Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Commercial Herald.
SENATE.

Sp0clal 10 Lne commercial Herald.
SENATE.
JACKSON, MISS, March bills on
third reading: To amend the charter
of the Natchez, Jackson & Columbus
railroad, passed; to pay certain money
to the board of levee commissioners for
the Yazoo Mississippi delta, indefinite
ly postponed; to prevent swine and
goats running at large in the county
of DeSotO, passed; to amend the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee charter; passed;
to authorize railroad companies to con-
soiidate and aid, lease to, or from, and
to purchase from, or settle to other
railroad companies, passed; to amend
section 1854 of the code so as to
extend its protection to the employees
of railroad companies in this
State, recommitted; to incorporate the
Natchez Street Railroad Company,
passed; to create bofrd of equaliza-
tion and to provide for the election of
members, passed.
To repeal section 1873 of the code in
relation to growing crops was made
the special order for tomorrow.
TO defend and punish polygamous
teachings in this State, passed; act for
preservation of the archives of the
office of State auditor, passed; for the
relief of certain soldiers and sailors,
passed with amendments; to authorize
the boards of supervisors of any coun-
ty to require railroads to fence in their
tracks, passed.
HOUSE.
Act for the relief Daniel Guntz,
passed; for relief of Loewenburg and
Sanders, passed; for relief of jenkins
and Shields; to amend act to authorize
corporate authorities of Yazoo City to
build bridge, passed; to amend act to
incorporate Yazo City, passed; to
authorize the board of supervisors of
Yazoo county to sell certain property,
passed; to prevent stock from running
at large in certain portions of Yazoo
county, passed; For relief of Rufus II.
Learned, passed; to provide additional
justice and constable in Jefferson
county, passed; to prevent swine from
running at lare in the county Of Amite.
Senate amendments concnrred in: To
remove minor disabilities of George
X. Gates, passed; to amend act in rela-
tion to stock running at large, approv-
ed February 18th, 1882, indefinitely
postponed; for the relief of A p. Cot
trell, of Clay county, passed.
To authorize the payment of the
chancery clerk of Clay county for ser
vices as county auditor, passed; to
change the name of Mrs. A.C. Wright,
passed; act for the relief of G. L. Jones,
of Bolivar, referred; in relation to
pilot commissioners of Ship Island
harbor, passed; to encourage the plant.
ing of oysters, passed; act to repeal
the charter of the town of Green
vile and incorporate the city of
Greenville, passed; to incorporate the
town of Indianola, passed; to amend
the act to incorporate the board of
levee commissioners, referred; to pro-
vide for the payment of registration
in Washington county in 1879, passed;
to amend act TO incorporate the Yazoo
delta railroad company, referred; to
provide for payment of levee taxes by
railroads in the levee district of the
State, referred; to provide for payment
Of deputy circuit clerk in Washing
ton county, passed; to provide reason
able compensation to the circuit clerk
of Washington county, passed; to
submit the question OF local option
to voters of Tate county
referred to amend act to regulate the
finances of Simpson county, passed ;
to amend act to incorporate the town
Of Poplarville. passed; to permit the
sale of domestic wines in Oktibbeha
county, passed.
The house has been engaged the
greater portion of the day in discussing
a bill regarding the public school sys-
TEN, and the same question will be
further considered tonight.