The Greenville times., 1888-03-24

- e@lN 70 Ahe Contrary the WBFk Ae-
i eomplished was reasonably up to the
= demands Of duty and the occasion
ls While there is from every standpoint
some measure Of disappointment. a. has
D besn the case with all legislative ses-
sions, ancient and modern, there Is no
, common cause Of dissatisfaction and
+ none such has been assigned. Every
+ instance Of newspaper and popular
eensure upon the late Legislature. I,
upon matters wherein honest and in
telligent men might reasonably differ
We are sure that il Is not commonly
known that every specific recommend
alton Of Governor Lowry, save one,
was enacted. Referring to his message
we specify the subjects which he pre-.
sented particularly lst. lie In sub.
stance renewed the protest against
the discrepancy between the sums
appropriated and the revenues provid-
ed which he vainly urged in his mes.
sages Of 1886. The past Legisla.
ufe properly raised the tax rate TO
meet The necessary appropriations and
stop the vicious and annually increas-
ing deficit. I'd. lie recommended
legislation neeessary'to secure a proper
and equal assessment of property. An
act to meet this highly necessary want
was passed. Sd. lie recommended
proper and stringent provision against
The shameful failure of large majority {
Oh those subject to pay poll tax. Such a ]
measure was enacted. 4th. lie sugges.
TED change In the fiscal year; that the
reports Of the State fiscal officers
should be ready for the Legislature !
"hen II meets. That this matter Il !
improperly arranged has been the I'M "
aNoldable cause Of prolonging Legis- u
latife sessions in the past. The sug. =
gested change was made. 9th. lie |"
urged reduction in the interest pro- Il
Vlued Tor the Chickasaw debt. Tho il
interest on this debt was reduced o.
though not to the amount suggested y
Inc one recommendation of Governor
Lowry which was not fully COMPLIED
win was to confer upon Justices
Courts jurisdiction of all misdemean. w
prS. The House passed such a bin &c
which was lost in the Senate. But q
he suggestion was in large measure 10
'arrled out by the net raising the am /,
'unt of grand larceny from $40 to s25 b,
Collateral to this proposition the Gov. to
rnor suggested that District Attor. 10
Ieys be salaried instead of feed. To ~ ~
MS measure one branch of the Legis. nj,
'ture did not assent
We may thus close this resume by
sserting that so far as the Chief FIX.
eutive was informed of the needs of of
glslatlon, the Legislature proceeded r.
In addition to those acts which wero UNI
'ferred to by, and which were passed con
pon, the executive recommendation fc
Q to be noted other good and pro- and
u laws The act which we publish in 500
is lsslle ofthe TIMES requiring, and III, ,If.
DIVIDING compensation for, county
'rks to Keep ledger accounts. is pro-
slon which should have been i'm.
fted TO our system Of county fiscal v
'ords long ago Aboishing impar. tice
lee terms will materially lessen the pre-
u and expedite the business of CIR. ou' -
courts. Reducing tho number of tbrr
lclal districts will largely aid in re-
eng expenses of government; and A
IN the Judgment of members of the pate
without impairing prompt or ef- to &
ent judicial procedure. There was
sed highly useful amendment of ;. II
Achment proceedings. The school "a. -
was benetcially modified. Tho
of the powers and iuris- "
ton of the State Railroad Commits. Com
ners will add greatly to the utility of {
that body A bill also passed IN
n houses equitably and Justly in Yves
aslng the railroad mileage tax. By sunr
larkable mischance, for which will. be n
olame attaches to no one, this bill
ed to become law. The bin oui- ~
Y TAX Titles to the Delta Liquidat- edip, M
lands was worth the cost of tho nj u,
ion to this portion of the State |,
auu near 100000 TO tho State.
nty and levee treasures. and nlac. oot'a
perty on the assessment roll which ,o"
yearly increase revenues. '""
he foregoing summary of general say .
:, partial one, furnishes favorable a'a
parison of lonis,..,,.a '.'s their
of any nrrvians sa..,a., -, ,.n Wv" fight
an absolute aud complete rcf,lt- Tn,
of the slurring and ilippant criti. now
IS winch the State papers have, in The a
part teemingly bestowed upon lation
legislature of 1883. ara p,
he proceedings of the session were has b,
tly retarded by wholly uncalled- in the
leat which attended and grew out is an
&c constitutional convention meas ed to
and the bill proposing the repeal in hol
narter exemptions. But the in count,
lg and factional line which these businq
cts produced disappeared long loosen
e the close of the session. and the
bers steadily and industriouslv "o'
about tbo rcoI hns;n...s., propos
N; fact which seems to have ''''
cd the State press generally. ''"ipe'
ere was anotbo, aa,,.a law; 0
ucting tbe conrso - -. that if