Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
TwenIy.srventh bay,
SENATE.

JACkSONt nutsuhg, reD 100
Senate met; Li:ut.GpV. Sims In tht
Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Iea!y,
Roll called. Absent: Messrs DOwd ant
Hooker.
Journal OF csterday read and approved
On motion OF SIR Furl0ng, the privileged
II tho senate we're extend d ~ Hon. Alex
II. Arthur, OF Vick-burg, former mem
Der Of the Senate from Warren county.
A message from ih House announce i
action on several bills.
A message from the Governor stated his
approval Ui IAN Act TOR the b-nrdL Oi
common schools In the city VI Holly
| Springs"
A scaled com nunication WAS received
from the Governor.
CONTESTED FLFCTIOEs.
! Act to repeal ctiun 30t OF { ode, In re.
laliUn to contested eloGtlOns, aud sub1tI.
tute ascClipn in lieu there i, w!ln amend.
ments, was taScn uD.
Mr. Lee explal"ed tne general objects Ol
the Tin.
Mr.. Gibbs oppos d the bill and amend.
meuts; ne Thought th,rc was no particular
nC cesslLy for a cnange In the p espnt law.
Mr, Barry aulhOr JI the oil, poi ted
out the def c's In the law, the merit and
working OF each amendment, and tho. ne.
cessity or them,
The bill, as amended, was passed
NEW AesE4sMENT IN LAUDERDALE,
Act g. provide for assessing lands In
| ,auderdale county. Laid on table sub
jeCl 10 cal.
PEDDLERs.
Act to repeal ihs prOyiso in sec. Of an
A ftl Ia Z. n "A nm "A n 4
| provide uuilJrm license system, ap.
proved March !, in relation TO ped.
dlvrs aud brother purposes. Amendment
nd Pied and bill passed.
DIcUssloS OS RELIEF MEASURE.
Act Tor the relief Of Mrs. Caroline
Hester.
Mr Il yn Ids said this bill had been be-
T. re- the Finance Committee, and Aiter GX.
Imipation the Committee thought the re-.
lei asked llr III 'uld b. granted. rhe case
sad enlisted MA sympathy, aud from the
tdCts PIE enlui - the Comm ttpe. he
cspuu,rd Ms, Hes'er'5 cau,t, and hoped
the scna'r Woull p IS the bill,
| Mr. G,ihin upuus d the bill, Tho same
| bill had bgra referred - tie Committee
IN lailnS, which reported adyerse y, and
also bad been bc!nra the Legislature toe
he l.st l%u ur tArlg sessions, each Ut
whlch rad d cline % siye tbs relief ask
| ri .rr. - d, ErluU.ds had adyOcI;C cd
| ihc uIll, y. OBJ. Is / rW sympathy Tor Mrs
| ii..t.r, but na ,liiliH) understood that
| tue itdl " WIDOW, and therefore
Us y mpRl ir. WvIe not touched m fully
| 10 IT sac wee, A. any tml since this
c aim bus been pGndi < (lhree o. four
| ycarsl pOr husband could have gone before
the B6aid Il super yisUts aud had the as
sussnunI ca rect, Il lfrclieGm ihll ca. c
vas granted, huGdrcds OF similar ones
would be presented ~ the Leg, slaturc.
IL was In conflict " it'll the lluanrial policy
nl the Ntgte, aud nc would oppose the bill
MIR. Morgan offered the following amend.
ment. which Was ruled out Of order US not
being gern!aIn u the subject:
Arend by adding: BE IL further en-.
& ed. That vote Ot thanks be, aud the
sam, is here y, rendered the whole Hester
iamily, rs u token Of admiration on the
part Of the Legislature, Oi their unOeaslng
perseverance,.
AIR. Montgomery said the records would
show that TIE lands which had been i'm.
properly assessed, really belonged 70 Mrs
Hester, and that her husband was hardly
competent to attend 10 her business. How.
ever, Mr. Hester had gone be fore the Board
Il Supo vlsOrs Ol Kinds county In 1874 and
endeaVOred to have the taxes reduced :
Poor lands. nOt worth $l26 per acre, had
been assessed at SIS per acre, and the Rad
iCal supervisors, anxious for large reVe-
nues had declined to make y reduction un.
III 1875, when they reduced the valuation
| 10 SlO per acre. The present Sheriff Otthe
count, and etbe: responsible and Impair