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

house met, speaker IN the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. j. L. Zealy.
Roll called; present il8, absent4.
Leave OF absence was granted Mr.. Ed.
wards for three days.
Reading OF Journal dispensed with.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Marshall, Of Warren: To amend
an Act TO provide for granting leave Of abb
sence to Judges Of the Circuit and
Chancery Courts. and other officers, ap-
proved March u, 1873. Passed.
By Mr.. Num-: To authorize local option
stock law. Referred
BY Mr.. DOckery: For the protection Of
stock and crops In this State. Referred.
"a message was received from the SEN
ate announcing passage OF number Of
bills
BY Mr.. Chamberlain: To regulate the
sale OF cotton In the seed, and cotton
ginned but not baled Referred.
BY Mr.. HOyle: To amend sec. u Of an
ct In relation to public revenue, and for
other purI Ioses, approved April 10, 1875.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Gallagher: To provide for erect
ing sas.wOrks Tor lighting Lunatic Asylum
Referred.
BY Mr.. TlsBn: To incorporate the Lee
County Mer, antile cooperative AssOcia.
/ tion No., VI Patrons Of Husbandry.
Passed.
. BY Mr.. JOhnsun: To amend an ct to
amend the laws Of the State in relation to
, public education. Referred.
: By Mr.. Dean: To reduce the salaries Of
!, State o1lc, RS and their employees, and for
other purposes. Referred,
i, BY Mr. N Her, OF COpiah: To incorpor-
!, ate the Fruit-grOwers' AMI Gardeners AS
sOclatiOn Of South Mississippi. Referred,
, (The Committee on Enrolled Bills re-
ported correct enrolment Of number ol
A Oills.)
y by Mr. Miller, Of COpiah: To regulate
the Issuance Of heri fAcias on judgments
4 already obtained and judgments hereafter
= to be obtained. Referred.
Z BY Mr.. McWhOrteT: To prescribe the
n mode Of paying out the interest on the
j. Chickasaw school Fund, in the several
J.; ChlCkasaw counties Referred.
4 BY Mr.. Lusk To repeal an Act to In
II corporate the Pearl Kiver Improvement
Il and Navigation Company, and for Gthel
Il purposes, which became u law by opera
lion OF the Constitution, April s. 1871
Read twice, under suspension Of tie rules
and lies over.
's "a message was received from Senate
d announcing adoption by the Senate o
joint rule q, reported by Comic. ence Com
D. mittee.
BY Nj. ray: To regulate weights anC
y measures Referred
p BY Mr.. Denham: To amend s.ctiOn 2 o
- an Act 10 provide for the approval OF th'
y y oilicial DO, DIS Of county officers, and 70
q the Justification Of suTeties on said bonds
q Referred,
By Mr. Niles: AmendatOry Of an Ac
amendatory OF and supplemental toan Ac
20 tiX'ng the times and number OF days 10
rs holding Chancery Courts In this State
d. approved January 3, 1871 Referred; /
By Mr. Denham: To reduce and hx tn
ka 90 ha z.sfA Akt y N
RS officers In the counties Of Greene, PERI,
OF Jones and Jasper Referred.
*. By Mr.. Wilson: To reduce the fees
W. Clerks O( the Lircuit Courts IN certal
cases. Referred.
le' FREE PASSES.
~ By Mr.. Hoyle: To prohibit free passes {
"' tickets to public officers on railroads
this State, which was read twice under th
rules.
To Mr.. Hurt moved to table the bill, whic
H. was lost; yeas -, nays 81.
Of Mr.. Hurt moved TO indefinitely postpOn
Il the bill.
m Mr.. Shards moved to strike out all tina
&c. part OF the bill which applies to the JI
dietary and state officers, which, on mt
is lion OF Mr.. Nelson, was tabled.
Mr.. Reid, Of COahoma, moved the T.
p. lowing amendment; Insert after the wOr
nj railroads where II occurs, "all steam
boats, livery stables, stage coaches, {
other public or private carriers OF an
n. kind, and that said officers shall not acceI
8 any favor or courtesy from any public {
nn private person, except that Of gentleman
In Is department" Laid on the table.
Mr.. Hicks, Of YaZoO, moved the previOu
mr. question on the bill and amendment
" which was ordered;
..r And the question recurring on the m
ti0n IN |, definitely postpone the bill, u
of motion was lost bV a vote OF % yeas 10
he nays.
~. Sir SeabrOoI moved to refer the bill
judiciary Committee. Tabled.
Mr Reid moved TO refer TO COmmittt
on Mississippi Levees. Tabled.
he Mr.. Il III moved to refer the bill 10 Cor
o mittee on Propositions and Grievances;
I'd. Pending the consideration 0f which, NJ
ill Spi ht called he special order Of the da
which was taken up, as follows;
re- TO E>TABLIsH THE WHIPPING POST.
I'M Gan Act to define certain O1enst
ag inst the criminal laws, and % alter III
lilo punt .hment " the same, and - establis
cd the VIII piping post"
mi NJ. Gallag er offered q substitute 4
.ee tho bill entitled ian Act to punish certal
Ofie. sus against the criminal laws Of u
ira State, andtO establish the whipping post
,d and move its adoption.
30 ON motion OF Mr.. Tlsnn, the bill, subst
Ir tute and amendments were laid on II
table, by decided vote.
In JOINT RULE.
, Veport OF Conference Committee WI
Fe- taken up, and substitute offered by the
:. adopted. (see senate proceedings II
''' rule
Dte PAYoLA COUNTY CONTEsTED ELECTlo!
Its MIR. Miller, Of Pamela, offered the follow
re- Ing:
re. testant In the contested election case fro
ing Pamela county, between James +. Bucha
an and II. A. Moody, pending before 4
lte House, Ieave be and is hereby granite
contestants attorney, Hon. W. L. Nugen
OF TO appear before this House as his cCui
nd eel, and for that purpose the privileges
the House are extended to Hon. W.
Nugent, counsel Tor said Buchanan, CO.
Ing testanL."
lfo To which MIR. Marshall, Of Warren, ohe
me ed the following amendment.
lu. "Amend by striking out all that portlC
following the VOID counsel In u
md fourth lIne from the bottom OF the resol
The tion;, and by adding the following word
for and the like privilege Of appearing !
counsel is granted to Hon. Il. a. MOOD
the sitting member"
AdoDtau and the resolution Ad0nte0