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

n1Gse mg:; speaser Percy 10 the chair.
Prayer by me Rev " II Watkins.
Rolled called; present 10, absen; ~.
l., ave 81 absence granted Mcssrs Bunch,
gicks, Of iazoo, Johnson, Day, Horin,
A%pplewhite and Ramsey.
Reading OF JOurnal dis IelseL with.
Privileges of the House exteu led TO
Hon Th0s Grafton and 4 J McLaGriu.
CAPT. EADs INVITED 70 ADDRESS Tie
LEGI.LATuRE Of 4 VERY IMPORTANT
sCEJgC-.
Mr.. Perkins ,"ess. ~" :.!,w.r:, when
was adopted:
"ResOlved, ua; sap; J Il Eads De- and
ne 10 hereby invited to deliver an address
in the hail Of the House, during tue pres.
ent session Of the Legislature. IN Ipc Jcs:
means Of protecting the a!lgVial lands Of
Mississippi from ne in-EGations OF :nc
Mississippi river.
"Resolved further, That ne CietE o. ne
House transmi; 10 apt } u Eals. "a; Ne~
Orleans a copy Of this resolution .
ANOTHER VETO.
Tcc Governor returned House pIl, an
Act - red @ the oil 'ial bonds ~! }. s,..e.
81 the Peace in Benton county, lo.c: a.,
MIN Ills h.cc.iOns thereto.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Az ma ing Appropriated - y~'r.y ~
expenses OF the Judicial and kTen ,'iy.
Departments, tor the mJG'h o. lAi :-v
- Pass'd by unanimous yo,e,
>.vGASes DEr.slrs.
Mr. .-as;vs aired L.',a5w.l:Nl...
Nbs dyptcG
Resolved THIS ,ac Committee on
Ways and Means be instructed - INQUIRE
into the c%Npediency OF allowing Insurance
Companies - withdraw their deposit.
from The state Treas Try, An! rcpor: by bili
Or otherwise.
ALE CT COTTON ~ TIlE SEED, ETC.
Ac: 70 regulate the sale OF cotton in the
seed, and cotton .inned bat mol balcd, was
taken up aud several amendments pro.
posed.
Mr Gibson moved . re.comm.. the Sln
and amcndmeI.s - u special committee
Of i've.
Which was adopted, and the speaker ap.
pointed ss said committee Messrs cham.
D'rlin Mcswine, ilanp N. Bird ard
Spigh..
CARRYING DEADLY WEAPONS.
Act 70 regulate the keeping and carry.
Ing Of deadly wean1ns, was taken up.
Mr. Gh0lsOn moved 10 am nd section . hy
adding after the word ''cOncealed," nc
words ain whole or in part" Adopted.
Mr. Reid u C0ahOma moved 10 add a 6 c.
ton as follows: "SCctiOn Be II further
enacted, That all persons Keeping Tor sale
any OF the weapons ar articles OF wa fare
mentioned in the hrst section Of this Act,
snail pay a privilege tax OF {lVO, and for a
failure 10 do so shall be adjudged guilty OF
a misdemeanor aud lined No; less than {lvO
nor more than $500"
Mr. GholsOn uUyei - lay or TIE table.
Carrie l..
Mr. Pegram moved t. amend rs insert.
ing concealed 20 or about tie Icrson.'
Tabled.
Mr Gibson moved 70 amend by sun.ti.
tutlnE loT section I tue following, when
was adopted:
section !, Al! weapons trtelel 20 the
county, under the provisions -: THIS 4 /
shall be sold as may be prescribed Uy the
Board Of sGp!rylsors, II tue p?,ce' DIS
piId INTO 10 county treasury 10 the credit
~ the common school fund Of the crunty.'
MI LIdd"ll moved ~ amend By adding
after the word " Bowie. niie" IN l,t sec.
ton, IL. words, "Napoleau gun, NOR ar,
'r1I,!ug gun, NJ. rail!ea-e, or any kind VI
held or heavy artillery" Tabled.
Mr spignt moved 70 amend b7 striking
out the words Or other Firearms in 8
s%ectiJu. Adopted yeas So, nays q, absent
q.
The oil, a. amended, was then passed,
Mr. Aldrich moved 10 amend the title Of
the Oill 30 as - read:
AN Act ~ increase the s. neral con.
tempt for Law and 10 place tue aw.abiding
ciliLen at the m 'rcy % the lawlesg."
Which am%endmen., % motion Of MI.
Niles, was tabled.
Mr.. Tucker moved 20 reconsider vote
Whereby bill passed, and table said mo.
tIJn, which prevailed.
THE Lien LAW.
Mr., Hampton offered the following:
-" Resolved, rua' the House order print
ed .oO copies II report Of Judicit Ty Com.
mite" on rereaj Of Lien Law and 80 copies
ot substitute ohege by Mr.. ~shanas."
Which, on mJti u 4 Mr.. Miller, OF Co.
plan, was laid on the iaOle.
OPTICAL EJSUs.
Act - reduce and tx the penalty OF the
bonds VI certain officers In the counties OF
Or enc, Perry. J nee, aud Jasper. Com
mitiee amendment adopted, and bill
passed.
SUITS AGAINST CORPORATIONS.
'ct 10 amend az Al " ametd section
2s,U - -cde, 40 g~eisiiyu - sl.:s agalus,