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

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HOUSE.
House met, speaker Percy 10 tue chair,
Roll called present lO2; absent II.
Leave Of absenC. was granted Mes6ra.
Cunningham OF Monroe, and Dabney.
Journal read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
by NJ. Street: Joint Resolution proGjs-
ing an amen ment to the Constitution pro.
vIding fr minority representation Re.
lcrrCd.
BY Mr.. Dean To amend Rlle 10 by strik.
ing out 50 and inserting Is, aud By striking
ont - and inserting -. Adopted. The
Rule WAS that no member shall speak
longer than " IL iautes at any one time, nor
more I an once on the same question,
with N. leave, eXcei t the mover who snail
be emitted 10 % minutes 10 close the De.
bate
SCHOOL FUND.
Actto require Treasurer Of sumner cOun
y 10 set apart the Chickasaw school Fund
received by him from the State Treasurer
for exclusive ben Ut Of that portion oi
sumner county wing and being within the
: hickasaw c%ession. Passed.
RAILROAD INCORPORATION.
Act TO authorize and empower the Ala.
6ama Central Railroad Company u locate,
construct, own and operate q railroad IN
this state. Toe following amendments
were adopted; Provided, that nothing in
this Act shall be 50 construed a. 10 prevent
the Legislature Of this state rom estab.
lishinL, at any time hereafter. any maxi
mum rate OF to IL and charges trr ircighls
aud passage over that portion ol said ROAD
situated in 'G;, stat" wti"h IL g. be buii.
and Operat Il ~ said com pany herein in.
corporal d, and tne right o. esta' lish sucn
maximum rates Rld regulate a uniformity
OfCnaTgps Is hereby reserved By the Leg
islature Jl this state; ami provided furih.
er, that me ri!htS, powers, PRIVILEGES and
lmmunitics hereby granted 70 said Ala.
baIna Genial Railroad Company SHAH
not eNteGd b yJrd the pertn Of thirty.
three years" Aud the Oi passed.
ti-r sGflDS OF BiLLa.
A.. Itr IcIiil VI Is. +. pIeasan'..
Union pt. b, La. Passed. tn bl. al.
lows Nj peasants four hundred dnt.drA.
Act u abolish u.hcG 81 SUI crin,rGdeL;
Of Penitcntiary wa.lu,d on n" table.
House Bill No. II, amendment II, r9:e,
and q substitute h%rrcfrr. WAS postponed
TIL Thursday, N 49,, AZ Ton and a halt
o'clock
House Join. Resolution requesting oar
Senators and Representative in inc
United States Congress - Ise their Ell.
dcavOrs IN have the JanEgup. Law repeal.
ed, was adopted.
House JOINT L ISOLATION instrlc;iGs
United states senator's AMI rclucs,iug
repr sertdtiyos in Congress rom his STATE
IN Tel 'tt1n n the port ot NicKsllrg Con-.
miit c Substitute adopted.
several other ca'urc Wct" dispose"
-. AMI House adj armed.
Miscellaneous.
THIS Hls another f.l i.day In Zoe ~eua:a
There was some in.ere I manifested ia me
measure inst acting senators and reQu s..
ing Cpngressmen 10 vOt" ( r rcmOnvtiZ5-
ton o; silver, and repeal OF the llesump.
ton Act, which WAS adopted, but hat out.
eted down when other business suCCcc ded.
When the bill for Withdrawing dclinQle
tax lands IRON sale, came up 10 its regular
order, all were IN the lli vi c. Senator
Morgan, whp opposed the blll, was absen:
yesterday, but In his seat this morning,
and pitched into the measure with a vim.
earnestness ard ability that was refresh.
II < 10 the Senator'S who fought IL so molly
Yesterday, ard the smiles that iliumined
their cOuutenanc a seemed ~ indicate they
thought lone I'll ct upon bis bugle horn
were worth a thousand men," | have en-.
deaVored 10 give u sketch OF the debate, 6u:
Il course cannot d. justice to the speakers
on other SIDE, without giving their remarks
in full. The friends Of the bill were in the
majority, and succeeded IN passing II over
the most strenuous opposition, Gut the or.
ponents of II gained a decide advantage
and one days delay, by mo'ing a recon-
sideraliOn Ot the vote ~ winch the bill
passed. To NOR OK. probably some other
bic reinforce n'Hts " II 5e added 10 the
ranks " the minority, which may YET. be
changed - d mal)Iiiy, and The Oil! lie.
icated. C..