Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Bills Passed--A Number Approved
by the Governor.
Special to Commercial Herald.
SENATE,

special TO Commercial Herald.
SENATE.
JACKSON, Feb. "a. Bills passed: To
authorize the appointment Of a steno.
grapher for the circuit courts Of Einds,
Copiah, Yazoo and Meridian counLies:
to authorize the board of supervisors
of Carroll county to compromise the
Greenville, Columbus and Birmingham
railroad bonds; to authorize sureties on
the bond Of ]. G. Hastings to make a
settlement; to incorporate the New
York, Mexican & Texas Air Line rail-
road; act for the better protection of
passengers and property on railroads;
to provide an efficient remedy for the
exercise of the right of eminent do
main; to authorize the sale of poor
house land in Marshall county; to pro-
vide for the suppression of incendiar-
ism.
The bill to provide for the payment
Of Hon. j. w. G. Watson for services
rendered in the supervision cases was
made the special order for tonight.
sENATE-TUEsDAY NIGHT.
Bills passed: 10 change the time for
holding circuit court in Lowndes
county; to encourage the planting of
oysters; to authorize the payment for
the completion of registration in
Washington county; act to provide
for a convention Of the people of the
State for the purpose Of revising the
constitution.
WEDNEsDAY-HOUsE.
The bill leaving it optional with
boards of supervisors to make
county auditors pay from $50 to $3.50
per year, was indefinitely postponed.
The special order, act to provide
more effectual remedies against extor-
ton and discrimination by railroads,
and to abolish the railroad commission
of the State, was indefinitely postponed
by a vote of 81 to 36.
Act to amend section 1877 of the
code in relation to grand jurors, was in
definitely postponed.
Act to prescribe the qualifications of
municipal voters at elections held in
Incorporated towns and cities in this
State, was Indefinitely postponed.
H0USE-TUESDAY.
The contested election case of Duh
can VS.. Lowe was concluded, the seat
being awarded to Lowe.
H. G. McCabe made one of the best
speeches of the session in defense of
Lowe.
The governor has approved the fol-
lowing entitled bills For the relief
of Mrs WesSon !; to prevent sheep and
geese running at large in Kinds
and Madison counties to prohibit
the sale of liquors in Harri-
son and Tylertown to extend
the time of sale of lands for
delinquent taxes in Wilkinson county !;
for the relief of w. H. Harvey and G..
7. Turner to prevent hogs, sheep and
goats from running at large in Mar
shall county an act supplementary
to an act to ratify and
confirm the corporation of
the Memphis, Birmingham & Atlantic
railroad company; act to allow the
widow of Hon. j. D. Vertner to draw
his salary; act to amend an act to
provide for the protection of crops in
! any supervisors district of Tippah,
Benton, Marshall, Pamela, and Union
counties; for the relief of the estate of
David MCCleary; act to define and
} make clear the boundaries between the
counties of Clay and Lowndes; act to
authorize the board of mayor and
= alderman Of the city of Jackson to
levy a special tax to pay for az iron
} bridge and for other purposes; act to
incorporate the Citizens Building and
Loan association of Vicksburg; 10
incorporate the Vicksbnrg Waterworks
} Company; to incorporate the town of
Leland; to declare what shall be a law
full fence in the county of Washing
ton; to authorize the president of the
board of supervisors of Warren county
to convey school section No. IL in
township IA range 3, Warren county.
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