East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1922-01-20
SENATOR DANIELS
WEEKLY LETTER
Mr.. Editor.-

Mr.. Editor
A new man in the legislature
labors under many disadvantages !:
He naturely does net know as much
about making laws as an older leg
islstors; but worst of all the older
legislator does not give him credit
for knowing even that which ha
does know sometime, l hope how
ever lmay not make myself often
sive tony associates whom | am
learning to like very mnch.
By vote of 36 to 4 the Senate
voted last week to 90 back to the
fee system for the County officers;
and there is possibility that they
will combine the Chsncery aud
Circuit Clerks office in counties
with less than 80. people.
Likewise by vote of 36 to 9 the
Senate voted to reds trict the State
as to Circuit and Chancery Courts
and reduce the nu M Der of Circuit
Judges. Senator Minor of Noxu.
bee aud myself gave the two neg
tive votes | believed my people
would be unwilling to give up
Judge Carroll, though | am frank
20 say We have more Circuit Count
District that we seem to need, and
could cut off a few without materi.
al burt to the State.
The Senate Finance Committee
OF which | am member, votes
anlmously to uss every effort
possible to cut expenditures and re"
duce the State levy; but there was
not memb ber who had any we'll
defined or concsrts plain of action.
AS the old soldiers are reducing
in numbers, in about the same ratio
the legislatures are increasing their
pay. The last legislature gave them
almost one aud a half million,
though that was double what the,
had ever received before. Now the
politician is afraid to reduce this
amount.
Though the last legislature added
over one million to the public
school fund, and though the public
schools cost us more than all other
institutions combined. they are
afraid to cut that one cent, for
fear their political heads are like.
wise cut off, At this time half
the state levy goes to public
schools; aud | should be glad to
hear from the people of my Coun-
ty; and have drtinate advice from
them as 10 my action Oh these two
most expensive institutions. You
Will please understand DIR. Editor
that the I'D soldier is receiving al
nually more money than all our
colleges, universities negro colleges
girls school, as we'll AS the deaf
and dumb aud blind institution,
Normal Terms schools and 200 900
for agricultural High Schools. You
will further understand that the
public schools cost us more in one
Year than all these other institu-
tlon end asylums 'ost for three
years combined.
Now. Mr.. Editor, | am not
arguing that we should cut the old
soldier and the public schools. |
would rather give them twice as
much as they ere now getting if
we could give it to them; but wha;
| am undertaking TO tell YOU Is
this; II we cannot cut the de.
partments that cost US over half of
all the money coming into the
Stats Treasury from every possible
source. then how do YOU expect us
to cut the State levy below 8 mills?
II we should kill the A. & NJ. Col,
lege; University at Oxford and the
girls. school at Columbus, and not
appropriate one cent FOR. either,
that would not reduce the State
levy over one mill. II | EN- wrcng
in this. lben | am not fit to-, repre-