The Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 2

I ...1 ANOTHER STRIKE. GRAND LODGE VS. SALOONS. STATE LEGISLATURE. SUBJECTS OF TAXATION.

How to raise the amount of money STATE TREASURER'S REPORT. Other duties and demand upon our FAST RETROGRADING. Under the direction scd management the counties comprising Diitrict. Indefinitely postponed. SPECIAL 0DEB.

B. 670, To equalize the assessments J.i.. pnwm. the charter of Aberdene, approved October 22, ISSti, and for other purposes. Passed.

Mr. Love on a motion to reconsider, called up S. B. 205, For the relief of Joseph Fardish, a citizen of Pike county. Laid in on'er to get information concerning same.

Mr. Kemp called up S. B. 150, To ratify fAnnlt(l Atinn hrtkfnr mude of the space, hare delayed comment upon the I biennial reports of the several depart-1 menu aud Benevolent Institutions, as I but submitted to the Legislature. All these I reports had to.be printed since tbe I Legislature assembled, thus operating I the disadvantage of all cm rned I These reports, especially such as re-1 of such ing, well late to the public revenue, should be on paper that receives its weekly enntribu-the members' desks tbe day the Legisla- tion of gossip.

tire convenes, but as the fiscal year In its effort to criticise Gov. dees not close till the Slat of December, I touching his interview with commit-no account can be losed till then. The I tee of the Farmers' the Apuen I I R.R.RINRT t. H. HKNHV COMPANY, PROPRIETORS.

OrJCfJi JOCRXALnr Til ESTATE CMCli-TIOS, rAVABU IS IV Tear $1.50 Sll Moalha l.OO JACKSON, THURSDAY. MARCH 1, 1888. t. Cleveland and Victory! iKEFNVLI.E is and electric ligbta. to bave waterworks J.

1J. DoRKIj' i-how property was sold at auction in ft. Louis during tbe week washim.tonV l.irtLday, February 22nd, was observed at but few placf in the lr. has been elected speaker j-rn of tbe National IIoue of Rep resenativcu. seems to be generally understood that the JjeeUiature will Adjourn by March 10th.

Thk ummii Sentinel baa received a new power press. We are glad to note this evidecce of mcces. Wir.i. the Senate pa the House bill reducing the salaries or State officers, Judges and others? is now the question. The Inter-State Commission ha sa taiued the charge made against the L.

N. R. that it was discriminating in favor of the Standard Oil Company. I speaker Carlisle has expressed himself delighted with the selection of St. Ixtuis as the of meeting of the National Democratic Committee.

MR. will ilcl.ATRix, one of tne first citizens of Yazoo City, died there February 2-lth. from the effect of an overcome of morphine. His tad deatii is universally regretted. reason now given for the early meeting of the National Democratic Convention is, that the Northern people I are afraid to come as far South Louis late in the summer.

as St. In advocating an early day for the meeting of the National Democratic Convention, Senator Gorman aigued, "when tbe Democrats iu Congress had agreed upon a bill they could fasten the responsibility upon the Republican Sen After the presentation to the House of an elegant bouquet by the valley people, the House did a neat thing in presenting it to Mr. Campbell, of Washing ton, for his masterly speech in defense of the honor and good name of the State. The Democrats of New York bave selected Mr. Steinway as their represen tative on the National 1 emocratic Com mittee.

Some of the papers claim that he is an administration man. while oth ers assert that he is a steadfast sup porter of Got. Hill. The Speaker's patience was taxed beyond endurance on Saturday. The boys seemed determined to talk, des pite his frequent appeals to them to de.

sist, that business might proceed. Speaker Mitchell is held in high es teem, and no one intended the least disrespect, but there seems to prevail a spirit of unrest with the members. Both branches of Congres have passed the bill authorizing the removal of the quarantine station from t'hip Island. The bill passed the House on motion of Hon. T.

TL Stockdale. This action will give great satisfaction not ouly to the people of the coast counties, but to all Mississippi. The quarantine station has been a standing menace to the people of the coast. The President i party was most cor- dially welcomed and sumptuously en- tertained at Savannah, where he stopped short time on his trip to Flor ida. He is visiting all the principal cities of Florida and has everywhere re-ppived a real Southern welcome.

Mrs. Cleveland expresses herself as delighted with the South and its people. Tue Senate concurrent resolu tion, providing for the election of all Judges and Chancellors by the people, was defeated in the House on Tuesday last, the bill failing to leceive the nec- esssary two-thirds vote, the vote being for the amendment aud fori against. This settle the question of an elective Judiciary for at least two years. Mb.

W. W. Cokcorax, the great Washington philanthropist, died at his home February 24th. He had contribu ted more to art and humauity than any man in this country. All persons wuo have visited the Corcoran Art Gallery, with ita grand paintings aud delicately chiseled statuary, will regret to learn that the good old man who provided them for the pleasure of the public, is now sleeping his final sleep.

The wof the New Orleaus States, in discussing Mrs. Cleveland's effort to pluck oranges from the tree at Jacksonville, says she threw her husband one which he failed to catch. She then proposed to give him another chance to "catch," but that eiiUeman declined, saying': "No; there was a man who got himself into trouble a long while ago by accepting fruit plucked ajid offered by his wife; and, with your leave, I am not minded to renearse that act 1" Some few State paper are copying the New Mississippian an article Alliance unjustly as- in which reference is made to an editorial published in tbe Ciri-oX-LfjxiBK, regarding the interview iih the Governor by the committee who waited upon that official to urge a Constitutional Convention. The only criticism that has been made upon that committee was that three of them were Republicans- If that be an unjnst assault, we ate ready to shoulder the responsibility, remarking at the same time that bo paper ut Mississippi ia mere interested la the success of the farmers than the Clawok-Ledger, and no one will go further to assist them. Tn House, on yesterday, passed Sen-a Bill No.

99, to quiet tax tides the Yasoo-Itelts, with aome slight ad immaterial amendments that are satisfac-torJ to all friends of this most jufet bill. amaiu features of the bill have i so Ca discussed i these columns ii to; refer to tiem l'j of tl aaMf taa 2i -1 iMi-rj 3 far la II itli i ll2 aad 7 It 111 ivo- -tijr rzd to of so Col. Galloway, tbe Memphis Appeal reached a high plane in journalistic life. it will not be denied that since bis retirement it has retrograded, and to an extent as to lose many of its readers. Its intcr-iaeddling, fault-find- gratuitous advice-giving, places it up with the average village newt- says, "What business was it of the Gov- ernor's whether Scott, Hall and Jones were Independent or Republican, should have cultivated them, introduced them to the committee on constitution," etc.

Ihe Governor is no doubt obliged to tbe unaclimated and seemingly poorly informed writer for bis kindly advice but decent and sejsible people who re- side in the "taxing district" have abun- dsnt reason to "cover their faces" and exclaim "what a fall since the retire menc of But a few wteis ago the conservative-editor of the ffreneviili; Times took oc casion to criticise tbe Appeal, and we regret that we have mislaid the article, lor, in our pinion, it correctly sizes up" that paper. It may be a matter of no concern to the editor of the Appeal whether Joiie, Hall and Scott are Jndc pendents or Republicans, and of little moment to others, but when they, in an interview with the Chief Executive, as- sume to speak for the great body of far mers in this State, assert that that class of our eitizeus favore.l a Constitu tional Convention, aud condemned the action cf the Governor iu vetoing the measure, it was proper to inquire ubout their rr.eansof information, aud wbttue or not they were in accord with the Democratic partv, which embraces nearly the white psople of the State The discovery was made that Jones Hall and ott were "cheek by jowl' with Morphia, Simrall and others of tha ilk, and, politically, were regarded as "tough citizens The Appeal can take the trio charge, and be assured that it is in keep ling with its recent freaks touching Mis- sissippi The Governor is conservative, at the same time firm aud hold, and the ill- tempered attacks of the Appeal will neither disturb ins equilibrium nor shake the confidence of the people in his devotion to their interests. A BILL TO QUIET TITLES. This bill is, in its principal feature, an affirmation of the law passed in 1S84, by which the State proposed to surrender a more than doubtful claim of title to persons who had bought a tax title at a judicial sale of a large body of land, part of the assets of the Liquida ting Levee Board, organized in 1S67 The tax for which th? lands were bought in by this board, from all the light thrown on the subject, was levied by the legislature, pledged to the bondholders of the levee district, and iu the hands of the levee Board, a trust fund for bonds issued pon ths tax. It was a lien on the lands.

Under a proceeding the chancery court these lands were Lj for bonJed aebt the applied to that debt. It is l(m) lat now f'ir State tn que8tion tue sales, or to open the door ef inquiry into ii regularities. The principal is beyond dispute, that the tax was due, and was not paid, and the lien stood. Anothtr principal fact is that the lauds iu the hands of the board were exempt from all taxation. This ia the general fact.

The color of title in the State is, by virtue of sales iu 1SG2, for tbe war tax, admitted to be utterlv vo'd. The State by releasing its claim for taxe prior to the purchase under the chancery decree, releases what it was pledged not to im pose, and in releasing its shadow of title under the war taxj removes a cloud. In deed it is a duty the State owes to the thousands who have bought on the faith of these pledges, and in the confidence that itfjofficers bave observed the law, should have that kind of curative legislation which the Legislature freely ap plies in such cases. The railroad com pany, standing as other purchasers, re lied, after its purchase, on a claim to ex emption from taxation in its chart a claim recognized bv the Legislature it self in 1S34, aud fully allowed by the then Attorney General and tlie revenue officers tf the State. The Supreme court of the State, however, has taken i diflerent view of the exemption claim and disallowed it.

This led to an appeal to the Federal Judiciary, the question arising under the Constitution of the LTnited States. In ibis position of affairs the counsel engaged for the counties interested aud for the State, ad the Railroad Company, determined that it was expedient, in view of all the bearings of the controversy, to settle by a legislative act, as has been dune here tofore in a like controversy. The Rail road Company surrenders its claim to exemption, and pays ail taxes from 1882 down to the present time, and for the future, excepting only the years 18S4 and 18b5, which years fall under the statute of 1SS4, which declares that no taxes shall be levied on the lands of this company until 18S6. The bill protects the title by simply putting the burden of proof on those who see fit to assail it. It includes no party but the State.

P. S. The bill has passed the House with slight amendments. ANOTHER LITTLE MISTAKE. Referring to the new appropriation bill, and comments made thereon by tbe editor of the Claeios-Ledger, the Hon.

Frank Bnrkitt, in his letter to the Chickasaw Messenger, among other things, says: "According to his own showing tbe entire increase is $31,130.00 of which amount tbe Claiox-Lkdokr is to get $0000.00. Hence, the Stale Printer, who imagines he is running tha Legislature, will graciously permit the bill to be "adopted as it comes from the committee. We cannot permit Mr. Burkitt to misrepresent matters in this manner without correcting bint. He says of the increase in the appropriation that the State Printer will get nine thousand dollar.

He knows that is not true, aud we are surprised that he should have made the statement. Here are the facts: 'Hie bill first reported appropriates for State Printing for two years. The last bill appropriated for State Printing for 1888 and 189, $20,500. To ascertain the increase, deduct $16,000 from $20,500, showing an-increase of yet tbe chairman of the appro priations committee says the increase is $9,000. We can see no reason for this 1 I opposing the bill to pay Dr.

IToore for services as Superintendent mad accitoct- of tbe East Uiarumirr lzs Arylam, lit. Burkitt stU titt Another strike, this time inaugura-1 ted by the engineers of the iB Burlington and Qoincy Railroad, is threatening seriously to disarrange com-1 mercial affairs. The engineers of the above mentioned railroad belong to the I organization known as the Brotherhood I Locomotive Engineers, possibly the I most powerful labor union in the I country. I Heretofore this organization has been 1 very much averse to a resort to the I strike as an instrumentality for redress grievances, and they aroused a very 0f bitter feeling against themselves when 1886, they refused to join in the great strike upon the Pacific system. Tbe fact that this order is going into movement of this character, indicates the great growth of this plan of the ed laboring men.

It is very difficult to solve the true plan in which differences between the employer and employee can be adjusted. Our railroad corporations and various trusts, have become so healthy and powerful that they almost resemble empires within an empire. Competition I heretofore the great life of trade, fails to give a remedy in many instances and the growth of corporate power too often results in a dangerous monopoly. The system of regulating railroads now prevailing is working much bene fit, where the rights of the people are jeopordized by our common carriers but there is a feeling that the law raak- I ing power should go further and ex- tend the powers of these commissions to those of courts of arbitration. The subject is a delicate one to handle, but we believe not beyond the ssill of our commercial people.

POOR BOYS AND GIRLS. Senate Bill No. 17, providing for the education of one poor boy at the A. M. College, and one poor girl at tbe Industrial Institute and College, from each county, was made special order Thursday by motion of Senator Morris.

The Committee on Education had reported adversely to the bill. The bill provided for an appropriation of $13, 100. The bill after some discussion in the Senate, was indefinitely postponed. Senator Morris' speech in its behalf was an eloquent appeal for poor children who cannot reach the beneficent provisions of the State tor higher education. He claimed that his measure would popularize our colleges, by placing their advantages within reach of even the most needy, and that it would open the sunlight of education to many an aspiring boy and girl who are now growing up without hope of any education except that given in the common schools.

Senator Morris was earnest in advo cate ir ih c.iuse, and made an appeal straight lo the hearts of the Senators. The Senator is always polished and graceful in his oratorical eiJorts. We learn that he intends to intro duce a new bill for the poor girls. PUT AWAY PREJUDICE. Dr.

Carroll made an earnest speech Tuesday night, and begged that there might be so more assaults on the A. M. College by the farmers ot the Legisla ture.or those professing to be the farmers' frienda, that the institution had suffered enough, and should be left alone to nurse the wounds it had received in the house of its friends. "Don't, I beseech you, pursue the bleeding form across the threshold. Let it alone in its grief and sorrow, its sadness and tears." He then referred to the prejudices that had manifested itself in the Legislature against the college, which he said was the aimers' school, and should receive their fostering care, rather than their rebuffs and scorn.

Tbe action of the farmers of the Legislature reminded hiin of the prejudice shown by the New Englanders who refused to hear Webster speak after he had voted for the Omnibus Bill," in the United States Senate. Webster, after extolling their many virtues and great deeds begged them to put away their prejudices and look at matters in the light of reason and common sense, and he beseeched the farm ers to put aside their prejudices when considering the A. and 3d. College; arise above passion and clamor, and in deal ing justly by your institutions you wil deal justly to yourselves." INTERESTING FIGURES. The following may be of some iuter-est to the members of the Legislature who have not had the time to figure it out: The report of the Insane Asylum at Jackson gives the number of patients present at the close of their fiscal year, 459; the report of the East Mississippi Insane Asylum gives the number pres- ent, 230; the report of the Deaf and uuniD gives tne number, 40.

ihe ap propnatiou 0.11 last reporieu gives tue amount lor support ot tne asylum at Jackson, lor tnatat Meridian and for the Deaf and Dumb, $4,748.07. Divide the amounts appro- nriated fr.r Mrh Tnatlt 11 hv tho mi ber present when th renort was mad was and the cost per capita for board the next two years would be, Insane at Jack son the Asylum at Meridian $80.43, and the Deaf and Dumb $62.47 The blind not given because their report docs not give the number of pupils present at the close of th? year. The question is, can an insane man eat more than a deaf and dumb boy? The Supreme Court on Monday de cided the contested election case of An derson vs. Kershaw, from Issaquena, rival candidates for sheriff. Anderson re ceived a majority of twenty-seven votes, but the printers who printed the Anderson tickets, accidentally cut a email number of the tickets too narrow, and were, in consequence, rejected by the election commissioners, ihis decision was sustained in the lower court and has now been affirmed by the Supreme Court.

The New York World gives the pub lic another interesting interview with Mr. Biaine, and it is now generally con ceded that Mr. Blaine is really out of the race for President. The great prom inence of New York in determining the presidential contest is causing the to look to that State for an available candidate, and Senator His- co cock, who, with Mr. Evarts, represents ew York on the floor Of the Senate, is prominently urged as the available man by every influential Republican.

Commenting upon the National Democratic Convention to assemble in St. Louis, June 5, the -Republican of that city says: "The platform will be as strongly, as clearly, as unmistakably Democratic as that SL Louis pive the oouatry in 1876, when Samuel J.Tilden, carried. New York and was elected president. With the reform sentiment of Illinois, the West and the Northwest embodied ia: the St. Louis platform, lOeveland and the St.

ALouia platform win cany mnou ana toe Aortawest and complete the great work so well be-2ala te four years from 1884 to den thig anj To the ter as I 1 I I I I The Masonic Grand Lodge, recently session at Columbus, through its Law Committee, consisting of Past Grand Masters B. T. Kimbrongh and John Y. Marry, and Past Senior Grand War- J. M.

Stone answered in the affirm ativa, by a nearly unanimous vote, Is saloon keeping, or gelling intoxicating liquors as a beverage, a Masonic of fense and in order to give effect to deliverauce adopted an amend- meut to the Statutes, which is copied explained in the following decision ted Master Evans: Moss Poist, 24ih, 18SS. the Sut'ordinate Lodges A. F. and A. M.

Mississippi It having come my knowledge that some of the hretheren are in doubt as to exact meaning of the law recently adopt- by the Grand Lodge, which reads as lol- lows Subordinate Lodges may not hereafter initiate or admit to membership saloon keepers, but any member of a subordinate Lodge heretofore licensed to keep a saloon may be permitted to continue till the ex-piratioii of his present and con-ceiviujr it to be my duty to settle tbe mat bv official decision I have carefully ex amiued tbe law in question, both in letter I and tpirit, and have no hesitation in de- eidius that the words "-naif not hereafltr initiate or admit." means thall not hereafter initiate, etc. Fraternally, M. M. Evans Grand Master. The report cf the Law Committee will appear in in the Clariox-Leikjeb soon as the legislative pressure upon our space will admit DEATH OF MRS.

PETTUS. On the outside of to-day's paper is published a letter from Hon. T. F. Pet-tus, United States Consul at Ningpo, China, in which he notes the arrival of his wife, after almost being ship wrecked.

Since the receipt of the letter we have received the intelligence of the death of Mrs. Tettus, which sad event occurred on the night of January 18th. Thisladv was born at Portsmouth, i ioia i January 24, 1840, and was married to s-m i 1 Capt. Tettus at Summerville, Dec. 17, 1881, aud several children have blessed tbe union, four boys and two girls.

Referring to the death of this good lady, the Newton Dispatch says For many years Capt. Teftus and his ex cellent wife and family lived in our midst and we were sorry to give them up, but felt that our tjwn was honored in so able a man as l'etttts to represent our government abroad. At first, Capt. Petttis went alone, and oaly last fall did Mrs Pet tus and two of her children bid us adieu and sailed for her far away home, where i i i i i 1 i her anxious nusoaua awutteu tier. una a relief it was to us to learu that Mrs Pettus and her two accomplished daughters had reached taeir destination safely, but the next, news that comes to us is sad, so sad.

Mrs. Pettus is dead. A noble lady is gone forever. A noble man is left to mourn his irreuarable loss. The three boys left in Mississippi will loved mother.

never more see their be- OUil reporter of Legislative Dots, in Tuesday's issue, misapprehended the drift of Dr. Burke's remarks on the bill limiting at the I. I. and to three hundred. The substance of the amend ment offered by the Doctor was this: That after the allotment of scholarships to the different counties, vacancies oc curring bv the failure of counties lo supply their quota, could be filled by pupils from any county, without pay- i complaint that the city of Columbus had -i an undue proportion or pupns in tne College, he called attention to the fact that such pupils did not occupy the uoruioiorit uuu mai me cnjr ui v.uium bus having subscribed one hundred thousand dollars toward the founding I of the College, it was not unreasonable that her citizens should seek to derive such benefits from the College as could be offered without detrement to those enrolled under the State allotrneht.

There was presented to the House last night a school bill, entitled An Act to regulate the Free Public Schools of the State of Mississippi." The only objection we could see to this bill, in its main features and purposes, i. its kim. plicity. It offers a school system with- out any of the costly machinery now in use, and saves to the common school fund of the State over $35,000 per an num. It eliminates State and County Superintendents of Education and places the management of cur schools with the trustees, patrons and teachers, to get the most satisfactory results.

Tbe bill and a substitute offered by Mr. Stovall, of Clarke, be before the House this morning. It was reported by the special committee composed of Messrs. Itobin- son, Granberry and Roberts. From the letter of B.

F. Jones to the Gulf Coast Progress, we extract the f0n0WjDg. Mr. 6inee rsturn, has been Tery vigilant in his efi'orts to further the in teresls of tbe people of Col Roberts, of Harrison, is decidedly one of ablest speakers in the House, and has as large a following as any member there. le "Bes to speak there i.

perfect silence, and his plain, unanectea, com mon sense way of expressing himse'fare commended by everybody. We are constantly receiving communications that are too long for publi cation. We prefer that 'correspondents put their thoughts on one page of fool's cap paper, or less, and in no cases do we want communications occupying more than two pages. We have no room for them. Besides, not one person in one hundred will read a communication occupying more than one-third of a column in length.

We bave heard of a rumor to the effect that Gen. S. D. Lee, the efficient president of the A. M.

College, contemplates resigning the position he now holds, for the reason that he does not believe the College can be maintained on the amount named in the appropriation bill. His resignation would prove a public calamity, for the State has no man that could succeed him. After a spirited fight Monday, the House passed the appropriation bill a reported from the committee, except that the appropriation for the Industrial Institute and College was increased, to equal that provided for the A. and College, and the interest of the Chickasaw school fund was raised from six (the interest recommended by the bill) to eight per cent. The Illinois Central Railroad Company contemplate building a line from Memphis to Cairo, the Mississippi and Tennessee road having recently passed into their hands.

Ain't You Mistaken Editor of the Clarion-Ledger: Please say the House has but one orator, If yon will say this, we will have less talk, more business, and consequently will be able to adjourn much sooner. It is stated that Austria asrees with Rus sia in holding that Prince Ferdinand's presx ence in Bulgaria is illeareal. but recognizes his election to the throne as legs! Italy is said to have declared that she will co operate with England and Austria in any action tbey may Lie in rt3rd to Ba'cria. the was A 1 tion lo of for I I I I I i 1 i i iairs oi a government, is one oi tne serious questions of legislators. The necessary burden of taxes ought to be im posed in a spirit of equity and fairness, and placed upon those articles or occu pations which can bear the same with greatest ease.

In Mississippi we move in narrow units. tax land heavily; tax per sonal property and impose a privilege tax. Land is easily reached, and it is barely possible that we in our State overburden it. As for personal proper ty, there is no escape from the evil consequences of fraud and perjury about this. Men will not tell the truth in many in3tance3as to the extent and value of their personal property.

The privilege tax is arbitrary. The extremely great ease, however, of its cd lectiou is the stronir argument in its favor. It will be observed that the decrease of liquor sales is making great inroad into the amount of revenue derived from the privilege tax and some means must 1 looked to to supply the defi cie.icy. There is to some extent a prej udicr against a stamp tax, but it 4s dying away; the Internal Revenue sys tem of the United States is administered through a stamp system. A stamp is nothing more than the evidence of the prepayment of a privilege to own or deal in property.

Iiefore the privilege of selling liquor is granted, place the privlege stamp, the evidence of this, in conspicuous place in the business office. Before tobacco or whisky is placed for sale iu the general market, tax it require the tax to be paid in advance and fasten a stamp, the evidence of this fact, upon the parcel. The stamp system is possibly the easiest that could be devised for the collection of taxes, and it can be made the least burdensome. For instance when men have money, tbey tan pay taxes easily. What i3 the objection to placin stamp tax upon every will offered for probate.

An ancestor dies, there is his estate to pass into other bands; no time is easier to tax this property than at the time of tiansfer. The amount of the tax iu the pleasure derived from the sense of inheritance of wealth is not felt, and besides it is an equitable tax If no will is made, tax the grant of let ters of administration. Upon this same principle, every transfer of property should be taxed and every mortgage and deed of trust. Besides these, why not let, the dancers pay the piper? A stamp prepaid tax should be imposed upon all suits and all appeals to the Supreme Court. The fund thus collected should be made a part of the judiciary fund.

We throw these suggestions out for thought, believing that the subject matter of taxaticn should be broadened in Mississippi and, that with reflection, a system can be devised whereby the tax paid through stamps can be made the easiest of collection and most equitable to pur tax payers. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, made a determined fight in the National Demo cratic Committee to have the uate ot the Democratic Convention changed from July 3rd to June 5th. After a pro longed straggle ho succeeded in having the change effected, with the able assis tance of renator McDonald.

It is understood that the change was made at the sueceslion of the President. It was staled thnt as the nominee had been agreed upon ''and the platform framed in the language of the President's message," there was r.o reason to delay the convention. An aggressive policy will be adopted. The following call for the Convention was issued: The National Democratic Committee havicp met in the city of Washington on the 22d day of February, 1S83, hasappoiut ed Tuesday, the 5th day of June next, at noon, as tbe time, and chosen the city of St Louis as tbe place, for holding the National Democratic Convention. Each State is entitled to a representation therein double the number of its Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States, and each Territory aud the District of Columbia have two delegates.

All Democratic-conservative citizens of tbe United States, irrespective of past poli! ical differences, who c.in unita with us in the effort for pure, economical and constitutional government, are cordially invited to join us iu seuding delegates to the Con ventiou. Wm. II. Barnum, Chairman. Frederick O.

Pbisce, Secretary. A DELICATE DUTY. A gentleman who approached Gover nor Lowry a few days since, at the in' stance of a friend in the Second Judicial District, who felt a special interest in behalf of one of the distinguished gentlemen who has been named as successor to Judge Featherston, was thus com forted by His Excellency: "You tell your friend that there is such an abundance of first-class material in that District that there can be no possibility of mak ing a mistake. The District will cer tainly get a good Judge." Aid so it is in the Tenth Circuit Dis trict. The names of three capable and accomplished gentlemen are before the Governor.

Judge Wharton, the present incumbent, has the prestige of long and successful experience as a practitioner, of one or more terms as Attorney Gen- eaal, and of a term on the bench. His industry, ability and purity are reuog nized throughout the district, and if re appointed, the people of the district will say, "Well done. Of the claims and capacity of J. 11. Harris, we have already spoken.

His aspirations are endorsed with great cordiality and unanimity by his brethren of the lesl profession. The next and not by any means the least is Hon. Robert Powell, of Canton, one of tbe most brilliant attorneys ia the District, and who is always ready in season and out of season. work for the Democracy. Should the judicial mantle fall upon him, it will be grace-fullv and worthilv worn.

And thus in the Second and Tentn Districts the Governor has a delicate duty to His decision will entirely satisfy those selected and their respective friends, and the others will be clever and patriotic enough to acqui in the result. Thk Jackson Advertiser says Farmer's Alliance is undemocratic We do not belonsr to the fraternity, but we know several hundred mem bers of the order in this State, and can truthfully say that better Democrats or more patriotic citizens cannot be found. Magnolia Gazette. presume there is no doubt but nine-tenths of the members of the Far mer's Alliance are Democrats, and the objects of the order, so far as we know. are meet praise wertby.

It can accom plish much good if frowns down tiw tfibrts of designing pditlciaas wLo would use it for their own personal advancement. Keep 'out the politicians -4 oCceeetkera, and all wUl ke well ii.i:-Me, IZsiiv wu of of a FULL SYXOPSI3 OF ALL BILLS IX- TRODTTCED AND ACTED TTPON. SENATE FoarY-SisTH Dir. Tcesdat, Feb. -mb, 1888.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment LienL-Gov. Shaods in tbe cbair. PraverbyRer. H. F.

Sj roles. called up II. li. 474, To incorporate tbe town of WUliamburg in the county of CoTington in this State. Passed.

Mr. Jvemp called up a. loo, to rainy consolidation heretofore made of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad Company with other companies herein namsd to aid in the construction of branch lines and for other purposes. The House having amuaded the bill it referred to the committee on Kailroads. Mr.

Thrasher called no S. C. R. No. 15, Concurrent Resolution to amend section of article 8 of the Ccstiiution of this State, which was indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Uiilard: S. B. lo amend sec l-St, Code lN, in relauon the description of the ballots lo be used. Re- feired to a speeia! committee composed of Senators (iuiee, Dodds, Williamson and Love.

Mr. Guice called up II. H. 520. Iu relation the compensation of the members of the board of supervisots of Jetferson couuty.

lndeunitely postpaned. The unhnnned business of vesterday was taken up S. li. 16, To amend tlm part of I chapter iS, Code relation to selection erand jurors. 1 ending discussion ot tue Dill, tne hour consideration of tbe special order arrived, and the above bill wa bvid over for further consideration.

SPFCtAl, ORBEa TOR THE DAY. b. B. lu. tor the regulation, support and control ot tue penitentiary.

The Senate went into t'oiumitteo of the hole to consider the bill. The bill was considered by sections The President read the following: llefori annouueine: the a liournment to day I desire lo sav that in obedience to the orders of my phvsician, I shall not have the honor of presiding over the Senate an- other dav during the sess.on. This is so because an adjournment sine die will come at an eirly day aud the treattneut which I mul tin Jtrgo will consume mote time taan you will probably be detained here. This ihrOitt antiction witn whicn suiter, it not produced by the discharge of mv office is gteaily aggravated thereby. It is to me a matter ot great regret that shall not be able to round out with you the closing days of this session.

In retiring I wish to "bay that 1 believe every interest or tne people ot tni State is safe in yom hands, and that jou prtaiotism and legislative abilitv will prov demand that will be mad our prove uooa them, un ot uooue me auuvu was unanimously spread upon the Journal. Pending the of the bill the Senate took a recces until 7:30 o'clock. i i i NIGHT SESSION. Sv-uate convened at 7:30 o'clock, llou. J.

President pro tem in the chair. Mr. Morris introduced the following reso lution which was adopted: Resolved, thai the benate is deeply erieved at the pliVMcal affliction of our President, l.iettt -Uov. ana tuat ins physician has forbidden his further active work outing tne remainder oi mis session. Resolved lurther.

That we feel that it is a great loss, not only to the Senate but to the State to be- deprived of his fine presence, his urbane demeanor, great parhmentary knowledge, tact and skill so successfully, aereeably aud acceptably exercised for so many sessions of th.s Legislature, and that he be and is hereby assured that has our heartfelt thanks. Mr. Love called no S. li. JEW.

To incorpo rate the Liberty Male and Female College. Passed. The Senate resumed consideration of S. B. 218.

For the regulation, support and control of tho Mississippi Penitentiary. the consideration ot the bill was in tjom- mittee of the Whole and by sections. After some time spent in considering tne bill the Committee rose and reported that it pass. At the senate adjourned. HOUSE Forty -Ninth Bay.

Tcesday, Feb. 23, 1888, House met pursuant to adjournment. Praver by llev. Mr. Sproles.

Reading of yesterday's Journal dispensed with. Mr. Underwood offered the following res olution, which was adopted: upai a Tdo nroapnt. ClArlf nf nnaA I 0f Rcpreseitaiives. Mr.

E. L. Martin, has been assailed by the tiaiiy Advertiser ot the citv of Jackson, charging him with par- tialitv in counting and announcing a cer- tain vote when a prohibition question was involved, thus reflecting UDOn IliS intezritV 't ..:3 ftn. nouncement of the vole referred to, did not resu.u OI. -lne question, ana Mr.

to tne error, acknowledge a ciencai error and apologized therefor. ow, therefore, ue ii Resolved, That the House exonerate Mr. Martin from any intention of wrong doing in the matter, believing as we do that he is a gentleman of honor and efficiency, above stooping to such a thing as is imputed to bim by said paper. The regular order was postponed until 11 o'clock. The resolution on constitutional amend ments were taken up.

Senate Resolution: Providing that judges of the supreme court, and the judges of the circuit courts, and chancellors shall be elected by the qualified voters, but no two ot the supreme court juuges suau De residents of the same supreme court district, and no two circuit court judges and no two chancellors shall be residents of the same circuit or chancery districts. The mdges and chancellors in ofhee when this amendment shall be adopted, shall cease to be such when their succcs sors shall be qualified as provided by Jaw. The legislature shall prescribe when the first election under this provision shall De held, and when the term of office of the judges aud chancellors shall begin, and l-i. l. .1, ..11 1 shall have power to do all things needful or appropriate to effect the change in the mode 01 ODtaimng juages ana cnanceiiors hereby provided for.

The resolution was lost on its first reid-ing by a vote of 69 yeas to 40 nays. The next special order was then taken up, being S. IS. 99, To quiet and settle tax titles of certain lands in the Tazoo Delta, which were sold by the Commissioners of the Chancery court of the First District of Hinds county, in the case of Joshua Green and others against Hemingway and Gibbs, treasurer and auditor and ex-officio Liquidating Levee Commissioners. Pending action, at p.

the House took a Tecess until 3:30 p. m. EVESISG SESSION. The House re-assembled at 3:30 p. m.

I)iscus3ion of bill pending was resumed. The amendment offered by Mr. Burkitt was lost by a vote of 77 to 29. Mr. Smith moved that the rules be suspended and the bill be placed upon its finat passage.

The House refused to suspend the rules by a vote of 71 ayes to 36 nays. A motion to strike out Section 5 of the bill wa3 lost and at 6:10 th? House adjourned until 7:30 m. NIGHT SKSSIOS. House met pursuant to adjournment. COKSIDEKATIOH OF BILLS RESUMED.

A motion to postpone action on tbe bill till to-morrow morning prevailed. The following Joint Resolution by Mr. Underwood was adopted Resolved, By the House of Representa tives, the senate concurring, that the Speaker of the House and the PresidenUof the senate, adjourn their respective Houses sine die at 12 o'clock on Wednesday, March 7th, 188.. Motion to table and reconsider prevailed tiy a vo'e ot 01 to Z. 'S.

B. 243, To promote the comfort of pas senders on Railroad trains. Passed. S. B.

30, To provide for appeals in cases from deeisons of Boards of Supervsors and the corporate authorities of cities or towns granting or refusing to grant applications lor license to retail liquors. assed. Mr. race introduced 11. a.

67. An act to provide for the pay of justices of the peace in certain cases. County affairs. S. B.

151, To provide for the salary of Dr. Wirt Johnson, pnystcian ot tne penitentiary for the year 1886. Judiciary. S. B.

203, To apportion the studenti of the A. and M. College and the 1. 1, an 1 C. 10 tbe several counties in this Stat-.

Passed. At iO m. the House adjourned. SENATE Fiftieth Tat. Wedkeidat, reb.29th, Senate met pursuant to adjournment Hon.

J. P. Walker, president pro ia the chair. Prayer by Key. Dr.

Andrews. ICTaODCCTIOS OF BILLS. Mr. Morris: S. B.

310, To incorporate the Grenada, Enterprise and Pensaco'a Railroad Company of Mississippi. Bailro ds. Mr. Dean: S. B.

311, To amend an act to authorise the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Oxford to issue bonds to aid in purchasing school buildings, acd for other purposes. Passed. Mr. Cameron: S. B.

312, To incorporate the Canton Land and Live Stock Company. Corporations. The following bills were taken up out of order and disposed of as follows II. B. 630, To amend an set to regulate the sale of vinous, spirituous and milt liquors in the town of Ashland, ia Benton county, or within certain limits, approved March 8th.

1882. Passed. H. B. 610, To provide an additional Constable for District No.

2, of Leake county. Passed. 7UI Trt I' table for District No. 0, ia Copiah county. Passed.

8. d. 610. To amend Section i. ot tbe Act of Angnst 8th, 1870, entitled an Ael to ameau an set niwn as ac 10 inm over rli and lor, in to I I I this btate.

Mr. LoDsstreet moved to recumuiit. Mr. Mat-ruder, Warren, moved t4 tab.e motion. Lost.

Mi- Lonsstreet moveu iul iwo of the bill be printed. Si I 1CH nnd was recomnmt. SLCOND SPECtAU OIDE8, II B. 475, To secure the better collection the polttsxes by making fai ore to the same a misdemeanor. Mr.

Harris, of Tippah, moved to lnl tin- postpone bilL Tbe wa" bv vote of Gl nays 42 yeas. The" bill pass. by vote of ti yeas to i navs. 11 B. 773, io regulate the free pubbc schools Mississippi, reported by committee oh education, was real twice.

Mr. Siovall, of Clark, offered as substitute an act to repeal Chapter 24 of th? Art ia relation to free public schoo.sti re-enact and amend Chapter 10 of the K' Vised Code of 1N, entitled an at rel to free pubhe schools. Pending action at 10:10 p. r.i. the llo.ie adjourned.

THE HAMILTON TRIAL. ine Jurors Sworn in to Iate Four White and Five Colored. Rramws, Feb. 1S-S. The third day of the Hamilton trial has closed and only nine jurors have been secured, seven from the special venire and two front the thirty-one men since summoned by the sheriff five colored and four white named as follows: C.

O. Crane, white; 11. M. Downing white; Hatton Samples, colored; Perry Webb, colored; Silas Robinson, colored; John Fitzhugh, colored, Wiley colored; Lafayette Goodman, white; .1. I.

uecIinel to snmmon men Je jurors. Of the thirty-one summoned since the special venire was exhausted, only two wore tound to be competent it is luouttu llljU tuj jury be and that the trial proper will benin Friday. There seems to be little interest in the trial, as the attendance on the court is not larger than usual. 1 he impression is uamim: ground that Hamilton will be acquitted. Col.

Hamilteii is allowed to take lus meals at the hotel with his family, hut a deputy with him constantly. Hon. Jao. Allen is not expected. What Might Prohibit.

Editor of the t'tarion-Ledcrr: In your editionof the I noticed the query of l'mey Woods, "Does prohibition prohibit," also the suggestion that drunkenness be taxed. Do you not think, sir, that every temperance advocate would fi or lhe drillkr Jf that will check the liquor habit I itit sup pose tho legislators were to meet, and in all their pomposity of self-esteem and ofti-cial importance, in thunder tones, call out their vindictives against, the toper, would not the effect be as lutile as Piney Woods supposes prohibition to be Do not you suppose that our valorous constables (or what titles the apprehending, officers pride themselves on) would in many cases, snap up insignificant individnals found indulging, but dreamily overlook "big folks" and rowdies That prohibition does prohibit to some extent, is undeniable. For instance, it a poor man manages once in a quarter or half year to send for a gallon of liquor, he evidently does not use as much as if In- daily visited the bar room although, while that gallon last3, he may have a regular sottish st ell. Besides this, boys are not so apt to have access to iutoxicating drinks as when a stand at hand. I am by no means fanatic on prohibition, but I would endorse it, if it only kept ooof a town tbe disgraceful feature of a drink shop.

For pity's sake! if people must get drunk, do not dedicate temples to Bacchus, by legallj-sanctioning houses for indulging. However I be assured, thai, by the above, I mean only to express my horror of the vice as to laws capable of eradicating it I gladly leave them to the inventive genius of thf wise men of the land, if the lauiL-rr'' blessed with reformer, able with one dash of the be.sorn of destruction, to sweep oH'the Hydra. Xoit, permit mo lo say, that iftemperHnce is ever to hold fat footing in our land, her eauxe must have a firm, if not primary ad- iutant in the very household or cnlinarv de partmenr. in my humble opinion, numbers of tipplers in this country "are to the manner and so from ill fare. With plenty around, our people as a general thing are poorly nourished; the rich are overfed the poor are underfed, because the viands are illy chosen and indifferently prepared.

What is the result? Simply that they crave for a stimulant, and so craving, they snatch at whisky if it is easier to lie had than tea or coffee. It would be fair to asert that half of the people of the United States are dissipated craving creatures. Our fathers and mothers carried the same tired, yearning feelings why should that nature not have been as readily trans mitted as npy other peculiarity As a general thing, farmers are not by not Because if they are drowsv after eating, or if they Buffer from indigestion, they do not have to wait upon the renewal of mental activity to spur them on to their mechanical labor. But how is it with the brain worker He comes to the table so tired out, that in such condition, is alone sufficient to produce coma. He rises with the necessity of mental exertion before him.

And by what means are his energies to be aroused, except by liquor, since he cannot afford to wait for exhausted nature lo become resioH Pnmml. assimilate? It may be truly said that many unoccupied men are dissipated. It must be remembered that work is not the strain. These men of UUuro fretting tor work, or in self reproaches, wear cut their strength oa v. 1 I9 uj riijii'j ment.

x- -0' 11 fonee or tea be the more quickly assimilated and sufficient to uphold nature until the substantial viands come to the rescue, pray why should not people spend for T( 1 stimu- A oa W1" closely, you will i Krrnntr nnHaa I 1 f-O rlailir in a A. iouiuj, intoxication is a stranger. Man must have hoxe. sivfw aA ty if he is to be able to resist temptation and thee requisites are to be insured nnk bj substantial food, like good bread and soups and fresh meats, together with a harmless brain food and stimulant, as tea or coffee. When km it, home angel thus looking to the temporal welfare of the members of the hoase, there will be much less cause for stringent liquor laws.

1 1 1, it is almost as cnar tionize a btate as to change the routine of I nn. I i- Say I a nouseKeener ami hniiuhm uuiuiuS vi uonnrmea negnsrence th notn. preferences and nreindif-e. -u more firmly rooted than national 1 VII I- HUM principles. However, every national or private step taBen in defense of temperance is that'much gained and it is to be hoped a nation, which, like ours, has so often arms, will be able to subdue every internal evil that may darken onr sun of glory.

LZBA. The Judiciary. Ed i tor of 1 lie Clarion-Ledger Permit me. through your columns, to suggest to our legislature, if change is desired, the best, most intelligent, cheapest to the State and aspirants, and most satisfactory mode and certain one of getting an exalted State Judiciary of tru! judfefa" temper and impressive men yet presented. Amend our Constitution so as to make our Senators and Representatives in Conyres an Electoral College, with foil and coStl jeet Then we will have no People Judges, nor Congress Judges to hurt, there could be no cards, no juggling, sycophancy, twinkling or Sift the proposition as you may and it is free from sensible objection ml tain of a pure, independent ml vuiiueui judiciary than any other, easy, convenient.

enrions to know what jost criticism can be offered against it Yours truly. The Crown Prince' Condition. Sax Remo. Feb. 29.

The German Prince had a fairly good nieht. Tk cus expectorated was much tinted with blood. The Emperor has telegraphed lo-Drs- Bergman and Kussmanl, reqneinff them to remain at San Remo. 1 tie Crown Prince passed a pood day. The weather was cold and he did not mv-pear on the balcony.

Mipxicht lne patients easy, lhe expectoration ot tl r-cu is due to the irritation caused ty Dr. Mackensie is supenrirls- of a tube of dierent foro j- in Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Ksiiroad Company witn otner companies the herein named to aid in the construction of branch lines and for other purposes, and House amendment accompanying same. The Senate refused to coneur in House amendment to above hill. The regular order of the day was taken UP- S. B.

218, For the regulation, support control of the penitentiary. Indefinitely postponed by the following vote: kas. -Messrs. Boone, Cntrer, Dean, Diltard, Dodds, Kemp, Love. McDonald, Marshall, Taylor, Tnrnape, Walker, ilson, 18.

Nats. Messrs. Austin. Barrou, Batche- Binford, Burdine, Camjron, Casey, Fairley, Ford. Houston, Luse Martin, Montgomery.

Neilson, Thrasher, Wood. Yereer. 18. Absent and not voting. Messrs.

Bootlie, Buchanan, Groves, Gully, McLeod, Ross, teal and llliamson. At 2 o'clock the Senate took a until 7:30 o'clock. SlliHT SESSION. Senate eonvened promptly at 7:30 o'elock, Hon. J.

P. Walker, President pro in the chair. ISTROnfCTIGX OF B1L1-S. Mr. Marshall: S.

B. 313. To reea! all acts and parts of acts here.olore enacted, corpora tint; the town of Olive Branch in the county of and enact the following act incorporating said town of Olive liranch in aid county ami jiate. Corporations. Mr.

Marshall S. B. 214, To repeal chap ter 111. sheet acts 1SSL entitled an act secure the faithful collection of delin- quent personal taxes. Finance.

Mr. Binford S. B. 315, To aid in the erection of a monument to the Confederate dead of the State of Mississippi. Finance.

Mr. Yerger: S. B. 316, To amend an act to authorize the Board of Supervisors of ashington county to issue bonds to pay outstanding luueoteunes oi saia county Mr. Cutrer: S.

li: 317. To prevent I injury by hogs to ihe public Levees of the I izou iJiMrim. i Thelfollowiiij; bills were taken up out of II. 553, To unkc an appropriation to defray the expenses of the State goveru-ment'for the years 18S8 and 1S89. Placed on Calendar.

H. B. 5S9, To change tbe fiscal ye-ir anj for other purposes. Passed. H'B.

648. To authorize the board of su pervisors of Wilkinson county to levy an annual tax on all gates across the public I roads in said county. S. B. -300, To authorize the appointment of a stenographer for the circuit and chan cery courts of certain counties ottlieoUili circuit and chancerv court district of Mis- sissippi.

Passed. II. li. GOO, For the relief of O. It.

Bank-, of Issaciuena counfv. Passed. II. B. To incorporate the Vicksburg Electric Street Railway Company.

Passed. 11. li. bob, lo amend an act to authorize the construction and use of street railroads I in the city of Vicksburg. rassc.1.

11. li. iOl, to quiet titles in the town ofl Greenwood. List on third reading. H.

B. 7'2t, To incorporate Letlore Lodge No. 40, Knights of Pyihias, of trreenwood. Indefinitely postponed. H.

B. 710, To empower the Board of Supervisors of Prentiss cuinty to exempt the town of Boonville from future taxation for building stock fences and for other par-poses. Passed. H. B.

711, To creati the office of cotton weigher of Prentiss county aud mak esame elective. Passed. S. B. 202, For tho relief of Peter Dohlberg a citizen of Panola conntv.

Passed. H. B. (722, For the relief of M. F.

Wilson, J. II. Pointer and A. E. Tucker of Panola county, indefinitely postponed.

S. B. 277, To authorize the bniird of supervisors in any county in tbe Sttte to provide for the erection of fencjs, and for other purposes. II. B.IO'JO, To incorporate the town of Net- tleton, in Monroe and Lee county.

Passed. B3. B. 31'2, To incorporate the Canton Land nd Live Stock Company. Indefinitely postponed.

H. B. 607, To authorize the board of su pervisors ot Issaquena county to provide certain township mp. assed. H.

B. 681, To extend to Bolivar county all the provisions of an act entitled an act to authorize counties, cities and towns to subscribe to the capital stock of railroads, approved March 7th, 1882, and to amend the same. II. B. 662.

To repeal an act approved March 15th. 1886. incornoratinfr the town of I Shaw, and to define the boundaries aud ti I r.inririir.ralp thp tnirn Pasaoil V-a t. I Banner, in Calhoun county. Passed.

It. li. in relation to county revenue H. 720, To incorporate the acini Street Railway Company. Passed H.

B. 431. For the relief of the In irs of Mrs. S. A.

Brooks, deceased, of Noxubee county. Passed. The following appointments were confirmed in executive session for Commissioners Coahoma county W. II. Stovall aud J.

W. Eldridge. DeSoto Jno. P. Withers.

Leflore T. S. Mayre. Quitman J.V.Cook. Sunflower Tho9.

H. Collins. TulUhatchie 1). W. Sturdivant.

Tunica C. C. Crews and 11. C. Myers.

Yazoo B. S. Ricks. Holmes W. L.

Keirn. fin part of Railroad G. Mclnni. At 10:30 Senate adjourned. HOUSE Fiftieth Dat.

Wednesday, February 29, IS8. House met pursuant to adjournment Mr. speaker Mitchell in the chair. Leave of absence wasjrranted to Mr. Harrison.

Tbe reading of he Journal was dispensed with. Consideration of S. B. 99, An act to quiet titles to lands in the Yazoo Delta pending at time of adjournment last night was resumed. Mr.

Smith offered an amendment which was adopted. The bill passed by the following voir- Yeas Messrs. Babb, Bccman, B.ackwel!, Bowles, Brabston, Brooks, Brown, Carter, Casey, Campbell, Childress, Clemens, Col-Tins, Dilworih, Dickson, Godbold, Greaves, Griffin, Greer, Halbert, Harris, of Tippah, Harris, of Washington, Heidlcburg, Henry, Hill, Uolloman, lloskins, llopson, Huntley, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Keeton, King, Longstreet, Marshall. Magruder, of Claiborne, Maeruder, of Wan en, McLeod, Mc-Kinney, Madison, McGee, O'Leary, Oli-phaet, Puryear, of Hinds, Pills, Perkins, Ramsey, Roberts, Reeves, Reed, of Quit man, Rcid, of Yazoo, Skinner, Stovall, of Ceaboma. Sexton, stocker, Stowers, aharpe, Sim nons, of Holmes, Simmons, of Lowndes Staioton, Smitb, Tackett, ri-.

'i derwood, Williamson, of DeSoto, William- son, of 1 alobusha, Whitnel Watkins, Whitney, Mr. Speaker. ats Messrs, Abbay, Bailey, Barry. Carroll, Davis. David- Burkitt, Carother8 son, Eason.Enochs, orn, Lamar, Maxwell, Murff, Puryear, of late, race, KObinsoii, lteagan.

oouthworib, Shannon, Stewart, Talbert, Thomas. Messrs. Sullivan and Pelham were paired, the former would have voted no, the latter, yes. Ibe special committee ou the uuesucn of lanor contracts reported dj dui, wuich bill was taken up. anrl tn nnnrsvA a III) nrnmnlA a i w.

11. i. iuo, iu secure reiorm agriculture. Lost on third reading, BUSINESS OK SPEAKER'S TABLE. S.

B. 170, For the relief of J. T. Moore for services rendered as architect of ihe East Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, considered in committee of tbe whole, Mr. Madison in the chair.

Passed. S. B. 311, In relation to ihe issuance of bonds in the city of Oxford for school purposes. Passed.

S. B. 158. To amend Section 436 of th Code, with reference to sheriffs' com pensation as tax collectors. Passed.

Mr. Holleman: H. B.770, Supplemental act in relation to barbed wire fence io portions of Tazoo countr. Mr. Clemens: H.

tt. 771, Restricting the aruggisis 01 Aiacon in tne sale ot lio uors The Governor has approved the following i 11 -ii eniiueu nouse uuis: To secure a correct substitution of Iost papers filed ia civil suits ia tie Circuit court of Adams county. To amend the charier of the town of Ed wards. To reqnire Chancery Clerks to keep Led ger accounts. To issue bonds io Jones county to build a court House.

-To appoint a stenographer for the 11th Judicial district. For the relief of C. N. U. Smith.

H. B. 93, To amend section 1098, of the code. To incorporate the town of Pott's Camp. For the relief of J.

M. Duncan. For the relief of H. L. Thompson.

To incorporate the town Montevalls. At 1:20 p. m. the House adjourned. 5I0HT SES8I0S.

House met pursuant to adjournment. BUS IX ESS OX SPEAKERS TABLE. 8. B. 155, To ratify the consolidation here tofore made of the Kansas City.

Memphis and Birmingham Railroad Company with other companies, to aid in tbe construction of branch lines and for other purposes. lhe House receded irom its amendments. Mr. Winter: H. B.

772, To prohibit the sale of liquors within five and a half miles of the town of Egypt, in Chickasaw county. assed. raox tub committee oa education. H. 773, To regulate the Free Public Schools of the State of Mississippi.

Read a ft rat time. 8. B. 147, To authorise the appointment of a stenographer for the Cirsnlt Court of the copies of pav itcly lost of tion I fiscal year of the National Government I clones on the LOth of June, so that the I several departments are able to prepare and pub) i-h their reports before the meeting of Congress. If the fiscal year the tate cf Mississippi were to end as to allow sixty davs before the as-1 semblingof the Legislature, that body I would then have in hand tbe data eagen-l Hal to a lull understanding of the tate I resources and necessities.

I The Biennial Report of Trea-urer I Hemingway is on of the mcst complete I yet submitted by that faithful and capa-1 ble official to the Legislature and the public. If tbe financial exhibit is not as satisfactory as in some previous re ports, it is not the fault of the Treas urer. Had the recommendation of the Ways and Means Committee of the last House to levy foc mills tax, been adopted, the situation, he says, would I now be more Tavorable. I The Treasurer gives the entire indebt-1 edness of the State on the lt of ary, 18S8, at After de- ducting Chickasaw School Fuud, Sem inary Fund, Agricultural Iand Scrip, I on which interest is annually I and catdi on hand ($270,90.27) the I amount to be provided for was tl.083,-1 26t.40 an increase of 317,500.17 over I the amount to be provided for when the legislature assembled in January, 18S0. 1 This deficit was caused by a reduction I in 1882, of one-half mill levy, the ap-1 propriation at the same time, and an-1 nually since, of $100,000 additional to I the common schools, together with large I appropriations for the establishment, I repair and maintainance of colleges, 1 asylums, etc.

I In the five years, from 18S3 to 1887, there was an aggregate decrease in the I receipts from liquor licenses, to thel imount of $178,795.88 an average of I $35,759.13 per annum. If the "falling oil in tbe receipts from this source in-1 dicates a corresponding decrease in the use of liquor, the compensation is ample. The receipts at tbe Treasury from all sources for the year 1887," amounted to 1.009,508.38. After deducting 782.00, realized from the sale of bonds, the total receipt from usual sources were $853,786.38. The disbursements on all accounts for the same time were $1,029,638.00.

deducting from this, money bqrrowed and returned with interest to January, 1886, the disbursements on ordiuary ac counts for 18S7, were $844,575.421116 receipts on usual accounts thus exceeding the disbursements $9,210.06. This amount -would be about the same for 1S88, except that the expenses of a ses sion of the Legislature have to be met. The last session cost, besides fuel and gas, $78,894.27. Should this be the cost of the present siou, and the receipts anu uisuurseinenis remain unchanged, a deficit of fi 1. 31 would be created.

iu treasure, i.is report with the following comprehensive state- 'l i I ment of the situation: From the Auditor's report it will be seen th-it the levy of mills piodticed in INT, I $414,775.43, which will guide the Lpgisla- lute in detcriiiininsr what will be necessary to meet appropriations made at present ses sion, and provide for debts alieajy contracted. Ofihe outstanding iuJebteduexi, it will be noted thai $210,000.00 are presented by four percent, bonds, issued tinder act of March 5, 1SSI, to insurance companies, to enable thtm to make the required deposit to entitle them to do business in the Slate. This amount of bonds becomes due I January 1st, ls-H). Of this amount joO have been withdrawn by those coinpa- nies ceasing to do business, and sold, and are now in circulation, and will be presented for payment at maturity. The balance, are still on deposit by those companies remaining in business witain the State, and unless withdrawn and disposed of, may be refunded at maturii-'; otherwise it will become necessary to provide for lh payment, at maturity, January 1st, of the entire issue.

We musi also consider the tact that $13,000.0.) of the bonds issued to the A. M. College, under act of April 10th, lS7t, were uuder act ot March 7ib, 1S82, told, and will be presented for paymeut when due, January 1st, The five per ceut. bonds issued uuder act of March loth, 1SS4, mature 7th January, 1S95. The amount out is Of the six per cent, bonds author ized bv act of March ISth, $47,500.00 hare beeu These malure January 1st, 1W7.

Insurance companies have on deposit $105,000.00, upon which the State pavs four per cent, interest, and which is subject to be withdrawn at the pleasure of the com- pauy, upon giving six months notice, on the loth of January next succeeding the expiration of six months from the publication of the notice. One company will be enuded to withdraw on the 15th hav ing given the required notice, its deposit of $25,000.00 in currency. In order to determine the levy mecessary to yield sufficient revenue to meet appropriations, I will illustrate by showing collections for last year, and what proportion of same was available for general purposes, after deducting amounts collected and paid over to counties on account of railroads, common school fund, and interest ou the permanent debt. Exclusive of receipts from sale ot bouds, there was paid into the Treasury, $S53, "85.38 from all other som ces. Of that amount tbe common schools received tbe counties on account of railroad tax are entitled to $93,544.65, while the interest on permanent interest-bearing debt was $108,040.04, leaving as available to meet all other expenses, including those of the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative departments, and the support of the charitable institutions, and tbe main sup port of the educational institutions and to pay the interest on all the payable debt of the State, $302,437.35.

It will be observed that- under the act authorizing the issue of $500,000 six per cent, bonds, one-Half mill is levied to pay interest on same, and io create sinking fund to retire bonds when they mature. So that one-seventh of the revenue raised by tbe Syi mills levy must be set apart for that purpose. The collections for the last fiscal ear show that a tax of one mill on the dollar of taxable property of the State yields sad wilt serrs as a basis for computing ths necessary amount to levy, io meet sspens of the next two year It is worthy of notice that the last assessment is only $560,768 greater than the one priced-ceding it. vegetable and fruit growers of Crystal Springs and other points ere very much exercised because of the passage of the act forbidding the run-sing of freight trains on Sunday. They ay the enforcement of "the act would result in serious km to the growers of frtli amd veUtlea, who now have but of tie week ia which to ship i lee csoext cf sot cULer-' li'J -'-v tM aet it if 3 i.