Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-11-17
CKSO LETTER.

paper. as / had promised the people t.
give them a letter each week, and !
intended to fulfill that promise, and II
this letter should by any means fail t.
reach you in time for publication please
30 state. ASH predicted we got through
Wednesday night and would have got
ten through sooner had it not been for
so many members absenting themselves
from the House.
We passed all measures necessary tc
redeem the credit of the State, as the
dissatisfied bond holders can now get
their money back and interest on same
at 4 per cent from the time they paid
the money into the Treasury until
they get it back. This ! consider fair
and just. and can't see why any fair
minded man could oppose it, II has
been my rule in life if a party mis-un-
derstood any trade made with me to
call the trade off. and refund the money
to him. ! was also surprised that any
one could vote against the paying the
soldiers the money due them, but there
we're ten votes against that measure,
but believe that these parties voted
against the bill because it included an
item of four thousand dollars TO pay the
Railroad for transportation. The reso-
luton offered by Col. Street to ask the
Governor to recommend a bill allowing
the statute of limitation to run as long
against bribery as other violations of
the law. such as larceny, etc, was in
troduced by him of his own volition,
the Governor had nothing to do with it.
This measure was recommended by the
State Far Association, and the Commit
tee recommending it. am reliably in
formed, was composed of both Varda-
man and anti-Vardaman men and | was
surprised that anyone should vote
it, but there was a strong
minorsty against adopting it. composed
the very men who had claimed that
was rampant during the last
Caucus. | was told by one
the Vardaman leaders, not a member
of the house, but a very prominent man,
that this measure would cause blood
shed in every county in the State, and
he said, "Mr. Cavett this blood will be
Upon your head" said "By the Eter-
nal let it come" | have never yet been
'werved from any position | have ever
by fear of personal violence, and
vote always as | think | ought to re-
yardless of any faction, and | was very
glad, indeed that we passed this bill.
understand that Bilbo and his friends
n the Senate, after using all dilatory
measures to defeat it finally voted for
t solidly together in every measure put
the House. Iva Dorroh was one
If the floor leaders, and showed himself
we'll up on parliamentary proceedings.
O'Byrne was in his seat at all times.
voted his true convictions.
Walter Price led the fight for these
measures in the Senate and was largely
in their enactment. He
defeated n bill that | think he de-
'erves great credit for, thereby saving
thousand dollars to the state. This
dill was presented to pay for Spring
for the officials of the Capitol
Tor the last two years. Our engineer
states that he had a fine filter and al
ways had at least n hundred gallons of
Uttered water on hand at all tine. The
investigation showed that some of the
officials, who had used this water at
heir Office used Pearl river water at
their homes. and nino tenths of the
people of Jackson use this filtered wa
,er and like it splendidly. Our Appro-
o%riation committee killed this same bill
Wits a dissenting vote.
On account of the sickness of the
Chairman of the Appropriation Com
was unanimously elected tenn
chairman of that committee
this gave me a very prominent
BART in the proceedings of the House,
rs | had to handle this bi | and the i'm
bill on the floor or the house.
friends were kind enough to say
hat | did my part very we'll and re-
lected credit upon myself and thereby
he people of the county that | love so
veil and am always happy to serve.
Goodbye,
BIG BUD.
P. s. When | get home and have
more time l will write an article ex.
the necessity for this extraor-
linary session and reasons for u
,oteS on the different measu,e r u