Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Commercial Herald.
HOUSE.

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 18.-The
house concurred in senate joint
resolution appointing committee to
visit the State Normal School and Uni
versity of Mississippi; also concurrent
resolution appointing a committee to
investigate the State board of health.
Act to ratify and confirm the corpo-
ration of The Memphis, Birmingham
& Atlantic railroad company, and for
other purposes, was passed with amend,
ments and sent to the senate. a sy-
nopsis of the bill would be useless as
the amendments are numerous and the
senate's action is doubtful.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
In relation to contracts for labor; for
the preservation of certain rec
ords in the office of the audi
tor Of public accounts; act to
require justices of the peace to bring
their dockets before the grand jury; to
amend an act to regulate freight and
passenger rates on railroads in this
State; to amend section ll75 and ll16,
of the code referring to bills of excep-
tions; to amend an act in relation to free
!. public schools; for the relief of ply
sicians; to change the rules OF evil
dence to suits for divorces; to amend
section 1854, of the code in reference to
bonds of indemnity; to repeal an act
to prohibit the courtesy of free passes
on railroads to certain parties; for the
relief of confederate soldiers; to re-
peal section 2l04, revised code; to es-
tablsh circuit and chancery court dis
tricts in this State; to repeal section
1877 of the code; to encourage the estab-
lishment of factories in the State; to
amend the laws governing the taking
of depositions in the State; to amend
section 703; to obtain more compe' ent
school trustees; to allow attorneys fees
to be proven as an item of damages in
all actions and suits for damages,
SENATE.
The vote whereby act to make de-
duction from members salaries in
certain cases, which bill calls for de-
duction of five dollars per day from
pay of members when absent without
good cause, was to-day reconsidered,
and bill referred to special commit
tee of three, consisting of Messrs. Bur
kit, Ross and Smith.
Messrs. billiard and Harvey were ap-
pointed on joint committee to investi-
gate the State Normal school at Holly
Springs, and University of Mississippi.
Act to incorporate the town OF
Flora, passed with committee amend
ments.
Act to amend section 1l21 of the
code of 1880 in relation to sale OF
spurious liquors was taken up. The
committee ON temperance, to whom
the bill had been referred, recon-
mended as substitute. An amendment
which was offered and the bill substi-
tute and amendment was made special
order for Thursday morning. 2lst
inst.
Act to amend section 1921 of the
code in relation to gaming in saloons,
lost by vote of yeas to % nays.
Act to incorporate the Pensacola "
Memphis railway, was made the special
order for tomorrow Immediately af-
ter the special order already made
Act to ratify the incorporation Of
the Memphis, Birmingham and Allan
ia railroad company, which bill passed
Ne House was taken up and re-
n erred to the Railroad Committee.
Act to change the time of holding
Circuit Court in Lincoln county.
Passed.