The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-25
STATE SOLONS IN SESSION.
The Legislature Begins It's Fifty Days
Of Work.

nees of the Democratic Caucus Elected
The Populists Poll Forty-two Votes.
Atlanta, Ca. oct. 2i-The populists
of the House showed thier teeth in the
first round to-day. They are in bad blood,
and, although they will not be able to ac-
complsh anything. they will certainly
fight from their corners all the more Bit
terly on that account. They put out can
didates for every position in both the
House and Senate to-day, and voted for
them soldly.
In the House Mr.. Walton of Glascock,
who, with Messrs. Hogan of Lincoln and
Branch of Columbia, will constitute the
ruling tribunal of the party, set out to
play the watch dog of the treasury. He
made a long speech in opposition to al
lowing the doorkeeper a 81 a day page.
He wanted the pay of the pages and every
body up to the governor reduced in the
interest of the dear people. but the oracle
from Glascock failed to discover that he
wasted as much time in his harangue as
would have almost paid for the little
page during the term.
The incident is brought out here as
of the populists. They will do anything to
embarrass the democratic majority on the
pretext of crying for economy, but at the
same time they will waste valuable time
and money in their filibustering and clog
ging of the legislative machinery.
To prevent the populists from ordering
the roll call on every pretext, it is proba-
BILE that the rules will be changed to de-
feat the obstruction tactics of the popu-
lists, not merely as a question of party
policy, but as a necessity to protect the
interests of the state.
After to-days exhibition, many demo-
Gratis are in favor of refusing to allow a
populist motion to adjourn or any SINH
larly perfunctory motion to pass. The
populists must be shelved entirely.
Both houses elected the officers nomina-
ted by last nights caucus.
Mr.. Fleming of Richmond, who was put
in nomination by Mr.. Boynton of Cal
houn, received 123 votes, and Mel Branch
pop, % votes. Several populists voted
for Mr.. Fleming.
There were 1852 of the 175 members of the
house present and voting
Mr.. Fleming's election was announced
amid a round of applause, in which the
gallery took a lusty part.
Mel Branch, the populist candidate, Mr.
Rockwell of Catham and Mr.. Bennett of
Wayne were appointed a committee to
escort Mr.. Fleming to the chair by Hon
called it to order.
Mr.. Fleming, in taking up the gavel
spoke as follows, in a clear ringing voice
that showed complete recovery of his
strength: "All fair-minded men will ad-'
init, 1 presume, that the Craftsmanship
and the majority of those committees
should be assigned to that political party
to which the people have again confided
the administration of their affairs, and to
which l heartily claim allegiance. The
minority party should be given on each Of
the committees a representation propor-
tionate to their numbers, for they, too
have Georgians for their constituents and
should be afforded ample opportunity to
prove their devotion to the state.
The right to be recognized by the chair
TO be heard in debate, to make parliament
airy motions, and, in short, to exercise all
the privileges Of the floor, should be
alike open to all.
In that respect if in no other all the
members of the house are equals-by the
common law of parliamentary usage
equals by the special code of rules which
Tor years have obtained in this body.
Pardon me, gentlemen, a few words
more.
With a decrease of s2S, 600, 900 in the tax
able property of the state, and with the
staple product Of our farms selling at less
than cents net to the producer, it is
almost needless to say that in our public
expenditures we should observe the most
rigid economy that may be consistent with
the efficiency of the public service. ZAP
plause)
BY constitutional requirement we are
limited to a session of fifty days. We
nave a great deal of very important work
before us and in order to accomplish it
we should have at all times a fun atten-
dance of our members. Let us resolve
at the start to make every reasonable sac
rince of any private business that may
conflict with our regular attendance here.
(Applause)
Il trust also that we will have a dis
tctvely business session, and above all
that we shall not waste our time in I'M
seemly partisan wrangling. Some of us
are democrats. some populists and some
republicans, but whatever our political
creed, let us remember that we are all
Georgians, bound by the same oath taken
this day to support the constitution and
on all questions and measures which may
come before us to so conduct ourselves
as will be most conducive to the interest
and prosperity of the state" loud ap-
plause on the floor and in the galleries)
Col. Mark Hardin was elected clerk
over Mr. Irwin Of Rockdale, populst who
received the solid support of his party, as
did all the other populist candidates.
Irwin got AZ votes.
Mr.. Smith of Coffee was elected messen-
ger over Mr.. Harris of Cobb, populist
Moses Martin of Gwinnett was elected
doorkeeper Of the House. His populist
rival was Mr.. BULGE.
Clarence Wilson Of Clay was elected
speaker pro TEN. over H. G. Edenfeld,
populist
The House was then declared ready for
business, and committees were appointed
10 notify the Senate and the governor
The joint committee win wait upon the
governor in the morning.
Gov. Northen notified the House that a
number of seats were being contested.
These contests will be taken up by the
committee on privileges and elections TO
be appointed by the speaker.
Assistant Secretary II. II. Cabaniss
called the Senate 10 order IN the absence
OF the lamented Bill Harrison OF Worth
who has done that office for years past
Then populists practiced the same tao
tics as IN the House, nominating candi-
dates for all the offices.
Charles G.. McGregor, Tom WatBon's
lieutenant. was their candidate against
Senator Venabe for President Of the Sem
ate. Mr. Vonnbe received 33 and Mr.. Alc-
Oregon 9 votes.