Newspaper Page Text
• GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
/Will Have Busy Session This
F'' Week.
F Atlanta, July 27.—There will 'be all
of a time in the house this week.
Jusi. before the adjournment of the
house oa Friday, a number of special
enters were fixed, and the Indications
are that the calendar, or the regular
order, has very little chance.
It l&s thought that last week would
witness the final disposition of the
convict question, so far as the house is
but it was not to be. Two
iweeks have been spent in discussing
rthe disposition of the felony convicts,
and, as a matter of fact, the bouse
has done little else. ifecal bills have
gotten through with practically no dlf-
Acuity, t. but general measures outside
sos those relating io convicts, have
ignored. Many think it better
jfiat‘this is so.
■ However, the settlement of the eon
•tit:question is in sight now and a
I- 9 taken .soon on the matter.
Z ihL 0 arflo;it advocates of the
? for a continuation
P. r e»ent lease system, with the
LWntrtbution of the entire net reve
nue to the school fund, seem hopeful
pf getting their bill through without
En-aterialt modification, it begins to look
ps if the house wyi insist on some
jimendment that will break in on the
plan. The last substitute for
bill, which has been denom
by the “Candler compromise,’’
* toi t names of twenty-odd
Knnbers of the house, several of
IvKom, were warm Ln their opposition
Lo the bill.
| Despite the fact that the house cal
h**sfr is crowded with general mens-
I'snafe the hfisnae fljwM a number ol epo-
Islal outers star tjao woe4t. Tlteea are
ijiat 17 days oi the session feft ajjd it
| &11 take fmst work to jltepoae of any
fecsiderable number of them.
L Qus.*, of the interesting measures
Lw was fixed for consideration thia
k the resolution by Mr. Dunbar,
K- Richmond, which appropriates $50,-
for an, exhibit of the state’s agri
■Vural and kindred resources at the
■sU;.tena Purchase exposition at St.
tfouis next year. The resolution
Barnes from the gtme-ral approprih,-
f-jns committee with a' favorable rt
port, and there appears to be a-very
sentlmemt- among the mem
|bere in fa* or oi doing something iu
flife cSrccKqn.
Swate I>r WCb Rs Wlxft,
sec ate * up fry
work. It win have before it this
week, however, the large number of
£cal bills passed by the In.use on Sat
v, in addition to which two special
£ iersfAiave been fixed for considera-
IBthst
T TURNIP
| SEED,
o® Fresh Shipment
■ Just Received.
' WE SOLICIT YOUR ORDERS.
I The DREWRY DRUG SI ORE
P. B. HEAD, Manager.
L W. GODDARD & SON.
1 , FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
I '
blB
L. W. GODDARD & SON,
— l w~~ 3 and 5 c o’omon Street,
te Skj'to
|K?V We incite the attention of every wage-earner to
advantages of our savings Bank. It affords a
|Bife and profitable place for the accumulation of
Wmall savings.
JhINGS BANK OF GRIFFIN, Griffin, Ba.
WK I’AYISiEREbT ON DEPOSITS.
tion. Today the senate win consider
a couple of railroad -bills which pro
pose to confer powers upon the rail
road commission relative to requiring
railroads to furnish cars promptly for
the transportation of any freight that
may be offered. This bill received
an adverse report at the hands of
rai read committee, but will be thresh
ed cut on the floor of the senate.
On Wednesday the special order in
the senate is the measure by Mr. Rea
kin of Gordon, which has passed the
house, providing for the election oi
railroad commissioners by the people.
Tne house passed this bill in spite oi
an adverse committee report. The
senate committee, however, has report
ed on it favorably. The discussion
Is expected t<> be an interesting one.
Audubon Bill Passed For Protection
of Song Birds.
Atlanta, July 28.—The of rep
resentatives passed only one measure
o' consequence yesterday, the Audubon
bi.U, which is designed for the protec
tion of song birds and birds of plum
age and their nests.
Several other measures were up for
consideration, but there was rather a
small attendance, and- when it was
found they were not Likely to get the
required majority they were tabled on
motion of the authors.
Perhaps the most interesting of these
was the bill by Mr. Adams, of Putnam,
the speeial order for the day, design
ed to prevent the secuMng of advance
payments with intent to defraud- on
contracts to perform manual labor. At
present such action is viewed practical
ly in the light of a debt, and the toeer
has no redress.
This measure seemed to meet with
much favor in the house, and at&enab
moots wore ft «Kn«h
atroßger lliaa ta tito wAgiaeA MH. IV*
house agreed to m» Uy
Mr. Deal, of I>:t!»efa. etaJLiCHg TJja
ure apply to &ny terrlra vMcit «*m
might contract to r«jd«r, it
be fcanual labor, serwiev
or’anything cite of thnt nature. TAu
bill proposed t-o mal&® the obtain Sag ®t
such advances with fraudulent LbXo»A
common cheating * wind ling, pun-
ishable under the m-totiet or seetioji
of the code.
M-. George, of Morgno; Mr. es
Bullo h, and Mr. Flynt, of
strongly urged the cl the uwa>
ure, d-. la ring that -ft -rotJS <}t> a-ray
with a great deal ot
dllng the: '-j now
state, ami which iW
roach. i>.-. -IjyoJiW
strongly i--. o; position to the bill, de-
claring that its enactment into law
would be p ’ cniotmt to legalizing to
prisonment for debt.
1 Tile ayes and navs wore called.
before the'result'was announced th 1 '
bill was tabled on motion of Mr. Ad- '
The vote on the bill was 81
to 30, it lacking only seven votes of a :
constitutional majority.
The following new bills were intro- I
evr-u m mo nctmu:
By Mr. Burton of Franklin —To es
tablish a local school system at Canon,
in Franklin county.
By Mr. Butts, of Glynn—To make it
unlawful for any person to kill or offer
for sale any cow, sheep, hog c-r like
domestic animal in the twenty-fifth
district of Glynn county.
By Mr. Oook of Telfair- —To amend
an act relating to the sale of liquors
in Telfair county.
By Mr. Daniel of Emanuel—A reso
lution to pay a reward of S3OO to th«
captors of Charley Jeffcoat outlaw.
Coiviot Bill Killed; To Be Reconsid
ered.
Atlanta, July 29.—The bouse of rep
resentatives settled the convict ques
tion yesterday by putting it in as un
settled a state as it was before the
present session began. Ir, other
words, the house proceeded, after
adopting the Candler compromise for
the Stead bill, to kill the whole thing,
failing by two votes to give it the con
stitutional majority of 88.
The Candler compromise, which
proposed to give any counties desir
ing it the option of working convicts
of ten-yoar terms and under, was
adopted by a vote of 98 to 71. This
gave that measure one tnore vote
than a constituti .ml majority, and
its friends were jubilant.
It was when the vote was taken on
the main bill by substitute that the
wus Lost, and It vrua lost bo
<WWt k*<uhlmm»b of the bouse who
to adopt it, failed u> vote to
IMsrs 8-
Evwry effort was made by those fa
vwfaijo* to the bill to get the four
named to vote as they had in the first
inatar.ee. but one or two of them had
dir-appeared, and the others who were
on tfi.e floor of the house refused to
vote in spite of the fact that atten
tion was called by Mr. Felder, of Bibb,
to the mile of the house which re
quires that every membeit present
whew a vote is taken on a question
shajd vo-te cue way or another.
When the result -was announced it
wm time for the advocates of the
Jtioi-l biisl, wBo opposed thp comprb
i**£e, tv.a-ivp vent to u littto exubfer
r*M?, tfe-j‘-thk-y .«M net-fail to express
their feelings In applause.
The action of the house in failing
to pass the Steed bill by substitue,
kills the whole measure and all of the
amendments and substitutes offered
to it.
The senate after two hours' duscus
eion, killed two railroad bills by agree
ing to the reports of the committee
which were unfavorable to their pass
age. In both cases the test vote was
overwhelmingly against the bill.
Both bills killed provided for ex
tension of the powers of the railroad
commission. The first was intro
duced by Senator Comas. It provide .
that the commission should be given
power to order in sidetracks when
ever and wherever it deemed fit; to
order railroads to make physical con
nection with other roads at the ex
pense of the road not desiring such
connection, and providing that rail
roads be compelled to interchange
cars with all other railroads.
RIOT AT CAMAK, GA.
Megroes Use Razors and Pistols With
Fatal ' Effect.
Camak Ga., July 87. —Two gilled and
six wounded, four of thorn, it ia 'believ
ed. fatally, is the result of a tow at a
negro church here last night in which
pistols and razors played a deadly part.
The entire negro population of the
town is terrorized as a result of tho
affray and it is impossible to learn
Ure real cauee of the trouble.
The shooting started over a dispute
«<’ seme sort. There was then a will
rush to get from the building, and it
is believed that manj of the wounded
were hurt in this. Women and chil
dren were tramplod under foot by
wren, who, with knives and pistols in
tLeir hands, were trying to escape foes
in the same manner.
It is believed that over 500 shots
were fired In the church. White peo
ple who heard the firing thought that
f a riot was in progress, and trouble of
the gravest nature was for a time an
ticipated.
From the noise of the fusilade it
•earned wonderful that the number of
kilted does not reach into ecoi’es, as
the church was crowded to its fullest
capacity.
LIJCB3 FPOM LtlMB CEEBK.
Line Cheek, Ga., July 30.—The
Drewryville baseball team played Har
alson and Senoia at the former place last
Saturday. It was quite a remarkable
game, owing to the fine playing, espe
cially of Dre wryville’s pitcher, Harri
son, who struck out fourteen men. The
Drewryville boys were victorious. Hur
rah ! for them. They are to play Hol
lonville Saturday at the latter place.
Everybody go to see them, for it promi
ses to be an interesting game.
Misses Lois and Julia Johnson, two
> beau’iful young ladies ol Atlanta, are
’ the guests of relatives here.
Miss Lizzie Williams leaves today on
an extended trip to Carrollton.
Carlus McNeely, of Houston, Texas,
is visiting iiis parents, Mr. ami Mrs. A.
L. McNeely.
CABTORT7L.
' Bean tiie The Kind You Have Always Bougtfl
I Bignatuie / -J?- ■
Wholesale
k
Merchants
I
s •
SAY ALL SUMMER GOODS MUST GO.
Thousands of yards of New Goods now being sacrificed and Bass Bros.
Co’s, buyers are getting their share of the best sluff.
Thirty Cases Received Last
Week and Same Goes
on Sale Tomorrow.
WTM ». I. ■■■»!.— n.uai. I.'ll—■■>!! —ll— —no— -I Inr
You are invited to visit our Bargain Counters.
50 pieces white stripe Madras, worth at first of season 20, 25 and 30c
yard, to go at 10c yard.
30 pieces 28=inch Batiste as long as it lasts at 5c yard.
100 pices white Organdie at 10c yard.
21 pieces colored Dimity at 5c yard.
1200 yards white and colored Lawns at 5c yard.
35 pieces fine white Lawns, chiffon finished, at 10c yard.
150 dozen extra large size Towels at 10c each.
500 yards of Turkish Toweling at 9c yard, worth 15.
22 Wash Skirts, kept out of last Monday’s sale, go on sale tomorrow
morning at 8 o’clock at 50c each.
Case of Muslin Underwear, consisting of Gowns, Skirts, Drawers i
Chemise and Corset Covers, all high grade stuff, to go at cost of material
iSS About 50 Parasols to close out cheap; also a big lot of Fans.
e handle the Dixie Mosquito Net, the best net that is known to the
trade. Prices reasonable.
It pays to sell what people want to buy—makes selling easy, saves
argument, time and living power.
OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT fills all requirements of the farmers.
900 bushels Corn, 600 bushels old4ime water ground Meal.
550 barrels of Flour, not the cheapest but the best; no sticky stuff..
With every 50 pound sack of Flour we give a package of Arm & Hammer Soda.
The next shipment we hope to throw in lard and milk.
Meat as cheap as the cheapest.
20 pounds Rice for sl, 40 pounds Grits for sl, 40 bars Soap for sl.
We are known as the Coffee and Sugar people.
We have all the leading brands of Tobacco.
Come and Get Acquainted With Our Bargains.
BjRUSS bros. co.
BIG STORE. LITTLE PRICES." 5 . -j