Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25


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from husaia He commenced.
The President nn&lnatea alan-
oH vice Gffsr.
Tells b. Bruce ives annssa
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1he HphnisA Dorraapondbnt
lished Z very ralnmlaous letter but
no new facts.
Tho supreme Caaft enIdes Ii
the case Of Ohas. J.
dissenting, that WheEe E
islatnre grants q franchise a az
poration, and IN Consideration 81
the corporation eslabliehIng tho
teFpriso contemplated, ezemp6B ihn
corporation property frOm taxation.
A contract Is created between lhs
corporation and State, which 10
subsequent Legislature, or ahange
Of State constitution can impair
L. d stated that Gen. Eanar les
letters adverse 70 The admlnbfdn AZ
Virginia witholt stringent restFit.
ti0ns.
Trnmbull from tle judiciary
COMMITTEES, reported ajoint rasola-
tion declaring Virginia entitled 10
representation II Congress.
In Executive session Stanton Waa
confirmed by 40 70 IL.
H0nse-The bill distrihniiae he
number and rank Of Government
employees saEnoEg The several
States aud Territories. vas passen.
The Georgia bill was taken hp.
The vote viii Be taken Be- to4n0tk
row. Several amendments prn-
posed, eli which Batter who eham-
pioned tho bill opposed hn
ground that while The bIIl h6l
10 ell respects saiisfactorg, amend
ments would cause delay. ning-
ham will oppose the bin af Night
session for debate only. af
Butier stated that the COMMITTEES
postponed the Virginia bin booauaa
they had not yet had sufficient oVI2
denee. FarnswOflh moved 10 saas
pend the rules aud pass the reaoln-
lion that Virginia Is entitled to rep.
resentati0n. The House refused ID
suspend the rules by 0S to los.
Speaker decides that the Georgia
bill 10 open to amendment ana tiat
a motion to postpone win be enter.
tanned
The Virginia Legislature imposes
the test oath and seats those hav.
log the next highest vote where the
majority candidates are ineligible.
NEW .NRLEANs, Dee. 2O.-The
Houston Telegraph reports the re-
turns froms1l9 counties. Davis
majority is GO only, with Z coun-
lies TO hear from.
Legislature-seaate-I3 Repub-
licaRs, II Conservatives, 3 10 hear
from.
HOuse-96 Republicans, As Con-
servatives, 8 to bear from.
Gen. Reynolds has ordered al
election In Navarro and Milan
counties, which did not vote az the
general election.
San FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-Three
hundred Chinese under contract for
: years, will reach New Orleans
about the 10th.
Nav York, Dec. 20-Riahteen
gunboats have departed.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2O.-The
Ram Triumph formerly the AtIAn-
70 has gone TO sea. II Il FuHnored
that she Is In the Cuban interest.
aud is after the Spanish Runboats
Which'left New York on Saturday.
RONE, Dec. 2O-Cardinal Mathieu
takes the message from the Pope
10 Napoleon.
LONDoE, Dec. 20.-It is reported
that France Is urging the Gteaf
Powers to disarm, and oasrs 10 Set
the example, but the Berlin ionr-
nails discredit the report
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The MI.
tual Base Ball Club leit for New
Orleans last night via tue Erie road.
lIoMB, Dec. 20-The COMMITTEE
Of Bishops have been Instructed 10
draft a plan for checking the growth
Of infidelIty IN accordance with
the papal allacutlon.
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