Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12

sions--The Bill PensIonlng Disa-
bled Confederate Soldiers Passed,
Etc.
Special to Commercial Herald.
SENATE.
JACKSON, Feb. l0-The bill to pro-
vide for the election Of a railroad COM
mission occupied nearly all of the ses-
sion, and finally passed.
The bill provides for the election Of
a commissioner for each supreme court
district at salary Of 5000, and for
clerk ut a salary Of $1,000,
Intelligence Of the death of Hon. j.
d. Vertner, senator from Claiborne
county, having been received, a com
mittee was appointed to make the nee
essary arrangements for honoring the
memory Of the deceased, and to take
charge OF the remains. A resolution
setting the 18th day Of February as a
day Of respect to the late senator, was
adopted.
HOUSE.
Speaker Sharp read a communication
from Manager McConnico. of the Ex-
position, inviting the legislature to
Wit the exhibition as body.
MIR. Burkitt called up the resolution
amending the rules of the house,
which adds a new rule as follows:
"The general appropriation bill shall
Be prepared by the committee at as
early day as practicable during the
session and five hundred copies printed
and laid on the desks Of the members
at least three days before being con-
sidered, and no new item shall be add
ed to the the said bill, after being print
ed, unless two-thirds Of the house shall
vcta to suspend the rules" The
latter clause, beginning with mo new
item" was stricken out and the rtso
luton passed.
A resolution to hold night sessions,
beginning next Monday, was adopted.
A memorial addressed to members
Of congress, in relation to the Blair
educational bill, was adopted.
Bills in relation to the issuance Of
$250,000 Of bonds by the levee COM
mksioneTs passed.
A resolution that no person elected
to the Office of governor shall be eligi'
ble to be his own successor in Office
lies over.
The special order of the day, being
an appropriation for the relief o
wounded soldiers and sailors 0
the late war, brought fortl
much eloquence and passed by I
vote of IS to Is. The bill provides
that the sum of thirty dollars shall b.
annually paid to The following bona tidt
residents of the State: Every soldier
or sailor who enlisted from Missis.
sippi and who lost leg, eye or arm in
the service of the Confederacy. TC
every such sailor or soldier who is now
or may hereafter be incapacitated fol
manual labor, by reason of wound
received in the said service, and to the
widow remaining unmarried of any
sailor or soldier who lost his life in
said service while citizen Of this
State; provided that not mere
than $4,000 shall be expended annu-
ally. and if it shall be found on ascer.
tanning the number of beneliciaries
under the act that they exceed seven
hundred, then the sum of $2l, 900 shall
be paid to benefciaries in equal parts
The bill to levy a tax OF one pei
cent on the gross earnings of all ex-
press, telephone, insurance and tele-
graph companies in the State, was re
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
Both houses adjourned out Of re-
spect to the memory of the late Sena.
tor Vertners
The judiciary committee has had
before it the bill abolishing the rail
road commission and it is believed will
at an early day report favorable to its
passage.