Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01
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Pray err by Rev. Mr.. Warren, Of Lincoln.
Roll called; present lO6; absent II.
LKAvE OF AB,EECE.
Leave Of absence granted Messrs. Love,
Redhead, Marshall OF Carroll, Catchings,
Gilmer, Wall and Snands, and Special
Committee III Public Lands, AessFs. Gal.
lagher, Luck, Marshall OF Carroll, Wall,
Red ut COahOma, Erwin and Chase.
PASSED.
Act to amend Code In relation 10 prohi.
hilton of lotteries and gilt enterprises.
Passed,
Act to provide for changes Of venue In
cases before Justices OF the Peace. Passed.
COMMON SCHOOL FUND.
Mr.. R1ane, from the Committee on Pub.
lie Education, reported an Act for the dis.
tTibution OF the Common School Fund.
Mr.. Street desired the bill TecOmmitted
on account Of the evideat Inaccurate man.
ner In which Assessors have returned the
number Of eduoable children.
Messrs Roane and Gibson opposed rel
erpnce.
Mr.. Pegram f,vored II, and said there
was an error Ia the return OF children in
Warren.
Mr. street Withdrew his motion to refer,
and offered the following amendment:
"rhal The report Of eduoable children be-
ing incomplete, the distribution for the
present year shall be made upon the esti-
mate Of two educable children TO each poll
asse seed In the respective counties.
Mr. Augustus offered a substitute, that
the fund be distributed to the several cOun-
ties IN proportion to the amount paid into
the State Treasury for common school
pul poses by each county.
Mr.. Pegram moved to recommlt the bill,
substitute ard amendment. Lost.
Mr. Moody NOV ed 10 table amendments
offered by Mr.. Augustus. Carried.
Mr. streeps amendment was then
adopted.
Considerable discussion ensued on the
bill, and II was passed by q vote Of 90 to
81; absent and not voting 81.
SALARIES OF CIRCUIT JUOGEs AND
CLERKS.
The tpeciAl order, the bill fixing salaries
Of Circuit Judges and ChanoelioTs, vas
taken up, and substitute we're offered
and lost, and the bill was lost on its pas
sage.
House adjourned.
Miscellaneous.
wITHDRAwING TAX LANDS FROM SALE.
There was an interesting and prolonged
session OF the senate to-day upon the bill
Withdrawing from sale or purchase lands
w ~ ~ y khAkn AuE uDs
pOneRts Of the bill ably argued against It's
passage, while Its friends MS ably argued
the other way. Several senators who had
decidedly opposed the bill on a former day,
were absent to-day, and the representa-.
tiYcs OF this side Of the question were In a
minority. However, they opposed II at
each step rs the friends Of the bill pressed
It's passage. Finally, as a last and Vloto-
tiDas pDlut, the bin vas delayed one day
under the rules-R twO.thirds vote being
necessary to consider u bill engrossea, and
the friends of the measure we're not that
numerous. The yeas and nays on TWO or
three propositions, shows how the Senate
stood. The bill will probably come up
again tomorrow, and lie opponents will no
doubt have some reinforce ments.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMON SCHOOL
FUND.
In the House to-day, the bill TO dislFib.
ute the common school fund upon the
basis Of the poll.tax assessment-allow.
lag two children to each polI-elIcited q
warm discussion. Messrs. Pegram and
Marshall, OF Warren, we're among the on.
poses OF the bill, and Mr., p, characterized
II as unjust n unconstitutional, and said
1t would have the effect to cut on, In War
rem county, At lest 1--we thousand children
from the benefit OF the school fund. Mr..
PegTam called for the yeas and a
when the bill passed. II ls to be hODed
that the enate will give this bill thorough
consideration, and that II will not pasa
that body II, 80 claimed, It works Injustice.
and ls unfair IN lite provisions. The sem
ate closely scTutinlzes every measure.
D and the defects OF the bill will hardly es.
B. cape its vigilance. @,