The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-30
A LETTER FROM DIR. HOYLE
Dear Journal:

lClS Lne WaTmeSC Qay We nave
yet had. Itrained last night but
it is now clear and the sunshines
brightly. We are drifting on as
usual and will not get through
before the 14th Of April, time to
which the term is extended.
Everybody seems anxious to get
away from here, farmers espec-
tally. We have yet the revenue
bill and penitentiary chapter to
fight over and both Of them will
provoke much discussion. l
think it will take up at least
half the week. | can't tell what
will be done with the penitentary
The bill is to make a change in
having 3 trustees and a superin-
tendent to live on the farm, and
let him make the crops and man.
age the conyicts and the board
have an office at the capital and
manage the business, but there
will be opposition to creating any
more new officers, so | cannot
tell what will be done. 1t is a
knotty problem any way you take
it, and one | should not like to
undertake. To control 1900 con-
victs and manage them satisfac-
tory will be hard to do. | don t
think there will be much change
in revenve bill in way of assess
ing taxes. | hardly think the 6
per cent interest deposits or cash
proposition will pass, for | have
heard on good authority that the
Governor will veto it and | am
satisfied we can't pass it over the
veto for it will take two thirds of
the house and senate. We have
gone to the seven million mark in
way of appropriations, and not
done yet. Have several very
important chapters of code yet
untouched. The commissioners
have agreed to annotate and in
deX it, when we get through
with it as part Of their contract.
1t was feared they would decline
it. Your Lee County delegation
have done all we could to get a
little more time for holding circuit
court, so as to catch up with
docket.
But we could not get any
agreement. Two or three plans
yet on hand but no prospect Of
agreement. l introduced a bill
yesterday to give us week ex-
ira for civil business only, think
ing the lawyers might get the
Judge to hold it for us but some
think we will not get it. | will,
however, try it, as it seems our
only chance. | have not much
to write of this week, as most of
our work now is Code work and
would be of no interest to you.
So | will tell you something of
tie completion of the Legisla-
ture. 1t is composed of 134 mem
bers in the House, % of whom
are Confederate soldiers, 72 law
yers- nearly all Of them young
men 5 doctors and 2 dentists,
balance farmers-about So in all
The Confederate soldiers are
nearly all what you call low pres
sure men, the lawyers nearly al
high pressure and the farmers
divided about equally. Tle Sc. :
ate about the same way. Soyou
can see how hrrd it is for US all
to get together.
We have candidates numerous
for the state Offices already CON-
ing out. jeff Truly yesterday
announced for Governor and it is
thought he will be a very promi-
nent man in the race, as he will
have a large following in the
southern part of the state. Then
comes Noel, Scott, Brewer, Whit.
field, etc. No danger but we will
have candidates to fill all the
places. Twill bring this letter to.
a close, hoping to soon see you,
and where / can, face to face,
give you an account Of my stew,
ardship Love to all. Goodbye.
Yours truly,
]. M. HoYLE.