The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07
VARDAMAN FORCES
 SHOW THEIR HAND Bill to Abolish County At
 tOrney Introduced BREWER AT CAPITOL Immunity Bath' Act Recently Passed May Be Repealed-Confederate
 Veterans Need Attention.
 Living Beyond Means
BREWER AT CAPITOL

Jackson, Miss. January s.-(special)
 The Vardaman forces showed their hand
 today, and those who have doubted they
 intended to undo what the Noel admin
 istration did during the extraordinary session in November, and even further i back to the session of two years ago,
 are convinced of the error of their way 1 of thinking.
 | When Speaker Quin announced the introduction of bills in order several members went down in their inside pockets and drew forth carefully pre-
 pared sheets. worn smooth from repeat
 ed handling and long carrying. The first to reach the clerks desk was one
 providing for the repeal of the act Of two years ago. creating the office of county attorney, and on which Gov ernor Noel had the appointing of 7s new officials. but who have since been elect ed for another term-or their successors have,
 The act of the 1910 session creating the office of supreme court commisslon-
 CT for two distinguished lawyers was also assailed, and right here Is going to develop a big fight, the lawyers in the | legislature appreciating the fact that there is too much business before the supreme court for three judges to han dle properly and promptly. | The immunity bath" act passed by the late special session also came in for couple of solar plexus blows, bills
 looking to it's repeal having been of- fered in both houses.
 The House spent half the morning session discussing proposition to force each member to pay for his own. news paper during the session or to subscribe | for out of town papers, the other half being expended on the Burkitt resolu- | tion adopted by the senate to suppress the lobbyists. The house did not take kindly to the proposition, and will not adopt the very radical senate resolu- tion.
 The Farmers union demand for re- duction in the contract rate of interest from 10 to 8 per cent was expressed in bill. No. 5, offered by MT. Evans, and MT. Majors followed with a bill appro- priating s1,5O0OO0 per annum for the common schools.
 Mr Johnson of Coahoma sought to cure the defect in the bank deposit laws amending so as to hold officers of the bank liable for receiving deposits after the bank is known to be insolvent no matter who may make the deposit.
 Maj. Lamar Fontains was introduced shortly afternoon and spoke for half an hour on the Confederate Veteran and his treatment by the state, the present pension laws being declared infamous, a degradation and blot of infamy. He declared that the negro in the poor houses of the state were treated better than are the veterans of the lost cause, being provided with clothes, shelter and rations, while the Confederate veteran gets a pitiful l cent per day, or about S37 per year, from the state.
 The Southern railway was permitted to discontinue passenger train on the Itta Bena branch after January 4, same having been shown to be unprohtable after fair trial
 The Kosciusko Telephone company was granted a reduction of assessment from $20 to $10 per mile.
 Governor Brewer has come to Jack son to remain for four years, and is a frequent visitor to the capitol. He is seen about the office of the chief execu tive, having been requested by Governor Noel to make himself at home and to familiarize himself with everything possible before he is inducted into of flee on the 18th of the month
 Ewing & Dickson, retail merchants at Yazoo City, have filed petition in bankruptcy with Commissioner Moseley, placing their assets al s4S00; liabilities at S9400.
 Having discovered that the city of Jackson is living beyond it's means, the finance committee has determined to shave the salaries of all employees of the city save the day laborers about 20 per cent, and have started on the may or,s salary. Day laborers that can pos sibly be spared will be chopped off the pay roll