The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-07-31
NJ TENDON WILL
LOSE HIS JOB
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MATTER WAS FINALLY SETTLED
IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON
BY Vote of % to 10 the Burwell
Resolution, Sustaining Governor
Smiths Charges, Was Passed by the
Upper House.

Atlanta, Ga, July 30.-The Burwell
resolution calling for the dismissal of
Chairman ,Guyt McLendon, of the
Georgia railroad commission, was
read in the senate Immediately after
the reading of the journal this morn
ing. The ayes and nays were called
Tor. Senator Calhoun, in explaining
his vote, stated that he voted aye
only on the bond question. He said
that Mr.. McLendon's action in re-
gard to the bond issue bore out his
statement that he was trying to help
political friend. He did not think
the charges of Governor Smith were
sufficient grounds for dismissal. He
then read sections of the printed evi-
dence Mr.. Calhoun said that he
thought every senator should state
the evidence on which they base their
vote. One commissioner in this
state he said, had been suspend
ed before, and that had sealed the
political doom of the man who had
caused the dismissal.
Senator Day said that he should not
vote for a dismissal, as one branch
Of the government could not assume
the functions of another. He wanted
to know who had constituted the as
sembly court. He thought that the
legislature should be bound by the
viii Of the people, and any action
giving the general ass embly the right
to try was a. EeYolution as there was
T1aftip0 ;,,f II, X cso1-o ,,,- oL .oo-, r.,
authorize the dismissal of McLendon
and he had dealt in bonds to help a
friend. He thought the effort at dis
mSssal was nothing more nor less
tEa conspiracy.
Senator Griffith said that he thought
McLsndon had violated no law he
pointed to Mr. Perry's statement of
Thursday bearing on the commission
eRs innoceaee. He did not think Mr.
zMeLendon should be thrown Out Of
Office because he had honestly dis-
feged with other senators. lie reter-
red to McLendon's physical disabili
had fagrantly violated the law that
be heard in his own defense. He
did not believe in kicking a man when
he was down.
Senator Harrell, in explaining his
:. said that he wanted to refute
the arguments of Senators Day and
Gsiffith.a. He stated that McLeLdon
had fagrantly violated the law; hat
he ielt sorry for the commissioner on
account of his physical condition, but
tflis had nothing to do with the case.
He did not propose to violate his
obligation because Mr., McLendon, had
Violated his.
This kind Of argument, for and
against McLendon's dismissal, was
Ee;9s. up until after 2, when vote
psts taken, resulting in the passage of
.taa resolution by vote of % to 19.
Tie text of the resolution offered by
S nator Burwell is as follows:
Whereas, the governor has sus-
panded from office S. G.. McLendon, a
railroad commissioner of Georgia, and
has reported the fact of such sus.
peasion TO the general assembly, Be
Ill resolved that the said s. G. Me-
Lendon be and is hereby removed
fssm the Office of railroad commits
sfoaar DfI Georgia,
Resolution in House
Mr.. Anderson, of Chatham, intro
daeed ii the house this morning a
Restitution to make the McI.endon sus~
pensi6n case a special apd continu-
ing order following the disposition d
the near bser fund matter It was
referred to the committee on rules.
Mr.. anderson proposes to divide the
question Of suspension into TIVE
narts, tie governors message in one
art and the bond matter inythe sec
ond part. The consideration of each
Of the two questions is to be limitee
to sotr hairs and speeches are g
II limited to thirty minutes.
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