The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-24
IN JOINT SESSION
HOUSE AND SENATE MEET TO CAN
VAss THE VOTE.
DECLARATION OF ELECTION.
GOVERNOR AND STATE OFFICERS
DECLARED ELECTED.

The Old Depot Question Brought Up
Before the Joint Session and VIII
he Continued To-day-Governor
Recommends That the Matter lie
Referred to "A Special Committee
of Five-COmmittee Appointed for
Inauguration of Gov. Terrell at IL,
Noon. Tomorrow.
Atlanta, Oct. 2s.-The House and
Senate met in joint session at II
O'Clock this morning for the purpose of
canvassing and declaring the vote for
Governor. The committee of tellers
the official result was found to be Ter
rell S1,344; Hines, 4,747. Hon. Joseph M.
Terrell was thereupon declared by
President Howell of the Senate elected
Governor for the ensuing two years.
The results were also declared by the
joint session for State House officers
and Judges and Solicitors General for
the different circuits of the state. The
official vote for associate justice of the
Supreme Court was Judge John S.
Gambler of DeKalb 1926: Judge John
p. Ross of Macon 23,3O6; Scattering, o.
27S. Judge Gambler was declared elect
ed
Prior to the joint session a warm de-
bate was started on the old depot ques-
ton, which. 1t seems, will not down.
the arrival of the House for the joint
session, and will be continued to-mor-
row. Mr.. Hall of Bibb. moved. after
the reading of Gov. Gamblers message,
that so much of the message as referr-
ed to depot on the states property be
referred to special committee OF five
with instructions to investigate fully
and ascertain what ought to be done.
He said the states proper
ty was fast going to decay and
it was important that the Legislature
should take action to preserve 1t. Many
thought Mr.. Han had turned complete
~ around on the depot proposition
There were several speeches in opposi.
ton to the motion land the matter was
dropped at an interesting point on &C
count of the joint session.
A committee was appointed to max,
arrangements for the Inauguration o
Gov. Terrell at IL o'clock noon. on Sat
urday.
Mr.. West Of Lowndes introduced I
bill to create a new Superior Court cir
cult in the southern part of the state
composed of the counties of Lowndes
Echols, Clinch, Coffee and Irwin: thes,
counties to be known as the Valdosti
circuit, and to be taken from thu
Southern Brunswick and Oconee cir
cults. The business In that section
has so greatly increased that Mr.. Yves
says a new circuit is needed Another
important piece of legislation intro
duced by Mr.. West of Lowndes, wa!
a bill to provide for a uniform system
of text books. to be used in all tn,
public schools of the state. To carry
the terms of this bill into effect. Il
provides for a Georgia Book Commits
sion," to be composed of the STATE
Board of Education and five citizens
to be appointed by the Governor, one
of whom shall be the chancellor Of the
state university. This commission
shall advertise for bids for books ac.
cepting the lowest and best bid, and
the books selected for use in the com
mon schools shall be non-sectarian and
non sectional, and shall not be changed
under five years. except by three.
bill win no doubt cause a great dea
of discussion.
Mr.. Harden of Chatham sent three
bills to the clerks desk, but they were
not read to-day. They will come ur
for q first reading tomorrow. They
are as follows: To authorize clerks OF
City Courts to appoint deputy clerks
the clerks to pay the salaries of such
deputies. To regulate the pay of bail
ifs in City and Superior Courts In
cities of more than $4,000, and less than
$4,000 inhabitants. so that such saIa-
ries shah not be less than s65 per
month. To amend the game laws for
the better protection of summer duck.
Speaker Morris announced the ap-
pointment of the Committee on Rules
as follows: Speaker Morris ex-officic
chairman, Mr.. Calvin of Richmond
vice chairman: Messrs. Knowles OF
Floyd. Reidsof Campbell, Steed of Tay-
lor, Cam of Chatham, Wilson of Clay
Slaton of Fulton, Flynt of Spalding
and Akin of Barlow.
The Senate was in session only e
short time before the Joint session, and
no business of any consequence was
fro n