Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-02-08
From the Legislature.

will try to give the people OF the
county some idea Of how va are
getting along down here.
This is the hardest working set
If men ! have ever seen; they are
in n ana are doing their
level best to get through at the
earliest possible moment. Eve
rything Is harmonious too taking
everything into consideration.
This Legislature has before it a
great many II the gravest prob
lens that has ever confronted the
state. Here are some OF them:
some have been solved: others
wiil be before the session has
closed. The-Supreme Court
commissioners have been abol-
ished; the repeal Of the Immun-
iU-BatA-hill has passed the
House and will pass the Senate;
the County Attorney bill is still!
pending and the constant lobby
that has been here all the time
rave persuaded some members
that possibly the people want this
office, hence there is some spirit
manifested looking toward the
submission Of this matter 20 the
people IN the general election in
November when the congress-
men are elected. II this office Is
not abolished outright. as | trus;
II will be, and many more are Of
the same opinion. this course.
feel sure, will be followed. The
pepole will say whether they
want 1t or not; II any county
does not want it they can say so.
There Is considerable disposition
10 abolish the court districts es-
tahlished by the last session.
The abolition of preparatory
departments at both the A. & II.
and /. !. & c. has already passed
both houses-the reason for same
being that there are many agri-
cultural high schools where this
preparatory training may be
given at much less costs.
-Ehy bill to empower the county
board Of pensions to summon
witnesses, take dispositions in or
der 70 ascertain VINO are boni iIde
Confederate Veterans. etc, has
PASSED and is now the law.
We are working on e bill for a
commission for public highways.
TINS bill will pass, We think. Also
2 State Tax Cjmmiss sion bill ID be
ing perfected and will pass il
seems certain. This commission
viii be empowered to equalize
taxes throughout the State. and
- regarded as n of the creates,
bills OF the session.
~ My bill to restrict corporations
from holding land for agricultur-
at purposes has been introduced
and mas come from the Senate
committee with a favorable report
and bids fair to become a law. I.
will be impossible 10 get az rigid
law on this subject az this time
as necessary, but as in all reforms
We have 10 take them as we can
get them.
The 8 per cent interest bill, to-
gether with the 9 per cent exemp
uon bids fair to become a law,
however many feel tina. either in
view of the present financial crisis
may produce harm at this time.
a desire to keep within the
states natural resources pervades
the entire body; all appropria
lions will be conservative. All
the friends of the University will
De glad to know that this institu-
ton will receive a fair deal.
4.
{ Gov. Brewer is working like a
veteran. He commands the re-
epect OF the entire Legislature, he
Is kind and courteous and his
friends everywhere feel that he
Will make one of the greatest gov
errors the State ever had.
We are working to remodel the
road laws 60 as 70 make them
more effective. There are So
many systems OF road working in
the State however. that it is diii
cult to get an agreed plan OF ac-
ton.
The common schools, colleges,
We Grams, Beauvoir and all the
otner ee.e nonssary institutions
viii be properly cared for.
The insurance laws, banking
laws, criminal statutes and the
entire system OF laws will have
careful supervision.
1t is practically certain that
there will be n State bank examin
er. "
There are many other import
ant laws that We are working on
and that will likely pass that
space forbids mentioning.
We are working hard 20 get
through by March list.
lfthis long letter does not reach
the waste basket, you may hear
from me again.
Very Respectfully,
LEE NJ. RUSSELL.
From Woodson's Ridge.
Mr.. Dock Rushing is enjoying
home life now after a long stay
in the Kings Daughters Hos
pital in Oxford. He has had the