The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-01-20

Copies of Hilgard's and Harpcrs Geological
Reports-both published prior to ls65-have
been freely distributed to the University, A. and
NJ. College and other institutions and individ-
uals so far as applied for. There are several
hundred OF such reports still on hand. There
are no copies of WALES Geology in the Capitol.
The Supreme Court Reporter. Hon. 7. II. Nc
Willie, has delivered to this office the Seventy
NTH and Seventy sixth Mississippi Reports, 400
copies of each. and they we're Immediately dis
tributed as the law directs. l that
Circuit Judges and Chancellors and District
Attorneys be hereafter included In the dIstribu-
ton. The surplus copies each year that have
to be stored away will justify this increase in
the distribution.
Five hundred copies OF Mississippi Digest, by
Brame & Alexander. were received and 1875
copies distributed as directed in the Act of 1s9s.
leaving 1856 copies on hand. The Secretary OF
State is not authorized to sell the Digest, and
perhaps should not be until the compiiers re-
alize enough from private sales to reimburse
them for their great outlay in time and money
In its publication. recommend that after jan
uary !, 1905, the Digest may be sold by the State,
at a price to be then fixed, unless In the mean
time the supply in the hands Of the publishers
may become exhausted. 1t Is further recon-
Eended that a copy be sent to each State Ii
brary In exchange for public documents receiy-
s.a.. -" ,o,nn,s. .na IN. ,orr-
,ess sSom,a y. rao,nroc,,ad 70 The fnl, ertent nj
onr n,h,ica,ion.
l respectfully renew the recommendation In
my last report that the time for the printing and
distribution of the laws and journals be re-
duced one-ha!f. The law allows thr ee months
49,, nrh,,s,o. aon.na,on, tn ,nder,.ra ,ha
80, 80 ~. ,..s MI ,orr,.Is ort in .,xtv
49,. AVE. ,ho Iows t,ka .uon,
rror. that rsss.na and Nance ,n.v sbould no
nr,n,od ,.,,, 81. -, ,,sn.tch East nre,sa.
ma sh.rn nornno,,,,on w,, oot tbam ont witL,r
49, 80 tss..a,.s n.a.nn 4. .oot f-o,, ,o,.
80 m,.msns III, : oon,m-rano IN mint tho
aw..a .~nr,.,. "a or...on whv ,h,f .chad.
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,au,s .sos',t h. innroas.d from a ooo IN 4 oo, con-
~. ~ 80 .o,..a,s 49,. .ao 90 oo .onios
- snr,na. racnnarmanS mo, mo contracts 70,
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aasa.a.,s nnn,.hIo nroa,s IN ,hs yvorL
VIE, go, on,rna In ,,. iou n, Last a do,.r
Nyississinni estahIIshmants would he comoeti-
,nrs ,nd mis- yor,a doubtless ,nsrra 10 low
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80, Iu."aa .osaaat,,,on ,nr .u st.ta rr,nt-
saxr ,t,nrIA ha tr;at 70 Ngioaicoipri nrinfnro
,.ta : a,.ss ~ ,nns, das.ry,na 81 IA
tha ,aas auamhor.t ~ nrb,,c favor.
sao,,or aa,s 81 INC 80 rao,,rss that tho
po.-, - pr,nio con,..o,. s,ou raad tho rroo,s
81 oil nuh,ic nr;ntina rho socratarv of stat.
he,no nrosidant and secre,.rv of the Hoard his
,r,irina ana .xnor;snc. a. a nuhIieher and
nroof-re.der have heon seyereIv tested dpring
the nast fonr yaors Ou.rant,na ipterrunt,ops
durin, Inc last three vears have 20 della we'd Get.
| tiny Iepartn,ent renorts tn press that il is or,v
Inv workiny late into the nights that the score.
tarv and his de,utv can keen nm with the tvpe-
satt,po mach,na. and s,eap, presses now heing
onarated nv an exnert force in tina establish
ment of the contractors in JacksonvIle Fla.
So tina, II is oui,e dinicu,t to keen nm with the
ueual demapd. man tho of,,ce the Secretarv
M STATE sbouId ha allowed a snecial DAINTY for
Mt least four months in each legislative wear.
Much time has been given and about s50 ex
nensa incurred In ,ssorttry sbelvipg ami hoy
ipg tho graat mace of MANIPULATE hacks and
valuable napers that have covered the floors of
the old library code room and senate gallery
for MANY wears. Several TONS of trash. accu.
mu,ation of baif a cepturv was destroved and
their burning helped To purIfy the atmosphere
around the lapitol durinp the ouarautine
season. Several COPIES of laws and Journals of
ancient dates. and not in the State Library,
have Tins been secured for its shelves.
Several wagon loads of vaIuab,e documents
removed from the third floor of The Capitol "a
the p.niteptiary in January. 1895. are still a,
the nrison. The documents had been carefully
boxed and labelled before being removed. and
when learned of their exposed condition / had
nna :. ~ ~ s'.s". 49, !. w
AtIeast two wagon loads of ,baae docnmants
are assassment roI,s and voucbers nertaining tr
the Auditor,s ONCE which are often needed IN
invas,ioo,ions hv that oface soma provis;ou
snould he made for re-assortiny and classifyino