Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-16
NEWS AND VIEWS
From The
STATE CAPITAL
BY r. X. BirdsalI
BY F. X. Birdsall

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ure Of the bills providing for REASON
able maximum expenditure in primary
campaigns for United States senator
and other offices, with sworn item
lied accounting Of candidates and the
friends OF candidates who spend their
money In their interests. Miss Kear-
| ney, one OF the candidates foa: United
States senator, stirred the political
waters ON this subject recently when
she asked Messrs. Vardaman and
Stephens to join her in am appeal to
the legislature against the use of slush
funds in primary and other elections,
and instanced the NewberTy case as
horrible example. Both Vardaman
and Stephens answered that they
favored such legislation and members
OF both the houses are saying that they
propose to have the votes recorded on
this measure, 90 that the names voting
and against 1t may be read from the
stump in the primary campaigns for
the legislature next year.
So far as known, Rankin, OF the
first district, has no opposition to re-
nomination to congress, and the same
is true of Collier of the eighth. Hum
phreys of the third, and Collins OF the
fifth. johnson of the seventh is not
candidate for reelection, and Collins
and Wilson are announced Sisson of
the fourth, who is a candidate for re-
election, is opposed by Busby, of
Chickasaw, and Miller, of Clay. Low
rey Of the second, who defeated Ander-
son by an alleged eyelash, two years
ago, is opposed again by that gentle
man. Quinn of the sixth, who is a
candidate for reelection, is opposed
by Wall Of Lincoln.
There is nothing new about the
senate insurance commissioners office
which was checked short several |
weeks ago, some $4,000 by State Rev
enue Agent Robertson. 1t seems that
under the law, thirty days must ensue
before suit may be brought, and while !
Insurance Commissioner Henry has
several times claimed that he had |
found many items to which he was en-
titled to credit, he has not yet made
any official report. The same will |
doubtless be Forthcoming within the
next ten days. In the meantime the
state revenue agent, who seems con-
fident Of the correctness OF his check
ing, has given out no statement.
There has been no attack made on
the revenue agents office during the
past ten days by the interests which
he has antagonized by suits brought
in the court during the past year.
After the decisive vote in the house
endorsing the revenue agent some two
weeks ago, the attack for the abolish
mend or Gripping OF that office seems
to have been abandoned, and the talk
is that history has repeated itsef, as
is has for the past thirty years, in
similar unsuccessful attacks for the
aboh5hing or crippling of the office of
state rev enue agent
Nothing has yet been definitely
agreed upon touching the cOmpensa-
ton of county officials. The house
evidently favors the salary system,
while the senate is welded to the fee
system, with limited maximum for
certain offices. This has been one Of
the most perplexing problems that has
confronted the lawmakers, and 1t
seems probable that a disagreement
Of the two houses will result, and the
matter will be thrashed out ultimately
in conference.
Every Indication points to the fact
that lively time will trauspire in the
bl,use when the report Of the special
committee to investigate the railroad
office is taken up for
The intimation seems
10 be that If the legislature abolishes
that office, which the report RECON-
Impeachment proceedings
against Railroad Commissioner Ed
wards, charging him with drunkenness
n office, would automatically cease.
( The senate has passed bill for
Kidding school trustees or superintend-
ants Of education to be financially in
.erested in contracts for the 'transpor-
tation Of pupils to and from rural
where said transportation was
paid for at the public expense, It
las> also passed a bill requiring pub
&c school teachers TO have health Ger !
Senators and Representatives who
1isited the Mississippi seacoast and
tate institutions at various cities and
owns In that section Of the state.
lpendingl three days on the trip, ex-
,ressed great pleasure at what they
Iaw, and at the hospitable treatment
them everywhere they went. ,