Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-03-08


II vas this Writsr'. privilege u a..
tend several II the hsf-iness SESSIONS II 'h.
National Editorial As-aci1tion. a. "a. hf-
tenth annual meeting. IN New Orleans
The ATTENDANCE Wa large. and the ever
ei-e> interesting throughout Presidrnt
Henryf- message bad many pertinent top
Rs for consideration. Several carefully
prepared papers by sGcee--ful journalists
were read and freely discussed The only
drawback g. the succe-S OF the meeting
Wa the very uncomfortable ball iOid
FsiiOwsf. in which the sessions wrre held
No arrangement. had been made for heat
ing the building When one of the speak
els. on the first night. spoke Of the balmy
.geezes of the South. there was very
loud smile on the faees of the delegats-,
and many pulled their overcoats and
wraps more closely about them The a.
soeiation went from New Orleans TO Gulf.
port and Hsttie~buFg. and about one hun
dred had registered Tor the California trip.
Attorney General MeCluEg has decided
that tn hail. of Ma-on-. Odd Fellows and
other fratsrnsI soei-ti~-. are taxable A.
other property They are not charitable
institutions" in the sen-e contemplated
BY the code The~e soeisfiss are all or
ganixsd for charitable AMI benevolent
purposes, and while Bro. NeHiGrg' i.
sasatisss correct in his contentious. the
Law should BE- - amended a. not TO admit
Of such a construction.
Before tn. House q Representatives
procre.Ied to the slevfion of a Capitol
commission Mr. smith. OF Holme-. offered
a resolution. Whirh VA adopted with
great un4nimfy. thAt the Gordon and
weatk4T= plan that created .ueh 4 wran-
ale in l-s7 should rot b. considered
Hon. W. g. >tovall. Of Chhkasaw- Was
ssleefed a. the Hou~. Commissioner. He
i an exshefIH. aud represented hls
county in the legislature Of l-ss--
The Senate, by a majority OF one. voted
$4,000 a wear. for lso and 1901 to the
state Beard Of Health When the ball
eoms- up in the House il Il safe to pre-
diet that there will BE- no amendment 20
increase thi. sum-
The resignation Of Chief justice Wood
take< effee, April l. He will resume tn.
,.rartine of Law az Meridian. as-ocEnted
with Judge FeweIL His term as radge
would have expired May 10
The state Republican Convention will
b. held in Jackson April %, to elect del
esaFes TO the National Convention
The Ko-ciusko Cotton Mills Company,
on tn. Let inst. awarded the contract for
erecting the factory building and ware
houses. The machinery had already been
ordered
A textile school at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college i assured Both
branches Of the legislature voted $4,000
for that puFpo-e-
The state tax levy for 1870 and 1901
will be six mills. Supervisors may levy
I3I. TO 10 mills.
senator NosI wants TO tax cigarette
smoker. fve dollars each That would
certainly b. -xn act to Eai=e revenue"
House bill providing for . state ex-
hibit at the P4E-Americsn Exposition,
Buffalo, in 1901, was indsanitely post
poued-
The House has passed bill to sPpro-
priste 81 900 TO each county m the state
ior repair of school buildings. The vote
for The bill vas 20 10 2s-
The Cox bill for the election OF Judges
in leOs. and the hIling of vacancies by the
Goverror. in he Heantisne, pazSd the
House by vote Of 100 to l.