Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-02-02
LETTER FROM BIG BUD
Editor Of the Beacon:

The Senate passed by large majori-
ty. the bill known as the reformatory
bill. This bill was gotten up by Miss
Emily Butt after comforting with Judge
Lindsey, of Denver, who has a national
reputation, for wise dealing with crimi-
nal children. and after submitting the
same to the learned ex-supreme chief
justice. [DA P. Campbell, of our own
state. MISS Butt has devoted great
part of her time for a long period to
ameliorating the condition of the un-
fortunate youths VINO are confined in
: the penitentiary. AS long as the white
convicts were on the Rankin farm, she
went out every Sunday and held Sunday
School with them, and through her
instrumentality mainly, nice little
chapel was built there for the use Of
the convicts. had the honor during
the last session of getting the House to
extend to Miss Butt the privilege. (the
frat time it was ever done) of address
ing the House on this question. and af-
ter she did so the bill passed by large
majority, button motion to reconsider
was killed the next dav on the score of
economy. Senator Price made very
strong speech on the adoption of this
bill in the senate; Miss Butt said the
best made by any one, but the morning
paper failed to note his speech.
We have the pleasure of having both
Senator Price and Miss Butt with US at
DR.. Roberts. The only objection |
have to Walters eating at the same
table that | do, is that the doctor has
put him on rather slim diet. and he
thinks what is good for him is also good
for me and objects to my eating sau-
sage, pork etc and tell him if have
to live on mush, milk and raw eggs, |
would as soon call for my box right
now. | Compromise by walking to and
from the Capitol every day, making
some FIVE or six miles, and eating what
please.
The House passed by large majori.
ty the twin bills making the contract
rate of interests per cent and exempt
ing from taxation all monies earned at
6 per cent. These bills we're advocated
by the Farmers Union, and Mr.. High
tower was much in evidence during the
passage Of these bills. have long I'D
.vosatcd the exemption Of 8 per cent
money. and l believe it will be very
beneficial to our county. Foreign money
lenders are all opposed to this bill, out
wrote my president that while here
was not representing the Union Cen
trail Life Insurance Co, but the people
of the state of Mississippi. Gov. Lon
gino suggested to me that probably
the banks would reduce their rate to 6
per cent, and thus deprive the state of
large revenue. said this may be true
but if they did the people would still
be the gamer for very few men who do
any business at all, pay more in
terest than they did taxes, and could
afford to raise he levy and get lowor
interest.
The pension committee will go to
Beauvoir Friday to look after the. old
soldiers. Our expenses are paid out of
the contingent fund and had Mr.. STEM
mis- introduce the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted
Whereas. there are few of the Con-
D federate Veterans members OF the
House have their wives with them,
brought along to keep the old boys out
of mischief and who are unwilling to
i, allow these old Confeds to. go on the
coast without they are allowed to go
along to keep watch on them, and
\ Whereas, Genera! Gordon has well
said that any woman who has shared
the battles of life since the war with
any old soldier was entitledto be called
'Veteraness, therefore
Be it resolved that these old "Veter-
anesses" wives of the members of the
Pension Committee. be invited to go
! with this committee TO Beauvoir, and
| that their expenses be paid out of the
Contingent fund.
E So you see I too have joined the graf
1sK.rs but | know that the good people
1 81 Noxutee will! agree with Gen Cor
don that "Sallie" is a '.Veteraness. T"
and is entitled to all of the emoluments
that any old Confederate is. There
...5Sere only three veteranesses in Jack
4 sor that went on the trip with us. We
left on Friday and got back Tuesday.
Had a most delightful time. The citi-
zens of the Coast gave US boat. trolley
\ and auto r.des. We found large ships
s>sm all parts ef the world riding at
Hhc'aor alongside of the wharf of the
gsf. S. /. waiting to be loaded with lurn-
her and cotton. Thisis destined to be a
gre t port and when the Panama Canal
| is opened up, Gulfport will be great
( city. We were given trolley rides all
along the coast from Biloxi to Pass
christian, and when we arrived at Pass
BChristian the citizens met US with autos