Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-15

. jumped on the aforementioned bill OF
2 Stennis' and killed it outright. They
> evidently did not want the itigants Ito
spend theif money paying costs. In
} speaking of this bill, Stennis who has
a good deal of humor, said that he had
. provided that suits in justice of peace
courts should not be taxed, and he did
this so that the lawyers in the house
would not be affected and he thought,
on that account, they would not fight
the bill, Joe is good parliamentarian
and would be a formidable candidate
for speaker shonld Quinn be elected to
congerss.
We had to have a conference com
mittee on the bill for the |, l. e. C. and
finally by yielding nearly all else of the
bill including the $3.50 allowed by the
house for the Young Womans hristian
Association we got enough support
fund. We allowed $1,000 for the years
1928 for that purpose for the A. &
M. and / started to raise rough house
and try and get this $3.50 for the same
purpose at the |. |. & c., but was
afraid it might endanger the entire bill,
so let it go. Henry Whitfield stands
very high with both house and senate,
and no one has brought any charge
against his character or his manage
ment and he very wisely refuses to
lobby for the appropriation for the
school-says it is a state institution and
the legislature has the power to appro-
pirate what they think necessary and
he will always do the best he Gin with |
the funds allowed.
We had stormy time in both houses
this week. Senator Russell, who lives
in strong Vardaman district, wish
ing to get good boost on this prospec-
tive candidacy for congress, introduced
resolution demanding the resignation
of Senator Percy He based it on what
was claimed as prediction promise
to resign if he, percy was defeated at
the polls. The Percy men tried very
hard to amend by charging fraud, so
that Percy could demand an investiga
tion of all charges by the U. S. Senate,
out th.se favoring the resolution were
TOO wary for that and the amendments
were not adopted, both houses adopting
the resolution by about two-thirds vote.
When it was called up in the house the
previous question was ordered, and this !
cuts off debate, but each side had five )
and the gentleman from War
zen county. claimed the five minutes al I
owed those opposed to the resolution, !
nd got him 10 give me one and one |
IL f minutes of his time and | spoke
gainst the resolution and called atten- a
ION of the house to the fact that the 6
asst house had adopted a resolution .
tating that there was no stain upon II
Senator Percy's commission and that he
lad reflected honor upon our state | +
ppesled to the House to vote down this +
es fdtion stating that it would reopen h
Wounds that had begun to heal. and to /
ct us all once more stand together for I
he good of Mississippi. But the reso- /
ltion was passed. all of the Noxubee +
epres entatives voting no, including s
senator Price, who made strong speech I
gainst it. Then this morning reso- c
ltlon was introduced by the Percy men 7
rotesting against the former resolution I
nd asking Senator Percy to demand an n
lvestigation of his election by the SEN "
te of the United States. This was q
OF allowed to be voted on its merits
nd motion was made and carried to 8
xpunge it from the record. the Noxu-
ee delegation voted no. | made the
oint that it could not be expunged un-
il it was placed on the journal, but
peaker Quinn ruled against this.
Senator Percy has written letter to
ne legislature refusing to ri sign; this is
hat was expected; not man expected
i'm TO resign and the resolution was bt
My made by Sen. Russell, as stated ci
bove, for political effect Percy wrote ia
hot letter stating that every man that - -
gned it knew that he was telling lie IL
lat he never agreed to resign without NJ
condition, and these conditions had w
)t been comrlied With.
The senate instead of adopting the
inor house resolution agreeing to sub. or
it an amendment to the constitution as
.oviding for an addition of three
ore senators, same to be given to 90
uth Mississippi, adopted the Mounger &c
solution which provided for more
embers of the lower house and five ro
ore members of the senate. When it I
me ND for adoption bv the house we r
reed the advocates of the bill to ad- T,
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