The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-02
Letter From DR.. HoyIe.
Dear Journal:

House stands adjourned and from
my desk Ionly see three other
members of the house most of
them having gone home to re-
turn Monday morning. Many of
the members spend more than
half their time at home. Today
is a beautiful spring day, last
night we had an electric storm
but the sun came out in all its
glory this morning, and the
grounds around the capital build
ing being covered with green,
and the birds singing their morn
ing carols, reminds many of US
of home
We have had some very warm
contests in the House in last two
or three days over appropria-
tions, but these bills have all
passed through the House, and
gone to the senate. and there is
no telling what will be donelover
them. In fact no one even here,
can predict with any degree of
accuracy what will be the law till
the gavel strikes the board for
the last time and we are adjourned
It does seem at times that the
two houses are engaged in a play
of cross purposes, as an illustra-
ton, the house passed, several
weeks since, the Elective Judi
cary Amendment, by a large
majority. This week the senate
killed it on first reading. The
senate passed bill exempting
all cash on hands, deposits in
banks, and money loaned at s
per cent, from taxation and
knocked off the oath. This week
the house committee on revenue,
killed all these propositions. The
House this week passed all our
college bills giving them about
four hundred thousand dollars
less than they asked. 1t goes
over to the senate next week for
them to ratify or reject. The
senate has two or three new agri-
cultural bills for which the house
is laying in wait.
The house this morning accept
ed an invitation to 60 to Natchez
| to Mardi Gras, but / don't know
if many will go as they will
probably have to pay their own
way, no special train as yet pro-
vided.
I think the school business is
about settled for this session: No
training school, or rural high
school in sight, and the friends
thereof not very Sanguine OF
them. The Code revision is get
ting on very well, and the proc
readers and typewriters or al
work on it as fast as we can pass
lit. The different investigation
committees have about gotten
through their work and as usual
! it amounts to nothing tangible.
It only develops the fact that
those in charge Of the depart
ments Of state are guilty in many
cases of neglecting the duties
required Of them, and are doing
all they can to feather their own
nest. The state is imposed on in
many cases and the OFF, ex-
travagantly administered. The
difficulty is how to correct it. On
every hand, every body, and
every institution is holding out
their hands, demanding more and
| more pay, more and more money.
and it seems there is no way of
stopping it. 1t is like a great
trust, every institution created,
combines with it's fellow and con-
centrates their forces, and ruls
their hands as deep as possible
| into the pockets of the state.
There is but little hope Of ever
! stopping it. There is entirely too
much legislation, we are ere ating
700 my departing nts, too many
| institutions, t1o many ex. .,eri
ment stations, colleges, Blu .aus
Hospitals. &C. FL of these form,
d grand trust, & mbininy to