Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1842-01-29

- or indebted 10 Inc bank as principal c
security, from which it appeared that
goodly number Of the anti-bond men
bers of the legislature, "n Iked old Brir
die" quite extensively in times past, an
n. have not yet forked over. Itis said alsc
re that twenty thousand dollars were pai
re in the notes Of the members Of the egis
n. lature, between the call Of the assignee
e Of the bank and and their report. In or
II der to prevent their names from appear
nj ing in the report s.
u JACKSON, January 81, 1912.
~ Mr.. Editor The bill repeating tn
~ act passed at the late session regulating
>, the public printing, has passed in tn
, House and read twice in the Senate, AM
. upon motion Of Mr.. Wall, was referred tC
r committee Of the whole for 10 morrow
y an attempt was made to goIop this bill
: through the Senate, but was opposed by
Messrs. Ventress and Wall; all attempts
TO amend it will be in vain 1t will give
the public printing TO Fall g. Price and
Its renewal Of the old system. Instead
OF twenty eight hundred as was given last
year for the public printing, you may
look out for twenty thousand, tho same
game IS going on that was played in the
tune OF twenty thousand to this same
Price in 1910.
Nothing will be done with the Union
Bank, the repudating party in the Legis
IatuIe, will ifnd it greatly 10 the adyan-
tage of their pockets, to repudiatc, their
notes held by the bank. Old Brindle
must be kept where she is, 10 manufac>
ture capital for the canvass two Years
hence.
am informed that there is probably
two hundred bills before the two houses
and not more than half dozen of a gen.
eral nature, only such as are intended
Tor party purposes.
f. b. Wyndham arrived in this CITY
some days since who is to act as a cor
respondent, to the New York Herald, to
give synopsis Of the proceedings of the
Legislature, upon the question of the
State bonds
Mrs. W ali mas made but one speech In
the Senate, and that was upon his resolu-
ton to enable the Union Bank TO collect
Its debts, but the anti bond payers told him
1t was no go with them.
Stewart has moved to amend the bill
reducing the salaries Of certain officers,
so as to produce the per diem of mem.
berS OF the legislature to two dollars per
day, but he will not be able to touch the
pockets OF those anti-retrenchers. When
you touch their own pockets, one of these !
retlectors of the popular will has given
notice that he wishes to amend the bill !
oy reducing the salaries Of the Circuit
judges 10 seventeen hundred dollars, and
give him from five 10 forty dollars scalp,
iof each conviction, proportloned accord |
ing 10 the magnitude of the offence, the
oIli cuts down jurors TO one dollar and
Eall per day, allows tails jurors nothing,
makes II penal offence for any one to
refuse to serve as manager or clerk of an
e'eclIon, and gives him nothing for his
services.
:, II Dill has been introduced into the
rouse 10 repeal the law binding the State
ueo'' passed at the late session, some Of
- s'io "le'hbers are anxious TO adjourn, the
senate through the week past have pro.
oaoy remained in session upon an aver-
ase Two hours per day, and is now wait
ny upon the House for business. pro-
- a'tod session is probable, aud Of course
W., .ne otate will be the material sufferer. -
nc High Court Of Errors and Appeals
anu the Chancery Court are in Session,
'ne United States District Court will COM
,l'ence on the fourth Monday o. this month.
~ is rumored here that Judge Gholson
Intends .n disregarding the bankrupt law
l he High Court of Errors and Appeals,
nave decided that RI. Walker shall pay
inc Planters Bank Commissioners, who
ioanded him the $4,000 Of the sinking /
iuhd' belonging TO this State, hence arises ,
the aversion Of the onti-bondors to the I
judiciary, or rather has tendency to {
increase their opposition. {
The whole of the Committees in both q
houses, the judiciary excepted, are anti
oohd' and nothing is suffered to go to tina! '
which would have tendency /
% make men pay their debts. Mr.. Wall S
introduced bill in the Senate repeating 9
The law exemptlng 100 acres Of land and t
llteOn HuHuIeu uoIldTS worm OIL Town lots U
rom Execution which was lost. b
The Legislature have passed an act, p
o stop the court now in session at Vicks. 4
'urg, old Tallabola has got it in his fin. "
3ers, and in all probability It will remain "
here.
kind OF Exchequer court is spoken OF p
nd the Elk Governor to be the Judge. U
An attempt will be made to move the HI
tate Seminary, but will fail pt
The anti bond champion of the East, Ii.
Isberry has sloped to Texas, rumor "
avs that his creditors have Intercepted ii
nd taken his negroes, which he bought tie
nth the money he borrowed, from the d,
mon Bank, and il the legislature now in B