The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
EXPECT SESSION ID
 CLOSE THIS WEEK Vardaman's Friends Will
 Continue Fight
PREPARE STATEMENT
Twelve or Fifteen New Representa- tives to Be Elected Next Tues day-New Members May
 Line Up on Noel Side

sJackson, Miss, November 6.-(Special0 1 The few members of the legislature left in town today assembled in representa-
 tive hall during the morning to get their
 mail, read the papers, talked over the l battles of last week and discuss the sltu- l aaian generally. It seemed to be the con- sensus of opinion that the session would
 come to an end this week, perhaps De- 1 fore Friday While the anti-administra-
 ton forces fear they have been whipped
 ont all down the line, they will continue
 to fight to the last Such men as Frank Burkitt of Chickasaw, H. H. Quin of Finds, Guy Rencher of Kemper, pr.
 Broyles of Monroe and a few other lead
 CTS of the Vardaman forces do not know
 when they are whipped, and would not
 surrender if they did. Yet these men
 favor some of the propositions that are
 up for consideration, differing with the
 majority only in the methods to be pur-
 sued While they and their followers
 constitute only about one-third of the vot-
 ing strength of either house, they have
 so far Eeld the balance of power and
 have been able to prevent the passage or
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 services at Water Valley or McComb. Their irsistence on the itemized bill from
 the adJutant general was what prevent ed the success of that measure when first brought up. General Fridge Is now pre- paring the itemized statement from his
 vouchers and pay warrants, voucher being taken for every cent paid out by the military authorities, and will submit his report tomorrow or next day, when l,f. TWO or three votes against the bill to pay the troops in the senate, and while mo- ton to reconsider was filed, it will have To effect.
 There is no doubt of the passage of one or the other of the bond redemption or rofunding bills. The bill offered by MT. Bind differs from that presented by MT. Johnson of Coahoma as a substitute, or minority report of the special commit. tee to whom was assigned the duty of J. eparing a bill very materially, but one ,r the other will be accepted The chief difference is that Mir Bird would refund from the state treasury to the holders of such bonds as demand redemption on | CT before February l, trusting to the tax | I:syers of the state to put enough money | in 'ho strong box during January to take | lip all bonds offered, trusting to the next | legislature to make up any deficit that | may come about.
 MT. Johnson bill calls for the issuance | of s600,000 worth of 1 per cent 20 year | bonds with which to take up the former | issue, provided the holder desires to ex- change. He makes the interest the same, | per cent, for the reason that if made | higher than the old rate all holders would | want to swap.
 Several members talked to today ex- | rressed the opinion that the legislature would be ready to adjourn on or before | next Friday. That is the opinion of Sen | ator Franklin, leader of the Noel con- | tingent in the senate.
 Next Tuesday, under the order for | special elections sent out by Governor | Noel more than week ago giving 10 | days notice, 12 or 15 new representatives will be elected, and they are expected |
 arrive here Wednesday or by next | morning, by which time their commissions VII have been made out and ready for | them. These new members may be lined | up on the Noel side or on the Vardaman, | CT they may decline to be pulled into any | faction during the two or three days | they are to serve. Hinds county elects | senator, MT. Robb of Edwards, being | the only candidate to fill the vacancy | caused by the resignation of J. R. Me- Dowell a year and a half ago, and who | has since filled the important office of | assistant attorney general. Over in | Franklin county William Buchanan, one | of the ablest lawyers in that section, and | an experienced legislator, seems sched- | uled for election, though he is said to have opposition in the person of MT | May
 II Is interesting to note that very few | members of the present legislature will | be back in Jackson next January for an- other term. There are only two or three | Tn the senate. This is due to the Varda- | man landslide August last, and inspired | Representative Burkitt to laughingly re, | mark yesterday, They've got us now, | but just wait until January, and we'll | show 'em a trick"