Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-26
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
The Special state Warrants.

The special state Warrants.
TIE M->i-~ippi LEGISLATURE at il Ias,
session pasSsd an set authorizing the
Goveruo-. the Au.iitor and TreaSur~r -
issue treasury warrants IN densmina tons
u s.. sh7ald 1t i'erome nece--ary io ,.,.-
the state over the financial pane.
The is.ue wa limited to S.steo aui
'he warrants vere to iraw interest AZ
the rate q . pr cent- pr annuni. pay
Le--iature meets s<aiu in lSss The
warrants were made payable to bearer.
AMI It Wa the intention u the i.sgi-ia-
'ure for them to pas a mauey all over
the state Immediately after the passage
of the act the State Auiisnr Contracted
with the = Louis Bank Note e. mpauy
for the printing 4 thc warrants. S.i,i an
instailment II S1aoo Wa delivered 70
the STATE Treasurer and pIzced IN circa-
1tion few w~~ss a<p.
Last werk Gov S-sue received lis
patrh frem W. H. Hazen. chsef of the
United States Secret S.rvi-e At Washing
tou, denau.liaE thar the Goevruo- seuI
70 him all the uu~i- -us-l warrants that
have not be~n pla-e,I in circulation. Mr.
Harm al-o Sci~=rapte'I the = Logls
Bsuk Note Company demanding that The
plates h. yarne,i orer TO the Esverumeut.
II an interview Gov. Stone stated that
b.. weuLI ae, eanpiy With Mr. Hazen's
demand in any particular. aud that III.
~sue of III, sr.cial Warrant, sill Dr. eua-
t.au.-l Eatil th~ fan issus. q <5.tup =
fvsmpieie,i The STATE ofSe5a5s rg=ard
Harms demands a. an unwarau.,7i in
serfereacr. and WiIl nos treat i seri,usiv.
They ~ay that the demands were based
on tn assumption ta.t these SPECIAL war
rants resemble ton clsseiy United States
currsa~y and were vieiatlve of rhe STAT
utes II the United states. Thfs i .tren-
upusiy i-uir,I b tssv- S5sus. " b, -lys
that the aet Of tn legislature is su--
tainel ~ fh~ he<t ieSal aurhsriIies in rhe
/ r,'tHtry- The Aaiiter has teI.-rlpA.-i
the = I.aais Esak Note Company a.,t
tn pay any asr.nti..a t. IIazez-s demands.
Aa'iirsr SSour ha> receiv,-l al & the
l ~Fs.al warrants - far SI.-ls.sf have
teen issued an.i = l. tn. isr~ntieu q th-
ofteial, 90 keep aa uU the SSooao pr.-
/ vists'i by law = u e5rrui1tisn-
Th-y ja not sewn az az disturbed BY
Nr- Haren'~ d-uan.l-. auI fr~l r~rtain-
'Ehen the Treasurer e th.- tuirei S,ars-
fully unsierstla.is Jhe gf5s~,iug. b. uiI
uot say auy .aW i vag4tel IN their 5-su-
anr,- Whar nleauS rhe tseveruor nuI
[ Arslitrr wIli tas- o. las shs- g---tiaa h.-
FORE the airsJ ss1tss Treu-a-~r has ut
I y~t hesa ..grerulIas'i
They have positively j-crss,i. however.
Z % sSna-r Mr H=z~u'~ .lenian.t..
I fae Af1eru~E ts~n~ral aas h~en hunfin<
I uR ~ aatasritiss "a the .5usStaan ali slsv.
aa1 ssEs b. aa--s st ~ haux rherr san
I hs aaE v5esatiea - isws thzr tae AIsarn
aaan+g issatsl seseFal H=ars slzre haz-s a
y zzlea rlsa-sr rr-zzalsia1es q l'uife-i Sfaf.s
Z clrrHary fasn &as- the=s hiiis ausi fhzi
fAerr va uevcr say eh5s--fisn rai-s.l - is.
I ttz1er >sats-. Eqf2Aly ArSa=saS. have e -,
is<sls'4 warrants Z thi- caarzecsr- t--k5as
- mRrh lke azfesi Srars- earrsnry. All
- far r. zzoNu ~ ea.cfasa u1s ever
ussls ~ m t'ai.s-i >sates el5szas- TIE
alsFv 1h-- subject ! invsssi-1ta-l tn. asars.
r1arau-alT coEt5aee-i arr ih- aff-ial-
/ AsFe taaf NJ Hazen = xraaz