Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-02-20

posed this measures; every maj
knew his women and knew wheth
er they were capable of voting o.
not; but I was like my good friend
Deale Binion was. Deale said tt
me once, "Did you know Clarke
Dennis was in favor of women vot
ingi" l said, eyes, are you notf
He said, ''No." l knew. Dealt
was very proud of his wife and
justly so, for she is one of the besl
and most level headed women
ever knew. I said, ''Deale, don't
you believe Lilly could vote as in
telligently as your and he at once
replied, eyes, and a darned sight
better,' and l have never heard OF
his opposing woman suffrage since.
The Senate refused to adopt our
amendment to the banking bill
putting the time for all banks to
come under the provisions of the
bill to October 10Th, but appointed
a conference committee that met a
similar committee from the house,
and this conference committee
agreed to put the time to May Is,
1915. was in favor of putting
the time to October Is, 1915, but
while the banks have to make ap-
plication to come under the pro
visions of this bill oy that time,
the guaranty clause will not apply
to them until they have been
thoroughly examined twice. I am
more than ever in favor of this bill
for almost every day we hear of a
bank failure. The @. G. Kelly
bank of Kosciusko closed it's doors
last week. This has been one of
the strongest banks in the state
and the most conservative. Mr..
Kelly was a cousin of mine and
had been banker there for thirty
five years. A bank at Columbia
also closed it's doors this week.
1t was capitalized at $4,000. : So
it seems that something must be
done to remedy this state of af-
fairs.
A report has gained current that
my colleague, T. W. Brame, was
to paying Gen. Erie Scales
the salary of 81, 400 as recommend
ed by the governor I am sure
this report does Mr., Brame an in
Justice for he has always agreed
with me that Erie ought to have
this salary or resign as could not
i've on the salary allowed hereto
FOre. He was, so far as | know,
jhe only member of the delegation
who was consulted about Erie's
I was sick at the
lime and he was the first man to
jell me that Erie would be ap-
pointed. l have been on the COM
nittee on Military Affairs ever
ince | have been member of the
and have always found
t difficult to get even a small ap-
'ropriation for the support of the
,uard, and the legislature has here
ofore refused absolutely to raise
he salary of the adjutant general,
'ut as the United States govern
nent has about concluded to with
RAW any support of the guard,
probably they will do better. 1t
5 to be hoped so, for Mississippi
hould take the same pride in car
ng for her soldier boys as other
tates do.
We had a regular fillibuster in
he house on the question of pay
ng the director of Archives and
history the same amount that had
een voted heretofore for the sala-
y and "vpenses of this office. The
oOrs vcre locked and no member
7as allowed to 60 out for the pur-
ose of breaking a quorum. The
iscussion lasted over two hours.
t was the first scrimmage that L
'as close enough to get into that l
i'd not take an active part in. My
MUSICIAN had said that I must not
in the debates, so l
ad to sit quietly by and vote for
ne bill, as did both my collea-
ues. DR.. Rowland is the most
apable man for this position in
he State, and / might say that he
not surpassed in efficiency by
ny person holding such posi-,
on in any state. He has done a
reat work for the State and our
istorical records are more com
lete than almost any other state,
nd in fact, other states have cop
d after DR.. Rowland's method of
reserving and collecting the rec
rds, etc. He has gotten the roll
5O,O Mississippi soldiers who I
'ught in the great war between
le states, and if we can keep him
this position, he will get the :
cord of the other 10000 Missis-
ppians, for he says Mississippi