The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22
LETTER FROM JACKSON.
JACKSON, Miss, January IS, 1886.
Editor Democrat-Star:

n. readers are aware, Mr.. II. e. Wool
ID man built u bridge in jackson
ie county at bis own expense, whicI
bridge is represented by many o
= the citizens of that county to he
= public benefit. and one that couIt
! not well be dispensed with, on til,
application of MI. WOoGman, back.
+. ed up by numerOusly signed pa,
:. per attestiDg the facts, Mr. McRat
!, introduced a bill authorizing the
: Board of Supervisors OF jackson
county to reimburse Mr.. WOOdmau
for his expenditures in construct.
ing the same. The bill is now in
the hands of a committee and will
doubtless be reported upon favora.
bly,.
Another bill which Mr.. McRae
introduced aud which passed the
House vas an act to authorize the
Board OF Supervisors to transfer
the fund known 40 the Exposition
fund aud the balance of another
fund, for the use of which there is
now no occasion, to the general
fund of the county.
Another bill introduced By the
same member Is an act to prohibit
the sale of vinous, spiritnous or
malt liquors within three miles of
Prospect Camp Ground, which l
consider a very good bill as a camp
ground is 10 fitting place to drink
at. l have known people to go to
camp grounds with a view of
Strengthening up and going home
drunken than billed owls. That bill
has passed the House and o
goes to the Senate.
Hon. Jefferson Davis has been
invited to deliver an address before
the Legislature on the question of
pensiOning disabled Confederate
soldiers and sailors of this State.
This scheme is talked of encourage
ingly. Pension the disabled vete.
rams and, ii necessary, ~retrench in
some other direction. Two wears
ago when Jefferson Davis addressed
the Legislature the Capitol would
not begin to hold the mass OF la.
dies and gentlemen who focked to
see him.
The institutions of the State to
which appropriations have been
made are to undergo rigid inves.
tigatiOn. Every dollar of the States
funds must be accounted for, the
habits of those in charge are to
be examined into and it there is a
screw loose anywhere it will be
found out. Not that there is any
charge or any suspicion against
any OF thu worthy gentlemen con
nected with the management Ot&
institutions, but asa matter Of pre-.
caution on the part of the State.
A good official really likes to he
investigated, the Ottener, the better.
After a long debate on the Senate
consuming the entire morning SEES.
sion, Il bill was passed allowing
Trimble to retire on halt
pay. The inauguration went off
the simple style of primitive
No music, nc flags, no cake,
no wine, no nothing. Mrs. Mary
MOrancy was reelected to the posi- {
lion of State Librarian aud keeper I
the Capitol by a handsome ma. ;
:
Col. w. II. Hardy, President OF I
The Gulf aud Ship Island Railroad, ,
mas had a bearing before the Sen I
lte judiciary Committee as TO the |
of the recent transfer OF
he pehitentiarY cOnvicts, and il is
presumed the committee will decide !
hat the transfer was legal aud can !
% at once cOnsummated. Colonel s
two or three days ago, in- I
Ormed your correspondent that the S
erminus on the Gulf Shore had t
lot been decided on. i
Senator Gayles, the only cOlOred Il
senator, has introduced "a bill 10
the attendance of children S
between the ages of eight aud |
o%urteen years at the public schools \
It the State. No bill of general [
Importance has yet become a law, Il
Tut among those introduced will a
,riehy summarize several: 10 sub d
nit the question of local option to u
he citizens of each county in the Fl
state. To increase appropriations u
or public schools. To allow the d
ale of domestic wines. To select b
rand Jurors from citizens who are a
ualifed to act as such and perform b
he duties in an intelligent manner, D
hat is, men of compton. TO pro- a
ide tor the disposition of all minor
fences reported or coming before
be grand jury, which means if a Of
wants to make an affidavit 9,
u neighbor he can do 1t
penly before a justice of the p'
and not sneak into the grand pI
Try room. To provide reasonable TO
ay for officers of election. To nj
'cure the payment of the poll tax. -
-ov. Lowry attended to this matter VI
his message. To pay the district &C
ttOrney a salary, which ought to al
ave been done long ago-e2OOO n b
ear and no fees. To take FIVE dol 4
rs a day from the pay OF mem bers -
each day they are absent with
1t leave. A good idea, but | SEE
: referring to the Journal that
lis bull was indefinitely postponed, be
I'd a bill to define and punish sn
= Al c. 81