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

announcing paesa2e OF numerous bills.
Committee on Enrolled Bills reported
c rect enrolment OF three bills,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr., Clay: To amend an Act 10 In.
corporate the Board Of Levee Commission.
ers Tor the counties OF Bolivar ana Issa.
quena, and tor other purposes, approved
Soy. y, 1855, and the several amendments
thereto, approved Jan. y, 1877. Referred.
BY Mr.. Perkins: To repeal an Act TO
abolish the Levee Board District OF No. l,
and " pay the debts OF said Board, ap-
proved April II, 1876, and for other pur'
pOses. Referred.
By Mr.. Cameron: For the relief OF
Thomas Jones and Thomas Stewart, part
ners, OF Madison county. Referred.
By Mr.. Henry: To amend section 249T OF
Code, In relation to assault with intent TO
kill. Referred.
WITHDRAWING A REPORT.
Leave was asked and granted the Com.
mittee on Public Buildings TO withdraw
their report for purpose OF amending
anne.
TO SAVE TINE.
On motion OF Mr. Street, the rule for the
Committee OF the Whole was 80 amended
as TO allow i've minutes instead OF ten toE
one member to discuss any n question.
FEES AND SALARIES.
Tne House resolved itself into Commit.
tee OF the Whole to resume consideration
Of the fee and salary laws, Mr.. Gibson IN
the chair.
After Some time spent therein, the Com
mittee arose, rel Orted progress, and Gsked
leave TO cit again at 81 O'Clock this even
inV. which Was npFpnl IN.
AGRICULTURAL LIENS.
The Special Committee on Agricultural
Liens reported consideration Of several
bills, together with sundry petitions. and
recommended that House Bills No. q, 81.
IA. Ia, 10, 81, 30, II, and l2S do not pass.
The Committee reported ''an Act to
amend an Act to provide for agricultural
liens, and for other purposes, approved
April IA, 1876" aud recommended It's pas'
sage.
The report was made special order for
Tuesday, Feb. 3, at $3.50 O'Clock.
MIR. Stands made a minority report, and
introduced a substitute for said bill,
49," "~~ - --I" anscIal order for
same time. "NSA ~
ANOTHER BILL INTRODUCED.
BY consent, Mr.. Baker Introduced can
Act TO amend section 1852, article l, chap
ter 10, Of Code, en%umerating the cases In
which the remedy Of unlawful and iorciblC
entry and unlawful detainer shall lie, ant
70 amend section 1896 OF said chapter II
relation TO giving new appeal bonds II
such cases." Referred.
AFTER THE MOBILE AND OHIO RAIL,
ROAD.
Mr.. ~Seabrook offered a~"Coucurreut res
| o utiOn providing for appointment Of
JOINT Select Committee to ascertain
amount OF Ike due the State by the Mo
bile aud Ohio Railroad Company, and fol
other purp )ses," which was read, and
pending consideration OF which the House
took recess until az O'Clock this evening
MIsCeIlaneOuS.
THE BRUCE ENDORSEMENT.
The resolution passed by the House yes
terday came up on lie frat reading In the
Senate this morning, aud the Senate ad
joutned after hearing the title. As thu
resolution will come up to morrow, ant
will probably elicit some discussion,
give II as iollows:
"Resolved by the House the Senate con
curring,) That Hon, B. X. Bruce, Senate
Of tue United States from this State, In bis
recent vote for the resolution offered By
the Hon. stanley Aatthews, In the enate.
favOring the reconciliation Of silver, has
reelected the sentiment aud will OF his con
stitueuts, and said vote 10 hereby endors
ed and approved.
"ResOived further, That the Secretary
Of state be requested 10 forward copies o.
the foregoing resolution TO our Senators
and members 10 Congress-"
From the reception the Senate gave I
somewhat similar resolution Ia introduced
by Mr.. Gayles, | venture the prediction
that the above will not pass that body.
In this connection, 1t may be we'll enough
to say that the following paragraph fro n
the Times Of yesterday evening, 10 erro
neOus; the Senats 10 part Of ''the Legisla
ture." has not yet endorsed Bruce, and
"The Legislature Of Mississippi il
almost unanimously OF the opinion thai
senator Bruce correctly represents the
people Of the State on the silver question
and II therefore follows that Senate
Lamar does not. TIE Legislature. how
ever, refused TO thank Senator Bruce, bui
merely endorsed his action
rae CLARION RNrERrAINMENT.
Over two hundred guests assembled a
~Rohrbacher's Dining.rOom last night, II
response to the cordial invitation o
Messrs. Power Il Barksdale, OF the Car
ion, The vast throng was composed o
Senators aad Representatives, OF the Stat
Legislature; Federal au1 state officers
newspaper men, and others. There were
three long tables, laden with an elegan
repaSt, and the guests we're ranged u
each sid, OF them, in "serrIed lines, shout
der to shoulder" "a sort OF "Standinl
Committee Determined to 10 their duty
At O'Clock, Secret ny Of state Falconel
''called the meeting u order aud "movet
the previous question:" which was order
ed, The question recurring GA the MOTOR
"tO take up the matters laid upon thI
table, II was unanimously adopted, ant
everyone proceeded to taSe up aud dis
pose OF the tempting Niands. ChampagnI
was poured out In prufusion to every
guest, and all "atc, drank, ana mads
merry" After appetites were stated
enthusiastic calls we're made Tor MalOl
Ethel Barksdale, the able editor and clio
quent orator, who responded In a most ap
propriate speech, In which be alluded t
the happy condition Of II State, thu
power and influence OF the press, and end
ed BY paying a handsome compliment 1
the Legislature.
Hon, Il, A. Hill, Judge OF the Unitet
States District Court, was next called on
and was very felicitOus In his remarks. ii
said that II Mississippi mad been spoken o
In the past as a "down.trodden State" |