The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-25
NEWS AND VI-yTS
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STATE CAPITAL
By F. r. Birdsall
By F. r. Birdsall

There is a good deal of speculation
among the members of both houses
of the Mississippi legislature when an
adjournment may be reached. The
legislature has been here now nearly
two months, and members are hoping
that 1t 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. Tie general belief now ID
tn instead OF reducing the state tar
levy which is now mills, that 1t
may lie necessary to increase it to
10 mills. Interest on the $5,OOO,0O0
OF bonds voted by the legislature OF
1890 to be expended by the bonding
commission, must be taken care, OF
for the next two years, which will
necessitate an appropriation OF q
quarter of a million dollars. So far
no general revenue bin or general
appropriation bill has been passed
by either house.
Representative Winter of Grenada,
has introduced a bill appropriating
5000 to provide marker for the grave
Of General Samuel Dale, Mississippi's
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, 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 War for mon.
ument for Adam Rum, which is erect.
ed at Fayette, Mississippi, but this
was part Of lot Of money Of Mr..
RUNS which has escheated to the
state. .
The senate disapproved the propo
Sition of the house to put the state
revenue agent ON $4,000 salary
with 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 oi
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.
cd to abolishing or crippling 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 bill
should pass crippling the state reve
nue. agents office in any way, that the
governor would veto the bill.
The senate amended the house sal
ary bill which cut the pay Of all
state officials and employees as well
as all judges, chancellors and district
attorneys, from 10 to 10 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 an effort or
efforts, to reach final agreements.
The absence Of talk about the race
for governor at the state capital, is
being commented upon as little re-
markable, since 1t looked for 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 run
concurrent with the senatorial pri.
mary which takes place next August.
The race for the Williams succession
I'm the United States Senate has actu-
ally begun Miss Kearney and former
Congressman Stephens are filling, ap-
pointments and Senator Vardaman
authorizes the statement that he will
begin a speaking campaign in few
weeks.
Deep regret is expressed in Jackson
and throughout the state over the
critical illness Of DR.. ]. r. Preston.
Mr.. Preston was for ten years the
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 members Of the
house of representatives out Of 140,
who were confederate soldiers. These
are Representatives Lee Mcmillan Of
Carroll, w. H. Griffin Of Amite, S. C..
Trammell OF Kemper, and w. r. Den.
ton of Lauderdale.
Lieutenenat Governor Homer Cast
eel, whose life was despaired of fol
some time, is strong enough to be a
visitor to the capital city put not able
20 preside over the senate, at this
session.
Truck Growers Hold Meeting.
Crystal Springs-A meeting of much
interest was held here when about Al
Rarners and business men met for