The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-28
ANOTHER WAR FOR WAYcRoss.
FIGHT DEVELOPED ON TWO WARE
COUNTY BILLS.

Mr.. Mcdonald Repeated the Charge
That Certain Committee Was
"FIxed"-That RiIed the Blood OF
Several Members and There Was
some Warm TaIk-BIlIs Finally
Went to Committee ON Corpora-
tions-There May Yet BE a Scrap.
Atlanta. Nov. 27.--The House was treat-
cd 10 another sensation to-day the most
pronounced that this session has yst pro-
dueed, when Representative Mcdonald OF
Ware charged that the opponents OF the
two measures of his had claimed that the
Committe on County and County Matters
was "hxed'' against his bills and express
ing surprise that Speaker Little would
appoint committees that could be "fxed.''
Mr.. Moore OF Carroll chairman of tho
committee. denounced this statement as
false, and charged that Representative
Mcdonald had presented to the commits
tee forged evidence that the grand jury
OF Ware county had recommended the
passage Of these bills.
The warm time was the result of an
apparently inoffensive motion by Mr..
Mcdonald of Ware TO commit two local
bills to the Special Committee on AgricuH~
ure. For a few moments things were
at fever heat, and sensational charges
were flung across the hall at lively rate.
Mr.. Ellis of Bibb raised the point that
II was rather unusual to commit to the
Committe on Agriculture a bill which af-
fected the salary Of an officer of the
County Court. This developed the sensas-
tfon Mr. Mcdonald said.
1T has been stated by the opponents OF
the bin that they had fixed the COMMITTEES
on County and County Matters, To which
the bills were first referred. l had not
thought any committees in this House
could be fixed. / thought 1t was the duty
Of the Speaker TO select committees which
could not be fixed"
ut Is out of order TO reflect on the
Speaker or any committee of this House,"
said MIR. EAlls.
Speaker pro tenn. Freeman ruled that the
language was out of order
MIR. Moore OF Carroll, chairman Of ths
Committee on County and County Matters.
added still more warmth TO the excitement
by stating:
"The gentleman from Ware has said
that the committee was fixed. desire TO
say that statement is an untruth."
The situation was interesting. Mr.. Me-
Donald quickly denied having charged the
committee with being hxed. He said such
statement had been made by the oppo-
nents or The bin.
Charge of Forgery.
IT care not who made the CHARGE
warmly reioined Mr.. Moore, whether the
gentleman from Ware, or any one else,
IL Is an untruth / will say further that
the committee did not make UP It's mind
before investigating the merits of the bills.
The gentleman presented TO us indorse-
ments by the grand jury of Ware. and
have telegram In my possession Whicn
tells me the Endorsements were forged.
This charge OF forgery did not seem to
abash Mr.. Mcdonald.
s'If the gentleman states the recommends
ations were forged, iet him produce the
proofs" demanded Mr.. Mcdonald
81 have a newspaper In which states
ment is published from the grand jury
that the Endorsements were never given"
replied Mr. Moore. Mr. Mcdonald insists
ed that he had received the recommends
tions from the grand jury and said
We'll, Mr.. Speaker, maybe a grand jury
has been fixed"
There being objection to sending the bills
to the special Agricultural Committee Mr..
Blalock of Fayette. who had entered dur
Ing the discussion, said:
"Since the serious charge has been mada
that the Committee on County and Coun-
ty Matters has been fixed, I think Il but
just to that committee and to the gentle-
man from Ware 10 refer the bills to an
other committee, / move they be referred
to the Committee on Corporations.
This motion prevailed. MIR. Moore stat-
ed that the recommendations had been re-
turned by him to Mr.. Mcdonald and he
had attempted. but without success to get
them back lie had In his desk copy OF
last Thursdays Waycross Evening Her.
aid, In which were presented letters from
Mr.. Mcdonald and MIR. c. G. Thomas, as
sistant clerk of the House. Following
these was q card from the twenty-five
members of the grand jury saying they
never Endorsed any of the Mcdonald bills,
but rejected all they voted on. In later
issue of the Wayeross Herald is a state-
ment that these adverse recommendations
had been sent In a sealed envelope to MIR.
Mcdonald and that they bobbed up in
the committee room as Endorsements.
Mr. Mcdonald gave out an interview this
afternoon. saying that Assistant Clerk G.
G. Thomas claimed he stIll represented
Ware county and Solicitor Crawley had
said the committee was fixed Both these
gentlemen denounced these statements as
"unqualifed lies" From present indica-
tions an investigation will be ordered, and
Messrs. Thomas, Crawley and Mcdonald
are at the lighting point.