Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-01-12
LETTER FROM BIG BUD

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l got back from Cincinnati, where l
went to attend a meeting Of the agents
Union Central Life insurance COMPANY
and was back in time to answer to roll
coll in the House Monday morning.
Walter Price has been i'll for some time
and he told me that the doctor had told
him that he must diet himself; he was
eating too much, and that he knew l
was in the same fix, and ought to diet
myself. II said. "well may do so :af :
ter my return from Cincinnati, but l
surely will not do so until after that
trip, where we are allowed to eat on the
best diners. and put up at the finest
hotels. will partake of this fare and
eat from ''eend to eend" of all bills of
fare, if it kills me" and l am glad to
say did so without any bad result.
Being under promise to vote for Mrs.
Glass, for librarian, paired with Mr..
Brame, and it was SO announced, and
my vote was recorded as voting for
Mrs. Glass, but Miss Plunkett only
lacked few votes Of being elected on
first ballot. Mr.. Tyndall, told me had
enough votes pledged to his sister to in
sure her election, but I reckon he is
like my friend George Gayin, was ouce,
when defeated. George had enough
promised to elect him Assessor, but was
defeated, and said Mr.. to Mr.. Wayne
Deupree, "what do you say the word
reliable means?" Wayne said, "a man
that will do what he says he wilr' Geo.
replied, "That is what old Webster said,
but you are both wrong. reliable means
to re-lie. to lie to-day, and then lie again
Tomorrow" and old Noxubee is full of
that sort. Well have always said that
the people will do anything in the
world for an old Confederate Sol
der, but vote for him, and we had a
proof of this right here. Both houses
elected right young men for Sergeant
at arms. We had an old Confederate
for Sargent at Arms last session, a
member of the 41st Mississippi. gal
land soldier who lay for two days on
the battle field of Chicamauga, serious
ly wounded, but he was defeated this
time. The only places that are pre-
empted for the old Confederates are the
positions of door-keepers for the two
houses. Truly they are taking back
seat.
I am glad to say that by request, l
was placed on the Pension Committee, +"
and find that this committee is uaani-
nous in saying that we will eliminate
the negroes and all other persons on the
pension roll that do not belong there
SO as to increase the pension of all de-
serving Veterans, and although the
times are hard and the boil weevil is on
US, there is very strong sentiment to
give all deserving veterans who are IN
destitute circumstances a flat rate OF
$40 a month and to 60 to Beauvoir and
offer all of the veterans there, who are
now costing us $3.50 each $125, and let
them 90 home, and | believe
we can about depopulate that place.
The members from Noxubee countyhave
satisfactory committee assignments.
Mr.. Brame is on the committee of Fees
and Salaries, Judiciary and Rail Road.
Mr.. Minor chairman of Committee OIL
Local and Private Legislation, Judic-
iary and Public Printing. | am on the
Pension, Military Affairs, Ways and
Means and am Chairman of the Com
mittee on Insurance. Mr.. Quinn trans
ferred me by.consent from the commit
tee on Appropriations to that of Ways
and Means. He said he had to have
some of the old members on all of the
important COMMITTEES, and Ways and
Means is one Of the most important, as
that committee has to raise the revenue
70 run the state, When came back to
the House, | found that a resolution
had been passed authorizing the Ser
geant at Arms, to purchase water for
the use of the House. Remembering
that the extra session had refused to
nav 100000 for water used by the
state officers in 1910 and 1911. offered
a resolution, that we use the Pearl
River water, as the engineer said he
always had a good supply of this water
on hand, filtered and ready for use.
Although it was shown that SO per
cent of the citizens of jackson use this
water. my resolution after being adopt
ed was on motion to reconsider, defeat
ed. and the houses will buy their water
md if consistent, will have to pay
81 90 a year for water for the occupants
of the Capitol. We have just "burled"
a bill to raise the salary of the Govern
or from $4,000 90 to s75OO.OO by vote
Of iO4 to "a, thereby notifying all office
holders that they need not expect a
raise of salary at this session. ! voted
against both of the above measures,