Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-08

At his request. Mr.. Carter was excused
from seI,i:e On special Comm, tee, %
when was referred a bill % provide Tor
erection ot gas works al L.natl: AsylIm,
ana the Speaker appointed Mr.. Richard.
son, ~ Jefferson, IN MS stead.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. siigAt N
Committee TO investigate alleged .awlcss.
ness in southwestern counties, instead 81
Mr.. Apple%hit excused.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS To EE
MADE sPECiAL ORDER.
Mr.. street offered the following, wlicu
was adopted
Resolved, That all House Joint Reso.
lutiOns proposing amendments 70 the Con.
! stitutiOn, be recalled from the Joint Com.
mitiee Of Inc twp houses, and be made the
special order for Thursday, the tn in.
slant; and together with similar resolu.
lions shall tage precedence Of all other
business for tue lrsi hour after reading
the Journal eacn day after tue IN 10.
stau;.'
REPORTS.
Committee on Enrolled Bills geyor, me
correct enrollmeI. Of numerous bills.
CoMgESsATI0S " CIRCUIT CLERKs.
The Committee on R"etrenchment and
Reform made the following report:
"Mr speaker-The Committee respect.
folly represent that they have considered
House Bill providing reasonable cDmpeE.
satlOn for the Circuit Clerks OF Claiborne
county. Ia certain criminal cases, and
while they would not urge any special ob.
j~ectiors 70 the bill, inasmlcn as II is local,
Vet since quite a number Of counties wcr"
added by amendments, the Committee
have deemed ii proper 20 submit a suOstl-
tute 10 sal bill, which is general in is
nature, AMI will, /! is believed, be eqIita.
BILE 10 all the counties Of the State, and
recommend that 1t do pass
On motion, the report was adnlied, AMI
-. -'t'rte postponed Un,il : iday, n
NIGHT sE>tl1N5
ON molten q Mr. GhOlspa, the House
took up the resolution amending tne Rules
50 as to provide Tor evening sessions Of
the House.
On motion %! Mr. Street, the resolution
was amended. 81 as 70 read as follows:
"Issolyed. That hereafter the House
stall hold an evening ,ts-i.U commencing
at ; O'Clock p m
And me resolution vas ade,'ed as
amended.
sPEciAL ORDER ro-T9oNHp
Mr G bzon moved 70 postpone IL,
special order !or tO.lay until alter :uc
House mas completed consideration % tac
Fee AMI SALARY law. Carried.
ADJjCRNMENT SINE DIE
On motion al NJ Spi ,nt, the House ,r,S
up senate Concurrent Resolution proyld.
Ing fr Enal adj ,urnmert o: tue Legis'a.
ture.
Mr Gnolson we'd - ,ao.e ;Le rc.,,u.
ton. Lost.
Mr. Street moved - reconsider INC vote
whereby tue H'USe amended said resolu.
ton by inserting tue lj.n q! Fe1TuaIy.
Which was carried
Mr Street then moved T. refer the Tes0.
luton 10 the Committee on Retrcnchmeut
and Reform Tabled.
Mr. Spi ht moved 10 strike cut as h" and
insert "2!d Of February" Adopted.
Mr. street moved TO table the resolution
as amended. Lost.
Mr. spigh: moved the adoption Of the
resolution as amended, and moved the
previous question thereon. Yeas and
nays taken, and the resolution adopted
by a vie Of - u 81; absent 10.
THE COMPTON IS~yEsTIGATioS.
Mr. Martin offered the following, which
was adopted:
"ResOlyed, That the committee on in.
vest'gation Of charges against DR. VIM N
Compton be permitted to sit daily during
the session Of the H,use until their duties
are performed"
COMMITTEE OF H WHOLE.
Attn o'clock the House resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole to resume
consideration OF the Fee and "a any law,
Mr. Gibson in the chair.
After some time spen, therein, ;he com.
mittee RISE and reported progress.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The speaker appointed as special com.
mittee / draw a salary bill, as instructed
by Committee otthe Whole, Messrs Street.
Stands ard Piutard.
AGRICULTURAL LIEN ELLIS.
The special order for the day, the Agrl.
cultural Lien bills, was taken up, and on
motion 0i Mr. Gibson, made special order
Tor tonight at IA o'clock.
AN INQUIRY IN REGARD TO TIE uSI-
YERsITY.
Mr. Whitaker offered the following,
which was adopted
"Resolved, That the Committee Oh Pub.
lie Education be instructed to ascertain
and report to this House, as early as prac.
ticable, how many, II any, students are at.
tending the state University at oxford.
from States other than Mississippi, free Of
tuition.
"ResOlyed further, That said committee
be also instructed TO ascertain, and report
to this House, how much money 10 paid out
or the State Treasury for the support Of
the Law Department OF said University,
and how much tuition law students are re.
qlired 70 pay"
DISTORTION OF BILLS.
The report Of the Judiciary Committee
was taken up, as follows:
Act 10 amend an Act to provide for ap.
prevail Of official bonds OF county OH ,ers,
so far as the same applies to the counties
Of Marion, Pearl, Hancock, Harrison,
Jackson, Perry, Greene, Jones, Smith,
and CovingtOn. An amendment was
adopted, and the bill passed.
Act TO require all county officers 10 near
the charge Of the Judge TO tbs Grand
Jury, and for other purposes. Amend.
meat adopted, and bill passed.