Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08
amendments we're tabled, and the bill

II ASKS Tor unusual privileges, and that
the enterprise Is not genuine, but
scheme" to bleed the Ship Island Rail.
road Company at Vicksburg.
OTHER MEAsURRs.
Act to authorize Supervisors to EN-.
ploy conVicls on public works. Inde.
finitely postponed.
House bill In relation to public rev.
enue was taken up. The bill as amend
ed was considered engrossed, and read
a third time, and passed.
Mr.. Henry called up House bill 10
encourage frlit growers and manu-
Iacturerers, and the bill passed.
House bill to prevent improper treat. &.
ment Of Peni!ehtiary Convicts. Passed.
Miscellaneous.
COMBINATIONS.
Ralph North, Circuit Judge and
Chancellor for the 18th (Nalchez) Dis.
trIct.
Thos L Mellon, District Attorney
for 18th District.
County Superintendent of Educa.
tiOn.-J. ]. Moore, Hancock county ;
W. ]. Taylor, Tallahatchie; D. e.
Smith, Tate; VIM. Saville, Monroe; ].
c. Clarke, Attala; G. L. Harris, Tippah ;
Wm. Buchanan, Rankin Samuel Hart,
Carroll j. NJ. Barrow, LOwndes; II.
j. Vallandigham, Clay A. G. Virden,
Kemper; G. Q. Hall, Leak0; ]. II.
Dalton, Union; e. w. Carmach, Al.
corn N. II. Whitaker, Lauderdale; s.
n. Dale, Lawrence 6. w. Turner,
Lee Stevenson Archer, Washington ;
Alex. Yerger, Bolivar; c. II. 0lkin,
Summit District; w. w. Thompson,
Green county.
A NEW EMPLOYMENT FOR CoNvIcTs.
In the House, yesterday, when the
Penitentiary bill was up, Mr.. Pegram
made little speech in opposition 10
the employment Of convicts on work
Of private character, and said the
convicls should not be allowed to com.
pete with honest labor.
Mr. Applewhite, OF Adams, said that
The only way 10 carry out Mr.. PegrAm't
ideas would be to set them all to prac.
licing law. (rhis brought down the
llouse.)
PEARL RIVER NAVIGATION-AN "EXCLU'
sIvE BILL.
"A the HERALD has q great number
of readers In Jackson, AMI this section
cf the State, II Is proper that natter
affecting their interests should receive
more than passing notice. In this con
nec'iOu it Is proper to mention that
meeting Of leading citizens ant
! business men Of Jackson, AM
J several cltlzens of Carthage, wa
held In this city last week, for th
( purpose Of considering the subject Q
0 opening up Pearl river 10 navigation
. and an able committee appointed
: carry out the OF jecls Of the meeting
A memorial to Congress, from thi
: Committee, is now In the House, askin
Tor an appropriation for the improve
E ment OF Pearl river from lie mouth Il
: head Of navigation, for purposes q
general navigation, and for the beneil
Of all citizens on its borders.
, The following |, a portion Of bi
introduced by Mr.. Furlong In the Sen
ATE this morning. The bill was read
, first and second time. Mr.. Furlon
moved that the rules be further SUI
pended to place bill on third readin
aud passage. Mr.. Montgomery oh
jscted.
A motion was made 10 refer the bi
TO Committee on Corporations. Nj
FuIlong suggested that the bill be re
I tGrred 10 the Senators from Hind
county, The motion to refer to Com
: miltee on Corporations prevailed. Th
following Is the first section oil th
7 bill:
. "Sec, l. b. It enacted, ETC., That th
S exclusive right 10 navigate PeaIl rivel
rom the city Of jackson, Kinds com
= ty, Mss, to The town Of L linburg
!, Lcakc county, Mis.., be and The SAN
g is hereby granted Tor tho term Of n
c teen years from The passage Of this Ac
u to w, T. Holland IA james W. Lang
= ley, ,hcir associates aud assigns, upO
Il The following conditions, viz: frs
. that The said Holland and Langle
,, shall within thirty days from the pas
i 5hG' ~ luis AGl eutCT lulO uUHuS wiz
i good security, payable to the State /
the penalty Of five thousand dollars
ndliOned lhst they will With
, twelve months clear out said river be
-" tween the points above mentioned
sufllcien, for the safe navigation of IN
!, same By boats propelled by steam whe
he water is at 'uCh stage that IL Is 2
inches deep on tie bars ia sal
river; which bond shall be ar
/, proved by the Governor, aud II saiC
n bOnd il not so given within the tern
= Aforesaid, then AL tho rights granted i
Z thi- Act shall ceA.e and be of no efTec
and also, If said bond shRl not be com
piled with aud per. ormed within sal
twelve months, this Act shall also b
null and void, ahIi the penalty Of tn
same shall be recovered by the State,
p The third section provides that whe
he said Holland and Langley, their as
c sociates an assigns, shall comply wit
c The provisions OF the Act, they are en-
powered TO form body corporate, aut
b may have a capital not exceeding 500
} 600.
1t is not probable that the bill will b
= either "railroadcd" or "steamboated
, thrOunh this Democratic Legislature