Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-18
The Constitutional Convention Resolution
indefinitely Postponed.
Bill Reducing Number Of ]. P.'s In Vicks.
burU-EtC., Etc., Etc.
peeial TO the Herald
Mississippi Legislature Fourth
bay.
SENATE
FRIDAY, Januar! |

SENATE.
FRIDAY, JanuaT; II, Is
/ senate me-, Lieut. 81 ,ycrnor sims in tho
chair.
Present: Mcssrs Allen, Barry. Bills,
BRIDGES, Caliicoli, Carter, 9th District
Cowau, Curric, Dowd, Fafish, Fcw"ll,
Fiz zGerald. Fopte, FuriOng Gaylcs Cubs,
Gilbert, Griilin, Jack on, klns, Lanncau,
L,Nrancp, Nc XII, Monlgpm ry. Nor
-au, Pcgly. Pratt Il yn0lds R1ge S, Ferry,
Thompson, Vance, West Absent: Mcssrs.
Cart +, lst District, Hooker.
A message was received from the House
ann luncin1 the passage Of an Act to In.
corporate the banking house ot Raymond,
rrre Co., at Verona. And concurrent
r, solution appointing committee Of five to
to report compensation uf ulh 'ers AID em-
ployees OF the legislature, and 10 tx the
number Of en ployees. Also, Oncurrent
Resolution asking appointment Of Joint
Committee to c tnvass votes on Constitu'
tiOna, amendments
| A sealed communication was received
| from the Governor.
! MI Bills offered the following resOll-
| tlOn. whlch was adopted:
Resolved, That the Judiciary COmmit-
| tee be instTuc cted to investigate the powers
OF the Legislature to more eiiectually Sc.
cure the collection Of taxes on railroad
companies, prUvide for more equitable
freight tariff, and thereby prevont an I'm.
/ fair discrimination in favor Of localities,
and secure more speedy and satisfactory
payment OF damages done by killing stock,
| and report By bill or otherwise
| Mr, Jackson presented petit n Of q. NJ
! lindsey, OF Amite county. asking remis.
/ sion ol certain taxes. Referred.
| l. ave Of absence was grgnted senator
Foote for two days.
INTRODUCED y OF BILLS.
BY NJ Jackson: r. amend an ActinIe.
lat,on 70 the clcc ion ut sheriis, Ec erred.
BY Mr. rhOmpsnn To amend section L.
9Uj Revised Code 1911, relating u Ina. p!O.
cess on DEGREES in hdncery Referred.
BY Mr MCCIskill: For tac rellei II T.
; 70 d, District Attorney Of the 1In DIS.
trct, RciCrtel.
BY Mr.. McCaskill: For the relicl Of l..
j. BrIscOe, District Attorney OF the y n
District. Referred.
BY Mr.. Fewcll: Making an approrrla.
tiOn to pay the expenses of tine present
Legislature. Passed unanimously.
By Mr.. Barry 70 amend section 2,j47
Revised Code, 1871, 10 relation to emDez.
zlemen'. hme ded and referred
BY Mr.. West: To ratify the OrganiZa.
ton Of the ntral Mississippi Railroad
T. mpany, and the cOnsOll alton with the
| New Orleans, Jackson aud Northern Rail-
road C0mpa y into the chicago, st. Louis
and New Orleans Railroad Com pany ana
Incorporating said lsst-named COMPANY
Mr. King offered the following amend.
ment: "rhat this Act OF Incorporation
may be at any lime repealed. amended
or alt red by the Legislature OF this
state"
On motion, the bill and amendment we're
referred 10 the judiciary Committee, and
100 copies ordered printed for the use Of
the Senate.
BY Mr.. Barry: Regulating the practice
as to bills OF exceptions In Circuit and
Chancory Courts. Amended and referred.
BY Mr. FItZ Gerald: To repeal Article
6. Chapter 10, Revised ode, 1871, in relA-
tion to trial by jury 10 the Courts OF Jus.
tices OF the Peace. Refarred.
By Mr.. Barry: To repeal section 1881
Revised Code, In relation to the poor Of
Incorporated cities and towns. Referred.
THE SILVER BILL AND REPEAL OF
RESUMPTION.
Senate Joint resolution instructing
United States Senators to vote for the bill
10 remOnetize silver, and to repeal the Re.
sumption Act, came up In regular order
On It's second reading, and on motion Of
Mr.. NcCaskill, was referred 10 Committee
on Federal Relations.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The senate went into Executive session.
After esuming open session, Mr. Vests
resolution Tor a Cons itutiOnal Convention,
aud the substitute thCref r, were taken
| from tn table.
Ar. West moved to ref them 10 Judi
Ciry Committee, which was lost
Mr.. McCastill moved 10 indefinitely
postpone the resolution aud substitute,
which motion prevailed By the following
vote;
Ieas--Messrs. Allen. Barry, Bridges,
CallicOtt, Cuwan, Cutrie, DOwd, Parish,
well, FItz Gerald, Furlong, Gayles,
Gibbs, Gilbert, Lanneau, LOwrance. Nc.
Caskill, Montgomery, Morgan, Peery,
Pratt, Reynolds, Rogers, Thompson,
Nance-2j
Maya Messrs. Bills, Carter, Ninth Dis
trict, Griia, Jackson, King, Terry, West
-.
A message was received from the House
announcing passage OF bills aud concur.
rent resolutions.
Senate adjourned.