Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-01

Tlculture, o. maktI < cotton &C a low inquire
T. purchas the necessaries OF life at high
prices, has caused til IL condition 20 grow
from bad 10 worse until these people have
becnme dispOhdent aud have given way 20
an unfortunate and deplOrabie cOmmunis
TIC feeling such a question as 10 here pre-
,ented, ~ by no me ans q new one. Il is
a subj Ct that has from time So time Duz.
zled our wisest Statesmen In different
parts Of our comm n country. The com.
nlttee desire to emph .sizs tle TACT that
this question has nothing to do with poll.
Tics, These lawless persons have no AMI.
mostly towards tie cOlOred people, for.
evidence IT which your committee refer to
the disavOwals on this subject m de In the
many anonymous notes and letters scat.
tered over the country by these men 10
terfiiy and alarm the pc p o. Their object
seems to be a des re to drive on the LABOR
era and the l%auihOlders, and n I to injure
the labOreTs themselves. l. 10 a spirit Of
cnmmunism IN its inciplency, which, In
the opinion OF your committee will demand
yigOrOas and Immediate action on the part
ui every lawfully constituted authority
Of the Government, Il flaw and order are TO
he restored TO that section OF the state.
We are happy to state that lawlessnesL,
by no means prevails throughout these
un les, but Is confined 10 certain localI-
ties. BY far the larger portion, and the
b tier class, OF people ATE DESTROYS that
Law aud order should prevail, and are
ready a d willing to cooperate with the
authorities Ia putting down the violators
o. the ,aw. The co nmittee has ascertain.
ell further that the Courts and proper
OH 'ers are dlllgent In the attempt to en-.
lIrce The law In these counties, and II Is
no fault Of theirs that this condition Of
affairs exists. The great difficulty 10 that
these awless persons go alb Iut at night
and keep so well concealed aud have wit
nesses usually 30 terrified that 1t is
almost impossible to bring them 10 jus
tice, The ~Ohcers, aided by good citizens,
are doing all that 10 possible under the
peculiar circumstances to put an end to
this unfortunate state ofatfairs, but have
thus far been unsuccessful.
YOar honorable body has taken one
step Ia the right direction by making an
appropriation 10 enable the Governor to
call nut the military power Of the State,
In the event 1t should become necessary.
The Committee as q partial remedy to
me I the case, recommend the passage OF
tue accompanying bill, and being at q
great loss to know what further 10 do,
would mos. earnestly beg the advice and
earnest thought OF every member Of the
Lexis allure on this grave question, In this
moment Of upreme Democratic rule Ia
Mississippi. In conclusion, having de-
voted a large portion OF our time to the
earnest, faithful aud patient con sideratiOn
OF this subject, honestly endeavOring to
lay before you the real facts In the case,
aud having the utmost confidence In the
desire, ability and patriotism In the great
dominating party 10 the State to protect
each and every citizen, from the highest
10 the lowest, In the tree and full enj y
ment Of every right, your Committee
would ask TO be discharged from iurth r
consideration OF the subj ect.
A. b. HURT, Chairman.
PASSAGE OF THE SCHOOL BILL.
Act to establish q uniform system Of
Public Free Schools In this State, was
passed.
II MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The Joint Special Committee to as
certain aud report certain matters
touching the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road, the cost Of that portion Of said
road lying within the State, the earn
! ings Of such portion since 1874, aud
other matters, made a lengthy report,
which vas ordered spread upon the
, Journal.
DISPOSITION OF BILLS.
Act to enable the State to obtain the
f.. money due from the United States u
indemnity for lands sold by the Gov,
eminent of the United States, under
Acts Of Congress. Committee amend.
f ment adopted, and bill passed.
Act TO facilitate the redemption OF
; lands heretofore sold 10 the State for
taxes, and to increase the public rev.
euue. Referred.
PAY OF LEGISLATORS.
| Mr.. Street introduced "an Act sup.
. plem2 ntal to an Act to regulate the
pay of members Of the legislature
The bill which passed aud went to the
| Governor, provides a compensation oil
5000 tor regular sessions and SO for
, called sessions. By an error In en-
. grossment of the bill, the words "per
day" were omitted after SO. The sup.
( elemental bill is intended to remedy
this.
LEGAL BILL DAY.
The House entered upon this order
OF business, aud a number of bills wert
introduced and called up-some passed
: some referred, and otherwise disposed
oil.
FENCING RAILROADS.
Tue Judiciary Committee made the
i following report: "Your Committee
to whom was referred House Bill No
SO, and the substitute therefor, has had
under consideration the question
whether 1t is within the power Of the
Q legislature to pass'an Act requiring
2. Railroad Company 10 fence its track,
= and beg leave 10 report as follows
That 1t is within the power of the Leg
islature to enact such a statute, but IN
\ the opinion Of your Committee Il
would be unsound policy TO so dis,
criminate against corporations as to CO
tablish a different regulation as be-
tween them and neighboring land.
owners from that which has been Of
may be established as between natura
@ pcrsons.
Act to compel the New Orleans &
Mobile Railroad to fence its track il
jackson county. Passed.
Mr.. Seal introduced a bill ian Ag
a 10 compel the New Orleans, Mobile &
$ Texas X abroad ComDany to fence theiI