The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-06
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our Spe-
ciai Correspondent at Jackson.
JACKSON.
The State Traasnru.

JACKSON.
The State Treasury.
| Although recognizing that there will
be deficit in the state treasury of at
least 100000 between now and Jan. l,
and with the prospect rather indicat-
ing that the deficit will reach nearer q
half million, Gov. Noel says the legis-
lature will not be called together to
consider the situation. "Their atten-
ton was called to the inevitable fact
that there would be 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 ac-
tion which they refused to take then.
The legislature of 1906 authorized
the issuance of emergency bonds to the
amount of S350,000 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 fioated for that reason. The SEN
ate did pass a bill appropriating money
for the interest, but the house turned
it down.
AS the matter now stands the treas
ury is practically empty. More than
100000 will be required to meet the
fixed obligations of the state between
now and the LIST 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 100000 or 100000 will be re-
ceived from all sources during that time.
Changed Conditions.
A readjustment 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 its 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,
cotton fields being used for hay, corn,
forage, 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 one OF the northern counties a few
years ago checked up short in his ac-
counts about $500. Mr.. Adams sued
his bondsmen and administrator for
the amount, together with 20 per cent
damages. The court awarded the prin-
cipal, but refused the damages, where
upon Mr.. Adams proceeded to collect
the principal, but appealed that part of
the case refusing the damages. The
appellee set up the claim that he could
not now collect more, because he had
accepted the verdict of the court by
collecting the judgment as rendered;
that if he was not satisfied with the re-
suit he should have refused to accept
it and appealed the entire case. The
supreme court concurred in that view
and dismissed the appeal.
Who Makes the Assessment?
A test case will be sent to the SUI
preme court from Vicksburg to decide
whether the city assessor or the rail-
road commission shall make the assess
ments of public corporations in that
city. Recently the supreme court OF
the United States gave Vicksburg
judgment for back taxes against the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
company. After making one payment
the road took advantage of what it
thought would reduce the amount, con-
tending that the railroad commission,
and not the city assessor. had made
the assessment.
This would mean difference of about
$1,000. City Attorney Anderson con-
tends that the city assessor must make
the assessment.
Pure Feedstuff.
There has been suggestion made to
the effect that certain parties who are
opposed to the pure feedstuff law and
who saw no necessity for it were formu-
lating plans of attacking it legally, by
the injunction plan, but so far there