Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-16
STATE ITEMS.

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STATE ITEMS.
The Governor In his late message
relating to Public Schools presents
views both good and bad. He advo-
Gates the purchase Of the buildings
and land of the A Missionary
Association at Tugaloo, for $4,000
if they cannot be had free, for u high
school and agricultural college for
negroes. Three.ffths Of the Fed
eral grant to be applied 10 this in
stituIiOn, aud two.fifths to a chair
of agricultural chemistry at Oxford.
suggests that provision be made
for a general attendance Of 222,0OO
pupils and an average attendance
OF 10000. Estimates the cost at
$3.50 per head, or a total OF $780,.
900. and the cost of school building
sites, etc at 100000.
Estimated cost OF keeping our
common schools In operation, 10
cities, towns aud school districts,
$l,63S,00O; to counties, S5S,UO
to the State, $405,000.
The State supervision Of schools
will cost (eslimate) for travelling
expenses, clerks and State SuperiD-
tendent, S5,720. The total amount
OF taxation for school establish
ments to commence, Is estimated
at about five and q quarter millions
of dollars. To raise this there are
1856 polls and $ll4,l3l, l2S Of q
taxable basis. 1t Is wisely suggest
ed that district directors of school;
select their own text books, and
that q county superintendent be
elected. In connection, and fol
the purpose of general supervision
there will be q Board of Education
consisting of the Secretary o
State, Attorney General aud Su'
perintendent of Education.
The Governor in his message tC
the Legislature in relation TO th'
Blind Asylum reports about TWEEN
ty.one pupils maintained from Oc'
tober LIST, 1868, to June 7th, 1860, a
q cost Of about $475 each. He re
Commends that blind negroes b,
permitted the advantages Of the in
stitution, which, it is estimated
will bring the number up to abou
sixty pupils, and concludes:
l recommend that | be author
lied to make the question Of edu.
eating the blind the subject OF in
Vestigation by commission, witt
view to q report on the existing
State establishment, the transfer o
our blind scholars to the Institute
at Baton Rouge, or the establish
ment of the charity on a footini
commensurate with the demand
of the new order OF things, under
system of careful economy by IN
employment Of the opportunit,
presented TO US for that purpose il
the present availability of certai
public buildings OF Natchez.
CIRCUIT Court BML,-The Con
ference committee of the tw.
Houses, appointed to consider tn
Circuit Court bill, had a meetin
on Saturday afternoon, and after
short session agreed upon q repol
that received the unanimous sup
port of the members of the cOmmi
tee. The districts remain about Ii
same as reported BY the Senate, &
follows:
lst-Jackson, Hancock, Harrison
Marion, Perry.
2d-Smith, Lawrence, Pike oil
Wilkinson.
3d-Adams, Claiborne, Frankli
and jefferson.
4th-Clark, Jones, Jasper, Geee
and Wayne.
jth-COpiah, Covington, Rankil
Simpson and Smith.
6th-.KemPer, Lauderdale, n
shoba, Newton aud Scott.
7th-Lowndes, Noxubee, Okti
beha and Winston.
Slh-CalhOun, Chickasaw, Che
taw and Pontotoc.
9th-Itawamba, Lee and Mo.
roe.
l0th-Marshall, Tippah and Tis
imingo.
llth-Bolivar, CoahOma, Was
ington anu Issaquena.
l2th-DeSoto, Pamela, SunAow
and Tallahatchie.
l3th-Lafayette, Yallabusha, u
roll and Holmes.
l5th-Yazoo, Madison, Leake q
Attala.
l5th-Hinds and Warren.
The House amendment to the /
providing a salary of twenty-ti
hundred dollars for District Att,
.neys, has been adopted, and the I
fees are hereafter to be collected
the Sheriff and paid into the ST.
Treasury toward the Comm
School Fund. Section six of
bill, which transfers causes invo
ing less than one hundred and fl
dollars now pending In the Gre
Courts, to the Justice Courts,
been rejected and the suits rem
in the Circuit Court for settleme
These changes with q few 9th
Of minor importance, are oil t
have been made, aud 1t is thouG
that the bill as amended will
passed to-day, without much op.
sition.