The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-02-01
STATE LEGISLATURE.
FIErH DAY.

| 4emOrullLlnB h1lssiebippi REPRESENTATIVES, ~
congress to urge the passage Of a bill to
refund the cotton tar collected Immediately
after the war from ten States.
The judiciary committee Of the house re-
ported ON the matter Of disposlng Of the
sealed returns Of the special election for
State treasurer and secretary OF State.
which were referred to the speaker by Sec
rotary OF State Power The committee re-
commended that the speaker should open
and canvass the returns as provided In the
constitution for general elections. Messrs.
Power and Carlisle, the present incumbents,
were formally declared elected.
Senator George introduced resolution
lnstructing the investigating committee OF
the penitentiary to continue Its sessions
with open doors, and to be empowered to
summon witnesses, whose expenses are to
be paid out of the contingent fund, and the
said committee to further continue Its In
vestigation of the management Of the pen
ltentlary and report.
The resolution was adopted by vote OF
20 to 5.
Senator Crawford offered a resolution
requiring the secretary of the board of con-
troll to file an inventory Of the property on
hand to this committee, as provided for BY
| section 31S2 Of the Code of 1892. The reso'
luton was adopted by unanimous vote.
A resolution was offered increasing the
salaries Of the judges of the supreme court
and also Increasing the number OF judges
from three to five.
SIXTH DAY.
TIL events Of the proceedings OF the leg
stature were the passage of bill In the
house to increase the appropriation FOR the
common school fund from $1.000,000 to ST..
$50, 900, and the receipt Of a special mess
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action the question of State prohibition.
There are only about dozen counties In
the State In which liquor Is licensed to be
sold under the present local option plan,
and the prohibltionists now seek to stop
the sale In these counties by general pro-
hibition. A strong delegation Of the W. {.
I. U. Is here, and Miss Belle Kearney adj
dressed the house In the interest OF the
measure In the afternoon.
The house took up the resolution OF Mr..
McAlllster of Madison, inviting Admiral
Schley to visit the capital, declaring him to
be the real hero Of Santiago. The resolu'
ton was passed by unanimous vote.
Both houses unanimously adopted reso.
luton declaring Rear Admiral Schley to be
the rightful hero of the battle of Santiago,
and entitled to the unfailing gratitude OF his
country" The resolution indorses the re-
VI AumlTdl OeNt1 III luO k0NAiCJ SNAAA
Of inquiry, and condemns the majority re-
port of the other members constituting the
court. BY this same resolution the legis-
lature extends a cordial invitation to AID
miral Schley to visit Jackson and receive
public manifestation of the exalted re-
spect, confidence and admiration in which
he is held by the people Of Mississippi"
SEVENTH DAY.
Mr.. McAllister offered two resolutions,
one calling upon the judiciary COMMITTEES
to ascertain the extent Of the decision OF
the United States supreme court on the
original package law as bearing on the
dispensary system; the other was directed
TO the liquor traiiic committee, calling upon |
them to Investigate the workings OF the
South Carolina dlspensary system.
The resolution commencing Admiral |
Schley and censuring the adverse verdict OF |
the court of inquiry, which was passed by |
the house, is couched in very strong Ian |
guage. 1t was offered by MIR. McAlllsteI |
of Madison and is as follows:
Whereas, In the late war between the |
United States and Spain, Admiral Winfield |
S. Schley, of the United States navy, who |
on July 8. 1898. In the harbor of Santiago /
de Cuba, won one of the greatest naval vic.
tories recorded in history and
whereas, For the past three years Ad |
mlral Schley has been pursued by methods |
which stand opposed by the frowns of all |
enlightened nations, In an attempt to di |
vest him of the laurels achieved by his |
splendid naval genius upon the occasion re-
ferred to; and
Whereas. The vast volume of testimony
adduced before said court not only acquit
ted Admiral Schley of every charge noised
against him, but presented him In far
stronger light than before to the great body
of his countrymen and,
Whereas, To the surprise and humilia.
tion Of the public sense Of justice ma
jority of said court made a report adverse
to Admiral Schley, which has become.
part of the record of naval history; and
Whereas, Admiral George Dewey made
report in accordance with the facts of the
case and in harmony with the cherished
principles of justice, generating Admiral
Schley and giving him due credit for his
immortal victory at Santiago; therefore,
be It.
"Resolved, by the Mississippi house OF
representatives, That Admiral Schley Is the
real hero of Santiago; that he Is one Of the
worlds greatest naval commanders, and Ii
entitled to the unfading gratitude Of his
country.
Resolved, further, That we condemn the
majority report aforesaid and recoil at the
Injustice done Admiral Schley; that we in.
dorse the report Of Admiral Dewey and
ages of Just and enlightened men.
Resolved. further, That we extend q
most cordial Invitation to Admiral SchIey
to visit the State capital during his con.
templated Southern tour and receive q
public manifestation of the exalted respect
held by the reople of Mississippi.
Resolved. further, That copy Of these
resolutions be sent to Admiral Schley."
EIGHTH DAY
The penitentiary investigation matter was
not taken up by the house. but was post
order for 10 o'clock a. m. This action was
made necessary because of the fact that