The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-15


that a State census be taken every ten
years-the first enumeration to be made
in June, 1895. The Legislature, in 1894,
adopted concurrent resolution for the
repeal of this section, and ordered that
it be submitted to the people at the
election in 1894. If 1t was submitted,
there is no report of the result in the
Office of Secretary of State. No report
was made to the Legislature; no refer
ence to it by Governor Stone in his mes
sage; and therefore "the next succeed
ing Legislature" did not take tie action
indicated by Section 273. Unless Sec
| ton is stricken out State census
must be taken in 1905. We cannot see
how this section can be ignored and set
aside by another amendment voted pro-
viding for new legislative apportion-
ment by the Legislature ''at its first
session after the Federal census of 1900,
| and decennially thereafter" Section
los should be repealed, if for no other
reason than the enormous and unneces-
sary expense of a State census every
| FIVE years after a Federal census. But
if 1t Is to remain in the Constitution, it
is imperative on the Legislature to
order the census.
Southern Industrial Convention.
Governor Longino has made the fol-
lowing appointment of delegates to the
Southern Industrial Convention in New
Orleans, December 40, who will pre-
pare and read papers on the subjects
named:
DR.. B. f. Ward-The Benefits of the
Nicarauga Canal to the South.
Hon. j. w. t. Falkner-To select
subject in connection with railroad in
terests.
G. 81. Mississippi Hard Wood.
John A. Lewis-Manufacture of Cot
ton Seed.
John A. Redhead-H horticulture, or
Truck Farming.
WalterOliver-Th Advantages which
the South Offers to the Cotton Spinner.
Prof. j. c. Hardy-What the State Is
Doing in the Way of Agricultural and
Mechanical Education.
Hon. John d. McInnis-The Mutual
Interests and Reciprocal Duty of the
State and Railroads.
Capt. w. III. y-Mississippi's Gulf
Coast and Her Pineries.
For the fiscal year ending September
80, 1000, the collections of Land Com
missioner Nall were as follows:
Chickasaw school lands. 49,. 1921 SO
Gapara1 land e,1ae
fees '.'.'.. .................. 2,242 so
Total ................... 1914, 7o7 AZ
There were eighteen deaths in the
city of jackson in October, one from
railroad accident. Total interments,
81, three being from other places; in
the white cemetery and Is in the two
colored cemeteries.
The highest county levy for 1900, as
reported to auditor, is in Bolivar county,
IA 2-5 mills; the lowest in Hancock,
Overton and Union, mills. The gem
eral average is about as last year, 8
mills.
All the penitentiary farms have been
released for another year, at the end
OF which time it is thought the big farm
in the Delta, soon to be purchased,
will be ready for the entire convict
force.
The Board of Control elected the fol-
lowing for the biennial term commence
January 1, 1901: j. M. Parchman of
Monroe, warden; G. 2. Stevens of Perry,
secretary; j. ]. Henry of Oktibbeha,
travelling sergeant; E. E. jackson, in
side sergeant of central prison.
Among other liberal appropriations
for church extension by the Baptist
State Convention Board, recently in
session in jackson, was $1,000 for a
church in West jackson. The Meth
odists and Presbyterians have hand
some churches and large congregations
in that part of the city, and st. Colomb's
Chapel accommodates the small Episco-
pal colony.
"a Wayside Flower" and other
poems, by Jennie Noonan Wheless.
come to us in a very handsome little
volume from the home the fair author.
Yazoo City. All of the poems are mer-
itorious, and several are gems of lofty
thought beautifully expressed. The
volume has been added to our growing
collection from Mississippi authors.
The additional experiment station
authorized to be established by the last
Legislature, goes to Mcneil, a station
on the N. o. & N. E. R. r. The col
lege gets as a bonus 1000 acres of land.
The State Insane Hospital at Jack
son is crowded to its full capacity; 900
patients at present, and many regis
tered for vacancies as they occur.
"Why is 5th George, SO scarcep" is a
question frequently asked by LAWYERS
making up files of Mississippi Reports.