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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
The judiciary Diyorcs.

Senator Smiths bill seeking to al,
yorce the judiciary from politics" ia
the subject Of much comment among
lawmakers, and the assertion has been
made that the proposed measure is I'm.
constitutional IN the ground that it
would be an a]bridgment Of personal
liberty If enacted, especially that fec
ture which prohibits members of the
Judiciary from serving on campaign
committees or soliciting votes In aid Of
any candidate. This opinion Of the
Dill has been expressed by ons Of the
leading members Of the judiciary, ana
seems to be a rather general impress
ion concerning It. At the same time
it is not denied that the supreme and
circuit judges and ~cha1ceIlors shoui,
Keep Their fingers out Of politics. es,
pecially while the appCintiye system
prevails in the State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16

| took the sand and Sawdust-stuned
ball out Of the pocket that was hidden
in my cape, and placing 10 noiselcssly
on the ground, transferred the bomb
TO my pocket.
Have You got a knife" inquired
Number Two a few seconds after had
effected the exchange
Yes ! said. DO YOU want it,"
Yes. open It and cut the string
just above my hand while | hold on to
II. That's right. Now bring that ball
carefully. Tor Gods sake. and wen
string her on. Hold hard Don't let
go until | tell you That's all right.
There it poes-slidtng down the string
like a good 'un You see, It's stopped
Just over the center OF the road. ready
to drop in aud make a morning call
ON her majesty when she's passing
Now Ill fasten the thread to the rail
again Then all will be in order for
tomorrow, and YOU can go back and
pay another visit to your royal rela-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
THURSDAY, JANUARY "a.

Olly the lower house of the legis
lature was in session today, the sen
ate being absent on a %junketing trlL
to the new Sunfiower convict farm
The feature Of the house session was
the report of the committee on ap
preparations regarding the annual ap,
preparation for the support of the com
mon schools, and recommending that
$l,l25 900, not including the poll taxes
retained in the counties where collect
ed, be set aside for this purpose.
For the first time this session a
minority committee report was sub
mltted, signed by six members, Messrs.
D. l.. Ross, G. S. Stevens, T. Z. Will.
liams. T. E. Caruthels, J. Z. Caradine
and S. N. Collier, and, somewhat
strange to relate, the minority favored
a larger appropriation than the ma
jOrity, urging that $1,250,O00 be set
aside as al annual allowance for the
schools, which is the same figure as
that for the past two years.
The minority report ~recites that the
amount recommended by the majority
is not sufficient to maintain the schools
Tor the constitutional period of four
months, and that there is no necessity
for cutting down the amount, in view
OF the present prosperous condition OF
the State. The opinion largely pre-.
walls that the minority report will be
adopted. The bill will be called up for
passage at an early date.
Mr.. Greaves offered a bill to amend
Section 1892 of the Code, in reference
to the unlawful sale of liquors, SO as
TO increase the penalty and make the
Imprisonment mandatory.
Nothing further OF special interest
developed during the day, and the
house adjourned until Friday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
Stringent Vaerant Law.

w. Calvin Wells, Jr., member Of the
lower house from Kinds county. has
introduced a bill seeking to make
more stringent provisions for the sup.
preston of Migrants. The bin is mod.
eled somewhat after the Calvin va
grancy law which worked 50 success
fully in Georgia, and also embodies
several features Of q similar measure
adopted IA Alsbama at the last session
OF the legislature. Mr.. Wells believes
that II a law Of this kind is enacted
1t will drive tie loaferg from the towns.
to the cotton fields, and he will make
an energetic effort to get 1t ADOPT
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16

dleslick by iabbing the sharp point of
a big pocket-knife into the wall. The
knife had a fiat double-edge blade.
upon which there stood a guttering
Candle-end, which was our only light.
AS soon as the circle was complete.
Number Two, who was the last 10 ar
rive, took up his place by the candle;
perhaps that he might better see the
faces of his comrades, perhaps because
he fancied that %nearnesS, ever to this
miserable emblem, constituted the
place OF precedence in the assembly. y,
"FeIlow-counciIlors,' he said, Il am
here as promised to report progress.
but ] regret to say, as you must already
have assumed, that there is no progress
to report. Our glorious jubilee scheme
has failed, not for want Of care on nv
part, but because there has been n
traitor in our midst. The more
think OF 1t. the more irresistibly am
! forced 10 that conclusion. Gentle
men, how did our late chief, Number
One, meet his death? We tool. il for
eranted-and ] admit that | took II for
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
CHAPTER XII.

EMIT COZ NclLLOR NUMBER FIVE.
The next meeting of the council was
arranged to take place, as the reader
will remember, in a disused shed that
stood on the briCkiclds near the Gene
terry at Marlborough. There we were
to assemble at midnight. and thither
] accordingly hcto0k myself at The ap.
pointed hour.
1t was not a cheerful spot. Though
fairly roomy, the building was a mere
shed. For what use ii had orig
inally been intended | cannot say,
There was neither fireplace nor win.
dow. II consisted merely of four wood
On walls, a roof and n clny floor. A
grave could not have been harer. for
from floor to ceiling there wasn't SO
much as a nail on which TO hang ones
Lat, Someone had improvised a can
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16

lars. and some very substantial rea.
SOM have been offered for It's sale at
the present time.
While a goodly number Of bills were
introduced in both houses, most Of
them were local or ~amendatory In char.
acter. and nothing further of general
interest t%ranspired. The senate ad-
journed to Saturday, while the house
suspended business until Monday
morning
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
Uniform Text Books,

No sort Of fight seems to be antici.
pated on the school book question. and
a bill providing for uniformity salts.
factory to all will doubtless be intro.
duced and passed. There is no lobby
on the ground. Indeed. the lobbyist
does not seem to be here at this SEES.
sion for any purpose. and the members
OF the legislature will apparently have
no annoyance from this source.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
TUESDAY, Y,

The ouIy notable feature Of the
morning session Of the legislature was
the opening of the returns and the
declaring of the result of the regular
election held in November.
The returns were submitted to
Speaker Thomas by Secretary of State
Power, and after the list of State of
ficfals had been read AID the election
ratified, attention was given to the
special election held to fill the vacancy
in the Supreme Court clerkship by the
death OF capt. E. w. Brown, and nomi-
nations for the place, in accordance
With the provisions of the constitution
requiring election in the house. were
called for. Only two Of the candidates
who participated in the special cleo.
ton submitted their names-Hon.
George c. Meyers of Marshal, and w. j.
Brown of Hi1ds.
A vice voce vote was taken after
a short debate and Mr.. Meyers was
elected by a vote of 9S to rs.
The only feature of the senate SEES
sion was the announcement Of the list
Of committees prepared by Lieut.Gov.-
elect Carter, and the favCfaSie recon-
mendation made by the committee OF,
the concurrent resolution to insert the
amendment to section 206, voted upon
asst November, in the constitution.
A large number Of bills, covering
a wide variety Of subjects were in
troduced in both houses.
The Committees at Work.
The standing committees of the leg.
islature have been nnounce and
both houses will o settle down To |
active business. The coming DAYS of
the session will be replete with tho
routine grind, and at the very outset
the committees have much work be-
fore them. At yesterdays session for.
ty.ive bills we're introduced In the
house and twenty-five in the senate.
making a total of ninety-seven meas
ures that have been offered up to date.
Careful consideration was given the
ablest members in forming the COM
mittees, and a pleasing feature of the
house list is the recognition accorded
Hon. 8. M. Smith, of Holmes, who was
the chief opponent Of Hon. e. N. Thorn
as for the speakership, and the mem
bers are much ~gratifed that the con-
test engendered no personal feelings,
as Mr.. Smith is n of the ablest mem
bers Of the body.
Educational Legislation.
OF the forty-fve bills introduced In
the lower house yesterday seven seek
to make appropriations for the sup
port Of the common schools, and it
appears from the tenor Of these meas
ures that a fight Ia to be made to Sc.
cure a reduction Of the annual appro- I
priation Of $i.250. 900 for this purpose,
The amounts proposed In these seven F..
bills vary from 5000, 900 to 1880, 900, {
but the majority Of them are for sums /
less than 81, 000. 900. :
Another educational movement of i
much interest Is the Ave bills offered +
the two bodies providing for an uni. !
form system Of textbooks and Great +
Ing a commission for this purpose. A '
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
To Protect Game,

Several bills have already been in
troduced making more stringent regu,
lations for the protection Of game.
There seems to be a strong sentiment
for prohibiting the wholesale slaugh-
ter of game, and some measure along
this line will undoubtedly be passed.
Combined with it there will be a pro-
vision also for protecting the non.
game birds and animals from ruth.
less slaughter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16

The prohibitionists are very active
and very determined to push the pro,
posed constitutional amendment max,
ing the sale of liquor unconstitutional
The committee having the matter in
charge Will meet this week, and will
adopt the proposed amendment, which
is to be introduced at an early date.
The prohibitionists claim a majority
of each house, but there are indica.
lions Of vigorous and determined %.
position and the measure will not have
the smooth sailing Anticipated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
ABOUT SOME BILLS.
Has a cinch On His Job.

Y IL apparent that no change will
be made to the back tax laws further
than to raise the limit from 1885 up
to 1895, as suggested by the evsuu
agent. The general sentiment of the
legislature is to have the back taxes
collected where they have escaped the
assessors, and the revenue agent will
not be ilterfered with.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
MISSISSIPPI

scrutiny OF the measure shows that
they are very similar in their general
provisions, and the two houses will
doubtless be able to agree on a salts.
factory compromise measure.
Primary Election Law.
The bill introduced in the lower
house by Mr.. Sample Of Holmes en-
bodies the ideas OF lie Hon. E. F. Noel
of Lexington, regarding amendments
to the primary law, and its course
through the committees will be mar.
rowly watched. After reference to the
committee on registration and cleo
tfons 1t will go to the judiciary com
mittee TO be further perfected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
D is,

AS f0recasted above, the lower house
refused to cut down the appropriation
for the common schools of the State.
Notwithstanding the enactment of the
constitutional amendment providing
that the poll taxes collected in the
counties shall be retained in the coun.
ties for the use of the common schools.
The bill as reported from the com.
mittee on appropriations was called up
in the house shortly before the noon
hour, and the debate lasted less than
an hour. The majority report favor.
ed an appropriation of $1,l25, zoe, or
SIPS 900 less than the present annual
allowance, while the minority report,
signed by six members, favored the
original SUN of 81, $50, 900. The latter
report was adopted and the bill passed
by a practically unanimous vote.
The passage Of this act makes about
81. 650,O 900 available for the common
schools each year, including the Doll
tax collections. 1t is not believed that
the amount will be changed by the SEN
ate.
Quite a number of bills were intro
duced In both bodies, the house calen.
dar low containing 140 measures and
the senate calendar about 100 meas
ures.
The senate session was quite brief,
being devoted chiefly 10 the introduc.
ton of bills and committee reports.
Senator Dunn's bill making more
stringent provisions for awarding con.
tracts by boards of supervisors and re.
quiring that three weeks published
notice be given of the awards, was
passed without oppositionl.
At the morning session the rules
OF 1900 were adopted. after a few un.
important amendments had been at.
tached.
Selling State Property.
At Mondays session of the lower
house the Caruthers resolution provid.
ing for the appointment of a special
committee to investigate the proposed
sale OF real estate owned by the State.
and located in the city of Jackson, will
be called up for discussion.
This will be one of the most i'm
subjects acted Upon during the
legislative session, as the resolution
calls for a consideration of the feasibil.
ity of selling the governors mansion
property, the present deaf and dumb
institute property, both negro and
white; the old statehouse grounds, and {
the fair grounds tract, in the rear of
old capitol building. !
Gov. Longino in his final message to I
he legislature recommended the sale 1
If these tracts, and the recommends 1
lion has been commented upon with c
much favor among the legislators. c
There is hardly any doubt that d Joint t
will be named to investi- a
yate the matter and report back to the 8
wo houses. The property named is b
several hundred thousand dol. n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16

The legislature will find II difficult
TO do much In the way Of cutting
down expense, The general prosper
ity Of the State and large increase
OF business seems 70 Impress the mem
bers with liberal ideas. The schools
VIII doubtless get more money and
pensions also, There is no doubt Of a
strong sentiment in favor OF increasing
the salaries Of State officials and the
judiciary. All the members profess
10 believing in the most liberal ap-
preparations for the new capitol. aud
It's needs Will be adequately provided
for,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
Aeoueties improved.

The acoustic properties of the two
legislative halls have been consider.
ably improved since the marbIe.tiled
floors were carpeted. and the business
OF the house and senate can now be
transacted without the confusion
which prevailed during the first week.
The ~carpeting of the house floor 10
temporary, consisting mainly GC rub
Der mats and strips. Later in the ses,
sion the arrangement OF the seats will
be changed so as 10 place the mem.
oers nearer the speakers stand ana
arrange a visitors lobby In the rear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
NANhNh Nh,NhNhIh
SSSSSSNSNS'
Scoundrels eco. [
By CoULSON KERNAHAN
Author Of Captain Shannon "A bosk Of
Strange Sins. "A Dead Mans Diary" Ete.
Copyright 1899, by Herbert S. Stone s Co,
CHAPTER N.-CoxrlNrsn.

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-21
WORKS TWO WAYS
An Old Medicine Appears in
a New Guise.
THERE is NO LONGER DANGER
OF DOING MORE HARM THAN
GOOD.
VinOl Substituted for Cod Liver Oil
Wonderful Improve .ent.

Mr.. Brock. of the Brook Il McCo
mas Co., whose name is SO closely as
sociated with vinol, the wonderful
discovery, is by this time becoming
used to answering questions. Yes
terday, in answer to a reporter, he
said: People are not making as
many inquiries of me as they did. 1
am now having my innings, and you
may be sure I am improving them
by asking questions. This talk of the
difficulty of introducing a new dis
covery is one of your newspaper fell
lows yarns. Let the discovery be all
right, and it goes right on and intro
duces itself. All you need to do is
to give it little shove and make IL
stand out before the public. 1t will
do the rest. Yes, l did have to an
swer a great many questions for a
few days-I will admit that; and, of
course, 1 am not entirely through yet.
But Vinors friends are talking for it
almost as well as 1t talks for itself.
and good news, as we'll as news of
that which will do good, get around
pretty fast.
You see it was not very difficult
thing to explain. Everybody grasped
the idea in a minute, when 1 told
them that the real value of cod liver
Oil existed in certain active principles
always found in the liver of the live
cod. 1t was not very hard work for
any one to believe that these same
principles could be obtained by a spe-
cial process, without its being neces-
sary to have them connected with
the disagreeable and vile-smelling
grease that formerly was a part of
the remedy which they had known as
cod liver oil. Well. that is about all
had to fell them. 1t is not very
hard work for even a child to compre-
hend that given a certain extract that
contains valuable medicinal princi-
pies, thai just the right amount can
be administered, and even a child
could mix this same extract in the
delicious table wine which We are
using, and which, so prepared, goes
under the name of Yinol.
Eyes, indeed, any number of people
have already found out the value of
Vinol, Lots Of them are coming to
me every day and telling me that
they knew It was necessary for them
to take cod liver oil, but they could
not do it. They are now telling me of
the GOOD they are deriving from Vim
oil, and I am surprised myself at the
rapid way such benefits show them
SalI,es This Is where nm asLinp
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-21
THE FISH TRADE
mAlf
WORLDS SALMON SUPPLY
FROM PACIFIC COAST.

Since the Industry Was Started on the
Pacific Coast in 1856, of $4,000, 900
Cases of Salmon Valued at $222,-
100000 Have Been Marleted-For-
ty-Ffve Per Cent Of the Entire
Pack is Sold I'm the United States
Salmon Commit Suicide When Four
Years Old If Not Killed Before
Reaching That Age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-21
To Consider Divorce Evil.

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 21.-Jurists.
preachers and other men of influence
are gathering in Dallas for a confer
ence on the divorce evil, which has
assumed alarming proportions in
Texas of late. All sections of the state
win be represented at the conference.
1t is proposed to appeal to the state
legislature which meets in January
TO pass laws to check the divorce tide.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-21

Judge Thomas A. Moran. Of Chi
cago. dropped dead OF heart failure
IN the waldorf-Astoria hotel In New
York. -, ~.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-21

IT'S NEAR TIME
you were thinking of the jewelry you
intend to buy this year. Before you
know 1t Thanksgiving and its turkey
will be gone and the holidays upon
you. Let us suggest that
THE EARLY BIRD
proverb applies to the choice of Jewell
ry Why not come and make your
selections leisurely? Take plenty OF
time for choice, because the assert
ment is greatest now. If you do not
care to purchase at once, we will ar
range to reserve anything you want
till you are ready.
Winslow Brothers
Jeweler.
Near Postoffice.