Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-24

~ w FesNlsHm trHNOuK
then wss seoa banked with exsaisi,e
fsral xifts from their frienaa
The exercises ver. concluded bv Ni.s
brovs sinxisg ~Anaie Lsarie- aai .
chorus soag by several % the mase pa-
pals And then Gov. LSnxino complied
vita the reas~-, ef President xiaeas-
noa TO lsy the sr<t brick In III. foaad.-
tioa Of the new hall and dorsitory.
The aew baiiasng~ will b. 10 rraai-
ness for the op~ning % the nex, s>s-
sios. September o.. and they -ili b~
ample for fully 80 ssad~st.. saa nsr.
than that number will apply for sdni.-
sion- Aaosher bpiidias is much needed
= music hall
The faculty 10 composed OF Presides,
kineannon. Who rlis the chair % Poli,.
icsi Eeosomy and CIsic.. aaa nineteen
tsdie>. ssperieneed and secoupii~bed
in sheir several dep~rtmeuss several
sf thss are already su their way To
Europe Tor recreation and study. and
others viii spend two months ~ snorr
In special schools in this eoun,ry.
The enscilm-n, for The se.sioa ju.,
closed WAS sss. with higher per crnt.
OF ATTENDANCE than at aav se0oa since
the college opened oa the Cd day Of
October. fssA
No college president was ever more
respected and beloved BY his co workers
snd students than - the prcsen, prrsi-
aent % the Industrial Institute and
College.
Hie~stve Jsas~tssy-rAs Nsss aossA.ssfs
to Ne rssss-s.
Tns following ~sp~rial' To Clarion
Ledger - an Interesting statement Of
an esee-dingl, inpor,.n, question. the
d-rssisu Of which will he awaited with
interest.
BsookHsvg~. May 1.-THE Noel
sme endments for sn elective Judiciary
were declared void here this fsrcnoon
By Hon Thomas Bradv. Jr. sitting as
a special Judge to try the quo war
rsnto proceedings brought bv Attorney
General Ncclarg In the name Of the
State Of Mississippi. 10 discover By what
righ, Hon Robert Powell. the sitting
eireui, judge Of the seventh District.
claimed the title 20 that ofic~. Judge
Brady held tina, they were void on two
counts Hrst. that they were improperly
submitted in fha, they contained more
than one change. alteration or amend
nent Ia violation of the constitutions.
and second. that they had not received
. ma jority Of the vote. cast By the
quaiined eiertorS. a. also required hy
the constitutions.
The state was represented By Hon
Monroe Me,lurx and Judge Powell was
ably represented sv Hoo. r. w. Thomp-
son. Of the frn % Mcwuli- a Thomp-
sou. Of Jackson Each made q power
ful presentation of his side Of the case.
both sled lengthy papers and doca-
meats in support Of their eontension-
Inc zttornev-g-arr.I Aliedxed th..
Jadg- Powell unl1wfaIly holds and es-
errts~- the functions - civil paslic
Officer IN aid state. namely. the ofsce
Of cirrui, Judge os the seventh Judicial
district Of sid state. that Ne = nov
unlawfuily holding . regular trrm sf
the circuit court for Liacola eoastv. 10
said judicial district. and . uui.s fully
holding sad exercising the functions
Of the Judge Of aid coart in said ooan
". wherefore. the state cf NissisSipps.
b. the aid attorney genera. pr4yS
th4, the aid Rchers Powell may e~
removed from the aid oes-- and Do
I barred from exercising the fasctio..
thereof. and that he ~ ordered 70 d-
/ liver over al r-rords, books sna psp-rs
Ia his custody. or under hts eoatr,l. b.
longing 10 aid otie-. ssd that he p@y
the costs
Mr.. Thompson 10 . lenxthv paper
recfted that the Noel amendments were
void because improperly snbsaitted and
for failure "a receive na jorisy Of the
votes east a. the eiecsioa % fsss ss re-
quirsd BY the coastitutsoo it.~lf He
reviewed the question very exhaust
edly and proved 10 the satisfaction Of
the Judge that Judge Powell had q
clear aud unimpesehable title To the
Office for a term Of four years from The
date os his present commission issued
January 20 1900.
Attoruey-ienerzl Mcclurg d~murr~,i
10 this answer which demurrer Judge
Brady overruled and the case WAS az
once appealed To the supreme court BY
the attorseyfenerzL
Judge Powell aseended the bench at
0 o'clock this morning being in the
midst Of the term of the Lincoln conn
" court he ordered the minutes Of the
court OF yesterday read Attorney
General McCiurg. who had come down
on the, daylight train from JAcksoa
was present in the court room zs was
also Mr.. Thompson. after the reading
OF the minutes of the court and the ap-
proval Of the same by the Judge he an
nounced that quo wzrrznto proceed
ines had been instituted sgsins, the
ecur, aad Is he was disqualified 10 sis
recused himself and Mr.. Brady. who
had been agreed upon ey the state and
by Judge Powell TO sit in this case. ss-
eended the bench The proceedings
lasted for nearly two hours and were
very interesting throughout. the learned
counsel on both sides in their oral argu
ments displaying great ability.
After Judge Brady rendered his de.
eiason Judge Powell who had retired
again resumed the bench and called .
ease when busiaess was resumed i'm
mediAtelv.
The lawyers Of this city n . rule and
through South Mississippi generally
are of the opinion that the Noel amend
ments are void having been. Is Judgs
Brady stated. improperly submitted
ssd not adopted in accordance with the
plain provisions Of the constitution
Many expressions Of eommendation are
heard at the action Of Gov. Loagino 10
taking such . direct course to settle
this vexed question and an early de
cision of the supreme court is swsitet
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