Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-15
tier From Big Bud.

~o4AS4OSA uGlOll VI lIG "a. u VI. Oil
for the year 1918-1919, Before
we began to consider this bill,
Hewitt of Pike, (the leader of
the Bilbo forces in the House)
arose to a question of personal
privilege, and said he wanted to
explain his connection with the
sending Of the subcommittee of
the appropriation committees,
headed by Howerton of Lee, t.
investigate Beauvoir. Said when
ne found out that the sub-com-
mlttee of the eleemosynary insti-
tuition committee, which Mr.. Cav
EFT had appointed to investigate
Beauvolr, could not do this, and
as the Howerton committee was
already on the Coast, he had tele-
phoned Mr.. Cavett and told him
that the committee he had had
appointed to do this work, could
not do it, and asked him if he OBJ
jected and would authorize How
erton and his committee to do
this work, and that the gentle
man from Noxubee had consent
ed, and he so notified Howerton,
and they made the investigation,
etc. then also arose to a ques-
tion of personal privilege, (Bilbo
was sitting by the Speaker and
was an interested spectator all
the time) and said Il do not think
anyone who knows me and is ac-
quainted with my record, will
charge me with appointing a Bill
bo committee to investigate his
pet institution. for | would have
been here as a member of this
House two years ago, if had not
said in every speech made that
summer that | would die and go
to hell before | would vote for
Bilbo." !" The whole House broke
out with a laugh when | said
this, and the Governor good-na-
ture,liy Joined in heartily. / sald
that, while | was no Bilbo man.
| would not say that all Bilbo men
were dishonest, and that while
my good friend, Howerton, was
as close as the bark on a tree, |
believed him honest, and that he
would do his duty as he saw it;
that he had voted for Butler fol
impeachment, and that | thought
it a great affront to not even
hear the report, but the motion
to table the resolution to appoint
this committee was at once car
ried, and the committee has been
appointed, and John Frierson and
Norwood are on this committee,
and we will get straight report.
Prince was not here when made
nay explanation, and he came and
congratulated me this morning
and said, "We did not need you
two years ago as We do now,
and | am glad you are here now."
The appropriation committee
had cut the A. & M. bill so as to
allow only $65, 900 as a support
fund for each year. Norwood of
Pike had control of the amended
bill, giving $500 for each year,
as it was for the past two years.
He got permission for President
Smith to address the House. and
tell of the needs of this great in
stitution, and he made most
magnificent showing of what
they were doing there for the
young men of Mississippi. His
heart was in the speech, and
when this is the case a man is al
ways eloquent. After his speech
we passed the bill by a large ma
jority.
We have some men here who
would close up all the state insti-
tutions-will vote for nothing.
,I,ae member from Pickens, Mr..
Sy6rrell, a ha,d-shell Baptist
,feacher, must have been raised
'by Frank Burkltt; he is not as
lsmart as Frank. hut is stingier
than that gentleman ever was.
FHe reminds me of a man who op-
posed a bill that my good friend
land colleague, Mike O'Byrne,
was trying to get passed, paying
riding deputies $500 instead of
$500. This member said he saw
no reason why they should pay
these men more than ST. 90 a day.
Mike turned on him and said,
What manner of men have you
in your county, who would do
th;S yuork for the nitifll sum of