The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-31
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET.
Timely Items Of Interest and Views
Of State Wide Importance.
GLAD CHRISTMAS CHEER
Inmates of All Public institutions
Fittingly Remembered. Railroad
Officials Enjoy Seeing the Other
Fellows Or Gored.

jackson, MISS. The inmates OF all
the public institutions were remem-
bered Christmas. At the Institute
for the Blind, D. Sims, the superin-
tendent, and his faculty, played San
ia Claus, and each child received a
present. AT the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb the children were
made to feel the gladness of the sea-
son, and were each given some little
present, perhaps not Of great value,
but of infinite worth and pleasure to
them. The unfortunate inmates Of
the Hospital for the Insane were even
made to feel as far as possible
the cheerfulness of the day, and at
noon they were seated before sump-
tuous dinner of turkey, fuits and nuts.
Those who are suffering the penalties
OF their own acts, the prisoners Of
the state, were given good dinner,
and on each Of the farms worked by
convlcts there was as much cheer as
could be brought into such places. The
poor, whose poverty would prevent
them from catching a glimpse Of
Christmas time, were not overlooked,
and the Kings Daughters and other
charitable organizations of Jackson
distributed baskets of good things
made many heart glad, All in ALL
1t was merry Christmas.
Railroad officials in Mississippi, are
viewing with much interest and no
small amount Of qualification the back
tax suits that have been instituted by
State Revenue Agent Adams against
the packing-houses, breweries and oil
companies, seeking to assess them fol
their private rolling stock carried over
the railroads Of the state. In fact
it seems that the railroads are gen
timely glad to see these back taz
claims filed, as the feeling existing be.
tween them and the companies owning
private rolling stock is by no means
friendly, owing to the rigid observ.
anee Of set charges for the hauling OF
these ears and the rather high rebate.
demanded. It is a case of somebody
else s OK being gored, and the rail.
roads applaud the act with no small
degree of satisfaction. The back tan
suits against these companies, in case
all should be collected, will place
about $2,30O,000 in the state, county
and city treasures, the state getting
about $4,000 Of the amount, and the
revenue agent is confident that they
are legally liable, and that he will fin.
ally collect every cent of it, although
the litigation is certain to be carried
OF the United States Supreme Court
The claims are based on the decisior
of the United States Supreme Court
In the suit against the Pullman Palace
Car Company, which was won by the
revenue agent, and resulted in the
collection Of over $4,000 in back
taxes.
For the last few days large mum.
bers of people from Texas points have
passed through the city en- route te
their homes in different parts Of the
South. A great many Mississippi PEG.
pie have returned to old scenes and
some Of them have sold out their hold.
ings in Texas and will make a new
start at their old homes In this state
A gentleman who has been living in
a neighborhood in Texas where there
were a large number of Mississip
plans and that to his personal knowl
edge he knew of half dozen families
that would come back to Mississippi
the first of the year and take up their
residence in the state of their nativity
He said that, owing to the Mississip.
pi people who had gone to Texas, in.
stead of lettering their condition
were worse off than when they left.
The next house Of representatives
will be called to order by Secretary
of State j. w. Power, who will call
the roll of members and administer
to them the oath of office. He will
preside over the house until speak
er pro tenn. is elected. The senate viii
be called to order by Lieutenant-Go
ernor Harrison, who will preside some
two weeks before Lieutenant Cover
nor-elect Carter takes his seat.
Secretary Welch, Of the Railroad
Commission, has received the proof
Of the new Commission map. The
map is more elaborate than those of
former years, and shows all the roads
of the state, even to the little logging
roads.
The merchants of this city report
that their Christmas business this
year has been far beyond anything
that has been done in this city in
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