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

House met, speaker Percy In the chair.
EOil called; present lCG; absent "A.
Leave Of ahsenc, was granted Mr. BIZ.
gill.
RcHdiig Of Journal dispensed wi h.
C"mmitlee on Enrolled Bills reported
correct enrolment MA number Of bills.
A message was received from the Sen.
ate, stating action On several bills.
FEES AND SALARIES.
Under resolution adopted on former
daY, the II use resolved iGtO Committee
Of the Whole for the consideration Ot an
Act 70 establish the fees 0t certain Ulcers,
and the existing law regulating salaries"
Mr.. Gibson In the chair.
After some time spent therein, Commit
tee arose, reported prugrGss, and asked
leave to sit again tomorrow, at iUlI
o'clock am, which WAS received and
agreed to.
| THE LuSATlC A'YLUM INVE'TIGATION.
by general consent, Mr.. Martin offered
the following:
"Rrsolycd, That the Special Committee
Of Five to investigate the charges against
DR., VIM NJ. Compton, concerning certain
abuses of patients at the lunalic Asylum,
etc, be aud the same are hereby empOw.
cred to employ Clerk to write down the
testimony taken before said Committee" I"
On motion OF Mr.. Brown, tue resolution
was laid on the table.
BILLS INTRODUCED
By Mr.. Hurt To repeal section II OF an
Act t. provide for agricultural liens, and
Tor other purposes. Referred to Special
Committee On Agriculture Liens.
BY Nr. Hcathman TO amend an Act
approved March 1, 1873, entitled ian Act
t0 amend m Act entitled an Act 10 incrr.
40 Vi. AFis 80 and La
Railroad Company, approved March 0,
1872" Re ierrcd 10 Committee on Rail-
roads
At2p.m. the House adj urned,
Miscellaneous.
This was rather a duh day in the Legls.
laturc, although considerable business
was gone through with, The House de.
voted a great portion Of the morning to
consideration, In Committee OF the VIII lie,
TO the Fec and salary bill, but did not I'm
ish 1t, and will consider the same bill
again In Committee Of the Whole tp-mor
row m ,rnlng.
ACT TO REVISE ASD CnDIFY THE LAWS
The following iii passed the Senate this
morning:
IAN ACT tO Revise and Codliy the Laws
Oi the state OF Mississippi
"WHEREAs, There Is an urgent necessity
| for the revision and cOdilcatiOn OF the
| laws Of this state; and whereas, the Hon
j. A. 7. Campbell, Judge OF the Supreme
court OF the state, has expressed "A will.
| lingness n perform the wOrg; therefore
"sectiOn / BE II enacted by the Legisla.
ture nf the State OF Nj sissippi, That the
| Hon. j. A. 7. CAmpb II Is hereby author.
| lied and empowered TO revise and cOdlfy
all the laws OF this State Of general ma
ure, and submit the same 10 the Legisla.
lute of this State at its regular session Or
the ii.st Tucsdty alter the first Monday In
January A. d. lssJ.
"Scc g BE II turt1er enacted, That fol
su ch services the said j, A, L. Campbell
shall be entitled u receive out OF the Treas
ury the STATE the sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars ISIS o. when su h services shall
have hecn per urm"d.
"Sec. 3. BE II further enacted, That in Tho
event Ol the tlh OF said j. a. i. Camp
bell, before arh labor Is completed. II
shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint
some suitable person in his st'pd who
shall he fully empowered to carry out the
terms and Intentions Of this Act, receiving
therefor such REASONABLE compensation o.
may be agreed upon between such person
and the Governor, not to exceed the sum
Of fifteen hundred dollars.
] 'secs Z. DC IL luILucI GuhCteu, ! nat bnlt
Act take effect and be In force from and
after It's passage"
TREsPAsS BY STOCK.
The following law is Of general interest
AN ACT to amend Section 1921, Article
ILL.,, Chapter 30, nj the Revised Code Of
1911, in reference tO trespass by stock.
SECTION /. be 1t enacted by the Legis
lat re Of the State OF Mississippi, That sec
tiUn 1921, Article ILL, Chapter 80 Of the Re
ylsed Code Of 1871, be and the game Is
hereby so amended as to provide that any
person cultiYating lands within a common
enclosure, and who permits any Of the
kinds VI animals mentioned in said section
TO run ut large IN the common enclosure,
without the consent Of all parties inter
ested, shall be liable for the same damagci
provided tor in said section.
See. > b. 1t further enacted, Tha
when any OF the kinds OF animals men
toned in said section, are permitted b!
their owners TO run at large within salt
common enclosure, without the consent q