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. - V STATE AUDITOR BILL III HOUSE Hall Makes Successful Fight for His Measure. bill for biennial SESSIONS INTRODUCED Wright, of Floyd, and Hall, of Bibb, Protest Against Noon Adjournment. A blit creating the office of auditor of state accounts was passed by the house of representatives Thursday morning after a debate on It of an hour by Mr. Hall,-of Bibb, who Intro* duced the bill, and several others. The state auditor will be appointed by the governor, will hold office for terms of two years, and will be paid an annual •alary of $>,000. When the motion to Introduce new hills was passed by the house a flood of them came from all parts of the hall. Of the thirty-eight new bills In troduced for a first reading, Mr. Perry, of Hall, had the most Important. It was drawn up with a view to lighten ing the duties of the supreme court, and contained a provision for the es tablishment of the court of appeal!, to rank next to the supreme court and above the superior and city courts. It provides for one presiding judge and four associates. First appointments are to be made by the governor and afterwards the people elect. A bill was Introduc luced by Mr. Chris topher, of Hall, to provide for biennial sessions of the general assembly, to be gin the first June after the ratification of the bill by the people, to whom the constitutional amendment must be sub mitted after It Is passed by the general assembly. ■ _ ., Though a motion to meet Friday morning at I o'clock had been passed, on motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Thomas, It was decided to adjourn the house until 9:30 o'clock Friday morning. There was some little discussion on this point, Mr. Hall, of Bibb, and Mr. Wright, of Floyd, claiming that there was much business to be transacted by the house, and It should not adjourn at 12 o'clock. The motion to adjourn was carried, however, at the hour of noon. Few There at Opening. A strenuous session of the general assembly was predicted Wednesday when Mr. Hall, of Bibb, moved that the house meet nt 9 o’clock Thursday. When Speaker Slaton called the house to order at that time, few members were present. However, by 9:90 o'clock, after prayer by Chaplain Tim mons. the roll csll and reading of the inumal. practically every member was journal, practically e.very menu In his seat. . . • .. A resolution to make house bill No. 1, by Mr. Conner, of Bartow, special order of business for July 5, was re ferred to the committee on rules. This bill Is to appropriate $100,000 for the agricultural college of the University of Georgia at Athens. • fin motion of Mr. Hall, of Bibb, It was decided that when the house ad journed Thursday It meet Friday morn ing at 9 o'clock. Fight on Max Land. A petition from a number of cltlsens of Wilcox county protesting against Max E. Land acting as representative from Wilson, was read by the clerk. It was claimed by 104 Wilcox county clt lsens, who announced that other simi lar iwtltlons would follow, that Mr. Land moved to Crisp county In Decem ber, 1905, and they desired the ofilce dr-lured vacant that an election might be held. On motion of Mr. Hall, of Bibb, the petition waa referred to the committee on privileges and elections. House bill No. >. by Mr, Hall, of Bibb, was rend for the third Ome. hav ing been favorably reported by the ap propriations committee. On motion of -Mr. Hall, the house went Into a com mittee of the whole to consider the bill. Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, taking the chair. The bill was given another rending, after which Mr. Hall, of Bibb, •(Hike In behalf of It. The bill was to create the pfilce of auditor of state accounts with a sal ary of $>,000. „ „ „ In speaking on this measure, Mr. Hall sold that while very complicated and long In make-up, the bill was simple LEGISLATIVE PEN SHOTS HON. JOSEPH HILL HALL, of Bibb. The Hon. Joseph Hill Hall, of Bibb, has hnd much fun poked at him. His name, his whiskers, his vehemence of speech and action, and his recurrent plea for "the common people" have all been made the subject of Jokes, of sarcasm and sometimes of ridicule. But when one enters ths house of representatives In session, observes the activity of the senior member from Bibb and notes ths respect which Is accorded the rather uncouth statesman and the skill with which he handles whatever he undertakes, he gets a new opinion of the best known member of the house. The Hon. Joseph Hill Hall, of Bibb, Is just about the ablest parliaments-, rlan In the bunch. When he gets to filibustering to defeat a measure he doesn't like. Its sets the supporters of that measure wild with Impotent fury. He doesn't mind filibustering If he thinks that Is the best tactics, al though he has been known to storm against It as unfair when used against him. That's natural, however. ■■ As a constitutional lawyer, he stands high among the bar of Oeorgla. Ills honesty Is proyerblal, his ability Is un questioned, and he Is one of the strongest figures of ths general assem bly. He has taken many unpopular stands. It's a sort of hobby with him to be unpopular. Some of his unpop ular stands have been mistakes, will admit that himself. Some them were right. He'll admit that, too. The very first shot out of the box Wednesday, the Hon. Joseph Hill Hall set the house Mown to work when some of the less serious minded mem bers wanted to adjourn shortly after convening. He carried his point. This Is his last term. He may run again, however. He can carry God frey's district In Bibb county for any ofilce from dog catcher to smperor of Germany. CHILD LABOR BILL 12C. AAILEAGE UP IN THE SENATE Senators Peytor and Furr Introduce Measure. and merely meant that the financial af fairs of the state would be under a perfect check. He said there was not but one Institution of the state.' the negro school in Savannah, that was managed properly from a financial point of view. Examples were drawn from the state ' lunatic asylum af fairs and the Georgia School of Tech nology bill Introduced Wednesday. Mr. Knight, of Berrien, Interrupted Mr. Hall with a query as to why he favored the apoplntment of the auditor by the governor and the state election of certain other officials by the peo ple. “Asleep,” Says Hall, “Tou must have been asleep," said Mr. Hall, as he explained his views. Mr. Alexander, of De Kalb: "Is It not true that this new ofilce will Inter rupt the entire machinery of handling state accounts 7” "We ain't got no machinery," retort ed Mr. Hall. Mr. Kelley, of Glascock, spoke In fa vor of his amendment to elect the audi tor by the people. He was answered by Mr. Hall, who said that the pas sage of the amendment would kill the bill. “Governor Is Honest," ‘I favor the appointment of this of ficial by the governor and we will get a good ofilclal," said Mr. Hall. "I have never had reason to doubt the govern or's honesty, and I believe he would carry out this bill as he has all others, honestly.” Mr. McMIchsel, of Marlon) spoke In favor of the bill as Introduced by Mr. Hall, of Bibb. Mr. Knight, Berrien, with his arm raised In the air and In a voice that could be heard In many parts of the JOHN R. ANDERSON, of Chatham. LET THE GEORGIAN Follow You on Your Vacation Trip. ‘While on your vacation trip there is no better way of keeping pofled on what is going on at home than by reading THE QEORGIAN, “ATLANTA’S BEST NEWSPAPER.” Fill out the following blank and your name will be placed on our mailing list at the regular subscription price. Address changed as often as desired. Name. Address.. State. Time.., Note Gelling The Georgian at. Atlanta, Qa.., 1906 capitol building, spoke for, the election of the officer by the people. "Do you know how the ofilce of comptroller was first filled?" asked Sir. Hall, of Bibb, after the gentleman from Berrien had used the ofilce as an ex- “No, and I don't care." Mr. Wright, of Floyd, spoke In fa vor of the bill and against the amend ment of the gentleman from Glascock. After several representatlvea had spoken on the amendment to elect the auditor by the people, a vote was taken ““"•‘V* “J UIU inrujur, u V and the amendment lost. Passed 135 to 9. The various sections of the bill were read and voted on, after which the house In the committee of the whole recommended that the bill as amend ed be passed. On motion of Mr. Hall, of Bibb, the ayes and nays were called for In the final passage of the bill. The vote was: Ayes, US; nays, 9. A resolution was Introduced to make house bill No. 17, by Mr. Boykin, of Burke special business for July 11, Im mediately after the reading of the jour nal. This resolution was referred to the committee ot ridM. Mr. Davis Introduced a deficiency appropriation bill for expenses of state government In 1906 and 1907. This bill was referred to appropriations commit- New Bills Put In. By suspension of the rules of the house, the members were allowed to In traduce new bills, for first reading. Those Introduced, their captions and the committees to which they were referred were as follows: By Mr. Rose of Upson: An att to amend section 420, volume S, of the code of 1S96. General Judiciary. By Messrs. Griffin and Green of Cobb: To fix compensation of clsrk of the Insurance department In the office of the comptroller general. Con stitutional amendment. By Messrs. Orr and Lee of Coweta: To create a new charter for the city olj Newnan. Corporations. By Mr. Davis of Burke: To make ad ditional appropriations for government expenses. Appropriations. By Messrs. Urr and Lee of Coweta: To Incorporate the city 'of Hcnola. Cor porations. By Mr. Rucker of Clarke and Mr. Williams of Madison: To repeal the act Incorporating the town of Hull, Ga. Special Judiciary. By Messrs. Alford of Worth and Hill of Dooly: To establish city court of Ashburn, In Ttirner county. Special Judiciary. For Testing Illuminating Oils. By Messrs. Butts of Glynn and Rain ey of Terrell: To prescribe the method of testing Illuminating oils In this state. General agriculture. By Mr. Whitley of Douglas: To reg ulate the sale of alcohol In county of Douglas, Temperance. By Mr. Orovenateln of Effingham: To amend act to establish school system for the town of Guyton. Corpora tions. By Mf. Kelley of Glascock: Creating county commissioners for Glascock county. County matters. By Messrs. Hardman and Holder of Jackson: To make election of officers of city court of Jefferson by the people. Child labor, 2-cent mileage, prohlbl tlon of automatic or magaslne guns hunting game In Georgia and a bill compel the Inspection of all oils pro duced, sold qr used In the state, form ed the main business of the 40-mlnute session of the senate Thursday morn Ing. Without delay of any kind, and tm mediately following the opening of the senate a flood of new bills came up the desk for a first reading. Wednes day eight new bills were poured Into the mill, Thursday twenty-one new ones were Introduced. Senators Peyton and Furr were the Joint authors of the new child labor bill, which. It may be said In passing, has no chance, of passing this general assembly, since a similar measure passed by the house last session, was hamered to death In the senate. This bill provides that no child un der the age of 12 years shall be em ployed In any factory unless the same Is the sole support of a widowed moth er or crippled 1 father, and then only when no other means of support are to be had. Employees must nave on file affidavits showing the date of birth of any children employed. Children under 14 years cannot be employed night. Violators of the act shall punished as for a misdemeanor. Two-Csnt Mileage. Senator Furr Is the author of a bill similar to that Introduced Wednesday by Mr. Perry, of Hall, fixing passenger mileage at 2 cents In Georgia. Senator Westbrooks wants to stop the slaughter of birds and game In the state by prohibiting the use of auto matic or magaslne guns In hunting. Senators Peyton and Furr Join In a bill which seeks to disqualify supreme or superior court judges from service as Judges when they become candl dates for other office. Bryan Invited to Atlanta. The resolution passed by ths house Wednesday Inviting William Jennings Bryan to Atlanta during the state fair was transmitted to the senate, and was transmitted to t unanimously adopted. Senator Wheatley asked permission to withdraw the new county bills In traduced at the lost session. He stat ed that they had served their purpose and no further use for them existed. On motion of Senator Alf Blalock, Senator D. A. R. Crum, ot the four teenth. was added to the senate corn- tee on banking. Senator Hamby's motion to excuse for the session Doorkeeper Jesse W. Green on account ot Illness was adoped. New Senate Bills. The following new bills were read the first time: By Senator, Westbrook—A bill provide fishways for the phasago of dams. General Judlclary.^H By Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Owln nett: To provide for compensation of Jurors In Gwinnett county. Corpora tions. By Mr. Parker of Appling: Authoris ing the payment of a pension to Mrs. Flora E. Eason. Pensions. By Mr. Christopher of Hall: To set tle and regulate the tiding of the sev eral Judicial circuits of this state among the Judges of the superior court. Oeneral judiciary. By Mr. Christopher of Hall: To amend section 975. volume S, code of 1995. Special Judiciary. By Mr. Ramsey of Jefferson: create the city court of Louisville. Special judiciary. By Mr. Moykln of Lincoln: To amend section 574 of volume I of code of 1905. County matters. By Mr. Edwards of Habersham: To amend acts ot 1999 with reference to legal advertisements. General Jigllc- {try. By Mr. Clements of Dodge: Amend ment to bill creating the city court of Eastman. Special Judiciary. Biennial Sessions. - By Mr. Christopher of llall: To amend the constitution of the state of Georgia by providing for biennial ses sions of the general assembly. Con stitutional amendments. By Mr. Terry of Randolph; To amend charter of city of Cuthbert and provide for the establishment of a dispensary In Mid city. By Mr. Bucbannon of Early: To make penal tbs fraudulent concealment of property described In a mortgage. By Mr. Buchannon of Early: To make county school commissioners of common schools of any county Incom petent to serve as Juey commission er. Special Judiciary By Mr. Ramsey of Jefferson: Te ilk nt ... By Senator Westbrook—A bill >rohlblt the use of automatic shotguns n hunting birds and animals. Special Judiciary. By Senator McAllister—A bill amend the act establishing a system of public schools In the town of Fort Gaines. Education. By 8snator McAllister—A bill amend the charter of tne town of Fort Gaines. Corporations. By Senator Rose—A bill,to amend section 4941 of civil code requiring denials to paragraph In pleadings to be sworn to. General Judiciary. By Senator Carswell—A bill to pro vide for the annual payment of pen slons In Georgia, how the vouchers and whrrants are to be Issued, and to whom Issued and paid. By Senator Steed—A bill to amend the code of 1995 providing the selec tion by the governor of banks In cer tain cities and towns therein named as state depositories so as to add the town of Butler. Corporations. By Senator Steed—A bill to pre scribe the qualification!! of teachers In the common schools Exempts gradu ates of the State Normal from further examination. Education. By (Senator Crum—A bill to abolish the county courts of Crisp. By Senator Crum—A bill to estab lish the city-court of Cordele In Crisp county. By Senator Strange—An act fixing and 'regulating the manner In which contracts and policies of Insurance, whether life or property, shall be Is sued and made In Georgia. Oeneral Judiciary. All Oils to be Inspected. By Senator Williams—A bill provld Ing for the Inspection of all Illuminat ing oils used In the state, and Increas ing Mlary of chief oil Inspector from $100 to $160 per month. By Senator Miller—A bill to com pensate ordinaries for services of col lecting and paying the Confederate abolish the county court of Jefferson. Special judiciary. By Mr. Buchannon of Early: To pro- teachers or school commissioners from engaging In the sale of school' books. Special Judiciary. By Mr. Perry of Hall: Concerning the duties of ths supreme court. Amendments to constitution. By Mr. Anderson of Chatham: To amend section $549 of code of 1995. Oeneral judiciary. By Mr. Taylor of Sumter: To com pensate ordinaries for paying Con federate pensions. Pensions. By Mr. Hines of Baldwin: Provid ing for payment to Mrs. O. M. Com. Appropriations. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond: To - —" 'ifi amend' section 1944 of code of 1975, volume II. Railroads. By Mr. Knight of Berrien: To ‘amend an act creating city court of Tlfton. Corporations By Utttrt. Mobley and Hill, ol Dooly: For relief of 91 rs. Vinson. Pensions. By Mr. Knight of Berrien: To name Tlfton a state depository. Corpora- ttons. By Mr. Knight of Berrien: To amend act creating charter of Tlftdn. Corporations. - _ . By Messrs. Alford, of Worth, and Hill, of Dooley: To abolish fhe city court of Ashburn. Special judiciary. By Messrs. Alford, of Worth, snd Hill, of Dooly To abolish county court of Turner county. Special Ju diciary. By Mr.'Anderson of Chatham: To To ....m, —...» wardens. General Jtf- Mr appoint game wi diclary. WAIST SALE 98c All New Fresh Waists Including (( Peter Pans” Worth to $2 98c TOMORROW 90’CLOCK Come down tomorrow and Ret some new, fresh Waists for 98c. This morning's New York express kindly brought us another shipment of beautiful Lingerie Waists of Sheer White Lawn; also anoth er lot Peter Pans—the whole country is going daffy oyer Peter Pans; really, they’re the “cutest thing” in waists ever introduced. This line, as advertised, tomorrow 9 o’clock, con sists of some of the handsomest Lingerie styles we’ve over owned. Exquisite creations of Sheer Batiste and dainty Val. Lapes, long or short sleeve models, and worth in a regular way all the way up to .$2.00. For Choice 98c J. M. HIGH COMPANY SPEAKER JOHN M. SLATON. pensioners. Provides payment ot $1 for each pensioner. Pensions. By Senator Strange—A bill creating new Judicial circuit for Screven, Jen kins, Bulloch, Emsnuel and Tatnall counties. Oeneral Judiciary. By Senator Copelap—A bill to pro vide for Improvements of streets and sidewalks abutting public property of state, and conferring right upon stats, county’and municipality to Join In ap plication. By Senator Mills—A bill to Incor porate the town of Holly Hprlngs. By Senator Peyton—A bill authoris ing municipalities to collect an occu pation lax from express, telephone and slegraph companies. Child Leber Bill. By Senators Peyton snd Furr—A bill to regulate the employment of children In factories and manufacturing estab lishments snd provide punishment for violation. By Senator Bond—A bill to repeat section of code which provides for no tice In foreclosing mortgages In Justice court. , By Senator Furr—A bill to prescribe the passenger fare at 9 cents per mils In this slats. By Be nature Peyion and Furr—To disqualify supreme and superior court Judges from duty as Judges when they become candidates for some other office. At 11:40 the Mnate adjourned until o'clock Friday. AME OF POLITICS IS A COSTLY ONE 60 DECLARES MR. COVINGTON IN THE HOU8E THURSDAY MORNING. The first applause of ths present ses sion of ths house of representatives occurred Thursday morning, when Mr. Covington, of Colquitt, apoke against ths popular election amendment to the bill creating the ofilce of state audi tor. 1 would like to know. Mr. Speaker. .. hat sort of a fine butanes* man would make a race for a place that paid 12,- 009 A yaarT Why, It would cost him about >4,904 to get a circular to every expenses, unless he traveled on free passes, and I doubt It he could do that men would have to take hit mend* to m( with him, tad m would have dinners without end to THA W IS INDICTED FOR KILLING WHITE Continued from Pago One# the privilege of refuting to answer questions Just bscause she Is the wife of a man accused of crime. This prlv liege. It was stated, extended only t< what are known as confidential com tnunlcatlona between husband nnd wife Under the old common law a wife could not bn compelled to testify against her husbami. This has been modified by the*revised penal code of New York, section 711, reading: Can Be Forced to Talk. "The husband or wlfs of a person Indicted or accused of crime Is In all roses a competent witness on the ex amination or trial of such person: but neither husband nor wlfs can be com peted to d/sefose a confidential com munication made by one to the other during the marriage." Acting District Attorney Mott said that If Mrs. Thaw refused to answer B, M, BLACKBURN'S ANNUAL GREETING 8EN0S BOXES OF CARNATI0N8 TO THE GENERAL AS- question* which are privileged by law, nml does not decline bn the ground that answer* might tend to degrade or In- erlinlnRle her. the matter will hr re ported to Judge Cowing In gvn,-inl ,,*• Noll will be ■oom nn.l'^ ronlln- Judgc to Benjamin M. Blackburn, executive secretary ot Georgia, sent to both branches of ths general assembly a large bouquet of carnations, with a beautiful tetter of greeting. He Mid, In part: "In ths words of (ha unapproachable William Clifton, of ths county of Mc Intosh: T greet you with the hom age of my most patriotic and liberty- loving regard.' "In evidence of my continued confi dence and eetaem, 1 present you my annual offering of good cheer, coupled with the wleh that ss Georgians It may always bs your pride to challenge ths World on the glory nt a statehood wh»M executive, legislative and Ju- rate- 'ss ssivuiiv, iv|fsiniiv* miss* jve~ dlcal branches of government for mora than twenty-fiva years have been tree from the blight of faithlessness, and untouched by tha suggestion of graft. slon«. The court. Mi struct her to i taken back to the gra lignin, an iio»I to refuse It was decide what should bi The usual prore " Mill.| be to « Mil,mil contepipt of court. Rounding Up Witnesses. Mrs. Thaw was not expected to tes tify before the coroner. It was planned to examine only a tew fHtnesxcM at the Inquest. These were the physician who performed the autopsy on White s body nnd two or three witnesses of the Killing I b«- -II lib t nttoi ney’s office been rounding up witnesses. M mg fliMM Abo hu\e been exam ined and who may be sent before the olid )n WllUiim Bedford, Thaw’s valet, nnd Nellie Lea hey, Mrs. Thaw's maid. They have been ques- 11 in* I .< 1 > 11,. 111o\ ♦•merits of the Thaws for several days before the kill ing A dispatch from Pittsburg states that i i» 111 v *>f f i lend-4 of Murry Thaw had left there for New York to aid In planning the defense of the young man. Among these was Benjamin Thaw, a half-brother of Harry Thaw. Millions for Defense. I’ - * * • * n • ••■ i Hun the entire Thaw fortune of $10,000,000 had been placed i* ti," .:i-,.m-.i| , r th «..nductlng th« the effort "ft IS bettor td bestow a flower than to plant a thorn: mora healthful to go through Ufa with a heart wall stored with good cheer than to grope wearily through tha tangled bush of evil fore bodings. "A kind word Is mora potent than tha big stick. "You will find a flower for each membar t lady stenographer, newspa per reporter and your elegant post mistress. "I again congratulate you and the ■tale on the faithful services of Georgians— defense of the youn to clear him of mui A cable message was sent to Attor ney D. T. Watson, of Pittsburg, who Is In EuropA directing him to meet Mrs. William Thaw, mother of Harry Thaw, on her arrival at Liverpool. There are to be no services t »dny in Ht. Bartholomews church over the body of Htanford White, as was st first plan ned. Instead, there will be one serv ice at Bt. James episcopal • hurch. Ht. James, L. I, nnd then the body te to be burled*In the Episcopal cemetery. Flags Lowtred for White. I The body left Loag Mead city by special train at 9:1& a. m, today. Be sides Mrs. White, her son Lawrence and the relatives, there will be about 200 frfenda. The train consists of tlve parlor cars. Home of the people are to go In automobiles or drive from the summer colonies on Long Island K. H*. Harrfman goes on his yacht by way of the sound. Plaga are at hnif-mast nt Ht. James, and the death of Mr. White is re gretted generally by the people. THEATRICAL MAN FELT TRAGEDY WAS IMPENDING. By Private Leased Wire. London. June 21.—Leslie Stuart, com poser of ''Florodorn," says that he hap pened to be with T. B. Ryley, of the theatrical firm that produced the opera In Afnsrlcs when they saw the name of Harry Thaw on a newspaper bill. Ryley ^turned pale and-gripped Stu art’s arm, saying: "I know what has* happened Thaw has shot White." REDUCED R. R. RATES FOR FOURTH OF JULY. "Very ilncmli "BENJAMIN M. BLACKBURN." till you. gentlemen, It wpuld b* a mighty hard matter for a man with out another Job to run for governor. To make that race, It.Is pretty nerae- Mry for tbo candidal, to be well cup* her piled with the coin of the raalm." —- Whose home Is In the heart Of every worthy part That Is played by the true and ths brave— The W. A A. R. R and N. C. A St. L. Railway will sell cheap round trip tickets to all points south of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the MImI* slppi river. Including St. Loula, Evsnsviile snd Cincinnati, at one and one-third fares; tickets to bo sold July 2d. 3d and 4th. good to rotum Mr*, p. J. CatchingSe until July 8th, 1906. Mrs. P. J fnt< blogs. 75 years old. For further information and tick- died St her reetdenra, 42 Auburn ave- jppl/ t0 ,„y , 8 , nt 0 f t he W. 4 nue, at 7 O’clock Thursday morning nf| A n V old axe The funeral The senate adopted a resolution of thsnka to Mr. Blackburn for hi* cour- 1 tear. . definitely, illywod. 1 CHAS. E. HARMAN, Oeneral Pate. Agent.