Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Bill Abollshing The aali-o-
Commissioners Reported FaWor~
ably -Othsr Legislation.
special 70 OommerclaI Herald.

HOUSE.
JACKSON, Miss. Feb. 1.-The tel
lowing business was transacted tO-dags
The act to regulate the sale Of SEaaa
lands was referFedt to q apeclaleommlt~
tee. s9s
The act allowing extra compensation
to clerks Of boards of supervisors Of
jackson, Harrison, Hancock, Marion.
Perry and Green counties, passed.
Act to create d board Of pilot COM
missloners for Natchez harbor, passed.
"A resolution appointing next Wed
nesday night as the time for holding
memorial services over ex-membeFa AZ
the legislature who have died since
1884, was adopted.
The act to amend section 2,276 OF
the code, for the purpose Of furnishing
sheriffs with stationery, was referred
Act to amend section 1863 Of the
code in relation to bridges and cause
ways, was tabled subject to call.
An act for relief Of r. Seal passed,
and for relief Of. j. E. Pool wal indie
finitely postponed.
An act in relation to the rate Of
interest in this State, which limits the
rate Of interest to ten per cent was
taken up, and pending a motion to
indefinitely postpone, the hour Of tina
regular order arrived, san act 70 facili-
tate the construction Of the Gulf and
Ship Island railroad and for other pnE~
poses," and the. house resolved itself in
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Gwin in
the chair. The bill and the substitute
offered by committee was made the
special order for Monday next at
eleven O'Clock. Act to repeal the
charter Of the town Of Pamela passed.
Act to authorize the board Of SUI
pervisors Of Sunfower county and the
State auditor to make a certain COM
promise, was referred. Act to amend
section 824 and 1875 Of the code in re-
lation to sheriffs qualifying road conf
m%lssioners; passed.
Act to amend section 500 Of the
code in regard to building and loan
associations was referred.
Actto secure the free navigation Of
Big Black river was tabled, subject to
call.
Act In relation to costs Of iHsticesof
the peace when sitting as committing
officers, was indefinitely postponed.
Act In relation to final records Of
judgements in circuit courts, was in
definitely postponed.
Act to amend section 1914 Of the
code relative to exempt property,
passed,
The house concurred in the senate
joint resolution in respect to the mem
DRY Of Gen. w s. Hancock.
Act to abolish the railroad commits
sion Of Mississippi and amend the act
approved March IL, 1884, SO as to pro-
vide more effectual remedies against
extortion and report unjust dis
elimination was made the special order
. for Tuesday. The judiciary committee
! reported favorably its passage and five
! hundred copies OF the bill were ordered
printed.
SENATE.
Resolutions Of respect to the memo.
ries of Gen. WIS. Hancock, and Gen.
John D. Freeman, were adopted.
Bills passed:
To repeal the fourth section OF the
act to regulate swamp landss
to repeal act Incorporating the Brit
ish and Mississippi Valley Free Hold
Land and Mortgage company ; to cre-
ate an additional justice of the peace
in Washington county for the relief
Of r. v. Lester ito incorporate the Du-
rant Academy 4; to authorize the levy
Of a tax in Jackson to pay for an iron
bridge to amend section 594 Of the
code in relation to the time when q
license to sell vinuous and spiFitons
liquors shall be obtained from the tax
collector of any county, after the
grant of authority to sell said liquors
shall have been given act to author
ize the board Of levee commissioners
for the Yazoo and Mississippi Delta TO
make payment for necessary work
done.
The act to encourage agriculture in
the State was ordered engrossed.
Bills introduced and referred: To
exempt crippled and disabled persons
from paying privilege tax to peddle; to
further amend act to ascertain the out.
standing Indebtedness of the liquida-
ting levee district; to amend chapter
10 section $50 of the code ia relation
to exemption of Confederate soldiers
, from privilege tax; to repeal acts in
: cooperating the town Of Brandon; to
amend section 1912 Of the code in re-
. lation to dispositions in chaneeEy
: courts; TO amend the law in relation %
receivers; to authorize the CONSOLE
dalton OF the Louisville, New Orleans
s. Texas railway with the Memphis 8
8 New Orleans Railroad and Levee Com.
! pany; to authorize the board Of super.
! visors of Washington county to paw
for completing the registration OF said
; county in 1879; to provide for fund.
ing outstanding warrants Of Isssquena
county; to provide artificial leus foI
disabled Confederate soldiers Of the
: State.
"IF by some sudden convulsion Of
: nature everybody in the world should