Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-27
Joint Senate and House Commit
tee Submit Evidence in Two
Sections, One Covering Suspen-
sion, Other Bond Transaction.
ALSO SUSMIT LETTER
FROM HoKE SMITH ON
SECURITIES DEAL
Present or Formal Report Which,
However, Has No Findings and
Makes No Recommendation.
Action is Expected This Week.

The joint senate and house committees,
which were appointed to inquire into the
suspension by former Governor Smith OF
S. G. McLendon from the Craftsmanship
of the railroad commission, on Monday
submitted to the house and senate all
the evidence which it collected at the
investigation.
This evidence is submitted In two sec
tions. One covers the evidence in connec-
ton with the governors suspension. The
other covers Mr.. McLendon's connection
with certain bond deals. The record Is
400 printed pages.
In addition to this evidence, the COM
mittees submit letter from former Gov
ernor Smith, which denies certain pub
lished reports that he had any knowledge
of this bond transaction when he sus-
pended Mr.. McLendon. This letter has
already been published.
HOUSE READY TO ACT.
1t is believed that the house will take
UP the evidence this week, probably. as
one committeeman thinks, after the COM.
pletion of the tax act. The committees.
in submitting the record, furnished re-
port. This report. however, is purely for
NAL, and submits no finding nor makes
any recommendation.
The committees met in executive ses-
sion, and according to members who were
asked there was no disagreement Of any
kind, except possibly as to minor changes
in the wording of the report that went
with the evidence.
The following is the committees formal
report accompanying the record:
COMMITTEES FINAL REPO1eT.
The joint committee Of the senate
and house, to which was referred the
message Of the governor, reporting 70
the general assembly the fact CT the
- "a
commissioner OF Georgia, and assigning
his reasons therefor, beg leave to>reporr
that, In conformity with the instruo-
tions contained in said joint xeso1utious
the committee has made inveHtigation
and has heard all testimony ana re-
ceived all evidence offered before It.
In accordance with the rssolution
adopted By the committee the Official
report made herewith Ia submitted and
made In two separate and distinct sec
lions; one confined to the evidence sub
In1ttsd In reference to the governors
message Of suspension on June IS, and
matters cognate or incidental thereto.
the same being covered by parts one and
two Of the ofacial record submitted
herewith; and the other confned to this
alleged bond transactions by Mr.. SIC
Lendon ana others, and matters coguate
or incidental thereto, the same being
record submitted herewith.
Your committee herewith submits the
following:
WHAT REcoRD CONTAINS.
First. All formal documents ana
writings relating TO the matters con-
tanned In the governors msssaGe and
considered by the COMMITTEES.
second: A brief, reduced TO narrative
form, Of all the oral testimony relating
A. INA n rOWArMowem
message and considered by the commits
tee.
Your committee, under instructions In
said resolution, have inquired fully into
all the facts pertaining TO the conducs
Of said railroad commissioners, In the
matter Of the purchase and sale Of GER
tain railroad stocks and SECURITIES, ana
herewith submit in proper form ali evt-
dencs touching the same.
After the committee had completed It's
work of taxing testimony and the record
had been delivered to the printer your
committee received from Hon. Eoko
smith a communication in writing,
which by direction OF the COMMITTEES, II
herewith attached and submitted with
this report, and az part thereon,
ShorQh the same was not considered -
a part Of the evidence by the commit
tee.
Your committee being engpowered
only 20 Hinvestigate and repors all the
evidence" submit no finding either OF
law or fact, and make no recolnrnenda-
ton. Respectfully submitted.
W. Il. BURwELL. Chzirman-
REPORT REACHES HOUSE.
At 12:45 Monday the report Of the Nc
Tendon investigating committee was Of
fcially filed in the house by Mr.. Hard
man Of Jefferson. chairman of the house
contingent on that committee. Previous
unanimous consent for this had been OBJ
tanned. The filing of the report inter-
rupted for a moment the proceedings OF
the house on the general tax act.
Mr.. Hall of Bib wanted to dispose OF
the report Immediately. 1t should be re-
ferred to some committee at once, he said.
Mr.. Anderson of Chatham had a resoiu-
ton anent the report. but was not allowed
to offer it. Mr.. Halls motion to extend
the time of the session ten minutes was
declared out of order by the speaker The
report was not read at that time 1t was
simply filed to be read later.