Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-02
JOINT COMMITTEE
TO !. INVESTIGATE
M'LENDON CASE
House Adopts Hardeman Resolu-
ton, With Wright Amendment,
by a Vote of One Hundred and
Eighteen to Thirteen.

After voting down the Anderson sub
sttute, the house Thursday afternoon
adopted the Hardeman resolution, pro-
viding for joint committee of nine from
the house and five from the senate to
take up the special message Of Gov. Hoke
Smith giving his reasons for suspending
Chairman S. G. McLendOn, Of the rail-
road commission.
The Hardeman resolution, as amended,
provides for the further investigation of
the charges that Mr.. McLendon dealt in
railroad securities. This amendment was
offered by Mr.. Wright.
The house defeated the Anderson sub
titute by IS to los. The Hardeman reso-
luton was adopted as amended by 1lS
to Is.
1t is believed Senator BUrwell, of Spar
ia, will head the senate committee, and
that Representative Hardeman, of JEFF
ferson, will be chairman of the house
committee.
Following O rapid fire debate, which
practically consumed all of the forenoon
session, the house of representatives at
12:45 O'Clock Thursday afternoon, took no
the various motions and amendments for
an investigation of the suspension oil
Chairman s. G.. McLendon, of the state
railroad commission, who was relieved OF
his Office by former Gov. Hokc Smith.
The mouse ITSl lOOh up the w ilBhA
amendment to the Hardeman resolution,
and on an aye and nay vote adopted the
amendment by las to Al. The Hardeman
resolution provided for the appointment OF
a Joint committee of nine from the house
and five from the house to probe the sus-
pension of Mr.. McLendon. The amend
ment offered by Mr.. Wright provides that
this committee shall also investigate the
charges of dealing in railroad securities.
Following the passage of the Wright
amendment the house adopted the Mitch
ell amendment to the Anderson suostl-
tute which calls for the appointment OF
a committee of twenty-five, with the au-
thoritv of a court. to investigate the sus-
pension. The Mitchell amendment was
odopted by a vote of 115 TO p.
Tho house then began consideration OF
The Anderson substitute to the Harde-
man resolution, providing for the appoint
mont Of a committee of twenty-five 10
conduct an examination Of the suspen-
sion ,----o,>-cr
W Hal Of Bibb arose to a question
~ nersonaI privilege. correcting an mac
curacv appearing in The Journal OF wed
nesday.
Mr., Hall referred to the speech reported
from Mr. Persons of Monroe. wherein MI
Persons was quoted as reading from the
journal of the 1908 house an extract show
T.
motion to refer the Brown dismissal mat
ter to a joint committee of the house and
senate. The report would show an incon-
sistency in the attitude Of Mr. Hail. who
this term is strenuously opposing the joint
committee plan. Mr.. Hall denied the IN
consistency He knew. he said, that the
MISREPRESENTATION had been unintentional.
He himself read again the extract from
the 1905 house journal which Mr.. Persons
had read and which Mr.. Hall quoted as
follows:
Mr.. Hall of Bibb moved that the gov
ernor's message be referred to special
committee Of FIVE members of the house,
whose duty IT shall be to look into the
charges contained therein and report
forthwith to the house its findings"
Mr.. Tuggle of Traup moved that when
the house adjourned Friday, July 2, that
II stand adjourned till July at 10 o'clock.
The notion after some discussion. was
tabled on motion OF Mr. Porter of Floyd.
Mr. Anderson of Chatham offered a