The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-20
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SAruRpAY. JANUARY 20, 1883.
TUEsP!AN SOCIETY.

III. AMI resolution, thai the Monlice.o
Tbespisn sociriy. i.eply impressed win
tie important subject Of eduea''on' have
resolved to appropriate the nell reee'p's
of the season to that purpose. THIS pun
liz sniri,ed act, on their part. deserves
ne il vii, d,ub,less receive, the genef'
Gus supper, Of an enlightened public.
The performance, this evening Of ''e
on,er.airins Comedy Of who's the
Dune {, and the Iauslabe farce, Low
~, O,arpis" will afford rich treat to
al ,cyc,s oi fun. Go and see. Do!
Ills the Intention Of he Company 10
Get up the "strauger," m a handsome
style for the next evenings performance
But here follows ,he'rreamble and re
solution that we spok of above.
Whereas, the members OF this Society,
IN ,L.ir ,f'Ar,s to auDse themselves a"o
t,;.,as be;ps DESTROYS also, OF contrlia'
I'm :, he advancement Of snp'e public
c,.se. and rouce,ying tha' OF EduHat'oh
- r,,s, "a The strongest claims therefore,
Hcsored. That The entire receirlS re-
,l,zee b, the representations OF ms oo-
ci,ty. deducting only the actual 'sPe"s.
rs lh.r-ly incurred, be hsnh'd over al
The expiration Of the season, '"r 'he oe"
eft Of tie Monticello Academy.
A, meeting Of the citizens CT Mon'r
cello. on 7 thursday the The inst eal'fd
h, previous notice, 10 take into c0"s'de'
ration the proprie,y crimrrepr'e'y OF The
cor,,ra,;np Of the town issuing Change
Tickets. Solomon Snt'on was called 10
III. Chair. and james NJ. Turner appoint
cd Secretary. The object of the meet
inc was stated by the chair; VIM. Pee.
lies offered the following resolution,
Which was adopted without dissenting
voice.
Resolred. That we approve OF the or
dipane. passed l,y the President and 81
lee of the ,sn Of Monticello, ~ is
suas small notes FIR change.
On r,l,on. il was resolved that the
foregoing resolution be published IN the
r. arl River Banner.
On motion The meeting adjourned.
SOLOMON SUTTON, Chm,
JAMES M. TURNER sec'y.
Jackson i4lh Jan. 1888,
MEssns ED,voRs:
Two weeks have now elapsed SINCE
me mtt,ing Of tic Legislature, and but
little has been accomplished with the ex
e.p,ion Of pa sing suodry acts OF local
nature The election Of Senator 10
gil the vacanc, occasioned by the res;g
n,,icn Of the Hon John Black, has ben
postponed until the 22d inst. .M'ny ct
the members are in favor OF an adjourned
assiuu o. the Legislature. II tins course
is ,.ursupl il is probable the election OF
a S. na,or To serve for SIX vars from tht
Al OF March 1889 will not be gone into
during The present session. hull has
been introduced making provision to
hold an election TO enable the people t.
vote for or against Convention, with a
yiew OF changing The Constitution. The
bill provides that IN case majority should
be found IN favor Of a Convention that
the Governor shall issue wr,s Of election
aud that members to convention shall
be chosen in the same manner rs Sena,
tor. and Representatives A motion 70
reiec, this bill was made on its FIRST read
ipg. which elected sharp debate, occu'
pyipt nearly Two days. The mnti"p to
r.iect finally tailed by avo,e 56 TO 80.
The nn,thern members were almost u
uanimous in favor OF the bill, and II is be
liey.d tina, removal Of the Seat Of Gov
srpmen, is their principal object. ! am
Of opin,on that the bill will not evenlu.
ally pass as here arc strong reasons a
pa;nst il. bpih as ~ its eonsti'utionaliiy
and expedieney. The committee on the
Revised Statutes. consisting OF eighteen
\ members. mostly Of the profession Of The
law, have made two reports. That o.
lie majority proposes that the Code o
General Pray should be acted upon as al
entire work, without reading This re
port was Immediately REJECTED. yes'er
day | lad the honor to present 'ha re
port Of the minority Of tue committee
10 the House, which was received. ant
500 copies ordered 70 b. printed, thl
report provides thai each chapter be rea'
in succession, and referred TO commit
tee Of three members, with leave TO re
nor, the same, as amended or otherwise