The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-04-10

The $4,000 state yGaP Hob.
We have been asked by correspond
ents to state more particularly the facts
Of this ioL. To begin, We viii publish
the law which has been made the con-
venient means Of carryiagvii intoexecu-
ton, as follows:
An Act to authorize the purchase Of GER
tain copies of the official Map OF the
State, for use in the Public schools
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Leg
stature of the State of Mississippi. Ihat
the Superintendent of Public kducs-
tiun is hereby authorized anu reqaircd 70
contract with the publisher OF the Official
map Of the Stat 70 supply ~nth phple
schools a may o. designated WITH e"ptFs
OF the same in conformity WIN the require
ments hereinafter mentioned. a. the prlc.
OF three dollars aild seVenty-nVe cents per
copy. and to be paid out OF the com mon
school fund Provided. however. That enIy
such schools snail be supplied n beiihg 10
the higher order, containing not i"-N 'hah
forty scholars. and % be tu1dr "E ice at-
piicatioH and recomini nfiaIiot IF~ifcttNetA
Of the County Superintendent - I5.u'A-
ton.
sEc. ?. Be it fur her euacte,'. IiisI the
mans so supplied. shall tr Teflurrd form
| of the large map n no" PtH'-h1''. ana
| ~LaU contain idenfiraliy the Saanr ini0f-
| nation. and be mounted on eioih, c,'lar'-"
and finished in Ghe same S.y Il n tie large
1 one and 10 be nos les, thaH TWO feet Dt
three feet ia siZ'- and 10 receive the -ti''--
| ton and approval OF the Governor
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, J f-'f "a
| maps shall be delivered - tae : -tt .t's-
| dent of Public Education for proc '5-;ti-
! button, and on his certificate i"f ih.- ii.'.
| the Auditor OF Pubiir fscaunt~ = i.sr' -
| authorized 10 Issue. ei< warrant a. ;-'.e'-sd-
! auce with the prov sions ~ tii- -Acf-
Sic. T. Be il further 'i'a-sed. That thi9
! Act shall take effect ana De "a FREE from
| and after its passage
| Approved, Apsii 30, - ,
In the first place, lie law was piece
of unheard of ard unnecessary exrrava-
gance, even if it was executed strictly
according to the letter. poi
We will waive to call attention to the pro
D viso of section one, declaring that only :
certain class of schools shall lie supplied
with the map, and that q" upon the re
Z" commentator respectively Of thu
d" County superintendent of Educa
< ton" OF these specified schools th'
number is limited, and notwithstanding.
the loose phraseology Of the law, If !
had been strictly complied with, tn
State would have escaped the extortion
Of which it has been the victim. III
= proviso prohibits the State Superintcn
dent from supplying the maps excep
they are recommended and applied 70
: by County Superintendent. And ye
it is charged, and capable OF proof. tina
e in the absence Of such applications, AM
e contrary to the recommendation q
. County Superintendents, the State Su
! perintendent has expended $1,000 I
r S18. 900 in the purchase of maps, whic
are stored away useleSsly and uncalle'
for Meantime, the parties concerned i
the job are enjoying the perquisites re
g sulting therefro n, while the taxpayer
are saddled with the burden. The pull
lie are growing inpatient to know wha
: has become of the investigation whicI
, was proposed into this tra6saction.
. p S After the foregoing was put i
type, we observed that a resolution, in
troduced by Mr.. Morgan, has passed tn
: Senate, providing for the appointment Q
a Committee "whose duty it is hereb
: made to invest igate and report forthwith
/ to the Senate what expenditures hay
been made, and by whom, or on Avhos
authority or recommendation expendi
a lures have been made of the public mon
D eys, under and by virtue Of an act emit
: tied an act to authorize the purchase Q
certain copies OF the official map of til
State for use in the Public Schools"
: This resolution covers the case exactly
Now, let the Committee go to work AM
. bring out the facts so that the publ
may know where to fix the blame Tn
. Committee consists OF Messrs. Morgan
Lyles and Campbell