The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-07
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our Spe.
| cial Correspondent at Jackson.
JACKSON.
The State Treasury.

Although recognizing that there will
be q deficit in the state treasury of a.
least $500, 900 between now and Jan. l
and with the prospect rather indicat
ing that the deficit will reach nearer 8
half million, Gov. Noel says the legis.
lature will not be called together &c
consider the situation. Their atten,
ton vas called to the inevitable fact
that there would be a deficit this fall
and another next fall" said the gov
ernor, shut they refused then to pro
vide for it, and there is no reason to
suppose that they would now take &C.
ton which they refused to take then.
The legislature Of 1906 authorized
the issuance of emergency bonds to the
amount of $3.50, 600 for the purpose of
tiding over this annual period when the
demand for money has exhausted the
treasury, but the Legislature of 1908 re-
fused to appropriate money to pay in
terest on such an issue, and it cannot
be floated for that reason. The sem
ate did pass a bill a%pprepriating money
for the interest, but the house turned
it down.
AS the matter now stands the treas
ury is practically empty. More than
SSOO,OO0 will be required to meet the
fixed obligations of the state between
o and the 1st of January. Refer
ence to the receipts for the same period
in former years, and judging this year
by those, there is little hope that more
than 5000, 900 or 5000, 900 will be re-
ceived from all sources during that time.
Changed Conditions.
A. reimbursement of business relations
between landlords and tenants and sup
ply merchants and customers is expect
ed to take place in the fifteen counties
OF Mississippi that have been invaded
by the Mexican boil weevil. While
the pest has not damaged this years
crop to any extent, except late plant
ings in two. or three counties, it is the
consensus of opinion. that it's ravages
will be much heaviet next year, and, as
an inevitable result, where the farmer
intends to stick to cotton growing, it
is not likely that he will get cash and
supply advances as liberal as in former
years. Some farmers are inclined to
the belief that the weevil will not be
SO disastrous in Mississippi as in other
states, while others make no effort to
conceal their alarm, and declare that
next years crop must be pitched as
cheaply as possible, and that rotation
of crops must be the order of the day,
fields being used for hay, corn,
potatoes and other crops.
Revenue Agent Loses.
An interesting case before the SUI
peeme court this week was that of Writ
Adams, state revenue agent, VS.. w. NJ.
Carter, administrator, ct al. A sheriff
in n OF the northern counties q few
years ago checked up short in his ac-
cunts about $500. Mr.. Adams sued
lis bondsmen and administrator for
he amount, together with 20 per cent
damages. The court awarded the prin-
,ipal, but refused the damages, where
upon Mr.. Adams proceeded to collect
The principal, but appealed that part of
he cas- refusing the damages. The
appellee set up the claim that he could
lot now collect more, because he had
the verdict of the court by
collecting the judgment as rendered;
hat if he was not satisfied with the re-
'ult he should have refused to accept
t and appealed the entire case. The
upreme court cOncurred in that view
nd dismissed the appeal.
Who Makes the Assessment
A test. case will be sent to the su.
rene court from Vicksburg to decide
7hether the city assessor or the rail-
DAD commission shall make the assess ]
1ents OF public corporations in that
itY. Recently the supreme court of I
he United States gave Vicksburg a !
Judgment for back taxes against the I
,azoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad {
ompany. After making one payment l
he road took advantage of what it
would reduce the amount, con-
that the railroad commission.
nd not the city assessor, had made G
ne assessment. II
This would mean a difference of about c
1000. City Attorney Anderson con- @
ends that the city assessor must make S
le assessment. r
ure FeedstuH. 4
There has been a suggestion made to :.
,e effect that certain parties who are :.
opposed to the pure feedstuff law and :
no saw nc necessity for it were formu. :
ting plans of attacking it legally, by =
le injunction plan, but SO far there 4
been no crystalization of the move D
ent. 1t is held by the advocates of n
measure that it is just as necessary o
essential to protect the live stock, "
pom which man is dependent, from n
ose who make and handle dishonest
I'd adulterated feedstuffs as it is to
'otect human beings from impure and
lulterated foods. a.