The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-01-25
STATE LEGISLATURES.
FIFTH DAY.

refund the cotton tax collected immediateiy
after the war from ten states.
The judiciary committee Of the house re-
ported on the matter of disposing OF the
sealed returns of the special election ior
state treasurer and secretary Of STATE
which were referred to ule speaker ~ s
rotary of State Power. The committee ~
commended that the speaker should open
and canvass the returns us provided IN inc
constitution for general elections. Messrs
Power and Carlisle, the present ipcumpents'
were formally declared elected.
Senator George introduced q resolution
instructing the investigating OF
the penitentiary to continue Its sessions
with open doors, and to be empowered -
summon witnesses, whose expenses are
be paid out of the contingent fund, ana tne
.a,d committee to further continue Its In
vestigation of the management OF tine PEN
itentiary and report.
The resolution was adopted BY . vooe Oh
20 to s.
Senator Crawford offered . resolution
requiring the secretary OF the board Oh con-
troll to file an inventory Of the property on
hand to this committee, as provided for ~
section 31S2 Of the Code of 1892. The reso-
luton was adopted by a unanimous vote.
A resolution was offered increasing tne
salaries of the judges of the supreme court
ana also luCIcdShhb
from three TO five.
SIXTH DAY.
TIL events Of the proceedings OF the ies'
| ~islature were the passage OF q Dill In tns
house to increase the Appropriation ZOE tns
| common school fund from $1,00O,o0 10 $ls-
25o, 900, and the receipt of . special mess
| age from Governor Longino submitting ior
action the question Of State prohipition'
There are only about a dozen counties IN
I...Ar n 1taanAod fn h0
sold under the present local option pian'
and the prohIbItiopists now seek to stop
the sale in these counties by q general pro-
hibition. A strong delegation of the W.. Z.
T.. u. Is here, and Miss Belle kearney al
dressed the house In the interest OF the
measure in the afternoon
The house took up the resolution Of Mr..
McAllister of Madiron, inviting Admiral
Schley to visit the capital, declaring him to
be the real hero of Santiago. the resoiu-
tion was passed by unanimous vote.
Both houses unanimously adopted q reso-
luton declaring Rear Admiral Schley to be
the rightful hero of the battle Of Santiago.
and entitled to the unfailins gratitude OF MS
country" The resolution lndorses the re-
port of Admiral Dewey in the Schley court
Of inquiry, and condemns the majority re-
port of the other members constituting the
court. BY this same resolution the iegis-
lature extends q cordial invitation to Ad-
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.. McAlllster offered two resolutions
one calling upon the Judiciary committee
to ascertain the extent OF the decision Of
the United States supreme court ON the
original package law a. bearing on the
dispensary system; the other was directed
to the liquor traihc committee, calling upon
them TO investigate the workings OF the
South Carolina uispensary system.
The resolution ,comInending Admiral
Schley and censuring the adverse verdict OK
the court OF inquiry, which was passed by
the house, is couched in very strong Ian
guage. 1t was offered by Mr.. McAllister
OF Madison ald Ia as Follows
"Wl.ereas. In the late war between the
United Stat 5 and Spain, Admiral Winfield
5. !, nley, =. the United States navy. who,
on July 3, 1898, in the harbor Of Santiago
de Cuba, won one of the greatest naval vie.
tories recorded In history and
Whereas, For the past three years Ad-
miral Schley has been pursued by methods
enlightened nations, in an attempt to d.
vest him of the laurels achieved by his
splendid naval genius upon the occasion re-
Whereas, The vast volume Of testimony
adduced before said court not only acquit.
ted Admiral Sehley of every charge noised
against him. but presented him In a fur
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. q ma
jority of said court made a report adverse
to Admiral Schley, which has become o
part Of the record OF naval history and
Whereas, Admiral George Dewey made q
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,
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 is
, entitled to the unfading gratitude of his
RESOLVED. further. That we condemn ths
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 o
most cordial Invitation to Admiral Schley
: to visit the State capital during his. con
temnlated southern tour and receive 9
public manifestation of the exalted respect
confidence and admiration In which he Il
. held by the neorle of Mississippi.
Resolved. further. That a copy Of thes,
resolutions be sent to Admiral -SclIley."
EIGHTH DAY.
' The penltentiary Investigation matter wa
, not taken up, by the house, but was post
.'Na AN II opctlt
order for 10 O'Clock a. m. This action wa,
made necessary because Of the fact tina
the testimony has not vet been printed.
r. The house has never acted on the senaty
Joint resolution recommItting the matte
I to the committee for further and fuller In
j.. vestigation. - -
. Thu house passed an amnesty act, vail
: dating contracts made since March /. 1000
!, which would otherwise be void under tn
u law because Of non payment OF priyileg
r taxes. The bill does not repeal the ~existin,
law.
9 After a prolonged debate the scnat
passed the Bill appropriating money to til
Industrial Institute and College. Tn
principal opposition was to the committe
amendment appropriating 500, 600 for d,
g Industrial hall. The bill appropriate
n S114.000 for the expenses Of the collee
" for the next two years. This, with M
l. Interest on the land fund, makes a tots
D. The governor transmitted the report a
@ the commission to locate the boundary n,
tween Mississippi and Louisiana. The n
~ mort states that the greater part OF N
ISLANDS and oyster shoals In dlspute belop
to Mississippi. but that no agreement coul
a. be reached with the Louisiana commIssio
and a friendly suit was arranged 70 h
10 tried In the United States court to decId
The senate passed a concurrent vesoI,
n l finn QmpndtnU thn