The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-03-15

rom she Rsgalsr Correspondent Of
the Appeal

lie glglaiWEs. u Due @8S auopb-
"a = cCnearrpui resolution 10 ID
JOarn sIKE DIE ~ u a;slOek m. on
Wednesday nSxi, the 18th instant.
Tie SeRAts has net yet acted 81
the resolution. From the amount
asd character Of business yet TO be
considered they will in all Probabili-
" not adjourn before next Satur-
day, the 18th instant. The aPprS-
pFiatiOn bill is get to be passed by
the senate. II has been partly con
sidersd and discussed and referred
to the Finance committee, and the
chances are that it will net be re-
ported back before Tuesday. 1t is
said that the various appropriations
contained in this bill in the sum
fetal exceed the revenue Of the
State from all sources 100000 for
the period fer which the same are
made. II such be the case means
will have 10 be DEVISED to raise ad-
ditlSnal revenue to meet the deficit.
Locking TO that end, the Senate has
adopted a c~OacurreHt resolution
providing for Joint committee to
consider the same.
Much legislation has been done
during this session and IinIe viii d.
vslop the good and the bad cSu-
taired il the same. 1t is 10 be
hoped that the latter viii prsdOrni.
nate.
OF the four leading measures rec
commended and urged by he grange
element Of the State land that sIe-
meat il very large and influentiaI)
two have been passed, tO-Wit: Rail
road supervision and a State female
college, aud two have been defeat.
ed, being the repeal Of the agricul
tural lien law and an elective Judi
ciary. The wisdom of the first ae.
c0mplished measure is questioned
by many and advocated and main
tanned also by many. No one car
doubt the wisdom and justice Ofth'
second measure alluded to. WhIlGI
i. 10 truO that it had serious OppOsi
ten in both houses and passed on.
ly by absut two majority in each
house, yet The chief objections urg
ed BY its opponents was the finan
cial inability Of the state TO put in
10 operation aud maintain such al
institution. As TO the defeated
measures, public opinion is abou
evenly divided on the policy Of re
pealing the agricultural lien law
This division includes, too, tht
planters of the state, and it is a mat
ter that effects their interests more
than that of any other class. The
failure Of the elective judiciary sys
tenn is a blessing beyond measure
The GsverAsr will approve the
railroad supervision act. He be
lieves thatit does not contain any
provision in direct conflict with the
constitution. Others bslievs thai
it does. 1t 8 said 10 contain
many features Of the Tennessee law
recently passed uPoa by the FEEDER.
al court. In fact some assert that
1t is a virtual copy OF the Tennessee
act.
There is much speculation as tC
who will be appointed commission
era. There is but little doubt that
Ex-GOv. J. N. Stsns will be one. ]
expect that DR.. J. J. Thornton, o.
Pass Christian, Harrison county,
will be another. Al I" the third,
ana unable 10 form any OpiaiOn
If the broad limits Of the State
we're searched, two better men
men more eminently qualified and
in every way suited for The place,
could not be GOund than Gov. Stone
and DR.. Thornlon. They are both
practical business nen, strong.
mindsd, fEmand Of The stFicAsYp-
tegtily, AAd devoted 70 the pahlic
interest and welfare and prosperity