Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-02-13

will not materially reduce theil
dividends, if they are forced by
this law to obey the Bible injunc
tion "Bear We one another's bur
dens."
/ write thus at length of this
bill because 1 was importuned ani
petitioned by all the bankers and
directors of our banks to vott
against this guaranty feature and
disliked so much to 60 against
the wishes of these friends of mine
/ was even told that the people Of
my county were not asking me to
vote for this. I said ''No, but
they elected me to vote always for
their interest and I need no peti
tiOn."
My good friend, John Poindex.
ter, phoned me yesterday that my
friends, interested in banking,
wanted to know my reasons fol
voting for the guaranty feature.
/ said, III can't give all my rea-
sons for this over the phone.
I could only say that I believed it
was for the greatest good to the
greatest number !" And I have
voted this way ever since 1 became
a member of this House and as /
may not have the honor of repre-
senting my county again, I could
not break my record. My votAis
not a personal asset and l cannot
cast it except as dictated by my
conscience and, as Ibelieve, in the
interest of my people.
Well. we have at last gotten the
right to elect our judges and chan
cellors, the supreme court having
decided by a vote of two to one,
that the amendments were sub
mitted legally. / have worked
for this ever since I have been a
member of the legislature and had
almost despaired of ever seeing it
but l rejoice that we have
the privilege. 1 never wanted this
because | thought we would have
better men to fill these places, but
[ wanted the people to elect 60
that the appoin ting power would
be taken out Of the Governors
hands. Any governor, with power
TO appoint all officers, can almost
control legislature. 1t gives him
undue power at least.
When the section in the bank
ng bill authorizing the appoint
nent of the bank examiners, was
lnder consideration, l voted for
In amendment making these offices
elective. 1t was contended that
;he people could not elect compe-
ient men. A candidate for this
position has to stand a competi-
i've examination and no man can
,e candidate unless he passes.
think the people ought to elect
II officers, from president down.
Messrs. Brame and Minor have
,een active and vigilant at all
lines and have assisted in framing
ii bills that have passed, SO far.
Ir. Brame last session, insisted on
,assing a general law authorizing
Boards of Supervisors to pay for
IL stock injured or killed on the
'ublic highway, thus doing away
With the necessity of having a null
iplicity of local bills passed au-
horizing the board to pay for all
took killed or injured in the dip
ing vats. He says that if we
orce people to dip, as will be done
y the new law, they ought to
'e paid for the damage. If the
'ersons will see that the cattle
ave access to water before dip
ing, they will rarely ever drink
his dip.
Senator Bailey came to me when
came back to Jackson and said
e meant no disrespect to myself
r the House by his resolution and
My referred to the papers that
ublished the resolution and made
list of charges against Judge
Whitman. Our committee goes
yer to Meridian the last of this
reek to investigate the allowance
f this fee paid to the receivers of
be Union Bank & Trust Co., and .
hope they will get all Of the
lcts. have received many COM {
from great many
eople on the introduction of this {
solution, and / am glad to say {
nat the new bill has a clause reg ,
lating the fees allowed in case a
ank fails and receives an affidavit. l
The House has just passed the
-yle banking bill, as amended by {
vote of 122 to 2, and l hope that
nder the operation Of this bill in !