renew any policy or contract OF iu'
surance against loss or damage by hre
upon property Of any kind, In this state,
and such Insurance Company or AsBOcia-
tiOn shall ut the time Of the issuance or
making oil such policy or contract, or OF
The renewal thereof, have an agent resld.
Ing or prosecuting his business as such
agent within the county where the prop.
GTty 70 be insured IL situated, or within
i've miles OF the sites OF said property,
such Insurance Company or Association
shall be estopped to deny, In any action or
suit upon such policy or contract, or for
loss hereunder, that the property Insured
by such policy or contract or renewal, as
the case may be, was at the date OF such
policy, contract or renewal, Of the value
stated In the application for such policy or
. contract or onewal or In said policy or
contradictory provision, condition or
agreement contained In or endorsed on or
made part OF such application, policy,
: contract or renewal to tue contrary not
withstAnding; and any plea or defense 70
, said action or suit which seeks 70 deny
. that the property insured was, ~ tne aa'e
OF the policy or contract or renewal, OF
, value sufficient to bear, under the terms oil
the policy, contract or renewal, the
. amount OF incur noe thereby placed upon
the came, sh II be void.
WSec, 9. Be IL further enacted, That thil
Act shall take effect and be in force on
Is and after the lst day of May. 1878, and al
f., laws or p lTts OF laws 10 conflict with this
4 Act arc hereby repealed"
r SOUTHERN LINE OF RAILWAY.
y CONCURRENT REsoLU1t0N 10 favor thu
Completion OF southern Line Of Rail
J, way from tho East Bank OF the Mtssis
q sippi River on or near the Thlrty.secOnt
" Parallel o. North Latitude to the PaClh
Ocean.
oI "WHEREAs, The Government Of th
in United states has granted mllllOns OF acre
Of public lands and hundreds OF million
Uf dollars to the construction and compile
lr ton Of line OF railway for the benefit
In the Northern portion Of the country, Iron
e the Valley OF the Mississippi to the Pacit
ocean, along or near the iOrty-thlrd para
h lei Uf north latitude, known as the Union
and Central Pacific Railroads, which salt
10 railway line ls owned by two corporation
which ure gigantic mOnOpolles having con
II troll Of all the railway ireights and passen
1 ger transportation at their own price
D. from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacld
coast; and
|. "whereas, The Southern portlon Of th
d United States has ne direct railway com
l. municati between the PacihJ and Al
,r lantic coasts, which is go essential TO th
y purposes OF travel and commerce, and tn
u development Of the vast resources Of thl
,r rCgi VI country; therefore,
D. "SECTION |. BE II resolved by the H0usI
OF Representatives OF the State OF Missis
ls sippi (the Senate cOncurring,) That th
3, Congress Of the United States, unde
proper legal restrictions, should adOp
o. some measures which will secure III
le speedy construction and completion OF
30 southern line OF railway from the cas-
bank oil the Mississippi river, as near q
10 practicable along the thiTt' second paral
lei Of north latitude to ships channel II
20 the bay Of san Diego, on the Pacific coast
"SCc. abe 1t further resolved, That tn
n entire line OF said railway should be unde
the control and management Of one Com
r, pany. so as 10 form a competing line 0
y, railway to other lines which now exist o
IN y hereafter be completed from the Mis-
slssippi Valley to the Pacific coast, inde
pendun' OF and without combination will
rs such other railroad G mpan e5.
le "Sec. .. BE Il further resolved, That Ou
h members Of Congress from this State b
ana they are hereDy earnestly requeBte
,r to use their best efforts TO carry out III
10 purposes set forth herein, and that q cop
le OF these resolutions be transmitted throug
!" the mails, without delay. 10 each one o
them, y the Secretary OF State"
i The above Resolution was prepared b
10 Senator COwan aud introduced In tn
House. where II was passed. The Senat
passed II this morning without Oppos
ton. There ls no doubt OF the GOvernO
ls resigning II, and It will be immedlatel
m forwarded TO Washington TO our Senator
Dr ami representatives.. q.