Jim is vehement about King Solomon because he thinks that Solomon has made some bad decisions. Specifically, he thinks having lots of wives would mean that there would be too much noise and commotion and he thinks Solomon should have asked around to find out who the baby belonged to rather than ordering it cut in half.
I think that the statement Twain is making is that slaves had more common sense than they were supposed to have. I think that he is showing how Jim, though a slave, can think critically about a situation. I think he is also showing that Jim is not someone who is just going to accept what the authorities tell him. This is in contrast to the stereotype that said slaves were happy to be slaves and do as they are told.
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