The leader., 1897-03-03
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL
Things That Were Done, Seen
and Heard Last Week.

JACKSON, MISS, March L.
Doubtless you bave already heard
that there is to be an extra session
of the Legislature, the Governor
having announced Thursday morn.
ing, after rhe conference with
State officials | told you in my last
was to be held, that he considered
it absolutely necessary, and would
convene the extra SESSION March
% or 20. Several weeks ago the
Governor stated he would not put
the State to this expense for the
simple purpose OF building capi-
tOl, and left his inter viewers under
the impression he would call one II
it developed that the treasury re.
ceipts would rot be sufficient to
run the government until the next
tax paying time. With the view
OF posting himself thoroughly as to
Onr financia! condition he requested
Auditor Holder aud Treasurer May
to prepare ful! but plain state.
meni Of facts, to be submitted TO a
conference of all the State officials,
including Speaker McCool. This
conference was held Thursday
morning, the only absentees being
Lieut.. Gov. Jones, Railroad Com.
missiOners McInnis and Nj. Nj.
Evans. The following statement
was read by Treasurer May:
"HOn. A. j. McLaurin, Governor
Dear Sir: Replying to your in.
quiry relative to the financial con.
dition of the State, we beg leave to
submit the following statements:
"On the morning of the 22d inst.
the treasury contained 1881, 1886.
After deducting $lO1, ,S9S.77, due
on the January distribution of the
common school fund, and $4,000
due OH pensions, there remains
S2O4, ,474.79 in cash to be applied
to other expenditures. We have
closely estimated the probable re.
ceipts and expenditures from this
date till Dec. l, and reach the fol.
lowing result:
Probable expenditures, including those
for November, ~, due Dec. 1, 81. .s749.3l314
Probable receipts, including cash on
hanu..... .............. !64, NV
Probable shortage Dec. 1, Y7....... els4, 1897 a5
'IIcluding November collections
which are paid during the month
of December the statements stands
as follows:
Probable expenditures. s749, ,3i2 Il
Probable receipts, including cash on
hand. ........................ '12,l173i
Probable shortage on Jan. 4, 1895. = ss,is5ss
"In estimating the receipts, those
tor the fiscal year 1S94.-5 were
taken as a basis, the levy for that
year being 6 mills, the same as for
the present year.
"The deficit will probably first
occur during the month of July,
and will continue till January,
1898, during which month the COL
lectiOns of December are received.
: ."In this connection we beg to
call your attention to the fact that
several of the appropriations are
short. In the appropriations for
assessors for 1896 there was a
of "a, ,536.14. The apprO-
priaIiOn for assessors for the pres,
ent year is only $4,000. 1t will
take at least $4,000 more than
this amount to pay them. There
are no appropriations Oh the fol.
lowing accounts; Special judges
and district attorneys, capitol re-
pairs and trustees for the several
institutions and colleges.
'gSigned. A. o. MAY, Treas.
"W. ID. HOLDER, Auditor"
The statement was carefully con.
sidered, and after full discussion
the conference unanimously de-
clared that the condition Of our
revenue and capitol demanded an
extra session. The Governor will
issue his proclamation in a few
days, and it is possible he will men-
ton other subjects than revenue
and a new capitol. He is very
much inclined to suggest that run.
ming a blind tiger shall be made a
felony, and if he does, and the Leg.
islature indorses him, as it should,
the cowardly feline will be scarce
in the future,
Ex.Mayor Hopkins and his party
of 100 Chicago capitalists will be
here to-day en- route to New Or.
leans, and will be met at the depot
by quite a party of Jacksonites.
r. II. Henry is chairman of the re.
caption committee, and Gov. NC.
Laurin and Mayor Wharton will
make addresses of welcome. And
by the way, it looks like everybody
is going to Mardi Gras this year.
Every train that goes south over
the Illinois Central is packed and
jammed, mostly with northern peo-
pie, >.
Gov. McLanrin made new judge
i'm the First district on Friday, thus
ending the agony of suspense ex-
perienced by many of the good peo
pie of northeast Mississippi. The
applicants for this place were
Judge Newman Cayce, of Ita.