The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-01-24


The Legislature is moving leisurely
alorg, and of the many bills introduced
bat few have gone through and receiv-
ed the approval of the Governor.
Last Monday the two Houses met IN
Joint session and elected Mr.. MoWiM:e,
State Librarian, for Mrs. Morancey;
Marion Smith. Superintendent of the
~Penitentiary; E. G. Wall, Commission
er of Immigration, and Power & Banks
dale, Public Printers.
Mr.. Gibson has introduced a bill
providing for biennial elections.
Mr.. Roane has proposed an amend
ment making the office Of Circuit Judge
elective. 1t should pass.
Mr.. Miller's bill to establish the
whipping post failed to pass.
The committee appointed for the
purpose have presented a majority re-
port in favor of revising the laws.
There has been a very great reducs
ton in the pay of officers of the House
and Senate, as the following report
from the proceed ngs show:
Mr.. Tison Altered an amendment,
which vas taken up item by item.
First item: For the Clerk of the House,
$40. Adopted. Second item: For a
Journal Clerk, s.. Adopted. Third
item: For Enrolling Clerk, Sc. Adopt
ed. Fourth item: For Assistant Ems
rolling Clerk, 81. Adopted. Fifth
item: For Sergeant at Arms, So.
Adopted. Sixth item: Three pages at
81 each. Lost. Mr.. Spight moved to
make the number four. Adopted, and
the item WIS adopted. Seventh item:
One messenger for the Speaker at 81
Eighth item: Three portrrs at 81.
Adopted: Ninth item: For Door
keeper, 81. Adopted Mr.. Gibson
moved to strike out $15 for Sergeant at
Arms of the Senate and insert $13.
Adopted, and the joint resolution waa
passed.
The House has passed a bill for the
relief of J. d. McDavit, of Lincoln
county.
Senatoa Thompson has introduced a
bill authorizing the Supervisor Of Law
renee county to compromise a Judge
ment rendered against the sbondsmen OF
NJ. NJ. Fortinberry, late Treasurer OF
that county. Passed.
As will be seen by a resolution in
another place Senator Furlong wants an
amendment to the constitution to 'abol-
ish the clause prohibiting dreling.
The clsuse does not seem to amount to
anything. Men who want to fight ac~
cordiug to the Code don't seem to care
anything about the Constitutional OBJ
lection.
Senator Jackson, from Wilkinson and
Amite counties has introduced q bill
changing the name Of Lincoln to Davis
county. The Senator is overland. but
it would seem that ifthe people OF Lin
coin wanted the name of their county
changed they would ask their W Sen
ator or one of their Representatives. to
introduce the bill. 1t look that way.
Mr.. Tison has offered a bill reducing
salaries rs follows: Governor, So, 800;
Private Secretary, $500; Lieutenant
Governor, same salary or per diem al
lowed the Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives; Secretary of State, $4,000;
one CLERK for Secretary of State 81, 600;
Auditor, 81, 600; Deputy Auditor, 1000;
four Clerks for Auditor, each $1,000;
State Treasurer, 81, 0O0; n Clerk for
Treasurer, $1,000, and n Clerk for
Treasurer as cr cficio Chairman of
State Charitable Institutions, $1,000;
Attorney General, $4,000; Judges OF
the Supreme Court. $1,000; provided
the salaries of the present incumbents
be not effected by this; Circuit Judges,
S25, 900; Chancellors, $4,000; District
Attorneys, 81. 900 and perquisites; pro
vided, no District Attorney shall be
paid unless he has complied with sec
ton $40, Code OF 1871; State Superin>
tendent of Public Education, $1,000;
librarian, 800; superintendent OF the
Penitentiary, 81 900; Superintendent OF
Luuatic Asylum, $2.0 Do; Superintendent
of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, 81, 200.