The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-16

OfnceT htmeetf. OF the C4efk OF tue bOhfu Vi
Supervisors For the foregoing reasons.
recommend the restoration Of the ONCE of
Revenue Agent, and inst it be flled by ap-
pointment OF the Governor Dy ana with tne
advice and consent Of the Senate.
LAND SALES.
During the years 1888 and 1889 the Commits
sioner Of Swamp Lands sold 20 O,91i acres at 81
per acre, and paid the amount as directed by
law into the State Treasury; and also sold
during the years mentioned OF internal inn
proyement lands 9,6A acres at 80 cents per
acre. making q total of SIS. 7B paid In the
Treasury from the sources mentioned.
There remains unsold 2z7,62 5Ll00 acres of
IRON the Secretary of state, TO whom is
cont1ded the sale of the Chlckssaw school
lands, 1 learn that the sales since the last re-
port amount to $l2,S06.7S.
EDUCATIONAL.
From the biennial report of the Hon. J. r.
Preston. State Superintendent of Education,
which will be placed in your hands, il will be
seen that q remarkable development of the
free school system has taken place within the
Many Of our cities and towns have erected
costly school buildings, and maintain their
free schools from eight to ten months In the
year. Twelve towns in lsSo-3 expended sl8i,
0JU in buildings alone; thirty-five towns or
ganized rs separate sch Dol districts, and are
afording both primary and high school facl-
titles TO their children and those of their
i commend to your favorable consideration
the University of Mississipp: as at present
organized, II should command the earnest aud
cordial support of the people OF the state.
The Chancellor's eminent suitability and Mt
ness for the duties he SO ably performs has
infused new life into the college, and in
creased largely the attendance. At the sug-
gc stion OF Chancellor Mayes, within the year
sever al important changes have been made
in the University, consisting oil reorganlZa-
ton both Of the curriculum and OF the fac
ulty.
tural and Mechanical College are 1ling
prominent positions as farmers, professors
and Instructors of agriculture and chemistry,
| and as specialists at agricultural experiment
stations, and uniformly advocating the doc.
| trines and spreading the light of industrial
education. not only in this state. but in West
| Virginia. Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia,
| Arkansas, Texas and California, and this with
only seven graduating classes The college
| and AGRICULTURAL station are doing most ex.
| cellent work in distributing Information re-
sulting from experiments. This Is evidenced
by the growth OF the dairy industry, which
| cmanated from the college. For the nine
years since the establishment of the college
! the average annual attendance of students
| has been 3l3, and may add that this number
would have been greater out Tor want or
room.
The Governor also warmly recommended
| the other State institutions OF learniny, urg-
| ing liberal treatment of them upon the Legis-
| Iature He recommended the Appropriation
of Sl6.25O for the Deaf and Dumb Institute
| for 1890 and 1891, and also certain improve
| ments asked IOr.
THE PENITENTIARY.
The Railroad Commissioners constitute and
very properly, a board OF control ior ine
MANAGEMENT and conduct of the penitentiary.
which for many years, indeed since Its estab-
lishment, up to few years ago, has drawn
largely from the treasury OF the state Tor lts
maintenance and support. My opinion has
been. and now is, thatthe penitentiary should
be managed by agents of the state. From
lSS2 up to the LIST of January, 1855. there was
~asA int, tian fofn Tr. m
ton, collected from the lessees. $5S, l2l.52
(fifty-eight thousand, one hundred ana
twenty-one dollars and nftytwo cents,) being
all and the only sums up TO that time, so lar
as my knowledge extends, ever received from
that source. In a communication to the Legis-
lature in 1888, the last convened until the as
semblage of your body, l assumed that the
state, through its agents, could not only
make the penitentiary self-sustaining, but at
the same time insure humane treatment to
the cOnvicts. The reports which will be
placed in your hands by the Superintendent
and Board of Control will says as much, in
addition TO making suggestions for the future
management of the prison.
RAILROAD SUPERVISION.
During the session of the Legislature OF
1884 ] recommended the adoption of rail-
road supervision bill. This recommendation
followed the veto of bill to which l could
not give my sanction. believing that many OF
it's features were in violation of the Constltu-
ton. The bill was passed, and the appoint
ment of commissioners confided TO the Exec
utive. To carry its pro visions into execution
Hons. w. b. Augustus and William McWiilie.
could do nothing until the litigation Was
ended, which consumed med. nearly IN me ne entire r
stitutionality of the bill. as did the Supreme
Court of the United states, and for the past
four years it has been in operation through
commissioners appointed by tho Legislature.
The commissioners charged with the per
formance of this service, and also constitut-
ing the Board OF Control for the penlientary.
placed before you for your consideration and
disposal ,
LEGISLATURE / felt 1t to be my duty to call
attention to the habit of carrying concealed
weapons, and their frequent unlawful use.
Some means, however radical, should be In
voked to put an end to this habit. unnes,
itatingly recommend as a remedy for the eyil
that the killing or attempting to Kill by means
of a weapon drawn from conccament on the
person shall constitute crime Tor wnicn
there shall be no excuse or justltication.
THAT PRIzE-FIGHr.
Closing his review of the Sullivan-Kilrain
fight which was In open violation of law and
in dehance of his proclamation, and the COM
plicity of the Northeastern Railroad Company
therein, the Governor said:
"If stockholders of corporation are ex-
empt from disgraceful violations of law COM
mitted by their agents. let it lie so declared;
let IL be known that they enjoy privileges that
lnQlVlOuaIS WOulu not u6Te 10 GAcTCiec. IuO
principals in this affair were apprehended,
one in the State of New York. the other in
Maryland, at a heavy expense. Both have
been tried in the Circuit Court, and have ap-
pealed from the judgment to the Supreme
Court of the State.
"In view of the action of the corporation
mentioned, requested the Accompaniment
where the offense was committed TO institute
proceedings tor the forfeiture OF the cnarter
of the Northeastern Railroad. grant that
4 tba ia a If SnnpPgSflll. hlt
it would be thousand times better that one
corporation should go out OF existence and
the State incur any reasonable expense than
| for the laws of great Commonwealth to be
| openly defied, and the people who bear the
burdens of government mastered Dy priVl-
| legged class, who iutrench themselves behind
employees and escape responsibility. L was
gratified that my action in the premises was
heartily indorsed by the late State Conven'
ton. and will only add that 'prze-hshting
| call your attention TO an interest that has
long been neglected, and which. IN my Judg-
ment. demands your most careful considers
| in the most delicious oysters. and it Is said by
| those familiar with their beds and reefs that
for favor and size our coast oysters are un'
| celled.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
! / feel it proper to remind your honorable
| body that the mortal remains OF Jefferson
| Davis have been temporarily deposited in the
city of New Orleans, to await the dec sion o1
1 his widow and family as to the place or theii
| final rest: and also or the strong and general
| feeling of the people of this State on the sub
ject and the equally interesting subject OF the
| manner in which the memory of this grea
| and good man, the most renowned OF all hel
public men, shall be honored and preserved
The events of his illustrious career brought
him into relations OF high trust and oi
supreme importance to the people of othei
| States, TO whom these subjects are OF scarcely
less concern. To the people of this state
however, he stood in peculiar and init
mate relations. He cast his lot with then