The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-29
CLERKS FINISH
THEIR LABORS
MANUSCRIPTS TURNED OVER
TO PRINTERS
ERROR IN LAW DISCOVERED
IN Not Providing Court For the
New County of Forrest-Queer
Legal Tangle Results-Will Hire
Guards For Penitentiary

IaeksO1, MISSISSIPPI, March 25.-f
Tie Hon. L. Pink Smith, clerk OF
tax lower house OF the Legislature,
lgfs, today for his home at Grenville,
tseazsne turned themanuscript OF his
;<o.zsnals OF the recent session over
to Secretary OF State Powers, who in
tw>u will forward it TO the public
printers.
Secretary Frank Robertson. OF the
senate, has also departed for his
horae at Pontotoc, having completed
the work Of final revision. These
two officials, however. are by no
qrr4ns al the end OF their labor. for
The indexes OF the next two
ve4ssrnes are TO be prepared. and this
viii take at least three weeks OF
Fzara work
The house and senate journals will
prsbably equal in size OF those of two
years ago. During the session about
r.7oo bills were introduced in the
two bodies
The secretary Of state has for
wardcd to the public printers copies
of all the appropriation bills which
will be made part of the session
acts Of 1908. and copies of the gen
craI laws passed will be forwarded
as soon as they can be prepared, the
original enrolled bills being retained
in the office OF the secretary of state.
All bills passed at the recent session
yarre enrolled in typewriter form.
The first error i'll the laws enacted
a the recent legislative session bob
ted up serene1y this morning.
An examination of the bill chang
iss the time for molding court terms
IN The Eighth chancery district shows
hat uo provision was made for courr
IN the new county Of Forrest
The same terms as heretofore ara
prescribed for the First and Second
districts Of Perry county, and The
COUNTY Of Forrest was created from
one Of the districts of Perry, bat the
law as amended does not specifically
name court dates for the new coun
". and there is some doubt whether
it would be legal to pay no attention
to this oversight
Oil. w. A. Montgomery. OF th'
prison board Of trustees, was IN tht
CITY thfs morning and stated that ar
engagements are now being made t.
re place the trusty guards at the Ran
lssn convict farm with hired guard
in order TO prevent further escapes
Although the joint legislative com
rr7ieosAe on humane and benevolen
i,sstie+Hions of the legislature rec
esasxacnded the removal of Mai. Price
sa.aerintendent of the Soldiers hou
at Beauvoir. on the ground that h
rqzi rssains a discipline too rigid fo
the inmates Of the institution. it
view doubtful whether the board {
directors will comply with the sue
eeStaon.
The new board appointed by Coz
Noel will rreet at Gulfport eaIy
April at which time the Legislative
Recommendation Will be brought u
fer discussion. 1t Is known thu
rflcse are at least two members I
thu board who favor the retention {
Supt Price, in spite of Nle conrni
tees recommendation. and who b.
heve that the recommendation
question is based solely on the con
rsasrfs OF few of the inmates VIII
are old and childish.
At any rate, Supt. Price viii /
gwen the benefit of a thorough hea
isag, and II is assured that he will ne
be removed unless complaints of
nyore serious character than tho.
presented by the committee al
urged for consideration.