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


| MlnnI1nI0uI REPRESENTATIVES,
CONGRESS 10 urge the passage OF a bill 10
ses,,n6 ths cotton tar collected Immediately
,fter the war from ten States.
The judiciary committee OF the house 70
oortad on the matter Of dlsposlng Of the
seaIed returns OF the special election for
state treasurer and secretary OF State,
which were referred 10 the speaker by Sec
retarv on state Power. The committee re-
Commended that the sneaker should open
ana canvass the returns as provided In the
constitution for general elections. Messrs.
Power and Carlisle, the present incumbents,
we're formally declared elected.
Senator C.eorge introduced a resolution
Instructinu the investigating committee OF
the uenitentiarv to continue Its sessions
with omen doors, and to be empowered to
summon witnesses, whose expenses are to
he Maid out of the contingent fund, and the
said committee to further continue It's In
yestlgatIon of the management OF the pen
ltentIary and report.
The resolution was adopted by vote OF
20 to 8.
Senator Crawford offered resolution
recurring the secretary Of the board Oh con-
trol 10 file an inventory of the property Oh
hand 10 this committee. as provided for by
.ection also Of the Code OF 1892. The reso-
IutIon was adopted by a unanimous vote.
A resolution was offered increasing the
,aIarIes of the Judges of the supreme court
and also increasing the number OF judges
from three 10 Ave.
SIXTH DAY
Th events of the proceedings Of the leg
lslature were the passage of bill In the
bouse TO increase the appropriation for the
common school fund from 81 900 900 to ST.
2b0 600 and the receipt Of q special mess
.oe from Governor Longino submitting for
action the question of State prohibition
Tbere are only about a dozen counties In
the State in which liquor Is licensed to DIG
sold under the present local option plan'
and the prohibitionists now seek to stop
,ho saIa In these counties by q general pro-
I,,.' 4.o,. aaIaootion Of the W. C.,
niDitlon' slion5 49,, pa.aov cd
L. U. Is here, ana MISS beiie he1iny
dressed the house In the interest OF Inc
measure In the afternoon.
Tha bonsa took nm the resolution of Mr.,
Inc nouSe 80 - ,nyittnc Admiral
McAlllster Oh Aiuuison' IL, 20
Schley to visit the capital, declaring nin "
be the real hero Of Santiago. Inc resoiu
tion was passed by unanimous vote.
nj ho,sos unan,mously adopted reso.
both nouses '. s5n,,raI SchIev IN he
luton declaring hear Auniii1. :,.,oao
the rlghtful hero OF the Dattle OIL oan'i"sV'
and ..entitled to the unfaillng gratitude OF his
country" The resolution Endorses the re-
coun.iS' 80, no,,ov In the Scbley court
port oL Auiiiai He"ey - ~ reojoritv re-
OF inquiry, ana CONDEMNS 'ne nyS ths
port of the other members constituting ths
CONT Nv this same resolution the legis-
Ioturo oxterds a cordial invitation to Ad.
- SohIav 70 v,sit Jackson and receive
mlraI Scnley " 'is' 'oeA ,.aS 20.
public manifestation Oh Tue eSai'eu
spect, confidence and admiration In WHICH
ha ia hold nv the people Of Mississippi"
SEVENTH DAY.
80 -, - - .osolutions
MI McAihsler oneieu wv n,,,,,ttas
one calling upon the judiciary committees
70 ascertain the extent Of the decision OF
the limited States supreme court on the
's,,,,ai $1,000 law as nearing ON the
dispensary system tne otner was s,,o,,
to the liquor tralc comnii..ee, Ian"s ths
South Carolina dispensary system. .,
The resolution commencing Aunlii - -
| Schley and censurlng the ADVERSE NeLulS' "a
the court Of inquiry, when was paSseu, i. ny Z,
| the house, is couched IN very sIIoaH sen
| guage. 1t was onered Dy Mr. McAAiS'ei
OF Madison and is as follows: A.,
Whereas, In the late war petWeen tns
United States and Spain, Admiral Mlnneio
S. Schley, of the United States navy. VINO VINO,
| de Cuba, won one OF the greatest naSal VIC
tories recorded in history and a.
Whereas, For the past three years az
| mlral Schley has been pursued by metnodS
which stand opposed by the frowns OF az
enlightened nations, In an attempt to al
vest him of the laureis achieved by MS
| splendid naval genius upon the OCCASION IT,
| ferred to and
Whereas, The vast volume OF testimony
adduced before said court not only acqua aI
teu AumiI , osney u esety tina IN 70,
agalnsI nun, put P[esen'eu t I'M ,,rno+ ho ID