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Mississippi Legislature -. Forty
first HDaV.

Mississippi Legislature =. Forty.
first IDav.
SATURDAY, February %, 1873.
Senate mel; Lieutenant, Governor
Sims IN the Chair. Prayer by Rev. DR.
watkins Present "a, absent 3
Privileges OF the Senate were x'"nd.
ed 10 Hon. John VI Biilups, OF Colum
bus, and Hon ThJs. Christian, Of
L1uierdale county.
Lave of abs nee granted M. Low
rance from day 10 day on accoun OF
sickness.
House bill IAN Act to authorize the
Supervisors of Marshall county to pay
expenses incurred by Board Of Regis.
trar' in revising the registration list for
1877, In said county" p ssed.
House bill "an Act 10 aulhoriz, the
Supervisors Of Bolivar county to order
a new assessment Of lands" lndetln-
itcly postponed.
THE vICK.BURG CyMPROMIsE-PA SAGE
OF iii BILL--IT NOW GOES To THE
GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Furlong, under a suspension Of
the rules, called up House bill "an Act
10 authorize Tie City of Vicksburg to
compromise ils bonded indebtedness"
The bill passed, aud motion to recon.
-idcr was tabled. There is no doubt OF
he Governor, approval, aud it will
OOn be zone VI the laws Of the land"
WARREN COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
House bill "an Act to create an all
dilional Justice Of the Peace aud Con.
stable in the 5'h Supervisors District of
Warren county" Passed.
SALE CT COTTON IL THE SEED, ETC
House bill IAN Act TO regulate The
sale OF cotton in the seed, and cotton
ginned but not biled, in Adams and
other c )nuties in this State" Referred
TO a Select Cvmmittee-Messrs. Peery,
Llnncau, Jackson, Lee, McCasklll,
Currie, Montgomery, Carter 9th Dis.
trict, Barry, Cowan, and Furlong. (rhe
bill provide, for dOa ers In these arti.
clcs taking out n license under the same
restrictions imposed on liquor Dealers
DISPOSITION OF OTHER HOUSE BILLS.
Act to incorporate Dowd's Landing
Steam Ferry Company. Passed.
Act to prohibit sale OF liquors in the
town of WAIthall, Sumner county, and
within three miles Of said town
Passed.
Act to amend an Act in reference t
Incorporating the town Of Hszlehurst
etc. Passed.
Act TO provide for payment OF out,
standing Indebtedness CT the city OIL
Meridian, created by contracts with
teachers for years 1915. Passed.
Act in reference TO Incorporation OF
Meridian. Passed.
A JOINT Resolution to provide By
Constitutional Amendment for bien.
NAL elections. Indefinitely postponed,
Act to amend an Act to amend the
several Acts in relation to the Grand
Cuff aud Port Gibsnn Railroad Com.
pany. Referred.
Act to encourage and facilitate the
building OF the Ship Island, Ripley aud
Kentucky Railroad, Referred.
Act 10 incorporate ,he Port Gibson,
Utica, and Crystal Springs Railroad,
Referred.
Act TO authorize construction Of
street railroads in Natchez Passed.
Act TO amend al Act TO provide fol
approval OF official bonds OF county of.
fccrs, ETC, st far as the same applies to
Warren county. Passed.
Act TO incorporate the Natchez Cot,
ton Mil Company. Passed.
A great number Of other House bills
OF no general interest, were acted upon
This was a work day in the Senate
and a great deal was accomplished.
Senate adjourned Until 81 pm.