Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-31
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM
The STATE CAPITAL
BY =. r. slrdsaII

" AOAN oN0 1
that it will finish its work not later
than April 10. To do this, however,
they admit that they will have to
speed up and exclude all eXtraneouS
matters. The general belief now 10
that instead of reducing the state tar
levy which is now 3 mills, that 1t
may be necessary TO increase 1t to
10 mills. Interest on the $4,000 900
of bonds voted by tire legislature of
1920 to be expended by the bonding
commission, must be taken care OF
for the next two years, which will
neeessitate an appropriation OF a
quarter Of a million dollars. So far
no general revenue bill Or general
appropriation bill has been passed
by either house.
Representative Winter Of Grenada,
has introduced a bill appropriatlng
$500 to provide a marker for the grave
Of General Samuel Dale, MiSsissippis
noted pioneer statesman and law
maker, with an appropriate inscrip
ton. 1t is stated that the only monu.
ment of honor ever erected out OF
money voted out of the state treasury
Of Mississippi by a legislature, was
that for James Lynch, a negro carpet
bag secretary of state. This is said
to have been for $1,000, and the monu-
ment to Lynch marks his grave in
Greenwood cemetary at Jackson. Five
hundred dollars was voted by the legis-
lature before the Civil Wal for a non
ument for Adam Rum, which is erect
ed at Fayette, Mississippi, but this
was a part of a lot Of money OF MI.
RUNS which has escheated TO the
state.
The senate disapproved the propo-
sition of the house to put the state
revenue agent on a $4,000 salary
| with 2 per cent commission. This
amendment was voted in the general
salary bill when the house was cut
ing and slashing that measure two
weeks ago, some of the advocates OF
retaining the office Of state revenue
agent joining with others in cutting
and slashing, seeming to regard the
whole matter as a joke. Members of
the house who are unalterably oppos-
ed to a%bolishing or Gripping the rev.
enue agents office do not think that
the house amendment will be voted
back in the bill, over the senate's
striking it out. The general consen'
sus of opinion is that If a bill
should pass Gripping the state reve'
nue. agents office in any way, that the
governor would veto the bill.
The senate amended the house sal
airy bill which cut the pay Of all
state officials and employees as well
as all judges, ~chancellors and district
attorneys, from 10 to 70 per cent
and restored the salaries of each on
an average Of 10 per cent below the
salaries voted by the legislature OF
1920. The house may concur in some
OF these amendments of the senate
and refuse to concur in others, and
a conference committee of the houses
will doubtless result in al effort OF
efforts, to reach final agreements.
The absence Of talk about the race
for governor at the state capital, is
being commented upon as a little re
markable, since it looked for a while
as though the interest in the guberna
torial race, where a democratic nomi
nee for that office Is to be chosen, In
the primary of August 1923, would rur
concurrent with the senatorial pri
mary which takes place next August
The race for the Williams succession
in the United States Senate has actu
ally begun. Miss Kearney and rcrmel
Congressman Stephens are filling ap
p~ointments and Senator Vardamar
authorizes the statement that he vii
begin a speaking campaign in a few
; weeks.
Deep regret is expressed in Jackson
and throughout the state over tn,
critical illness of DR.. J. r. Preston
: Mr.. Preston was for ten years th'
we'll known superintendent Of educa
> ton of Mississippi, having been chosen
, to that position while superintendent.
of the public schools of Water Valley
There are only 4 members Of tn,
house of representatives out of lao
. who were confederate soldiers. Thes'
: are Representatives Lee Mcmillan o
Carroll, w. H. Griffin of Amite, S. c
Trammell Of Kemper, and w. r. Den
ton of Lauderdale.
Lieutenenat Governor Homers Cast
l eel, whose life was despalred of TO
) some time, is strong enough to be
visitor to the capital city, Dut not abb,
to preside yer the senate, at thi
session.