Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08

passage, and the bill passed yeas SO,
nays 20.
DISTRIBUTION OF Il COMMON SCHOOL
FUND.
Mr.. Augustus called up House bill
10 provide Tor the distribution OF the
Common School Fund, with Senate
amendments. Mr.. Augustus moved TO
concur In the Senate amendment. Lost.
Yeas 80 nays 46; absent So. Mr..
Street moved TO refuse to concur in the
amendment, and TO ask for q commit
tee Of conference. Carried. Commit
tee-Messrs. Street, Allen aud Reid, Of
CoahOma.
THE NOPE REGISTER AGAIN tQUELCH-
Ed BY THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Pegram called up the House
school bill, with Senate amendments.
Most of the Senate amendments were
cOncurred 10. The amendment " tack
ing" on the MoiTet Register Bill, which
was killed IN the House, occasiOned u
long debate. Mr. Street moved to con.
cur 10 this amendment. Mr.. Tison
moved 10 table the motion. Carried /;
yeas SO, nays 40; absent p. And The
Il use refused to concur in the amend.
mcni.
LEvEE LAND3.
At tho night session an Act to pro.
vide for he more ,fi lent redemption
of lands held by, aud hereafter sold to
the I.~iqnidaling Levee Board, was
taken up aud discussed at length.
Miscellaneous.
A%PPRuvED.
The Governor has approved the bill 70
authorize the city o Vick.burg 10 CON.
promise its bonded indebtedness.
Also, an Act for the settlement OF
all cl aims Of the State of Mississippi
for taxes in arrears BY the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Company, upon lands
aud other properly, aud to provide for
the collection Of taxes in the future,
aud thus terminate legislation"
Also, ian Act 10 revise aud codify
the laws Of this State"
POLITICAL soLoNs.
see that q correspondent Of the
HERALD makes n "poCtical' attack up.
on the Senators who have INDUCED In
a little humor, aud put their points in
rhl me. In jus ice to The Senator who
offered the appropriate poelicll amend.
mcmt 10 The Abatement Act, | will state
that lie was not the author OF It aud In
justice to the authOr, | will say that he is
one If The most efficient, industrious
aud able members in the body. The
fact that grave aud reverend Senators
favor y liule humOr at odd times
.hOuld not subject them 10 unwarrant
cd cri iCisIn. Perhtp. the aut' or al
the vcFs in the llRRRLD Is a sym.
palhiz Il with he sO.cslled "Ab4temcnl
Act" aud this may account for bis OBJ
j%cclion 10 The Why ines. Representative
Shauds %--rrcugniz ii as one al The ablcsl
members IN the lIouse-was subj rc,cd
TO considerable criticism, for his re,o,u
ton on a suit ct that was prominently
before the puOliC. Newspaper reporters
take hold Of these productions and
print them Tor the amusement OF read,
ers, and TO make their reports interest
ing-lhough they are not intended fol
publication by The authors and some
newspapers aud some critics seize upon
them IN order to find fOull with The
legislators individually, aud as a body
The critics should remember the old
adage, "a little nonsense, ETC."
, Some days since | reported somC
truthful remarks made by Senator
King 10 regard to free passes and dead.
head hotel fare having something TO dc
? with certain newspaper opinion and
already some country newspaper ha.
attacked him for it; and il he shoulC
desire to become a candidate for Con
gress or Constable in the future, he had
better look out. The trouble with thu
newspaper critics, the HERALD among
the number, is that they have showI
more disposition TO find Ault with thu
members OF the Legislature than L
cri,icise the measures OF that body. e.