Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-05-05

E agricultural interest of this state.
r We also appropriated $4,000
eradicate the cattle tick. II the arm
! of men who are to be put to work
} this matter this summer do not wor
politics instead Of their business it wi
prove a blessing. The State Ii,
Stock Sanitary Board was quite a goo
board and did great work last perio
on a very small sum of money; no,
they think they can clear the state {
ticks if politics does not get mixed u
with it. heard that toward the la
ter part OF the session political snak
crawled into this board, by the pass
age Of another bill in connection witt
it, but am not sure.
Many road laws we're introduced
some passed. ! was too unwelI to pa,
close attention to these very importan
matters. We authorized State
Charity Hospital at jackson; the geo
graphical center OF the state; a Ions
needed charity.
The maximum 8 per cent rate Of in.
terest with money loaned at 6 per cen,
exempt from taxation, failed, the sen.
ate refusing to accede to the 8 per
cent rate and the house refusing the
one without the other. They both
failed. 1t is very unfortunate.
Alter thirty years Of effort, authority
to tax dogs has at last been enacted
into law. A bill making contributory
negligence a question Of fact for the
jury to decide, passed. But the record
discloses, in regard to this bill. Sc
rious objection tholcto. " lnch will i'm.
mediately throw it into the courts, the
bill having been introduced BEFORE,
the governor made special re-
commendation for its consideration.
This may prove fatal, but think not.
Several important constitutional
have been put before the
people for adoption or rejection, but
the two most important ones were de-
[eated for selfish and political reasons.
A bill was passed establishing a
Teachers Training School. We have
already three carried on; one each at
Columbus. Starkville and Oxford, but
he friends of this measure claim that
t fills long-felt want. To me it ap-
bears simply another burden placed
lpon the weary shoulders of the visi.
,le property owners-and creates
ew fat Jobs for the Teachers Frater.
lity; but insomuch as over one hun.
lred places we're created for the law
'ers, the teachers should not be be-
!rudged another "rake-off." They are
certainly not overpaid.
The lobbyist was there to look out
or everyone and everything except the
axpayer. A mighty effort was made
, establish four or FIVE new expert.
lent stations. and two we're author.
Led, but the appropriations committee
illed all OF the new ones, by refusing
} appropriate money for them, beIiev.
lg that the Agricultural High School
for each county, with state ,
id to the extent Of $1,500 per year,
'ould come nearer to solving the
roblen.
A general bill authorizing the coun-
es OF the state to contribute public
oney to limited extent as premiums
'r agricultural purposes was passed,
nd two local bills for Grenada coun-
end city to donate money for live
ock and agricultural premiums, were
assed. This will prove Of immeas-
able benefit, if properly and fairly
,ne. but will be miserable failure il .
,rtiality and politics creep into it, ]
All bills tending toward raising rev.
lue by increasing the taxes on cor
'rations were defeated. and there
i'll most assuredly be . deficit in the
easury. which the bond issue Of $780,
70 will NOT meet. The Legislature .
1912 will be confronted by a de-
it.
The session Of the legislature has
en noteworthy by reason Of the