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The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
~FlFTY-FOURTH DAY.

By a vote of GA to 48, lacking IL
votes of the required two-thirds ma
jority, the house in the morning failed
to pass the appropriation bill for the
State Normal School at Holly Springs
over the governors veto.
The debate on the motion to pass,
Notwithstanding the governors veto,
consumed two hours of the session,
and was not closed until IL o'clock.
A motion to reconsider was entered
by Mr.. Mahon, of Marshall, but the
speaker ruled that such motions a
not be entered when effort is made to
pass a measure over the governors
veto, and this blights all hope of again
getting the matter before the house.
The vote on the bill was as follows:
~Yeas-Bates, Bell of Union, Bell of
Washington, Blackwell, Brown, Bur-
rus, Carradine, Caruthers of Yazoo,
Coleman of Carroll, Coleman of Le-
fore, Coody, Cowan, Cowley, Dalton,
Denton of Lafayette, Eddins, Ellis, Err
rington, Erwin, Estes, Fontaine of Pom
totoc, Forman, Foster, Garrison,
George, Greaves, Heidelberg, Holdings
worth, Hooker, Kimbrough, Knox,
Kyle, Lantrip, Meharg, Millsaps, Mix
on, Morrison, Mcfarland of Jasper,
Mcfarland of Monroe, McGowen, Nc
Michael, Pope, Powell, Reynolds, Ring
old, Robbins, Robinson of Choctaw,
Sample, Smith of Holmes. Smith Of
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
JAPANESE ROYAL WEDDING.
Marriage of Crown Prince of the Flow
cry Kingdom-Tokio Gay with
Floral Arches.

The royal wedding of the crown
prince of Japan, some four years ago,
was celebrated with national rejoic-
ing. writes Florence Eldridge in her
article on "Yoshihito, Crown Prince of
Japan" in Parsons. The city of
Toxic was transformed into a veritable
fair ground with arches of flowers, fes-
tivals, numerous professions and con-
gratulatory emblems. A new postage
stamp was issued to commemorate
the happy day. Thousands of people
thronged the streets and gathered to
see the imperial procession pass, stand
ing respectfully with heads reverently
bowed when the cortege appeared.
The costumes worn by the imperial
bride and bridegroom during the cere-
mony were fashioned after the court
dresses of centuries ago. The dress o the
crown prince was a flowing robe OF satin,
with silken breeches seven feet in length,
that trailed on the ground behind him
as he walked, an outer coat OF crepe,
embroidered on sleeves, back and breast
with his crest. With this he wore a
cap of black, vanished material, bound
by a fllet of gold, with a long stream
er off stiff wire ribbon hanging from
the back; this cap was kept in place
by a l~ight-colored silk cord which,
passing once over the top of the head,
was brought down and tied under the
chin.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
FIFTY-SEcoND DAy.

The most important bill passed by
the lower house on this day was the
Bell measure, providing that it shall
be a misdemeanor for any person to
sell or give away obscene or indecent
pictures in this State.
The bill was introduced the day be-
fore and was quickly acted upon by
the judiciary committee. Its passage
is the direct result of the arrest Of
white men in Sunflower and Wash
ington counties within the past few
days who were engaged in selling pic
lures showing white women in the
embrace of burly black negroes. These
agents were also selling a big lith-
%ographed picture of President RooSe-
welt and Booker Washington seated to-
gether at dinner in the White House,
while above their heads was a stream
er bearing the blazing letters, Equal
ity."
Mr.. Bell, author Of the bill, explain
ed its objects, and the measure went
through without a dissenting vote. I'm
der a suspension OF the rules it goes
to the senate Immediately, and will
also be passed by that body.
Members of the legislature from the
delta are confident that the sale Of
these pictures has been one of the
prime causes in stirring UP trouble
among the negroes and making the
members of the "a more insolent.
1t is understood that agents are at
work selling these pictures in other
counties in the delta, but since their
business has been exposed it is more
than likely that they will get out OF
the State Immediately. Certain it is,
the person engaged in the business
incurs imminent danger of getting
lynched, as much indignation has been
aroused among white citizens.
A well-nigh forgotten plank of the
Democratic platform was dimly recall
ed in the morning, when the lower
house passed sixteen bills on one roll
call. The 16 to l ratio was not main
tanned throughout the session, how
ever, and, after the performance of this
unprecedented legislative feat, which
was accomplished merely to show what
the house could do when it was in a
hurry, the body settled down to the
work of passing three bills at a clip.
The subject of this high-speed legisla-
ton was the local and private calen-
dar bills, in which the large majority
of the members had no interest what
ever, and the clerk was instructed to
read bills until his voice grew tired,
and then call the roll. The clerks
voice held out until the sixteenth bill
was finished, and then he had to quit.
Both bodies spent the morning on To-
cal and private legislation, and the
calendars were practically cleared at
the noon adjournment. Quite a num-
Der of bills of this character, how
ever, are still pending in committee
rooms.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
FIFTY-THIRD DAY.

For the first time since his induc-
ton into the Office of chief executive
Gov. Vardaman In the afternoon excl
cised the veto power. The bill which
m under the ban of his disap-
prevail is the appropriation measure
for the State Normal School, a ne
gro educational. institution located at
Holly Springs. The governors prin-
cipal reason for vetoing the bill is
that, in his opinion, the school does
not give the proper kind of education
for the negro.
After the reading of the message in
the house a motion was made and
adopted to make the matter the spe-
cial order for the succeeding day,
when al effort will be launched by
the members who are opposed to the
governors ideas on the negro question,
to pass the bill over his veto.
On passage the normal school ap-
preparation went through the house
by a vote of ~ to 20, and it passed
the senate by a vote of 20 to 10. A
two-thirds vote will be required to
carry 1t over the governors veto.
The boil weevil was the subject of
discussion in the senate, and the dan
ger of invasion by this destructive
pest was brought up On the house bill
appropriating $21, 900 to be used in
preventing the Introduction of the boil
weevil in Mississippi, which sum was
amended by the senate committee, cut
ting the amount down to $4,000 and
depriving the State entomologist of
$500 for his services. Some of the
members were opposed to the measure
on the ground that 1t proposed no def
mite plan for the prevention Of the
pest, but the bill finally passed.
The house spent the greater por-
ton of the morning on the senate
bill providing for the paying of ex-
penses of circuit judges and chancel-
lors by the counties where they were
holding courts. The bill failed to
pass.
The law provides that no %appropria-
ton measure can be passed within
five days of the final adjournment,
and this will shut out many of the
bills now pending, including a big
bunch having favorable committee re-
ports. The last three days of the ses-
sion will be merely for the purpose
of giving the speaker and lieutenant
governor an opportunity to sign the
bills passed, and the enrolling clerks
an opportunity to catch up with their
work.
The house concurrent resolution In
structing the attorney general to in
stitute proceedings to set aside the
purchase of the Hildreth land tract
by the former board of trustees of
the Mississippi Insane Hospital is still
hanging fire in the senate, and the
indications are that it has been very
effectually "chloroformed" by that
body.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
The Yankee Scored.

A London paper, speaking of the
american INVASION" relates that an
enterprising Yankee came over to Eng
land and decided to open a shop in Bir-
mingham. He obtained premises next
door to a man who also kept a shop
of the same description, but was not
very pushing in his business methods.
The methods of the Yankee. however,
caused the older trader to wake up,
and, with the spirit of originality
strong upon him, he affixed a notice
over his shop with the words: "Estab-
lished so years." painted in large let
tiers. Next day the Yankee replied to
this, with a notice owe his own store
to this effect: Established yesterday;
no old stock"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
( DAY.

The senate met at 9 o'clock with
Lieut.-Gov. Carter presiding.
Senator Clinton called up H. B. 306,
authorizing counties to issue bonds
for buildings roads. passed.
Senator Groom called up H. B. 233,
in reference to registration of voters
in municipalities, SO as to allow books
to be kept open at all times. Passed.
Senator Thrasher called up H. B.
IS, for the protection of birds other
than game birds, their nests and eggs.
Senator Weaver moved to indefinite
ly postpone.
Senator Greaves moved to table and
the same vas done.
The bill was read a third time and
passed.
H. B. 34S.-Requiring life insurance
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
~FlFTY-SIXTH DAY.

The lower house session in the
morning was devoted to the Circuit
Court redistricting bill passed by the
senate several days ago, which Mr..
Smith, of Holmes, had succeeded in
having made the special order for the
morning, despite attempts from numer-
Gus quarters to knife the measure.
The first amendment offered to the
bill was to take Calhoun county from
the district of Judge Stevens and
place it in the district of Judge Cook.
This was promptly voted down, with
all other amendments seeking to
change the district formations. The
members next turned their attention
to the features of the bill prescribing
the time for holding court sessions,
and several amendments of a minor
character were adopted and the bill
passed.
The senate spent a greater portion
of the morning on the bill providing
for an issuance of 81 ,000, 900 in bonds
for the purpose of refunding the
Chickasaw school fund at a lower rate
of interest. The State pays 6 per cent
interest on these bonds and it is be-
lieved that they can be floated in the
form of a new issue at 8 or 81 per
cent. The matter was left pending at
the noon adjournment.
The house has defeated the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to defray the eX-
penses of the investigation of the
books of all State institutions and the
prison board Of control, to be conduct
ed by the State revenue agent, and
this means that no investigation will
be made.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
TO THE APPLE.

Thy rounded form and rudy cheek,
Thy full proportions nomely grace
What sturdy health they seem to speak.
Fsw beams with cheerful smiles thy
face!
oh. let the orange fiaunt her gold,
The peach her bloom seductive show.
The grape display her purple bold,
The cherry prank in gaudy glow
I'd give them all away for thee,
Pomona's pride, New England's Joy:
Thy devotee I'll ever be
To latest days, as when a boy.
Symbol thou art of sanity,
A soul serene, a temperate life;
In thee we find no vanity,
No idle pomp, no foolish strife.
Who would have health and length of days.
Who would look back on years we'll spent,
oh. let him join in this thy praise
And learn the secret of content.
Percy +. Bicknell, In Farm Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Shot a Woman in the Back.

John Williams, colored, shot
through a window at her home near
Batesville last week a woman named
Ebert Jones in the back with a
double-barrel shotgun. The wound
as yet has not proven fatal. 1t is
said among the negroes that he shot
the wrong woman. 1t is currently
believed that the shot was intended
for one who had Of late been fur
nishing information to the officers
on parties who have been illicitly
selling whisky.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Fee for New Road.

The secretary of State last week
received a fee of $3.50 for recording
the charter of the Mississippi &
Eastern railway, which was incor-
porated by the proclamation Of Gov.
Vardaman the first of the week.
The road is to begin in Quitman,
Clarke county, and to run in a south
easterly direction through the coun-
ty of Choctaw, in Alabama, to g
point on the Tombigbee river.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
r. A, Pickett III,

R. A. Pickett, one of the best
known citizens of Yazoo county, is
said to be in a dying condition. 1t
is reported he cannot live. He has
been quite i'll for several weeks, but
was thought to be much improved.
The change for the worse is deeply
dcplored by his many friends.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Cows Are Privileged.

The special election which was
held at Clarksdale last week on the
question of keeping the COWS off the
streets resulted in a victory for the
Philistines by a vote of 81 to sc.
This will result in cooling the ardor
of the Village Improvement Asso-
citation and will largely nullify its
efforts to make Clarksdale some
thing more than a provincial town.
1t is suspected there vas heavy trad
ing of votes for buttermilk.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Issue $500 of Bonds.

The city council of Corinth has
ordered the issuance Of $4,000
bonds for water works and sewerage
purposes. This is the third time
the effort has been made to float
these bonds. On former occasions
no satisfactory bids were received,
and the advertisement is made now
for the bonds to bear 6 per cent in
terest instead Of 5 per cent, as here
tofore offered, and the people of the
place are anticipating better results.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Incentive to Marriage.

If the bill passed by the house last
week repeating section 1854 of the
code, passes the senate and secures
the signature of the governor, a Ii
cense will. be no longer essential to
the performance of a marriage cere-
mony in Mississippi. This code Sec
ton which the house seeks to repeal
declares that a marriage shall not
be contracted or solemnized unless a
license therefor shall first have been
duly issued and such license shall be
essential to the validity OF the mar
rage.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
ESCAPED From Prison Farm.

A report was received at the Of
flee of the board of control last week
of the escape Of a convict from the
Edwards plantation in the delta.
The report of the sergeant on the
escape has not been received and the
name of the convict is not known by
the officials.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Meridian Hears Il.

Since the failure of Meridian to
obtain membership in the Cotton
States Baseball League a scheme is
incubating to organize a State
league, to be called the Delta
League, with Meridian, Jackson,
Greenwood, C~larksdale, Miss, Hell
ena, Ark, and Memphis, Tenn, III
connection.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Oil Mill Badly Damaged.

A terrible wind and hail storm
passed just a mile north of Canton
last week, doing considerable dam
age to trees and fences. The west
wall of the Canton Oil Mill, togeth-
er with the iron roof of the build
ing, was blown away, causing dam
age to the extent Of $4,000. No loss
Of life so far reported.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Overdose of Morphine.

Word was received in the city this
morning of the death of Wesson
Nixon, a former Jackson boy, but
who for the past few years has been
living in Brookhaven. Mr.. Nixon's
death was said to be due to an over
dose of morphine.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Judue Moods Declines.

Judge Thomas H. Woods, of Me-
ridian, declines to allow the petit
ton to go forward for his appoint
ment as chancellor. Having held
the highest judicial station in the
State, he prefers remaining at home
to practice his profession.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
C~rapshooter Shot.

While several negroes were en-
gagged in a crap game at Osyka last
week a knock came at the door by
some one unknown and a negro
named Gus Brown was asked for.
As he appeared outside the house he
was shot dead by the unknown par"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Child Shot and Killed.

Matilda Wells, a little fourteen
year-old girl, whose parents live in
Warren county, was accidentally
shot and killed by her young broth,
er, who was cleaning a pistol. She
was shot through the heart and
killed instantly.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Our People or Deck.

The American physician who has
been decorated in Paris with the cross
of the Legion of Honor only shows the
stuff he is made of by winning it. Dec
orations don't count in this country, re-
marks the Pittsburg Dispatch, but II
they did they would all come to Amer
leans
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
MANY Bills Died.

Quite a large number of bills died
a natural death on the calendar, hav-
ing never been reached, but a major
ity of these were disposed of, either
killed or passed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Uniform School Books.

The action of the senate in ratify-
ing the report of the conference com
mittee on the uniform school book
bill and passing the measure as
amended by a vote of % to Is proved
somewhat of a surprise, especially to
the school book lobbyists, who have
been at the capital for several weeks
attempting to accomplish the defeat
of the measure.
The bone of contention was the
house amendment eliminating the gov
ernor and attorney general from mem
bership on the school book commits
sion, and providing that 1t shall be
composed of eight teachers of known
ability selected by the governor, and
that the State superintendent of edu-
cation shall be an ex-of1icio member.
The house has also ratified the con-
ference committee amendments, and
the only thing yet to be done to
secure the uniform law is the sigma
ture of the governor, which is assur-
ed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
New Broom Factory.

The charter of the Woodville
Broom and Manufacturing Com
pany has been approved, domiciled
at Woodville, with $4,000 capital
stock.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Convict Wanted as Witness.

Judge Booth, of the Second Circuit
Court district, has notified the prison
officials to have Sallie Mitchell, a fe-
male convict, now in the ~pea;sentiary
at Oxford, this week, where she Is
wanted to testify.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
Two designations.

Adjutant- General Arthur Fridge,
of the Mississippi National Guard,
has received the resignation of c..
Tucker Beckett, formerly of West
Point, major commanding the Sec
ond battalion of the First regiment
of the National Guard, ON account
Of his removal to Memphis. Joe
Jayne, of Ellisville, captain of Com
pany B, Second regiment, National
Guard, has forwarded his resigna-
ton to Adiutant-G General Fridge, on
account Of his removal to Laurel.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
FIFTY-FIFTH DAY.

Inc mouse In the morning passed
the revenue bill roking the State tax
6 mills, the sam ) it is today, and
authorized the governor to borrow
$780, 900 if it were necessary to meet
the expense of the government. A
resolution was introduced raising the
levy a half mill, but it was voted
down.
The senate in the afternoon passed
the insurance bill, which repeats the
valued policy clause of the present in
surance laws on property, but allows
it to remain ON real estate and build
ings.
Speaker Thomas at the morning ses-
sion reversed himself on his former
ruling in regard to the consideration of
the vote on the governors veto of the
Holly Springs Normal bill, holding to-
day that the vote on the veto could
not be reconsidered and declaring the
motion to that effect out of order. The
matter will not come up in the SEN
ate.
When the house met the motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the
boundary dispute bill passed the house
or yesterday evening was called up
ny NIL. DdlDcl Inc IlOliOu " lG-
consider prevailed.
An amendment by Mr.. Brooks was
adopted, making the fee $50 900 in case
the State won. The amended bill was
then read a third time and failed to
pass, the vote being 76 nays and IL
ayes.
House bill providing for a thousand
additional copies of the statistical reg
lister was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to
defray the expenses of an ~investiga-
ton of the books of the State institu-
tons and board of control was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Senate bill appropriating $50, 760 to
finish furnishing the capitol and beau
tifying the grounds. The amount was
cut in two and the bill passed.
House bill to pay increase in the
salary of the governors private Sec
rotary passed.
House bill prohibiting a State or
county officer from taking public mon
ey out of the State unless authorized
by law; passed.
Senate bill authorizing supervisors
to sell timber and wood off of six
teenth section land; passed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-25
MISSISSIPPI

Yalobusha, Stevens, Sturdivant,
Thompson, Talbert, Turner, Ward,
Watts Of Lauderdale, Wells, Whitney,
Winston, Wilkinson, Williams and
Speaker Thomas.
Nays-Allen, Barber, Byrd of New
ton, Breeland, Brooks, Billiard, Butler,
Carothers of Lee, Cavett, Cunningham,
Denton of Lauderdale, Doherty, Dun
can, Doty, East, Ethridge, Hicks,
Hight, Hilbun, Holloway, House,
Hoyle, Huff, Kimbrough. Lockwood,
Lopez, Mahon, Mayfield, Mitchell,
Montgomery, Murphree, McAllister,
McQuiston, MCGEE, Mcleod, Norment,
Owen, Patterson, Roberts, Robinson of
Rankin, Ross, Rouse, Sheffield, Spen-
Ger, Stennis, Suddoth, Tucker of Mar
shall, Tucker of Wilkinson and Watts
of Lincoln.
Marshall county, in which the State
Normal School is located. has three
representatives in the legislature. Mr..
Tucker of the lower house opposed car.
| rying the bill over the governors veto,
and Mr.. Mahon spoke in favor of it..
State Senator Belk, Of Holly Springs,
spoke against the passage of the hill
when it was before the senate, aud has
DCtu dCllNG dSdluSl IL cfcI SiICG, CO1
tending that the work it is attempting
to carry on is no good whatever. and
more hurtful than helpful to the ne
gro. The institution vas founded in
1870, during the Republican rule in
Mississippi, and its faculty is COM
posed of DR.. Miller, the superintend-
ent, and two assistants. The appro-
priation for it's support is $1,000 per
year.
The senate spent the morning on the
house bill providing for IN issue Of
bonds in the sum of 100000, ten-thir-
ty-year form, bearing interest at the
rate of 3H per cent. An attempt was
made by a very respectable number
of members to reduce the amount to
500, 900, it being contended that this
was sufficient to meet any respective
deficit, and an amazing array of fig
ures were quoted during the debate.
The bill finally passed without an1end
ment by a vote of 25 to Is.
Several incidental measures were
passed by the senate, among others
being the bill increasing the salary OF
the governors private secretary to ST.
500 per annum. At present the secre-
tary receives only 81, 900 per annum
This is the only salary increase that
has been made during the session.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1904-10-03
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