Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-01
Memorial Of Mechanics and Working,
men Of Jackson.

special 70 the Herald
Mississippi n.egIsInIure...FOrtyo
Th rd Day.
JACKSON, Tuesday, Feb, 20, 1878.
SENATE.
Senate met Lieutenant Governor
Sims in tie char, Praye by Rev.
DR.. Hunter.
Roll called ; ple-ent 80, absent 1.
The Committee on Judiciary, Agri-
culture, Militia, Rail- Dads, Corpora
lions, Humane and Benevolent lnsti.
tullons, Public Printing, CLAIMS, Edu-
cation, and Select Committee on School
Bill, seVeraIly reported.
APPROVED.
The Governor has approved tan
Act to authoriz, the Supervisors Of
Warren county TO compromise certain
bonded Indebtedness Of said county !"
and Tan Act III reference TO The Mis-.
si.sippi Valley and Ship Island Rail.
road Company"
II CHARTER OF WICK. BURG,
The Committee on Corporations re.
ported consideration Of ian Act to
repeal the charter aud dissolve the cor
poralion Of the city Of VIcksburg,"
and recommended that il do not pass,
This is the bill introduced by Mr..
Cowan early 10 the session.
PEARL COUNTY.
Hou.e bill IAN ACT 10 repeal an Act
to create Pearl county, and to provide
for It's organization" Passed. Messrs.
Thompson aud Gibbs asked TO he re.
corded as voting against tho passage Of
said bill.
new ASSIGNMENT IN BOLIVAR COUNTY,
House bill. IAN Act TO authorize the
Board OF S~u,.rvisOrs OF Bolivar coun-
ty TO order b lew assessment OF lauds.'
Passed.
EMPLOYMENT OF coSvIcrs.
Act TO author ~ the employment Of
certain convicls belonging to the Mis-.
sissippi P~eniteniiary, upon railroads
aud levees.
Mr.. Montgomery presented and had
read, a memorial from the mechanics
and working men Of Jackson, protest.
ing sgainst convict labor being worked
outside the Penilentiary, except on
public works.
Mr.. Glib, offered the following
amendment, wi ich was lost
provided, That the Penitentiary OF
the State Of Mississippi is hereby abol-
ished, and the convicts imprisoned
therein are hereby released"
Mr.. Montgomery offered tho follow
Ing amendment:
"Provided, That 10 consideration
Of the privilef =, herein granted, il
shall not be law tai, alter the passage Of
this Act, to em,,'Oy convicts sentenced
for ten years or on work Of a pri.
vaie character outside the walls of the
Penitentlsry."
Mi. McCaskill offered the following
as q substitute for Mr.. Montgomery,
amendment:
provided, That Il shall not be law,
lul after the passage of this Act to EN-
ploy convicts sentenced for ten years OF
more as mechanics on other than public
works outside the walls Of the Peni
tertiary"
The substitute was adopted, aud lht
bill passed.
vlCKsBURG BANK.
Act TO incorporate the Vicksburl
Bank. Amended and passed.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT LANDS.
Act to provide for the sale of land
known a. the Internal improvement
Lends, donated by Congress 10 th,
safe, etc. Committee substitute adopt
ed, and bill passed.
KILLING or sroCK BY RA!LRoADs.
Ac, to provide against and proven
the killing and manning OF stock upou
R.ilr0ads in the counties Of AlCOrr
Pren,iss, Tishomir go, Jackson, Ilarli
son sud Hancock, and tur other pur
pose. Indefinitely postponed.
raE ,cipuL mLL-rnF NoFFsr ElGlsrEI
hill IAcK.D TO IT A. AN AMENDMENT
Ca motion OF Mr.. Reynolds, III
Senate took up House bill, "an Act /
establish a Uniform system OF publ
tree schools"
The amendments OF Committee Q
The Whole, and sonc other amend
meuts, were adopted.
Finally, on motion Of Mr.. Reynoldl
tie Molel Register bill was added Il
aud made part Of the school bill. NJ
Rey n0lds said he desired this actio
because tho House had not given tn
MoiIei Register bill proper considers
ton, having VO'ed 10 Law 4 on the labl
without a read u@.
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