Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
Mississippi
Legislature
SPEAKER SPRINGS SENSATION
STREET WOULD CLEAR NAME OF
STATE RECENTLY MALIGNED.
Bill to Give Back Principal s600,00o to
Those Holding the Bonds Will
Probably Pass.

Jackson.-There was no blue Monday
atmosphere lowering about the state
capitol, things transpiring which effect
,ally displaced any lethargy which might
follow the rest and relaxation of Sunday.
The quiet and undemonstrative way in
which Col. H. NJ. Street, speaker of the
house, without serving formal notice of
his intention, fired a decided bomb into
the ranks was the most decided sensa-
ton which the extraordinary session has
afforded.
Surrendering the chair to Representa-
tive Quin, Of Kinds, Speaker Street occu-
pied a seat on the floor, and when the
opportunity came sent UP resolution,
which, after reciting in the usual pre-
amble the charges of bribery and crook
edness, by innuendo, rather than direct
and specific allegation, which had been
brought against the Mississippi legisla-
ture, that the governor be requested to-
submit for consideration law by which
extended immunity may be granted any
member or other person who may come
forward and testify of these things.
Speaker Street offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, general charges of bribery
have been made against the present
legislature without naming the members
bribed; and
Whereas, ouch general charges are
a reflection ON each and every member;
and
Whereas. every opportunity and fa-
cility should be given for aseertaining
the truth of these charges and for the
punishment of those guilty, if there be
such; therefore,
Resolved that the governor be re-
quested to submit to the legislature
for consideration the enactment of a
law granting immunity to any man who
may testify as to any case of the brib-
ery of anv legislator, and also the sub
iect of the extension of the statute of
limitations as to bribery of members of
the present legislature.
Capt. Burkitt said that Speaker Street
had objected to the reading Of the Ed
wards report on the ground that it would
cause friction. and now he himself was
injecting something into the session
which would raise Old Harry and open
all the wounds Of the campaign.
Mr.. Broyles of Monroe opposed the
resolution as unnecessary and i'll advised.
Mr.. johnson Of Pamela supported the
resol,tion
Mr.. Stennis of Lauderdale opposed the
resolution.
,Mr. Cayett of Noxubee called for the
reading Of the resolution again.
The ayes and nays were demanded.
and the resolution was adonted bv a
vote of Il to 36
The nroceedinos both immediately be-
fore the Introduction of this measure and
during the brief afternoon sitting were
tame and featureless by comparison. The
subject matter of the resolution brought
wildly 70 mind an the eliminating and
recriminatinp charges. in the public
nrints which have RECALLED the mblic
for the mast eighteen months and esne-
caIlv that Of George Creel which found
snace in the November Cosmonolitan. and
it is said that II was the direct incentive
to the street resolution
The consideration Of this resolution de.
welcomed an incidental sensation whan Mr.
Stennis. arising to state his opposition
to the measure Of his esteemed COLLEAGUE
(Col. Street). denounced in positive terms
what he designated as the "keepinp Of
an open and notorious gambling dive. by
member Of this legislature. within the
shadow Of this capitoln while Mr.
stennis did not call any names his refer