The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-14


graduated by the board of directors
and told to go and do likewise for the
year 1916.
ceeds Theo. G.. Bilbo, promoted to the
| Governors chair DR.. ]. p Taylor, the
new state treasurer, lives at Winona,
and is physician and planter who
served for several years in both
branches of the legislature. He sue
ceeds P. S. Stovall, who will return to
his dairy and stock farm near Clinton.
Stokes " Robertson, the new state
revenue agent, was formerly clerk of
the lower house, practiced law for sew
eral years at Hattiesburg, and sue
ceeds o. G. Johnson, who is filling the
unexpired term of the late Writ
Adams, first and only incumbent of
that office up to the time of his death.
Robert R. Wilson, state auditor, sue
ceeds Duncan L. Thompson, is we'll
known citizen of Jackson. and served
as secretary of the constitutional con-
vention of 1890.
There will be no sweeping changes
in the clerical forces of the capitol
building, all of the old officers retain
ing their present employees. The new
officials. however, will bring with
them new forces of subordinates.
Treasurer Stovall has his books and
accounts in readiness to turn over to
and there will be very little formality
in connection "ith the treasury trans
fer, as only small amount of cash
is carried in the vaults, the states
funds being KEEP. in qualified deposit
tories in various, parts OF the state.
Although the lower house on Thurs
f, day Indefinitely postponed the bill
seekiD'y to repeal the strtute allowing
theZ torney-General a fifteen p1r cent
commission on all fines and penalties
collected through his office. the fight
against the fee system is by no means
ended. In fact, it will not start in
earnest until the new state admins
tration takes charge.
The opponents of the fee system
made no effort to pass the house bill
under consideration Thursday. their
plan being to first consider all phases
of the question in conference, and
then have framed bill setting forth
the salaries to be paid all state Of
| ficers, and include a clause to repeal
the statutes allowing fees to the at
torney-general and. state revenue
agent 4,
A concurrent resolution is now
pending on the ouse calendar provid.
/ ing for the appo ntment of joint COM
mittee of the house and senate to draft
a bill covering the salary question. 1t
was offered " Mr. Magill Of Union
and will be c, ed up for passage next
week.
Thursdays title skirmish on the
question was planned with purpose
1t succeeded in drawing Attorney
General Collins in, the field 10 fire his
heaviest al illery. and that was II
doubt what the opponents of the fee
system desired. Mr. Collins was in
.yited to address the house, and deliv-
cred an address about one hour in
length.
A bill of interest introduced in the
lower house yesterday by Representa-
tive Nolen is one seeking to prohibit
either party to divorce, after de-
cree OF divorce is granted from marry.
ing any one else within year of-the
date OF the decree. but expressly pro
viding an exception in the event that
divorced husband and wife agree to a
reconciliation, in which event they
may marry again
| Under the present Mississippi laws
a divorced person can marry at any
time after decree of divorce is
lgranted.
The provisions OF the Nolen bill
would make any person violating its
terms guilty OF bigaray
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