The leader., 1898-01-12
After the Drunken officials.

After the Drunken officials.
Representative Glover, of Goa
homa county, is making good his
promise to stir up the drunken
officials, and last Friday intro
duced in the House of Represen-
tatives the following:
"Whereas, charges have been
made i'm various newspapers of the
State that certain high officials
have been guilty of drunkennessin
office, and are habitual drunkards.
and have been drunk while in the
actual discharge of their duties of
office, and were drunk when called
upon to perform them, which is
made u misdemeanor by section
1898 of the code of 1892, and
Whereas, said high officials are
charged by said newspapers with
having been drunk III a public
place, in the presence of two on
more persons, which is made a
misdemeanOr by section 12l9 OF
code Of 1892, and
Whereas, it is due to the people
of this State, as well as to all ot
the officers, that these charges
should be investigated with The
view of attaining the .rntii, and II
found to be true, then pnnlshing
the guilty and relieving the limo
cent of any charges which may
now be considered as rejecting
upon them.
Now, therfore, be it resolved,
That the speaker shall appoint "A
committee of five from this house,
whose duty it shall be to investi
gate the said charges. The said
committee shall have full power to
summons persons before them, to
administer Oaths to witnesses, ex
anime said witnesses under oath
upon matters pertaining in any
way to said charges. And shonld
any person refuse to answer ques-
tons propOunded to him on the
witness stand he shall be adjudged
guilty of contempt, and the said
committee shall have the same
power as any OF the courts of the
State to punish such Offenders.
Said committee shall also have
power to appoint a stenographer
at reasonable compensation.
Said committee shall sit with open
doors, and shall make full report
to this body as soon as possible OF
of thei: findings and conclusions,
and shall transmit with their re-
port all the evidence transcribed
in long hand, as taken down 10y the
stenographer."
A motion to table the resolu-
tions, was carried by yea and
nay vote of 72 to so; wherenpon
Mr.. Glover Immediately intro
duced the tOllowing:
"Whereas, it has been asserted
in the newspaper in this State that
certain judges have been guilty OF
drunkenness; and
Whereas, by section 1888 OF the
Annotated Code of Mississippi.
any officer who shall be guilty Of
habitual drunkenness, or who shall
he drunk while in the actual dis
charge of the duties of his office, or
when called upon to perform the
same. may be indicted therefor.
and upon conviction may be re-
moved from Office; and
Whereas, by section 1919 of the
Annotated Code of this State, 1t is
made a mistlpmeanOr for any per
son to be drunk in any public place
IN the presence of two or more
persons;
Now, therefore, he it resolved by
the honse, That the speaker be and
is hereby authorized and requested
to appoint special committee OF
| five members of tins house, who
shall proceed to investigate these
charges, and the said committee
shall have power to summon per
sons before them by process exc
ruted upon them by the sergeant
at arms of this honse, or his depm
ty, to compel the attendance OF said
witnesses, and - administer Oaths
to any person appearing before
them under sand process. and the
said committee shall sit with open
doors, and shall be authorized to
employ stenographer al reason