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THE WEATHER.
-mudv but fair Thursday night and
_Xy 1 Temperatures Thu'Aday (taken
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The Atlanta Georgian
•Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN
HOME(4th) EDITION^
AND NEWS
ATLANTA, OA., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911.
'•Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, ateady; 14%. . Liverpool, easier;
7.45. New York, quiet; 13.45. Savannah,
nominal; 14If- Augusta, nominal; 15%.
Galveston, quiet; 14%. Norfolk, steady;
13%. Houston, quiet; 14%. Mobile, nom
inal; 14%. Memphis, steady; 14%.
SENATOR ALDRICH
Appearance of Former Boss
the Climax in Lorimer
Investigation.
I but HE TELLS LITTLE
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I Informs Committee That He
Told Hines Lorimer Was
“Unobjectionable.”
Washington, July 20.—Nelson W. Al-
| drtoh. former senator from Rhode Is*
laml and one of the chief figures In the
Lorimer Investigation because of the
IMtimony of Edward Hines, millionaire
I lumberman, that the desire of President
| Taft that Lorimer be elected was con-
vtyel to him thru Aldrich, was the
| par witness today before the commlt-
I tw investigating the election of the II-
| Itnolr senator.
I The committee room waa crowded
| with spectators when the hearing was
| revumed In anticipation of sensational
| IMtimony from Mr. Aldrich. He was
I Immediately called, having come ti
I Washington for the aole purpose of tea
I llfying at the Inquiry. The appearance
I of the ex-senator wrs the climax to
I irMdi the Investigators have been
I working.
I After a few preliminary questions to
I rataollsh his Identity, Judge Hanecy,
I counsel for the committee, got down to
I the subject matter concerning which
I Aldrich was to testify.
I fn answer to questions. Senator Al-
I drlch said he first met Mr. Hines in the
I spring of 1908. He was Interested, he
I sail), in the election of a Republican
I tsr.ator from Illinois His position In
I the senate entailed a certain responst-
I blllty, which caused him to have spe
I rial Interest In the Illinois election.
Conferred With Hines.
In April, 1909, he said he had the
I fret conference with Hines. He could
I not remember whether It was at his
I solicitation or that of Hines. Hines
I mId him that Hopkins would not be
I elected and asked him what the atti
tude of President Taft was In the mat*
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July 19, 1911.
IN A BID HOLD-UP
Old-Time Bandits Loot
Train in North
Dakota.
| ter.
"I told Hines the president was anx
lour for the election of a Republican
find that he had been favorable to the
election nf Mr. Hopkins, because Hop-
ktna had received the Indorsement of
the primaries. But I told him the pres
Idem would take no active part In the
campaign of Hopkins or no ona elss.”
"Bid you say to Mr. Hines,” naked
the counsel, "that the tariff bill waa
filming up ahd that It waa necesaary
to hav, all the Republican votes possi
ble. as there waa some doubt about the
rch.dulea 7‘
•I did not.” replied Mr. Aldrich.
"When was the second time you
talked to Mr. Hines?” naked counsel.
"I think It was on May 21 or 22,
Mr. Hlnee told me that Mr. Hopkins
vould not be elected and asked me to
>ee the president and find out what Ms
attitude waa concerning Mr. Boutell.
I aaw the president end reported to
Jlr.< Hines that the president would be
aatladed with Mr. Boutell."
Senator Aldrich went on to say that
ha had a second conference with Mr.
Hines, when Htnes told him that Bou
tell could not be elected, but that Lorl-
mer possibly might be. "He wanted
tne to learn how the president viewed
Lorlmer's election," aald Mr. Aldrich.
Lorimer’t Candldsoy Unobjectionable.
"That same evening 1 reported to Mr.
Hlnc that Lorlmer's candidacy waa
unobjectionable to the president and
that so far as I was concerned he was
entirely agreeable to me, for I was In
favor of the election of any good Re
publican."
' Did you see Mr. Lorimer at that
time?" asked counsel.
I had merely an acquaintance with
him. I knew him as a member nf the
bouse in the same way as I knew a
feat many others. I knew nothing
Particularly about him, except that I
bearded him as a good Republican. I
toH Mr. Hines that I was favorable to
bis election."
"What Is your Idea of a good Repub
lican?" Interjected Senator Kenyon.
Well, I should say," replied Senator
AMrieh, smiling, "that a man who was
• loyal supporter to the president and
't the administration Is a good Repub
lican."
"Were there any bad Republicans
"■ere at that time?” asked Senator
Kenyon.
"I don’t think you want a specific
answer to that queatlon,” replied Al
drich.
"Well, I should like to have you an-
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°Ng CENT A WOBO
Buffalo, N. Dak., July 20.—Train No.
2, the enstbound North Coast limited
on the Northern Pacific railroad, was
held up by three masked robbers near
here- The robbers secured a small
amount of money and a few watches
going thru the passengers.
The bandits were forced to shoot
Engineer 8. P. Olson, of Fargo, twice
before he would stop the train. After
robbing tlfe passengers the bandits
made their escape In an automobile.
The performance as executed /was
one of the most daring over perpe
trated In this part of the country and
was evidently the work of old-timers,
as every movement was cleverly
planned and admirably executed. When
they succeeded In bringing tho train to
a stop at the high bridge at Valley City
the three men boarded tt and went Into
the day coach. Heavily armed and
ahootlng recklessly In order to Intimi
date the passengers, they lined the
train crew up at one end of the car.
The sleeping car was entered and In
order to awaken the occupants of the
enr a shot was fired down the center
of the aisle: i
Mrs. J. S. Shearer, of Byron, III., who
with her two email children waa on the
sleeper, told a graphic story of her ex
perlence.
"I wss awakened suddenly when sev
ernl panic-stricken passengers from a
rear sleeper rushed Into our car." said
Mrs. Shearer. "1 beard a gruff voice
call out, ‘Be quick or I'll ahoot.'
“Just then the conductor ran past my
berth aijd I saw that he had two re
volvers. I didn't know then what the
trouble was, so I threw the curtains
hack to look out. At that moment I
saw the conductor shoot twice thru the
gloss of the car's rear door and thru
the broken glass I saw a maaked man.”
MASKED ROBiiRS~8EIZE TRAY
OF JEWEL8 IN KANSAS, CITY
Kansas City, Mo., July 20.—Two
armed robbers entered trie Franklin
Jewelry store at 17 West Nlnth-st. ear
ly today, commanded E. J. Franklin,
They-Are From “Evans” County
“Legal Father” of Trusts Re
lates Inside Facts-of
Sugar Combine.
New York, July 20,-Wobn £3! Par
sons, legal father of the sugar trust,
and for many years Itr general counsel,
admitted before the congressional In
vestigation committee today that the
sugar trust was organised to stifle com
petition.
After telling In his early testimony
somewhat of the history iof the trust,
which wasNirgantsed under his guid
ance, Mr. Parsons was asked If he be
lieved In the organisation of big Inter
eats.
"Yes, I believe In the combination:
of business Interests whether of labor
or capital, when It Is to the advantage
of the Interested parties, and when It Is
legal. And I consider this organisation
la legal." answered Mr. Parsons.
Congressman Garnett, of Tennessee,
who waa questioning Mr. Parsons, then
naked what waa the object of the draw
ing up of the deed which created the
sugar trust. Mr. Parsons thought a
moment and then replied:
"To reduce the production of sugar
to auch an extent that there should be
no successful competition. It was legal
to do so and I so considered ft"
Mr. Parsons then praised the methods
which he said were used by Tammany
Hall In starting Investigations for po
litical elections.
'They started suits that hurt no
body.” he said. "Whereas, nowadays the
polltfcal 'Interests that start such suits
do so from a criminal standpoint and
are liable to hurt somebody."
Mr. Parsons then told the history of
the trust since Its organisation In 1887
and skid that John E. Searles was tho
originator of the Idea. He said at that
time there were IS refineries In the
country and that seventeen of them
came Into the organisation. The rea
son thst the organisation was made
under the laws of New Jersey, he said,
was that New York state and Penn
sylvania had put themselves on record
as being against corporations, while
New Jersey held Its arms open to such
Interests.
Henries received >700.000 In trust
AULT RESOLUTION
TI
Provides For Investigation of
Agricultural Department
of the State.
Photo by Mathewron.
This delegation arrived in Atlanta on Thursday from Decatur and Early counties and loat no time in storming
the oapitol in the interest of the movement to create a new county in tha aouthweet corner of the state to be
named for the late General Clement A. Evans.
ALL SAWING WOOD
THII
Candidates Waiting For Smith
to Resign—Looks Like
a Steady Job.
Without change are the senatorial
and gubernatorial situations in Georgia
on Thursday. Hoke Smith Is still ad
hering to his determination not to re
sign the governorship to nssitme the
■enatorahlp while the legislature Is In
session. Georgia remains with but one
senator at Washington during the extra
session .of congress. Opponent! of tho
governor are still Insisting that he
should resign and go to Washington.
Therb Is no Indication of any Imme
diate or reasonably near change In af
fairs.
As to the Impending gubei
campaign, that Stands Just as It
plat two or three day*. No. odd I
ERNOR ASKS FI
FOR RUNNING STATE
Says His Predecessor Spent
Big Share of It—Urges '
Auto Tax.
EDTI
Mr. Fullbright, of Burke, Is the
Author—Differs From
Other Measures.
Governor Hoke Smith, on Thursday,
formally acquainted >the legislature
with' his views on flnances of tho state
In line with Informal statements that
had previously been given out for pub
lication. A special message was trans
mitted to each house by the governor,
setting forth these views.
Because approximately 817,000 of the
public buildings fund or >25,000 had .
been expended by the preceding admin- I house, be required to attend school
Istratlon during the first half of the-1 l«*»t sixty days of eaoh school year,
year andnhout $9,000 of the contingent It provides that county and municipal
fund of >15,000 had also been, disbursed I school hoards take a school census each
within the ha£f year, the governor juka January, and at tho "end of the schoo
special appropriations to meet-thc defl- term check up tha census with the schoo
Following on tho hoeln of the education
bill Introduced In the house on Wednee
day by Fulton, PeKalh and Richmond
representatives, a similar measure was
Introduced by Representative Fullbright,
of Burko county, on Thursday. It pro
vides that all children between the
of seven and twelve years, unless physl
cally or mentally deficient or living three
miles or more from the nearest school
the proprietor, to "throw up his hands,” stocks for the refinery which he turned
seised a tray of diamonds and escaped J over to the trust at the time of Its or-
with Franklin and his clerks In pur
suit. A shot fired at the robbers struck
Benjamin A. Sikes, a bystander, In the
head, probably fatally wounding him.
It Also Gives Them Right to
Hold Any Office From
Governor Down.
ganlzntion, and It waa valued at only
$35,000.
"The good will was worth the rest.”
said Par,ona.
WILL BEJNVESTIGATED
Senate Has Ordered Probe
Into Wisconsin Senator’s
Election.
To make women eligible to vote In all
city, county, state and national elec
tions In Georgia, to qualify them for
Jury service and to make them eligible
to hold any municipal, county or state
ofltce, except congressmen and United
States senators, which are governed by
the Federal constitution. Representa
tive Claude Payton, of Worth chunty,
on Thursday introduced In the house a
woman's suffrage bill.
It provides for the people of Georgia
to vote on a constitutional amendment,
which revises only four lines of the (decided to turn over the Investigation
state constitution. Mr. Payton says his) to a sub-committee of five to be ap-
btll would give women all the political pointed by Chairman Dillingham.
' , except that It" It Is hardly probable that the sub-
Washington, July 20.—The senate
committee on privileges and elections
today ordered an investigation of the
election of Senator Isaac Stephenson,
nf Wisconsin, and the expenditure of
money that accompanied It.
The first official act In the senate
probe Into the corruption charges coii-
rernlhg the election of Senator Ste
phenson was taken by the full commit
tee as a result of a memorial from the
Wisconsin legislature. The committee
candidates have announced. -J. Pope
Brown and Judge R. B. Russell ard the
only announced candidates In the field,
Neither his prewired his platform. Mr.
Brown will doubtless make his first an
nouncement as to his platform policies
in his speech at Waycronn on Saturday.
Judge Russell Will doubtless have his
declaraUon ready on Monday and win
follow It up with a speech In southeast
Georgia one day next week.
T. B. Hudson, commissioner of agri
culture, who has been figured as a
probable candidate, was not at his oN
flee on Thursday, being Indisposed. He
Is awaiting the action of the legislature
on the proposed investigation of tho de
partment of agriculture under the Ault
resolution, before stating positively his
position. Ho will not become an an
nounced candidate while hfs department
Is under leglslntlve fire.
Brown Keeps ’Em Guessing.
No word has been received In Atlanta
on Thursday from ex-Oovernor Joseph
M. Brown, who Is at his home at Mari
etta It will probably be next week be-
fore he announces whether or not he
will be a candidate, In response to the
solicitation of friends over the state.
President John M. Slaton, of the aen-
ate, and J. R. Smith, former campaign
manager for Governor Brown, are
nwnltfng Governor Brown’s decision be
fore making any further statement as
whether they will be candidates.
Mayor Paul B. Trammell, former
campaign manager for Governor Smith,
who is being boomed at Dalton for
governor, has made no public statement
as to whether he will run.
The reappointment of Judge J. K.
Hines as special counsel for the state
railroad commission, eliminates him
from consideration In the gubernatorial
contest. He had been mentioned as a
possible candidate.
The general appearance Is that al
most everybody figured In this connect
tlon is playing a waiting game. When
the state executive committee Is called
to fix n time for a primary election then
the campaign will take on real life and
politich In Georgia will begin to hum.
PENROSE WILL INSIST
ON STINGING MAGNATES
Wa*Hington, July 20.—Senator Pen
is today nave noth'., tn ths ssnute
that on Monday he will call up his
resolution instructing the attorney gen
eral to prosecute criminally the officers
of the Standard Oil and American To
bacco companies.
A statemont from the office of tho
state treasurer Is submitter! showing
the status of the state’s flnances. Gov.
ernor Smith urges that the legislature
keep In mind the amount of funds
available and not allow approprlatlone
to exceed the eett mated revenues for
the year.
To raise additional revenue, the gov.
ernor formally makes hie suggestion
that a special tax based on horsepower
of cars bo assessed on all owners of
automobiles.
Tho governor points out that pen
sion, and schools consume about three,
fourths of tho revenue of the state and
advises the legislature not to Increase
the appropriations for these caueee this
year.
SUNDAY FREIGHT BILL
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Again tha Sunday freight train Mil
has panned the house and gone to the
senate. The bill of Mr. Andereon, of
Chatham, wan panned Thursday by a
vote of 115 to 1. It provide* that the
present law be amended no ttrnt the
hour for delayed train* with consign
ments of perishable matter be extended
from Sundays at 8 a. m. to 9 a. m. to
reach Itn destination.
It also provides that refrigerator care
may be placed on Sunday for receiving
loads of peaches and other perishable
fruits.
This measure was passed by the
house Inst session and had almost the
unanimous support of the nenators, but
it was choked to death on the calendar
by the filibuster waged In the upper
branch on the anti-lobby bill during
the last hours of the session.
records and ascertain vlvni children failed
‘tjTjVKiulrsd tlme. ItproWd**
Sentences of not exceeding ninety
for parents or guardians who con not
show proper cause for keeping their ehll
dren out of school.
1INST
FEES IN HIS OFFICE
Solicitor General Will Help
Work For Anti-Fee Bill For
Fulton County.
Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey
heart and soul for the passage of the
anti-fee bill, and offers to lend any aid
toward Its passage, altho It will cut off
some revenue from his office.
Charles J. Bra nan, chairman of the
■ub-committee from Fulton county’s
Democratic executive committee, has
addressed a Jotter to Solicitor Dorsey In
voking his aid to secure the passage
of the bill to terminate the fee system
In Felton county. The solicitor, In
reply, offers to render any help nec
essary. as ho Is greatly tn favor of its
becoming a law. Solicitor Dorsey em
phasised his convictions In the recent
campaign, and believes that the public
Interest will be better served by offi
rials on a salary basis.
TROLLEY CAR SMASHES AUTO;
REID AND CALLAWAY HURT
right, that mm enjoy,
exempts them from road duty, road tax
militia duty and patrol duty, and that
It makes them eligible to hold any office-
under the Jurisdiction o( the state,
"trom dog catcher to governor.”
However, he says:
-I don't think these will be any dan
ger ora woman running for governor,
as the cnnatltutlon requires that one
must be 30 years of age to be eligible
for the governorship, and you couldn't
And a woman to admit ahe la that old.
Plenty of them might be found to run
for the leglalature. aa the age llmli
there Is only 21 years, and they would
be willing to admit that.”
NEW YORK LEGISLATORS
REVOLT AGAINST DIX
Albany, N. Y, July ZO^-Tht state
legislators early today marked their re.
volt against Governor Dfx by passing
the Fterris-Blauvelt direct nominations
bill which the governor declared unsat-
, Is factory tn a special message on Tues
day of this week. The assembly, which
passed the massure over the governor’s
committee will be able to begin the In-
vnattgatton at this session, because
eight members of the full committee
ore engaged In the Lorimer Investiga
tion and there remains but a few days
nf this session.
READY TO DISPOSE OF
THE RECIPROCITY BILL
Washington, July 20.—Canadian reci
procity will be out of the way of con
gress by next Saturday, and It Is prob
able that President Taft, before leaving
for Beverly, will sign the measure on
that day.
"The president will have the reci
procity bill In his hands next Haturday
before he leaves for Beverly," said Sen-
atoV Penrose today, "and If we can get
It tn him In time he probably will sign
l| before he leave, the city.”
criticism by a ballot nf M to 46, Speak
er Friable casting the deciding vote,
also defeated every one of the specific
Intendments suggested by tbe governor.
WHAT LEGISLATURE
DID ON THURSDAY
+ HOU8E. *
•J* Amended Sunday freight train %
•f law. dr
•!* Passed four general and thi*ee 4*
+ local bills. +
+ Received bill for removal of cap- +
+ ital from Atlanta to Macon. dr
dr Received bill allowing women to 4*
dr vote, practice law and hold office, dr
$ SENATE. $
+ Passed the anti-lobby bill. +
+ Passed unanimously the Ault +
+ resolution to Investigate the de- +
+ pat-tincnt of agriculture. +
•f Received five new hills all ere- +
+ atlng the office of lieutenant gov- +
+ ernor. +
+ Tabled the drainage bill, after +
+ Its third reading. +
+ +
■H l-i-l-H-H-H-M-H H' l-M-l-l-H-H'
Their Runabout Dragged 100 Feet by Flying Car on Hape-
ville Line—Escape From Death a Miracle—Mrs. Calla
way Sees Accident and Takes Injured Men Home.
Dragged 100 feet by a flying trolley
car which struck their automobile
squarely In the side and twisted It Into
a worthless mass of wreckage, W. W.
Reid and R. M. Callaway, both officials
of the Empire Life Insurance Com
pany, are nuralng their bruises In bed
Thursday and wondering that they are
alive after their aecident. Thoee who
have seen the wreck of the motor car
can hardly believe that Its passengers
could have escaped with their lives.
The collision occurred at the Hape-
vJJJe crooning of the chert road and
trolley tra^k Just after 8 o’clock Thurs
day morning. The two men were pre
vented from seeing the car by a house
which stands ut the Intersection of the
road and track, and this also prevented
the motorman seeing the approaching
automobile., The hour wan early nnd
tho motorman expected few passengers,
so he was sending hi* car Into town nt
a fast clip. The Injured men say he
did not blow his whistle and they had
no warning before the smash.
The automobile smarted across the
track and was squarely fn front of the
car when the collision occurred. Tho
auto was dragged 100 feet down the
track before the motorman could stop
his heavy car. The distance was paced
off afterward. Both men were caught
under the top of the auto and could not
I escape, and Mr. Reid, who was driving,
was pinned In by the steering wheel
shaft, which was bent and forced
against Ms body.
Mr. Reid Is president of the Empire
Life (Company and Mr. Callaway Is a
special representative of the same cor
poration, and the two had planned a
trip to Macon In Mr. Reid’s runabout.
Mr. Callaway was driven out to Mr.
Reid’s home at College Park by Mrs.
Callaway In their touring • car, and
when the* two men started on their
trip In the smaller auto Mrs. Callaway
drove the larger car behind them. .She
was far enough in the roar to stop
wdien the accident occurred, and thus
escaped Injury. The Injured men were
placed In her nutomoblle and driven to
their homes, Mr. Reid living In College
Park and Mr. Callaway In Ponce De
Leon-a ve.
Physicians are not certain as to Mr.
Raid's Injuries, believing his ankle
bones may be fractured, as he Is un
able to stano. He was severely bruised
by the steering wheel being driven Into
his stomach, and may have suffered In
ternal Injuries. Mr. Calfaw'ay's Inju
ries were confined to bruises w hich may
keep him In bed several days. Both
men were unconscious when they were
taken from the wreck of their car. The
runabout was twisted almost beyond
repair.
HOT DEBATE IN SENATE
' i
Action Classed as Politics
Aimed to Defeat Hudson
For Governor. H . j
Without a dlnentlns vote, but on!)
after a two-hour battle. In which
amendment after amendment was voted
down, the Georgia sonata at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon passed the Ault
resolution, providing an Investigation of
the laws governing the department of
agriculture, exactly as It came from the
lower house.
The resolution provide* for the ap
pointment of a joint committee, tho
majority of whom are farmers, to In
vestigate the department of agriculture.
The committee may make Its report/at
any time that suits Its convenience, hut
not later than the flrst day of the next
seeslon of the legislature.
The resolution also provides for a
ten-day extra session of the committee
after the present legislature adjourns If
the investigation Is not completed at
that time.
Amendment to both the time of re
porting and killing the extra eesslon
were submitted to the senste, but were
lost upon n close vote.
"You know and I knew, senators/*
said Senator Sheppard when the Ault
resolution was called up In the senate
at 12 o'clock Thursday, "that this reso
lution has been used as a club to en
compass the political denth of the com
missioner of agriculture."
The resolution, on Its third reading,
provides for an Investigation of the ag
ricultural department.
"His enemies ever elnce tho resolu
tion wns Introduced.” continued Sena
tor Sheppard, "have made capital of
and are using It against Thomas G.
Hudson.”
Contrary to general expectation, Mr.
Sheppard said he would vote for the
resolution a* amended by Senator W.
W. Hamilton, fixing the Anal date of
the committee's report upon Its Inves
tigation at August 10, 1911.
"This will give Mr. Hudson *, chance
to answer his enemies who are using
this perfectly Innocuous resolution to
kill him politically by reporting the
Inveatlgatlon In a abort time," said tha v .
aenator.
Senator Sheppard then eulogised
Cbmmlssioner Hudson. He denied that
Hodiont
asked for thl* Investigation or
that the governor demanded It In Ilia
Inaugural aridreaa. A
He said that Commlsilonef Hudson
suggested the laws governing the oil
and fertiliser Inspectors In a letter to
Governor Smith. From thla letter tho
governor took hla cue for his remarks
In the Inaugural address.
The debate upon the Ault resolu
tion, which placed Senator Sheppard,
of Hudson's county, Sumter, on record
a* above, waa precipitated upon the
senate whan Senator Harris spoke at
length In favor of the measure of tha
gentleman from Polk. The Hamilton
resolution; naming the date for the
final report of the Investigation on Au
gust 10, waa then Introduced.
President Slaton followed. He aald:
"We And that when we take public
office we Immediately become open to
Investigation. *
"It la stated In the resolution that
the commissioner of agriculture court
ed tha inveatlgatlon. The burden Is on
him. This resolution cornea to ua with
an almost unanimous vote and what
do we And?
"The flrst attack upon the reeolutlbn
Is made In the senate.
"Senator Hamilton does not realise
that by fixing the date he will stagnate
the resolution by sending It bock to
the house for delay.
"It may never be reached by the
house and die a natural death.”
Senator Hamilton Instantly agreed
to withdraw his amendment, but Sen
ator Sheppard objected and the dis
cussion of the amendment was
dropped until the vote. ^
"You understand," tha president con
tinued, ‘‘I am not talking about the
man, but the powers of office. I under,
aland- the commissioner of agriculture
can appoint as many Inspectors as ho
desires. - Isn't- that too much power for
ofle man?"
"I have, never .heard,- shouted Sena
tor Sheppard,.leaping to Ms feet as the
president closed, "of a bill being Intro
duced - to amend that code, altho It’s
been’ there ten years and the distin
guished 'president has been In the leg-
slatqre all that time.”
"Why do we need a Joint committee
obviate these oil and fertiliser evils?
‘Let’s get down to business, vote this
amendment and' let the report come
bark to us, so that we can keep clean
from politics Let's quit politics. Let’s
dear this up this session. I am per
fectly willing to make It the laet day
-* this session, Just so that It Is cleared
by us.”
The Hamilton amendment fixing the
dnte at August 10 was lost by a vote of
22 to 19. Senator Hamilton voted
against his own amendment.
An amendment killing the extra ees-
sfon of the committee as provided In
the resolution was lost. This placed
the resolution before the senate In ex
actly the'same condition It came from
the house..
The resolution was passed by a vote
of 41 to 0. Senators Hill and King
were absent. President Slaton did not
vote.
RAGSDALE RESOLUTION
ON THE TABLE TO STAY
Apparently doomed to defeat If It
ever comes to light In the house, the
Ragsdale resolution, requesting Gov
ernor Hoke Smith to resign and take
his seat In tho senate, seems to have
fallen Into a pigeon hole. The friends
of the resolution cannot muster enough
votes to take It from the table, and
under the order of "business there la tn
head under which It automatically
cornea before tbs boose for considers-
«lion.
It