The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-22

DATA COMING IN.
Three-Fourths of the Legislators Haye
Responded to Request fof In.
DISPLAY WEALTH OF DETAIL
Rejecting Great Credit 0nsthe Authors
...Historical Commission Appointed---
Bureau OF Vital and Mortuary Stats.
tics Wanted.

he members of the Legislature have
replied to Director Rowland's request
for biographical data respecting them
selves, to be inserted, As required by
law, in the State Register which is
now being prepared by the director OF
the department of archives and his
tory. The other fourth. however, are
a little tlow about furnishing the ne
cessary information, a circumstance
which is liable to delay the CO nple-
ton of work which will be replete
with valuable information. It is un-
derstood that very few Of the bio.
graphical sketches furnished by the
lawmakers to date will have to be en-
larged before insertion in the Register,
Most of them abound with wealth OF
detail that reflects great credit on the
authors. Some speak of the achieve
ments of the writer's in general and
sweeping terms, but others give the
facts and figures on which the legis.
lator rests his claim to INN 1t
is expected that the Register will far
outdistance the Congressional Direc.
tory in the variety and novelty Of its
biographical information. It will
serve to convince outsiders, what is
already generally known in this State,
that the crop Of statesmen now on the
carpet is not only large, but is con-
stantly on the increase.
The dealers in furniture are under
the impression that the credit of Mis-
sissippi is frst-class and are willing te
put in the furniture in the Senate
Chamber and the Hall of Representa-.
tives and take their chances on the
the Legislature paying the bill. Sec
rotary Fitzhugh, of the Capitol Com.
mission, states that he has received
eight bids from furniture dealers, the
original eight who bid on furnishing
these places when they thought that
would get their money as soon as the
furniture was in, in which they state
that they are willing to put in the
furniture and take the chances on the
Legislature paying the bill.
On the recommendation Of the trus'
tees of the Department OF Archives
and History, at their recent meeting
here, President Stephen D. Lee oil
the board appointed the following His.
torical Commission: Bishop Charles
B. Galloway, Hon. Edward Mayes.
Prof. F. l.. Riley and J. M. White.
Of the number three were members
of the former Historical Commission,
which has been at work for the past
two years; Judge Hayes being the
commission has been at work for two
years looking up sources OF Mississippi
history, and the work will be contin.
ued ably under their successors.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Jackson Sanitarium the old Board
of Directors was reelected, which in
turn elected the same officers, with
DIR. J. Fl. Rhodes as president. Plan,
were submitted for an addition to the
hospital, and committee was appoint.
ed to let the contract. -Four thousand
dollars is to be spent in this addition.
The institution is year old, and has
met with remarkable success.
It is announced that the Synod OF
Mississippi will meet with the First
Presbyterian Church of Laurel on
November 18th, and will continue in
session three days. There will be
about 100 delegates in attendance.
The Presbyterians of that progressive
town will give the delegates free
entertainment.
Judge L. Brame has received a tele.
gram from Lewisville, Ark, conveying
the sad intelligence of the death OF
his mother. Mrs. Brame was fol
many years resident Of east Missis'
sippi, living at Macon and West Point.
The contract for the Seutter Build
ing, FIVE story structure, which is to
be erected in Capitol street, will be
let next month. This building vii
be quite an addition to the city.
A handsome Methodist Church has
seen dedicated at Mount Olive anc
Rev. w. T. Boiling, pastor of the
First Methodist Church of this city,
preached the dedicatory sermon.