The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-25
LEGISLATURE IS ORGANIZED.
NORTH GEORGIA, A. USUAL, TOOK
ALI THE OFFICES.

Bowers Appeal was Unhceded' and
Even the Position of Doork"eprr
OF the House wa. Refused south
GeorEia-DeIay Due Go the Cnucus
Made II Necessary 10 Postpone the
Reading Of che GOVERNOR Message
Untii To-day.
Au4rtl Ga o-l q Tho session Of
Georesa Legislature 81 is1'-lei convened
az the Csp.tc. thi. morning az 10 o'clock.
The organization ~ both houses orcu-
pied cons,d,rbie time ond wheu the time
FOR receiving the annual message Of Gov.
Gambler arrived 81 vas 4 o'clock making
- necessary POO postpone the meeting un'I
tomorrow 90 % o'clock
The delay vas caused hy "a caucus o. tho
House ~ Representative which convened
OF O'Clock
when tho organization was completed
the following we're the officers chosen.
President of the senate, clark Howell
OF Fulton. secretary. Charles S. Northern
Of Fulton. president pro tom. Roland FL
De Of Bib. messenger. Flynn Harse't'
doorkeeper. Mlj Wilson
Speaker OF the House. John p. Little
Of Muscogee. speaker pro ten. y. a.
Morris OF Cobb. clerk. John T Boifsuiilett
OF Bib. messenger. +. b. Durham Of
Barlow. doorkecper J s Wllliford OF
Fuyette
Tue caucus - the House was held Tor
the purpose az eliminating me vote ~
eight Populists and four Republican MEM
bcrs.
q Rhlock ~ Fayettc, chairman ~
the Caucus Committee. called the caucus
10 order on motion he was made chair
man OF the meeting and John T Boifeul-
lett Of Bih& secretary John D. Little Of
Muscogee srNaker Of thc last House was
elected withoM opposition.
North Gcornin Took Everything.
the race for spVaker pro tenn was very
close and not unNi the last few counties
had been called VAS 81 known who would
win out North Georgia was pitted
against South Georgia IN tho race, ana
North Georgia won The candidates were
Fondred Mitchell Of Thomas. and ~
Morris Of cobb Inc vote stood. Morris
So Mitchell r.
-Four candidates entered the race for
messenger Of the House but three OF them
retired before thirty votes had been cast
The result Of the election was that +. 3
Durham Of Barlow was declared the win
ner.
In the contest for doorkeeper OF tho
House G A Moore oppoaed J. VIII
ford OF Fayette Williford won by vote
OF JOS TO o. II was a. the beginning
OF this race that Byron Bower. Jr.. OF De
catur addressed the chair ana stated that
an OF the officers elected had been from
North Georgia. and he thought there
ehould be a division and some OF ne
places were due 20 South Georziane II
was the same kind Of protest tina, Hon.
Pope Barrow made az the state couNen-
ton in July but u had no effect.
After the caucus the oath Of ofiee was
administered 10 the members and me
regular e.ection Of the nominees was had.
When the senate WAS notified Of the or
ganization Of the House u was too late
20 hear the Governor message, and az
there h 40 afternoon session, the read
ing went over until to-morrow's session
sneaker John y. Little announced the
appointment OF Mrs. r. r. " Cobb as
postmistress Of the House Mrs Cobb is
an Albanian and was chosen Out Of TWEEN
ty-three applicants for the place
To Cut Down Expenses.
No bills were introduced IN the House.
A resolution was introduced IN the Sen
ate by Senator Tntum Of the Forty-four'h.
asking that committee % two from
APPOINTED 10 make an Investigation re-
aarding the amount Of money spent hy
the secretary Of the Senate and the clerk
Of the House for clerical work.
The law allows so day for
the secretary o. the senate.
Mr.. Tatum contends that both the aih-
cials spend too much money. ana he wants
the expenses cue down The resolution
vas tabled IL was the only feature Of
the day.
Tomorrow after the reading Of the mes
sage. the usual routine work will com
mencc. and food % bills Is expected
The members OF Legislature are consid-
eTably agitated over the question OF con
struosing q new depot on the property OF
the state here and 70 r. believed the nee
essary appropriation viii be made.
Representative Wight OF Albany will
introduce bAi tomorrow % change the
system Of elecung judges ana solicitors
from the vote OF the people 10 that Of the
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