The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-03
Many Questions Asked and Answered.

Many Questions Asked and Answered.
1t would be a good thing if every
State should have a department or
bureau of statistics, in which data could
be collected and tabulated relating to
the agricultural, industrial, educational
and other public interests of the State.
In the absence of such in Mississippi,
the secretary of State is applied to
from every direction, and on almost
every subject. Here are some ques-
tions, and the answers in response,
from the publishers of the Annual
cisco:
1. Are your legislative sessions annual or
biennial' Biennial.
2 What is the day of the meeting Of the leg
islature as expressed by law! First Tuesday
alter first Monday in January In every even
year.
3. What day of the month and year will your
next legislature meet? January 2. 1890.
4. Are State elections annual, biennial or
quadrennial? Quadrennial.
D. On what day are your State elections held?
"On the Tuesday next after the first Monday III
November, 1895, and every four years there
after
s. What day OF the month and year will your
next State election be held? November :, 1899.
I. What are the names OF governor and lieu
tenant governor in Office March 4, 1899? Ansem
j. McLaurn, governor; j. H. Jones, lieuten-
ant governor
8. Politics of each? Democratic.
.. Give names OF state officials, and salary OF
each:
Anselm }. McLaurin, governor; $3.50.
). II. Jones, lieutenant-governor; $500 as pres
ident OF tile senate, regular session; $500 .er
diem for special sessions.
j. l.. Power, secretary of State; s., 600.
W. d. Holder, auditor public accounts; 81, 800.
A. q. May. treasurer; $500.
Wiley n. Nash, attorney general; 81, 800
A. IL. Whitfield, superintendent of education ;
$1,000
f. w. Brown, clerk supreme court; $500 for
recording decisions, and prescribed fees.
f. IL. Nall, land commissioner; 81, 800.
Writ Adams. revenue agent; fees 70 per cent
on all collections.
}. j. Evans, j. d. Nc Innis, NJ. NJ. Evans, rail-
road commissioners; each $1,000
These are the only elective State officers.
10. How many years is your governors term
OF office? Four
ii. what day OF the month and year will the
present executive term expire? Tuesday, Jan
uary 49, 1900.
II, What is the limitation of redemption Of
tax sales? Two years.
10. What Is the statute of limitations regard
Ing judgments, notes and open accounts?
Seven, six and three years, respectively.
IA. What Is the legal annual interest? per
cent. but contracts as high as 10 per cent may
be made.
hat
Beyond 10 per cent.
10. How many lines, and miles OF wire Of
telephones in the State?
Ii. How many telegraph Lines, and miles of
wire? For the year ending June 80, 1893, 26i7,-
$50 miles. In course of construction April. 1899.
estimated 50 miles.
Is. How many miles of railroad completed?
How many in course of construction?
~. Amount Of revenue, from all sources for
the last fiscal year? The last fiscal year re-
ported is 1897. Total sl,7ls, 1899.
20. Amount of gross expenditures? For same
period, 81, 456, 343.i4.
Il. Amount OF State indebtedness, bonded?
si,lO5. 1914. This on October /. 1897.
The non-payable debt-school funds. on
which interest alone is paid-Sl, 6l2, jI2 o.
q. Rate OF taxation by State on each sIop?
65 cents.
-. How many judges in your supreme court?
Three.
many assemblymen? 1873.
26 Please give information as to United
States senators from your State? The legisIa.
ture that meets Tuesday, January 2, 1900. will
on Tuesday, January Is, proceed to elect one
United states senator for the short term eudinS
March 3. 1901, and one for the term of six years.
beginning March 4, 1901. One person may be
elected for both terms. The act of congress Of
July %, 1886, fixes the time for the election Of
United States senator ION the second Tuesday
after the meeting and organization of the legs.
lature."
The present senators are: fernando ID.
Money. whose term expires March 8, 1906; and
William V. Sullivan, whose term expires March
3, 1901. Both Democrats.
81. Names OF representatives in congress from
March 4, 1899?
John NJ. Allen-First District.
Thomas Spght-Second District
Thomas G. Catchings-Third District
Andrew +. Fox-FOurth District.
John 5. Willlams--Fifth District
Frank A. McLain--Sixth ID. strict.
Patrick Henry-Seventh District.
The commencement exercises of Mill.
saps College will open Friday morning.
June 16, with contest for declamat ton
medal by members of Freshman class.
Annual debate on Friday evening, de-
bate between members of Galloway and
Lamar literary societies. The question
for discussion will be: Resolved, that
the United States should enter upon a
policy of territorial expansion" the
affirmative to be upheld by j. A. Teat
of Alfalfa, and T. w. Holloman of Yazoo;
the negative by ]. b. Mitchell of vir-
ginia, and j. I. McCafferty, of Choc-
taw. Contest for Oscar Kearney An
drews medal on Saturday morning by
members of sophomore class. On Sun
day morning Bishop w. A. Gambler of
Georgia will preach the commencement
sermon, and at night Rev. w. T. Boil
ing of Shreveport will preach before
the Y. NJ. c. A. The literary address
will be delivered by Bishop Gambler
Monday morning. Tuesday morning
the graduates viii speak, medals will
be awarded and degrees conferred.