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Mississippi LeGislaIure..ThIrIys
FiFst Day.

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Mississippi I.eGIsIature..ThIrIys
First Day.
JACKSON, Tuesday, Feo, y, 1875.
SENATE.
Senate met; ..el'en4lt.Gov overnor
Sims in tie c.4t Prayer 5y Rev,
DR.. Watkins.
Rolled called .Teseut 81, absent /.
TIE LIoU,R BEL.
"Act regulating the sale Of vinous,
spiri.uous and malt liquors, prescrib.
ing q uniform license therefor, aud i'm.
posing q county privilege tax thereon,
and for other purpOses,' was taken up.
Mr.. Pratt offered 80 amendment by
way of an additional section, which
was adopted.
Mr., Farieh m1ved he previous qi;s.
ton.
Mr.. Griffin mals the point tia: .5e
bill is no: engrossed, which wES sus.
aimed, anl the bill goes over another
day.
REDUCING EXPES Is oF the JUDICIARY.
The Senate re:umed consideration Of
IAN Act 70 re l1ce the expenses Of the
Judiciary department iu tie several
counties in this Safe
Mr.. Bills opposed the reduction con.
'empisled By jhe oil. lie was on the
PLATFORM 81 re'renchment and reform,
nut did no: 'hlak tnsl platform called
for such a sweeping reduction 10 his
respect. He though: tie tlkures allow.
ed 5y !he smendmen. OF NJ. Fari.h,
male sufficient Reduction.
NJ. Prat. ssi the people wo4!l not
think very W.! 0! the Legislature il i
passed lhi- elrenchmeut measure
affecting tic ,nd pocsetel the lib.
eral salary 9 80 each fJr our own
services at this es,ion. /, would be a
great hardship , make maa come IL
or - miles from he country, serve on
A jary, and then Only give ain a dollar
a day-aot enough 70 feel his horse
and bay grub" for himself II was no.
right to take money out OF the pockets
ot one class OF people, and put it in the
pockets OF anolher-2n IN hia opinion,
his bill would DO his. Il would force
men % serve Z, witnesses and
juror, ana make ,ham pay ior the
pr!Yi c9e. Ii ) sort ot eco3omy wss
running getrenekment IN lie gr un4,
snA he fe.: very ,l:e tue peo?'e w)ll /
no, sanction H.
Mr.. McCa.k!i sal ~ incurred
vita TIE views expressed by Messgs.
BIS anl Pra,,, ae would vote Tor the
amendment, an .a"n v0'e against the
whole Dill he IL, .! no re luction a,
al! should be n
Mr. Barry . J:a'ea lie bill. lie
said Ill We p. .d i our popularity
might not be increased, out that should
no: Influence Us Tue people com.
/ pilued Of nigh taxes; every Senator
knew tue greatest burden upon the
people Was the expense OF the Judi
ciary in The several counties. The eX'
9ense OF Warren county for this de.
/ 3arlmen, amouutsl 10 SlJ,G,y for one
year, aud dig items 10 that sum were
he amoua's paid grand and petit ju'
goc;; the expense OF L1wndes county
amounted - 5000; Monroe county
,J,OJJ. aui other cOuu les In proper,
ion. Jurors and witnesses generally
| sod lhsir certificates Tor about one.hal'
their tsce value; il this bill became 6
,Aw, aud they received the full amount;
Of their certificates land this should be
paid they would realize IS much a.
under the old system. Further, one
dollar has s7 grea, purchasing power
aOw, IS one i liar snd half did sev.
eral years ago, when tie latter sum
vas established as the Zee for juror.
md Witnesses. Retrenchment bad beeu
pp.iel 10 The salaries OF Judges and
Chancelovs, and he thought it should
ll.o be applied 70 other expenses Of
his department; 10 fact, he thought il
Juror we're worth one dollar per da%,
aJU '.n, IN proportion 0 lie -ervice,
rendered, was wor,h TX o. seven
'h9usand dollars year-ol' tLeir .a.'
ries cad been cat down 70 about 81
so.
Mr. Terry thought reduction OF ex'
Deases in tie judiciary department was
eeded, and would be OF far more Oene'
III to The people than reducing salaries
# State officers. lie though, better
Ihnflrmsking the reduction would be
0 reduce fees a certain per cent-say :.
per cent less than at present paid.
Mr. Gibbs said it was seldom hecon
urred in anything from Republican
.ources, but he was compelled to agree
gi,a the views OF the Se%a'or from the
l2,h District, Mr.. Pla!L lie thought
Juror. and witnesses should receive
enough to pay their actual expenses
The certificates Issued 10 Jurors and
witnesses were generally a; a discount
,ud when their pos,es.o's sold hem
hey barely received enough 10 pay
heir board. The sentiment for re.
rencament and reform did not 1e'
nand lha, we shall 90 into the pocker'
frhe people and make them pay a
Ior.ion OF he expenses Of the & vsrn'
lnent. Il was laid thai il the SslsIie'