The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-26
Now for Business.

\ new legislature seldom gets GOWN
o regular bust ness under threesweeks.
The organizati IN. appointment OF com
nittees. ~caucrsing. inauguration OF s
governor, and this time, the election
# two United States senator's, TAX
much time: and now that they are ais
posed of. bot, houses have gone to
work in real earnest The frictlons
and factions g 1896 and 1897 in refer
ence to =. new capitol untitled that leg
islature for the consideration OF many
important measures that are low being
,ntroduced: and within the next week
quite a number OF enrolled bills Will be
submitted for the approval of Governor
Longino. The session will be continued
until about the 10th of March.
Hamasa Temple. Mystic Shrine, will
hold a special ceremonial meeting at
Brookhaven, %Januarya 3. Eighteen can
didates nave already filed their petit
tons: and they will assuredlv get the
worth of their money. Here is the
poetic notice to the members of Hamssa
TO be on hand:
Are you feeling blue as blazes?
Does your spirit drcop and laga
Come with us Oh this occasion;
Never more you'll chow the rag.
Claws and fez not forgetting,
Come along-your head we'll bump.
Do not linger with regretting,
Don't forever be a cEump.'
The Shrine will also hold a special
meeting at Meridian in February. Pc
titions should be filed with H. c.. Smith,
recorder.
This L. L. and 9.
The Legislature has been very lever
to the Industrial Institute and College.
senate bill appropriattng SCI ,O31
for 1900 and $50, 600 for 1901 passed the
house on the 18th by a vote of so to 35.
A minority report of the appropriations
committee suggested material reduc-
tions. but the intrinsic merits of the
bill and the able speeches of Mr.. Cox
and others secured the passage of the
bill. This will enable the trustees to
make ~long-needed repairs, build an in
Urinary, and some additional sleeping
The stinted appropriations to
the L. /. and c. in recent years have
seriously crippled the usefulness of the
college.
A very tender and largely attended
memorial service was held in the First
Methodist Church, Jackson, on Sunday
night, h 18th, when beautiful tributes
were paid to the memory of that great
and good man, Rev. DR.. c. G.. Andrews,
died at his home in Meridian on
the Sunday previous. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. DR.. w. b. Murrah,
Rev. DR.. W.. c. Black and Bishop Gallo
way.
The State board of education nom
mated to the senate, tor re-appoint-
ment as county superintendent. j. w.
Henderson, of Adams; c.. S. North, of
Hlnds: J. b. Dabney, of Warren; and
recommended Prof. E. L.. Grady for
county. The State board
of State superintendent and
secretary of State. Coahoma is the
only other appOintive county.
The A. and NJ. college appropriation
bill. introduced in the senate. calls for
$50, 600 for 1900 and 1901. This is for
general support, more rooms for stu
tents, repairs, an electric plant. etc.
The university asks for So, 900 for re-
pairs and equipments. All the State
colleges have been on short allowances
for several years, hence the requisi-
now being made.
The Masonic grand bodies will hold
their annual sessions at Meridian on
bn 10Th 70 fha OOl - T ~,
will give h usual reduced
rates, and the Masonic bodies of
have appointed committees to
arrange for the comfort Of delegates.
1t is to be hoped that house bill No,
"~prohibiting the sale of cigarette
and chewing tobacco to children |
under IS years Of age" will become q
This is a growing and a wasting
avil. and heroic measures are necessary
70 check it.
A committee of the house-Messrs.
Bowers, Dudley and Cox-reported a
tribute to the life and char.
icter Of Representative T. J.. McFar-
and, who died on the eth instant.
Bishop Thompson gave a delightful
lining to Governor Longino on the
evening of the 18th. The capacity of the
round table" was twelve seats. and
hey were occupied by several State
officials and others. Many nice things
we're said by Gov. Lowry, Judge Cal
and Col. Hooker of the new ad-
ninistratiOn.
The bill introduced for the support Of
schools calls for a cool million
or each of the years 1900 and 1901: and
Mississippi is able and willing to paw
t. The appropriation for 1898 and 1899
vas s95O,Oo0 for each year.
Several architects of national dis
inction have been drawn to Jackson
~ the new capitol bills, and are exbib-
ting plans on which they have been at
york tor several years. There will be
It least twenty-five plans in competi-
ION.
The inaugural address of Governor
has elected enthusiastic com.
nendation from the press and from the
generally.
Satisfactory Definition .-Pr.ferred cred.
tors are those that don's cal, too often
City Star.