Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-03-05

rance companies as it is, for we are COM
PEELED to haye fire insurance and they
can fix what rate they please.
Appropriations for the A. q M. Col
lege came up yesterday, and | expect
offended the management by voting q
gainst increasing the appropriation for
support fund and other matters over last
year. | am a 4 great friend Of the A. q
M. and |. /. e. c. colleges and think we
could not have better Presidents, but |
do think the managers OF these institu
lions hard to satisfy in the way of ap
preparations. The House voted to APP
prcpriate S213, 900 and the interest tothe
A. &. NJ. for 1904 and '05 There were
several amendments offered reducing
these amounts, all of which voted for.
We appropriated SOS, 900 for the support
fund. The amendment offered was for
$50 900, same As last year, and voted
for it. They asked for So. 900 for '04
and '05 for holding institutes. voted
for So, 900. just what was appropriated
for '03 and '04. The only way to fight
these appropriations effectively is to be
on the appropriation committee. All
the reduction on these total amounts was
about S1700. that was asked for to in
crease salaries of professors. voted
for this reduction. although DR.. Robert
would have been me of tne beneficial
lies. Capt, Ratliff tells me that the
Clinton College, with ver 800 students,
has a support fund of only S12, 900. If
it was Il state institution they would have
to haue $40, 900 or $50, 900 | have been
g lsured for voting against increased
appropriations aud was told that ! prom
ised last summer that ! would be in ia
vor of liberal appropriations for the A.
& NJ. and |. |. & G. THIS is a fact and
| am willing to be liberal but do not
pi opose to be e%Xtrayagant. | thought
that the A. & NJ. could do without the
$40 900 barns and other buildings for "A
year or two. They wanted 500, 900 for
a trade school. S2j. 600 for 0 new chapel
and other buildings amounting to $500
900. but thought best not to ask for
these at this time.
| voted with Blocks and Patty to al.
low the trustees of the University TO
settle that much-vexed question of se~
cret societies, but as the friends of the
| college railroaded their appropriation
bill through the house and did not allow
us a chance to offer any amendments |
voted against the whole appropriation,
hoping to kill it and thereby force a re-
con liberation There were several
amendments we wanted to offer. but
the Speaker did not recognize us. put
the previous question and cut off debate.
10 their expense account one item says
amount expended for music and ball ut
commencement. $500. | I'M satisfied
that my constituents would prefer that
if these boys arePbound to have a ball at
commencement, the should do AS we
used to-everybody who participated
pay the fiddler.
We condemned by a resolution the
trustees of the Insane Asylum very Sc
verely and | think justly. for the pur
chase oflland that they bought in con
junction with Edgar Wilson, and some
claim that Edgar got the best OF 1t. l
voted for this resolution, but | do not
think that these trustees are any more
| censurable that the trustees of our col
leges when they incur debts and spend
money over and above the appropriation
made for them; Two years ago the A.
e. M trustees incurred a debt OF $780,.
900 that the legislature had to pay.