The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-01-17
SYNOPSIS OF GOV. L0wRY's MES
SAGE.

State, Gov. Lowry has sent in hi
final message 10 the Legislature
referring alike to past Legislation
and some recommendations &c
which he invites The attention OF
The present Legislature. The doc,
ument is a careful review OF the
past with many suggestions and
recommendations for the future
guidance OF our Legislators.
He sets out with the assumption
that The business interests of the
Stale + prosperous, and that val
ues of every description have APP
pr~eciated, the valuation Of real
and personal property having in
creased over forty-one million dol
lars. He shows that cotton facto-
ries have increased 40 per cent,
and that spindles and loomes have
more than trebled. Stock breed
ing has grown 10 a surprising ex-
tent, the counties Of Lee, Wllkln-
son and Madison are supplying and
selling homer raised horses and
mules, which have heretofore been
purchased in Tennessee and Ken
lucky, and that fertilizer factories,
canning factories, barrel, box and
single factories, cotton compress
SEES, cotton seed oil mills, water
works, gas works, ice factories,
electric hight companies, point I'M
erringly so Il bright and prosperous
future.
lie recommends a change in the
fiscal year, making the end of
same on The Both Of September, so
as to afford the Governor and Leg
isIature an opportunity of examin-
ing the reports of the Auditop and
Treasurer before the meeting of
the Legislature, so that this body
can base lis appropriations on such
basis, and avoid confusion and
trouble in The departments.
There was cash in The Treasury
on The Isl day OF January, 1890,
S555,450.O2.
He recommends that the Legis-
lature submit for consideration
and vote Of the people, an amend
ment 10 the Constitution making
the payment of tie pOll-taX a pre-
requisite or condition to the right
Of suffrage, which should receive
the appreciation of both races.
He thinks all misdemeanors
should be tried before justices Of
The peace, and lhua relieve The
Circuit Courts of a large portion
IF useless work, and that District
Attorneys be paid stated salaries
and receive no lees for convictions
II other perquisiteS, by Which he
links that those who bear The
BURDENS Of government will be re-
ieyed Of a large and unnecessary
expense.
The office of revenue agent he
links should be restored as a
of recovering revenue i'm
properly withheld.
The portion Of the message re-
10 swamp lands, University
# Mississippi, Agriculture and
Mechanical College, Industrial In
and College, and the various
.sylums and State institutions are
# no special interest to this sec
ion.
In the matter of carrying con.
called weapons he says:
"Make the use, or attempt to
Sc, a concealed weapon a crime
Dr. which there is no Justification.
man will cease 10 carry that
'hich he can't use. If a deadly
'eapon must be carried, let II be
one openly and The carrier
dvertlse his bravery, instead
I c0ncealing on his person, and
/ easy reach, the means of taking
uman life."
The Sullivan Kilrain fight, and
10 part that the Northeastern
.ailroad took in the same are dis
used at some length, but We pass
his over as a tempest in a teapot"
In regard TO oysters The whole
iulf Coast is Interested and will s
earthly second any legislation
.hich will prevent their extinction.
.ystermen themselves will GER
Iinly second any efforts in this
irectiOn, as the present methods |
re tending to ''kill the goose that !
US the golden egg" We copy a I
ortion of this part of the message:
sour Gulf Coast abOunds in the ,
.ost delicious oysters, and il Is :
Iie by those familiar with their 1
IDS and reels hat for flavor and G
re our Coast oysters is unex-
lied.