The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-21

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When we published our article Of Fri
day, arraigning the Superintendent Of
Public Education for delaying his Report
of the operations of his department to
the Legislature, two months after the
time fixed by law, and until the expiring
days of the session, when work would
necessarily be crowded and no time left
for deliberate consideration of its con-
tents and the adoption of necessary re-
forms-we were totally ignorant that he
was in the very agony of delivering the
ponderous volume of $50 pages printed
matter with which the Legislature was
startled on Monday. We have neither
time nor space to-day to review the re-
commentators contained in this docu-
ment. A casual glance, however, assures
us that they involve additional expendi-
lures of money; otherwise it would not
be in keeping with the course of the
Radical fqnctionaries who have charge of
the public business. But the matter ac-
companying the Report, and is introduced
as part of it, is one of its peculiar
features.
These irrelevant contents occupy 156
pages under the title of Reports Of
Normal Schools, Academies, and other
Educational Institutions" Among these
are reports Of
The Mississippi State Normal with its ac-
companying documents).
Report of Trustees and Superintendent
of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
which had already been printed for the use
of the Legislature.
Report of the Superintendent of the
Blind Institution-which had already been
printed.
Peabody Public School, Summit, Missls-
sippi.
Central Female Institute, Clinton-a pri-
vate school.
Columbus Male High School-ditto.
f. b. Lawrence's Business College, Har-
perville, Scott county-ditto.
Mississippi College, Kinds county-ditto.
Extracts from Catalogue of Pass Chris
tian College-ditto.
Catalogue of Summerville Institute-(our
friend Gathright will be
at the attention shown him by his
i.lustrious opponent in the canvass of |
1861
Report of TOugaloo University for the
year 1871.
Catalogue of the University OF Mississip-
pi-which the Faculty had already caused |
20 be printed at Louisville, Boston. Cincin-
natl or some other outside locality.
The members of the Legislature were
at the incorporation Of these
matters which in no manner pertain to
he Office of Superintendent of Public
into his Report, and like
Byron's dreamer they naturally inquired
what business had they there at such a
time p Mr.. Sessions, Democrat,
rom Franklin, introduced resolution
'finquiry which was promptly smothered
~ the Radical majority. Doubtless the
olution is found in Sec. /, of an act
approved April goth, 1871:
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of Mis- I
issippi, That the printing required TO be J
one tor the Department of Education shall
e done by The Proprietor Of the Mississippi
Educational Journal published in Jackson,
Mississippi, and the said Mississippi Educa- {
ional Journal shall be. and is hereby made !
he official paper IF said department and rho :
rOlrtet0r thereof shall be diLOred the same '
ODlpenSdtiOn as is now allowed by law TO the '
tate Printer, &c.
Now, the proprietor" of the Educa- :
onal Journal aforesaid is none other I
nan Superintendent H. II. Pease, who :
as on his own motion generouslyemployed
ne public money to print over again the c
.eports of the Benevolent Institutions /
hich had already been laid before the +
legislature and of sundry public and a
rivate institutions with which he had c
bout as much to do as the man in the g
oon. His proceeding is an outrage, 0
nd if it be true that he has employed :,
is Office for private emolument he de- d
rves impeachment. Let the matter be !, !.
,obed to the core "