The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-05-18

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tinue to proceed in the diScharg,
of its duties, under and in accord
ance with the constitution, ant
that the sergeaut-at-arms ant
clerk of the senate are instructed
to keep in touch with the mem
bers of the senate and urge theiI
regular attendance at sessions o.
this body. Adopted.
Continuing, MIR. Houk said:
Not content with secretly aiding
and abetting the violators of the
constitution, the administration
forces are openly going about the
corridors Of the hotels, Dragging that
they are going to mandamus the
state treasurer and comptroller and
compel them to pay out money fol
the support of different departments.
Now this may be the law, but know.
ing the two gentlemen in question
asJ do, although / have not consult.
ed with them in this regard, fee
sure that Messrs. Hooper ct al. will
have to show them the law on this
subject, as their present actions are
based on legal authority"
Mr.. Houk then went into the
speech OF Senator Hicks, made dur
ing the present term, in which the
latter challeged Senator Houk's re-
publicanism. Mr.. Houk stated that
the speech was inspired by Gov.
Hooper and that the governor sent
Hicks in to make the speech. Mr..
Houk stated that he had done every
thing possible for the people he rep
resented and challenged Senator
Hicks to show where he had done
the same. He said that Mr.. Hicks
was elected on the issue involving
the fellow servants law and that
since being in the senate, he had
worked day and night against it and
against the interests of the people
that elected him.
There should be an official in
vestigation of the part of Governor
Hooper has played in breaking a
quorum in the house, said Mr..
Houk, and if an investigating
committee is appointed to look into
this matter, | think | can go before
such committee and furnish them
with enough evidence to convict
Gov. Hooper of violating the con-
stitution. He is the sworn head OF
the government in Tennessee, but
at the same time is behind con-
spiracy to break up that very govern
Senator Houk stated that ma
jority of the republicans of Tennes-
see are very much opposed to the
conduct of Governor Hooper and
the runaway members of the legisla-
ture in the present instance, and
that they would demonstrate their
disapproval more thoroughly when
the time comes to vote again.
Congressman Sells is Roughly
Scored.
He next went after Congressman
Sam Sells, stating that he had stood
with Sam Sells when The latter was
Sighting against the machine of the
ederal officeholders in East Tennes-
Zee, but said that Sells is now trying
o set up the same kind of a |
Machine for East Tennessee and
look it to the state federal Office
lolders machine.
Mr.. Houk said thar Governor
Hooper had better be known as
Ien. Hooper, as he was pre-empting
II the privileges of a military govern
II, and was building up machine,
Inder orders from some of the un-
eriings in Washington, without
.nowledge Of President Taft, for the
urposc of packing conventions and
oing as they pleased in national
lections with the vote of the state.
| have been informed" said Mr..
Louk, that some Of the federal Of
ceholders are going to knock my
at off, and while do not want to
rag, want to say that if any of
hem contemplate such action, they
ad better knock it off quick. am
eady to stay here until November,
oI2, if necessary, in order to com.
el the dictator of Tennessee to do
is own >worn duty" 4