Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-15

eau 90 lll1 uNt OF me APPROPRIATION
recommended. The InSEIsa5s So
been skiiliuiiy and successfully cons
Quoted By the accomplished snnerin-
tendent aud bis able corps 81 teacher.
and the pupils have made satisfactory
progress 10 the several departments
Within The last few years the
STATE LIBRARY
has grown to large proportions. It
nov contains ell the standard text
books and all the reports, digests and
statutes Of the different States, and Of
the United States, besides q large col
lection Of miscellaneous books. But
tbs Efficient librarian, Mrs. Mary No
rancy, has classified, arranged and in-
dexed these many thousand volumes
in such an intelligent and admirable
manner that no difficulty is expert
enced in finding in a moment any vol
nme desired. The library Is nOt only
a convenience but a necessity to the
bench and bar.
The efficiency Of the
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
is constantly increasing, and our peo-
pie may now confidently rely upon K
emption from the p~rotracted visitation
Of all infections and contagious dis.
eases, which human agency can arrest
If, indeed, they may not hope for
complete immunity from them, Sub
ject as we are. by reason Of our pfox-
unity to the tropical countries, to the
annual scourge Of yellow fever, i
prosperity demands that we shall con-
tinue every safeguard against its in
production, and this fact, apart from
all other considerations, furnishes us
with abundant reason for maintaining
the present noble and philanthropic
organization. Small .pox prevailed 70
a limited extent in eighteen counties
in 1884, but 1t was promptly sup
pressed by the energetic measures
pursued by the board. With this
exception, we have fortunately
been spared the afhiction Of all
serious epidemic diseases. The sue
cess Of the Board Of Health in dis
charging the duties devolved upon it
by law, and particularly in controlling
epidemics, requires the immediate
presence Of an auxiliary in the person
of a reident health officer Of we'll
known sanitary and executive qualii-
cations. But under the present law,
Boards Of Supervisors have the power
of practically a%bolishing this import
ant Office by refusing to allow more
than nominal salaries. I therefore rec
ommend that the law be changed so as
to remedy this mischief. The law reg
ulating the practice Of medicine con-
tinues to receive the unqualified en-
dorsement Of the profession, and the
people. There is general complaint,
however, that it fails to authorize the
Beard Of Censors to exclude physicians
from the practice, who, after obtaining
license, may be guilty Of malpractice.
Recommended to the patronage Of the
people by their license, such physicians
may continue the practice Of the pro-
fession without mourning any adequate
penalty. The evil should be promptly
corrected by appropriate legislation.
The report Of the
COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION AND
AGRICULTURE
will acqnaint you in detail with the
operations Of that department. Va
rious publications descriptive Of the
resources and advantages of the State
have been distributed by him In the
past two years, with good results. His
correspondence, which has been volu-
minous, shows continued interest in
the State on the part Of those seeking
homes or Investment for capital. The
term Of Hon, E. G. Wall, the present
able and efficient commissioner, ex-
pires during the present session Of the
Legislature, and / learn that he will
decline a reelection. 1t win, there
fore devolve on the Legislature to
make another selection. In future the
Commissioner will have little to do, as
the records of the Office are complete
and much printed and statistical mat
ter is still on hand, and have thought,
since the office cannot be abolished
under the provisions Of Article XII,
Section %, of the Constitution, that it
would be well for the Legislature to
elect the Swamp Land Commissioner
to the position and fix his salary at a
nominal sum-. He a easily discharge
its duties, and since there ispo consti-
tutional objection to his holding the
office, his election would result in a
large annual saving to the State. A
small appropriation should be made to
cover stationery, postage, etc.
An act of the Legislature Of 1884 to
create the
EXPOSITION BUREAU
and to make an appropriation therefor,
, charged the Governor with the duty
Of appointing a State Commissioner
and BY act Of Congress, the Governors
, of the several States were authorized
, to nominate a Commissioner for APP
} pointment by the President Of the
/ United States. For this arduous and
important duty Major s. A. Jonas was
. selected. From the day Of his APP
) pointment his labors were constant
and unceasing, resulting in a grand
exhibit for Mississippi at the Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Exposition.
The people from other States were