The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-12

week over the bill seeking TO change
the name Of Lincoln county 10 JEFF
Davis county, In honor Of the c~aieftain
Of the Lost Cause.
In spite OF the explanation OF the
member from that district that the
people Of Lincoln county did not de.
sire a change Of name, the measure
received a very serious consideration
from members, especially Senators
Friteh, Henry and Gordon, who were
opposed 10 perpetuating the name or
Lincoln In Mississippi, and declared
that all counties bearing names In hon
or Of any person who opposed the
South. or who were involved In the
carpetbagger regime during the days
Of reconstruction should be changed.
The bin was indefinitely postponed.
Educational and appropriation bills
occupied the attention OF the house
during the morning. Measures were
passed for the support Of the East
Mississippi Insane Hospital, the de-
paUtment Of archives and history, and
allowing the Supreme Court a mes
senger. Several incidental measures
relating TO county superintendent Of
education were passed, among the
number being a bill to make the sell.
ing or giving away NJ examination
questions a misdemeanUr, This recalls
the prosecution Of the celebrated
WnTdlaw case, from Yszo0 county,
wherein 1t was impossible to punish
the offender on account Of the lack Of
a specific statute on the subject, The
house passed a bill making the first
Of September, Labor Day. a legal hOli.
day. The measure had previously
passed the senate The house com
on buildings and grounds re.
adversely to the proposition to
sell the governors mansion and the
old State house grounds, Mr.. Allen
introduced q bill authorizing an issue
Of one million dollars in State bonds,
Or so much thereof as may be neces-
the sum to be issued to be placed
at the discretion Of the governor,
Bonds Are Necessary.
BY the narrow majority Of n vote,
he result standing SIS TO 55, the lower
mousse declared against the proposition
o increase the State tax levy from
SIN W SEVEN Hllilb, duu COlIlIttS iIStiL
n favor Of allowing the governor to
make q bond issue not exceeding one
dollars to defray the current
expenses Of government during the
leXt two years, in case he should find
1 necessary to do so.
The lower house passed a bill au.
.hOrizing the erection Of new build
ngs and the selection of a new site
or the deaf and dumb institute, the
otal expenditure therefor not to ex.
'eed 100000.
The bill authorizes the sale Of the
present deaf and dumb institute prop,
'rty. which Is estimated to be worth
bout $3.50 and contemplates the
Use Of the funds thus derived for the
of the buildings for the new
Institutions, The buildings proper are
o cost not exceeding $4,000. and in
ase tho commission fails to find any
'tate property in Jackson, either at
he insane hospital or the deaf and
utnb institute lands In the western
uburbs, suitable for a site, they may
pend not more than SIS 900 for the
purchase Of a tract not to exceed $50
cres,
Since the old buildings Of the deaf
nd dumb institute were destroyed by
re two years ago, the institution has
cen occupying cottages erected on
he old site, and confidence is felt that
ready sale can be obtained for this
property.