Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-07-07
NEWS AND VIEWS !
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ByFl r. Birdsall

Il (st n
One a., ,thssnost popular places in
Jackson IS the earnegie>Rablic Libra
ry, which stands ias4roat OF the new'l
million dollay CAPITOL and has been
presided over ~since its-astablishment
eight years ago by Mrs. Annie M. A
Parker. This institution under Mrs.
Parker's splendid management has
grown to be one of the finest libra
ries in the south and Visitors from
all over Mississippi, whom she Sgra-@
ciously welcomesf continue to in
crease in numbeE an
Initiative petitions .fontSning 7.seO
signatures haze beeE fileA-wf6 the
secretary of statsSasking for an cleo
tion in November to change the Anorts \
main sections of the. Constitution
with reference to beduests,. TO sfe1fgi-
Gus denominations, and. SCHOOLS. 1t
is understood that the Protestant de-
nominations in Mississippi are behind
the movement to change the sections
of the Constitution qp this sslpieeAy
which were made a part of that in
strument when it WAS adopted by the |
constitutional convention of 1880.
Visitors to the capital bring the
word that trust and combines and
the aboHsnfnefit Of the Office of
state revenue agent which absorbed
much of tlieEtIme Of the recent Legis-
lature- an effort being made to re-
peal the trust and combine Jaws and
to abolish the office of state revenue
agent both Of which failed As to be-
a prinyiple issue for the campaign
for governor wads members of the
legislature next year. affdathat theses
matters are being brought to the front
in the primary campaign for various
offices this year. The revenue agents
office has been unsuccessfuily attak-
ed since 1t was created some forty
years ago.
Widely4 pa1bhshsdl corrections of err.
roneous.- statements that-the senator
ial, congressional and judicial pri-
maries will not be held on the
same day have been made. These
primaries are fixed by law and not
by executive committee and all take
place on August Is. In 1914 the law
which authorizsd. the state executive
committee to hold senatorial pri
maries was changed. and provides
that the congressional executive COM
mittees OF the eight districts shall
also hold the primaries for United
States senator, and make their re-
turns to secretary of state of the
result the same as they do for con-
gressman.
The State treasury is empty again,
the milliJn dollars received by recent
sale of bonds, according TO Treasurer
Murray, having been spent. Treas /,
urer Murray states that unless an
other bond issue is made air state
employees and others TO whom state
warrants are issued will have TO
hypothecate the same, Or hold them
until there is money in. the treasury.
Unless other bonds are sold there
will be very little money in the
treasury until tax paying time next
December when tax collectors settle
with the auditor Authority gto al
low the state bonding commission to
sell bonds was granted by a majority
vote of the Legislators when 1t re-
duced the tax levy from 3 to 5 mills.
r.
The secretary of state expects the
printer to have the laws of 1922
ready at an early date, when he
will send Them to every public Of
ficer in Mississippi, and all others
who are entitled, to- receive them.
1t is not known when the jpurnaIs
of the house and senate Will. be
ready. They are understood to he
quite voluminouss and It seems Ttoa
be taking more time to print them
than it has to print the laws. Many
inquiries are reported to be made
for the legislative Journals by candis
dates, as they contain the yea and
nay votes on all important legisla-
tive matters and many OF these
votes, especiallx on lfrast and cons.
bine. and the unsuccessful attempt to
abolish the state revenue agents Of
flee, are said to be issues in CON
gressional, SENATORIAL and judicial
races s
ssWatermeIon Week" Now.
.Jarksou THE Mississinni Truck