Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Large Number of Bills Introduced
and Referred.
Special to Commercial Herald.
HOUSE.

offered a resolution to amend the rules
OF the house so as to provide that gen.
eral appropriations should be reported
at an early day, i've hundred copies to
be printed.
A communication was received from
the governor recommending that lib
erai pay be appropriated to j. w. @.
Watson for services rendered as attor-
ney in the cases wherein the question
Of railroad supervision was concerned.
Bills from senate taken up: To
transfer certain funds in jackson
county passed. To amend section
Liz OF the code in relation to the sale
of liquors referred. In relation to
rate of Interest," referred. 70 reueal
the charter Of the town OF Panola re-
ferred. Resolution to memorable con-
gress in behalf of cotton producers OF
the State who paid what is known
as the war tax adopted. Act
to provide for the assessment
and taxation Of lands after sale by the
State and United States; referred. 10
amend section 2737 of the code in
reference to neglect or refusal of civil
officers to perform the duties required
OF them by law; indefinitely postponed.
To amend chapter ~ Of the code in
relation to proceeding in mandamus;
passed. TO amend section 649 in
relation to overseers of the poor:
passed. 10 prescribe form of trust
deed; indefinitely postponed. TO
increase the poll tax and make the
failure to pay misdemeanor; referred.
IopTohibit the consolidation of parallel
or competing lines Of railroads; recon-
mltted. TO protect any citizen in the
payment of lines and costs in certain
cases; substitute offered by judiciary
committee, passed. Petition OF citizens
OF Holmes county against the passage
Of stock law; referred. To provide
for the enforcement of liens on water
craft; passed.
Act in relation to contracts for labor;
made special order for February 9th,
and 800 copies ordered printed. In
relation to the sale of domestic wines;
tabled subject to call.
The motion to reconsider vote
whereby house accepted invitation to
visit the girls school at Columbus on
Wednesday, was lost.
SENATE.
The act to incorporate the Kansas
City, Memphis " Birmingham railroad
company, passed with amendment.
Bills introduced and referred: To
make uniform the charge for weighing
cotton in this State. TO prevent the
payment of money out OF the State
treasury contrary to law. TO better
provide for the regulation of the sale
of fertilizers. 10 incorporate the Meri-
dian Waterworks Company. Author.z-
Ing the board of supervisors of any
county to require railroads u fence in
their tracks. To provide for full and
6nal settlement between the State and
the lessees of the ptIitentiary. TO
facilitate the collection Of poll tax in
the State.
SENATE.
JACKSON, Feb. 2.-The report of the
joint committee TO investigate the
State library was tabled subject to
call.
Bills introduced and referred To
abolish the office Of swamp land com.
missioner; to amend chapter 707, code
in relation to the pay of Superinten
dents of education; to amend
section 663 of the code in relation to
inquests of lunacy; to amend the act
to authorize the Georgia Pacific r. R.
Company to sell or lease part of its
railway; to prevent the evils of intem-
perance in Copiah county by local
option; to amend section 3O57 and
5,037 of the code relating to criminal
proceedings; to amend section ,695 |
Of the code in relation to verdicts of
juries;Y tabled subject to call. In rela.
tion to giving notice to absent or non
resident defendants in cases
for the enforcement of the
lien Of mechanics before justices
Of the peace; indefinitely postponed;
to remedy the evils occasioned by
burning Of the docket of the mayor
OF CORTLAND, indefinitely postponed;
in relation to accident insurance com.
panies, indefinitely postponed; to au.
thorize the board of levee commission.
ers to pay for necessary work done on
leVees, referred; to declare what shall
be a lawful fence in the county of
Washington, referred; for the relief of
J. J. Dubard, passed.
On motion the senate adjourned
until Saturday next by vote of 18 to
13.
HOUSE.
The bill directing the auditor of
public accounts to postpone until the
first day of April, 1886, the issuance
OF warrants on account Of the COM
mon school fund, as provided for IN
section 1881 of the code of 1880,
which is required to be made up from
the general fund of the treasury,
passed.
Bill to provide for examination as to
the business Of banks and bankers,
acting under the laws of the State /:
made the special order for Monday.
To incorporate the bank of Winona,
passed.