Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-09
THE WEEKLY HERALD.

sBeeIaI q THEMEmALn.

1870 VAtt - uEAt WAS
difficulty in obtaining a quorum
in either House.
SENATF-Bills introduced.
To incorporate the Grand Gul
Manufacturing Company.
To incorporate the Natchez anc
jackson railroad.
Bill passed.
10 punish and discontinue Gifi
Enterprises.
TO ineorp0rate the Yieksbura
InsuFance Company.
Several supplementary acts OF
the Chancery and Circuit Courts.
An act for the relief OF VIM.
Cassidy, Of Franklin county. nd.
hitting him to the practice OF law.
HoUsE-A bill passed to protect
labor.
The bill gives a prior lien on all
property for wages due.
A serious ARRAY occurred at
Wesson to-day between negroes
z and whites. A negro had bseh
abusing q White hoy. "A white
man interfercd when guns and
pistols were drawn. The first fire
two willie men, Bostwick and Nc.
MILAN fell wounded. The white
mem reslrned lhe Ere and then
negroes were instantlykilled.
JACKSON, July 6.-The follow,
ing bills were introduced:
An act to authorize the Auditor
to employ additional clerks.
An act to remove the seat of
justice of Jackson county.
An act to incorporate the United
Brothers Of Friendshipo of Warren
county,
MI Warner introduced a peti.
ton from the citizens Of Madison
relative to the public roads.
A bill passed allowing the of.
fetal reporter sSper day.
An act to secure all persons in
their rights to travel on public
conveyances, was referred to q
Conference committee.
The general levee hill was post.
poned I'LL tomorrow.
An act supplemental to an act
to incorporate the Southern Rail
road Association passed.
An act to incorporate the Deer
Creek and Rolling Fork Railroad
Company passed.
An act to authorize the com.
pilation Of the criminal laws
passed.
An act to create the county of
'nion passed.
An act to legalize the tax assess.
ment Of Yalobusha county passed.
An act to extend the time for
collection Of taxes in Perry coun.
ty passed,
An act to incorporate the
Natehez and Vidalia Steam Ferry.
Company was postponed.
AnRct in regard to leasing the
State Penitentiary was under dis.
cussiop at the morning session.
HorsE--Bills introduced.
An act to charter the Valley
railroad.
An act to amend act. So, sec. 7,
Of chap. go, Revised Code, regu.
lating the time for taking deposi-
tons in Chancery Courts.
An act to create the new county
Of Union passed.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, 1.-THE Senate concur
ring,9 That the Legislature do a.
journ sine die on the third Satur-
day Of July, at 10 o'clock A NJ.
An actsto incorporate the Gren-
ada, Louisville and Meridian rail
road, passed.
An act to incorporate the Ok.
ford Gas Light Company, passed.
An act to incorporate the Nag.
nolia Cemetery Company pnssed.
An act TO incorporate the West
Point Manufacturing and Insur-
aAce Company passed.
An act to incorporate the United
Brothers Of Friendship passed.
The Clerk ofthe House vas au.
thorized to employ an additional
enrolling clerk.
An act making certain exemp-
tons for the benefit of physicians
failed to pass.
G ~. Aga sub nittal q mes.
sage relative to the charitable in
stitutions controlled by the State,
and recommends that the Legisla.
ture 'conEorm TO the principle
that no law of Mississippi shall
make distinction on the ground
ipSo fdctoo of color" in their treat.
ment ofthe inmates Of these insti.
tutions.
A communication was read from
DR.. Emanuel, of the Vicksburg
and Meridian Railroad, offering
Tree passes to the Legislature for
the year 1870.
JACKSON, July 7.-SENATE-
The following bills we're intro
duced:
An act to amend an act to
change the corporate limits Of the
town Of Pamela.
An act TO extend to the citizens