The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-05-19
LETTER FROM THECAPITAL.
Things That Were Done, Seen
and Heard Last Week.
'ondence OF The Leader /

JACKSON, MISS, May 1.-THE
carpenters and stone masons
haven't exactly started to work on
the new capitol, but the trees from
which the lumber is to be sawed
have been cut and the clay is be.
ing moulded into proper shape.
just when work is to begin is no
more definitely known now than a
week ago we know no more about
what plan is to be selected than
we did two weeks ago, nor are we
any more fully advised as to where
we are going to build this proud
monument to the memory OF the
only came near saying "on!y
Democratic president elected in 80
years" extra session of the Mis-.
sissippi Legislature held in many
years. The two Houses stand like
X they are at cross purposes and
''sOt in their ways" The Senate
has voted for the Gordon plan and
the penitentiary site; the House
for the Weathers plan and the
present site. A conference com.
mittee of 8 from each side has been
appointed and i'm the event they do
not get together IN a day or two
this Legislature will build no capl.
tol. There is more log-rolling and
lobbying going on over this new
capitol business than | ever saw
about State convention or Sen.
atOrial election. Different Jack.
son interests are at work, three
site lObbies being busy to the very
great delight of the ObstructiOnists
and the handful of men III the two
Houses who do not want to build
any State capitol anywhere, nor
after any mans plan. All such
should be held to a strict account.
ability for the way they are spend.
ing the peoples money by prolong.
ing the session. The House has
adopted a resolution to adjourn OF,
the Goth, but the Senate declined
to concur, preferring to settle the
business for which they assembled
first, and then talk about going
home they are making more
money, and easier than ever he.
fore in their lives, and wOuld like
the best in the world to see the
thing run on through the summer.
Of the nearly 200 men in the two
Houses, about 40 are doing the
work, the others being bnt listen
ers. In the Senate Messrs. Bow
ers, Hardy, Smith, Noel, Rowan,
Clarke, Miller, Rainwater, Kiger,
Falkner, Moore of the 3Oth (Boli,
var), Wells, Greaves, Price of the
10th, and Harrison and McLaurin
are the ones who do the most, or
rather all the talking, and appar-
emily, the work. In the House we
find Critz, Russell, Glover, Cox,
Wilson, Houston, Underwood,
Thomas, Coleman, Shivers and a
score of others do the work.
The warmest debate of the ses.
sion has been over bill which
proposed to so amend the Code as
to put Millsaps College, of jackson,
OH an equal footing with the State
University, SO far as the law de-
partment is concerned. The grad
yates of the University Law School
are not required to stand an exam.
inatiOn before a chancellor, his di
ploma entities him to practice, and
Millsaps desired to be placed on
all equal footing. The bill passed
the House but met it's death in the
Senate by vote of 10 to 13 on a
motion to indefinitely postpone.
Ex. Lieut. Gov. Stands, of the
University, and Judge Edward
Mayes, of Millsaps, addressed the
Senate on Friday and a great dea
of feeling and warmth Was mani
tested by each. The bill was thor
oughly debated and its friends pre-
dicted that in case of it's defeat tht
denominatiOnal schools Ofthe State
would make 1t warm for State in
stitutiOns in the future and de
priye the University OF the privl
lege it nOws enjoys in the long run
The opinion was expressed ever
by those opposing the bill, thai
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