Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-08
special 20 the Herald
M~ississiPpI Legislature Tween.
Gy.sIxIh Day,

SENATE.
senate met LleIls"~,. Gyy.sGur SINS
10 the CAAiT.
Payer By Rev. D.. }. +. 4 ally.
Roll call d. pFeseL', all >eGa: - Oh:
Mr. Hooker.
Journal otycsierlay read and Apr ,ed,
ALABAMA CENTRAL RAILROAD CHATTER.
On motion Of Mr. Jewell, the senate took
from tue table senate bill 40. 81, entitled
a Act 10 auth rIze and empower the A..
ALBANIA Central Ra,lr adj Company, a ",r.
pOraliOn OF the tate II 4 aUama, 80 10.
cate, construct, own and operate - rail.
road In this = ,te."
The following amendment II mo Hr..c
VAS cOnCltrcd in Substitute Tor ars.
pF"Nis@' provide That nntHiG. 10 this
Act ul interpolation saall .. 50 { tBstruel
as u prevent the legislature 4 this state
irrm staJisLin:, Il. any time hereafter, a
maximum rae VI .1ls and charges for
freight and passage over that pOr,ior Of
said rad s!tsated ~ this state, which is
to De ALT and operated by said Company
ncrCiE Incorporated and the RICH. ~ cs-
tajlish sucl maximum rates, and regulate
a unl,ormlt! Of charges, IS merely reserved
by the Legislature OF the state 81 Missis.
sIppi.'"
The following other amendmer. 0. the
House was read, a. d % motion Of Mr. Few.
ell. The senate refused " cOncgr 10 the
ZANE;
I'D. Provided, further, That the rights,
powers, privileges and immunities hereby
granted 10 said Alabama Central Rail-
road Company shall not extend beyond
the period ul thiity.thrce years.
ANOTHER RSccK.DowS FOR THE
PROMPT TAXPAYERS,
Inc unfinished business wh n Senate
adjourned yesterday, was taken up, viz:
The motion Of Mr. Reynolds to lndeGn.
ltcly postpone an Act - protect citizens
from sales Of real estate without due no.
tice having been given
Mr. Foote moved the previous question,
which was ordered.
Inc motion to indefinitely postpone the
til was then carried by q vote oi % :, -
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The privileges Of the Senate we're ex.
tended 10 Gen L W retius, Of Alabama, to
hon Tin + cooper, Of C0piah county, and
10 Hon ThOs Grafton, Of Adams eOunty.
A message from the House stated a. ION
On several bills,
On motion Of Mr. McCaskill, tue Sena @
took up House BIZ entitled IAN Act %
authorize the Board {! Mayor and Alder.
men OF Brandon 10 grant a license ~ retail
to A Burke" and the bili passed.
On M ton Of Mr. Giscrt, the senate took
up House amendments to senate BIZ on.
titled IAN Act % provide tor tn ap, rOyal
OF official bonds Of cJUaty officers, so Tar
as tine same applies T. the counties pI Ma.
riOn, Pearl, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson,
Perry, Greene, Jones, smith and COving.
tom and the House amendments were
concuTred in.
MOBILE AND CHIC RAILROAD TAXES.
Mr. Fewell asked for a suspension Of the
rules In order 10 introduce a bill. He said
that there would be a meeting on lU.mor.
row, between the represe natives 1i the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company and
the representatives OF the State, with a
view Of making a compromise 40 10 the
taxes due by said road 10 the Sta.e, and ne
desired az expression Of the senate Oh
the subject. The following Is the title Of
the bill IAN Act to provide for the co lee.
tiOn NJ taxes due by the Mobile aud Ohiu
Railroad Company on it's lands in this
state The bill was referred to Finance
Committee.
Mr. Fewell said the lands were not worth,
on an average, 81 % per acre. The com.
promise proposed in the bill was for the
Company to ply taxes on their lands, the
same as II they had been al sessed for 81 %
per acre, Tor the years lS14.I5. 7J.17; and
that II the State agreed to this proposition
II would receive ABOUT 500, 900 In cash. II
believe Mr. " est ella ms that the road is In.
debted TO the State TO the amount OF abou
S4OO,0OO.J
kEPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
The Committees On Finance, Prblic
Works, Counties ana County Boundaries,