Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-05
Letter From Big Bud.

II lilCIOuuCeu anu passed Dy sne
Pnate authorizing the Boards of
lpervisors of the various coun-
Ps to employ a veterinarian, Gf
e people of the county desired
}, to vaccinate hogs for cholera,
C., with a salary not exceeding
700, but the farmers of the
ouse put this bill to sleep. Two
eminent lawyers of the House
ade speeches in favor of it and
farmers, thus justifying me
saying that almost every bill
lat is for the benefit of the
rmer is killed by the farmer
embers. We would never have
ID tick eradication had it been
it to the hill county farmers of
e Legislature.
To show how little influence
llbo has in the House, a bill
bat he asked for giving S25. 900
lditional contingent fund which
Rd passed the Senate, was over
helmingly defeated in the
ouse. Oscar johnson spoke
.ainst it, and he told that Bilbo
I'd used some So, 500 in an un-
institutional way to try to re-
owe the sheriff of Coahoma
unity, and that part of this was
pay for some unpaid expenses
this matter.
! am very glad indeed that l
1ed in passing the much need
measure giving our dear girls
THE |. |. & C. the two elevators
ley asked for. President Whit
Id got out of heart and allowed
) appropriation committee to
like this from the bill, but Mr..
,st of the House led the fight
( the passage of a separate bill
give them both elevators. |
ade a speech in favor of this
and it passed by a large ma
ity, and | know the girls will
Joy it. They ought to have
ID these elevators long ago.
The drainage bill that our peo-
were interested in was not
sled up and died on the calen-
I had a letter from an old COM
le, now in the first class on the
Ension roll, asking that his pen
bn of SIPS be increased. He
h not know that l had to fight
the pension committee to keep
classes from being abolished,
d this did pass the Csmmittee
spite of my opposition, and
d the bill passed the House, he
rdld not have gotten but about
D. Some contended that all
ere not able to make a living
ID ought to be in same class. |
gued that there were some in
rth class who probably ought
{ to have a pension, while we
Nuld all admit that there could
b doubt about all of the first
iecono classes being worthy,
| am glad to say that they
y agreed to let this stand,
e'have amended the bill so
la pensioner can have as
III as 5000 and be worth as
as 1000 and not be dis
led. We have stricken out
~s>rd invalid" as that was
20 abuse, and widows put
4 class and get $500
ley ought to be in the
i These amendments
Nhanges we made in
Jaws. | understand
4ty got mixed up on
4 hvalid,',. and first re-
}K y-nine blind and in
LhI rs, but on this being
INN the number was re-
1tE nine. There is a grow
%1 .)osition on the part of a
ddmany persons that the class
Rght to be abolished, and all
Sthe same amount.
ave always heard that any
kould be induced to sign a
In to hang himself, but |
Rt know that your big
~ could be made to do so.
had so much confidence in
3 and respect of my young
he, Hon. Prince Hubbard,
igned one almost as bad.
came up to my desk SEEM
IA great hurry, and asked
would sign a commenda-
esolution about Speaker
to send his father. |
Yes, l will be glad to do
He thereupon laid a peti-
hmerously signed, on my
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