Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-01
Letter From Big Bud.

- JACKSON, MISS, Feb. 26th, 1918.
Editor The Beacon:
On last Wednesday Mr.. Hover
ton of Tate introduced the reso-
luton setting forth the fact that
that DR.. Butler had resigned;
that Bilbo had accepted his resig-
nation and had appointed DR.,
Mitchell of Pontotoc in his stead,
both for the unexpired and the
long term, commencing March
9th, 1918, stating that if the
case were tried, it would cost the
state between $4,000 and $780,
600, and asking that the House
withdraw the impeachment pro-
ceedings and notify the Senate;
that the House does not desire
to proceed farther in the prosecu-
ton of this matter. Mcintyre Of
Rankin at once took the floor and
objected to the resolution; said
the governor had sent a message
to the House stating that the i'm
peachment proceedings had been
gotten up by the enemies of DR..
Butler and that unless he was
convicted by court of justice or
impeached by the Senate, he
would re-appoint DR.. Butler, and
he wanted the governor to send
in a message to the House stating
that DR.. Butler had resigned,
that he had accepted his resigna-
ton, had appointed DR.. Mitchell
for the short and long term, and
would not, under any circum-
stances, re-appoint DR.. Butter.
Mr.. Hewitt of Pike objected to
this; said the governor did not
have to report his official act to
this House, and it looked to him
like the House was after perse-
cutting Butler instead of prosecut-
ing him. Our Tom Brame took
the floor and said that as the gov
ernor had seen fit to address a
communication to the House,
saying he would ae-appoint DR.,
Butler if not convicted by
Court of Justice or impeached by
1.-THE Senate, he did not see why
Ne should object to sending in an
official message, telling of DR..
Buffers resignation and Mitch
ellis appointment, and that he
would not re-appolnt DR.. Butler,
and he was in favor of this. =
Johnson of Coahoma then in
troduced a resolution embodying
the foregoing and asking that
Butler be requifed to refund all
monies over-paid him by the
trustees and to pay for the meat,
seggs, milk, etc.. that he had not
paid for. Howerton objected to
kthis; said the House had sufficient
knowledge of what had been
Acne in the matter, and it was
not necessary for the governor to
send in any message about it.
johnson insisted that we had no
loficial notification Of this resig-
k1ation, and Governor Bilbo, who
Was sitting by the Speaker all of
the time prompting his leaders
by sending tips to them by the
pages. had his secretary bring in
1.-THE resignation of DR.. Butler and
l his appointment of DR.. Mitchell,
and it was read by the clerk and
mo action taken. Then the Sem
ate notified the House that they
had received notice of the resig-
lation of DR.. Butler, and the ap-
ointment of DR.. Mitchell to sue
led him, and had confirmed DR..
itchell's appointment, but the
ouse still SAID may" it was
1t sufficient, and they must have
Re message from the Governor.
aHd Johnson moved that the
HbSyerton resolution be laid on
the table, which was done, and
then his resolution calling for the
message was put and carried by
Ia vote cf 72 to 18. Howerton's
resolution was laid on the table
|by a vote Of 80 to 9. This is all
|the strength that the governor
(could muster in the House.
How the mighty have fallen"
The House recessed until 2:30
b. M, and when we met. the
Governor came across with the
message, stating that he had ac-
|cepted Buffers resignation and
had appointed DR.. Mitchell, had
hot made any agreement with
lDr. Butler, and that he would
nave an accountant go over the