The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-19
ONLY A SMALL SLICE OF PIE
THE SENATE HOLDS UP APPOINT.
MENTS OF THE GOVERNOR.
Passes Resolution Not to Confirm
Those Whose Terms Will Not Be
gin Before He Leaves Office,

gin Before He Leaves Office,
ATLANTA, Ga.-By a vote of %
to 16 the senate this morning went
on record as unalterably opposed to
Governor Smith making any appoint
ments the terms of which begin be-
yond the period in which he is actual
ly serving as governor.
After a sharp and spirited debate
the senate passed the resolution as
amended by the author, Senator Har-
ris. The final paragraph of the orig
inal resolution read:
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
governor be respectfully requested to
withdraw such appointments which
he has sent to the senate for confir-
nation except those whose terms of
office have already begun"
Senator Harris acted on the as
sumption that Governor Smith would
Immediately resign to accept the SEN
atorship But as he later announc-
ed positively that he would retain
the governorship until December Sen
ator Harris amended it to read:
I'VE shall feel it our duty to op-
pose the confirmation Of any appoint
ments to office the term of which
begins after the term of the governor
making its appointments has been
succeeded in office. And the above
resolution is not to apply to appoint
ments already made, which are to be
decided on their merits as the senate
wishes
Senator Harris, in discussing his
resolution said. Zone of the re-
markable sights we have had here is
the change of front on the part of
scores of office seekers. For days
we have had the spectacle of scores
Of office seekers here in the capitol
and hotel corridors urging their rep
resentatives to send Hoke Smith to
the United States senate. Now that
it has been done these same office
seekers are beseeching Governor
Smith to stay on that job until he
has filled all the offices these men
have reason to expect l don't blame
these candidates, because they work
ed for Governor Smith in the hope of
getting office"
Senator ]. E. Sheppard of the
Thirteenth district took exception to
Mr.. Harris remarks: 81 dare say, y
he said, that of all the remarkable
petitions that have ever been pre-
sented to either the house or the
senate this takes the cake" Senator
Sheppard moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table.
Senator Shaw said that there was
entirely too much disposition to
evade responsibility on important
issues by moving to table.
Stand out in the open and face
the music" he said. II am willing
| to do it, and think every man here
should feel the same way about it
The resolution is just and right, anC
am for it,
citing for the resolution were
Aaron, Blalock of the Twenty-sixth
Brown Crawford, Copeland, Cromar
| tie, Culbreth, Dyerson, Edwards, En-
mis-, Graham, Grovenstein, Hamilton
Harris, Knight, Kincaid, Mann, Nor
ris, Moore Roberts, Shaw, Worley
Voting against: Adams, Beau
~ DuSlAJ OdNlOs OOuSldSSy lug
gan, Hullender, King, Marshall, May
son, Oliver, Owens, Shingler, Shep
pard, Spence, Whitehead.
Absent Blalock of the Fourth
Felker, Hill, Prather, Williams.
Following the passage of the Har
ris resolution the senate held al
executive session and three of Coy
ernor Smiths appointments wer
confirmed, and one was not ratified
The following appointments wer
confirmed: B. E. Thrasher to b
judge of the county court of Oconee
James Dawson to be solicitor of tn
court of Greene county; Joel Clou
to be judge of the city court of Lex
ington, Oglethorpe county.
The following appointment wa
not confirmed: D. w. Krause to b
judge of the city court of Bruins
wick, term to have begun July ]
1912.
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