Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-18
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NHIsssIssippI LegIsIaGure-Ei Eighth
bay.
SENATE.

Day
SENATE.
JACKSON, Wednesday, Jan. 10, les.
Senate met; Northumberland Sims
In the chair.
Prayer by Rev. J. l.. Tucker.
Rolled called; present, all Senators.
journal 0fyesteid day read and approved,
Message received from House annJunc.
ing passage OF bills.
PROTECTION OF RAILROAD PASSENGERS.
Mr.. Furlong gave notice Of the introduc.
ton Of bill tOrthe protection Of passen.
gers on railroads.
STATE RAILRoAD-CoNvlcT LABOR.
Mr.. Foote gave notice OF bill for the
construction Of railroad by the Stale,
with convict labor, from some point on the
sea.coast-the most direct and practicable
route through the State to the Tennessee
state Line.
WHOLESALE IN vRsTlGATIoN OF EHERlPRs
THE AUDITORS OFFICE ALSO INTER-
EsTED
Mr.. Fewell presented papers and d0cu.
ments 10 the Senate, which had been
placed in his hands, containing charges OF
! delalcAtiOn and wrOng-duing on the part OF
the Sherids and Tax Collectors In almost
every county In the state, and also In the
Au itOr's office. Mr.. Fewell stated that
the papers were In his hands at the last
session, but the time was inOppOrtune for
their presentation. The papers were re.
! ferred to the Committee on finance for
investigation.
DISPENSING WITH PROFESSIONAL JURORS.
The judiciary Committee reported con.
sideratiOn OF u bill to enable litigants -
dispense with the services Of professional
jurors, with an amendment, and recon-.
mended its passage.
COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Reynolds, from select committee,
reported, with an accompanying state.
ment from the Governor, that NJ. B. Hill
lard, who had been elected Commissioner,
had never qualified.
OTHER REPORTS.
Mr.. Cowan, from special committee, &c.
ported Joint Rules.
Committee on Corporations reported,
recommending passage Of Act 70 repeal
| section l,0s7 Code, In relation 70 the poor
OF incorporated cities aud towns; and an
Act TO incorporate Church Of the Holy
| Trinity, In ViCksburg.
Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries reported consideration OF /
to authorize Board Of supervisors Of Yal0-
busha county TO employ a surveyor, etc 4,
and recommended It's passage.
Mr.. Montgomery, from select committee,
reported, recommending passage Of an Act
to change the time OF holding the Circuit
+ Court for the First District Of Hinds
county.
: MIR. Terry, from Committee on Agricul.
ture, Commerce aad Manufactures, report
ed consideration Of an Act TO repeal sec.
lions /, ?. 4, s. i, l. S,0 10, IL, l2and lS Of an
Act 10 provide for agricultural liens. and
for other purposes, and recommended that
} !. do not pass.
r INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Fewell; To incorporate the
Meridian Gas Light Company. Referred
BY Mr.. MGCaskill: To change the time
of holding the Lhaucery Courts in the
counties Of Rankin, Lawrence, Simpson,
Jasper Jones and smith, Referred " a
special committee.
BY Mr.. Gioert: To extend the time loF
giving official bOnds In the counties OF
Marion, Pearl, Hancock, Harrison, Jack.
son, Greene, Wayne, Perry, Jones, smith
Covlngton and Lawrence. Passed.
, RE- coDIFYING THE LAWS.
, Un motion Of Mr.. Barry, the report .
Joint Committee on this matter was takeI
up. The following is the ,epori:
, MIR. Presidents; The Joint Committed
appointed to consider the question Of re
cOdliying the laws, have considered th'
same and report that they deem at least 4
partial revision as necessary, and recon
mend that the several chapters OF tn
Code OF 1871 be referred 70 appropriate
Joint Committees OF the two houses, with
Instructions TO carefully examine all sub
sCquent legislation on the subject con
tained in each Chapter, and II materia
D changes have been made Or may be deemet
r necessary, the hapler shall be revised 81
=. as TO contain all the law on the subject g.
!, such Chapter, and that during the cOnsld
; Grafton OF the Code, as Aforesaid, the SEN
Q ate ana House shall meet at 3 O'ClOcl
e pm, leaving the morning for Committed
n work.
he Committee also instructed US Il
rec mmend what committees should bt
= appointed Tor the purposes above set forth
= which du'y will be performed IN a supple.
, mental epOrt.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to make the report thu
special order for Friday, 18th inst, at /
G o'clock, which was lost
I Mr.. West favored the adoption Of the re
@ port, that as the Constitution had already
been amended, and the sentiment In faYo
. Ofa Constitutional Convention was grow
L ing, the Code would be torn TO pieces, ant
Z under THESE circumstances the plan pro
p sed by the committee was the best fol
Gec0deiying the laws.
Mr.. Fewe saii this was an important
!. matter, and be was opposed to haste il
;, adopting the important recommendation.
d 1.-THE committee. He thought the necessi
le " for re.c0dityiug the laws had beer
10 greatly exaggerated, and that the plan
n proposed by the committee was Glow anC
n, expensive one, causing prOtracted ses
sion OF the Legislature, and then a verI
II imperfect Code would be ado pied. That
g. commission Of legal gentlemen could per
le Iofm the work much better and mucl
IN cheaper, and that this was the pror q
" manner 20 have the laws codlfed.
;e MI Gilbert thought the laws should bt
10 coaihed, but that there was no pressIni
n necessity for II; that the legal fraternit,
:, were familiar with the present Code an;
y statutes, and could get along very well 70
" few years.
! Mr.. Morgan agreed with Mr.. Fewell, ant
,e favored commission for the work.
I. Mr.. Bills moved that the report be mad
- the special order for tomorrow al j
O'Clock, which was adopted.