Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-02-23
FROM BIG BUD

The House by large majority, cut
out what is known as the preparatory
department of the A & M. and the l.
/. & C. After hard fight we got one
amendment adopted postponing the
time that it should take effect for the
l. & c.. from July 1912 to July 1913. |
Prof. Whitfield was here after the pas
sage of this act and claimed that 1t
would deprive great number of worthy
girls of the means of acquiring an edu-
cation and make of the l. ]. & q. SIM
ply college for the higher education.
He said there were three~classes below
the freshman, for girl wishing to take
an industrial course-telegraphy, sten-
ography and domestic science, and a
student could take any of these and
prepare herself to teach or to practice
:hem, but could not enter the freshman
class after she had passed this entire
course. Whitfield pursues wise course
said they had not invited him to give
his opinion and he would run the college
just as the legislature desired. We
were not so fortunate with the A. & M.
as the law goes into effect July, 1912
The House was determined on this and
run the steam roller all over Wellborn,
of Oktibbeha, who tried to steam the
current. He said; Gentleman | am
satisfied you don't know what you are
doing" and one of the members brought
down the House by saying "what would
we do if we did not have the gentleman
from Oktibbeha to tell us how to vote. "
He said he mad it in for Wellborn for
irving to tell them how to vote for U.
S. Senator. Our entire delegation,
while recognizing that some relief was
needed along this line voted against the
bill, because we thought it too drastic
and worked too great a revolution II
the character of stud ,nts who can at
tend these institutions and our County
Agricultural schools and State Normals
are not prepared to take care of all o.
this class of students as yet. Mr.,
Brame was the only member of our del.
egation who had the temerity to speak
against this measure.
They run the steam roller over me in
the beginning of the session and know
when have enough. So when | Sc
the boys getting ready for charge !
content myself with simply voting my
convictions, and rarely take the floor
The House passed bill forbiddint
corporations from owning and operat
ing arms in the state. Johnson OF Goa
homa voted AYE" and asked him if
he was adopting the tactics OF the cat
tie men out west, "to run with the
herd when they were on stampede, SC
as to try and corral them after awhile.
Governor Brewer has decided thai
the Attorney General has the fright tc
dismiss the suit against Gov. Varda-
man and the receiver of the Mississippi
Bank and Trust Company and the Mer-
chants Bank and Trust Company OF
Jackson, and / suppose he will do SO at
once. / will always believe that tht
suit should not have been dismissed
against the Bank and Trust Co., OF
Jackson, for this was for the $780, 90
unearned interest paid to that bank
The Supreme Court decided that un
earned interest could not be paid and
the state is entitled to this money We
have fallen on bad times when an act
has to be repealed to protect state Of.
ficer and a suit dismissed by resolution
of the legislature to prevent money
that the Supreme Court has decided is
unearned and held by bank, being
paid into the state treasury. under
stand that Judge Brame will not cease
his efforts to collect this money. AS
far as the contingent fund is concerned
I think this might be let alone as SC
long time has elasped the vouchers
NAV have been lost or mislaid.
Supt. Powers was very much dlsap'
pointed when the appropriation for the
Summer Normal was cnt out entirely
bv the Senate, and hope this will be
rp-considered as they are productive o.
great good to the teachers of the state
The House also killed a bill recon-
mended by the appropriation COMMITTEES
to give Miss Powell, (the lady employed
py the Supt. of Education to trave
over the state and lecture on school i'm
provemenls) travelling expenses. Ihi
has been paid heretofore by private
subscription and her work has been 81
satisfactory that the U. S. Government
says a liberal share of her salary. Pow
ers paid 500 out of his own pocket OF
her salary in 1910 and 1911. There wa
a motion made to reconsider, but thi
House is pretty hard to handle,
The Senate has increased the pension
to the old Confeds to $45O.OOO Tor lSl
and the same for 1918. The House VII
vote for this, but there is strong sen
t;ment to increase this and nothing pu