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Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
THE APPPOPRLArL0Ns.

The report of the Appropriation
Committee, after much thought and
calculation by the committee, was sub.
mitted to the House Wednesday night
Wesee nothing in it to find fault with.
Our colleges, asylums and hopitals are
economically provided for, and
amounts are appropriated for other
necessary purposes.
We trust the report will be adopt
ed with little or no opposition.
some may imagine they can make po-
lltlcal capital by factious opposition to
necessary appropriations, in the hope
the people will regard them as econom-
lsts' The people want economy, and
they admire those who limit the ex,
penses to the proper wants of the State
government, but indiscriminate oppo
sition to laudable and necessary out.
lays, is not true economy
For Instance it is not econ.
omy to refuse to care for the in
digent sick, the insane, the deaf and
dumb and the blind. Experience
teaches, that it is the worst sort of ex
travagance, to cripple educational facil
tiles, and it would be a painful sight
to see some member with none toe
much sense, try to explain to his con.
Stltuency, why he refused the seats
OF learning the necessary means
Boys and girls from every county
IN the State now enjoy ad-
Vantages of education in the State
lncomparably superior to any that ever
existed In the State before, and the peo.
pie will approve no step backward in
this matter.
The very slight increase in taxation
Will not be felt when the good accom-
plished is taken into account.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
me mouse and Senate Holding
Night Sessions,
Special to Commercial Herald,


Night Sessions.
Special to Commercial Herald.
HOUSE.
JACKSON, MISS, Feb. ga resolu-
tlon to meet hereafter at 8 am, lies
over.
Act to reduce the expenses of main.
tanning the different State institutions.
Passed,
The memorial to congress for appro-
prlation for improving the Tombigbee
river was concurred in.
Act to prevent hogs, sheep and goats
running at large in Benton county
passed.
Act to maintain the exhibits of the
State OF Mississippi in committee of
the whcle, was taken up, the appro.
prlation reduced to 81 900 and passed.
Inc report of committee to investi-
gate charges against the Hon. WI.
Lowe was referred.
A resolution that loves seat he
declared vacant and he expelled was
lost.
Inc special order of the dav.
being the temperance bill, was takeaf
up and is pending.
In last nights session resolutions
and speeches were made in honor
to the dead of the legislature
since 1884. The proceedings were yerv
appropriate.
SENATE.
Mr.. Reynolds offered an amendment
to the act to incorporate the New
York, Mexican & Air Line railroad
company.
Inc act to incorporate the town of
Pass Christian, was referred
The special order of the dav to
amend act to incorporate the board
OF leVee commissioners for the Yazoo
Mississippi delta and other PURPOSES
is pending.
la the night session the question of
Judge Watson's pay for defending the
railroad commission was considered
Inc house amendment to the original
OIL, allowing $4,000, which the house
reduced to $5,O0O was amended further
ana the sum OF $4,000 substituted
Inc house tonight is engaged dis
cusslng the local option bill. which it
Is highly probably will be indefinite -.
postponed. ~
question. -'''0
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

"THE large accession which the
, Democratic vote in the South now re-
ceives from the negroes-both in State
and National elections-makes it very
easy to explain the Democratic major
tiles in the States in which the blacks
outnumber the whites. The negroes
in the Southern States have learned
that local Democratic rule means, for
them, good order and stable govern
men," is the way the Post Dispatch
puts 1t.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

SENATOR PUeH, of Alabama. in his
speech on the silver question, said: 81
Will support any change in existing
laws that will retire from circulation
all paper currency under ten or even
twenty dollars, so as to give the entire
field for the use of small bills, or small
change to silver and silver certiG-
Gates" (Senator George introduced a
bill in the last Congress to make this
change, and has introduced the same
bill in this Congress.) Mr.. Pugh
further said: "Until silver has fair
trial and'fair treatment in this country.
that nature has supplied so beautifully
over all others with the metal, he will
never agree to suspend its coinage an
hour"
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

The Jackson Ledger says the propo-
sition of the Senate for Constitu-
tional Convention seems fair one. as
it provides for the people deciding for
or against. 1t does look that way, but
1T will not be fair test. Every man
who wants to go as a delegate will be
convention advocate, and there will
be a small army of aspirants for the
honors and the four dollars a dav
There is really no popular demand
for Constitutional Convention. We
have not heard of a single petition for
one, and the raging desire exists only
in the breasts of those, who hope to
get something in the political scram-
BILE, which is certain to occur.
We hope the House will not ap-
prove the Senate resolution, and give
the people rest. When there
is any pressing necessity for
the tearing down of the State Gov
eminent and remodeling everything,
the people are quite competent to let
their wishes be known. 1t is not the
province of the Legislature to force
the question on the people, and we be-
lieve it will prove a serious blunder.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
THE PENITENTTARY.

A Minority Report which F,uI,, w.,
oIcates the Managers ana 9th
special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Feb. 25.-The minority 70
port OF the senate committee on the
penltentiary and prison, consistino of f
senators Binford and Casey, refutes in in
every essential particular, the minoritv
report They find and quote the 10 "
mat the governor and superintendont
nao 1ull power to contract with the
iessees for repairs and improvements ns
IN tne penitentiary, and to also mt in
Reealul machinery. The opinions of
Nugent & Melville and Judge s g
Calnoun, leading lawyers of the lack
son par, are submitted in vindication
OF thls authority also a letter from
Ex.Attorney General Catcbinns
stating that he had advised
the superintendent to make
me contracts. The repor; states that
the improvements charged for bv the the
leSsees are substantial and valHobio
and fully up to the CONTRACT estimate
ana worth the price paid BY the STATE
Ior the same. The report is a full vim
dlcation of the lessees and officers T.
IS ordered printed, with all accom-
panylng accounts of the lessees The
whole matter will soon come IN ba fore
Ihe senate for action. eAoAe
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
now THE DOCTORS DIFFER.

HOW THE DOCTORS DIFFER
It is a remarkable circumstance
that the State must go outside of thu
capital to get ian attorney learned il
the law above his fellows" to prosecut,
its cause.
II is another remarkable circum
stance that the Attorney General serves
all the year for $500 yet, when a
special attorney is employed on any
especial call the latter must have Eve
or ten times as much salary as the man
who, by rights, ought to have had
the suit in charge.
Another remarkable circumstance is
how widely "some distinguished citi-
zens and lawyers" to use an expression
of the Jackson Clarion, differ as to
what Judge Watsons fee ought to have
BEEN.
The Clarion says: Judges Hill and
Chrisman and Messrs. George, Wal
thall. Catchings, Percy and T. W.
White, fix it at $4,000. Mr.. c. B.
Mitchell, at $4,000 to $4,000, Judge
S. S. Calhoon, at $4,000, Judge H. T.
Ellet at $4,000, and Judge John A.
Campbell, ex-Judge of the Supreme
Court Of the United States at
any amount which Judge Watson
may claim, saying the State should pay
it without demur." When we read
the above in the Clarion, we imagined
that we could SEE the above "distin-
guished lawyers and citizens" engaged
in the National game. Judge Hill
opens the Jackpot" with $4,000,
while Chrisman, George, Walthall,
Catchings, Percy and White, stay in
for the percentage; Mitchell raises the
pot $4,000 to $4,000. and Barr sees
the latter but goes DO better, when.
along comes Calhoon, just as natural as
life, and bets $4,000. Judge Elicit
calls for a sight for $4,000 and lays
down his hand. All this time Judge
John A. Campbell is skinning his
cards, and finding that he has "royal
flush" just bets the last cent in the
State Treasury, if it takes it, TO win
the pot. Mind you, however, in this
mimic game, Judge John A. plays with
a recklessness not unlike that of some
men in real play-it's not his money
ne is setting-for he is a nonresident
of the State, and, presumably, non
taxpayer.
But reader our mimic game is over,
and asking your pardon for our levity
in so grave a matter, and pardon also
OF the aforesaid gentlemen for sport
ing with their names, we congratulate I
all, including the Legislature and
Judge Watson, that when the chips
were cashed they netted Just $4,000.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

We print to-day letter from Hon,
I. G. Catchings In reference to Big
Black navigation. 1t seems Mr.. Catch
ings thought it the wish Of our people
to push the matter If such is not the
case. and we are sure it is not the wish
Of ViCksburg and Warren county, the
people should make their wishes
known. Our Board of Trade and Cot
ton Exchange, should consider the
matter at once.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

AAB1oN W. ToURGEE, it is said
has obtained twenty patents on metal
harness. The young and ambitious
Democrats in the Fifth District who
aspire to Colonel Singleton's Congress
sional stall ought to secure one of
Tourgee's sets of harness for the "OId
War Horse" He has been pulling in
an old-fashioned set for the past forty
years. If they don't get one for him
he will still pull in the old set until
laid in a metallic coffin.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

THE Senate has passed the bill ia
incorporate the New York, Texas and
Mexican Air Line Railway company
A gentleman in this city, feeling an
interest in knowing the financial stand
ing of the persons named as incorpo.
tors, telegraphed to reliable parties in
New York and received reply that
after four hours search amongst
banks and railroad offices, developed
no one acquainted with any of them.
The scheme is doubtless an attemnt
by penniless adventurers to secure
valuable franchises with a view to
selling out to the highest bidder. The
route named is one giving great lati-
tude of choice, but from Canon TO
Vicksburg virtually occupies the terri
tory embraced in the Canton and
Vlcksburg charter. 1t is alce little
plan to raise the wind, which the
house will doubtless take pleasure in
setting down upon
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

WHEN railroad companies, to en-.
courage some especial industry pro.
pose to give reduced rates, to dis.
criminate in favor of industries, we
suppose it will be constitutional" for
the Railroad Commissioners to say
they can't do it, and thereby, virtually
say there shall be no industry, no pro-
gress, no development.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

The men who manage railroads,
Who make tariffs. pro rate charges, ad.
just accounts, ETC., etc., are sklllful
men, and receive high salaries for
their skill and fitness. 1t must make
these experts laugh to see an amateur
accountant trying to work sum in
calculus when the amateur don't know
what three-eighths of nine-sixteenths
is
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
Work.

Assistant State Engineer H. b
Thompson, of Louisiana, came down
from Miliken's Bend yesterday, where
he received the Riverview levee which
was finished by Mr.. F. L. Maxwell ON
Friday. This levee commences at the
upper line of the Marshall place and
runs in front of the Riverview and
Oakley plantations; and is fine piece
Of work. 1t cost the State $4,000 and
the parish 10000.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

GLOVES "thick enough to avoid the
law" is the new phase invented by the
prize fighter Sullivan. A Railroad
Supervision law "just thick enough to
furnish employment for three commits
sioners and clerk at an annual cost
to the State Of about $4,000 and con.
tiDgent expenses to say nothing of at
torneys' fees, that, according to the
opinions of distinguished lawyers
and citizens" may be all along from
$4,000 to any sum the lawyer may
"ctatm," is the blind inventedIand put
upon the people Of Mississippi, which
If not taken off, and that right early,
will aootd all progress and substantial
development IN the State. % - sisl
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
A Texas Railroad sold

ST, LOUIS, Feb. 27.-The Missour;
a. anu ARKANSAS division of the Texas &
St. Louis railroad was sold at n%S nmS,iO ~
auction IN this city to Flenars smith
representing the bondholders Of the
road for S7401.OOO. G. II. pennrn ~ Sne
cane, cane OF New York, representino ,O
Eastern capitalist, offered s. p9saelng %na ooGg
s'at'a' would not allow him 10 M 20
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

A MISSISSIPPI Congressman sent the
wife of the editor of one of our State
exchanges speech on the "Hawaiian
Treaty." And now, that editor wants
to swap the speech for some garden
seed' and says, "If anybody will make
such an exchange he will HE away
with him to the nearest saloon and
set 'em up"
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

A FELLOW who signs himself "Wool
Hat" is making use of the columns of
the Clarion, to attack the State Female
College. If "Wool Hat" or "Tom
Cat" or whatever his name is, will
sign his name to his pieces, his notices
can be considered in connection with
his assertions. We dare him to take
off his Wool Hat and show his face,
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

THE news skirmlsher of a Philadel-
phia paper, writing from Washington,
gives the sweet morsel of information
that President Cleveland eats maple
syrup with his buckwheat cakes.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

A BREACH -oF.PRoMIsE case on trial
III an Indiana Court was brought to a
sudden stop by the resignation of the
presiding judge. Plaintiffs Attorney
proposed to read 288 love letters.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

rather dearly for the use Of 100000,
and that it is disgraceful to make that
paltry plea, that her citizens may be
forced by a hateful monopoly to sub
nit to legalized robbery.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

SENATOR EDMUNDs has introduced
bill on the eight hour law for letter
carriers. The carriers hope the senate
will let 'er pass. .a.a5s sai 3.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

The pay Of third and fourth class
Postmasters Of the United States
ranges all the way from $1,000 to 40
cents per year. The last named is the
exact amount paid a North Carolina
Postmaster last year.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

SOME one has discovered and an
nounced that the word lady once
meant "bread-server." The knowl.
edge of this will probably shock a great
many women,
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

We feel that We can encourage the
lame ducks to the extent Of informing
them, thatIf they Live all Winter, they
VII not die, Is many cattle do. In the
Spring.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
AND THE BLIND SHALL SEE

AMI HE BLIND SHdLL SEE
Our contemporary, the Ledger, at
jackson, though usually of keen per-
ceptlon, fails to perceive the gist of
our argument in the matter of the
Railroad Commissioners and their
clerk, and thinks if they should draw
their salaries there should be no obiec-
tlon to the clerk drawing his,
We do not question the right of the
commissioners to draw their salaries
because they are officers constituted
by law, and provision is made for their
salaries. On the other hand the law
creating the Railroad Commission does
not create clerk. except contingent
~ and that contingency, every
sane and unprejudiced mind must ad-
nit, was, that there was to be a neces-
slty for such clerk. If not, why the
word mag, and not shall, in that para
graph OF the law which says the Com
mlssloners may have clerk at salary
not exceeding $500 a year?
The clerk is the creature of the
Commission, not of the law, therefore
Is entitled to no pay from the State
until 1t can be shown that there was a
necessity for his employment. We
venture the assertion that Judge Camp
bell will not gainsay this proposition.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

OUR citizens want no explanations,
excuses or plauslbilities about the in.
surance monopoly. They want Justice.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

EX- SENATOR THURMAN is pretty
extensive citizen and the old bandana
handkerchief is still the ensign of in
corruptible integrity and stainless
honor.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

a KENTUCKY distiller says the sur
plus production of whisky from 1880
to 1882 Is almost worked off, and In
another year the distilleries will boom
again.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

If all the fellows who want to be
Railroad Commissioners were given
picks and spades and were put to real
earnest work and practical use every
new railroad in the State could be com.
pleted within the next year.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

THERE is sop@ nlntlng that Hon. G
E. Hooker isAround looking afser his
fences. VS failure to do 80 a few
years 20 retired him to private life
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
LEGALLzED ROBBERK.


should enact a law forcing the citizens
Of the State to purchase all their gro
ceries and plantation supplies from a
given number of firms in the State,
and outlaw all citizens, who attempted
to buy from firms outside of the
State, 1t would be monstrous piece
of injustice and tyranny. Every
Hon. (P) gentleman voting for such
a measure, would in all probability
experience cold wave on his return
home, and would be fortunate if he
escaped popular denunciation, and
being burned in efagy. 1t would go
without argument that a member, who
would vote for such measure, would
prove himself either fool, or knave,
or both.
Yet precisely such law stands in
our code in relation to insurance. Un-
der the pretense of "protecting
the people," the old, old plea
of tyrants and, scoundrels, the
citizens are prevented from buy.
ing insurance outside ,of the State are
tied hand and foot, and made to de-
liver at the command of the insurance
monopoly in the State. This is the
more oppressive because insurance is
an absolute necessity. In many in
stances the laws require it. 1t can no
more be escaped by business commu-
mites and prudent business men, than
taxation, which is necessary to carry
on the government. 1t is more
essential than any one article
OF food or clothing, for a substitute
can be found for any article of food or
clothing Shame on our lawmakers,
that such law should be made the
means Of humiliating and robbing our
citizens.
Let us show how this measure "for
the protection of the people" works.
Less than year ago a large fire de-
stroyed six or eight stores in Vicks-
burg. A large portion of the loss
was contested by the insurance
companies. not on the plea
that the loss was fraudulent,
but that one Of the firms had not a
sufficient privilege license. Although
the custom prevailed universally of
not taking out license on the largest
amount required by law, and the State
had not complained, the Supreme
Court in similar case sustained the
plea. In the meantime the under
writer's directly after the fire raised
'the tax" 1--WE prefer to call it tax
because it cannot be escaped, \
Is per cent. This increased
tax still remains, although the
Insurance companies have not had
to pay very large portion of the loss.
Thus "the people are protected"
We will now show the Legislature
what an important matter this is.
The city of VickSburg buys insur-
lnce each year, amounting in round
numbers from 100000 to $l25,OOO.
70 be quite safe, we will take the first
All the other cities. towns
villages, cross-road stores, and citi-
'ens who buy insurance can
their tax by the fig. {
Tres we give for Vicksburg. 1t
viii be seen at a glance, that the
of insurance bought in the State ,
mounts to millions. That is, the citi-
ems of Mississippi are taxed annually :
lillions of dollars bythis monopoly.
his will not be disputed. The only {
is the use of deposits by /
ne State. C
The question now arises, how much b
lore insurance tax do the citi
ems of the State pay, than 4
icy ought to pay2 To aid u
in answering this question we have =
'ught information of several of our
9St business men All of thoro or
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

The bids for the Spring meeting of
the Vicksburg Fair Association are to
De opened to-day. We trust they will
be OF such character that the Direct
Ors will be able to accept some one of
them.
This Association did very great good
for the city last Fall, and if the city
Will act literally towards it little
longer. 1t will be self supporting, proba.
bly, a paying investment, and
OF very considerable benefit to
the city. There is no better adver.
tisement of the city, and there is no
better way to build up the city than by
making it a olive" city. The Vicks-
burg Fair Association, if properly sus-
tanned, will bring thousands of dollars
here two or three times year, and
furnish beautiful, healthful and cheap
out door amusement to our people.
In Spring the Fair Grounds and sur.
roundings afford as lovely scenery as
can be found, and the right sort of an
entertainment will induce thousands
OF people to visit Vicksburg,
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05
CAZERPILLARS vs.. IGNORANCE

CATERPILLARS VS.. IGNORANCE
We commend the following remarks
OF Senator Pugh, of Alabama. made in
tne Senate the other day, to those con.
stltutional lawyers and statesmen who
are so chary about voting for the
Blair educational bill, alleging that "it
Is unconstitutional to apply public
money, in that way" Senator Pugh
said "his colleague, Mr.. Morgan, had
oHered an amendment a short time
ago in the appropriation bill, by which
several thousand dollars were to be
devoted to the work of arresting the
ravages of the caterpillar, and inves-
tlgatlng the devastation of the cotton
worm. Mr.. Pugh could not see how
Congress could have the power to ar
rest the ravages of the caterpillar in
certain localities of certain States. and
not have the power to arrest the
ravages of ignorance. One was a mere
local evil, the other was a great ma
tional benefit"
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

Since that time Henry has defeated
Power for State Printer in that "dees.
trict'" and there is no telling what
help the "silver tongue" orator may be
able to secure. Iris not our fight, but
weprint the news.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

The Legislature has refused to en-
act general law for the improvement
OF the class of voters in towns and
cities. We trust that when city. or
town, through its own members asks
relief in this respect, the Legislature
will not refuse it. Vicksburg has
asked that a safeguard be thrown
around the suffrage in the city, in the
shape of a street tax, and we do hope
our members will be able to secure it.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

NOTWITHSTANDING the COMMERCIAL x
HERALD's judgement and in the facS
Of its protests and its surprise that
"any considerable portion of the Leg
islature" could seriously consider the
proposition for holding a Constitution
al Convention, the State Senate has de-
liberately and willfully voted in favor
OF the proposition to hold a Constitu-
tional Convention. The vote was II
in favor of the Convention and IL
opposed to it.-FveniRg Post.
Oh, no, the Senate did not. 1t
simply, by the vote referred to, passed
resolution to submit the question of
holding Constitutional Convention
to the people. If the voters want a
Constitutional Convention, tney will
vote aye, if they do not want one,
they will vote no. At the same cleo
tion the voters will select delegates to
act In case a majority favor Conven-
tion.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

"A 0EEENYMEE Street Railway Com.
psag has been incorporated.
Weekly commercial herald., 1886-03-05

Hon. L. W. MAGRUDER, of this
county, made gallant fight to abolish
the expensive Railroad Commission,
and to give each citizen his remedy in
the courts. He, and those who aided
him, should not be discouraged at the
result, for time will certainly yindlcate
them. AS soon as it is demonstrated
how futile State Railroad Supervision
is, those who forced the expensive ex-
pertinent on the people will regret it.