Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-02

resolution that all speeches on the pend
ing business Ohe McLendon matter) be-
fore the house he limited to twenty min
utes each, and that the previous question
| be called at 12:45 p. m. The resolution
was adopted-S9 ayes and Is nays.
/ Mr.. Alexander, of DeKalb, interrupt
| ed by adjournment Wednesday, was
given the floor at 1920 to resume his
argument on the McLendon matter.
i Mr.. Alexander yielded for moment
to a message from the senate. The mes
sage told of a resolution in which the
senate asked the concurrence of the
house, providing for joint session on
Wednesday, July I, at IL o'clock. to
consolidate the vote of July 6, for
United States senator.
MR.. ALEXANDER CONTINUES.
Mr.. Alexander. of DeKalb, continued
He aulogized the gentleman from
Chatham as man who always fights
hard, but always fair. But am
sorry to say that he violated that repu-
tation the other day when he said on
the floor of this house that the refer
ence of this matter to a committee
would mean that it would never come
back to the house." Mr.. Alexander held
his friend from Bibb" (Mr. HaI) up
to the attention of the house.
| II want to further caution this house
with reference to the gentleman from.
Bibb and his arguments. Whenever a
proposition comes up, he is apt to disagree
with it, and his disagreement is liable
| to cause a CONFUSION of nature
MIR. Alexander painted a picture of the
resurrection, with his friend from Bibb
directing on the ground that the proceed
ure is not according to the constitution
| of Georgia.
Mr. Alexander of Fulton was recog-
Inized.
! Mr.. Alexander objected to the charac-
, terization given the gentleman from Bibb
by his predecessor on the floor. He him
/ self placed probably a higher value on
| the services of the gentleman from Bib.
| He sal dit was unfortunate to start a
! session of the house with question:. the
discussion of which was liable to create
differences among the members when so
many other important matters are to be
considered and all should be harmoni-
Gus.
! 1T is of the utmost Importance to all
! of us that we get this question out of
I the way"
Mr.. Speaker: "Only one member has the
! floor at a time"-(directing his remarks to
Mr.. Hall Of Bibb. in a group of CONVEX
sationalists).
BEEN ON BOTH SIDES.
! Mr.. Alexander (continung): 1.-The chair
man of the railroad commission has had
the misfortune to be on both sides OF thus
holly contested question, and the nat
ural result is that he has few friends on
either side. There is no concerted at
tempt to save him his job on the railroad
: commission. The endeavor here, as / see
it. is to proceed merely according TO
law"
Mr.. Slade of Muscogee objected, a few
minutes later, TO the remarks of Mr..
Alexander as not pertinent to the ques-
ton and as endeavoring to enter upon the
merits of the case.
Mr.. Alexander: The right of the COM
missioner is to have both houses Of the
assembly pass upon mis- case separately.
He said IL was unfortunate to start
expensive and that it would consume more
time But those are considerations that
we cannot weigh
; Mr. Hardman of Jackson obtained
unanimous consent to introduce some bills
for Mr.. Rosser of Walker, who is liable
to be absent several days on account of
sickness in his family. One bill was to
amend the city charter Of Lafayette. A
second was to cede certain land In inc
county of Walker to the United States
government Others were to amend section
3742 of vol of the code (garnishment of
wages): to amend section 4l47 of vol.
(pay or jurors); and to amend section 2l
of vol 8.
Mr.. McElreath of Fulton was recog-
nized.
CAN'T DISREGARD MESSAGE.
las for myself / wish to say here and
now that | would not vote to remove any
commissioner for voting for or against a
port rate But the governor has exercised
right which we gave him. 1t is an IN
doubted delegated right, and the question
u.s. what shall we do with the matter!
He was the governor. and we cannot dis
regard a message of this nature from
him when il comes into this house. He
was acting as our attorney in fact
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