The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27

ton against the imposition which the bill
itself provided?
Gen. Lowry deserves the gratitude of the
: pubic for his action in this matter:
+ Fl BRANDON, Mss, Sept IA 1872.
To His Enceltency, Coz. r. @. Potrers, JACK
son, Mississippi:
DEAR SIR take the liberty, at the sug-
gestlon of friends living in the district
| where the land is situated 10 call vour at
tention to law passed in 1871, entitled "an
Act to incorporate the Pearl River Navfga-
tlon Com pauy,' pamphlet acts, pages 4S2
4S3 4S4, As, 4S6 and 4S7. This act was not
approved by the Governor, but remained i'm
his hands without being returned, the re-
| qulslte number OF days, for the Secretary of
oFate to make the usual certificate which
| Won viii observe bears date Of Sth of April.
| ISL You viii remember that | called
| your attention TO this act during the last
session of the Legislature and insisted that
| 1t amounted 10 piandering the State to the
extent of about one hundred and five thou
sand acres ofland. The land, it is true, is not
valuable at present, but with the MANY nro-
Jected railroads, it probably will be in few
years.
caused this matter to be brought before |
the Legislature last winter, and committee
consisting of Mr.. French, of Adams. Mr.. |
"nlte OF Wilkinson, and myself were ap-
pointed 10 Investigate the transaction and
report TO the House About the close of the
session, Mr. French and myself agreed to
Introduce bill in substance about This
The patents in the hands of the COMPANY
were to be placed in the custody of the
state treasurer to be by him kent for
twelve months, and if, in the meantime the
company paid into the Treasury twenty
I'VE cents per acre, amounting to something
over S25,0 900, the patents were to be deliver-
ed to them and they discharged from ma
King any Improvement in the way of the
navigation OF Pearl river, as provided In the
acC before mentioned. This bill as drawn i
oy myself was submitted to Senator War |
ler ana Mr.. french, two OF the stockhold- 9
'Ts ana sureties on the bonds and met their :
concurrence, and passed, without opposi. 1
ION, Doth houses. few DAYS after the
IdJournment you remember that / called at I
our once TO ascertain if you had approved a
ne OH. GU dld not remember having
eeii ',le OH at All and after diligent search u
laue oy your Secretary and myself it could il
lot be found. ~
subsequently, | met with Col. Warner
no informed me that the bill after PASSING / &C
ne senate was stolen. At the instance Of
'lends ilvlng in the Pearl river district. =,
lDmit that your ExceIlency could. with g
reat propriety, call on Senator Warner and az
II french, and ask them to return fine ny
atehts either TO the Secretary of State or
the state Treasurer; especially so, mas 40
Iuch as there Is no pretence of the Compa- ne
y eyer having expended a dollar in con- ~.
r.
also call your Excellenoy's attention to -
): oth ana 9th sections of the act and will E;S
lterate In relation thereto, what | said 70 M
y, y. lasC winter, that the bond as filed is in
ficient. ~ = III Fe
r. Is nronor 80 co. He
ate was poti God ~ Uaia a tlie secretary OF de-
Duse OF Representatives not to issue to the M
u pahy any more patents, but he, never :,
eless, dld SO, to the extent of probably =
lrty-hVe 1850 thousand ACRES AS tha ClI
after now stands the holders Of tba no+o,i4 tie
Qid sell the land, and if the conveVance
= regal (Which you can learn from the Ca
', 81 0Ilicers OF the State the Comm
. .nl t1se one hundred and five thousand ser
uid receive no benefit whatever. Cha
/ convenient l would be glad to hear the
IN you on the subject that NAV inform Coy
~ 9e VINO are more Interested than myself.
70 what action, if any, you will take in IT
premises. Very Respectfully, ate
ROBERT LOWRY the