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

WSmUStS 1TOm the senate anu tnESC
members from the house and when we
met found all of the members but my
self, were in favor Of standing by the
senate bill. ] refused to concur believ-
ing the house was not in favor of the
increased appropriation and when the re-
port was called up in the house. / moved
to not concur in the report and made q
speech on this motion. After consider
able discussion pro and cen the vote
was taken and we found the bill had re-
ceived a majority Of the members but
had failed to get a constitutional ma
jority. All appropriations have to re.
ceive majority of all members elected,
SO, and therefore failed to pass. The
next morning got the old Vets together
and told them as the majority Of the
legislature had voted in favor Of the bill
that as democrats we ought to abide by
the will of the majority. reconsider the
vote and give the constitutional major
lity and pass the bill and this was
agreed to and the senate bill was PASSED
and two cottages will be built and the
sum Of s9S 600 for two years has been
appropriated for the maintenance of
the Beauvoir home. This makes the
total appropriation for the veterans
about one million dollars, for the two
years and these inmates get one-tenth
of the entire appropriation. This cer-
tainly constitutes these a privileged
class.
The bill known as the ''tick eradica-
tion bill'' passed last night. Itgives us
| $25, 900 for the year 1912 and 1918, for
tick eradication and $4,000 for the
manufacture of hog cholera serum and a
provision that the governor may bor-
row SIC, 900 more if there should be an
epidemic of hog cholera to manufacture
this serum. This is SIS, 900 less than we
had last term and Blskcslee says he can
give Noxubee county only one inspector
after this. would have taken the floor
against this bill for did not think it
ives enough and the bill to provide pen
alties for not dipping cattle had not
passed, but was told that the committee
had recommended that it should pass.
! Henry Minor made decided hit this
morning. He had gotten the floor to
take issue with Speaker Quinn on his
ruling that the Percy letter could be
placed on the journal and had prepared
himself with all kinds of proof from the
record Of congress expunging the vote
OF cersure ON President Jackson. +iowr
to the present, but Quinn said at the
time he was out of order and this morn
ing two days after Quinn had made this
ruling he and Quinn had gotten together
and Hen~y made fine speech, Saying
that in the interest of harmony and
peace he would not bring up the ques-
tion but let it stand, as it was, and
Quinn thanked him and on motion of
Carothers of Lee, the house did the
same by rising vote. I append copy
of Henry's remarks which l endorse
fully as Quinn had been uniformly kind
to the entire Noxubee delegation and l
was desirous of putting down all politi-
cal questions that tended to stir up strife
and do no good. | voted against all of
these resolutions and said that l was
glad hailed from county where the
''war" had been over since that fateful
day August lst, when the white Chief"
was triumphantly elected. Here is the
speech:
Immediately after roll call, Mr.. Min
or of Noxubee, rose to a privileged
question and said:
Mr.. Speaker:
Several days ago | made motion,
which is now pending, to correct the
House Journal of March 7th so as to
make it correspond with the facts and
show the actual proceedings of that
day
Inow desire to Withdraw that motion.
Not that | do not still believe that the
Journal should be so corrected, for /
have the highest authorit es in my favor
on this very point, but because believe
no good will be accomplished by press
ing the motion, and it would only tend
to increase fraction in the legislature
in these, the closing days of the
session. Nor would action of this sort
promote harmony in the Democratic
party in Mississippi.
do this, though ! think my course
in this matter entirely out of line with
the course pursued by the majority
here. | think this legislature has been
cruelty unjust to Senator Percy, who is
man after my own heart, clean, hon.
orable and brave. A gentleman who,
by his stainless charact and great
abilities, is an honor to Mississippi and
the South. My own slight personal con-
tact with him, however, bred in my
heart not partizan rancer and hate, but
a desire to be q better Mississippian.
Therefore, Mr.. Speaker, with the per-
mission of the house / withdraw my
motion in The interest of party harmony
and good feeling among the members
OF this body
have not the space to tell of all the
acts passed but will try to do so later
on. Bilbo got MS bill, putting tax of
2Octs., an acre on all timbered lands