The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-10

ent session to determine what slal
he done with the Penitentiary ate
that time. There nre various ah'
conflicting opinions on this subject
and I fOrbear making any speelfl
Recommendation we'll knowing tina
unur action In this regard will be con
trolled by considerations OF u WIS., W.,
public policy, and with view 70 .h'
promotion Of the best interest OF Ch'
State. ,.,::,o
Should you, in your wisdom, discoyel
any means by which portion OF TN
conyicts can be utilized in the con
struction the Ripley and Ship lglant
Railroad, or other public works LOOK
To the advancement of the materla
interests of the State, your actor
will meet with my hearty co-opera
ton. The disposition Of the Peniten
tiary Is ono of the most important
matters that will engage your atCen
tion. and leave the delicate and dllil
cult subject to the decision of YOU
judgement.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The able and exhaustive report o
the State Board of Health Will sho"
that it has been active during tho pas'
two wears in the discharge of its APP
nropIriate duties. The Board gives
promise of great usefulness in the i'll
vestigation of tho causes of disease,
and in furnishing such information as
will enable the people to guard againl,sl
it. There can be no question as 10 tn'
good results already realized from its
efforts in this direction and the ell
cacy of proper quarantine regulation;
in preventing the introduction and
spread of contagious diseases has, |
think, been fully demonstrated. The
law for the creation and government
of our State Board is imperfect, and
some additional legislation is needed.
The Board says: ''U1dcr the present
laws we stand as an advisory body
only, without power 10 establish quar-
antine or law to enforce it; with no
appropriation to put it i'll operation,
and none to sustain it,"
I am advised that the Board will
ask for tho necessary legislation ON inc
subject, and Tor increased appronFia-
ton to enable it to carry out the OBJ
jects of tho law. / have not boon
made acquainted with the details OF
the LEGISLATION that will be asked for
ut your hands, but concurring in the
general views of the Board, ask for
them your favorable consideration.
IMMIGRATION AND AGRICULTURE.
The subject of immigration and ag-
rioulturo deserves your serious conSld-
Grafton. Our present laws for the en-
enlargement Of immigration amount
to very little, and it would be difficult
to adopt any general system that
would be successful without involving
an expense greater than we arc now
able to boar. Tho increasing import
anco of the subject, however, cannot
fail to command your serious atten-
ton.
Agriculture is or main support in
all the pursuits of life; and should be
carefully fostered by the State. shall
be most happy to cooperate in any
well devised means to encourage i'm
migration, and to promote the inter
egts of agriculture. The report of the
commissioner and the State Board will
be transmitted to you, and ask for it
that consideration which the import
anco of the subject demands.
RAILROAD MATTERS,
In accordance with an act of the
Legislature approved Feb. LIST, 1877
the Governor, Treasurer, and Presi-
don't of the Senate, in January 1873,
settled with the Chicago, ST. Louis
and New Orleans Railroad Company,
the Indebtedness Of tho Mississippi
Central Railroad Company to the
State. The amount ascertained to be
due on the LIST, of January 1873 was
$136. 1853 90. This amount was divided
into ten equal installments for which
the notes of the company We're duly
including interest," amount
ing in all to $196,067 4S and secured by
n deposit of $4,000 OF the compa-
MES bonds with coupons attached,
which was believed to be ample Sc
curity. The first note amounting
S24, sos a was paid on the Both Of
December 1878, and | am informed
the second note, due January LIST, 1880,
amounting to $23,4l8 II has also
been paid. The interest due annually
being included in the face Of the notes,
the annual payments decrease in
SO that the last note, due
January 1st, 1888, is only for $l4,705 06. |
-ba Moh;Ie AID Ohio Rsilro,d non,no
~, ,5as, o,,thnr;god t> o",l,rro,,isn r.
ahtodmass tntho St,foaId nnnntin o.'
~, oonnumt 81 ~ ''1[' ,a 49, uo onrfn
ands Nv novino to thn 0n hndi vt,n
within thirty days, the sum of twenty
i've thousand dollars. and COnSentinp |
hat in future said lands should be
ubiect to taxation as other lands in
he State. The company accented the
erms of the compromise, and paid the
tipulated amount to the Auditor on
he 25th day Of March. 1878. This
also filed with the Auditor,
,rior to the 1gt, day of January 1879
worn statements showing the cost of
he construction of its road: and the
expenses, earnings, and net revenue
rising therefrom foi4 he preceding
iscal wear. as required by section Q. Of
aid act.
Under Act of March 9Th 1878 T aD-
ointed Hon. A. M. West, Hon. M. II.
Whitaker, and Hon, John p. sea-
rock as a commission TO aeccrGain thc
ost of the construction OF The Mobile
nd Ohio Railroad. These gentlemen
roceeded to the discharge 81 lho dirty
ssigned them. md in due time suh-
lifted their repDrt. which was filed
l the Office of the Auditor Of Public