Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-21
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4 bill 70 enforce article 25th
chapter 81, Revised Code.
a. II. Arthur was coBarmsd s.
Chansery Clerk Of Wares.
Brady eonarmed District AitoF'
neg sfPanoIa and Dusoto.
County omeefS 81 Itawamba and
Pamela eonnrmed.
Houss-FstitlOns from the Citi'
EensafJasksoa, in reference To th'
convict labor Of the State priSOr
competing with honest mechanics
A petition from the citizens Of
Pike eouaty, praying for the cres'
ton Of anew county, was read.
The House n Committee Of
whole, considered the general sys-
tenn a Railroads, simllaf TO the
general RailroAd law Of the North.
vest Tha bill provides for the
different elass coaches, and com.
psls the ticket agents TO sell tick
cts for the same price without dis.
tinetiOu Of persons. The bill will
doubtless paSa.t ..n..,.e
The Governor sent q message In
reistsnce 70 the New Orleans and
jackson railroad, in which be
charges the road a defAulters in
having broken faith with the State
In every instance OF the contract,
and the charter stands forfeited BY
She failure to build the road TO ABB
eEdssn; and recommends that the
Governor be sathoFized 70 institute
summary proceedings through the
Courts Ct ones.
Eaher and POwers have sold
heir interest in the Pilot, The
firm now 10 Klmball, Raymond &
Fisher q Kfmball to-day sent in
their resignation Of the Office Of
public printer, which was accepted
by both Houses, thereby acknOwl.
edging that they hsYe up to this
date been the legal printers. '"'
The vexsd question IL Of course
settled, and thePilOt e. an AlcOPn
organ. No editor has yet bean an.
nouAeed. - T. ix
jackson, May Is. = SENATE
A bill was introduced 70 authorize
the Secretary Of State to admins.
ter oaths in certain cases.
The Governor submitted a mes.
sage in reference TO the Circuit
Court, suegsSting that the Issuance
Of marriage licenses Do returned 10
the Chancerg Court and that fees
DO reduced In accordance with the
provision ofthe Revised Code, in.
aSmuCh as NE pFessnt heavy tax 10
calculated to debar many persons
from the virtnons Observance Of
the marriage rite-especially the
young colored men.
HoUsE-Petitions from citizens
Of Marion county praying for the
creation 0f 1 new county. a1r
From eItizens Of Pike for q new
county.
From citizens Of Amite 10 annex
Q portion Of Amite to Pikas
Message from the Governor 10
relation 10 National Cemeteries
asking that the State cede the prop
erty 70 the Government
The Senate confirmed T. G. Ly.
on, Chaacslloe in the LOWndes
County District; also Grenada
County officers, and j. u. Smiley, (
Chancellor, Pike County District,
Nomination FOR Kinds county,
San. Dennell, Chancery Clerk
Hedge, Circuit Clerk Thomas Pal!
mor, Treasurer.
Or. Hou9h, Mayor Of jackson
Oliver Cllk0n, Justice Of the
Peaces walker, District Attorney.
Also the officers for lafayette
Hunter, the railroad committee
CLERK took OfEense at Senator
shoupe to-day and made divers
and sundry threats, but all come to
naught.
JzcKsOS, May 19.-The Harrison
harbor bill was discussed at length.
Il met with d strOIg opposition on
he ground that Il was a monopoly.
During the debate Gibbs said that
could not pursue a better
plan to kill the bill than to employ
Morgan to advocate it. Morgan
said II Gibbs intimated that he was
employed, he Gibbs, lied. An ex.
planation was demanded; none
was hiVen. Morgan repeated the
re. Gibbs moved up to Morgan
and placed bis hand on his shOul-
der. They looked complacently at
each other and the sargeant.at.
arms inleFleKed and prevented fur
Their bloodshed. Z
Gray suggested the propriety Of
the parties goinginto the street, as
there was pleaty Of room to fight It
but there.
The excitement certainly ran
"a fore short time, but all finally
eaImaa and the haFsh words were