Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-28

eIarAf The District composed Q.
e ssaneIes Of Tunica, COahoma
sd BoHFaF. The debate va
stormy, but eOu6FmstiOn WaS car.
I'D b. l6 70 II. Harmon is &
bFothss-in-lsW of AleOrn, and q
ven knOWn Democrat, active In
The Dent campaign.
HoUsE-Oceupied In discussing
che revenue bill, without final &C.
tioH.
FRANKIE brother was nominated
IOE Sheriff Of Tunica county.
The late Maoe-Allsn prize eight
bed 3 bed effect on tho Legislature.
Their ambition now runs in that
direction.
Fights we're frequent to-day.
Representative Manning seeking
whom be could devour, lit into
Senator shOup, delivering q
@aquelcher" on his fly trap.
First blood for Representative
Manning. Senator ShOup came To
time with q derringer, when Man
nIng's valor, like Bob Acres,
''oozed out at his fingers ends" and
be sought shelter behind q tele.
graph post.
The Sheriff arrested the parties
and took them before the Mayor.
The case was postponed until to-
morrow.
The trouble grew out Of the con.
frmatiOn Of Harmon. ShOup had
promised The Tunica delegation to
vote against Harmon, but failed.
They will be tried tomorrow be-
fore the Mayor.
This is certainly o bad precedent
for law makers to set for the quiet
law abiding citizens OF jackson.
JAoEsOH, Nay l.--AnOther mill
took place to-day, between Senator
Pierco and representative Cogg.
shall. COggshall used Language not
proper to be repeated to ears re-
fined, and Pearcs having refined
ears, passed him q good right
handler, closing COggShall's LEFT
pepper. First blood and frat knock
down FOR PearCe.
Coggshall couldn't come 10 time,
and the sponge went up. Pearce
retired smiling pleasantly.
The difficulty arose from Pearce's
opposition to Coggshall's brother
in-laW, named Stanley, who was an
applicant for Circuit Clerk Of Tall.
ahatchie county. PeaFce said Stan.
ley was q worthless character.
The next great mill IL not yet an.
nonnced, bnt the deciples of1isti.
ana ere kept In good fighting trim
for an emergency. The rules for
the prize ring are in demand and a
couple Of professional bruisers
would probably make o good thing
here.
Uriah Millsaps has been con-
firmed Circuit Judge and L. &.
Peyton, Jr., Chancellor of the
Copiah County District, and j. B.
Hough confirmed Mayor Of Jack
son.
Oliver Clifton, for Justice Of the
Peace, has been rejected.
The President OF the Senate ruled
out Of order MOrgan's request TO
have resolution read appointing
q committee to Investigate the
Gibbs eWsOn embFOglio.
sREATE-Bill introduced reQuir-
ing written instructions to be given
iuFies on trials.
An act 10 incorporate the Ray
m0nd and Bolton Railroad.
A motion was made to reconsider
the confirmation Of Harmon, but
failed.
HoUsE-A bill was introduced
Incorporating the Friendly Broth
ers OfPOrt Gibson.
The revenue bill was considered
In Committee Of the Whole with.
out final action.
The impression has gone forth
that the difficulty yesterday be.
tween Manning and ShOup was
caused by HaFmon's confirmation.
II Is but just TO say that the dlhi.
Guilty arose from private causes en-
tlrely foreign to Harmon's nOmIDa-
ton and further, that Manning's
courage did not oOze out, but he pro.
posed 10 hire O hack and 20 out
With Shoup and have II out. Shoup
didn't want any.
JACKSON, May 23.-MorVan in
troduced q bill 70 repeal thirty.third
chapter Of the revised Code.
Bills introduced.
One In reference to Insurance
Companies.
One 10 reference to ins0lventtax
TetaFns.
A committee was appointed to
consider the paOpriety Of remov-
ing the state Capital.
A bill to Incorporate the Aber.
deem and Elyton railroad, passed.
Gleed offered an amendment that
no distinction DO made in the &C.
eammodati0n OF citizens, which was
lest; only Gleed and Morgan vot-
ing n the Affirmative.
Al act In relation to Justices of
the F passed Notwithstanding
he earn protest of Morgan.
hoUsE-Ln Committee Of the
Whole al day On the Revenue bin.
The Governor nominated county
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