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point on the New Orleans Railroad
near PontichOnla.
Mr.. Gibbs-A bill to provide for
the payment Of Commissioners Of
Election appointed by the COnsti-
tutiOnal Convention. Also . bill
to fund the debt Of Mississippi.
Mr.. Striuger-Amend an act
passed in 1851, relating to crops
and fencing In Warren county, so
as to extend to Issaquena county.
Mr.. Little Form n new county
Of AIcorn Of part Of TishOmingo.
Mr.. Gartman-rO establish a
new county Of part Of Lawrence,
Pike, Copiah, Amite and Frank
lin, with county seat at Brook
haven. i'' '..r'
A bill to incorporate the Meri.
dian Gas Light Company; 10
amend the charter Of the N. & D.
II. r.. TO run a branch from Artesia
70 StaFkville. u .i"
Reconsideration Of Senate 10
print 10000 copies of Governors
inaugural was conCurred In.
The following bills are to be intro
duced I.''l- '.' "' 90
10 remove the seat Of Justice
Of CODiah county, from GallRlin to
llazlehurst.
To repeal an act uniting the Of
fees Of sheriff and Assessor Of
Jackson County, and to remove the
seat OF justice Vi Jackson Comfy
from Americas to East Pascagouls.
Mr.. Niles IL to Introduce a bill
in relation to ChanceTy. -'-
A resolution to furnish each
member with such newspapers as
he may desire, not to exceed fOus
to each vas adopted.
Clarke introduced a bill forbid
ing the Auditor 10 issue warrants
10 the State University. Referred
10 Judiciary Committee.
A bill TO locate seat Of Justice
for Clark county at Enterprises was
passed, and goes to the Governor
Mr.. Chandler introduced . bill
to amend the laws in reference "a
writs Of habeas corpus. Passed
second reading and referred 10 Ju.
dietary committee.
The election Of State Printer ant
Librarian is set for IL O'Clock to-
/ morrow. There il much speculR
ton as TO the result for Printer
Il has been caucussed for Severa
days, and the contest Is now be
tween Fisher Of the Pilot, Wake
. Of the Republican, aud Hewson
0 Lynch OF the COlOrcd Citizen
, Another caucus is now IN session
and the contestants may be lessen
ed.
No further legislation will b
considered unit all the committee
, are appointed.
=, Raining all day.
l JEREMIAH.
JACKSON, March l2.-The COntei
for public printer Is red hOt-HeW
r. son stock is at o premium. A v
client attempt to force an electio
a to-day failed signally after two ba
i lots. On the first ballot Fishor
Co. had forty-sevenvOtes : HewsO
q Co., tbirty.one; Walker thir
= teen ; Smith, seven; Powers
Barksdale, twenty four; scatteFin
ing, five. Second ballot: HewsO
=, 10 Co, thir,y-six; Fisher 4 Ca
= ilty.six Walker, eight Power
a. Barkesdale, twenty-five; sea
tering, ive.
y The joint session adjournG
to 3 o'clock 2. NJ, at which hot
+ they met, but by al adroit NOV
ment on the part Of the Fisher fau
ton, the joint session was dissoI'
ed and both Houses adjourned
, Monday.
Before proceeding 10 the first ba
lot, q lively discussion was ha
One member accused HewsOn
=, Co, who are friends of Alcorn,
promising phat Offices to Il
friends OF members who won
s"ppcrt them. The charge was r
:, nIed, and the speakers gavel pr
sented an excited debate, if u
personalities.
In the Senate Mr.. ShOup intr
duced an act TO amend the laws
~ relation 10 writs Of habeas COrpu
The substance Of which Is, that q
laws in force heretofore, autho
=, izing any Judge Of a Circuit COu
to hear or try writs Of habeas co
"a pus without the limits Of his dI
"a trict shall be repealed and that 1
MI writs shall be made returnable b
p" fore the Judge Of the distri
of where the applicant resides or b
al fore a Judge Of the SupreT
q Court, and any Judge viOlatll
9 shall be deemed guilty Of misd
meanor. The bill elected war
discussion passed its third Feadil
No and was postponed to await Il
EN- pleasure of the Sonata.
re-. A committee on the part Of 4
part of the Senate was appoint
to fix the compensation for Office
Oh and member of the Legislature.
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