The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-10
COUNSEL IN STATE CASES.

In my Annual Message to your immediate predecessors
called attention to the necessity of making provis
ion for employing counsel to represent the State in the
Supreme Court Of the United States in pend
ing before that tribunal. One the of the State
the NJ & O. r. r. Co.; the other the of the
State the N. O., NJ & G. r. R. Co. No action what
ever taken upon the recommendation contained in
the Message In May last, employed Hon. A. M. Clay
ton of Benton county, to represent the State Section
1879 of the Code makes the duty the Governor when
ever his opinion the interest of the State requires,
employ counsel to assist the Attorney General in the
Tense Of suits against the State agree with such
counsel to the amount of such compensation and to
certify to the Auditor of Public Accounts that the ser
vices have been performed In the absence an appro
priaon for the purpose the Auditor forbidden
his warrants the State Treasury in payment the
amount agreed upon. AS informed that the two
cases mentioned would not up in the Supreme
Court at Washington, until sometime after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature in 1877 preferred submitting
the matter for legislative action, in the hope that might
be authorized to employ assistant counsel whose com
pensatlon should be definitely fixed by appro pration
did not wish to take the responsibility of making
ature to make an appropriation for the compensation
promised l. therefore, placed the whole matter the
hands of your predecessors.
Since my last Annual Message another case in which
the State is party has been carried to the Supreme
Court of the United States now pending 1t is the
case of the State John Stone, all appealed from
Warren county. and generally known as the
case"
Irepeat my recommendation and trust you will make
an appropriation to defray the expenses of employing
State counsel in the Supreme Court Washin gton in
the three cases mentioned. 1t is possible for the
Attorney General to represent the State at Washington
ana the interest of the State requires the employment of
assistant counsel : $500"
EXPENSES OF THE JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT
Many complaints have reached me in regard to the
penses OF the Judiciary Department of the State In
many countless it is alleged these expenses are
sarly large of the fact that not possible
hat they can be less than during other days. when the
number OF hgants and criminals before the courts was
not as large as at present. but there reason why the
pruning KNIFE should not be applied the Judiciary De
partmene OF every county, we'll elsewhere Under
tne law OF loI3 (shee Acts PIP 4043 all the expenses
OF the judiciary were made payable of treasury
OF the respective counties where the services were pe
FORMED ask your attention to the matter confident Won
Will do Whatever may be necessary remove the com
plants, II they can be removed without interfering with
the due administration of justice.
MUNICIPAL TAXATION.
desire TO call attention the subject of Mnnic;no
laxauon Some legislation is needed to put limit mon
the power OF cities and towns to levy taxes for
purposes In some instances taxes levied in
by cltles and towns IN excess of those authorized h H
legislature Tor State and county purposes So
mas become the burden of municipal taxation that in
many Localities the proposition suggested and
entertained OF surenderng the corporation charters ard
adopting some plan which will secure benefits a. I4
equal to those secured by the charters and at
able expense While the taxes assessed and 81
the purposes of paying the necessary expenses f t
State and counties, much less than fir;np an
OF the past seven yetthe heavy taxes still assessed
collected by many municipal corporations prevent th