Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-03-05
The Macon Be.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9Th,
ROBERTS HIGHWAY BILL
BY REPRESENTATIVE s.

II was the address of Mr..
analysis Of the Roberts bi
brought about its defeat. +
member from Washington
pressed his opposition, and d
the various clauses of the mea
would probably have passed
amendment, by narrow marg
motion to indefinitely postpot
carried by just one vote, showir
the house was about evenly divi
the question.
Mr.. Stone also put the fin
touches on the Pate bill, defea
the house two weeks ago.
Mr.. Stone also put the fin
touches on the Pate bill, defeat
the house two weeks ago.
The member from Washingto
pealed to the lawmakers not to
a $25 100000 bond issue on the
Of the State without going abo
in an orderly way, as other s
havedone, and then proceeded by
ysis to show up the defects of the
berts bill, He earnestly urged tina
whole subject be referred to a
committee, to sit during the leg
tive recess, and to report two y
hence with bill of more salts
tory nature.
Chairman Mitchell of the com,
tee on roads, ferries and bridges, N
a rather heated reply to the critici
of the member from Washington,
claring that the committee had VIC
ed diligently on the subject, adopt
the best features of both the Illir
and the Alabama bondissue hills,wi
Mr.. Stone SEEMINGLY favored aud
expressed serious doubts whether
will ever be possible to frame q
that will suit Mr. Stone Insofar o
am concerned" said Mr.. Mitchell,
have written the last line Of legi.
ton | intend to writ on this sIbj
and if the people who are now in
mud want to travel on good road;
invite them all to move to Lee cour
where we have have spent our G
good money building modern hi
highways"
A singular features Of the defeat
both the Pate and Roberts bill is
fact that the debates did not br
out the principal reasons for much
the hostility toward both measures
In neither house uor senate '
more than casual reference made
the fact that a war is being 'Eaged
the present constituted, and the DIES
of Gov. Russell to retain this CONN
sion in Office with but one change
its personnel,
Nevertheless. it is we'll kno
among both the friends and onem
of good roads legislation that
commission is the political fly in
ointment, so to speak, and that tn
is no chance whatever for the passs
of any measure on the subject III
the commission is changed-Corr
pondence of Memphis News Semi
The Herald would suggest as a s,
stitute for Mr.. Mitchell's "invitatit
that call people who are in the m,
pattern after Lee county-"spend tn
own good money in building mod,
highways" And then, unless II
plan and proceed with utmost of c;
and circumspection, and with thorou
provision for maintenance after bui
ing, they stand a good chance of h;
ing nothing of their modern highws
at the end of ten years, but broE
bits and the bonds.
Provisinos for an expenditure, unC
The McBeath, or any other State Hie
way Commission, of any such sum
100000, through the comparative
thlnly settled counties of Mississip
would be as wild and reckless a pi,
Of legislation, as the legislature co,
put over on the people of the Sta
and escape a jury de lunatico. In
feating such a possibility the Hon.
H. Stone deserves the thanks of I
Vicksburg Herald.