Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-10

Special TO the Appeal
JACKSON, April 9.-Both houses are
rushing through small bills. A scheme
to reassess lands in several counties
sprang up suddenly, but was as suddenly
squelched, both houses indefinitely post
poning numerous bills for that purpose.
The senate passed an act incorporating
the WOodville and Liberty railroad ;
an act amending section sixteen hundred
and twenty-eight Of the revised code,
and an act incorporating the town of
Skipwith. The house passed the follow
ing acts: To extend the time for col
lecting the delinquent pOll-tax in the
State; to incorporate tie Jackson and
Natehez railroad. A resolution me-
morializing congress to open the TOmbig-
bee liver for navigation, was cOncurred
in. The senate amendments to the act
facilitating the construction of the Gre
NADIA, Louisville and Meridian railroad
to jackson was the excitement of the
day. This may be considered the wind
Ing up AOA SuO piCSChe "a tAC SuopAAg
business.
Last weeks Clarios published a
speech made by Lowry in the house,
wherin Morris had been denounced.
Morris, in card published in the Vicks-
burg Times, stated that tae speech was
a fiction, and assailed in bitter language
both Lowry and E. Barksdale. The
latter sent an invitation TO Morris to
leave the State and arrange mat
tiers. Morris refused on the ground
that it set a bad example to
Young men. These facts became
generally known, and when Barksdale
appealed on the street this morning it
acted like a signal for the gathering of
the clans. Many friends of both parties
were on the ground, sandwiched to-
gether. About noon Morris came down
in his carriage, accompanied by Colonel
Thompson. Mr.. Bsrksdale advanced
to the middle of the street, and met
Colonel Thompson, who stated that Nor
ris intended to make no attack on him,
and wanted to know what he was going
to do. Barksdale replied that be would
not say what he was going to do, when
Thompson returned to Morris, who had
got out of the carriage on the sidewalk,
and Barksdale advanced toward them,
but was intercepted by Sheriff Goats
and his deputy, who announced to him
that Morris was in arrest, and he must
consider himself in custody. Both par
ties were placed under five thousand
dollars bonds. The friends of both par
ties have implicit confidence in the
pluck OF their respective champions, but
the impression prevailed generally that
Barksdale was more eager for the fray
than Morris.
Associated Press Dispatched
LITTLE Rock, April 9.-The senate
to-day passed the house railroad bill in
an amended form. The amended bill.
after the companies have taken adyap-
tage of the release Of the payment Of
the principal or interest of the
bonds issued to them, provides
that the surrendered aid shall not be re-
awarded to other companies, but does
not repeal the law of 176S, under which
the bonds were issCed. An amendment
wss offered to the bill that the intention
and meaning of this Sct is that no more
State aid shall be issued to any railroad,
which was voted down By the same ma
jOrity that passed the bill. The vote on
the measure stood IA to Il. Seven Re
publicans voted with the five Demo-
Gratis against the bill. A majority of
the special committee of twelve, ap-
pointed to look after the finances Of the
State, reported a bill to-day, authOriz-
ing the governor to issue two million
dollars 10 gold bonds, bearing seven per
cent. interest in gold, TO supply the de-
ficienees in the State treasury. At
ter the passage of the railroad bill by
the senate to-day, the price of State
scrip fell from forty to twenty-five cents.