The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-01-25
STATE LEGISLATURE.



The judiciary committee Of the house n
ported on the matter Of dIsposlng Of tn
sealed returns of the special election 10
State treasurer and secretary Of State
which were referred to the speaker by Sec
rotary OF State Power. The committee r.
recommended that the speaker should opel
and canvass the returns as provided In tn
constitution for general elections. Messrs
Power and Carlisle, the present incumbenta
were formally declared elected.
Senator George introduced a resolution
lnstructing the investigating committee
the penitentiary to continue Its session.
with open doors, and to be empowered q
summon witnesses, whose expenses are t
be paid out Of the contingent fund, and thu
said committee to further continue Its In
yestlgatlon of the management Of the pen
ltentiary and report.
The resolution was adopted by vote o.
20 to 5.
Senator Crawford offered a resolution
requiring the secretary of the board of con
troll to file an inventory Of the property OF
hand to this committee, as provided for By
section 1882 Of the Code of 1892. The reso
luton was adopted by a unanimous vote.
A resolution was offered increasing the
salaries of the judges Of the supreme cour'
and also increasing the number OF judgei
from three to five.
SIXTH DAY.
TIL events of the proceedings OF the leg
lslature were the passage OF Dill In the
house to increase the appropriation for tho
common school fund from $1,0Q0000 to ST.
100000, and the receipt of special mess
age from Governor Longino submitting for
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 prohibltionsts now seek to stop
the sale In these counties by general pro-
hibition. strong delegation Of the W. c.
I. u. is here, and Miss Belle Kearney ad.
dressed the house in the Interest Of the
measure In the afternoon.
The house took up the resolution OF Mr.
McAllIster Of Madison, inviting Admiral
schley to visit the capital, declaring him to
be the real hero of Santiago. The resolu'
tlon 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-
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 legis'
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.. McAllister 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 as bearing on the
dispensary system; The other was directed
TO the liquor traffic committee, calling upon
them to investigate the workings of the
South Carolina dispensary 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 Mr.. McAllisteI
OF Madison and is as follows
Whereas, In the late war between the
United States and Spain, Admiral Winfield
5. Schley, of the United States navy, who,
de Cuba won one of the greatest naval vic.
tories recorded in history and
whereas, For the past three years Ad
miral Schley has been pursued by methods
which stand opposed by the frowns of all
enlightened nations, In an attempt to dl
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 acqutt.
ted Admiral Schley of every charge noised
against him, but presented him In a far
stronger light than before to the great body
OF his countrymen; and,
whereas, To the surprise and humilia.
tlon of the public sense of justice, a ma
j6rity of said court made 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 ths
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 unfadlng gratitude of his
Resolved, further, That we condemn the
majority report aforesaid and recoil at the
Injustice done Admiral Schley; that we In
commend him to the emulation Of future
ages Of just and enlightened men.
"Resolyed; further. That we. extend a
most cordial Invitation to Admiral Schley
templated Southern tour and receive q
public manifestation of the exalted respect
confidence. and admiration in which he ID
held by the neople Of Mississippi.
"Resolved. further, That copy Of these
resolutions be sent to Admiral Schley."
EIGHTH DAY
The penitentiary Investigation matter waa
not taken up by the house, but was post
poned until Tuesday and made the special
order for 10 O'Clock a. m. This action was
made necessary because of the fact that
the testimony has not yet been printed.
The house has never acted on the senate
Joint resolution recommitting the matter
to the committee for further and fuller in.
vestigation.
The house passed an amnesty act. vail
dating contracts made since March 1. 1900
which would otherwise be void under the
law because of non-payment sof privilege
Iaxes. The bill does not repeal the existing
law.
After prolonged debate the senate
passed the Dill approprlating money to the
Industrial Institute and College The
principal opposition was to. the committee
amendment appropriating $4,000 for an
Industrial hall. The bill appropriates
s114.000 for the expenses Of the college
,or the next two years This. with the
interest on the land fund, makes a total
The governor transmitted the report III
he commission to locate the boundary be-
.ween Mississippi and Louisiana The ne.
1ort states that the greater part Of the
Stands and oyster shoals in dispute belong
o mississippi: but that no agreement could
,e reached with the Louisiana commission
Ind n friendly suit was arranged 70 ha
ried In the Emitted States court to decide
he matter.
The senate passed concurrent resoIp.
Ion amending the constitution so as to lei
he legislature at special sessions conside,
my matters 1t NAV desire without askIna
cave OF the governor.
The Kinds county grand jury kept