The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-26

last the Senate passed bin provi
ding for the submission Of the
question Of calling 9 constitutional
convention to the people by a vote
of20 to 4, and on the same day a
BIN identical in its provisions was
introduced BY Hon. J. p. Carter,
Of Perry, in the House, which, af
ter considerable discussion, was
ordered printed and made tic spe-
cial order for Wednesday morning
alto o'clock.
n On Tuesday the Hon. P. H.
stfeld, Of Lauderdale, chairman
of the COMMITTEES on Education,
reported in compliance with a res
oluhon offered by Mr.. Burkitt, Of
Chickasaw, on Saturday previous,
that the requirements Of the act Of
1884, in reference to itemized ac-
counts from the various education
al institutions, had not been COM
piled with. The Committee was
instructed by the House to notify
the presidents Of the colleges and
ask for itemized statement of the
receipts and expenditures, and
some of them (the A. & NJ. College
among the number) have since
made a full and complete showing
In an interview with Mr.. Watson,
the secretary Of the College, whom
/ found to be very affable gem
tleman, I learned many things Of
interest concerning the various
departments ct the College, the
finances, etc. tits to be observed
from the reports that salaries
amounting to s22, ,440 is paid to the
officers, faculty and employees,
and that the same extravaganza
extends even to the pay Of the ne
gro ieamsters and day laborers.
Thore can be no Just reason why
laborers on the College farm
should be payed $1,000 per month
when they can be employed by the
farmers on adjoining plantations
At $1,000, unless indeed there is
more skill necessary to drive
College wagon or guide College
plow than IS needed to engineer
such vehicles on a taxpayers
farm.
The report OF the 1. La G. shows
that lss girls do work to aid in
paying expenses, and that 80 have
made as much as "a per month, but
the same report shows that SOIL .46
Is the total amount paid for stu
dents labor frsm the organization
Of the College, in October, 1885,
TO the end Of November, 1887.
The secretary's statement shows
also that more money has been ex-
pended for pianos than for stu
dents labor, and that ss per cent.
more has been paid as rent for a
house for the President 10 live in
prior to the completion of his
mansion, which, including grounds,
COW sheds, &c, cost the people Of
this State more than $1,000.
On Wednesday the constitution
convention bill came up as the
SPECIAL order. Major Magruder,
Of Warren, headed The opposition
and used al the parliamentary tao
tics possible to defeat the measure,
but the friends Of the bill, lead by
Hon. J. P. Carter, Of Perry, and
assisted by Hons. J. II. Jones, Of
wilkinson, Calvit Roberts, Of
Harrison, J. II. Beemah, OF Scott,
and Frank Burkitt, Of Chickasaw,
after a hotIy contested fight Of
more than FIVE hours, succeeded
under a suspension Of the rules in
passing the bill just as Il came
from the Senate, BY a vste Of GO
ayes to 88 nays. Il is rumored
The Governor viii veto the bill,
but do not think be can afford to
% 50. However, We shall know
Monday
On Wednesday night q Joint
convention Of The two Houses was
held lor the purpose Of electlng
State Librarian and Keeper Of the
Capitol and three Railroad Com