Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-22


trustees of the penitentiary by adding
Ross Collins and Blakeslee to the board
then giving Smith virtually absolute
control of this institution and putting
Taylor and Montgomery out of business.
Gov. Brewer did not approve OF this
pernicious measure and it went dead.
Brewer said he knew that the Vardaman
men would be mad about this, but he
could see no good reason to make
change in the management or the
penitentiary that had been 80 recently
endorsed by the people by the election
of Col Montgomery and Taylor.
Dunbar Rowland was out in the cold.
The bill providing for the maintenance
of his department, after being cut
about one half, was held up in the SEN
ate on a motion to reconsider and was
overlooked heard of this late Satur-
day y-evening. and went at once TO see
about it. Called up Rowland, and the
bill finally found and motion made to
table the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was passed, but one of
Bilbo's friends raised the question of
''no Quorum" and the bill was dead. !
called to see the governor this morning
and suggested ~! he write each mem
Der of the legislature and get consent to
borrow the money to sustain this de-
partment for the two years, and | think
this will be done. Some had 1t in for
Rowland because the trustees allowed
him $500 for some extra work, and they
said this ought not to have been done.
| am glad to say that Burkitt had moth
ing to do with this. Some had accused
him of fighting DR.. Rowland on account
of the difficulty shey had two years ago
was very sorry indeed that senate
bill providing for an Appropriation. OF
$500 to restore the rolls Of the confed-
crate regiment was killed by our appro
priation committee@ We will have to
get our u. D., C's hold of this.
Well, | will have to close this weekly
letter; this winds up my weekly mes
sages for awhile at least. | have full
filled my promise to my constituents by
writing each week and giving the do
| iings of the legislature as | saw it. !
was very busy throughout the sesslo..
attending to my business strictly las
did my colleagues) only going to the
citv two or three times. ! wrote the
letters amid the turmoil of the house
and can only claim they were the fact
as saw them. Perfect harmony pre-
vailed in the Noxubee delegation al
though we seldom voted together. Each
one voted his own convictions, and.
think the Beacon could have have III
cluded the entire delegation land this
includes our worthy senator) when it
said the voters Of Noxubee made no
mistake in electing Hon. Henry Minor.
Although Bilbo put Walter on no i'm
portant committee, Walter said he
made fair and impartial speaker and
recognized him at all times when he
wanted the floor.
Walter told Joe Cook that ii he want
ed his bill. to go through the house he
fhad better have Bilbe go over and make
speech for it. So sure enough mo-
tion was made to invite the Lieut.. Gov
ernor over to address us on this subject.
| wanted the Normal College to get a
decent appropriation, as | regard Hat
tiesburg as a daughter of Macon, |
found myself voting aye as loue as the
most rabid Bilbo man, and when told
Walter this he said II had him sent
over to speak to you, and all said was
chad I known this, sir, would have
voted no." but Bilbo spoke and got the
appropriation, -,
It was Bilbo who killed the Banking
bill. The senate conference committee
had agreed to give up all they had con-
tended for except the .election OF exam
iner and would have done this had Bi'bo
agreed to it. After consulting him
they rsfu ed to concur in this and our
member of the conference committee
held out for this and the bill was killed.
Isham Evans said he would rather have
the bill killed than not to elect the ex-
aminers and he had great influence with
our committee. was in favor Of the
election of the examiners myself. as |
favor electing all officers from presi-
dent down by direct vote Of the peo-
pie. Of course proper restrictions were
thrown around the examiners as to
their qualifications, etc.
We had with US to dinner Sunday
Spivey Douglass and Boyce Hunter.
Spivey will soon finish his business
course and we have high hopes of his
success. Boyce is attending the blind
institute and is making fine progress.
He is one contented student say he
fares well, that he gets oysters every
week here. He is learning to write
real well on the typewriter and writes
so often to his"folks at home that they
have written him that stamps cost
money. told him to go ahead and |
would get after the old folks when |
went out to Mashulaville. A certain
young lady over there ought to answer
his letter. He was afraid to give her
name for tear it might get in the BEA-
CON. He can make his way all over
town and will get an education yet.
He walked over here lthis evening to
get the BEACON, and says he must see
it every week: 80 send it to him MIR.
Editor.
NV good wife, who has stood by me
SO loyally all the session, has made me
promise. as the roads are so bad, to go
by Birmingham with her and see our
children there before coming home. so
SO we will go there Wednesday and the
next week stop at Columbus and see
nv children there and be at home by
the first. | have such good manager
in Mrs. Morries that have no need to
hurry home.
So | will bid you and your readers an
affectionate adieu for this time.
BIG BUD.