Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-06
State Capital Not S
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our Spe-
tcial Correspondent at Jackson.
JACKSON.

: JACKSON.
The State Treasury. s.aR I
Although recognizing that there win
be deficit in the state treasury OF at
least 100000 between now and Jan. |,
and with the prospect rather indicat-
ing that the deficit will reach nearer a
lature will not be called together to
consider the situation. Their atten-
iion was called to the inevitable fact
that there would be deficit this fall
and another next fall said The gov
ernor, "but they refused then to pro-
vide for it, and there is no reason to
suppose that they would now take &C
| tion which they refused to take then.
The legislature of 1906 aut otized
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 l908ite-
fused to appropriate money to pay in
terest on such an issue, and it cannot
be foated for that reason. The sem
ate did pass bill appropriating money
for the interest, but the house turned
it down.
AS the matter now stands the treas
ury is practically empty. More han
100000 will be required to meet the
fixed obligations of the state between
now 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 or 100000 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 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 10
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 few
years ago checked up short in his ac
counts about $500. Mr.. Adams sued
his bondsmen and administrator for
damages. The court awarded the prin-
cipal, but refused the damages, where
upon Mr.. Adams proceeded to coolest
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
Dreme 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 a
judgment for back taxes against the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
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 a difference OF about
$1,000. City Attorney Anderson con-
tends that the city assessor must make
the assessment.
Pure Feedstuf
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
has been no crystalization of the move
ment. 1t is held by the advocates of
the measure that it is just as necessary
and essential to protect the live stock.
upon which man is dependent, from
those who make and handle dishonest
and adulterated feedstuffs as it is to
protect human beings from impure and
adulterated foods.
Farmers Seeking Advice.
Gov. Noel has requested J. A. Evans,
the government boil weevil expert, to |
deliver an address in this city. Inter-
est in the boil weevil question con-
stantly increases, and especially in this
territory, where he is just making his
debut. The result is that the farmers
are now seeking information and advice
on the nature of the bug and the best
method of minimizing his ravages, and
making a cotton crop In spite of him,
where year or two ago they would not /
listen to an expert when he tried to
tell them of the approaching danger.
INTO SERE AND YELLOW LEAF.
Eighteenth Century Women Seem to