American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM JACKSON.
Special to the Herald.l

Special to the Herald.l
The Senate got through with
several unimpOrtant bills before
the hour arrived for jOiut session
to elect a commissioner of immi
grafton.
A bill providing for the leasing
of the peniteEtiary was referred to
a special committee.
Another railroad was built on
paper by the Senate to day. 1t is
called the Mississippi River Il. Il.
Why don't the incorpOratOrs begin
work on one of the score of roads
chartered? A sketch of one of the
spikes some of them expect to use
would do our hearts good.
A bill passed authorizing county
supervisors to procure field notes !;
also bill incorporating the Vicks-
burg Herald Company.
No less than seventeen candi-
dates were entered for Commission
er of Immigration. After the first
ballot the contest seemed to be be-
tween the jOvial and universally
loved Major w. E. Gibbs, of Co.
lumbus, and Griggs, colOred, Rep
resentative from Issaquena. This
Maj. was only a few votes behind
Griggs, who was nominated by a
sort of negro caucus last night.
The white Repkb licans did not sup
port Griggs as much as was ex-
pected by the cOlored brothers, and
the ire of the latter was reused.
They declared they would vote a
Democrat in before any white Rad
ical who had kicked out of the ira
ces. After three ballots, Maj. Gibbs
was withdrawn. Adjourned with
out result, but Senator Geo. 8.
Smith, of Noxubee, ahead. A eau
Gus will be held tonight and balky
Republicans put through their usu-
al routine.
1t is rumored that Griggs, who is
utterly unfit for the position to
which he aspires, will withdraw in
favor of Julius Junkerman. When
it is remembered that that gentle
man is now Quartermaster Gener-
al! Private Secretary to the Gov
ernOr!! and Circuit Clerk of Boil
var county ~ none can doubt that
his capacity for holding Office is
immense.
JACKSON, April 16.-The Senate passed
q bill providing for an election of District
Attorneys and Chancery Clerks this fall.
Should the house also pass the bill an ad-
ditional excitement will be given the com-
ing campaign. Several other bills passed,
but were of local nature. The house did
nothing.
The Joint convention assembled apain at
IL o'clock, aud Griggs, colored, represen-
tative from lssaquena, was elected Com.
missioner of Immigration and Agriculture,
at salary of $4,000 per annum, with an
expenditure of $4,000 20 pass through his
hands. Griggs is good, plain sort of q
darby, but he is about as fit for the Office
he has been elected to as q hog would be
for Bishopric. A broader farce thau
Grggs as Commissioner of Immigration
and Agriculture for the State of Mississippi
cannot be we'll imagined.
During the discussion of a supplemental
bill to the act authorizing the consolidation
of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great
Northern Railroad and the Mississippi Cen
trail Railroad, Nelson G. Gill-the same
who, if he is white, can enjoy himself as
we'll where all are negroes where all are
white-intimated that H. NJ. Street was in
fueuced by improper means to support the
hill, whereupon Street walked over and
slapped him in the mouth. Gill made no
effort to resent it.
The penitentiary bill is kept shady, in
the hands of the committee. Its features
are said TO be decidedly startling, and will
cost the State over $500, 900 annually. The
plan is to get everything well creased, then
spring it suddenly and get it through be-
fore the opposition can recover from their
establishment.