Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-06

all, TO finish the entire building and
grounds and be done with 1t. While
the capitol building and grounds Will
cost the taxpayers a quarter of mil
/ lion dollars more than was contemplat.
! ed whel the bill was passed by the
legislature which provided for its con.
I struction, ! am of the opinion still
I that 1t Is not wise proyident or prti
dent 10 permit the buildings and
grounds to remain in an Unfinished
/ state. The legislature should act in
| his matter.
Il would also submit for your con
| sideratlon the proposition 10 create a
permanent commission. to be com.
I posed of three or more OF the State
/ officers, of which the secretary of the
State shall be one, whose duty II shall
/ be to exercise supervision and care
over the States property located in
/ the city of Jackson, not under the col.
troll Of board Of trustees. The mem.
| bers Of this commission should per-
! form It's function without additional
compensation and relieve the State OF
, the expense of maintaining the pres
elt statehouse commission.
There should also be appropriated
sum of money sufficient to meet any
emergency or repair any unexpected
damage to the States property, which
it might sustain during the recess OF
the legislature. The State cannot af.
ford to permit its property to so TO
wreck.
1T has come to my attention that
some Of the employees of the capitol
building have not been paid for several
months. / recommend that this matter
be looked into Immediately AID thor
oughly, and that an appropriation be
made to pay these faithful laborers for
their work
JAS. X. VARDAMAN, Governor
The practical and businesslike tone
Of this message has caused much ia
vorable comment among the members,
and 1t is understood that a measure
will be at once framed and introduced
IN the senate covering the sugges-
tions made.
The Days Work.
Legislative routine today was quite
uneyentful. The senate made the uni
form school book bill, favorably re-
ported from the committee on educa
tion few days since, the special or
der for next Tuesday. There is no
opposition of consequence to the meas
ure. and the customary publishing
house lobby is conspicuous by its alb
sence.
The major portion of the senate ses-
sion was devoted to the discussion
of very unintoresting road-work.
ing bill, on which the members ven.
tured n variety of opinions. The
measure was finally passed by vote
of 10 to 49,
few regular appropriation bills, all
carrying small amounts, were passed.
The State library was given al allow
auce Of $1,000 for the biennial period.
The Ratliff bill passed by decisive
vote requiring that Office Of county SUI
porintendent Of education be elective
in all counties. -Four counties are af.
fected by this measure.
In the house al hour or so was spent
in vigorous complaints against the
acoustics of the hall. and the discus
sion of proper remedies for the de-
feet The members whose voices are
not noted for strength and resonance
were especially vigorous in their COM
plants.
Many new bills of local nature
were introduced in the house, but loth.
ing further of general interest trans
pired in either branch, and both houses
adjourned for the day.