Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-15
FROM JACKSON.

Bills Read and Referred--Act Rela-
tive to County Prisoners Vetoed
--Chairmen Of COMMUNICATIONS
erals George and Walthall Return
Thanks.
special to Commercial ii raid.
JACKSON, Jan. 9.-The following
are the most important bills read and
referred in the house To-day. Amend
ing the law relative TO swine roaming
at large in Adams; protecting crops
from stock 10 QuItman; Incorporating
Shiloh Camp ground in Rankin; incor-
porating the Citizens and Building
Loan Association, Of Vicksburg; pre-
venting certain stock from running at
large in Yazoo; extending the provis-
ions of the law relative to exempting
factories from taxation; for the pre-
s~eryatioD of fish in Yockanookany and
other streams; amending a law rela-
tive to salaries of district attorneys.
The bill fixes the salary at $4,000 and
gives the district attorney one per
cent on forfeitures Of official
bonds and recognizance in criminal
cases and other fees now allowed
to be taxed in cost bill and paid INFO
the county treasury.
An act passed at the last legislature
repeating the act relative. to county
prisoners and c%Onvicts, was vetoed by
the governor.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill for the relief of James T..
Avery; amending the charter Of the
town of Tchula; amending he charter
OF Oak Land Academy; creating an ad-
dltional justice of the peace in district
live, Bolivar county; amending road
laws in Monroe county; for relief Of
holders of teachers certificates in Ma
rion and Pontotac counties; amending
law relative to outstanding school
warrants; amending fence law in Will
kinson.
SENATE.
A resolution of Mr.. Harvey was
adopted requiring concurrence Of the
house in directing the a~ttorney.geu-
eral to ascertain the amount of DANA
ges the State has sustained on account
of the railroad commissioners salary
and attorneys fees in prosecuting APP
peals and sustaining the State and
Federal courts.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
Regulating compensation of district
attorneys and fixing salaries at $4,000.
Mr.. Love also introduced d bill al
lowing the above salaries and the per
quisites now received to be credited to-
the common school fund.
By Mr.. Binford, for the encourage
ment Of agriculture in Mississippi.
Bill exempting from taxation all mon
eys loaned at or less than ten per cent.
BY Mr.. Yerger, allowing Judge B.
f. Tremble full salary for time ap-
pointed and to retire from duties of
Office.
by Mr.. Gully, fixing the poll tax
al Two collars.
The following combinations were
made:
j. M. Arnold as judge of the
supreme court; Writ Adams, Jr.,
State revenue agent.
Speaker Sharpe to day announced
the committees. The following are the
chairmen:
Universities, Harrison; enrolled
bills, McGehee; executive contingent
fund, Cook; State library, Buchanan;
proportions and grievances, Ferguson;
engrossed bills, Summer; public
buildings and grounds, Summons; mill
tary affairs, McRae, county
affairs, Meharg; %penitentiary, holland;
Roads, Ferry's and Bridges, Bates /;
Benevolent Institutions, Clemens ;
immigration, Banks; Federal Rela-
tions, Trigg Contingent Ex-
penses, Gwln Temperance, Gu
trer; Registration and Elec-
ton, Norrtll /; Manufactures, Mlllsaps;
Public Printing. F. M. Burkitt; Pub
lie lands. West; Health and Quaran-
tine, McWhorter ; Mississippi Levees,
Gibbs Public Education, Gordon {;
Claims, Burdine ; Corporations, Nc
CAbe; Appropriations, Harrison; Rail
roads, Hoyle; Agriculture, Henry +;
judiciary, M~agruder; Ways and Means,
Williamson.
The Chairman of the Executive
Committee received a telegram from
Hons. George and Walthdll, thanking
the caucus for their action in nominal
ing them U. S. Senators.
A Banker Arrested Charged With