Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special to Commercial Herald.
SENATE.

Special to Commercial Herald.
SENATE.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 8.-Bills re-
ferred-For relief Of D. j. Cannon: to
authorize a levy of special tax in New
ton county; to amend chapter 9th OF
the code in relation to foreign nurse
ries; to amend section 1854 Of the code;
to extend the protection of said section
to the employees of railroad companies
in this State; to require che State edu'
cational and charitable institu ions to
be conducted on business principles;
to confer additional powers on notaries
public; to abolish the board of imml-
grafton; to repeal section 2, 3 and OF
an act to promote and encourage the
construction of the Gulf and Ship Is
land railroad; for protection OF pas
sengers and property on railroads; to
amend section 5, chapter q, acts OF
1884, so far as the same relates to rail-
road commissioners.
To allow issuance of $25O,OOJ in
bonds by the board of levee commits
sioners; passed.
To prevent the payment of MONEY
out. of the State treasury contrary to
law; passed
TO make uniform the charge of
weighing cotton in the Safe; passed,
Resolutions adopted that committee
on executive contingent fund be
directed to make inquiry and report
all items Of expenditure for years 1882,
1883, 1884 and 1885; also the Fesolu
tions inquiring into recent surveys OF
swamp lands.
!. A memorial to congress for the i'm
provement of the Tombigbee river.
A memorial to congress- in regard to
the Blair educational bill.
A bill to iOsure the better workings
of the public roads; passed.
The governor has approved the
resolution to appoint joint commit
tee to investigate the public offices
and an act for relief of I. +. Shelton;
and has vetoed act to repeal act to
declare what shall be lawful act in
Sharkey county, and resolution to
memoralize congress in behalf
of the cotton producers who
paid what is known as war
tax. The governor is in sympathy
with the objects of the resolution. but
held that the preamble was improperly
drafted; to incorporate the Farmers
Bank of Mississippi; to repeal act to
amend chapter 20 of the Code SO far
as relates to Harrison county.
HOUSE.
A great many local bills were intro
duced and referred. The special order
of the day was taken up.
Act to provide for examination and
\ report as to the business of banks and
bankers acting under the laws OF this
State and for other purposes.
A motion to strike out the enacting
clause prevailed.
Action in relation to exemption of
money loaned on real estate,
ETC., which is amendatory to chap
ter 497 of the code, lost by vote of
81 ayes to 80 nays.
TO prevent conVicts sentenced to the
penitentiary from running at large;
passed.
To ill vacancies of certain judges
pro TEN. in certain cases, indefinitely
postponed.
To regulate sale and conveyance by
debtors, indefinitely postponed.
Bills passed-To authorize the re-
vision Of the poll books in Hancock
county; to provide for the payment OF
certain school warrants in Kinds coun-
ty: to prohibit the sale Of liquors in
Ebenezer; to ascertain outstanding in
debtedness of Lincoln county;
to authorize the county
surveyor of Simpson county to take
acknowledgement to deeds; to
prohibit the sale of liquors within five
miles of the town of Stratham; to
amend an act to prohibit the sale OF
LIQUORS in the town of Walthall; to ex-
tend the time for sale of lands for de-
linduent taxes in Wilkinson county; to
amend an act to provide reasonable
compensation for the clerks of Lincoln
Jefferson, Amite, Franklin, WILKINSON
Pike, Kinds and Tallahatchie counties;
to provide compensation to the asses
sor in wilkinson: to amend an act In
cooperating the town of Okolona; TO
amend an act empowering the board OF
supervisors of Wilkinson county TO
levy taxes for county purposes; for the
protection Of fish in the Yazoo valley
to amend an act establishing a ferry
over Yazoo river. :,
To amend section 2098 Of the cod
requiring only one guardian bone
where three or more minors own one