The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-10
MiSSiSSipp
legislature
SPEAKER SPRINGS SENSATION
STREET WOULD CLEAR NAME OF
STATE RECENTLY MALIGNED.
Bill to Give Back Principal 100000 to
Those Holding the Bonds Will
Probably Pass

Jackson.-There was no blue Monday
atmosphere lowering about the state
capitol, things transporting which effect
ually displaced any lethargy which might
follow the rest and relaxation OF Sunday.
The quiet and undemonstrative way IN
which Col. II. 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 a 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 leglsla-
ture, that the governor be requested to
submit for consideration a law by which
extended immunity may be granted any
member or other person who may CONF
forward and testify of these things.
Speaker Street offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, general charges of bribery
have been made against the presen'
legislature without naming the member
bribed; and
Whereas, such general charges ar
a reflection on each and every member
and
Whereas, every opportunity and ia
cility should be given for ascertainln
the truth of these charges and for tn
: punishment of those guilty, if there b
, such; therefore,
; Resolved, that the governor be r.
D quested to submit to the legislator
, for consideration the enactment OF
law granting immunity to any man wi
t may testify as to any case of the bri
n cry of any legislator, and also the su
n iect of the extension of the statute
n limitations as to bribery OF members
# the present Legislature.
Capt. Burkitt said that Speaker Sire
had objected to the reading OF the i
wards report on the ground that it won
cause friction, and now he himself W
injecting something into the sessi
'e which would raise Old Harry and op
IL all the wounds of the campaign.
10 Mr.. Broyles of Monroe opposed
De resolution as unnecessary and i'll advis
Is Mr.. johnson of Pamela supported
-" resolution.
& Mr.. Stennis of Lauderdale opposed
10 resolution.
Mr.. Cavett of NoXubee called for
reading of the resolution again.
The ayes and nays were demand
he and the resolution was adopted by
E. vote of 81 to SO.
I'd The proceedings both Immediately
fore the introduction of this measure
ID during the brief afternoon sitting W
It. tame and featureless by comparison.
* subject matter of the resolution brou
he wildly to mind all the eliminating
terminating charges, in the pu
prints, which have RECALLED the pu
for the past eighteen months, and e.
I'm cially that of George Creel, which TO
he space in the November Cosmopolitan,
be. it is said that it was the direct incen
of to the Street resolution.
an The consideration of this resolution
he veloped an incidental sensation, when
cd. Stennis, arising to state his Oppose
II, to the measure of his esteemed colles
(Col. Street,, denounced in positive te
what he designated as the keeping
an open and notorious gambling dive
a member of this legislature, within
ms shadow of this capitol" While
W Stennis did not call any names his T.
- ence was obvious to many OF t
on within the hearing OF his voice.
20 The entire time of the house, which
DC for an hour and forty minutes du
forenoon and afternoon session., was
voted to hearing the reading OF {
ments pertaining to the pending
and military appropriation meas
ave There was but one roll call and that
ease on the adoption of the Street resolu
The most striking feature OF the Il
OF ing senate session was the report
ain. subcommittee from the Judiciary
by mittee, which had under consider
GIN the several bills pertaining to the
issue of 1910. The fact that the
mittee reports adversely on the bill
purpose of which is to validate the
han, by appropriating $1o,3oo to cover
inc. unearned interest, which the SUP
, IA court held to be Illegal, created
& surprise among the lookers-on.
n+os The entire morning session of the
for ate was consumed in the discussi'
finances, the pending measure BEN
Franklin bill, to refund the princip