Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05
BY TELEGRAPn.


the NAHNH WMAAAMaH
Senate-JOhnsOn seated.
The House passed a resolution
the public printef elective
IN joint session.
Gibson sworn and seated from
Virginia.
WAsHIEGTOE, Jan. 2s.-Revenue
to-day, $4,000.
The Territorial committee agreed
and reported a bill to abolish pOlyg.
amy In Utah aud empowering tho
President to enforce its suppress
ion, by military force, If tits nec-
essaFy.
The steamer Seminole Is ordered
into Sarrini.
House-The Legislative, Judicial
and Executive appropriation bill
was up.
VOOrhies made a long speech
upon the financial question and ma
tiOmal banking system.
Bntler made another response %
Dawes.
The latter replied che did not de-
lire to qualify anything he. said
and was willing TO Let the country
judge"
The claim of Simpson, member
elect from The 4th South Carolina
district was laid aside, he being un.
able TO take the oath.
The committee on elections re.
ported IN the case OF tho claimants
from Georgia, under the elections
of April 1868, declaring them not
entitled to a seat this session
Tomorrow will devoted 10 de-
bate only.
a bill passed providing for the
election Of public printer by both
Houses.
Senate-The following proceed
ings occurred when Ir. Johncon
preseted himself:
Wiley announced the presence OF
A. NJ. johnson, Senator elect from
Virginia, stating that his dissbiii.
had been removed, and he desired
TO be sworn iu.
Edmunds suggested there might
be some further legislation neces-
sary. He had been informed that
the disabilities of this gentleman
had not been removed. lie UNDER
stood that the disabilities OF Mr..
Johnson had been removed, but
whether II was this Mr.. John w.
Johnson he was not certain, aud
identity Of course ought to be
established.
Wiley read from onc of the acts
removing political disabilities,
where the name Of J. w. Johnson
Of Washington county occurred,
and this was The gentleman here
present.
Sumner said there would be 10
objection, Of course, ii this was the
facf.
The Senator rlCc. then advanced,
and the oath wa administered.
The bill allowing conscientious
Virginiaus to affirm was passed,
and goes to the esidcnt.
The bill aboli,hing the fran king
privilege was read twice.
Ramsey moved its Immediate
consideration.
Drake and Vickers objected, and
il woo referred to the cUnnittcu
OH POstOfIicc.. The bill involves
the abolition Of The free circulation
of papers within the counties or
parishes of publication.
The Judiciary Committed ins>.uc.
ed inquiry as 10 whether gl1ilional
Legislation was naJ5s Try regarding
Georgia.
There was a discussion over the
appropriation for the poor.
Mr.. Hawkins said: And to the
credit Of the Jews be it said, that
while they have contributed Lber.
Ally, they have always supported
their own poor Adjourned until
Monday.
The London Pail Mail Gazette
states The Peobody lands recentk
seized by the crown officers have
been released.
The cotton spiuners at Wigah
and Lanclaster are on a strike.
HELENA, MONTANA, Jan 2s.-
Four lavalry and one Iufantry
Company under Col. Bikcr left
Fort shaw, clptured Bear Chiefs
camps and over 30 lodges, Killed
the men, women 1nl children, only
3 mcn escaped. Bear Chief was
Killed. The balance Of ihe Black
feet tribe fed TO the British poses.
siOus.
II Is understood tha Baker'a cx.
pedi'iou have possession Of the
cross line, in pursuit.
ROME, Jan. 2S.-Cpl. Burpto has
been appointed President Of the
Western Rites and Apostolic Mi
siOns.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Jan. 2S.-
Six hundred wuFkmen We're dis.
charged from the Navy Yard on
account ol cXhaus,ious OF appupri.
atiuns.
WASmNGT ~, Jju. 2s.-A ,omc-
what sensational Washington eJf-
respondent y. Te@fdiug Cpru!n.
evidence beiorr the Go'd Commit.
tee:
Mr.. Corbia admitted that he
was eng god in sprcuJl0ns with
Jay s. Gould, and the impression
produced on some of tho members
of the Committee, was ,halhe led
Gould to believe hat he had in
llucnce with the President, through
Mrs. Corbin The Presidents sister.
and thus got Could TO embark in
the speculation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-From / 500
to 1000 w0rkmen are to DO d.
charged from The. navy yurt to-
morrow.