The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-17


to take refuge in these novels Of mis-
cry, and to exist on what by strange
peryersion of languages dominated
public charity.
NATIONAL GUARD.
BY reference. to the report of Adju-
tant-General William Henry. you will
be fully advised on all material mat
tiers touching the State National
Guard.
/ desire, however, to say further,
that, when NEEDED to aid the civil au-
thorit.es in the enforcement of tho
law, the soldiers have responded
promptly to the call Of the Governor,
and discharged their full duty with
the courage becoming true soldiers.
The men have manifested most graf
flying and commendable willingness
to respond to the orders of their Off
GERS in every instance where localities
have been threatened with riot or in
surrection. When ordered under arms
| to await urgent and quick orders, thew
! have responded with such uncomplain.
| ing obedience and readiness for duty,
that their action may be claimed oft
entimes to have deferred evil doors
| from the commission of deeds Of great
lawlessness and breaches of the peace.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoETIoNMENT.
Under an act of Congress approved
January 18th, 1901, entitled, IAN acI
making an apportionment of represent
atives in Congress" it is provided that
Mississippi be given eight representa-
tives in the National legislature. The
act further provides that the Con-
gressional districts shall be composed
Of contiguous and compact territory,
and containing ,l9arly as practicable
an equal number of inhabitants. and
that the said districts shall be equal to
the number of representatives to
which the State may be entitled.
In view of the fact that Mississippi,
by said act, is entitled to an additional
Congressman, 1t becomes necessary
that the legislature, at the present SEES
sion, shall pass bill redistricting the
State so as to comply with the provi-
sions Of said act of Congress.
1t becomes my duty, therefore, to
submit the subject for your considera
ton, and to recommend the enactment
of a proper law governing the subject
matter.
HBANCI EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.
The Board of Trustees of the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College act
ing under the provisions of Chapter
81 of Acts of 1900, located the branch
experimental station at Mcneil, on the
, New Orleans and Northeastern Rail
road, in Pearl River County. For in
formation regarding this matter. you
attention is directed to the report o
Hon. II. NJ Street, Chairman of tn
unit n Hr0n1
liberal donations made by the peopl
of that section, | feel encouraged t
believe that public attention is bein
l attracted toward practical industrial
l lines, and from the encouragement il
l the location OF this station, l am cor
e strained to the belief that your honor
Q able body would do wisely to locat
i other experimental stations, one /
t the delta, and l respectively recon
S mend that you consider the matte
1 and act as your judgment approves
y looking to the interest of the farmin
4 classes of our people. The difficultie
t encountered at Mcneil will, by a re;
s sonable appropriation from you, b
l. overcome and place the station in pt
J, sition to demonstrate to our peopl
e what can be done in an agriculture
h way in the pine woods.
S I respectfully recommend that 20
# make appropriation sufficient to carr
this enterprise to successful ends, an
n to locate another similar station som
i. where in the Yazoo- Mississippi delta.
= SCHOOLS.
q Under the term Common Schools
/ are embraced all the schools of tn
$ State to which the general fund a
propriated by the legislature for fire
a schools is distributed. These schoo
y are divided into two classes, namely
: Separate school districts and rur'
IL schools.
The report of the State Superinten
ent of Education, recently issue
: shows that "A of the towns in Missi
u sippi are organized into separa
IA school districts, and it is gratifying
report that they, as q rule, have COZ
modious, handsome and suitable bull
ings. and that during the scholast
wear ending 1900 the enrolment WI
~ approximately $4,000, and for the YET
1901 they enrolled in the aggrega
1916 pupils. The average number
"A days taught in said schools during II
y. last scholastic yea" was 1888, or mo
II than eight scholastic months. 1t fu
# Their appears, from the Superinten
"a ent's report. that the total amount
money collected for these schools I
the last scholastic year was sal
~ 449.S3, and | estimate the san
:, amount for 1900. These are gratifyii
;, statistics. and show that the either
= of the towns are progressive, and
IN keeping we'll in the van of the gre
~ educational movement now in progre
~ in this country. 1t will further appe
~ from the above that the approXlma
~ nov oopita ner annum of all the fun