The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-04-03
MISSISSIPPI NEWS AND CONTENT
From the Great State and its Capital

.he committee and those present were
just quorum. Governor McLau-
rim last met with them and laid be-
fore the committee several plans.
Chairman Houston and Messrs. Sto-,
vail, Anderson and Champion were
appointed special committee to
draft u bill on the lines which were
suggested by the governor. The
committee was unanimous in npprov-
ing the suggestions Of The governor,
and are highly hopeful OF believing
The financial embarrassment that now
confronts the state and thinks relief
can be had without placing and bur
den upon the tax payers which will
be highly gratifying TO the tax pay
ers as people all over the state think
that taxes arc already too high. AZ
ter working hard all day the commit
tee adjourned TO meet on the morn
ing Of the oath inst. When the com
mlttee met again on the oath the spe-
cal committee submitted bill which
was in accord with the governor
suggestions and adjourned. Tbs ~
ernor says he will call a msx s''
,4e senate AasT.1 hrT':.'Ietlng OF
tbs, ssT".o nnance committee next
week to pass upon the bill. The f.
nance committee is composed Of Sem
ators w. +. Love, w. II. Hardy, M.
i. Smith, w. II. Trigg, w. ". Kei-
ger, Irwin Miller and G.. w Ellis.
Senators Love and Ellis have resign
ed since the adjournment OF the leg
islature. Senator Love was chair
man, but Senators w. II. Hardy
will occupy this position. 1t 10 gen.
orally conceded that The governor
has acted very wisely in calling the
ways and means committee and the
senate finance committee TO formu-
late bills before assembling the leg
islature. This, no doubt, Will be q
great saving to the state as a good
portion Of the work that will come
up for the extra session will he yerv
well arranged and will enable the leg
islature to get through in a much
shorter time.
Governor McLaurin expressed
himself to reporter Of the Jackson
Evening News few days since and
said that he would call the extra ses-
sion between the 18th and goth of
April He also said that he would
have called it before now but for the
high water in the delta.
"a
A company has been organized in
Jackson to publish o weekly law
Journal. 1t will be published on Fri
day of each week and will contain
the discussions of the supreme court
verbatim as delivered, and will, also
contain any remarks that may be
made by the supreme judges. This
will fill a long and much needed
want. -.
The Mississippi Bureau of the
New Orleans Picayune Of recent date,
says: "The levy Of mill tax foi
statehouse purposes. for five year:
would build and furnish' handsom.
and substantial state capitol. A taz
Of mill brings $4,000 a year
100000 in five years. This taz
would be Insignificant, especially II
other less necessary expenses should
be curtailed. A new capitol IS i'm
perative, not only as home for tht
state officers, Were their lives viii
be safe, but the old building is toe
small, and never was properly Of
substantially built. 1t is idle to say
that Mississippi cannot afford
cent ana safe statehouse. TA. Nc
VILE Democrat we'll 80
public debt of MissisA i,1S !.
than that Of any otheSI y ,
Our state government
omically administered \ The pas
twenty years, and but forNthe short
age Of Ex-Treasurer Heming way, thr
heavy increase in the appropriation,
for public schools, and the decreas,
in revenue from whisky licenses due
to the prohibition sentiment, a 81
100000 capitol could be erected
without additional taxation. As i
IS, a l mill tax, levied for four sue
cessive years, will erect and furnish
a handsome statehouse."
II l mill tax for four years viii