The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-06

emplayed the of the
of large part Of the erus of circuit in the trial Of petit
cases prosecuted il t name OF the state at ehorn9o
expense to result IF conviction IN hne of one do
and district att3ueyee Of ten twenty dollars ana lees {
the clerk sheriff and illnesses considerable amount th
last named in many anperhap most instances to constitute
charge the county rea5ury deem appropriate ~ ln
connection to renew " recommendation made two years ago
that district att0nee be compensated alone o9 tetsna
salaries They nopad salary OF per aanUm eae
and are allowed fees N conviction varying in amount witt
different Thiss evil Fees should never oe
to as means Of compensation, when from The nature OF tt
different mode ca be adopted Fixed salaries should DC
provided in all WIN pfactcaoe H lees are al"ed VI
conviction they should Ito the public treasury lhe ad
miuration Of criminal aw grossly scendazed by the
frequent instances concons Of petty charges followed b}
fine Of one dollar and fse Of twenty dollars to he
district attorney and other sts !n-same OF the districts OF
State the fees rtorneys amount 10 thousands
ofdoars far than is rezed by the sehoo td9a from
convictions he pocures Ths great and hoLld be
promptly corrected fair a reasonable salary without fees
win ain the services of the resent able nd eeen district
reasonable addition to II present salary viii accomplish
the desired object They aeowed to practice law as before
their election in civil cases aid Office will be well filed
the plan proposed. Crcu9 Judges and Cbaneelors who's
labors argoas lao hose o. Dsirc m Attorney
There are 52 circuit lily held 10 TINS state at
of 5000, 100 s3o0U0O Irooaoly haH the um'
152 is consumed in the trlai OF petty ms
demeapors This Is a great aid it growing evil and
should promptly remede aud the taxpayers o the Stat
unjust and unnecessary burden There
reduce county this suggeon the prompt adoPlon
which earnestly urge must be remembered that govern
penny Of its own The people entitled the best attain
superfluous expense should ,e promptly abolished
Fees should only be allowed where from the nature OF h
other mole admissible jus: compensation should b
given all engaged in the ubc service ont should ~ every
instance be fixed by law ha no uncertainty M V exist as
On the 24h of Noysmb 1885, Gen. Writ Adams resigned
REVENUE AGENT,
Mr. Writ Adams, Jr appointed to fill the vacancy
The enor of the Revenue the 1884 and 1885
shows his collections have been $4661 % and $295l056
respectively The small collected IN 1884 was owing to
tI If rim The
the principal claims pending.
The value necessity Of be services oa Revenue Agent to
the taxpayers of the State by the large OF col
lecons fl the aaf years The total collections for
that period were S134542l3
PUBLIC LANDS.
Under the Act Congress Of March l. 1917 providing for
the admission of Mississippi the Union five per cent OF
proceeds of the lands lying within the state were
fhs was to applied under the direction OF the Legislature
and two th under the direction of Congress There Is now
admitted to be ue and py to the State under the provisions
this act and the of September T. o4l, the sum
s43945S1 unless The general government Is entitled seof
i t6is demand The s4f3 0s4 65 which was apporoned to
the State by Of the Act Of August 1861 levyng
direct tax Of l@easy my pon l an aet Sa W pse March
~ - tE,.ar sto,I5 Iiva snob nor
sna supervision and attention the ustment OF claims
aanst the United States as he might deem proper and
authorized to employ ali necessary agen clerks and attorneys
aid such adjustment In urthean Of the pr7lsons OF
this and by the avice OF the Attorney General employed
E NJ Watson Esg take such steps he deemed expedien
to secure collection of the ms and in addition the OF
s150pad him cash Iagreeioay him contingent fee OF ten
General himself also visited Washington in
this kindred maersn April 1884 anil made every effort to
of The United States it admitted the
Justice debt and the illegally of the off claimed aud
involved action which had brought in the Court of
Claims discovered however after Mr. Watson had in
stued the suit that this court without jurisdiction that
the could the United without authority OF
Cong Congress then in session. and Hon Barksdae
promptly introduced bill adjust and settle the account OF
any against the United wi Lout regard to the
claimed be due by such account Of the
direct 1861 This bill reported back the House
with substitute embdyg the same PROVISIONS but II was not
reached before adjournment After the adjournment Mr. Wat
san application the Supreme Coart of the District of
Columbia t mandamus to compel the Comptroer 10 issue
a warrant oF the amount due ate. Ihe Comptroller
admitted his that the indebted
to the Cned states on account oi the drect tax OF
bat that he ound close his his
convictions that the 1851 could not consituoEa and
did and never was designed to create deb agahs Inc
Safes themselves AUDITOR the ID OF May
1868 made certificate that he had examined aud adjusted an
and found the precise sum OF S4loo4oo 10 T uue s
vue The Of 1861 and afterwards certified he same
The held tha it without jurisdiction to en artan the
petition for mandahus ana Without authority % pas upon m
validity of the ofjec neposed by the Comptroller All
legal remedies having failed tor Congress to say
tardv Justice shall be done the State.
In addition to s43 945 op of the two and
three fund s577723 due other accounts and its pay
refused My personal expenses IN vslng
detention there in making examination etc, was $500
Hon John NJ Smyle, Commissioners of Swamp hands having
rendered his resignation, D. Cameron Of was aP
pointed l the vacancy April 10, 1884 afterwards It was
discovered that Mr. Cameron ineligible under the last CLAUSE
Of Act IN 3S of the constitution and his resignation wa
promptly rendered Mr. E. B. Comfort discharged the duties
IF the Office until June 13. when Hon. p NJ DoheIy, O
Yazoo was appointed fill the vacancy Before his csigna
ton Mr. Cameron engaged examining the swamp ane
oyerowed lands selected under the of March To- 1897 ane
amendments thereto and in procuring proofs that t
lands of this description and after his resignation ne con
nued this service special agent Of the department In
nroof exceedingly difficult TO obtain under the regulation
Ell s Land Department the State required to prove
the testimony of least witne- Nhe have personal an
xact knowledge of the lands existed September q
1S5o the of the swamp land grant, not only that eac
frty acres smallest legal sub division September q
1850 swamp and oyerowe within the meaning Of the grant
nd 10 vhaf his
orether with the Of the overflow the name and eeTT
ion of timber shrubs aud plan the land and the char
cr and of for their 0e
when this proof could be obtained a it ut cunserab
xnense delay and Mr. Cameron was not aoi
ii obtain the proof than about 0OO acres IN tnre
aanths aud the expense including his salary, s66Oo2
had already become convinced that expeditions an
expensive method of selecting and locating these land
should be adopted and while Washington had negotiated fe
tbe adoption the field of the original as the c
ron for determining the character Of these lands whether
and overowed After the Capital the boar
anfered with the general to tns
art selected Dr. j. s. Crey, gentleman OF long q
rience in u. S. Land Office agent of the State
select the lands and patents indemnity scrip for th
same as might be- aud agreed pay him at the ra
&c four half per Other States we're payln
from twenty-five fifty cent for the service and u
hoard regarded this entirely reasonable On