Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

call the Legislature back to Jack
son in extraordinary session by
summer as | fear that the Gov
ernor will not he able to sell tht
million and q Quarter bonds au
thorized to be issued by the Leg.
islature, for the House amended
the Senate bill making this a Sc
rial bond, and the first install.
ment will be due in 1919. The
bill also provided that the bonds
should not be sold for less than
par, and | understand that Lou
isiana just sold a bond issue run
ming twenty years and bearing
412 per cent interest at 96. We
are about out of money. as the
Treasurer was unable to cash
warrants for the members If the
Legislature.
The entire Noxubee delegation
in the House was present when
the gaYel fell for the last time
and were more continuously IN
their seats than almost any other
delegation, and Charlie Strong
says that he heard nothing but
praise for Noxubee's delegation.
Quin made a fine Speaker, was
fair, just and capable and will
make a most excellent Governor
and | am sure will have the sup
port of the maj city of the men,
bers of the Legislature who
served with him in this and pre-
ceding legislatures and it is pre-
dicted that the man who beats
Quin, should he decide to enter
the race, will be the next Govern
or. He had great influence with
the House and / never knew him
to lose a measure that he took
the floor and advocated in person.
He is a good debater and prei
sants all questions irr a fair and
square manner.
Hardly another man in the
state would have stood to his
post as long as did Walter Price,
being in as poor health as he was
n Of 4Ae sseaae Day after dav. +.
scarcely able to Walk to the
street, accompanied by his faith
full wife, he attended the sessions
OF the Senate, although he had to
hire a carriage to convey him to
and from the capitol. And be it
said, to the credit of the entire
Senate, that bis devotion to his
duty so inspired them that, with
out regard to factional lines, the
Senate by unanimous vote COM
mended Walter in a splendid res
olution for his work and so
thoughtful were they of him that
whenever he wanted the floor, it
was at once yielded to him and |
do not recall a single measure
that he asked the passage of,
that was not granted.
| heard some persons. who
nave long been acquainted with
he members of the Legislature,
say that NoXubee county had fur
lished two Of the best Chairmen
If the Local & Private Committee
If the House (the hardest worked
in the House, that
lave ever held that position: The
Ion, Henry Minor, who filled
hat arduous place so ably and
lcceptably this session, and the
Ion. John r. Dinsmore, who
ome years ago filled the same
)oSltlon so well and with so much
redit to our county. Sitting in
ny seat one day, a letter was
landed me signed John R. Dins-
more" and it carried me back to
he time when was a visitor to
his same body and John r. DinS-
nore was leader in the House,
nd | involuntarily breathed the
1lsh that the young man that, |
ear is doing so well at the State
University might be able to fill
is walk in life as we'll as did his
alented father.
While Tom Brame did not have +,
he chairmanship of any commit :
ee that would necessarily have {
iven him prominence on the
cor Of the House, he belonged
) some of the most prominent
Dmmittees and did his part to-
rard shaping good legislation
nd was frequently on the floor
dvocating such measures that
e was particularly interested in /
nd frequently "lambasted" the
and old soldier members 7
nmercifully when they would
i'll bill intended for their sole
enefit.
| was forbidden to take the c
cor by my physician and l have a
ften thought that il about a doz- {
q mora of the members that I T