Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-14
THB WEEKIY EERALD
BY TEIkG GRAPa.


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railroad ss' 4 90, .iaa
"a bill soslacorporale The Ship
Islanda ana Rsdncah railroad is the
spssial order Gor tomorrow b
4bs Judiciary Committee re.
ported 4 Anbsdtnis for the Dill to
project eli persons in civil and pO-
lilical rights. zoe T
HousE-The Committee on Ways
aud Means reported bill requiring
Insurance Companies to deposit
S20000 In State currency with State
Treasurer before transacting bhsi-
ness.
The Committee on Public Build
ings were instructed to report a bill
to LET by contract the repairs and
building Of State property.
a bill to raise revenue for State
Government was made the special
order for tomorrow.
Action in relation to justices Of
the Peace passed.
The Judges Of the High Conrt
were to-day induCled into office in
tho presence Of the Legislature In
the Senate Chamber. s8
The chOice Of terms were decided
by ballot; Judge simrall drew for
nine years, TarbeIl for six years,
and Peyton for three years. When
thesresnlt was announced a prOmi-
neHt Republican member was heard
to ogay, aGOd favors the right"
E,P.HarmoRis L nominated Chan.
eellorp Of Fifteeuth District,
composed Of WashIDgton, Bclivar,
COihOnaa and TunicA counties. he
is SdId to have been the fOrmerlaw
paEtner Of AlcorneJs j' % .
John D! Moore is appointed
shsritfOs Lincoln county. , 80 p
The nominations Of Brown, Orr
andVanCe have been confirmed.
Many members will take advan.
tage Of adjournment on Friday TO
60 home. 5.. ..-4. III. H.. ..
JACKSON, Nay ll.--A bill passed
to allow LOwndes and oktibbeha
counties to issue bonds for the Mo.
bile and Ohio railroad.
Also 8 bin to protect all persons
in Ciyil and public rights.
Also to incorporate the Big
Black Navigation and Improve.
meRt Association. J ..
The committee reported iavora-
blya bill for the relief Of Jencks 3
McBryde. q
Also 8 bill to incorporate the
VicksbuTg Ferry Company.
The Governor approved the sup
Elemental bill establishing the
counties Of AleOrnc and Prentiss.
HoUsE--A petition was received
fromithe citizens Of Pamela against
the division Ofthe county, ' r7'A
A bill passed incorporating the
Meridian FeH1zie College. r
Most Of the day was consumed
in committee Of whole, discussing
the.reyenus bill., During the discas-
sion on raising ,ithe tax on land
from One-tOnth b one-hdlf lof one
per cent, ROane, Radical, Of Pike;
said thatifeaFpet bag Shefiffs were
honest Ia payment OF the taxes coli
leeted, Instead Of filing their car-
pet bags with peoples money, there
would be no necessity for an in
crease in the revenue, which is only |
called for by The depreciation IN
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For Circuit ::Judges-Leachman, I
sixth district Orlando Davis,
Tenth district and Boone, Ninth
district. 1IJ -t n 81 ODD -ub
The Sheriff and County ofElcers
Of CoahOma county, and ali the
foregoing. we're nominAteda and con.
irmed. !,
J. n. smyley, for Circuit Judge
Of the Second district, was nOml.
mated and referred to the Judiciary
Committee. d
The Pilot establishment has been
IOld BY Fisher 8 Kimball to q Joint
ItOck company, Who will run the
PAPER in the interest of the party
n such q manner as to bring the
NO wings together. So the prob
sm as 10 who viii be public prin.
Ter is solved. Il
JAcKsOE, Miss, May l2.--sRHATE
The bill making an appropriation
for expenses by the sergeant-nt
Arms passed.
Notice was given Of the intro.
iuctiOn Of q bin to collect taxes on
Iands heretofore forfeited. |
The Committee reported fAvOra-
,ly on the bill to incorporate the
City Hotel Company of JasksOn.
Also the bill to incorporate The
Verona Female College. 9ha Hih
The House committee on printing
eported 4 substitute for the bin