The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1904-02-19

LCttSI lIUIlI IIUll. j. W. IIUylE.
jackson, Miss, Feb. Is, 1894.
Dear Journal -
AS the Legislature stands ad-
journed until Wednesday morn
ing, write you brief letter to-
4 day. The body went over to vicks-
l burg Saturday to visit by in.
4 vitation, the "the National ceme-
4 terry and park consisting of the
graves of about sixteen thousand
federal dead with some fine monu-
meHts and beautiful grounds with
graded and terraced hills etc.
Fine carriages with some promi
! nent citizens and officials conveyed
I US through the ground, and thence
oyer the national park. which con-
slsts now of fine graded road
way occupying the POSITIONS of
the federal and confederate lines
as they were during the siege at
Vlcksburg. [, is fine piece of
of engineering skill, and is like
a winding stairs from the valleys
below to the highest points of the
1 peaks above, on all sides you be-
hold rifle pits forts where the
1 soldiers on each side were station.
4 ed during that memorable siege.
I One monument, the Massachusetts,,
a life like size of private soldier
fullysequipped stands on the high
est eminence, marking The head
quarters of General Grant. The
Road was made by the United
States and cost about three hun
dred thousand dollars. 1T is about
d thirteen miles around the lines
and it is the purpose to expend
three quarters of million on the
grounds aud works, it Will be the
finest one in the world when it is
completed. On returning to the
city we partook of good dinner,
z refreshments etc. after which our
q Legislative Batteries were turned
I loose on the crowd when most Of
4 our body did like we did in the
war "retreated. The purpose of
4 the invitation was to induce us to
! appropriate one hundred thou
, sand dollars to keep complete
works | doubt the wis lom of
h such things and did what I could
4 to prevent an adjournment, but l
3 would not, be surprised If it is
D votei. In onr prrs-nC condition
4 l don't think the parr ot wisdom
s for gue to do so The house ad
4 j>urned till y eduesday mornin
: for Mardi Gras and most of them
4 will 60 tomorrow. | regret that
Z they did so, but we could not hold
Z them down.
I The constitutional amendmen,
= was killed by it's friends as much
= so as by the votes of its enemies
I II the vote had been taken wher
= full house was present, it woulG
q have passed by fifteen votes bu
a from absent members and mis-
I management of the leaders i
< failed to pass and will not appear
I any more at this session. Whel
= we get to work again we will hav,
= to dispose of Text books bills ant
Il road bill both will come over from
4 the Senate and there will be bel
4 lowing aud paving Of sand whel
\ they get here Iexpect appropria
tions and revenue bills will be o.
next weeks calendar, all of ther
ask for increased amounts an
alf increased salaries for teachers am
y officers aud the high pressur
lle. rowd have the majority in thi
Mouse.
in Guy Mitchell has returned, We,
hi YER is we'll OF measles aud LIE
Of
Of county's delegation are ut the
post once mere. Mr.. Carothel
;. desires me to tell your readel
that he is not the hog law Ca
ose 80 others, but another member name
the Carothers from Yazoo. The
ind need not fear him for he is '.agi
hey hogs" running at large on al
,,nt ,at part Of the ground. IS
Y'sj Yours truly,
j. NJ. HoYLE.