Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-15
ABSENT MEMBERS
WERE ORDERED
ARRESTED
SPEAKER MORRIS HAS EVERY
TRAIN WATCHED AND MEM
BEERS OF HOUSE COULD
NOT LEAVE TOWN.

The general tax act. as amended by the
senate. was up for consideration in the
house Friday and senate amendments were
disagreed to with rythmical regularity
by the members of the house. In order that
they may go before a joint conference
committee OF both house and the senate
and be threshed out there.
The occupation tax clause was stricken
from the general tax act. and will proba-
bly, come up in the guise Of separate
bill at the summer session.
The sensation of the mornings proceed
ings of the house was the order given by
Speaker Morris to the sergeant at arms,
to deputise several men, go TO the depot
and arrest every member OF the house who
tried to leave the city before the house and
senate adjourned sine die.
This order from Speaker Morris is an
innovation in the efforts to keep the men,
bers present. and there are few members
in the house who can remember the time
when such an order has been given before.
At the time the summer session bill was
uassed this morning there was 10 mem
bers in the house, but this number dwin-
died down TO about 80. and then Speaker
Morris gave his order to the sergeant at
arms to arrest the members trying to
leave the city and bring them back into
the house.
Following the call Of the roll, the read
ing OF the house Journal which was very
yoluminous. was dispensed with
Hon. Murphy Gambler. author Of the
franchise tax bill, asked unanimous con-
sent to dispense with the regular order
OF the day for q few moments. He said
that .he senate had made several amend
ments to the franchise tax BILL The
house did not know just what these
amendments did to the bill and he wanted
them disagreed to in order that a joint
conference from the senate might explain
the changes wrought by the senate.
This consent was granted, and the fran
chlse tax btu. as amended by the senate,
was read. Mr.. Gambler moved 10 disagree
10 all OF the amendments OF the franchise
tax bin sent BY the senate, and this ac-
ton was taken.
The report OF the committee on rules,
making the summer session bill the spe-
cial order for the morning, was adopted
by a vote of los TO 0.
Governor Terrclrs veto message to the
summer session bill was then read for
the first time IT. the house The summer
session ball originated in the senate. was
unanimously passed by the senate and
house and went 10 the governor for his
signature, but the chief executive vetoed
the bill because II added eight months 70
the terms OF once of the governor and
state house officials
N1r. GcOIkcs CT Moi G4Ets LloNCA NAeNN NAO
house pass the bill over the veto OF the
governor. Mr.. Reid. OF Campbell, argued
against the overriding Of the governors
veto He said that the state treasury
would be in a frightfully depleted condi-
ton during the summer months and with
no chance cf getting more money. he
said the senate had stripped the general
tax act Of everything which would bring
In any extra revenues, that $4,000 had
teen added to the general appropriation
bill.
The main question was ordered and an
aye and nay vote was called on the ques-
ton. BY a vote OF LIS to 81 the veto OF the
Governor Terrell was overridden by the
house. The greatest enthusiasm which
has been manifested since the opening OF
the house was exhibited when the result
was announced by Speaker Morris. Disor-
der could not be stopped and Speaker Nor
ris had 20 again order the floor cleared
OF all visitors.
On the motion to override the governors
veto. the vote was as follows:
Aye: Alexander. Afford. Almand, Ayres,
Baldwin. BealI. Bell Of Emanuel. Bell Of
Milton, Booth, Bowen, Boynton. Brown,
Butts, Calvin. Gambler. Carr, Darlington,
| Carswell. Cliatt. Cook Cromartie, Crumb-
ley, Dawes, Deal Derrick, Doxier, Duckett,
Duggan, Edwards. Fields. Flanagan,
Flynt. Foster Of oconee. Foster Of Towns,
Franklin, Russell. Gaulden. George,
! Glenn. Grenade. Grice, Grimm, Halves,
! Hays, Hendry, Hicks. Hixon OF Carroll.
Hixon OF Sumter. Holder, Houston, How
ard OF Laurens. Johnson OF Baker. john
son OF Clinch. Jones Of Dougherty. Jones
Of Pickens. Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kill
burn, Knight. Lane. Lanier, Lawrence,
Leigh. Little. Mann. Naples, Martin. May
son. Miller OF Bullock. Miller OF Muscogee,
Mills. Mitcham. Mitchell. Morton. Moses.
+, Mulherin, Mcbride. McElmurray, McLain,
McRae. Newton, Nisbet. Overstreet,
| O'Quinn. Parker. Pate OF Dooly, Pate Of
Gwinnett, Paulk OF Coffee. Paulk Of Irwin,
Peyton. Phillips Of Jefferson. Phillips Of
Quitman. Preston. Proctor. Rainey RAN
kin. RawIs, Redwine. Rice. Richardson,
Ridley, Rogers OF Hall, Rountree. Shack
elford. Shannon. Singletary. Slaton,
Spence. Stanford. Steed OF Carroll, Stew
art. Strickland Thompson. Tracy. Valen-
tine, Walker OF Monroe, Wellborn, Whit
ley, Wise, Womble. Yates.
Nays: Adams. Akin, Arnold,