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PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
IN THE HOUSE.
August 7.
The house of representatives con
tinued its work of passing appropria
tion bills, $26,671 being the amount
appropriated Friday morning, of this
amount $7,000 was given the State
Xodmal school at Athens, $7,671 was
given for the improving of the infldm
ary of the Georgia Normal and Indus
trial college at Milledgeville; $5,000
was allowed for the erection of a wall
around the confederate cemetery at
Marietta and $5,000 was voted for re
pairs the Confederate Sodliers’ home
at Atlanta,
A resolution requesting the senate
to take immediate action on the Hol
der convict lease bill was passed.
The following hills were read the
third time and passed by the house:
By Mr. McMullan of Hart—A bill to
amend the charter of the town of
Bowersville. By Messrs. Heard and
Adkins of Dooly—A bill to authorize
the state railroad commission to per
mit or require physical connection
between railroads In any city or town
of the state. By Mr. Ward of Coffee
—A bill to amend the act creating the
city court of Douglas. By Senator
Cowart of Coffee—A bill to amend
the act creating the board of county
commissioners of Calhoun county.
August G.
The house defeated the bill exempt
ing firemen and policemen from the
provisions of the anti-pass bill by a
vote of 89 to 29. The bill will be re
considered.
An appropriation of $3,000 or so,
much more or less, as may be neces
sary to cover the expenses of the leg
islative investigating committee pro
bing the convict lease system was
passed.
Two thousand dollars were appro
priated to build a public comfort build
ing on the state's property at Indian
Springs.
Mrs. L. H. Ladsinger was appropri
ated $62.50 for copying pension rolls
and the Palmer Locker Club of Sa
vannah was refunded SSOO which they
had paid for a state charter that was
never granted.
At the afternoon session of the
house Saturday the following hills
were passed: By Mr. Pope of Brooks,
to incorporate town of Dixie; by .Mr.
White of Screven, to establish a sys
tem of public schools for Sylvania;
by Mr. White of Madison, to incor
porate Danielsville; by Mr. Cook of
Telfair, to provide hoard of roads and
revenues for Telfair county; by Mr.
Hines of Baldwin, to amend act cre
ating board of roads and revenues for
Baldwin county; by Mr. Johnson of
Jeff Davis, to create a board of roads
and revenues for Jeff Davis county; by
Senator Brantley, to amend act creat
ing new charter; by Senator Dobs,
to amend charter of Marietta; by Sen
ator Henderson, to abolish office of
roads and revenues for Irwin county;
to create board of roads and revenues
for Irwin county; by Senator Hayes,
to provide for maintenance of bridge
over Flint river, in Macon county.
August 10.
By a vote of 98 to 2 the house of
representatives Monday passed the
'bill providing for the appointment of
an inspector of drugs. The bill
amends the pure food act, so as to al
low for the appointment of the in
spector of drugs. It provides that he
shall receive a salary of $1,500 per
year to toe taken from the fees aris
ing from the inspection of foods and
drugs.
The bill exempting firemen and po
licemen from the provisions of the
anti-pass law which was defeated Sat
urday was brought up for reconsider
ation and passed.
An additional appropriation of $45,-
000 for the years 1908 and 1909 was
voted to the state sanitarium at Mil
ledgeville. The appropriation voted
toy the house is in addition to the sum
of $390,000 already appropriated for
the year 1908 and $395,000 appropri
ated for 1909.
An appropriation of $5,000 was
made to the state board of health for
the treatment of persons afflicted
with rabies.
Other bills passed by the house
Monday: By Messrs. .Matthews and
Clark of Laurens—To amend the act
creating board of county commission
ers for said county. By Messrs. Bar
rett of Stephens and Calbeck of Gor
don —To pay pensions annualily in
stead of quarterly. By Mr. White of
Mat ison—To establish the city court
of Danielsville. To establish the city
court of Madison county. My Mr. Al
exander of DeKalb —To amend sec
tion 2334 of the civil code relating to
Built and damages against railrouds.
By Messrs, chatutolee and Wright, of
Floyd—To amend act creating the
city court of Floyd county. By Mr. El
lison of Harris—To pay a pension to
Mrs. Nane.v M. Collier. By Mr. Ad
ams of Chatham —To amend the char
ter of Savannah. By Mr. Barrett of
Stephens—To amend' pensions appro
priation law so as to allow annual
payment of pensions in lieu of quar
terly payment. By Mr. Tyson of
Emanuel —To refund to George M.
Brinson SSO paid for bank charter
which was never secured. By Mr.
Blackburn of Fulton —To pay pension
to Mrs. Tallulah Towns.
The house was dtije to trausact hut
little business Monday on account of
the early adjournment of the senate,
for after the adjournment of that body
it is the law that no more house hills
can be passed by the house. For this
reason many pension bills which were
to have been passed Monday after
noon were tabled and will not be
brought up again this session.
The following bills were passed: By
Mr. Gocde of Pickens, to pay pensions
Ito Mrs. Blackstock in Pickens coun
ity; by Mr. Jones of Mitchell, to pay
pension to Mrs. Queen Shirer.
August 11.
By the vote of 79 to 67, the house
of representatives Tuesday declined
to accept the substitute offered by the
senate for the anti-pass .bill of Mr.
Hah of Bibb, which passed the house
last year and was sent up to the sen
ate tor concurrence.
The original bill by Mr. Hall pro
vided that no office holder, candidate
for office or delegate to a political con
vention should accept free transporta
tion from railroads.
The afternoon session of the house
was broken up by the prohibition
question. The senate resolution call
ing upon the house to memorialize
congress to pass the Littlefield idea
of preventing the shipping of whiskey
into the dry states was read, and be
fore the prohibition faction could
grasp their opportunity to debate the
resolution the house had tabled the
resolution arid by immediately ad
journing effectually killed all legisla
tion on the prohibition question at
this session.
The following senate bills were
passed by the house: By Mr. Knight
of the Sixth district —A bill to change
the time of holding the superior court
of Tift county. B$ Mr. Wilkes of the
Seventh district —A bill to amend the
act creating the city court of Moul
trie. By Mr. Wilkes of the Seventh
district—A till to incorporate the
town of Kingwood in Colquitt county.
By Mr. Henderson of the Thirty-ninth
district —A bill to establish a local
school system for the town of Cum
raing, in Forsyth county. By Mr.
Felder of the Twenty-second—A bill
to amend the charter of the city of
Macon. By Mr. Williford of the Twen
ty-eighth—A bill to incorporte the
town of Buckhead, In Morgan county..,
By Mr. Martin of the Forty-third—A
bill to amend the charter of the city
of Dalton.
IN THE SENATE.
August 7.
After a spirited discussion, in which
about half the members of the sen
ate participated Friday the Felder
bill to cut off the appropriation for
the compiler of records after the first
of next October, was lost by a vote
of 25 to 12.
The following bills were passed in
the senate: By Senator Wilkes —To
amend section 492 of the penal code
of Georgia. By Senator Hardaman—
To amend an act to incorporate the
town of Statham in Jackson county.
By Senator Williford —To regulate
the number of hours of telegraph and
telephone operators and other persons
engaged in the handling of trains,
prescribing penalties for violation of
said act.
At the afternoon session the senate
passed a resolution to buy a portrait
of the late Judge John W. Akin. The
remainder of the session was utilized
in passing local and house bills.
The following bills were passed :
The bill by Senator Henderson of the
thirty-ninth to extend the present
school book contract until January 1,
1911, was the subject of a heated de
bate, but was eventually passed, and
was immediately transmitted to the
house. By Mr. Rogers of Randolph,
to create a board of commissioners of
roads and revenues for the county of
Randolph; by Senator Martin, to
amend the charter of the city of Dal
ton; by Mr. Tracy of Webster, a res
olution to pay pension to Mrs. E. J.
Coker, deceased, for the year 1903 to
A. M. Johnson of Webster county; by
Senator Henderson of the Thirty
ninth, to extend the present school
book contract until January 1, 1911 ;
by Mr. McMichael of Marion, to pro
tect the health and provide for the
comfort of the traveling public, to in
sure good sanitary and hygiene con
ditions in hotels and public inns in
the state of Georgia; by Mr. Full
bright of Burke, to amend the char
ter cf Waynesboro so as to extend the
city limits.
August 8.
By a vote of 30 to 4, the senate
Saturday passed the bill to establish
a state institution for the treatment
of tuberculosis and appropriating the
sum of $25,000 for the purchasing of
; suitable buildings and the support of
same. The $25,000 appropriated shall
be appropriated as follows: SI,OOO in
1908; $12,000 in 1909, and $12,000 in
; 1910.
By a vote of 34 to 0, the bill of
Senator Martin, amending the regis
tration laws of the state of Georgia,
was passed .by substitute. The princi
pal provisions of the bill are as fol
lows; That a real list of the qualified
voters in each county be furnished
the tax collector; to close the regis-
nation six months before a general
election, so as not to conflict with the
disfranchisement amendment of the
constitution, in case it should pass;
compelling the voters to take actual
oath before the regular tax collector
or one of his clerks; to require the
flling of votets' books ten days after
the closing of the books; the regis
trars to complete and tile list of vot
ers by June 1.
By a vote of 23 to 7, the senate
passed the hill pf Messrs. Flannigan,
Martin and Holder, increasing the sal
ary of the state entomolSgist from
sl*soo to $2,000 per year.
The bill by Senator Williford, amen
ding the constitution by abolishing the
office of county treasurer by future
legislation and placing the duties of
this official In the hands of banks, was
lost by a vote of 20 to 15.
A motion by Senator Felder that
the senate reconsider its action in
tabling bis bill Axing the liability of
common carriers by railroads for the
homcide or injury and damage done
employees where such employees con
tribute to the injury, was lost by a
vote of 20 to 17.
The following bills were passed: By-
Senator Stephens, to authorize the
municipal authorities of this state to
establish and maintain a place for
confinement of misdemeanor convicts;
by Senator Bush, to amend an act in
corporating the city of Colquitt; by
Scnator Stephens, to extend the time
for completion of the Savannah,
Statesboro and Western railroad; by
Mr. Godkey of Camden, to repeal an
act to create a county court in each
county in the state of Georgia except
certain counties mentioned herein ;
by Senator Camp, to authorize the
governor of the state of Georgia to
contract and purchase a certain tract
o fland or any lands in the city of
Chattanooga for a terminal station and
a switch yard for the W. & A. railroad
and to contract and open a street in
said city of Chattanooga through the
property owned by the state of Geor
gia.
August 10.
The legislature was offered by Sen
ators Felder, Stevens, Henderson and
Peacock on Monday a solution of the
convict problem in Georgia, on which
it is believed all the opposing ele
ments will agree before me hour for
adjournment next Wednesday. It is
known the opponents ot the present
lease system will accept it, and it is
understood the leading advocates of
the Holder bill in both house and
senate are in sympathy with the
main principles carried in the new
bill. This solution of the problem in
brief provides for the total abolish
ment of the present prison commis
sion, and states that a board of sev
en directors, to be named by the gov
ernor for terms of from one to six
years each, shall take the of the
commission in the management of the
Georgia prison department; that the
convicts left over for the next eigh
teen months, after the counties have
taken what they want to work their
roads with, shall be leased under the
direction of this board, and that the
funds derived therefrom shall be used
as a special fund to buy lands for
state convict farming. The convict
lease system is then to end forever.
A pardon secretary is provided for,
and also a general manager anu cler
ical force to work under the direction
of the board. The members of the
board are to work without fees, but
will be paid their expenses up to four
dollars per day.
At the afternoon session of the sen
ate a motion was passed to allow the
prison investigating committee to con
tinue its work until Wednesday.
A resolution was adopted naming
the technological branch of the state
university located at Atlanta the State
Technological school.
The primary election bill was
passed.
The game law bill of Mr. Reid of
Putnam was passed by a vote of 27
to 10. Under this bill the date of
opening the season for shooting doves
was changed from September l to
July 15.
The following bills were passed by
the senate:
A house bill to authorize the issue
of $1,500,000 worth of bonus by the
city of Atlanta. House bill iby Rep
resentative Dykes of Sumter—To
create a state board of veterinary ex
aminers and to provide for the ap
pointment of the members of the
board.
By Messrs. Young and Tuggle of
Troup, to amend the charter of the
town of Hogansville, in Troup county;
by Senator Hattox, to amend section
9e2, volume 1. of the vode of Georgia
cf 1895; by Mr. Brown of Carroll, to
amend an act incorporating the town
of Temple, in Carroll county; by Mr.
Orr of Coweta, to amend an act es
tablishing the city court of Newnan:
by Messrs. Blackburn and Bell of Ful
ton. to amend an act creating the
charter of College Park; by Mr.
Wright of Richmond, to provide for
the rejection, assessment and anbitra
tion in the case of tax returns by
railroad companies for county and
municipal and public school purposes;
by Senator Martin, to amend the pri
mary election laws of Georgia,
August 11.
All that can be said of the legisla
ture’s efforts on Tuesday to reach a
solution of the convict problem is that
the senate stripped and squared off
for the fight which must take place
in that branch before the house of
representatives can get at the ques
tion .again. The morning hours were
spent in discussing the Holder bill,
the Felder substitute and in clearing
the way for this battle, and when the
hour for noon adjournment arrived
the preliminaries had barely been
completed.
The entire time of the senate at
tke afternoon session was occupied
in discussing the Felder substitute of
the convict bill and considering the
anti-lobbying bill.
At the night session of the senate,
the .bill by Mr. Adams of Chatham
making it a misdemeanor for a mon
ey lender to charge a rate of interest
higher than 5 per cent per month
was passed. 31 to 9. The 'bill had
previously passed the house, and was
passed by the senate without amend
ment.
The following bills were passed by
the senate Tuesday: By Representa
tive Maxwell of Twiggs—To provide
for the marking out, defining and re
establishing of the boundary lines be
tween counties of a certain class in
this state. By Representative Wright
of Richmond —To require all candi
dates to publish a statement of their
campaign expenses. By Representa
tives Wright and Allen of Richmond.
—To prohibit contributions by cor
porations, their officers or agents to
campaign funds. By Representative
Brown of Carroll—To extend the cor
porate limits of the city of Carroll
ton; by Messrs. Heard and Adkins
of Dooly, to increase the membership
of the railroad commission and pre
scribe the qualification of memoer
ship, approved August 23, 1907; by
Mr. Adams of Chatham, to make it
illegal to charge more than 5 per cent
interest per month; by Messrs. Ham
ilton of Columbia and Wright of Rich
mond, to provide a method of taking
depositions to je used in the trial of
civil cases without commission; by
Mr. Wright cf Richmond, to prohibit
any unauthorized person from inter
fering with the running or movement
of railroad locomotives, engines or
tranis; by Messrs. Young and Tuggle
of Troup, to authorize the city of West
Point, in Troup county, to grant to
the Atlanta and West Point railroad
and the Western of Alabama railroad
the right to use part of Bridge street
in said city; by Messrs. Tuggle and
Young of Troup, to authorize the city
of West Point, in Troup county, to
close up Bridge street, ia said city,
and to convey the title to the same;
by Mr. Hall of Bibb, to authorize cor
porations and individuals to construct
and maintain dams across non-navi
gable streams for the development of
water power; by Mr. Eaves of Haral
son, to incorporate the town of Buch
anan; by Mr. McWilliams of Henry,
to amend special act for Henry coun
“ty, Georgia, providing for the clearing
of obstructions from running streams
of said county and for other purposes;
by Mr. Mercer of Terrell, to abolish
the Dawson water and light commis
sion; by Mr. Couch of Coweta, to
amend section 982, volume 1, of the
code of 1895, so as to add the city of
Senoia to the list of state deposito
ries; by Mr. Brown of Tift, to change
the time of holding the superior court
of Tift county; by Mr. Hull of Clay
ton, to incorporate the town of For
rest Park; by Mr. Wise of Fayette,
to amend section 892, of volume 1, of
the code of 1895, so as to add Fay
etteville to the list of state deposito
ries; by Mr. Blackburn of Fulton, to
authorize the trusted of Confederate
Soldiers’ Home of Georgia to se'll cer
tain real estate; by Mr. McMullen of
Hart, to amend an act to incorporate
the town cf Bowersville; by Mr.
Wright of Perry ,to authorize the city
of Rome to maintain a hospital; by
Mr. Buchanan of Early, to amend an
act establishing the city court of
Blakely; by Mr. Ward of Coffee, to
amend the act creating the city court
of Douglas; bv Messrs. Blackburn
and Bell of Fulton, to amend an act
creating charter of College Park; by
Messrs. Walker and Ashley of
Lowndes, to amend an act incorporat
ing the city of Valdosta; by Mr. Pope
of Brooks, to regulate log carts, trac
tion engines, etc., running on the pub
lic roads and bridges in Brooks coun
ty; by Mr. White of Madison, to
amend section 982, volume 1, of the
code of 1895, so as to add the town
of Corner to the list of such cities
and towns; by Mr. Cook of Telfair,
to amend an act establishing a sys
tem of public schools in the town of
Lumber City; by Messrs. Flanagin
and Holder of Jackscn, to amend the
charter of the city of Winder; by Mr.
Calbeck of Georgia, to authorize the
mayor and aldermen of the town of
Calhoun to sell a part of the John P.
King Park; by Mr. Davison of Greene,
to amend an act to create the office
of commissioner of roads and reve
nues of the county of Greene; by Mr.
Parker of Tolbert, to amend an act
incorporating the town of Junction
City; by Messrs. Alexander and Cand
ler of DeKalb, to create a public
school system for Lithonia; by Mr.
Cowan of Rockdale, to provide for the
removal of obstructions, other than
dams, used for operating mills or ma
chinery of any kind from the rivers,
canals end tunning streams in Rock
dale county; by Mr. Massengale of
Warren, to amend an act to incorpo
rate the town of Norwood; by Mr.
Jones of Mitchell, to amend an act in
corporating the town of Pelham; by
Mr. Hull of Clayton, to amend an act
to amend the charter of Jonesboro; by
Mr. Ballard of Newton, to change the
number of county commissioners of
Newton county; by Messrs. Candler
and Alexander of DeKalb, to incorpo
rate the town of Chamblee; iby Messrs.
Alexander and Candler of DeKalb, to
authorize the county of DeKalb to is
pue bonds; by Mr. Davison of Greene,
a resolution for the relief of J. W.
Turner of the county of Greene; by
Mr. Adams of Wilkinson ,to put the
name of Mrs. Luck Lockhart of Wil
kinson county on the pension roll cf
1906; by Mr. Trent of Heard, to pay
pension of Peter Currans, deceased,
to his widow, Sarah Currans, for the
year 1906; by Mr. oJhnson of Jasper,
to pay unpaid pension to Mrs. Louisa
Hodge; by Mr. Ward of Coffee, to pay
pension of John M. Surrency to his
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Surrency; by
Mr. Taylor of Sumter, to pay pension
to widow of Frank Johnson; by Mr.
Trent of Heard, to pay pension to
Mrs. S. F. Crain for the year 197;
by Mr. Ballard of Newton, to pay pen
sion of Thomas H. Greer, deceased,
to his widow, Mary Ann Greer; by Mr.
Calbeck of Gordon, to pay pension
to Mrs. McDougald for the year 1908.
Wife —John, I must have anew
bathing suit.
Husband Why, dear, you only
bought anew one last week.
Wife —I know, John, but I got it
wet.
Hebrew Traveler —Vat is de fare
to New York on the steamer?
Clerk —First or second class
Hebrew —Seccr.d class, please.
Clerk —$12.50 to you.
Hebrew —Vat, $12.60! Vv dat is as
much as on de regular ocean.
LATE NEITS MOTES.
General.
The New York Central railroad iiat
decided upon the immediate expendi
ture of two millions of dollars in the
Pittsburg, Pa., district for improve
ments.
After saving her husband’s life by
wrenching a hammer with which be
had been beaten into unconsciousness
from the hands of her broiber-in-law,
Ira Cody, and knocking him to the
ground, Mrs. Wade Riggan was shot
and killed by Cody at Cox’s store,
Mississippi.
Wilber Wright cf Dayton, Ohio,
made a successful flight with his aer
oplane at Lemaus, France. The ma
chine covered 2.17 miles and the of
ficial time of the flight was one min
ute and ferty-six seconds.
Becoming angered at his wife, John
Goolsby, a well-to-do farmer, of Qx
toid, Aiississippi, knocked her down
and while she was lying prostrate sat
urated her clothing w r uh oil. He then
set fire to the clothes, and she was
badly burned before the flames were
extinguished by neighbors.
The Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mill
ing company has been placed in the
hands of a receiver. This is one of
the largest flour-making concerns m
the world.
Hundreds of the Turkish govern
ment officials of the old regime are
scurrying to the other side of the
frontier. They are loaded with mil
lions of which they have been plun
dering the country for years. It
is estimated the graft has cost two
million dollars.
Godfriend Probst, a worker in a
Brooklyn restaurant, has been notified
that he and his sister are joint heirs
to an estate of nearly sixteen million
dollars, left by their uncle, who died
intestate in Bombay, India.
Seth M. Richereck, a former Indian
apolis banker, who absconded a year
ago with something over a hundred
thousand dollars of depositors' mon
ey, has been located at Johannesburg,
South Africa. He is living under an
assumed name and is doing a -banking
ousiness.
The Missouri Pacific railroad has Is
sued an order for the reopening of its
locomotive snops in St. Louis, ijedalia,
Fort Scott, Atchison, Osawatomie, De-
Soto and Baring Cross. The reopening
will provide employment for more
than one thousand men.
Notice has been given to the resi
dents of Argenta, Ark., by the St. Lou
is and Southwestern railroad, that un
less suits for $70,000 damages, alleg
ed to have resulted from the construc
tion of about a mile of trackage
through the principal street of the
city, are dism.ssed, the track will he
torn up and all orders for improve
mens, including a depot to cost $200,-
000, will be annulled.
A tornado which struck Dunning,
Nebraska, a town of 1,000 inhabit
ants completely destroyed, all tele
phone and telegraph lines in the town
and surrounding country. The tor
nado laid waste to many valuable
farms and several large buildings in
the town were blown down.
The American Tobacco Company
has declared a quarterly dividend of
2 1-2 per cent and 7 1-2 per cent
extra on the common stock. This
compares with 2 1-2 per cent and 5
per cent extra three months ago,
2 1-2 per cent and 2 1-2 per cent ex
tra six months ago and nine months
ago, and 2 1-2 per cent and 7 1-2 per
cent extra a year ago.
George H. Sommers ,a conductor oa
the Baltimore and Oiiio railroad, was
arrested by United States officers
charged with violating an act of con
gress in carrying a passenger free
while in charge of his tiain. He is
held under SI,OOO bail.
Mrs. Ethel Gaylord of Rich
mond, Va., has oeen inform
ed that he r husband, whom she
though she had buried in Jacksonville.
Fla., a year ago, had turned up alive
and was searening for her. The man
buried in Jacksonville was found
floating in the ocean at that city, and
was identified by Mrs. Gaylord as her
husband.
Twelve hundred mechanics employ'
ed by the Canadian Pacific lailroad
ate out on a strike, ’iiia engineer s *
and firemen are in sympathy with the
mechanics and may call a sympathetic
strike. Owing to the fact that Jap
anese laborers are being used as
strikebreakers, feeling is running high
and serious trouble may result if the
Japanese are not discharged.
Wathinyton,
China has formally accepted the
date, January 1, next, and the selec
tion of the city of Shanghai as the
time and place for the holding of the
meeting of the international opium
commission. The commission is to
make a preliminary investigation into
the general question of the opium traf
fic. It has no plenary powers, but will
make recommendations for future ac
tion by the various countries.
President Roosevelt refused te
grant an audience to James M. Har
alson of Alabama, a midshipman,
whose rismissal from the Naval Acad
emy was approved by the president
some time ago. Haralson seemed t
think that if he could lay his casa
before the president, he would have
a chance to be re-instated.
Major J. H. Russell, U. S. A-, one*
sergeant and ten privates of the Pan
ama expeditionary regiment of ma
rines, have arrived in Washington
and entered the new navy medical
college hospital to receive the Pasteur
treatment against hydrophobia. • The!
officers and men were severely bitteul
or scratched by a puppy ShopbcJl
dog at Camp Diobolo on the isthm-'l
July 21 and 22. 1