The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-26
BACON TO AID BRYAN
DIRECTED TO DO so
BY THE LsGIsLATURE.
HE WILL STUMP IN ILLINOIS.
WILL ADDRESS LEGIsLATURB ~
JOINT SESSION NOV. =.

d0sta EntrN-scunte MA Little uus-
iuess-GoNrrnor 80 De innuEurated
o-morrow--I'robnbI Chatrmcn OF
House and senate Committees.
Atlanta. oct 2s-rhe General Assembly
cf tho state iu joint session this morning
practically directed Senator Bacon 60 take
the stump in the West for Bryan.
Shortly after the senate had filed into
the House for the purpose Of consolidat-
ing tho election returns. the clerk was re-
qucstcd 90 read to the session letter
from Senator Bacon to Clark Howell and
others.
This communication was n request for
advice on the part lof friends az TO what
che writer should DO he having been ask
"a To stump Illinois by the Democratic
campaign manager and wishing himself
20 do so. but al the same time desiring
90 come 60 Georgia and pay his respects
to the General Assembly
when the letter was finished it was an
nounccd from the noor OF the House
that tho gentleman 20 whom the letter
had been addressed had replied, saying
that they thought IL the duty 81 the SEN
ator Co lend hia efforts 10 Bryan as tho
campaign managers had asked.
The consolidation of returns was then
taken up. and after the work had been
anlshe,f s J. Han of Bihh offered a reso-
luton requesting senator Bacon 20 ad-
dress Joint session of House and SEN
aie on Nov. 2. which was adopted by the
House. Tho House as Mr. Hail said.
in talking with his friends about hts res
olutlon. could not officially advise MIR.
bacon upon the point about which he had
questioned his friends However. the res
olution was Interpreted as Instructions
for him 60 assist Bryan though Il only
requested talk from him. The resolu-
ton ns offered Is as follows.
Resolved by the House of Representa-
iives the Senate eoncurrlnR therein that
the Hon. A % Bacon senior senator IN
the Congress OF the United States from
this state. Is hereby requested 60 tc'iver
an address before the General Assembly
on tho second day Of November. ieOo
Resolved second, that the General AS
sembiy do convene Ia joint session IN the
hall OF House Of Representative on tho
second day OF November. ig1. "a i2 o'clock
Tor the purpose OF listening 10 the adj
dress OF Hon. a. q. Bacon.
Accepted Invitations.
The features Of this mornings session
Of the House we're the reception of the
GoverOnrs message ami the opening of
the returns % the recent elecuer which
took place about - O'Clock. the returns be-
Ink given attention first.
Mayor Woodward and the city Council.
aud Capt Joyner appeared before the
Joint session of House ana senate just be-
fore the opening Of the returns. and ex-
tended an invitation to the sol0na 10 par
ticipatc Ia the Atlanta day celebration.
which invitation the solons accepted
Valdosta also extended an invitation TO
them to come down and zee SIS show. This
Invitation came in the shape Of a letter.
II vas likewise ACCEPTED
The work OF consolidating the election
returns was concluded about 90 o. m. Tho
total vote for Governor from all counties
Ia the state except coffee. those having
been misplaced was. Gambler. s),ti5. Tray
lor q .ss
4 resolution for the appointment OF a
committee to act with a Senate commit
tee with regard TO the Inauguration cere-
monies Saturday. was adopted.
Little business IA senate.
No business was transacted by the Sen
ate this morning 81 any importance. Soon
secretary OF the executive department.
announced message from the Governor.
on motion % Mr Ellis OF the Twenty
second. the message was read II was tho
annual message ~ Gov. Gambler. The
reading Of the message occupied nearly an
hour.
Mr. Boynton OF the Ninth moved that
100 copies of the message be printed for
the use Of the Senate
Nrffea trsaa rqrafuaH from the House
that that body was ready 90 consolidate
the election returns and al n .05 the SEN
ate proceeded 20 hold Joint session with
the House
A iolnt committee from the House and
senate called on Gov. Gambler az noon to-
day 90 ascertain when he desired TO be
IN Agurated The Governor decided on
fixed for 70 O'Clock. The justices Of Su-
preme Court and other state house ofii-
GERS will be rendered an invitation 70 at
tend.
chief Justice simons win administer The
oa IN Of Office. The Governor viii take the
oath in the hail Of the House Of Represen-
tativos After the Inauguration the Gov
ernor will make short address. on Mon
day. probably the state house officers who
were reelected this year VIII be sworn
In by the Governor. Those who will take
the oath are Commissioner of Agriculture
Stevens Treasurer r. r. Park Com mis-
eioner OF Education G. n. Glenn. Prison
Commissioner C. a. Evans ana Thomas
Eason. Secretary of STATE Philip Cook.
Controller General Wright ana Judges
Little and Lewis OF the supreme Court
The Important Committees.
Committee places Is the theme that II
now occupying the attention Of both Sen
,tors and Representatives.. President
Howell and Speaker LAttle say they will
not announce their committee before the
latter mart a next week.
In the senate u Is believed the most
imuortant committees viii 20 to the fol-
lowing:
prations-Chappell. OF the Twenty
fourth. General Judiciary-Ellis OF the
Tvgenty second Special Judlciary--Boyn-
ton. OF the Ninth. Railroads-cann. Of tho
First.
There are three names prominently
spoken Of In connection with the House
Appronriations Committee. They are
Blaiock OF Fayette. Burnett OF Clarke.
and Wright of Dougherty. The latter 10
tapped 20 win. Il Is believed that Blalock
viii be given the Finance Committee.
These two committees used 20 be combin-
ed under the name OF Ways and Means.
slnton OF Fulton Is likely to be given
the General judiciary Committee again.
Garry Of Richmond. who IA cne OF tho
ablest lawyers in the state. will probably
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