Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-03-10

week over the bill seeking to change
the name of Lincoln county to Jeh
Davis county, in honor of the cnleftain
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
Fritch, Henry and Gordon, who were
opposed to perpetuating the name OF
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 bill 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-
partment 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 bill to make the sell
ing or giving away of examination
questions misdemeanor. This recalls
the prosecution of the celebrated
Wardlaw case, from Yazoo county.
wherein it 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, legal holi-
day. The measure had previously
passed the senate. The house COM
mittee on buildings and grounds re-
ported adversely to the proposition to
sell the governors mansion and the
old State house grounds. Mr.. Allen
introduced a bill authorizing an issue
of one million dollars in State bonds,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary. the sum to be issued to be placed
at the discretion of the governor.
Bonds Are Necessary.
BY the narrow majority of one vote,
the result standing 56 to 55, the lower
house declared against the proposition
to increase the State tax levy from
six to seven mills, and commits itself
in favor of allowing the governor to
make a bond issue not exceeding one
million uOildTS W OSildy tAiC WI INV
expenses of government during the
next two years, in case he should find
it necessary to do so.
The lower house passed bill au-
thorizing the erection of new build
ings and the selection of new site
for the deaf and dumb institute, the
total expenditure therefor not to ex-
ceed 100000.
The bill authorizes the sale of the
present deaf and dumb institute prop
erty, which is estimated to be worth
about s125,0O0, and contemplates the
use of the funds thus derived for the
erection of the buildings for the new
institutions. The buildings proper are
to cost not exceeding $4,000, and in
case the commission fails to find any
State property in Jackson, either at
the insane hospital or the deaf and
dumb institute lands In the western
suburbs, suitable for site, they may
spend not more than $25,000 for the
purchase of a tract not to exceed 16C
acres.
Since the old buildings of the deaf
and dumb institute were destroyed by
fire two years ago, the institution has
been occupying cottages erected on
the old site, and confidence is felt that
ready sale can be obtained for this
property.