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Newspaper Page TextAmericus AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1890. HE IS ELECTED ON THE FIRST BALLOT. NORMAN. OF LIBERTY. CHANGED FROM NORWOOD TO GOR DON. AND ELECTED HIM. Pull Particulars of The Election—'Who The Members Voted Por—Atlanta Wild Over The Besult-Speeches By Dozens of People—MoCune Off For Washington. Special to Recorder. Atlanta. Nov. 18,—Delegations from everywhere. Expectancy, Impatience, nncer talnty. The House found itself so over run with visitors that the doors were closed early, and lobbyists had to content themsolves with watching from the gallery or but ton-holing stray members as they straggled in and out. The routine work was.tiresome to the last degree. The Senatorshlp—that’s what everybody was watohlng for. They had no eyes nor ears for anything else. Humors of all sorts were afloat, and the most trivial incident was made the subject of large discus sion and speculation. An indefinable air of confusion was over it all. Livingston and the other Alliance leaders were notably uneasy. "What's the matter?’’ I asked Livingston, on the way up. “Everything." "Will Gordon have a majority in the house to-day?" "Certainly so, if our men keep getting away." He went on to explain that quite a number of anti-Gordon men were "sick,” most Inopportunely, or gone home. . "There’s Jackson, of Heard,” he continued impatiently. "I’ve Just heard of that. He’s gone home to keep from voting. As Gordon re quires only a majority of those voting, every man of ours that leaves puts him nearer and near er.” The Gordon men were smiling confidently, certain of vlotory. “We’ve got ’em," was the Invari- able reply, "We’ve certainly got ’em!” ■ The program, it will be remem bered, was for the Senate to ballot at 11 o’clock, and the house at 12. Senator Zachry, an anti-Gordon man, made an eflbrt to change this, putting the Senate ballot at 12, so that the two houses could act sim ultaneously. It was opposed by the Gordon men—the issue was made. Senator Zachry’s motion was de feated, a Gordon victory. A ripple of applause greeted the announce ment, and the Gordon men smiled broader than ever. At eleven o'clock— The Senate ballot. "Beard, of the 33rd!" was the first name. "Calhoun!” No Applause. “Beck, of the 20th!" “Gordon!” Applause, and so on down the list. The result stood: Gordon 25. Calhoun 6. Norwood 7. Hines 3. Hammond 2. Hawkins 1. Great applause—very great! Then a ruBh for the House, It lacked 35 minutes of 12 o’clock. The ballot in the House stood: Gordon 83. Norwood 42. Hines 13. Hammond 10. Calhoun 20. Womack 1. The aggregate majority against Gordon was 80—he lacked two votes. “I chaugo my yote to Gordon. A yell went ’up that shook the foundation of the capitol. The vote was a tie. “One more man! One more! One more!" After a few seconds of great con fusion, Norman, of^iberty, fgot up and changed his vote to Gordon. ; That made him Senator. ▲gain the old rebel yell went up, and was echoed and re-eohoed, and from the most distant parts of the town it came back "Gordon! Gor don!” Of course, after the result was deolded, a number of votes were changed. < Gordon It is on the first ballot. The vote in the House stood: FOR OORDON. Atkinson, of Coweta, Baxter, Bennett, Berner, Boifeulliet, Branch, Brown, of Harralson; Bry an, Brinson, Bush, Burney, Calvin, Campbell, Cason, Chapman, Clif ton, Crowder, Crawford, Cutts, Davis, of Burke; Dismuke, Dun- woody, Faust, Fleming, Gardner, Gilbert, Glover, Goodwin, Griffin Hardeman, Harris, of Catoosa Harper, Hill, of Merriwether Herrington, Henderson, Holtz claw, Humphreys, Ingraham Johnson, Kitchlns, Lark, Leslie, Lewis, LeConte, Martin, Mann McDonald, of Sumter; McAfee, McClure, Merriwether, Mitchell Mobley, Monroe, Morton, Oattls, Parham, Payne, Peek, Peeples, Perry, Rembert, Reid, Roberts, Ryals, Sapp, of Mitchell; Seay, Smith, of Decatur; Smith, of Greene; Sharpe, Swain, Tatum, Thornton, Trammell, Turner, Wells of Lee; Whitfield, WitzeJl, Wil llams, Whatley, White, Wisdom WylJy, Wooten. FOR NORWOOD. Atklnsob, of Columbia; Barretf, Baskin, Brown, of Forsyth; Clay, Coffey, Davis, of Bullock ;|Davis, of Lumpkin; Devore, Dodson, Eden field, Godard, Hartridge, Hagan Hancock, Hendrlc, Jackson, of Oconee; Kemp, Kennon, Lane, Mattox, Mason, Maxwell, McDon' aid, of Banks; McDaniel, Mathews, of Jefferson; Merritt, Montgomery, Norman, Odom, O’Neal, Parker, of Wilkinson; Sapp, of Cbatta- hooohee; Sears, Stokes, Strickland, Tarver, Twltty, Underwood, Walk er, Ware, Wright, Young. FOR CALHOUN. Anderson, Baldwin, Brodnax, Cagle, Cooper, Craigs, Dennard Hall, Hand, Harris, of Quitman Heard, Holyendorf, Hulsey, Ivey, Lunsden, Mathews, of Montgom ery, Pearson, Sibley, Thompson, Wells, of Marion. FOR HINES. Chappell, Everett, Harris, of Washington; Hills, of Cherokee Hogan, Jackson, of Heard; Meeks, Nash, Peacook, Rainey ,SInquefleld Smith, of Butts, Traylor. FOR HAMMOND, Ethridge, Griffith, Holbrook, Huff, Phillips, Pope, Scruggs, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker. Womack received one vote, Mr, Graves. Those absent were Burge, Jennings, Jones, Moseley. Parker, of Thomas, was excused from voting. The vote in the Senate stood: For Gordon—Beok, Bonnot, Brown, Cabaniss, Calloway, Cand- ler, Culpepper, Culver, GUI, Glenn Golden, Harlan. Johnson, John ston, Lamar, McRae,Mullls,O’Neal, Smith, E. B. Terrell, Todd, Via cent, Williams, Witcher; Mr. President, ’25. For Calhoun—Beard, Ellington, Hodges, Lanier, Nunnally, Zach ry, 6. Norwood—Boyd, Eason, Hill, Lane, Smith, J. D. Tatum, Warren, 7. tied.” “Where is little Clark? "The Constitution ain’t in this. "The Journal is the people.” There was a grand rally at the arterian well to-night. Speeches were made by Hoke Smith, Repre sentatives Atkinson, of Coweta, C W. M. Tatum, of Dade, R. B. Mob ley, of Harris, andCnlvln, of Rich moud, Alliance State Lecturer Beck, Governor Northen, Senator John B. Gordon, Representatives Goodwin and Martin, of Fulton Hon. Albert Cox, Hon. W Hemphill, T. Warren Aiken, Hon W. T. Smith, of Gwinnett, Gen M. B. Young, Tom Lyons, of Bar tow, Jno. Clay Smith, Dr. J, Gibson, of Oglethorpe, and otb ers. McCune left for Washington this evening, THE LEGISLATURE. * AFTER THE BATTLE. AN AMENDED CHARTER FOR THE SAVANNAH, AMERICUS AND MONTGOMERY. Bills Introduced Yeztanjay—The Sen ate Doing But Little—Prospective Legislation—Legislative Notes. GORDON RECEIVED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO VOTES. The Work of the Legieleture Yester day—Various Conventions—Akin's Po etry Put to Dee. LITTLE BUSINESS DONE. The Senate Not in Session, and But Little Done In the Houee. Special to Recohdib. Atlanta, Nov. 15.—rhe Senate had no session to-day, being a very dignified body, and anxious to get home. The house had a desultory sort of session. Most of its time was taken up in the second reading of bills; a few bills being read a third time, little or no new matter coming be fore them. WILL VISIT MILLEDGEVILLE, Representative Whitfield, of Bah dwin, presented to the house this morning an invitation froth the Mayor and citizens of Mllledgevllle to be present in that city, on the 27th, at the laying of tj^e corner stone of the Girls’ Normal and In dustriai College. The invitation was accepted. A RESOLUTION. The following resolution by Mr. Ryals, of Chatham, was adopted Whereas, the statute of the United States levying a tax of ten percent on the State banks of Issue, which was enacted in the interest of the National Banks, gives the latter a monopoly in the Issue of currency which is unj ust and lnj urious to the people of this country, in that said State banks by the exorbitant tax are prohibited from doing business, and are prevented from issuing good local currency which, properly guarded by the State laws, would be safe, and greatly promotive of the prosperity of the people, there fore be it Resolved, by the House of Repre sentatives, the Senate concurring, that oar Senators and Representa tives in the pfesent Congress be and they are hereby Instructed , to urge the passage at the ensuing session, of an aot repealing the statute im posing sola tax. Resolved further, that his Excel' lenoy, the Governor, be requested to have each of the Senators and Representatives in Congress sup plied with a duly certified copy of the foregoing resolution. ATLANTA WIRINGS. 8am Jonas Brother Kills a Negro—Oz- burn Is Sentenced To Be Hung January 8th. For Hines—Flint,‘.Hart, Patton, 3. For Hammond—Irvine, Strick land, 2. For Hawkins—Walker, 1. Atlanta has boon a volcano of enthusiasm all day; h vast crowd has filled the Kimball House ro tunda, and speeches, cheers and music has made everything ring. To-night the throng surrounds the afteaian well, whole there is speaking by Gen. Gordon and oth ers; fireworks, cannonading aud cheering until the air is a lumin ous red. All day yesterday, and this morning, largo delegationi from every section of the State, cams pouring in to urge the elec tion of Gordon, and these enthusi ast!?! friends arc exulting In every manner possible. The whole city seems glven|up to joyous demon stration. Fifteen thousand people are on the streets to-night celebrating Gordou's victory. The town is red hot. Horns have been blowing In cessantly for hours. There are dozens of torch light processions, and fireworks and bonfires have lighted up the streets like day, Transparencies are carried by the score like this: “Livingston's name is mud." "McCune can go home." “Truth has triumphed.” “The hero of the Confederacy io vindicated." “The voice of the peopl ecannot bethrot- Spsclal to Recorder. Atlanta, Nov. 15.—Charlie Jones, a brother of Sam Jones, killed a negro named Jim Young, in Cartersvllle, to-day. The affair is Bald to have been deliberate mur der, for the gratification of old grudges. Charlie Ozburn, the white man who killed a merchant named Bradley last May, was sentenced to hang this morning. He was found guilty of murder two or three weeks ago, and Jndge Clarke pro nounced the sentence this morning! It is to be a private exeoution. The date is January Otb. Killed In a Barroom. Special to Recorder. Atlanta, Nov. 18.—In a oarroom fight about noon to-day Fate Dodge shot aud instantly killed Jas. Chasewood, both white and have families. Dodge escaped and has not been found yet. Coroner’s jury returned a verdict of volun tary manslaughter. The Deadly Cane UU1. Lillie Cheuey, a fourteen-year old colored girl, while taking the pommies from a cane mill Ofl Mr. G. T, Walker’s place, at LaCrosBe, Saturday morning, got her head caught between the lever and cap- sill, and had the left ear torn out and her head badly bruised, if * not the skull fractured, but It may not prove fatal. * . The next legislative fight will be over betterment*. Special to Recorder, Atlanta, Nov. 13.—TUe general bills introduced to-day in tbe House, wero: By Davis, of Lumpkin—To fur ther suppress the rtsrlme of rape. Offering $500 reward in all suoh oases. Etheridge, of Houston—To makel monthly wages, exceeding $25 month, liable to garnishment. Note—This is the "grocers’ bill," formulated by the Betail Grocers’ Protective Association, Anderson, of Taliaferro—A bill providing that any person who owns land on whicli a loan ha* been made, shallgbe required to pay taxes on the value of lands, lesB by the amount of the loan, which shall be deducted therefrom Also a bill to require money lend ers to pay taxes on notes and secu rities taken on land. One hundred and fifty bills have been introduced in the house to date. Mr. Cutts, of Sumter, introduced a bill in the house to-day to amend the charter of.the Savannah, Amer icus and Montgomery Ballway. It provides for the inorease of the cap ital stock by a two. thirds vote of the stockholders. THE SENATE. The Senate studiously avoided doing anything of special impor tance. A bill requiring non-resident tax payers to return the taxable prop erty, like resident tax-payers, was Introduced by Senator Culpepper. Code amendments to seotlon 301 and to section] 1689 were proposed; also an amendment to seotlon 8, Art. 7 Par. 18'of the constitution; relative to the granting of certain corporate powers. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. So far as oan be predicted now the work of this session of the leg islature will have few notable or particularly prominent features. Some Important work will be done on the common school system, on the line suggested by Gen. Joe Terrell, of tho 36th, making the term longer than at present—six months, if possible—and making other changes in the system. Oth er bills, relating to the school sys tem, will makeup a considerable bulk of The legislation of this Gen eral Assembly. Then a general temperance law of some sort is expected. Drawing up as a possible subject matter of legislation is the better ments elaim of the old W. and A. leasees. This is certain to come up in softie shape. The bill for a constitutional amendment providing that the Slate School Commissioner shall be elected by the people, will probably pass by tbe required two-third vote in the legislature. There Is some talk of changes prospective In the railroad com mission. Ono suggested reform is to add two farmers to the board, in stead of having it as now made up entirely of railroad men. Still an other is to make the officers elected by the people. The ballot reform law, the bill in troduced by Gilbert of Muscogeo is another Important matter, ana It will probably be passed. Hon, Prioe Gilbert, of Muscogee, Is the author of an important bill of practical legislation. It follows out the suggestion of Gov. Northen in bis inaugural address, depre cating tbe discrimination Inevlt- n granting special charters to railroads, banks, etc. Mr. Gilbert Introduced a resolu tion calling for a joint committee, threo from the houBeand two from the senate, to devise a method, and formulate a bill, which shall be a general law tor the granting of such charters. Such a general law would not on ly do away with the discrimination objected to, but would save a groat deal of time aud labor, consumed in tbe passage of these mullltudi- ous special acts. Tbe resolution has already pass ed the house, and will certainly pass the Senate. ii ill’s monument. Ben Hill’s monument Is to be placed in the capitoi. It is standing now at the junction of old and new Peachtree, just where It was unveiled when Jeffer son Davis was here. Close by It, since then, s petal hss been built; overshadowing tbe monument. It is showing the marks of exposure, too, sod Its removal to the cspitol has a practical no less than a senti mental object. ' Special to Recohder. Atlanta, Nov. 19.—To-day in joint session tbe vote for United States Senator was consolidated. The Senate vote stauds: Gordon 25, Norwood 7, Calhoun 6, Htnes 3, Hammond 2, S. H. Hawkins 1. Tbe House vote stands: Gordon 97, Norwood 36, Calhoun 19, Hines 10, Hammond 7. Consolidated: Gordon 122, Nor wood 43, Calhoun 25, Hines 18, Hammond 9, Hawkins 1. President Watehell announced that John B. Gordon,'.having re ceived a majority of tho (votes cast in eaoh house, was duly elected Senator for the term beginning Maroh 4th, 1891, and continuing for 6 years. A notable thing about this elec tion is tbe general good humor that prevails. There were plenty of anti-Gordon men yesterday before dinner, but they are very soaroe to day. "Oh, well,” they say, "I voted against him yesterday, "but I’m a Gordon man now." LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. The Senate, "that honorable body," eto., had little or no hew matter introdAed a>-day. Three bills df a general nature were Intro duced. By Senator Eason, of the 2nd, to prohibit tbe runnig of ex cursion trains on Sunday, and de scribing what shall be known as excursion trains. By Harp, of the 24th, to prescribe aud make certain the fees of clerks and sheriffs of Supeflor courts In the matter of di vorce suits. Lane, of the 16th, providing for a board of equaliza tion of real and personal property subjeot to taxation in this State- corresponding to the board of tax assessors, now had in several of tho oitles of the State. IN THS HOUSE. The house dd workl Lectured Crawford, the colored brother from Molntoih, got In a new bill-to-day. This is the first time that either one of tho negroes have been heard from, exeept now aud then a motion to adjourn, Gilbert, of Muscogee, introduced bill to amend Seo. 8245 of (he Code so as to hold speoial terms of Superior courts for disposing of olvll cases. Several other new bills were in troduced. White, of Hart, to amend Seo. 8854 of the Code, making the wife competent to testify against her husband for any orlmnal offense made or alleged “upon her proper ty,” as well as upon her person. Also, to prescribe three years as th* time of residence ol applicants for divoroe. And a great number of local bills. Quite a number of bills were read the second or third time. There was a local option skirmish this morningover a bill by Maxwell, of Talbert. It waa a quasi-victory for the local optlonlsts, the bill be ing recommitted with instructions to insert a clause protectlrg looal act ou this matter. The hall of representatives was turned over for to-night to theW O.T..U, The speakers are Mrs. Mar; La- throp, of Michigan, and Mrs Clara C. Hoffman of Missouri. To-morrow night Mrs. Mary A. Hunt, also of the W. O. T. U., will deliver an address in the hall of {epresentatlves. She is - superin tendent of scientific Instructions of tbe order. Then on the 27th the legislators are going in a body toMilledgevlUe to take part In tho exercises at the laying of the cornerstone of tbe Girl’s Normal and Industrial Col- lege. A committee on adjournment was L* appointed this morning, to look into the business before the general assembly, and to come before it, and to fix a time for adjournment. Mr. Boifeulliet, of Bibb, intro duced a bill this morning ai the re quest of tbe Georgia Teachers Asso- olation; one Important featuro in which Is*to pay teaQhers quarterly; and also to enfoce the law Hint the common school fund shall not at any time be diverted tanother purposes. The W. C. T. U. and the National Grange both adjourned to-day; the W. C. T. U. delegates are going to Indian Springs, to look after the es tablishment there of an inebriate asylum; the grangers are going home.’ Now that they are gone, and the Senatorial eleotion over, the city drops back into its customary even tenor. I noticed tbe "sick list" of yes terday—the day of the election— pretty well represented in tbe House to-day. It happens that there were no "slok” people in tbe Senate, os the result there was certain. , But quite a number of repre sentatives were “tick" yesterday not seriously, it seems, for they were all on hand to-day. It would be unkind to Intimate that these gentlemen went horn to keep from voting yesterday. They- were "siok” yesterday and well to-day. AKIN’S POETRY. T. Warren Akin, "of the sev enth,” will be remembered as one of the speakers at the artesian well last night. He captured the orowd with bis paraphrase of the old nnrsery rhyme: "Pst Calhoun! Pat Calhoun i Macuno’s man. Bake him in the oven as fast you oan. Pat him and bake him And keep him for tea, He’ll make a good breakfast For Gordon and me.” It’e the go now, like Annie Rooney wse, and the Golden Stairs need to be; and the refrain of the hotel gossips now Is "Pat Calhoun, etc," THE LEGISLATURE. St A Great Deal' of Boutina Woric-SBUls Introduced; Special to BECObdsb. Atlanta, Nov. 17.—The House is doing lot of routine work these days. Amongst tbe new bills Introduced to-day were the following: Atkinson, of Columbia, to amend Seo. 4662 (of of the code of ’82, whjch prohibits the sale of cot ton in the seed between sun-down and dark by making It unlawful to sell cotton in the seed between Sept. 18th and Deo. 20tb, unless by the written consent of theowner of the'ootton. Lewis of Hancook, to proteot the operatives of any cotton or woolen factories In this State when the mill is shat down. Wells, of Lee, to prevent peddling In the State. Hill, of Merriwether, to amend Seo. 8777 of the oode. Mr. Wooten’s committee Fence Law reported s bill to amend the fenee law of the State and, to repeal Seo. 1449 of the Code. The Governor’s message, submit ting the report of the trustees 'of tho State University, was received this morning. - He urged the lengthening of the common sohool term. IN THE SSNATK. A bill wse Introduced by Senator Hodges, of the 81st, making the of fice of County Sohool Commission-' er ele olive l>y tbe people. The bill provides for a first eleotion In '93; the terms being two years; tho commission coming direct from the governor. Also the following bills of a gen eral nature: Calloway, 17th—To provide for the drawing of juries In .the Supe rior courts of this State. Another to alter tbe oath of witnesses bo- fore the grand jury in certain cas es. Also to amend the aet of ’89, providing for the probate of for eign wills, and to declare tbe ef fect of the same in this state. 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Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, November 21, 1890, Image 1