The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04
The Vote of the Senate.


Ayes-Akin, Bowen, Blackwell
Burwell, Galloway, of the Tenth:
Galloway, of the Twenty-ninth /;
Gates, Conley, Harrell, Harden.
Johnson, Jackson, Kemp, Mays, Muir
ray, McWilliams, Perry, Pitts, Ruth
erIord, Stevens, Ward, of the Fifth;
Womble and Wood-23.
I Nays-Calhoun, Gordy, Griffith. IT.
win, King, Longley, Morris, Mathews,
Mclean, mcdowell, McCurry, Nc
Clure, Patterson, Price, Slater and
Sellers-18.
Two senator's who voted against
the Matthews substitute yesterday
voted against the Burwell resolution
today. They were Senators Mcclure
and Patterson. One senator who was
absent yesterday was present today
and voted for the Burwell resolu-
ton, Senator Gates.
Irwin Says It's Worst Crime.
Senator Irwin of the Eleventh dis
, trict in explaining his vote against
the removal of the commissioner
said:
q rise for the purpose of register
| ing my protest in the senate of Geor-
gia against crime which I believe
to be the worst that has been perpe-
trated in the state of Georgia since
! it has been a state Admit, senator's.
that the law has been violated by
this commissioner. Then, in the
name of the constitution of Georgia
| why not grant him the right that
| is accorded to the meanest criminal
in the state, and let him come before
the bar Of this senate and plead his
case. No man charged with a crime
shall ever be convicted until he has
had a chance to meet his accusers.
| That is the law and the constitution
of the state. In these star chamber
/ proceedings you are going not ac-
cOrding to the law, but according to
a resolution which is in direct de-
fiance of the constitution of Geor-
gia. Four of the five of our body
who heard the evidence have reached
| the same verdict as to the guilt OF
! the accused. Is that not something
| in the mans favor? Shall the rest
of us PREJUDICE the case without ever
giving him a right to be heard?"
Black Day for the Senate.
Senator Mathews, who voted for
Senator Matthews, who voted for
posed the removal of McLendon, de-
clared that he voted against the res
OlutiOn not because of his interest
| in Mr.. McLendOn, but because of his
| interest in the good name of the state
of Georgia. 1t was a black day for
! the senate, he declared, when they
entered upon their journal the first
vote registered by an English speak
| ing people since the beginning of the
! eighteenth century denying to a man
the right of a fair trial, the privilege
of facing his accusers and answering
their charges.
II Tell You 1t Is Revolution"
Said Senator Day in explaining his
vote: "It would be wise for us to
go back and walk in the footsteps
of our fathers. l tell you it is revo-
luton for any legislative enactment
to stand in the face of the voice
of the people and to say that that
voice is null and of no effect. |
pledu Win YOU, let dS NlN OIAo LASNA
in lawful way, by impeachment, II
he has done wrong l have sworn
to stand by the law and the con-
stitution, and so help me God | will
do it. This is a conspiracy unauthor-
lied by law for the purpose of de-
priving a citizen of his constitutional
rights. Go down to the feet OF BOD
Toombs, of Stephens, and OF Her
schel " Johnson, / beg you, and
learn something of constitutional
principles. Then come back and vote
for this resolution if you can"
Longley Spent sIeepIess Night.
Senator Longley of the Thirty-sev-
enth, a strong supporter of Hoke
Smith in both his campaigns, again
made a strong appeal in Chairman
McLendon's behalf When he arose
he said that he had spent a sleep