The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-02-02

ed to concentrate all power IN the
State House, like Ames organiza-
tion Of negro militia, is the crown
ing outrage Of this "high plain"
administration, and If quietly sub
mitted 10, would only show our
present population unworthy the
Lamo Of Mississippians The bona
d3e citizens Of this commonwealth
win resent such an assumption in
a most emphatic manner / do not
doubt That they VIII assert their
sovereign authority over an arro-
CANT and tyrannical ofice.holdiug
clique that have for years dominat-
ed this State, "peacably if they can
forcibly, If they must most sim
cercly believe.
The Supreme Court on last Men
day decided that Hamilton & Co.
we're not liable on their bond for
the price Of the peuitentiary lease
for 1856. II will be remember
ed that an act was passed in March
1884 authorizing the transfer Of the
lease to The G., 4 S. I. Railroad.
No transfer was made or attempt
ed to be made until "four days
before the assembling Of the Leg
islaure an 1856. but the lessees
had hired out The convicts during
the time and received and pocket
ca the money. And when the
transfer was made. IL was a trans
7 fer Of Hamilton, Hoskins q Co.
lessees, 70 Hamilton, Hoskins q
Go. as The Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad Company. Bya provis-
ion of this act the lcssees were not
to be responsible 10 the State after
the transfer, but it would appear
that they were not responsible b.
fore the transfer, for the suit
brought covers the year 1885 dur.
ing which time the lessees used the
conviets for their individual profit.
and did not turn them over to the
G. & S. l. Railroad, as well as for
the year 1886. And thus the State
has been deliberately swindled out
Of $4,000.
The House has had under con.
sideration this week a bill to
change the compensation of the
District Attorneys. Such a bill
passed the Senate abolishing the
fees and paying the d. As. a sala-
rY OF S2500. prefer abOlishing
the salary and giving these officers
stipulated fees in all cases, but the
House favored the salary system,
and on my motion the amount was
reduced from s250OO to $1,000 a
year. The bill is still pending, and
will probably become law.
The report of the Auditor Of
Public Accounts was distributed to
the members of the Legislature Il
week ago. It is the most complete
document Of the kind ever issued
in Mississippi and is a monument
to the business capacity of Col.
Stone and his clever assistants. l
regret to say however that this
document shows that the expendi-
lures Of the State government IN
excess OF receipts from regular
sources for the past two years
reaches the sum of 1896, 2S3, SO.
It shows also that during the past
two years there have been sold in
State Bonds and s per cent eertii-
Gates S69s, ,7s2.0O. The total ex-
penditures out of the State Treas
ury for the past two years reach
es the enormous sum ofS2, ,062, Ill.,
y. Notwithstanding these stolid
facts stare us in the face the Treas
ury Cormorants are here in force
and are demanding additional ap-
preparations. Whittier are we
drittingY
Since the defeat ofthe Constitu-
tiOnal Conventional bill, cannot
guess when the Session will close.
Some Of us, and I hope a majority,
are in favor Of trying His Excel.
leney with another and another
bill until be does sign. II Il takes