Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25
pI.PosITInN 81 BILLIE.

DI,P0sITI0N OF BILLS.
The Committee on Corporations report.
ed con sideration of numb r OF Oi ls,
which were taken up, aB iOllOws:
Act tU amend an Act to amend section
2,4l1 OF Code, In relation to suits against
corp ratiOns, and q substitute reported 10y
said Committee. Bill and substitute re
terred to Judiciary Committee.
/ Act TO incorporate the Lafa cite County
/ Cooperative Association No. l0S, Of the
Order OF Patrons OF HusbandrY Of MissiE'
sippi. Passed.
Act to repeal section 1887, article four,
Revised Code, In regard 10 separate pau.
per districts In TishomingO county. Re-
ierred to Committee on County Affairs.
Act to Incorporate the COlOr,d Orphans
Home in or near tue city Of Natchcz,
Passed,
A message was received from the Senate
announcing passage 9t several bills
The Committee on Agriculture reported
nsideratiOn OF several bills, which were
taken up as follows:
Act Tor the protection OF the lands Of
Mississippi, and to preserve their fertility.
Mr. McSwine moved TO indefinitely
postpone,
Mr. Pegram moved u refer TO judiciary
Committee.
Mr. Dabncy moved to refer to the spa-
cial Committee on Expectation OF Cotton
seed.
Mr. Percy moved tn amend, as follows:
provided, That the provisions Of this
Act shall not apply to the counties Of this
Natc lying between the Mississippi and
laGoo rivers or 10 steamboats, plying upon
tue Mississippi or Yazoo rivers or the In.
I rIlr streams 81 The laZJO Delta
On NJ ton Of Mr.. street the bill and
amendment we're laid on The table
Act tor he protection o! lOme tic ami.
mals, AMI lpr other purposes. Indefinitely
postponed.
PANOLA uSTY CINTEsTED ELECTION,
Tue select Committee On the contested
election from paapla c1Inty reported that
/. contestant, Jas +. Buchanan, had
tailed to make Uut his case, aud that tho
occupant OF the seat, Mr.. II. A. Moody,
was justly cnlit cd tO L.. Toe report was
made special order tor Friday, Jag- -, at
Ii U'C.0Gk,
COMMITTEE on LEvEEs.
Nj. Clay Ol,red the following, which
was adopted
and Field, be added 10 the Committee on
LyIees."
1 LEVEE SCRIP AND BONDS.
: MI, 1idg uHsICN AHN AvllVNAHbl NAtNu
was adopted
"Resoiyed, That a Committee Of three be
amounted % examine the records OF the
/ LIuidating LeVee b ard, and report 10
/ the Hnusc any scrip r bonds found among
said papers,"
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the Gov.
ernOr, sta ing his approval ol "an Act TO
change The time Of holding the Chancery
| CUut 10 ktibbcha cOuntyD aud "a me.
moial to Congress in relation to lumber
on the sea-cOast, seized by agents OF the
| United States," and ian Act in relation 10
the pay Of members OflLo Legislature"
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Mr.. Tuuier introduced ga lint ResOlu.
tiun ftVOrinS the construction Of a South
err inc OF railwa, from the east bank Oi
! the Mississippi river, on or near the 32d
parallel north latitude, to the Pacific
/ ocean," which was adopted.
TO REDUCE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES.
| Mr.. Tson introduced ian Act to reduce
| the salaries Of certain officers and their
employee aud to reduce the number oil
employees, AID iur other purposes" Re
| lcrred 10 Committee on Fees and Salaries
The bill provides that the Governor shall
receive $3.50; GlyernOr's Private seCre'
tary, $500; Lieutenant.GOvernor same as
salary or per diem al owed to speaker Of
the House; Secretary of State $1,000; one
Clerk for secretary OF State, 81 900; Audi
tor, $2,OC0 Deputy Auditor, 1890; four
clerks Or Auditor, each $1,000; State
Treasurer, 81, 600; one clerk for Treasurer,
81 ON; and one clerk for Treasurer as ex'
OillclO Chairman OF State Charitable lnsti
tut ons, $l,(OO, Attorney.General, $4,000