The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-09
THE NEW COMMITTEES.
County Commission Expect to
Hear From the Governor To-day.

near FROM the Governor IO-nhE'
When the County Commissioners situa-
ton is settled there viii be necessity for
a rearrangement of the committees of the
board, that is new appointments viii have
70 be made in the places Of the members
who are not now serving with the board
When asked about this matter yesterday
Chairman Dale said he would appoint the
new members to take the places on all
committees left vacant, thereby making no
radical changes In them. In other words
Mr.. John Lyons, who was elected TO take
the place made vacant by the resignation
OF Mr. VIM. KchOe. viii act on all me
committees Of which Mr.. kehoe served
and viii be chairman of all the committees
of which Mr.. Kehoe was chair
man. The same win be true In case OF Mr.
w. d. Slmkins in case he receives his com
mission to take the place of Mr. I. Newell
West.
Considering Mr. West stan a member Of
the board, the committees Will now be as
follows: Drainage commissioners, LaIhrop
and Guckenheimer: roads and bridges,
Commissioners Guckenheimer and Lath-
rop; court house and jail. Commissioners
Lyons and West; chain-gans and accounts
Commissioners West Lyons and Lathrop;
budget, Commissioners Lyons, Lathrop
ana Guckenheimcr; county poor, Chairman
Dale, and county farm, Commissioners
Dale and Lyons.
If Mr.. Simkins is appointed he will take
place on all committees where Mr.. West :
name appears. This arrangement VIII be
carried out in detail, Chairpan Dale says
unless there is some objection on the part
of the new commissioners, in which case
some changes might he made. According
to present plans, however, there will be
no changes.
No word was received from the Cover
nor yesterday with regard 10 Mr. Simkins
commission. County Attorney j. X
Saussy says that even in the event the
Governor refused TO issue the commission,
mandamus proceedings could not be issued
against him, because that is expressly pro-
hibited by the code.
The question for the Governor 10 decide
now Is in effect as to whether the county
commissioners are the proper tribunal TO
declare a vacancy in their own body
when they deem that there is proper
cause for SO doing. If the Governor de-
cides that the commissioners are the
proper tribunal for taking such action
there will be notang for him to do but
issue the commission to Mr. Simkins.
In case he should decide Otherwise the
only course the commissioners could pur-
sue would be to apply for quo warranto
proceedings in The Superior Court in or
der 20 determine which was entitled to
the commission, Mr. West or MIR. Smkins
In the event the court decided with the
commissioners there would be little doubt
about the Governor issuing the commits
sion; but If he refused 10 do So the
county would simply have to get along
with four commissioners until Mr.. West
returns
1t is expected that something viii be
heard from the Governor to-day. 1t has
always been regarded that the commits
sioners have the power to declare vacan-
cies in their own body, and in the event
this view of the case is taken by the Gov
ernor upon the presentation of the law and
the facts made by the county attorney. it
is not believed there will be any doubt
about the Governors issuing the commits
sion.