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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-11
CONSISTENCY, THOU ARTn EFT,

"JUNNINIENCI, THUJ Xxi" ETC.
The two following items we're
clipped from the SedshOre Gazette.
One written, we presume, before
the yellow fever made its APP
pearance at Handsboro and the
other after. Look on this, and
then on that
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-11

AFTER,


1t is natural that The yellow fever
people should dread having made its APP
a disease so fatal as pearance in our
yellow fever. 1t isItown we have deem
right and proper ed it best to remove
that they should u%selour office to the
all due care to avoid beach, where it will
it. To reeklessly ex-I remain until the ep-
pose oneself to theIidemic Subsidies.
contagion is almost a
moral crime. Butt
when the pestilence
comes-w hen the fr
danger is present and
imminent-there arel
duties to family
and ReigbbOrs,l
to be performed, and
those who shirk or
shrink from theiI
perpe1
rate a crime against
humanity.
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iMOIaa LsII-aOIHd Hill GvIH
'Si1lYd yIYQl MIN " AE!iN!|gd a1l
oIOJoa .I9AH ueVL .I9Mo1
.WaHifeSfS.

We print and have for sale all
kinds of shipping manifests, such
as outward foreign, shippers mani
tests, etc. We will furnish mer-
chants in quantities to suit at prices
that defy competition. Call and
examine our work.
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81 presume you no longer wish
to remain IN cog" said the man out
of the machinery to the man in the
machinery.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-11
MARRIED

ROUSE-ARMSTRONG-At the resi-
dence of the BRIDES mother, at West Pas
cagoula, Miss, on Thursday, Sept. 26,
1873, by Mr.. johnson Ware, SIr. John Q.
Rouse and Miss Leauna II. Armstrong,
both of Jackson county.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-11

Al She store of NJ. A. Dees will be iOu'n
groceries of all kinds.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-11
$25 REWARD

will pay the above reward for infor-
nation that will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the thieves who broke into
my store on the night of the 9th instant,
and stole therefrom several articles of
merchandise. NJ. A. DEES.
Scranton, Miss, Oct. 10, 1S7S.-29tf
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SCHOOL NOTICE

Miss ALABAMA DELMAS announces to
the public that she has opened her school
on the corner of Pickett street and Moore
avenue, at the corner east of Mr.. b, f.
Pickett's residence. She respectfully So
licits the patronage of the public
scranton, Oct. 4, 1873. 2s-1m
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DIED,
New
Announcement.

For Secretary of State.
We are authorized to Announce W, II.
McCardle, of Warren county, as a caudis
date for Secretary of State.
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s--TnE proverb says, "Lailgt ana
grow fat" What saving of1c6rn
it would be if the pigs could laugh.
Buy til. $50 WILSON SEWING
MACHINE from Thomas NJ. B1ossAT,
Agent, corner efiSecond aud DE Soto 2
streets. sa5jag i@aae 9's IS Ftisg bHg
1T is9calculated that If all ithsd
insects in the world were piled in
one mass, the heap would be greater
than that of all the combined beasts
ana plrds.f baa .gehanI gsae a0on
linz other evening, when Ste
Louis policeman vent off to- hisgdn-.s
ties, he refused to-hid his wife good
night, although she begged him to
kiss her. He was, angry at some
trifling omission Of. duty, and scold,4
ed her. She wept bitterly but did
not reply.o In the morning, when lie
returned from his roundI she was
hanging from the transom Of the
door, cold and dead. The children
said she had cried all night long
over his refusing to bid her good
night,
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J, early average for eight years $500


Showing that. u,rderothe provisions
of the act Of 1873 the, expenses of the
FGeherA Assembly will be lover. than
btie average from 1854 to 1860 by PROB.
fahlys $1,000, and possibly $50 900 per
annlum, although the number of mem
fbers,' If mistake not, is greater now
than then. . s3.7GaiaiH. 5eg@%la n
i, Passing from these figures, let, me, n,
endeaver to examine, the. beneficial
Legislation passed up to this date by..
this General Assembly. ." fil~ i!sFii
u IEsstt-The tTreasurer's ,ofide has
been re;-organized,, and its operations
rendered moro simple ~ providing for
the prompt deposit .of public MONEY,
for the separation OF his accounts into
distinct items, by the making it neces-
sary to publish lat designated intervals
a Statement Of the condition ofalLhis
accounts, and ,affording opportunity for
inspection. thereof by the public. THE
action Of The Board of Liquidation has
likewise been carefully guarded. Alel
anate provision has been made forthe
prevention Of the funding hereafter of
fraudulent debt, the operation of the
retirement of the debt, provided for,
and tile Fiscal Agency regulated by
proper restrictions andlsafe guards. "
Second--The, assessing aud pcollect-
ing system of the State has been en-.
titely changed and a new one substituu-
ted, (which, whatever may heitsdetects
is not wanting in, a. proper, regard for
the interest Of the tax payer. Under
the old law tile tax collector was at the
same time the assessor in tue country
parishes, and, was almost omnipotent.
The courts were debarred from grant
ing redress. Under Tile new the Office
of assessors, existing anterior to tile
war, has been, created; The assess
mebt is surrounded by every possible
precautions Pie taxpayer not only
may seek redress from ;extortian Nv
calling upon other tax payers. but has
also remedy in the COURTS The coon
Omies OF the system over the recon
stfnction regime are enormous and the
rates. fixed are materially lower ti,ah'l
before the war. Since reeonstgnctmn;y d
the assessors received in the couBtry
parishes S per cent on taxes and licrents
ses.i Before thee war theyfaeceived g
per cent on taxes aud licenses Under
the new system they receive 3 perl
.centlupon the first $40, 900 Of taxes. and
l per;eento sums above that amount
nothing being allowed on licenses. Thel
estimated saving alone ON the revenue
of the Stafesin tlIe cOuntrv pa }iSh 90
will probably reach S50loo0si dna New
Orleans the assessors, seven in number,
were paid, subsequent to 1876. $4,000
each, and We're entitled to probably
$4,000, to $4,000 Authorization the
citys aud wereE,allowed $1,000 Tor ex-
penses. Under the act of 1877, five |
assessors only are allowed at a salary
of S25O0 per annum, with total for a
clerical force and expenses of all kinds
of Sl2, 800, both the salaries and ex-
penscs being equally divided between |
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Total for eight years. 1892 ,0a2
being an average yearly Of 1915

IOtal 10r eight years. ..-.... 1887 ,062
being an average yearly Of 1875
dollars! ,ns 9sGi III HsftlI goi 81 s3it
It is true it has been urged that the
contract for the State printing, under
the provisions of the act of 1877, is not
necessarily ,adjudieated to the lowest
bidder, but the rates fixed as maxi
mum in that act arc reasbnable, and
were fixed alter much examination
and scrutiny Before, the war the
State printer was elected by the Gene
ral ASSEMBLY, and Il system largely
similar toltl,at created by'ilie act Of
1877 exists in other States of the
Union say in Alabama Arkansas,
Delaware, Florida, Connecticut, Iowa.
KAentucky, Minnesota, Maryland, New
York, North Carolina, New Jersey,
Oregon,l Missouri, Mississippi South
Carolina, Tennessee Rhodei Island.
Vermont. Wisconsin twenty States.
In addition to the printing proper Of
the State. the cost of printing the re-
ports Of the Supreme Court, which was
annually betweels five and eight tllon-
sand dollars, by an act Of 1917 is en-.
tirely saved, the copyright being adiu-
dicated and giving o Tie State an ac-
tnat bOiIns., a4sit| gate#ti s5i,f'
Ii,ELEcTIoNtiANDiR EGIsTRAT1oNi s.
All othe election laws, Of the State
have been revised, Inew,I honest aud
simple machinery created, and the
Voice ofthe people, secured ill i'll u1nqnes.
toned! exp ession.t Proper provision
has been made for contest in the, courts,
and the cost Of elections materially de.
creased. t3Fle estimated saving to the
State Annually is fitteelntbousantl doll
lars. Tie whole registration has been
re-enacted; in the country ceI titscates
of registration abolished; iii Che city
simpler provisions rendered operative.
An estimate of the saving to the State
alone by the new registration law
amounts TO twenty thousand dollars.
| believe, Mr.; President, after con-
siderable examination, no fairer cleo.
ton ana registration laws exist in this
Union than the Ones placed upon the
statute book by this General. Assem-
bylaws drawn with the sole object
OF allowing free expression and just
ascertainment Of the will OF the people.
JURIEs.
The jury system Of the State has
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>''' ~ IN THE LAND OFFICE.
- In this office a saving of SO, 900 pei
annum has been made!.si9' aatd $50

81 .g-t { pa. s.-
| IN THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
a Passing from the executive, let me
epdeavors to point ont the reductions
in the cost of the judicial branch Be-
ing a constitutional department, of
coHrseiit was, II, large measure, re-
moved from legislative action. How
ever, one of the earliest acts was an in
stfnction to the Judiciary Committee
of this body to prepare plan of redis-
tricting the State, which was matured
andiwanfd have beer productive when
adopted. Of y large saving but which
was not acted on, because of the decis-
ion OF the Supreme Court in the case of
the Latayettel Fire Insurance Compa-
ny, as2too the, quncopstitntionality of
making a change. of a district during
tile tenure of office eof any Judge. In
the salaries of Parish judges, however,
which were within the reach Of legis-f
lative action, a reduction was at once
made, which, joined with the repeal of
the act allowing the Supreme Judges
compensation besides that fixed ia the
opHs0'efinH,l opo' a'es gas ahpitiiI SAY
ing of S64 800 per annnm. lam aware
that the<repeal Of the law as to the ex-
ira compensation of tho Supreme
Judges can scarcely be designated as a
measure of Legislative economy, abe
cause nothing wanld- lever have been
drawn under its provisions by the
learned gentlemen who now adorn the.
Supreme Bench OF Che State, but |
mention lie, sir, simply BY way Of CALI
ing attention to its repeal. No other
economy in this department.. gould
have been made by Legislative, action,
owing tolreafictions of the rohstitu
ton. The remedy as to the ctinstitu.
ton propose to notice hereafter,
in, discussing W the constitutional
.a. ~.
IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
In'the legislative department, which
has been hitherto the greatest source
of abuse and extravaganza, every econ
Dmy that could reasonably be expected
for the future has been made.
Since reconstruction the legislative
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DEMOCRAT,
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH.
VI -:

81 THE DEMOCRAT Is published Weekly at
"a psI'oUR nuLtRs Hrr aiiunm Two Dol
LARS and hErY CENTS for six months
dePAYABLE IN ADVANCE. No Sub
.7absscri sti6t taken for a less period than
ri, SIX MONTHS pgr y, g4TN -
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate
Tp' ofUSE BoLLAe ner square for the first
-, insertion aud FIFTY CENTS for aeach
subsequent, one Eight lines or less
si5flbrevier type) constitute square.
,7sOBTfUtRY NOTICES Marriages, Pubic
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, ETC., to be
~ pail as advertisements III,
Fl PERSONAL C8RDS-when admissible
sol, charged double the usual advertising
rates. ...---L IL t---. ~
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MO. SO.
been revised and security thrown
around the selection of Jurors 30 as to
purify and facilitate the administra-
ton Of justice.

| Neen revised ana security thrown
faround the selection of jurors 90 as to
purify and facilitate the administra-
ton Of justice. 5s4.
puB11c Anu1N1snrAror
~.
ms NV, useless once mas oeen aooI'sl'ed
c;tr nfNaw n,ioo p thn eaos a NO
materially cnrtaiIel and All tie od;ous
features of the iormerlaw removed
80" h-'t'3 's'"oSDs'i's" .'s'i ~
+ The laws providing for giving
bondsthas been sre-enacted. rs The Sc
curities of parpcAial or anunicipal of.
tlcers are compelled 70 reside in the
PARISH l Tor which the officer is cleo
tea OF appointed. Inc cancellation
OF oonas mas neen provided for, and
giving OF oonas rendered compulsory
~ proper ies'sla1lon. Whist thus
,eslsiallIhg; many tt odPl p laws have
oeeh repeaalsu, LOO :. numerous TO men,
.,oh' suc'1 Us the law providing for
sne call,hs OUT otatne police force OF
new Orleans as mliltla;t for the di-
VISION OF lana, u case 81 sails into
l9ls 9. no1 less :, y enan /. len nor more
!, Silan lorty acres. u IS true no gen
'esa ie.o,h mas mas pcell estan'shea IN
u'e l''''e'y cisul'a", oue 1n's' sah)ect.
- 'ne aeesoob shealasl ana ibis year
! snhso ss'. ny llot oeeh ioFgoPgen. Inc
"a" " p.seses, y prov Isl i7iH SELF
ure' vi u'vu,ce' OF SAFE OF succession
p.upeasy' " appeal, Oh slie o. prop.
's.ss, ~ saA 'oh i''e,sh hetts' anu OF
transfers OF stock nave been fe'en-
a as; s.;,, ~" .h a,easleV 50 as 70 correct
sAl's'pss "ouses'j aaf
I'm the criminal law many reforms
nave l.'' De-, been = reached. a colnprehen-
! s I'VE brloefy lay, law Furnishing
Tue destrnctlon, mutilation or reno
val Of pubic records q Jaw regnla-
ting and facilitating appealsiptcrim
maj cases, nave been enacted. Nor
have works OF public Improvement
been q. o'|yerlooked. The statutes, of
1917 and 1878 will bear witness to
the desire OF fostering and encoura-
'g'ng works of public Improvement
and lenterprisesua 1 question, qMr.
Presldent, whether. the statute books
OF any State II t., for similar time con
taln as many acts OF this character,
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lie aid OF your experience, your,Quick-
ness of apprehension, and your devo-
ton to the public service to it's termi-
nation. However. it was not my pur.
pose to make reference to the trouble
OF the past, bat rather to endeavor to
render some account of the steward
ship with which the government, re-
suitng from the restoration to local
LIBERTY was irtrusted; and in so do
ling, if l,speak in tllename of the ma.
IJorityh on this floor, i desire to disclai,n
any Intention of wounding tile feelings
nf any gentleman who may differ in
political opinion from myself and col
leagues. / desire to include every
gentleman acting with the minority
who may have lent his aid to the ac-
cnmplishnient of any good Which has
been reached. s5g .a6iE-aasa. ~ ST.
Mr.. President, when coming into
power, this government succeeded to a
deplorable heritage. Everything was
dlsarranged and in confusion Every
thing was to, be reformed. A. reform
difficult to obtain, because of constitu-
.tional and other Restrictions, but which
was promptly undertaken in ALI de
partments of the government. with re-
suits which now propose to set
forth. sd ua t.in 'lafr6rat =.
T IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. a
The expenses of this branch of the
government have been materially re-
dnced. In the Office of.tlle Chief Ex-
eentive, in salaries alone, over the year
1873, a saving was made of $3.50 an
nnally, and the cost of this department,
was reduced to nearly the point
reached. in 1867, prior to reconstruc
ton. The, table which | read, andtthe
figures Of which are taken from official
records, makes, this statement obvious,
thus - s49r,, .ss.,sg, ,ss ..g..g -
In 1867 the Governors salary 81 81
= Was -. ...i. ..,,' 80. IS, 600
p |, 1iiIB Secretary &. -.a-.,.-.-.: $500
Messenger. ........,-...,.... .t $50
Making a total Of .,.,..,.,. -. $40, $50
In 1875 the, Governors salary -,
was ...s....l ~. 4. $4,000
PrlYate Secretary =. ,.....i... $500
siei Ms .y',....,''............ 49,. , 5,30O
Messenger. ....... 1900
80 g e. sJtata i as ----
Making a total of. ........ "a. ,$17, 900
In 1877 the Governors SAL. q
airy was .,...,.......... SIS 600 nj
Private Secretary. 2.200 y.
Clerk ........-.- 300
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expenses have been annually as
an an average of s454,935,63 perIapnum

an ave'age of $454,935,63 perrapnun
tor these seven years.
In 1877 the total appropriation fol
the regular session was. $3.50, 900, and
this although the law under which the
expenses were made in 1877 was itlpn-
tic;.l with that in existence since 1879
showing a saving of S3O4 ,935, SO made
| by economy alone. .s .,,,s.:,
. In 1878 a like saving has been OBJ
tanned. I9know, Mr.. President, the
unfortunate difference which has exist
ed on this floor and in, the lower
branch of the General Assembly, as to
the constitutionality ola change in the
lnordinate compensation allowed by
the act of 1872 being made, so as to
take effect during the. term of the
House of Representatives by which,
such change was made. a.as tLj
Whilst, individually, no .exertion
was spared by me to have the change
made. aud whilst my efforts we're fur
thered BY Q large majority of the mem
bers of the dominant party, and resist
ed by, | believe, an almost unanimous
vote of4tlle Republicans on this floor,
which, joined with the vote of some of
my party friends, prevented . t he
change from being made, l believe
that the votes of many, if not all, of
these gentlemen were. the result of
constitutional convictions as deep as
my own, and it is not my Intention to
reopen a discussion of this question,
but simply to-, point out the great re i,
suit obtained for the suture by the act
of 1873. n Under. its provisions every
yestigel of constructive mileage has
been wiped out. The PER DIEM has
been reduced below the maximum of
the constitution; the pay of employees
reduced as welt as the number, and
wholesome safeguards have been crea-
ted against extravaganza in the future.
Under that act, allowing for every
contingency, the expenses for an an
nnal session of sixty days ought not to
exceed SIS, 900, and will probably not
overreach $4,000, showing a reduc-
tion of Ss0.O0D from the cost of the
session of 1877. and of $304, 935, 63 an
nually over the average expenses of
the seven years from 1868 to 1874.
shonld the apportionment bill pass
ell at this session become a law. this
sum will he further reduced probably.
from $1,000 to $1,000. 1t will he
SAID in answer to these figures that a
comparison with the Reconstruction
regime is hardly a fair criterion Of
proper economy. have endeavorrd
as | propose TO do hereafter,
to compare not only with the recon
strnction regime hnt with that existing
before its inception.
; .l'he@legis'ative expenses prior to the
war were as. follows: s sti3
In 1853, four montl,s' session. .sl27,0OO
In 1854, two months session. .75. 600
IN. 1855. two months session. $4,000
In 1856, two months session. 10000
In 1857, two months session 100. 900
In 1853, two In1i5nti's' session.. n, 600
In 1859. two months 'session. 'iS5. DOn
In 1861, two months session. 100000
81 ,aouar btig ,s'1a5 bio r. sS744, 900
v o. nj,
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bsi satl 3gai m4a I,720isOl 90
Or an I'a ayerage tor these seven years OF

or an average tor these seven Years OF
s245,s2s II. f15 ~
SSH 1877, although the session Of the
Genefal. Assembly was nearly four
mouths .,in duration, land although the
Auditors and every other department
required the printing OF new hooks,
blanks, rolls 5and papers OF every de-.
scription, the cost of public printing
was only about d, 900 dollars. ! In 1878
the total approximations for public
printing, including the reports of all
the investigating committees, of all the
heads of departments, necessarily. MORE
avoluminons than MORALLY required, of
the registration certificates for N ewi Or
lea9s and the registration and election
books and blanks throughout the State,
including tie publication weekly Of tie
!eonstitutional amendments iri Che city
Of New Orleans is. AZ, 900 dollars. The
Saving, then, in 1877 over the average
Of the cost ofprintine IN tie 7 years
from 1868 ito 1874 is 2O3, 1893 dollars
and u cents. Before the. war the
SUMS paid for public printing were as
.fOli0Va. fii: siitS it#tE gs!{ 1<Gtiss,H ~
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PUBLIC EDUCATION.

The whole system of public educa
ton has been revised and re-enacted
and new machinery created. which
saves in salaries and expenses of off
GERS appointed to supervise its opera.
ton $40, 900 per annum over 1875.
In 1875 the appropriation for. s
tIle salary Of the Snperinien-
tendent of Public Education,
/. Was.,- ---i--.--- announcements .tD0
secretary ...-.-..-... 5000
Contingent expenses. 4,OU0
Division sdptihtentlents.. %, TOO
Sup4s travelling expenses. -. :. i ZOO
qua ''aii ts''''5' -.'' S 36. 100
In, 1877 appropriations were as follows:
Snperintendent'st salary. -..s. 5000
Secretary 1900
90 reaii SD meiIa2 $1,000
Showing q saving over 1875 Of. .29, 900
The new law, whilst to all classes of
people, has only been complained Of
because, aof the control over local
boards given the central authority.
The reasons of public necessity exist
ing in the case Of tax collectors ex-
plains the provisions of the seln,ol law
in this particular more especially
when the robbery Of the school fund of
the State in the past, as reported b.
the committee appointed to investi-
gate this department., is., considered,
the committee stating that the funds
diverted or uDaceounted for amount to
50, III, 900. q33 iG; Y IA 484 a
Alia at.a,fae PRINTING. b asgt 9a
No greater reform was needed than
in the printing laws of the Staie.-
The rates allowed for public printing
were extortionate, and a monopoly not
only Of, the State, but of the parocl,ial,
municipal, judicial and public printing
OF all kinds existed. All this has beeii
cured. The State printing rates have
been largely reduced and fixed at Just
maximum prices. The municipal and
parochial printing are directed to be
adjudicated to the lowest bidder, and
the judicial and other, printing has
been remitted to the control of the
parties iniinterest, secured against ex,
tortion by a Limit upon. the maximum
price. The saving accomplished can
he best seen BY the following fignres.
The disbursement for printing were
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IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE, S OFFICE.
The saving effected ins this Office
over the expenses Of same. IN 1875 is
$4,000 per annuni, ,;,nda-tAis although
the Secretary OF State, has beena made
practically the State Registrar of Yo-I
ters, aud has afso been charged with
the entire. supervision ofthes itegistra-
ton aud of elections throughout the
State. Thus
In 1875 the salary of the Secre-
Assistant Secretary ,,,,,....... 1000
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Saving over 1875 -.Sl5, 200
1t. is Known that complaint has been
made as to the creation of the office Of
Assistant Attorney General. charged
to be unnecessarily, but an examination
of the grounds of;this complaint shows
it to be unfounded. Allowances vi
large; amounts in the past administra-i
tons since 1863 have been made for
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the State and city. The following fig
ures will make the reduction in this
particular more obvious: