Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-14
The WEEKLY HERALD
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Has.
An ct Incorporating Sc. Slanls
Lana Commercial College, passed.
HOuaz-A number Of senatI
bills were considered.
A eommilles q prepare : tabl
Of distances from county sites Il
the Capital was sappOlnted.
A bill 70 bold . special election
to all vaesncies in the Legislature
passed.
An invitation 70 the Legislature tC
visit Vieksbarg has been accepted
and they will go down on the 18th.
The Judiciary ComInittec re.
commend the payment in currency
Of Stanton q MeKanDa's bill for
repairing the Governors Mansion.
A caucus was held last night on
public printing, but no harmony
could be had, ana to-day it ia said
9 new paper will be started, with
]. S. Morris as editor, that will be
strictly an Alcorn organ.
The Supreme Judges will be
confirmed tomorrow, though
strong opposition will be made to
Tarbell aRd SimraIl.
Article 4 Of section - of the
Constitution, which provides that
no Senator or Representative shall
DO appointed to Office during the
term for which he was elected, is
creating some alarm amongst
about one hundred aud sixty of the
members who are applicants for
various Offices, from the Judiciary
10 beat constable.
Jackson, Nay THE Senate
confirmed the appointment Of SIM
rail-, Peyton and Tarbell to the So.
Preme Court.
PeytoB will be ehosen Chief JUS
dee, he being the oldest on the
bench and the oldest man.
Bills introduced.
To incorporate the Oktibbeha
Agricultural Joint Stock Company.
To incorporate the Greenville,
Deer Greek and Rolling Fork rail-
road.
The House concurrcd in q resolu-
tiOn accepting an invitation TO visit
ViCksburg on next Friday.
HOUsE-TO-day was set for local
bills and but little was done.
The Committee on Ways and
Means reported a general revenue
bill.
A bill was introduced 10 protect
ell persons In civil and public
rights. ~
An act 10 provide for the pubIi-
cation of Supreme Court decisions.
A bill TO eompellPeace officers to
hear the charge Of Circuit Judges
passed.
The joint resolutions introduced
to authorize the Governor to ap-
point a commission to negotiate
with Alabama for Oeding Mobile
and that portion Of Alabama West
Of Mobile bay to Mississippi. was
made the special order for Wednes-
day.
AmemoFial 70 the POstofIice Dc.
partmeht asking the establishment
Of mail route from Port Gibson
TO Raymond.
A term Of the 5upreme Court
will be commenced on the 23d Of
Nay, when the docket for the mid.
die district viii be taken up.
Much Fidicule is made Of the sim
plicity Of the negro Senator Gray
1br his introduction Of the bill yes.
tsrdaY, guaranteeing admission Of
negro are companies to any fire
department IN the State.
Nominations for the Judiciary
are confidently expected on Mon
day. G aA
COMMITTEES On benevolent insti.
tudons made q report iu reference
to the Blind Asylum, commencing
many changes, establishing work
shops, etc, cOmplimentiug super
iutendent Mrs. Merville, for efR-
eient management.
The colored boy Howard, recon-
mendea by PearcsO Of ths Fifth Dis
trict, to West Point, is a son of the
Representative IN the Legislature |
rom JefsrsOn county. He Is Of
free birth. HIS father was raised in
JsfTersOa OOunayl ~
JACKSON, May 9.--Bills intro
Toallow the counties Of LoWndes
and Oksihbeha to Issue bonds to en- |
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