The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16


die. 1t was voted down.
In the senate Mr.. Knight offered
a resolution calling on the governor
to adjourn both houses, because an
agreement seemed impossible 1t
was on the table when the senate
adjourned.
House Rebuked Senate.
Excepting a mild reprimand which
the house was able to administer to
the senate nothing was done by the
mouse Thursday, thus closing a week
OF firm deadlock with no end in sight
The reprimand of the house was in
the shape of set of resolutions in
troduced by Messrs. Jones of Meri-
Wether, Tuggle of Troup, Slater of
Bryan and Anderson of BuIloch. In
TWO pages of preamble the history
OF convict discussion was set forth:
how the house had passed a bill at
Doth the regular and special sessions;
now the senate had wasted much
time during both; how it had finally
passed the house bill by substitute
and how this had been rejected after
careful considerations how a confer
ence committee was finally agreed
upon and how the senate had DELHI.
erately refused to inform the house
whether or not its report was accept
able to it, etc. The resolutions
wound up by adjourning until Fri
day morning. They first provided
sine die adjournment, but was
changed.
An effort was made by Mr.. Slater
OF Bryan and Mr.. Nix OF Gwinnett
to Introduce a resolution providing
for adjournment sine die. It was
ruled out of order.
After a session of about ten min
utes a recess was taken.
The house was again called to or
der at about 11:30, and it being
evident that the senate was deter
mined, for the time, to furnish no
material upon which it could work
adjourned.
Turmoil in Senate Resumed.
In the senate the turmoil of the
DAY before was resumed, in a cOndi-
ton hardly less demoralized than ex-
listed in the house
The voting on the motion to take
up for consideration the conference
committees suggested compromise
on the convict question was resumed.
1t was killed
The occasion furnished several
senators opportunity to make fiery
speeches which bordered on the de-
Senator Fielder declared that the
members of the upper house were
acting like children, and he called
on them to 'act like men" and deal
a final death blow to the compromise
on the Holder bill.
Senator Knight took a similar
view relative to the juvenile conduct
OF the senate, but charged the same
to the majority.
How can we refuse to take I'M
this report, and either officially adopt
or reject it?" he asked, and he want
ed to know further how in the alb
sence of definite action could the
house know that the matter would
not be accepted
1T is not only a courtesy, but an
obligation due the house that we
either accept or kill this report" he
said. The conference committee
was named on our request. 1t has
reported and we take the position
that we can ignore their recommen-
datiOns."
A Little Money Still in the Treasury.
Senator Steed was vehement in his
of the majority.
You seem to be afraid of the mi
nOrity," he declared. why are YOU
afraid of us? If you are not afraid
of us of whom are you afraid? Is
1t the governor, or is it the people?
Are you afraid to face the widows
and orphans who were made such by
the men for whom you are delaying
proper legislation?
Il regret that the rumor has gone
abroad that a little money is still
in the state treasury Some men
seem too fond of their per diem"
The intimation was resented by
Senator Wilkes, who declared that
he didn't believe any member of
either house was so low-downed as
to promote a deadlock Just to re-
reive 81 a day from the state
The motion to do something with
PSAC was hIllCu On q vote as
follows:
Ayes Brantley, Brock, Critten-
den, Farmer, Gordy, Griffin, Hard
man, Halves, Hayes, Howard, Knight,
Steed, Taylor Walden-15.
Nays-4-kin, Born, Bush. Camp.
Oobbs, Henderson of the Fifteenth,
Henderson of the Thirty-ninth. Hud-
son, Hughes, Johnson Lashley. Mar
tin, MattoX, Stapleton, Stephens.
Skies, Turner, Walker, Wilkes, Will
ford-21.
Not voting: Boyd, Cowart, Deem.
Felts, Overstreet, Peacock, Whalev.
Killed 1t After Losing a Week.
At the Friday afternoon session
of the senate the fIibuster was
brought to an end by both factions
reaching an agreement. This was ar
rived at after each held a caucus
1t was to permit the conference re-
port to come up for vote The