The Grenada sentinel., 1899-10-28
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.

DI j. L.
3A1A1ataaHAUA.1A1AieA1S
An Elective Judlciary-The Noel Amend
ment
"A Seeker After Light" has addressed
the following to the editor of this de-
partment:
''In view Of the constitutional amend
ment to DO acted upon next month by the
people at the ballotbox, will you please
state by what majorities the concurrent
resolution passed the several readings in
each branch of the legislature, and who
voted for and against. Also give, if you
can, MIR. Noel's reasons why the amend
ment should be adopted"
Senate concurrent resolution No. 8
introduced by Mr.. Noe.), proposing
amendments to the consultation making
the offices of judges of the supreme and
circuit judges and chancellors elective,
passed the senate on its second reading
by 80 to 8; on its third reading by 80 to
STEM being absent. Following is the
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Boyd, Bramlett. Brew
er, Broyles, Byars, Clark, Falkner,
Gray, Gregory, Hardy, Heidelberg,
Hicks, Kiger, Lamb. Magruder, McDon'
aid, McIlhenny, Mckinney, McLaurin,
Mitchell, Nixon, Moore, of Fifteenth
District, Moore of Thirtieth District,
Nesbit, Noel, Price of Sixteenth Dis
trict, Rainwater, Rowan, Sisson-So.
Nays-Messrs. Cook, Lewenthal,
Smith, Trigg and Wells-5.
Absent and not voting-Messrs.
Adams, Borners, Causey, Clinton
Greaves, Harrison, Kendrick, Mcintosh
Miller and Weathersby-1o.
Mr.. Miller, absent on third reading
voted yea on second reading.
In the house the vote on first reading
stood: Yeas 1903, nays 16, absent H. On
second reading: Yeas 9s, nays lc, ab'
sent 10. On third reading: Yeas 30,
nays none, absent 43.
The vote on first reading, being the
fullest, it is here given;
Yeas-Messrs: Ainsworth, Allen, ALL
good, Anderson of Lee and ltawamba
Arbo, Baird, Ballinger, Bell, Black
we'll, Blanchard OF Bolivar, Blanchard
of Prentiss, Blocker, Boatright, Bott
Brown, Bryant. Buckley, Chapman
Collier, Coody, Cox, Critz, Crumpton
Dees, Denton of Lauderdale, Dinsmore
Doss, Eaton, Ehrman, Fox, Firth
Gum, Garraway, Greene, Harrington
Hathorn, Heath, Hemphill, Herring
Holmes, House, Houston, johnson o
Holmes, Johnson of Lawrence, Jone'
of Claiborne, KERN, Keith, Kennedy
Killingsworth, Knox, Lamb of Pamela
Langston, Land, Lewis, Lilly, Man
ship, Manuel, Martin, Macarthur, Med
ford, Mayes, Miller, Moore, Nelson
Permenter, Pope, Prewitt, Parnell
Reid, Revis, Richardson, Roberts, Rol
Inns, Ross, Sexton, Sharkey, Sheffield
; Shivers, Smith of Franklin and Lin
coin, Smith of Greene, Smith of Mon
) roe, Stegall, Steele, Stennis, Stovall
Showers, Suits, Taylor, Thigpen, Tor
rev, Touchstone, Trammill, Turner
Underwood, Ventrees, Webb, Webster
Weems, MILESTONE, Williams, Worthy
: Yerger and Mr.. Speaker-103.
Nays-Messrs. Abbay, Anderson o
Warren, Caruthers, Coleman, Denton
Ouitman, East, Glover, Mcmahon
Montgomery, Pipes, Russell, shankle
Swetman, Talbot, Thomas and Wealth
ersby-16.
Absent and not voting-Messrs. But
ler, Carroll, Cowart, Doty, Franklin
Goodwin, Hicks, Jones Of Union, Lam
of Alcorn, Leach, Lipscomb, Sheppard
;, Street and WALTZ.
! OF those absent on third reading MI
, Wall voted nay on second reading.
Constitutional amendments do not 6
! to the governor, hence Gov. McLauri
!, did not approve or disapprove.
Y As we have already, in previou
e issue, published the elective judiciar
Il amendment in tull, we will now Civ
J. Mr.. Noel's reasons for introducing an
il supporting it.
In the legislature of 1896 Mr.. Mo-
n introduced q constitutional amendmer
!, proposing to make judges elective. Th
It proposition was defeated, as in the col
|. stitutional convention and previor
e legislatures, largely upon the groun
that while the white people could col
y troll the State and the election OF 60
t. ernor, who could appoint the judiciar.
IS they could not always control ever
t. district, and the lawless elemen
e would combine with the negro vote IN
IT often elect unfit judges. After col
s. sulting nearly all the members OF II
J. legislature of 1898 Mr.. Noel prepared
ie constitutional amendment meeting u
It reasonable objections. according to tt
y opinion of four-fifths Of the legislator
IL as expressed by votes. BY this compr
ii mise plan Mr.. Noel believes that Il
y white people Of each district can mai
their own judicial nomination, whit
will 20 upon a State ticket, to
,e elected just as governors are. II
ii lawless element, in combination wit
III the colored vote, are thus made powe
a. less, unless strong enough to carry tt
$. State, in which wholly improbab
10 event they would, even under the pre-
at ent system, get all the State Office