Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-29
WEEKLY LETTER FROM SENATOR
RUSSELL.
EDITOR EAGLE:


some good work. The various
committees by law empowered to
consider each bill have been get
ting down to their work and the
next few days will show good re-
suits. All appropriation bills Of
a large sort, with 4 few excep-
tions, are being considered. TIE
work Of the committee il the
thing that facilitates legislation:
II they work hard and get all
legislative matters we'll in hand
it then takes a very short time to
secure passage upon the floor.
OF course there are many minor
bills OF Importance; these take
time. There are many other
smaller bills Of no Importance at
all. and these too take time. The
membership in the legislature is
entirely too large; it is 80 much
40 that 1t is unweildy. 1t could
do much better work with "a large
percentage of its membership Gu;
out. Now, in the House OF Rep
resentatives there is always such
noise and confusion, which add
ed to the very bad acoustic prop
critics of the building, that makes
work very slow and unsatisfac-
tory. One cannot be heard at
all. so as to be understood all
over the hall.
The May-Lewis-Mott Liquor
bill is now being considered in
the Senate Temperance Com
mittee. This bill allows only one
gallon OF any sort of intoxicants
ordered at one time. This, there
fore. cuts out all drinking of
beer. Then besides this. it re-
guires the buyer TO go before
some doctor and get a certificate
that he Is sick and needs this a.
a medicine. Therefore, well
persons, if this bill is passed, will
have to go out OF the state to get
a drink. Many harsh criticisms
have been passed upon the bill. |
They urge it Is too strict, that the
law will only make the state 90
back to local option, etc. Many l
urge that the bill is unconstitu-
.ional in that it takes away the
rights" of the citizen etc. ]
have been unable to study the
Dill from that standpoint; | do not
know IL il will stand the cOnstitu-
ional test but there j. one thing
.ure. IL it is passed the drinkers
n this state will. Of necessity.
quit drinking. Then, too. the
blind tiger il done; he can't get
enough supply to hurt. How
.ver. there may be large
amount Of sickness in the coun-
folks will get mighty
SICK 10 get drink. And. il this
law passes, if there be any virtue
in liquor as a medicine, he will
almost die before he gets that
drink.
The Kyle. Taylor and Smith
bills regarding banking are now
being considered in the Senate.
Some banking bill will oe work
II out soon. From the outlook, |
Il seems that tins elective feature, |
the examiners elective
together with the guarantee Of
deposits. will pass. Some criti-
ci-m has been made Of the elsc-
tive feature, but. from one Of the
bills has come the notion that
every applicant must first stand
an examination. get his license.
then ne l. allowed 20 run for the
place II that l. followed and
enacted into laW. the people are
assured az To- competency any
way since be cannot run until
ne has qualified otherwise there
would always be a chance. Of
course, 10 ret an examiner that
would not Snow much il anything
about banking. Since many
banks have failed the last few
years, many people fear To make
deposits unless there i more
protection than now offered. A.
a rule. 1t Is learned. the bank.
don't ike the guarantee feature
Il costs something and then. too
the strong bank. under this law
will be compelled TO protec; tbs
weak. This idea works this way
each bank Is required 70 set asid,
a certain percentage of its money
CIT - too lengthy 30 20 into detail
Tor the purpose Of paying of de,
positor Of airy bank that may
fail. This fund Of course. is 1
general fund. I. no bank fails
then TO money II lost; if such
failure occurs this fund Is uses
70 pay ali depsit ar. You 81,
this simply makesevsry bank il
this state guarautor Of ever,
other bank. That OF eours,
makes the entire banking bust,
tess stronger With the people 4
Large-one bank il practically a.
sound thea as another-one pro,
tec;s aud insures the other 50 I,
speak. This Is a new idea: on
that i a grave departure from tn,
present system. and therefor,
demands close and careful study
. The banks desire very much
close inspection Of their bushes,
By competent examiner. ",
hope 70 work out a law doing
justice TO both banker and de,
position: II cir interests are mu.
tual and each must be looked
after.
There are a number of leyi
|, slators looking 70 the killing o
present laws: and We need a grea
deal of that. We have too man,
poorly drawn and useless laws
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