The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-14

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year he was appointed Federal judge
for Mississippi, and continued until a
few years ago, when he voluntarily re-
signed. 1t was fortunate for the State
reconstruction times. There are scores
and scores who would have been perse-
cuted by Imprisonment and confsca-
ton, who remember his kindly inter-
ference in their behalf. He was a
trustee of the State University for
many years, and at the opening of each
session it was his custom to greet the
old students and welcome the new
Judge Hill was a Christian of deep
piety, and was ready when the Supreme
Judge of heaven and earth summoned
him into His presence.
The legislature increased the appro-
priation for pensions from $4,000 to
$15O,OOO, but the number of applications
being received at the auditors office
ries are not likely to receive, individu-
ally, more than was disbursed under
the last distribution. The supervisors
will pass on all applications in Septem-
Der. Those who are justly entitled to
pensions should receive all they can
! get, and those who are not should be
made to understand they are not in it.
1t is fraud and an outrage on the de-
serving INDECENT to have the good in
tentions of the State thwarted by dead.
beats who have no claim whatever upon
this fund. The supervisors cannot
make their inquiries too searching, and
if they will call on the Confederate
camps they may learn thing or two
about claimants.
Attorney General McClurg sustains
the contention of secretary of State that
corporations SO amending their charters
as to increase the capital stock, must
pay the recording fee prescribed in the
graduated scale in act of March, not
withstanding the words, ''for each
amendment to charter for profit S."
In one case before the secretary of State
an amendment was filed increasing the
capital stock to s75O,OOO and the sum of
IS rendered for recording. The secre-
tary demanded $3.50, and the attorney
general sustained him. As all charter
fees go to the treasury, this is quite an
item of revenue. The indications are
that the charter fees for 1900 will ex-
coed &c., For 1899 they were less
than 5000.
1t was our privilege to spend the
evening of the, Sd instant with the
teachers normal at Brandon. The nor
NAL is great success in point of num-
bers and interest. One hundred and
fifteen had been enrolled. Prof. w. N.
Hardee is the conductor. He believes
that normals are for business rather
than for pleasure, and his teachers APP
pear to be of the same opinion. 1t was
our privilege to give the teachers some
account of the stirring times In Missis-
sippi from 1860 to 1868.
The delightful outing of the Missis-
sippi Press Association came to close
on the Sd, when the two Pullmans in
which they started reached jackson.
They visited Denver, Salt Lake City,
Manitou. the Garden of the Gods, some
of the big silver mines and other points
of interest.
There was no change in the matter
of county printing made by the last
legislature. A bill to repeal the "Tram-
mill law" was introduced, but it did
not pass. There were some changes in
the State printing law, shortening the
time for getting out the laws and jour
nails, and letting the contract for four
instead of for two years.
The capitol commission contracted
with Architect Linck, of st. Louis, to
superintend the construction OF the
new capitol, according to his plans. He
gets S45, 900. He is now at work on de-
tails, so that when proposals are in
yited from contractors they will know
precisely what they are bidding on.
Assessor Chiles has done a good work
for Kinds county and for the State.
The increase over previous assessment
is about twenty per cent, much OF this
being in solvent credits and other items
that have heretofore escaped taxation.