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

Referred.
Act to require pay ment OF all costs In
civil cases Ia the counties Of COpiah and
Jefferson. Referred.
Act to authorize Board Of u ptFVisOTs Of
Clay county to compromise and settle a
certain claim.
Act to Incorporate Claiborne Light Ar.
t:llery. Referred.
Act In relation TO official bonds In Boil.
var and COahOma counties. Referred,
Act for relief Uf u. N. Stubs, j, F., of
Leake county. Referred.
Act TO incorporate Grange Agricultural
School OF COapOma county. Referred.
Act for relief OF J. p. Gibson, Of Benton
county. RI ieTTed.
Act for the relief Of Miss :. c. BOyakin,
q minor Of Noxubee county.
INCORPORATION.
Mr.. Fit2 Gerald called up tan Act to In.
corporate Zealy's Seminary, located at
Jackson and the bill passed.
WITHDRAWING LANDS FROM SALE.
MIR. King moved u take from hands OF
Finance Committee, the bill Withdrawing
lands from sale, and amer dment.
This bill had been re.cOmmitted to the
Rinapce Committee, who had reported ad.
verseiy on its first commitment
The amendment 10 strike out April"
and insert "December," came up. The
years and a y were taken, and 1t was
! ct; II yeas 10 nays.
Mr.. Reynolds moved TO indefinitely
postpone the bill aud amendment; which
motion was I 'bled.
Mr.. Bridges advocated the adoption Of
the amendment striking out April aud In.
sorting December. That II the time was
extended, IL would do no good unfess ex.
tel ded to December.
Mr.. Griffin suggested the irst OF October
is . proper date for the extension. He
thought Considerable ~redemptiOns Of land
would be made II the time were extended.
He waited the bill TO come up on It's
merits. as he had som other amendments
to offer.
Mr.. Lanneau thought Mr.. Bridges was
right In regard TO extending the time until
December; II II was to be extended at all,
u would be a m0ckery to give until April,
as very few persons would DO able 70 avail
themselves Of the relief. He would vote
for the amendm mt 1.-THE bill was 10 become
q law but he would oppose the bill entire,
as II was lad financial policy, and be
thought wou' d do no real good. He regret.
ted that the subject came up Now when q
full Senate was not present, as II was q
most important matter aud every Senator
shOu d vote upon II.
Mr. McCaskill offered the following
amendment, which was lost:
Amend By inserting, That all persons
may redeem their land by paying the taxes
without damage Tor one year, by the fret
VI January, 1879, and that the officer from
whom the land Is redeemed is hereby re
quired to present each delinquent with a
beautiful chrome"
Mr. Reynolds offered a substitute, Tor
The whole subject matter; and explained
the provisions VI the measure.
Mr.. Montgomery said he would DOT OBJ
jectt 10 the substitute II II was brought In
AS a bill after the bill under consideration
was passed. He wanted lands Withdrawn
from sale from a certain time, because the
people had been taken unaware by the
supreme Court decision making tax titles
gOJd.
Mr.. Reynolds moved 1 commit the bill
and substitute 20 a select Committee.
Nj. King insisted that the Senate should
dispose Of the bill. II hId been efOre the
Senate fIr two weeks, and should now
! either be passed or defeated, and he wal
: In favor vi its passage, ne thousands 0
people would be benefited by ",
s. Mr.. Griffin opposed Mr.. Rryn0lds's sub
= stitutc, because 1t would al Ird no RELIEF
; He was not disposed to sylnpath re will
those who were able to pay their taxes
aud neglected " do So, but there were
great number OF genuine cases OF tutfeT
Ing which did appeal TO bile sympathy, ant
he would vote Tor the original bill, u prop
erly amended. Persons who had bOugh
lands sold for taxes had been character
lied as sharks and robbers; he denied tina
that those whD did not pay their take,
were the real robbers OF tue G0vernm II
oflhe state Of Mississippi.
Mr. West took the door. liz ALA led Il
, til changes In The times, aud the dltieren
: class VI land.holdeTs now and before tn
war. The old law allowed owners TIVE
wears in which & redeem lands 9 Id lO
taxes, thAt owners should receive person
nj notice, and that personal property
should Le levied on trst in payment Of de
: ~linquent taxes on land. That owing Il
the evils inflicted by the war, and Thu
stricken condition OF the people, more leni
, tncy and libeTality SD ~ d be shown b.
! he sta . ~ It's citizens now b at q tint
+. when they were prosperous, and q differ
ent order VI things existed. He alluded I
the case presented to the Senate thi
!, morning, where relief vas asked for III
sea.shJre cIunties, and there was no ques
ton AZ to the necessity for relief In tina
+. section. lie favored immediate relief.
Mr.. McCAskIll said he consulted tn
recoi DIS and talked with the people In hi
District, and be found no sentiment 10 IA
. vOr Of tue proposed W. Such lcgisll
ton would Ue glylHg q premium to delin
Z QuCnt taxpayers. lie alluded to the fac
:, That the dill had been called from Ia
u hands Oi the Finance Committee bei0r
they were ready 70 make a second repor
10 upon Il, and while 3 number Of senator
z who were opposed to Il were absent iron
y their seats.
y Mr.. Gibbs supported the bill, not be
c4 80 L. would heneli. his INN adiate con
~stituenta, as taxes on most OF the lands II
- us section han already been paid, but b
j. eau, 10 other portions OF the state, Their
we've great numbers whO would Obtain
needed relief. The p opie should hay,
II lulI notice in regard u the legality Ol taA
q" titles, as thQ inpre' sion mad prevailed
during the last iily years, that they wcr
a. MT good. The State gas not pressed 70
u mon i, and this measure only suspende
Z. the laymcnL ol these delinquent take
L elsh; Or tn months, and would not elac
the financial policy If the Legislature. II
y said il was not au Abatement Act.
le Nj. Bridges sp0ke IN favor OF the meas
ure.
q Mr.. Reynolds said thai tue bill was a
G, abatement Act"
The pending question, a motion 10 CON
nit the whole matter 10 a Select Commit
IN tee.
Mr.. King moved to table, which was cal
}. ried, by the following vote:
Yeas-Bridges, COwan, Currie, Farist
IN FOote, eagles, Gibbs, Griffin, King, Mon
~ gOmery, Oldham, Rogers, Terry, West-l'