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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1903.
NUMBER 9
IOCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
batSolons Are Doing In
Atlanta.
SESSIONS AS REPORTED
...dinf, of Both the House and
I senate During the Week—Measures
L interest and Importance are In-
|reduced.
n Made to Reduce Number of
Doorkeeper and Pages.
i.lanta, Ga., June 25.—The open,
.wiion of tho house of represen'
yesterday was marked by an
. on the* part of Mr. Hall, of Bibb,
.,.,g aliout notion that would re-
ic reducing the number of door-
ijers and pages in thaK body,
jlr Hall's resolution ajso provided
the aiipolntlng power away
a the speaker, the messenger and
i tl tK, and calling on the secretary
stye to furnish this necessary as
note. The resolution was finally
[ti'od after a warm debate by
;t of 18 and CO.
proud this there was little except
i usual routine of a first day's ses-
The attendance on the house
(Keptlonally good, there being
trore than ten absentees. Upon
!, Speaker Morris especially re.
riel in bis brief opening address.
The house declined to accept an
lutlon to attend In a body the bar
> to be given at Oriffln on the oc-
inn of the visit of the governor
n:r staff to Camp North en on Sat-
lay, but tho thanks of the house
•t tendered for the invitation, and
u been arranged so that many
I'icrs will go to Griffin at time
pa: take of the hospitality of that
y's charming people,
h taking this action the housi
its] a decided disposition to get to
k. Many of the members think
e is murh to be done at this ses
, end they have determined tc
m for It for all they are worth,
it house bids fair, therefore, to he
m a better working body than 11
i last year.
Henry H. Daniel, tho now mem.
ir Irom Kmanuol county, succeed'
tho lato Hon. Gcorgo H. Warron,
sworn In by Justice A. J. Cobb,
supreme court, and was assign'
to the following committees: Gen-
Judiciary, general agricultural,
lots, immigration and public 11-
I: ::
(the
I The bouse unanimously adopted
iui.Hion by Mr. Slaton, of Fulton,
wvldlnp for tho appointment of a com'
Ittw of live to prepare and present
fclUb'o resolutions relating to ths
: of Hon. George H. Warren, ol
bir.-.fi. Speaker Morrle appointed
following committee under this
elution: Messrs. Slaton, of Ful-
.chairman; Bell, of Emanuel; Phil
Jefferson; Kent, of Johnson,
M Gwen, of Pike. Tho committed
W probably report today.
| The day’s session was concluded
: tiie reading of Governor TerreU’i
lisuge.
In the Senate.
L* a interesting feature of the
the senate waa the contest ovet
totect of doorkeeper, mado vacant
har-the reeej3,.of thc. death of Mar
*«r® two ucseu
. „ on * by J. W. Green,
of Habersham, and the other by James
H. Lang, of Butts. The lorrolllni
on the part of the friends of the dlf-
forent candidates vy, apparently, ai
vigorous as that which used to obtain
in the palmy daye when Judges and
solicitors were elected by the legists;
tore.
New bills were Introduced In ths
senate as follows:
By Mrs. Smith; To provide that all
property having no lawful owner shall
belong to the state of Georgia.
By Mr. Tlslnger: To regulate ths
law concerning a year's support
widows and children.
By Mr. Skelton: To prescribe ths
docketing of certain cases of non-res
idents In superior, city, county and
justice courts.
By Jlr. Skelton: To authorize Jus.
tires of peace to change tho time ol
holding courts In their respective dls
tricts.
Many New Bills Find Their Way te
Clerk's Desk.
Atlanta, Juno 26.—After spending
the greater part of tho session in hear
Ing bills read for the first time ths
house yesterday reconsidered Its ac
tion In refusing to attend tho barbe
cue at Griffin today, accepting tho In
vitation to go in a body, and then ad
journed shortly after 12 o'olock out ol
respect to the memory of the leto Hon.
George M. Warren, of Emanuel.
It wa* a day of new bills and prob
ably a hundred of them found their
'W to the ?l*rjt'e deek, all In a bunch
for the customary call of the roll of
counties was dispensed with.
Messrs. Fields, of Dooly, and Bald
win, of Schley, Introduced a bill pro
viding that the solicitors general ol
the state shall bo put on salaries ol
12,000 a year, all additional fees re
ceived be'-ig paid Into the treasuries
of the counties In their respective cir
cuits.
Mr. Howard, of Baldwin, Introduced
bill to appropriate $15,000 to the
state sanitarium. It Is said thif
amount will be required to complete
the fitting up of the two now build
ings thore before they ran bo used
for patients.
Mr. Howell, of Meriwether, Introduc
ed two bills yestorday which would
make considerable difference to tho
law schools of tho state should they
pass. Ono of thorn proposes to re
peal Boctlon 4400 of tho codo, which
permits admission to the bar on di
plomas from the law schools at tho
University of Georgia, Emory college,
Mercer university and tho Atlanta Law
School. Tho other hill proposes to
repeal section 3, of the law of 1897,
relating to admissions to the bar, and
which Is on tho same lino with tho
codo section.
The uniform text book bill made Its
appearance yesterday, Its author be
ing Mr. Whitley, of Douglas. Mr.
Whitley's bill proposes to create
text book commission of which the
governor, state school commissioner,
and three prominent educators shall
be members. It provides for a uni
form system of textbooks In the pub
lic schools of the stato for a period
of five years, no change being permit
ted during that time.
To remunerate or pension tho widow
of heirs of persons murdered by others
is the object of a bill by Mr. Glenn,
of Whitfield. His measure provides
that the proceeds of the services of
a person convicted of a homicide and
sentenced to the penltentlsry, after all
costs have been paid, shall go to the
heirs of the persons killed.
In the 8enate.
Jfhen
Sandow posts and the muscles
fau back and knot bla anna, we
„ *» have before us the‘very secret
■trragth in those magnificent muscles.
,** haven’t Starve Sandow, or,
1 “ practically ths same thing, let
** , .‘>'*P*P»lc, sad bla muscle would
fail. Strength is made from food
'>'. digested and amimiUted, and
n “ stronger than hit stomach, be-
»hen the stomach is diseased dl-
' rwiL* 1 * 1 ssshnllstlon are Imperfect
J*- Pwrce's Golden Medical Discovery
diseases of the stomach end other
°4 digestion and nutrition. It
■Uie perfect digestion and aasim-
,°f food to that the body is nour-
"■to perfect health and strength.
ia4
*«*» load at __
ftwon Sanaa Medical
L P** ■* sent firm o* receipt of stamp*
I tJ?/ ^Pwse of mailing only. Send
|J*»‘y-one oce-cent stamp* for the pa-
|b, «l«h-boand volume.
I *• V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Tho senate had a short session yes*
terday. Two measures of Importance
had been set down as special orders
for the second day of this session, but
both were displaced, being referred
back to the committee from which
they came. These were the Austin;
Han ballot bill and the Golden bill,
to prohibit the salo of cotton future*
In the etate. They go back to the
general Judiciary committee. The Aus*
trallan ballot bill passed the house at
the last session. «
When this bill was laid before the
senate. Senator Skelton moved Its
reference to a special committee. This
was opposed by Senator Hopkins, who
thought there was no good res
why. If it were to go to committee at
all, It should be sent to any other
than the committee which had first
considered lt-that on general Judi
ciary. Senator Hopklne’ motion pre
vailed.
The Golden bill was also referred,
this on motion of Senator Jordan.
Several Important Maasurea Introduc
ed—Tax on Divorcee.
Atlanta June 27.—One of the most
important step# yet taken by the bourn
came yesterday when that body pass
ed, by a vote of 13$ to 7, the bill by
Mr. Tigner, of Muscogee, providing
for a constitutional amendment, limit
ing the tax rate in Georgia for all pur.
poses to fire-tenths of 1 per cent
This is the first bill passed by the
house, and being a constitutional
amendment required a two-thirds fa
vorable vote, or a minimum of 117.
The unusually large vote In Its favor,
138, shows how general la the aentt
xnent In tevor of such legislation.
Simlllar Mils bare been pasted be
fore, both by the senate and house,
*— Now
set. tne tehiito 'bar plenty of ame to
get the measure through In short or
der, and that body la generally known
to be favorable to this legislation.
There la little donbt,-lt la said of Its
passage by the senate, and leaa, pee
haps, of Its adoption by the people
when submitted to them for ratifica
tion.
Another bill for the revision In pari
of the Georgia tax laws was Intro
duced In the house yesterday by Mr.
Candler, of DeKalb. This measurs
proposes simply to provide for a stats
board of tax commissioners, and coun
ty boards of tax assessors, and equal
tiers In each county In the state. II
Is in dlroct lino with the tax reforms
suggested in Governor Terrell’s
sage, and differs from the bill which
Mr. Candler Introduced on the same
line at the last session In that ths
latter measure Included a general and
detailed reform of the tax laws of ths
state.
Tho new measure provides for
stato board of tax commissioners, ol
which the comptroller general shall
bo the chlof presiding officer, and fot
county boards of assessors and equal
Izers in each county In the state upon
whom shall devolve the assessment ol
all proporty, real and personal, fol
the purposes of taxation. Such
change in, the tax laws Uas often been
discussed, but now Mr. Candler says
every possible effort will be made tc
have it bocome a law.
Mr. Grenade, of Wilkes county, pro
poses a plan to supplement materially
and bountifully the public school fund
of Georgia. Mr. Oranade's plan il
nothing more nor less than a proposi
tion to put a tax on divorces.
The first section of Mr. Granada's
bill says that each husband or wifi
to whom a divorce Is granted In this
state shall pay the snm of $40 Into
the treasury of Georgia But that
Is not all. A tax of $10 is also to b«
demanded from the petitioner upon tb<
filing of a bill for divorce, and accord
ing to section 3, after the requisite
number of Juries hts passed on the
application no divorce shall be grant
ed In such case until the lucky party
shall have paid $30 to the tax colleo
tor. Exception Is made In all caset
where the established ground of dl
vorce Is Infidelity, and In such cases
no tax Is to be required.
Undor such a measure It would ap
pear that each divorce granted
any other grounds than that stated
would -net tho public school fund
something like $120. Judging from
court records, such a law might tend
to reduce materially taxation ton
school purposes.
Whon the bouse adjourned It did s<
to meet again at 10 o'clock Jlonday
morning In order to visit the sta-U
encampment at Grlflln.
passage. "Two general Dills were pass
•d, one by Mr. Felder. eg Bibb, relat
ing to the filing of claims, and one!
by Mr. Thurman, of Walker, making I
some Interesting changes la the road I
laws.
The house waa called to order by I
Speaker Pro Tem. Howard, owing to I
tho absence of Speaker Morris, on ac-1
oount of the death of Me father. Res-1
olutlons of sympathy with Speaker
Morris were unanimously passed by I
the house.
Mr. Carrington, of Madison, yester-l
day introduced his bill providing fori
the employment of the state's convicts
or a portion of them In extending the I
Western and Atlantic railroad to th*|
seaboard.
Mr. Carrington's bill selects Bruns-1
wick as the objective point of the I
state road extension, and- provides that I
tho construction of the lino to tho sea
shall be under the supervision and I
control of the governor, and a Joint I
committee of two mombors from the I
senate and four from tho house, to be I
appointed by the presiding offleor of |
this committee.
It Is then provided that 1,000 of the I
state's most able-bodied convicts shall I
be employed upon grading the right
of way and tho construction of tho I
proposed extension. Within thirty days)
after the passage of the bill the gov-[
ernor and committee are directed tel
employ the services of a competent I
engineer to survey and lay out the I
route of the proposed line from At-|
lanta to Brunswick.
In order to pay the expenses of ex-1
tending the state road It la provided
that ten-year bonds shall be issued
at a rate of Interest not to exceed 4
per cent, these bond* to be leaned un-1
der the direction of the epeclal joint I
committee. It Is provided that as soon
completed the new line shall be
leased to the highest bidder, and that
the proceed# from the lease shall be
devoted to tho payment ef the bond* I
Issued, until such bonds shall have I
been fully paid off. The hill waa re
ferred to the general Judtelary eom-[
7°^
East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902.
Mr. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:—This is to certify that on Au
gust 1st I went to Verbena, Ala., to hold a
series of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six Weeks prior, so feeble I was
scarcely able to preach. Mr. P. A. Gulledge,
of Verbena, with whose family I was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. I
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks 1 was was much
better. In three weeks I had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully well.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier? than for
the past fifteen years.
J. M. McCORD,
. Pastor Verbena;Baptist Church.
that the house has .acted at the out
House Ha* Busy Week Before It—Sen
ate Easy Tme.
Atlanta. Juno 29.— 1 The house has a
busy weok before It, while the sen
ate will have a comparatively
time for the next seven days or more.
The reason for this Is that the house
calendar 1s full, not only with unfin
ished business of the previous session,
but with a flood of new business that
has Juat fallen upon It, while the cal
endar of th e senate la practically
clear.
The senate can olear np all the hue-
Inesa before It within two hours, on
of the senators stated yesterday. The
few matters pending are being held
up by special request-for further In
vestigation by committee, and the
senate is now practically In a state ol
waiting on the action of the house.
The Indications are that It will not
have to wait long, however, tor there
are many bills on the house calendar
brought over from last session that
are ready for third reading and pass
ago.
Generally considered as among the
mos,t Important matters before the
ireient legislature Is the convict ques
tion, overwhlch there Is likely to be
pretty warm debate In the houae.
The senate has already legislated on
the subject of the state's convicts,
having passed at the tut session the
bill by Senator Clements, of the fif
teenth district*, providing for practical
a renewal of the present system, or
a lease of the convict labor, for an.
other period of fire years. This Is
the bill favored by the prison com
mission. The member* of th* com-
mission are satisfied they can gc$
a much higher price for the labor ol
the convicts this year, probably 76, II
not 100 per cent more then the state
1* now receiving. This will give the
state an Income of $350,000 to $400,*
000 from this source without incieae
ed expenses.
Another measure in which there H
Increased Interest, from both points
of view. Is thajchlld igbor MU..
•Ill Intraducad te fextsnd Western and
Atlantic Read.
Atlanta, June 10.-Two Interesting
measures war* Introduced In th* house
yesterday, one by Mr. Carrington, ol
Madison, providing for the use of the
state's convicts to extend the Western
and Atlantic railroad from Atlanta to
Brunswick, and fee other a resolution
by Mt. Brihson, of Decatur, looking
to the enactment of a general pure
food law.
ral other bills were introduced,
and then tfe house took up th* calen
dar of MU* for s third readies, and
Joint resolution to appropriate tne
mlttee, where an Interesting consider-1 sum of $50,000 to the department of
atlon of It will doubtless be had, I agriculture for the purpose of making
Mr. Carrington’s object In Introduc- a display of Georgia's agricnltnral and
Ing the measure Is two-fold—first to I kindred resource# at the Louisiana
provide employment for the state's I Purchase exposition,
convicts which will bring them least By Mr. Harden of Chatham—To
In competition with free labor; and amend section 1254 of the code of
then to take stops for the protection 1895, which provides for tho granting
of the state's railroad proporty by of pensions to agod and Infirm con-
preventing Its being bottled up by federate soldiers by Inserting lmme-
other lines. The question Is not a dlatoly after the word "duty" tho
new one, having been frequently die-1 word*-"either In thojleld or on detail-
cusqej, but this Ii the first bill on ths I ed eervlce.
subject that has appeared. The following bills were passed by
In the 8enate. tho senate;
At Its session yesterday the senate I By Senator Skelton—To provide for
passed one local bill, that of Sena-1 the collection of the revenue of the
tor Comas, providing for the creation I state arising under special occupation
of a board of road and bridge com- and license taxes by issuing execu-
mlssloners for Appling county . _ I tlon therofor.
A number of house bills were re-1 By Sonator Tlslnger—To regulate
celved and read the first time, among I the law of a year's support
these being that of Mr. Tigner, ol Throe new senate bills were Intro-
Mnscogee, restricting the tax levy to I duced, as follows
8 mills. By Senator Symons—To amend the
A message was received from the I general tax act so aa to exempt con-
governor containing a list of nomlna- federate veterans who are practltlon-
Hons which waa opened in executive I era of law, medlclno or dentistry, from
session and, under the rules, goes payment ef license tax.
over for a day before formal consldera I By Senator Comas—To amend the
tlon. constitution so aa to increase the sal-
Seven new bill* were Introduced by I vies of Judges of the superior court
senators. The reading of these, and to $2,500 per annnm.
of the house Mils, took up most of tha I A message was received from Gov-
time of the senate’s
•Ion.
ernor Terrell, containing announce
ment of the following nominations:
Hon. W. A. Scott, Judge of tho coun
ty court of Clay county.
Hon. Leon C. Greer, solicitor of the
county court of Macon county.
Hon. C. C. Bush, Judge of the county
Preliminary Skirmish Over Subject ef
Child Labor.
Atlanta, July 1.—There waa a pre
liminary skirmish in the house yester
day on the subject of child labor. It
was started by a resolution by Mr. I court of Wilke* county.
Fields, of Dooly, looking to tha Inves-1 Hon. James Davidson, solicitor ol
tlgaHon by legislative committee of I the county court of Greene county,
conditions In Jhe cotton mills of tha In execnUve session the senate con-
state, but under the rules It went over I firmed the nomlnaUona which were
until today; Tho house ptssed tho | sent to the senate on Monday,
bill by Messrs. Steed and Hixon, ol
Carroll, extending the powers of the I Arrested on Suspicion,
railroad commission so as to give It I 8t. Louis, June 29.—A. EL Mitchell,
authority to adopt reasonable rules who elalma to be agent of n spring
requiring the prompt receipt and trans- water company, has baaa arrested on
portatlon of freight. There.was no suspicion that he knew something ol
opposition to the measure. I the McCann murder, Mitchell admit
The house decided to adjourn fori ted: he was a personal friend of Bap
the Fourth of July, but refused to do- rington. who la nnder arrest charged
dare the day a “dies non." I with the murder, and that on Jana 22
At the conclusion of the session a he wrote s note to Barrington which
bin by Mr. Fussell, of Chattahoochee, reed: “Fred: I am nil right
NEGRO TAKEN FROM
JAIL AJHYNCHED
South Carolina Hob Deals
Out Vengeanoe.
MEAGER DETAIL8 OF AfFAIR.
Charles Evans, Suspected of the Mur*
der cf Jhon Phillips of Orangeburg
County, Taken From Guard Houes
at Norway and Lynched.
providing for an amendment to the
law relating to the proportion of ex
pense falling on counties connected
by bridges or ferries, waa upder de-
beta, ant that came up the first thing
today. Mr. Fussell desires to change
the law so as to make each county
bear a proportion of the expense in
In accordance with th* taxable values
In each county.
The bense agreed thoroughly end
unanimously with -Messn. Steed and
Hixon, of Cnrroll, relative to their bill
extending the powers of tha railroad
commission so aa to provide for more
prompt transportation of freight, and
pasted that measure by a vote of 129
to 0.
The following new bills were Intro
duced in the bouse.
By Mreaars. Mayson and Candler,
of DeKalb—To amend the charter ol
the town of Decatur In the county of
DeKalb, providing for a bond laana
for sewers and water works system.
By Mr. Stanford of Harris—Tb pro
vide compensation to tha clerks ol
the superior courts for making ont
record* In felony easo* and transmit-
ting same to tho anpreme court
Bv Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond—A
what I asked fob." The note was
signed, "Jim." This Is the note Bap
rington received and was shown td
Mrs. UcChan, to convince her the
missing husband was out of trouble.
Georgian Die* In Philippine*.
Columbus, Os., June 29.—A le
received by J. F. Keene, of Columbus,
brings news of th* death of Ms soq
Charley C. Keene, at Manila, Philip
pine islands. May 17. Keene waa s
Ccfumhus boy and waa very popular.
He was first cashier and afterward!
claim agent of tho Oeorgta Midland
railroad. A few yean ago ha wspt
to Rome, Ga., where In 1898 ha entered
In the Third regiment Ih 1899 hi
entered In the Ninth Infantry, raps
lar troops, and was sent to tha nil
tpplnes. HI* remains will probably
bo brought to the United Matt*.
Columbia, S. C., July 1.—information
waa received herp from Norway, Op
ange county, 60 miles south of this
city, that Charels Evans, a negro, aus*
pectcd of the murder of John T. Phil
lips, was taken from the guard house
at Norway lest night and lynched by
n mob.
Four other negroes who were con
fined In the jail, were beaten Into
Insensibility.
The details of the lynching are not
known here, although It la understood
that trouble bad been feared, by the
authorities at Norway.
The crime for which Evans met his
death last night, waa the murder ol
John T. Phillips, a one-armed con
federate soldiers. Last Saturday a
young ton of Pbllllra whipped some
negroes at Norw.-.y, and several
threats were mads by the negroes
there. Monday niaiit whllo seated at
hla supper table Mr. Phillips was
killed by some one who fired through
the windows of his dining room. Phil- ■
lips died Instantly, and two of hi* lit
tle children seated with him ware
wounded by the shot
Charles Evans was suspected, and
confessed to having fired on Phillips,
and In his confession Implicate his
brother.
Governor Heyward has ordered the
county offlciala at Norway to do all
within their power to protect tho
other negro prisoner* In jail.
CLAY CALL8 FOlTcHILD WIFE.
General Wants Dora Richardson
Brock to Return to Whitehall.
LoulavUle, July 1.—A special from
Lexington, Ky., says: ,
General Oaselus M. Clay, tho yen-
erablo sage of Whitehall, has writ
ten to hla former child-wife, Dora
Richardson Brock, whoso husband was
killed by a train In IHInola several
days ago. asking her to coma back
and remain with him the vest of hla
life. General day realises that he
has only a short Umo to live, and
he ha* called continually for his young
wife, even since she got a divorce
fkom him and married Brock.
Caulkers and Ship Workers Strike.
Camden, N. J, July L—Six hun
dred caulkers, ship workers and car-
pent era went on a strike today for a
reduction In the working hour* aoJ
an Increase In wages. The men ask
for a 9-hour day at $3.06 per day In-
stead of a ,10 : hour day, at 33.
T T • 17 11 Ayer’s Hair Vigor is the m
Hair Vails
most
its
doesn’t
tolMMChof it to stop falling of the hair, to make the hair
grow, or to restore color to gray hair, j.c.fiwoi.!T2R?iu-.