The Brookhaven leader., 1890-09-04
received as bad treatment as they ever
had on plantations or railroads.

form. But the COnVlCJS TeCelNeu HOEoe
treatment on this public work than ever
was visited upon them by any lessee.
This convention is too we'll informed
to believe for a moment that turning
these convicts over to the Levee Boards
or any public works not State work
can have any other effect than a contin-
uation OF the present abuses. The his
tory of this prison proves this to be the
correct view. Besides this, the conven-
tion is composed OF body of men who
recognize the moral duty Of the State to
retain in its own charge and custody
these convicts.
The sentiment of the convention is so
against this system,
WITH ALL ITS BRUTALITIEs,
that it is determined, instead OF any
more patchwork, to wipe the whole
system out of existence, and to have a
permanent State prison and farm, where
all the convicts can be kept and worked
The Judiciary Committee decided this
morning to return to the present judi
cial system, consisting of Circuit and
Chancery Judges.
The committee also recommend that
there shall never be less than ten OF
each such Judges. The State at pres
ent has eight Circuit Judges and five
Chancellors. The question of whether
the Judges shall be elective has not
been decided, but if the caucus III be-
| half of an elective judiciary holds on
to it's present numerical strength-69,
the scheme will pass the convention,
though not without strong opposi zion.
When the convention assembled this
afternoon the roll had scarcely been
completed when members began to bob
up from all parts of the house, asking
for leave of absence, either for them
selves or their friends.
1t was evident that the convention
was in humor to adjourn over until
Tuesday, and many excuses were being
granted, until, finally, Mr.. Fewell
moved that when the convention ad-
journs it does so until Monday after
noon. The motion was readily agreed
to, and the convention proceeded with
busy session for an hour and half.
Mr. Henderson, of Clay, submitted
provision to the effect that all lands
held by corporations for speculative
purposes shall be taxed at their full
value.
Mr.. Kennedy, of Clay, submitted a
proposition that no man should be
elected Governor of the State who had
not been resident of it for at least
five years.
Mr.. Cutrer, of Coahoma, in the line OF
GIVING THE WOMEN A CHANGE
to have a voice in public affairs, sub
mitted an amendment that any woman
25 years of age, of good moral charac-
ter, shall be eligible, either by election
| or appointment, to the Office of County
Superintendent of Public Schools.
THE EXECUTIVE.
The Committee on Executive Depart
ment, of which Hon. William Yerger is
chairman, has finished its report and
! placed it in the hands of the printer.
! The report is not very lengthy one,
but concisely covers the ground of the
Executive Department. Chairman Yer
ger is not able to say definitely when he
will submit the report, but will be
ready to do so any time after tomorrow,
which will probably be as soon as he
can get it from the printer. The salient
features of the report are:
/. That the Governor shall have re-
sided in the State five years instead of
two, as now provided, prior to his cleo
ton, and that he shall be ineligible as
his immediate successor in office.
Sc. The compensation of the Governor
shall be SIS, 900 instead of $4,000, as now
provided.
8. The Governor shall have power to
convene the Legislature in extra ses-
sion by proclamation, in which he shall
state the subjects and matters to be
considered by said body, who shall be
limited to the consideration of such sub
jects as are designated in said proclama-
tion.
! 4. No pardon shall be granted before
conviction and not until the application
| therefor shall have been published in
some newspaper in the county where
the crime was committed, setting forth
the precise reason why such pardon
should be granted.
S. The Office OF Lieutenant-GOvernor
shall be retained at a salary not to ex-
ceed $500 per annum.
6. The State Treasurer and Auditor
of Public Accounts shall be ineligible to
Immediately succeed themselves or each
other.
| 7. The Sheriff and County Treasurer
shall be elected every four years in
stead of as now, and they shall be ineli-
gible to Immediately succeed themselves
or each other.
These, in the main, are the points OF
recommendation, and, as matter OF
course, the Governor is made the com,
mander-in-chief of the militia, the
president ex-oficio of all State institu
tions, etc.
Col. Yerger is the author of nove
proposition, which he submitted to his
committee yesterday for consideration
and not for immediate action, as he
suggested that it was such an innova
ton he desired the members to consider
it in all it's bearings. The proposition,
in substance, is that all fiduciary OF
ficers of the State, county, municipali
ties. ETC., should not be required to
| rive bond for the official performance