The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-02-18

jackson, Miss, February 8, 1888.
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EDITOR GREENvIIIE TuIS:
The storm has passed. and the at
mosphere is somewhat purified. We
only hear the muttering of the thunder
in the distance, which may portend
repetition of recent events, or be the
prelude of clear skies for the rest of
the session. The Governors veto was
bomb shell in the camp of the COM
binatlon of all the different elements
that united with one object in view
to down the Governor and force the
calling together of a Constitutional
Convention, which the ~dear people"
were clamoring for so persistently, and
which il now seems they did not want.
Whilst awaiting further developments,
the House has got down to business.
The passage of an act by the House
to-day, compelling the railway COM
panies to fence their roads on the de-
mand of the Board of Supervisors of
any or all the counties, or pay the full
value of stock killed by the cars, will
settle yexatious question, and cause
the farmers of Washington to rejoice,
Mr.. Campbell introduced a substitute
for the original Bill, which was less
cumbersome and equally as effective,
and would have passed without
doubt If he had not kindly withdrew
his call for the previous question and
given Capt. F. B. an opportunity to
sit down on IL
The most important measure now
pending is the Senate Bill, which
passed that body, repeating all exemp-
ton heretofore granted corporations
in the State. II is made the special
order for next Thursday in the House.
This Bill ought to be known as an act
entitled an act to violate the pledges of
the State, rescind contracts and revive
the odium of repudiation. There will
be a desperate effort made in the
House to kill this Bill, which | hope
for the interest and the honor of the
State, may be successful, and will
teach our 'potent, grave and Reverend
seignors' of the Senate that the "Rab-
Bile in the House, will not submit to
the disgrace of the State.
A Bill passed the House yesterday,
making the County Superintendants
of Education elective by the people.
Washington county very promptly led
off with an amendment, that 1t be in
operative so far as it applies to that
county, and was followed by twenty
two other counties, in which shape it
was passed. But there is another
measure now before the Senate, in
which our county is vitality interested.
A Bill was introduced requiring the
revenue officer to demand the payment
of taxes on all lands acquired and sold
by the Levee Board from 1874 to date.
That comes home to nearly every land
owner in the Leveo District The bill
has been recommitted, and a joint
committee from each House appointed
to investigate.
Major Edwards is here, and proposes
to pay all the taxes due since 1881 to
date, except the years of 1888 and
1884, which he claims are exempt by
special act of the Legislature, and will
continue to pay them for the future,
if the Legislature will pass an act
quieting the title to all lands held by
his company (the L., N. o. & T) and
all other titles held under the Levee
Board. All the members from the
Delta, that | have talked with, think
this compromise just and fair, and
would gladly accept of 1t if it was
only left to them to decide. If it is
not settled this way, it means endless
litigation and uncertainty of posses
sion in the future, and suspension of
the development of wild lands. Peo-
pie will not invest their money in
lands of uncertain tenure.
A joint resolution passed to adjourn
on the goth of February, which /
much doubt will be adhered to, only
hope such q desirable measure will not
be reconsidered; but when the "Wool
Hats "Reformers Alliance" Prohibs,
"God and Morality factions all COM
bine, something will happen; and that
certainly would be the least harmful.
These few days of good weather
makes the farmers long to get home
and start the plows.
We were glad to see our friends
Judge Trigg and John Finlay, Of
Greenville, and DR.. Allen of Lake
Washing ton, in the House. 1t is like
an oasis in the desert to meet our
Washington county people in this land
"beyond Jordan" J. I. G.
If the Legislature were to pass the
@revenue agent bill' it WOULD raise
racket in the Delta. 1t would doubt
less be good thing--for the revenue
agent. And by the auditors report
that official needs some legislation /; his
official fees bring less than 5000 for the
past year. Indeed unless the Legisla-
ture does something for that Office it
had best be abolished and its functions
and fees devolved upon the District
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