The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-05-06
n WHY?

ton submitting to the people Of tn
State the question of amending tn
Constitution of the State as to wheth
er or not the nurber of Judges of on
Supreme Court should be FIVE instea
of Three as now constituted.
The House passed a similar Resolu
ton almost unanimously; but the Sen
ate DID NOT pass the House Resolu
ton nor did the House pass the Senat,
Resolution: A strange ~sleepiness ther
and there seemed to overcome boil
branches of the Legislature. Where
fore and Why? And the echo answer.
Why?
All the Lawyers of the State realized
the tremendous growth of the work OF
our Supreme Court; all seemed to realize
that our Court was greatly over-worked
and over-burdened and the people at
large, would have. in my opinion with
out doubt voted %favorably on the prop
osition. Why then was this Resolution
defeated? Why were the people NOT
gwen a chance to express themselves
on this subject? Why did NOT the
SAME Resolution pass both branches
of the Legislature? Well, this is what
occurred; each one may draw his own
conclusions as / draw mine, to reach
the truth, if possible. Realizing that
as said above that the Court was crowd
ed with work and wanting to give it I'M |
MEDIATE relief, we passed a law pro-
viding for TWO Commissioners to aid
the Supreme Court, which Commission
ers have not the power TO vote out NAV
help in all other ways, do and perform
all the functions of a Judge except as
to the power of voting. 1t was thought
that this would be Constitutional and
would mean immediate relief, while the !
people passed on the main question of !
live Judges. This commission matter !
was to be a mere temporary makeshift l
until we could get the main question l.
nto our organic law. The Commission !
er gets the same Salary as tie Judge =
If the Supreme Court. d
Remember now, the Senate resolu- !.
ion on the subject of five judges for 4
'ur Supreme Court had passed the 7
senate with practically no opposition, >
the twO-thirds vote necessary
or three successive days and the House =
.esolution similar thereto in every re- -
pect had passed the House with the ,
anne unanimity; BUT WHEN THElE.
COMMISSIONER BILL BECAME A -
LAW, the Senate appeared to become ;,
Iostile to the resolution, which before :
ad passed easily; of course if the :.
'AhE resolution passed both Senate !,
nd House and the people voted favor D
bly, thereon then at the next Session &
t the Legislature, the Law would be- ;.
ONE operative and we would have =
I'VE Judges and no commissioners. A
On Thursday the 14th day of April, or
1e Senate not having passed the Con- tn
resolution that the House had be
assed up to it, the House dug up the ar
resolution, which the Sen or
had passed and THIS resolution re
ASSED the House on that day by de
ore than the NECESSARY two tn
llrds vote; 1.-THE Senate schemers had W;
worked up" the House on the mr.
heme, thinking that the matter would 10,
overlooked, doubtless): Two more RI,
adlngs and votes on successive DAYS be
I'd the people would have a chance to TO,
tie on the proposition. BUT 1T WAS 70,
OF so INTENDED. ba.
Mouths were open for plums, hands ov'
ere out for public money, favorites the
ere to be provided for, the great vic rio
ry of the Conservative patriots, - of
10 had smothered Vardaman was a the
sting and a never-to-be-forgotten tiv
umph, that the taxpayer MUST J
FOR and he should pay for it by Be-
'lng to the faithful public office bur
reward him for his unprecedented res
tory, what is a political victory if it i
: winners do not get their hands into ma
PUBLIC trough and ever these Fri
|SELFISH and IMMORTAL pat aw;
would not mind a little ''hand- last
. as it seemed to be in Style lust the
then; this thing had been too the
planned to let the mere INTER ro1
L of the people at large interfere tacl
rewith. There we're some members IT
the House, who could not see how ,ro,
; matter could be pulled off, so as MT
benefit a member Of the Legislature, MT,
wing that a member could not get t;r.
office he had created or helped create ra;s
ause Of the constitutional inhibition mo
reon. BUT WHAT is THE CON-+oId
TUITION BETWEEN FRIENDSHIP Tho,
conservative and patriot that
friends, like unto those who had hoe,
n welded together by PURE PAT dior
]T1SM" in the memorable, stencil owe,
!, and perfectly clarified "~secret en+e
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