The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-03-17
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Jackson.
The senate In executive session has
confirmed the governors appointees
~ commissioners Of the Yasoo Missis
sippi Delta Levee District:
For Coahoma County-D. A. Scott.
Clarksdale. Miss; R. L. Cobb. Friars
Point.
Tunica County-John L. Harris. Hol
lywood. Miss: e. p. Mangum, Tunica-
Quitman County,. u. Alternately.
Marks.
sunflower county-Ed Franklin.
Ruleville.
Leflore County - Frank Jones.
Greenwood.
Holmes County,. s. Watson. Lee
ington.
\ Yasoon County-Owen w. Baldwin.
\ Benton.
Tallahatchie County-Norfleet Haw-
kins. Swan Lake.
As commissioner on behalf OF the
yssoso 4 Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company. NJ. p. Sturdivant, 0lendora-
1t II understood that this new board
will hold its first formal meeting at
Clarksdale. 1t is probable that, one OF
The first steps to be taken after or
Eanixation will be that preliminary to
ketting out . bond issue. as funds will
Pe needed. and this will require prompt
legislative aston.
Antl-sdvsrtisIns PIN Wins.
After Q stirring debate in the senate
which lasted more than three hours
house bill No. 255. ian act to promote
temperance. to prevent the advertis-
ing Of vinous. malt. intoxicating or
spirituous liquors. or Intoxicating bit
ters." etc. or, as colloquially known,
the anti-whisky Advertising bill. has
passed that body by a close vote OF %
to IL. The consideration OF the bill
was accompanied by the presentation
OF several amendments. the purpose
Of which was to weaken its effect. but
all except one were voted down.
The one amendment that got by was
offered by Mr.. Crawley OF Alfalfa.
which would seek to prevent the CIR
cult clerks or other officials Of the
counties or cities In the state from
preparing and sending out to liquor
houses and distiIleries lists of quail
opcossas. q tia n,aesr. .till have
fighting chance to defeat the bill. n
IL II held on . motion to reconsider.
Revenue Billie Coming.
Among the more important bills to
be introduced for legislative consider
at In h. Eat, I'll kn
of . revenue-raising character. Mr..
Everett. chairman of the ways and
means committee. has two or three he
believes will be promptly accepted
that will bring into the treasury sew
eral thousand dollars from those most
able to pay. One of these IL an inner
itance tax and another il an income
tax amendment. On neither PROPOSE
ton will the state be able to raise any
large amount OF money, but the COM
mittee is going on the thory that "ev- |
cry little helps" and feels confident |
the legislature will back them up in a |
plan Of extracting revenue from those |
who are receiving large salaries or in |
comes from other sources,
A plan 10 on foot, by which prop |
erty that has always escaped taxation |
may be gotten on the assessment rolls |
in the several counties. The blanks \
furnished the assessors carry q line |
for "jewelry," but for all the good II |
does ~ . revenue raiser II might as
well be omitted. not one piece OF jew
been suggested to the ways and means |
committee that something be done to
force jewelry on the assessment rolls.
It IL believed that such Law. directed
specifically at diamonds" will add
millions to the value of the assessed
property in the state.
Senate Finance Committee Report.
The report Of the senate finance
committee carrying appropriations IN
excess Of one million dollars. has been
placed 1T about S550.O0O. an increase
Of $4,000 over two years ago. Bill
for the Univsrsity Of Mississippi car
ried e213, 900 and for the A. 4 u. Col
Iege little more than $500. 900. Both
Of these institutious. however. receive
funds from othe rsources.
Money Per Industrial School.
The senate has passed the Industrial
Institute and College appropriation.
carrying . slight increase over the pre-
v1oos bisnnial period. By the Close
vote oe Is TO - the members refused
70 insert ~ item Of $4,000 TO Be use(
3snds from oder sources.
The 0eaato has Dasoe6 the House
bl1 mailing creation Or abolition Of the
senee - eounty attorney optional with
tho count1es, salary 70 - not LEES than
~ = neeo thai e3.ooe per annum
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