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House Bill No. $40.

This Bill Is styled An Act in Relation to
/ Public Schools. have read the bill with
some degree Of care, aud no little interest.
There Is no measure before the Legisia-
| iure that concerns the whole people 20
much as this act in relation to our public
schools Whatever the State does in ed
ucaiing lhe masses Of her children, she
must do h her public schools. The mass
90 can never hope 10 attend any other
educational institution In the State. Last
fail bright young girl came TO me 10 be
examined Tor place in the Columbus
school, having been told that il was free az
70 board as we'll a. tuition. She entered
, eagerly upon the task before her, and
when shc had nearly completed IT, she
stopped suddenly and in despair, remark
ing, then IL is useless Tor me 10 20 any fur.
ther ia the examination. She had heard a
remark that had Just made to another
young girl, who asked me the cost Of board
per month that il would be The actual cost
Of the material and preparation. This re-
mark shattered her hopes and dissipated
her bright visions.
The state hiss many thousands Of these,
and her prosperity aud stable policy de-
pend upon what che does for these rather
than isr the few II the State must ever
| choose, because Of her inability, between
providing for the many and not the few, 10
education, she has but one choice-she
can't hesitate | trust, however, that the
/ old ship Is sailing on smooth waters. and is
not carrying too much sail. Some OF our
| Legislators may be like the young soldier
early IN the sixties, who was sent to Nor.
| folk with others from the mountains Of
Virginia. There he had his first view Of the
sea. Alter looking seward some time he
returned 10 camp full OF wonder AID as.
| tonishment, and meeting comrade he
commenced: " La, Bill, can soc out Of
sight" Our old State Is big thing.
We ought not TO mistake between false
economy and wise policy. We should
ask, what ought to be done? rather than
what win il cost Economy IL not always
found in cheapne@, nor in doing aofhiag.
This House Bill, Number $40, would In
my Judgment, put our public school system
IN better shape than il has ever been. |
think that see in IL vast improvement on
any former management. The cost would
not be perhaps as much az now. II pro.
poses something like justice in paving
teachers. That is, ii proposes 10 pay
teachers in proportion to their capacity.
There Is one proposed change, however,
that ] would be sorry to see law--short-
ening our common school curriculum
The efficiency of our public schools will
not be enhanced by lessening the qualidca-
tons Of teachers for the highest places. |
don't believe that II il in the nature Of
things 70 make u first grade teacher-out Of
a second grade teacher, but by increasing
the capacity Of the second Grade teacher
Then our people need the curriculum as it
Is, and indeed frequently broader. But
take the bill as whole, It's excellent
+, d. MILLER.
HOLLY Springs.
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for year or two in the PcnitentIary, to
such unnecessary exposure and great risk
Of death. The effect Of the law in its
present hearing is sentence to the Peni-
tertiary with the additional sentence (im-
posed by the leasing SYSTEM Of standing
eight chances out Of ten 10 be sent 20 the
swamps, and out Of every three deaths the
chances are two 10 one that he will be one
OF them. Or, in other words, that in every
three deaths OF conyicts leased 10 work on
farms in the swampg. two Of them will be
conyicis from the hill country.
Now, Mr.. Editor, il is time that some
body should speak out plainly on this sub
ject, and ] submit it 10 every candid, con-
scientios man in the Senate and House, il
this state Of affairs does not call for
relief, promptly and effectively. Colonel
Hamilton draws il very mild when he says
in his report 10 the committee, entitled
"AIleged Ill-Treatment Of Conyicts" I:
eve do not doubt but that in some instan-
ces, wrongs may have been done some cor
yicl or they may have been punished al
times when probably they ought not TO
have been, or that some have not been FROST
bitten, and some accidentally hurt" 1t is
lair TO presume that il the sub-leasing
system is continued, such instances az those
mentioned above, will be more than likely
to be increased, as long abuse u any
privilege or power only makes the Offend
ers more careless and reckless Of the penal
ties imposed by .he law. L. Is better that
the State should be at an annual expense
OF $751; 900 or $4,000 than that the present
odious and outrageous leasing system
should be loneger continued.
Let the cOnvicts be put on some great
public work in which the State-at-large
will be benefited, where they will be under
the direct supervision OF sworn officers Of
the State, and where they will as little az
possible come in competition with citizen
labor, and at the same time not be bur
den on the State, and the people will be
satisfied but nothing short OF this will
satisfy them.
The present Legislature must dispose Of
the Penitcntlary question. The people Of
the State are anxiously awaiting to hear
the result Of the deliberations OF their
Representatives on this question. They
have expressed their wish through their
Representatives and through the press.
Never let il be said that the State Of
Mississippi, with all her vast resources,
was in such sore straits for money that
her Representatives. consented to trade in the
flesh and blood Of her helplese convicts in
order TO turn into the State Treasury the
pitiful sum Of a few thousand dollars an
nually. CITIZEN.
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To amend chapter lS2, acts 1880, in rela-
ton to additional justice of The peace and
constable in District No. ! O. Jefferson
county. Indefinitely postponed.
For tie relief Of wiz L. Linfeld Of
Copish county, Mississippi. Indefinitely
postponed.
To repeal sec. 240:. Code 1880, 50 far as
the same relates to the "a Supervisors
District Of Kinds county. Indefinitely post
poned.
An act for the relief Of Jessie A. Brown,
minor Of Kinds comfy. Lost on third
reading.
Mr.. Houston offered the following reso-
lufi0n.
Resolved, That the House Of represents.
tiyes be requested to return 70 the Senate
House Bill, an act 10 provide compensation
for j. W. G. WATSON for legal services rem.
dered the State Of MISSISSIPPI in the rail
foad supervision cases in the Federal and
State courts.
At II oelock the Senate adjourned.
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WE happened In the Senate last night
a. Judge Powell war making powerful
argument against the Local Option
Bill. lie declared that IL the bill
passes, the whiskey element will carry
Desoto, whereas there are now only four
soloons In the county--and that such
would be It's effect in other coun.
ties now more or less prohibition. He
had never signed whisky petition
and his influence was known TO be for
temperance, but he opposed the bill
because he considered it a move in the
wrong direction--a mistake on the part
Of the good people who were asking for
Il, Senators Reynolds, Houston, Burkitt
aud others had spoken to the same effect.
senator Love was earnestly advocating
the passage Of The bin as we left the
Chamber
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BILLS APPROVED BY tue GOVERNOR.


For the preservation of archives Of the
State in the Office of.the Auditor of Public
Accounts.
To prohibit the sale Of liquors and intoxi-
cants in or within miles of Ebeuezer in
Holmes county.
For the relief of Pleasant Joyce, of Yazoo
county aud for other purposes
To authorize the board Of supervisors of
Simpson county u levy special tax to pay
outstanding school warrants.
An TACT amendatGry and supplemental TO
an act 20 regulate the practice of dentistry
in this State, approved February %, 1882.
To define and punish the crime OF teach
ing polygamous doctrines and principles
aud of persuading persons to adopt or EN-
brace the same.
To authorize the tax assessor of DeSoto
county to enumerate the educable children
in said county
To exempt Scranton Fire Company No. /,
from road tax or duty.
To aid the county Board Of Health and
Quarantine in the counties of Hancock and
Harrison, and for other purposes.
To authorize the boai Of supervisors Of
Tallahatchie county TO contract for con-
struction of certain draw-hridges in said
county.
To authorize the board OF supervisors of
Jacksoni county to purchase property, and
for other purposes.
TO amend secs. 7S6, $50 aud TAI of the
Code of 1850, ia reference to the school Sec
ton No. l6
To confirm an order of the board Of super
visors of Greene county, requiring the
ehancery clerk to make new record of
deeds and for other purposes.
To empower the board Of supervisors Of
Webster county to levy sufficient tax to run
the free public schools for four months in
each year and 10 provide for the payment
of unpaid school warrants and for other
purposes.
To empower the board of supervisors Of
Greene county to levy tax of one mill to
pay outstanding school warrants and gem
eral county warrants issued from the year
1880 up 10 the year 1885,.
For the relief OF P. B. Mathews, sheriff "
Lafayette county.
To amend the charter ofthe Artesia, Stars
vile and Grenada Railroad Compsny
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HoUsE-FNRTY.ElGHTH DAY.

FRIDAY, March 9Th, 1886.
House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Sharp in the chair.
Mr. Harrison moved that the Resolution
providing that the Appropriation Bill be
considered only at night session Be recon-
sidered. Carried.
House then went into Committee Of the
Whole for further consideration Of the
same
Mr. Niles in the chair.
Pending discussion of the matter com
munication was received from the Governor
stating his action in regard to calling out
the VOLUNTEER Southronsot Vicksburg toqueH
the riot at Mayersville recently, and asking
an. appropriation to defray the expenses in
Cured by them in responding to this call
aud his approval Of an act to compensate
Judge J. W. G. Watson for legal services
rendered the State in the late Supervision
cases in State aud Federal conrts.
Mr. Bnrdine in the chair.
After some three hours spent in consider
ing the above bill the Committee rose, and
reported progress and asked leave to sit
again
AT o'clock the House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speaker Sharp in the chair.
Mr.. frigg called up his resolution provid-
ing that consideration Of all hills be limited
hereafter to thirty minutes, fifteen to each
side. Adopted.
House resumed consideration Of Appro-
pration Bill in Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Carraway in the chair.
Preceding the same resolution of the
students of the Mississippi Industrial In
stitute and Co.lsge addressed to the Legis-
lative Body of the State Of Mississippi in
session az Jackson, was received and read.
This resolution, which was..drawn up by
the students of that Institution in meeting
assembled, over which meeting Miss Lizzie
Wright presided, and OF which Miss Kiitie
Crusoe was secretary, was signed by over
800 students and earnestly asked liberal
appropriation at the hands OF the present
Legislature that the Institution might con-
tinue its work Of good to the fair daughters
of our State.
After two hours spent III consideration of
the same the Commiltee rose, reported pro
gress and asked leave to sit again.
Report Of Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses ton report OF Gov. Lowry's expen-
diture Of Executive Contingent Fund, re-
ceived To be taken up tomorrow.
Report of Committee to investigate Pen
itentiary, received and tabled subject to
call.
II. B., an act to amend an act to change
the time for holding the circuit courts Of
the 4th judicial district of this State.
Passed
10 authorize the purchase by boards
Of supervisors of missing and needed vol
umes of State Reports. Passed.
To amend the Miss, & Tenn r. r. charter.
Railroads, with permission to report at any
time
To incorporate the N. ", Mexican s.
Texas r. r. Co. Railroads, TO report at
any time.
At $40 the House adjourned till $50
o'clock tomorrow.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
THURSDAY, March irh, 1886.
MONT SESSION.

NIGHT SESSION
Speaker Sharp in The chair.
Special order-Geueral Appropriation
Bill submitted by the Committee was taken
mp.
House resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole 10 consider same.
Mr.. Norrell, Of Yazoo, in the chair.
Afier three aud hail houts spent in
considering same the Committee rose. re-
ported progress and asked leave to sitagain.
Reporisadoped'
The report Of the Conference Committee
on Judge Watson's tee announcing that
the Senate recedes from its amendment to
pay him $4,000 and concurs in House Bill
which fixes his fee at in edition to $1,000. 90
previously paid him was received and
adopted
AT ll:0j the House Adjourned.
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NEEDED.
Holly SPRING..

We are needing very much our part of
the General Distribution Fund and the
Railroad tax. The law provides that this
distribution be made in January, and the
railroad tax to be paid in December, This
failure to comply with the law is costing
our teachers about 5000 month. This is
. heavy tax upon them. Better by far
double the poll tax, than to tax teachers
In this way. +. d. NJ.
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REy. J. WooDBRIDsg, the venerable
and beloved pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at Wesson, died on Friday, 26th
uIt. lie bad been member Of the
Synod Of Mississippi for nearly fifty
years. lie leaves three sons In TIE min
istry--one at Rodney, Miss, one a
Missionary in China, and the other,
pastor Of a church 10 Chicago.
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lr certainly was not the fault Of tho
Representatives Of Oktibbeha that the
appropriation for the A. aud NJ. College
was cut down from 900 to 1000
year. Mr.. Carroll not only made a
splendid speech, but was listened to with
very specia attention, while his col.
League, Mr.. Askew, gave some solid rea-
sons why the full amount asked for
should be voted. The sum voted Is in
addition TO the annual interest derived
from the Land Scrip fund.
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Tar Governor on yesterday, approved
the bin allowing Judge Watson a fec Of
five, thousand dollars, in addition TO
81 000 already paid The House refused
to concur 10 Senate amendment, and the
Senate reeeded.
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TnG Girls College gets $4,000 for
1880, same amount for 1887 land $1,000 for
Improvements in both years Total
s57 900 The amount asked by Che
trustees WAS $4,000; aud the amount
recommended By the House Appropria.
ton Committee was $4,000
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I'm citizens Of West Point, on Thurs.
day last, took the preliminary steps for
the entertainment Of the Press Associa
ton to convene there in May Com
mi.'ees we're appointed on reception,
banquet and ball, music, literary and
musical entertainment. An excursion
10 the Industrial Institute and Coleg,
is one Of the items in the programme
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TnE bin introduced by Mr. McKie, Of
Marshall county, amending chapter TO-
section $50 Of the Code Of 1880, exempt.
ing MI disabled Confederate soldier,
from paying privilege tax, has passed
the Senate, and that class Of citizen,
for whose benefit the bin was introduc
ed, will have cause to cherish kindly
feeling for its It's author.
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NATcHEz Is to be lighted by electrici.
~ forty five lights Of 1900 candle
power eaeh--the annual cost TO be
100000
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SIZE the article on the Lien Law, and
Statistic. Of the Mississippi Legislature
on first page.
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pnnLic PRINTING,

gFess by Mississippi members, on the
Let OF March
PnnLic PRINTING.
Mr.. Barksdale introduced bill (H.
r. 6lo6) 10 provide additional accom-
modatious for executing the public
printing aud oxpediting the same.
HoRATio N. SPENCER, DECREASED.
Mr. Barksdsle also introduced bill
"a. II. 6l07) for the relief OF the legal
representative Of Horatio n. Spencer,
deceased.
CATTLE BREEDING, ETC.
Mr.. Rarkedale also presented con.
current fesolution to print 5000 addi
tional copiss of the report of the consuls
Of the United States ON cattle breeding
and dairy farming.
NATIONAL CEMETERY, CoRINrH, MISS
Mr.. Allen introduced a bill (H. r..
6'0S) to construct road to the national
cemetery at Corinth, Miss.
ROAD TO NATIONAL srMErERY NEAR
vicKsBuRG.
Hr. Catchlngs intoduced a bill Oh. II.
6l09) providing for the repair of the road
leading from Vicksburg to the national
cemetery heretofore constructed BIZ the
United States.
PUBLIC BuILDLNF AT NAVcHEz, MISS.
Nc, Van Eaton introduced a bill III.
r. 61l0) for the erection Of a public
building at Natchez, Miss.
LIGHTHOUSE, PEARL RIVER, MISS.
Mr. Van Eaton introduced a bin III
r. GID making an appropriation to
erect a lighthouse at the mouth of Pearl
River, Miss.
BRIDGE .sCRcss wEsTpAscAGouLA RIVER
MISSISSIPPI.
Mr. Van Eaton also introduced bill
Oh. r, 6ll3) to require a the New Or.
leans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Com
pany TO construct and maintain suit.
able draw in said company's bridge
across the West Pascagoula River in the
State of Mississippi.
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COngressional.

We note in the Record that the fol.
lowing bills were introduced into Con.
gress by Mississippi members, on the
Let OF March.
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The House local-opsion temperance
bin was the special order ia the suate
last night.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-24
Subsequent subjects.

At the conclusion of Gladstone'a speech
the Irish members held a meeting to con-
slider the situation. All agreed TO assent to
the proposal. A notable incident of the
meeting was that Michael Davitt was
present and was invited to make speech.
Collins of Boston was the only other out
slider ever before admitted to such con-
clave, and he was not asked to speak.
This is of value as showing the final closing
up of the feud between the Irish Nation
alists, and is surely an auspicious occasion
and sign.
The belief is general that Gladstone has
strengthened himself and will carry the
measure through triumphantly. George
Otto Trevelyan surprised all by the vigu-
lence of his attitude toward the bill. IT
was expected that he would oppose it, but
not so sharply. Minister expressed the
belief that a second reading of the bill will
be carried by 40 majority and the third by
100.
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A Serious Riot.

The quiet state of affairs which has exist
ed at East st. Louis for the past week, was
suddenly broken by a riot. A large crowd
of strikers, numbering over 1000, formed at
the railway depot, and headed by the lead
ers of the strikers in that city, marched to
the Ohio and Mississippi depot, where a
number of platform men were at work. No
guard of police or Deputy Sheriffs had been
stationed there, and the employees were
easily forced from their position. Thence
the mob advanced upon the Vandalia yards.
Here few deputies were on duty, who or
dered the men back. They refused and
made rush, bearing down the officers, and
swarmed through the gates into the yards
and forced all the employees at work out of
the yards. After repeating these actions at
three different points, the mob dispersed,
having accomplished their object, but not
before calling a meeting of the strikers,
to take place at Flannigan's Hall, where
resolutions will be adopted declaring that
no one will be allowered to fill the strikers
places.
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At the conclusion of Mr. Trevelyan's
speech, Mr.. Parnell arose and was received
with cheers by the Irish members. Mr.
Trevelyan, - he said, had stated why he
had left the Government, but not why he
had resigned his post as Chief Secretary for
Scotland Cheer from the Irish bench
es.l Mr. Paruell then went on to justify
his past utterances and action, which had
been impugned by Mr.. Trevelyan. Speak
ing of America and the assassination litera-
ture which comes from America, Mr.. Par
nell said that the most of the literature
was neither American nor Irish litera-
ture "If Mr.. Trevelyan," he con-
tinued, ''were to study the literature of
America at this moment he would find that
sympathy for Just settlement of the griev-
ances of Ireland by the concession of a do
mestic legislature is shown by all classes,
whether Irish or native-born. Americans,
and more especially the native-born Amer1-
cans, are welcoming the efforts of Mr.. Glad
stone, IN the belief that they will bring
peace between England and Ireland, and
more especially between Instantaneous
and England 1t is a remarkable fact that
the great meetings now being held in favor
of an Irish legislature are mainly called to-
gether and organized by native-born Anne
ricans, by the editors and conductors of
Irish-American newspapers. We regard the
fact that during the last five or six months
we have succeeded in nearly gaining the
sympathy of the two great parties in Anne
RIGA, Democratic and Republican, as good
omen for the future. Cheers. AS to the
bill before the House, while reserving his
full expression of opinion until he had seen
the bill, Mr.. Parnell congratulated the
House of Commons on the fact that there
was still living an English statesman who
could devote his attention to this important
matter, and begged to thank Mr.. Gladstone
for what would not only prove beneficial
measure from an Irish point of view, but
which he (Parnell) believed would be
found to be of equal benefit to England.
The bill, nevertheless, contained blots which
the Irish representatives would do their
best to remedy.
One of these was to be found in the f.
nancial proposals of the BILL which he re-
garded very unfavorable to Ireland, es-
pecially in regard to the Irish tribute to the
imperial exchequer. He also complained
of the proposition in relation to the two or
ders intended to constitute the Irish Parlla-
ment, on the ground that the first order,
consisting of peers not subject to the lntiu-
ence of the popular vote, would have the
power of hanging up measures demanded
by the people and their representatives for
two or three years, or more. However,
apart from these defects, he believed the
measure would be cheerfully accepted by the
Irish people and their representatives as a
satisfactory solution of the long-standing
dispute between the two countries, and as
tending to prosperity and peace in ireland
and to satisfaction i'll England. lCheers.