Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

Jna. Wlsllans Bee resigned the
o1cs e s1ae Librarian.
Tha Ganafh RaIlroadb bill passed.
Apfotasl alask The f~Orty-niBth
section W. presented, ulgned By
Senators Handy, Stone, Bennett,
Johnson AMI Taina.
nm 90 panish Ia Klux passed.
the hll 90 punish public oficeEs
or drunkenness IVES Feeensldered
Act Incorporating the Perkins
vile Manufacturing Company
passed
Act incorporating The Merchants
Whaffb0at Association Of VIcks-.
burg passed.
aAet 70 incorporate Gem Fire
Company o. jackson passed.
Also % incorporate the Pass
ChTistian Hosel Company.
Act 70 protect persons In their
rights ID attending public lnstitu-
tons. Referred 70 COMMITTEES on
Education.
The SchcOI bill 10 under consider
alton.
There IL d hard fight in the House
over the seats OF members appoint.
edt0 0Hes. Al such members re-
tired except Cunningham, who con-
tests on The grunna that they are
not yet commissioned. The case
will Be decided tomorrow.
Hebert mads ; point that no man
could hold two Offices according to
The Consultation.
Ifhe hrighL Alcorn will have 10
Fe.appolnt many officers nominated
te@daY ior Holmes, Attala and
MayRe eounties, and the towns Of
summit and Goodman.
Lake Lee has been appointed
District Attorney for thu fifteenth
District; =. y. Pate for the Eighth,
and w. II. Parker, Thirteenth.
JAcKsoN, June 8.--SENATK-
Bills passed.
A Bill to facilitate the collection
Of taxes IN Kinds county for 1859.
An act to provide for district
ing Grenada county.
HousR-A bill passed author.
king the Board Of Supervisors 10
transfer a portion Of land rolls to
Itawamba and Pontotoc counties.
The school bill was taken up
and considered 70 eighteenth sec
ton.
On the question Of Cunning
hams eligibility to a seat on the
floor of the House, which was up
to-day, Mr.. Niles favored his re-
tanning his seat, on the ground
that he had not subscribed to the
oath Of office.
Spellman stated that he had
seen the oath on file three days
ago in the Secretary Of States
Office.
Mr.. Cunningham, who was on
the floor, an unwilling listener dur
ing the discussion, arose and
stated that he had subscribed TO
the oath, but had subsequently
gotten possession Of and destroy
ed It. The question was asked If
the mere destruction Of the paper
was considered as absolvihg him
from his oath. No answer was
made as Cunningham had business
outside about that time. Mr. Her.
bert spoke In favor Of the resolu.
ton unseating Cunningham, de.
claring as his opinion that the
Constitution prohibited any one
appointed to an office from Con
stable up, from holding q seat in
the Legislature.
The vote was had, and poor W
Ben vent TO where the woOdbin,
tWineth. regret the loss Of IS
day TIL he IL duly commissioned
SpsIlman, his colleague, state
his reason for voting in favor o
Ousiiug him as follows:
"Believing that in the with
dEaWal Of bis oath from the Ollie
Ofthe Secretary Of State, and thI
subsequent destroying Of tn
copy, Judge Cunningham com
mitted an oct which was unprecC
dented and totally ut variance wit
the spirit OF q free and enlighteI
people, / vote aye"
A resolution was adopted, dc
claring the seats Of all member
who hare been confirmed to judiC
ial appointments vacant. Chan
dler sent in his resignation, an,
other seats will be vacated at once
Dr.. Sites said he was glad tn,
gentleman had torn up the oatl
as he wanted another Judge in hi
place.
Lake Lee nominated as DistriC
Attorney yesterday, was in 1855:
candidate for Governor of Missii
slppi, IN opposition TO John
Quitman, and was afterwards SeC
retary or State of Tennessee, BIT
recently returned to Mississippi
Wood, Of Yazoo, said he wa
opposed b parties elingin
Is judicial Office in one han
an1 the Legislature with I'll
other. II gentleman did not wal
TIE place 70 say so as he was read
and wiling to takes judgeship an
promise pot TO encumher th
House via hsa presence If he g
one.
JAeEsos, 4aua 9.-SENATE-
Notlee Of naW IL
An act for tho relief Of Az,