Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01

"a message from the Senate announc.
ing the passage ut IAN Act 10 incorporate
Home Guards. a volunteer company Of
town ut summit
The Committee on Enrolled Bills re.
ported toe correct enrolment Of several
bills.
PASOLA COUNTY C0ETEsTED ELECTION.
At II O'Clock the House took up the spe.
cial order OF the day, "the iepnrt OF the
Committee appoin ted to consider the con-
test instituted by James +. Buchanan
against II. A. Mood, for a seat In the
h"usr' as a i preventative from Pamela
Mr.. Stands, Chairman II the Commit.
tee, moved the adoption OF the resolution
submitted by the Committee, as fOllows:
"hes0lVcd, That H.. A. Moody Ia enti-
tied To retain his seat in this body as a
iepresentati from Pamela county, 10 the
Legislature Of Mississippi"
And called for the reading Of the tcsti.
m0ny in the case.
The testimony, which was very lengthy.
was then read.
MIR. Marshall, Of Warren, made an able
the seat.
Mr. Miller, Of Pamela, replied eloquent.
ly, asserting the claims Il the contestant,
Mr, buchanan.
On mOtinn Of Mr.. Miller, OF Copiah, the
House took a recess until 3 pm.
At O'c,Ock tue House met.
ar Nugent, counsel ,Or Mr. Buchanan,
made a lengthy, interesting and able ar.
gument in support Of Mr.. BIS claims TO
the seat.
Mr. Moody made d few remarks, 10
which Mr. Miller, o. Pamela, replied,
Dir. Shands closed the argument In an
able and exhaustive effort in favor OF the
committees rep 'rt, and moved the pre-.
vilus question, which was ordered.
The question recurring Ou the resolution
retaining Mr.. Moody IN his seat, It was
adopted
Mr.. Miller. Of Pamela, move to recon.
slider In order to have the yeas and nays
taken on the resolution; but his motion
was lost.
House adjourned.
MIsceIIRneOus
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS IN REFERENCE
TO MAIL FACILITIES BETWEEN vICKs.
BURG n MEMPHIS.
The following House Concur: ent Res0.
luton was adopted by the Senate to-day,
and goes to the Governor iOI signature.
No doubt II will have "A g cd II1uence
toward restoring the mail facilities desir.
ed by the people Of Wick burg and those
along the liver:
"Resnlv,d by the House OF Representa-.
tives OF the State OF Mississippi, (the Sen.
ate concu ring,l That copies Of the fol-
loving memorial signed By the President
Of the Senate. and by the Speaker Of the
House, be transmitted to the President of
the senate Df the United States, and to
the Speaker OF tue House OF Represents.
tive.
"Resoived, That our Senators and Rep.
resentatlves Congress, lie aud are hereby
+ quesied to favor the object of this memo.
rial
ITO the senate and House Of Represen.
tatiyus in Congre s assembled: Your
memOriaiisis, the Lcgislatu c OF the State
OF Mississippi, represent, That the people
living IN and near the b nks # the Mis-.
stssippi river, between the cities of Mem
phis and NlCksbutg, are seriously incOn'
venienccd and damaged by a want OF
proper and efficient mail facilities. that
the reduction Ol the mails from three a
we X IN two a week, worked injury TO the
best inter, ST OF the people Ia that section
OF the cOu try, besides great IncSnve.
%nience; III It the merchants Of Memphis,
N%icksburg and intermediate towns are de.
perdent on these malls for orders for sup.
plies and merchandise; that the country Is
IN a great part unprOvidcd with the means
tor telegraphig communication; that the
people learn with surprise that q
further reduction Of the mails 10
one a week Is contemplated. Yrur
mem0rialists further repre- ent that
The cuu try lying back from the river
lie ni such a character that during many
months NJ the year 1t IL Impossible to car.
~ the mails through II, thus cutting OIL
the people on the river from cOmmunica.
lion, by that meant, with the interior
Raj roads They further represent that
the conditions that apply t. the country
on the east bank Il tue Mississippi river,
ar the same oh the west bank, between
the cities OF Memphis and Yicksburg;
therefore. your memnrialisis urge your
consideration 1T the above memorial, and
pray tor the relief asked thereih."
DISPENSING WITH rRoFgs,toNAL JuR.
Olis.
The following Act was signed by the
Governor Yesterday, and ii 10 now u good
law
AN ACT to enable litigants to dispense
with the service u professional jurors.
SECTION /. BE II enacted by the Legisla.
ture OF the stat OF Mississippi, That 1t
shall be held as good and sufficient cause
fur challenge Ut any tails juror, either 10
criminal or civil cases, being tried In any
? irluit tnu I, II 1t shall appear that the
said ais juror has served on a jury as a
tails juror n the trial OF three or more
ctses, either at the term Of the Court at
which he is oil red as tails Juror ar at
the term of said Court last preceding.
&c >. BE It further enacted, That this
Act take Affect and be- IN force fiOm ard
utter its passage.
Approved, January - ls7s,
SALE OF THE REVIVED CODE.
, Tao bill inlrodced In the Senate by Sen.
ator Bills, and which has become a law,
providing for the sale ui the remaining
cUPic, OF the Revised Code OF ISL,
now In the hands ul the Secretary
"i tate, 1t one dollar q copy, is a good
Jaw. III re now remains on hand 24,G
cnpi',. Unless they are sold soon, they
viii he entirely worthless, as 81 many
change, are being made; and IL i more
than probable thar the next Legislature
viii adopt a new Code. The law req lires
IgU c%"llest = be retained. -tClariOn 18th.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
Yesterday the President announced the
following Senate members OF Joint Com.
mittees:
Executive Contingent Fund-Messrs,
FOote, Calicott and Rogers.
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