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1AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. ear jt.l'inH VE.4H, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1903. NUMBER 11 a iij £.\l OCEEOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE. at Solons Aro Doing In Atlanta. L sessions as reported. idini* of Both tho House and jt . During the Week—Measures ,1 and Importance are In- luced Reconsider Several Meas ures Lost. uj„. July ju.—In accordance with .; C e, Mr. Houston, of Pulton, yea- r inoveil a reconsideration of the , c ; the house of representatives Satins the child labor bill. Mr. u s aiil the friends of the meas ure! reconsideration In order Introducing the bill again, ould agree, he said, not to press ; for consideration again at the session, but ho declared their Ration to press tho measure success and to keep at tt un- result was reached. The bill [ideated by only 13 vote's, he said, thought it possible that many .members w hcn they went hom the matter over with their itacnts would taka a different fit. i the voto the houso refused to aider Its action In killing the bill 3 to 60- r. Bower, of Decatur, moved a re location of tho action of the house Seating his resolution to dire\t nnty school boards of the state, r discretion, to divide their pro- i of the county school fund be- i the negroes and whites In pro- ; to the amount of taxes paid Mr. Brown said ho had letters on tho subject from i:s of the state urging tho adop- f such legislation as this, i motion to reconsider was lost viva voce vote. pon request of Mr. Rankin, of Gar- house took up his bill pro- 5 (or the election of railroad com- loners by the people, an l for ex- ling tho terms of the present com pters, and disagreed to tho ad- 11( port of tho general judiciary aitlee. Tho bill now comes up i treond reading and goes on the dar. ! blonds of tho Australian ballot i had countod upon the rocon- ration of that measure yesterday Anal adoption in somo shape t senate, were doomed to disap Tho men active In sup ; cf the measure believed they | assurances of enough additional i to Insure Its passage with the »!?1 grand Jury amendment, but i the matter was called up yoster | morning It developed that a ma- r of the senators were perfectly : lo let tho bill stay dead, ator Smith made a motion to wider, it was lost by a rote ol house of representatives is n'ow ling, and It was In the wildest of a discussion about It when the hour of adjournment arrived. Most of the speeches made on the subject were favorable to the passage of the reso lution providing for the necessary ap proprlatlon, and It was only over the constitutional point raised that there occurred any particular hesitation. The resolution providing for an ap proprlatlon for these statues was tho result of the labors of a special com- mission appointed under a resolution passed In 1901. The house proceeded to kill In rath er short order a bill by Mr. Mills, ol Cherokee, providing that the registra tion hooks for voters should be placet! In the hands of notaries public and Justices of the peace in each militia district or ward in each county. In stead of in the hands of the tax col* lector, where they are kept at pres- ent. The object of the author of the hill and others who supported It wae to bring the registration books In clos er touch with the people, it being urg ed that It was difficult for many ol them tr get Into the county seat for the purpose of having their names registered In the office of tho tax col lector. Tho houso passed the resolution by Messrs. Davis and Howell, of Meri wether, by a unanimous vote, appro printing $3,400 and making the amount Immediately available to supply the deficiency In the state's insurance fund. The appropriation was made necessary by the completion of twe new buildings at the state sanitarium and another at the state normal school, the Insurance fund haring boen ex hausted in Insuring other public build- lags. Tho state always takes out Insurance policies for a period of five years, thus securing them for three years' premiums. The house committee on rules re ported several resolutions fixing spe cial orders for next weok, which were adopted. Two senate bills were killed by the adoption of the adverse reports of the committees to which they had been referred. These were: By Senator Duncan—To require trial judges to purge Jurlos In certain cases. By Senator Skelton—To provide for the payment of costs In certain easel In tue superior and justice courts. Tno bill of Senator Golden to pro hlblt tho rale of cotton futures In t> state was reported adversely. This report was, however, disagreed to and the bill was recommitted to tbs com- mlttce on aari/mltum lng rof the teaching or tns elementary principles of agriculture and the ele ments of clvlf government In the com mon schools of the state. This meas ure seems to stand in general favor, though some question has been raised as to its constitutionality. Many, however, express confidence that It Is In nowise In conflict with the organic law. There are several bills coming be fore the senate proposing to extend the powers of the railroad commission for certain purposes. These bars received adverse reports from the rail road committee, but may be taken u| this week by unanimous consent The senate last week passed ths measure providing for a constitution al amendment limiting the pow er of the legislature to levy taxes t« 5 mills. This Is the second time thtl measure haa been' passed by the sen ate, thl3 being done owing to a do feet In the first bill. ' The measure goes to the house this week. Cenvlet Question Will Probably Be Decided This Week. Atlanta, July 13.—It Is probable ) Statuee Be Erected to Prominent Georgians? July II.—Shall statues of [fttwford W. Long, famed aa the ntrer of anaesthesia, and Alexan- ~ Stevens, one of Georgia's great- lui foremost statesman, grace ths 1 of statuary In the national cap!- ' square peg in the round hole" rely expresses file use of means "l to the desired end. A great . People who have been cured of r-«a and other diseases of the atom- I 1 ’ - Us allied organs of digestion and Uoti by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden ' :1 Discovery say: "We tried many with only'temporary benefit. aot until we began the use of Medical Discovery’ that we r •'* complete and lotting cure.* FORFEIT will be paid by * , s Disi-tiNsaar Mkdicai. Asso- i'roi.rietora, Buffalo, N. V., if . !, o* show the original signature • individual volunteering the testi- " low. and also of the writers of ujtunooial among the thousands they arc oonstantly publishing, I , n in U their genuineness *1 (5ft. |,l r** urt that I tell you what Dr. 4, Medical Discovery and • relicts' ,u writes Mrs. T. SI. Fulmer. el like. Cq " Tc “w "Two years ago I nw?"': Momach sad boWet trouble, t-, ”* ' *<e would put me in distress. I * l Ms « *,? a n,lk eren that gave me •Wt v* ,hou « h 1 aUnre to death. a i», * at . u ‘ ,,4cd me-ooc mid I hud dr* £l* no substitute for Dr, Pietee’a ' . -'-'lical Discovery. Vree's Common Sense Medical ‘ ‘* nt fire on receipt of stamps '■tpenae of maiHng ow/y. Send sumps for the paper covered M stamps tot the doth bound N . Address Dr. B. V. Pierce, Buf- that tho house of representatives will decide this week wbat L to be dons with the Georgia convlcu. This' Is considered. In fact, tho most pressing question before tho legislature at its presen', session. The latter will not come up, how ever, until Thursday, when 'the bill by Mr. Felder, of Bibb, whose object is to put the convlcu of the state, felony and misdemeanor, at work on tba roads, will be considered as tbs special order. The consideration ol this measure will precipitate >the wbolt discussion of the convict question, r» gardlng which there are three sepa rate bills before the bouse now ready for final action. Two other special orders have been set for consideration In the house thti weak. Today there wfll ba consider, ad a bill by Messrs. Fields, of Dooly, and McCUrry, of Hart, proposing aa Important amendment to the alterna tive road law. At present this law la applicable all over the sUte except In Incorporated cities and towns which have their bwn road ordinances. Ths bill to be considered Tuesday propose! an amendment under which tho people of each county shall be given the priv ilege of voting whether they want ths law operative In their county or not This law, as is well known, ro quires that each male citizen between the ages of 1C and SO years shall work the roada a certain number of days each year or In lieu thereof (hall pay to the county a specified road tax. The special order for Wednesday, July 16, is a bill by Mr. George, ol Morgan, proposing to make it unlaw ful for anyone to employ a laborer, tenant or cropper wno is under con- tract with another. There Is already a law on thU subject, but the present bill la more specific snd In stronget terms. It Is designed to protect farm ers who make advances to employes under contract, as such employes are sometimes In the habit of dlsappearlni is soon as those advances are made. Before the Senate. The senate will have to contend with two bills this week which were recently paased by the house. Ons of these, by Messrs. Steed end Mixon, of Carroll, provides tor tho .election of county school commies losers by the people. There U much opposition to this measure In the senate and some of the members of that body are freely predicting that it will b< disposed of by the upper house ad versely In short order. Another measure passed by tht bouse and fb which the senate will, doubtless, give careful coaeMeratlon, is that by Messrs. Hardman of Jack eon and BhackrjjoriLof Clyrke* prq vtd- Election of Railroad Commissioners fs Desired by House. Atlanta, July II.—Election of rail- road commissioners by tho people Is the subject of a bill by Mr. Rankin of Gordon, which tho house of repre sentatives paased yesterday by a vote of 100 to 5. Discussion of the measure was brief, particularly In view of the fact that It proposes to make a radical change In an existing law. Codor the pres ent law, as is well known, the rail road commlasloners are appointed by the governor. Mr. Rankin’s bill which went before the general judiciary committee, came back with an adverse report, particu larly on account of the fact that It provided for an extension of the terms of office of .the present commissioners. Another ground of opposition was that tho people do not give enough attention to minor atata offices to qualify them to make the best'selectlon. When the bill came back to the bonee Mr. Rankin, without any dlfft cnlty, secured a reversal of the com mittee’s action, and the adverse re port was disagreed to. The bill was read the second time i Saturday, and yesterday was reached on the calendar. Mr. Rankin then offered a substitute removing the objectionable feature, the extension ol the terms of the present commission matter shouid be neara trom in tue legislature. Sir. Glenn, of Whitfield, Introduced the resolution yesterday by request, It provides for the appointment of joint committee of four from the house and three from the senate to Investi gate the v.-bole matter, but more spe cifically the recent caee In south Geor gia, known as the Lula Frailer case. It was charged tba\ this wpman was held In a state of peonage or Involun tary servitude In the McRee place, In Lowndes county, and was made merry there In spite of the fact that she already had a husband. It is also charged that negroes hare been held In a state of Involntary ser vitude in several of the misdemeanor convicts camps of the state. Tae hill by Messrs ,McCurry, Hart, and Fields, of Dooly, providing for an amendment to tho alternative road lan- so that it shall not bo ef fective In any county in the state until after It has been passed on by a vote of the people, came up in the house as! the special order Immediately af ter the reading of tho Journal. The alternative road law Is now force throughout the stato, the require ment being that each male citizen be tween the ages of 16 and 60, except In Incorporated cities and towns which have their own road ordinances, shall work on tho roads so many days each year, or In lien thereof, shall pay commutation tax. Mr. Fields, of Doo ly, one of the authors of the meas ure, made the only speech with refer ence to tho bill. He urged Its pass- ■ge, as In many counties the people desire to dispense with the law, hav ing other methods of doing their road work. The vote on the bill was SO to 13. (t lacked eight votes of a constitutional majority and was, therefore, lost Mr. Fields gave notice of a motion to re consider. SHAW GUEST OF ROOSEVELT. The substitute simply provides for ths election of thess commissioners by tho people at the expiration of ths terms of office of the incumbents. On motion of Mr. Hardeman, of Jack- son, the re eolation providing for ths placing of statues of Dr. Crawford W. Long and Alexander H. Stephens in statuary hall In the national capltol, which was before the bouse at ths hour of adjournment on Friday, was tabled on account of the small atten dance. m me Senate. The senate had a short session yes terday, most of Its ‘.'.me being devoted to reading house bills the first and second time. Bat one bill was paased. That was by Messrs. Alexander and Granada, of Wilkes county, to abolish ths board of county commlasloners of that county. The senate concurred in ths joint resolution Introduced by Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, lnvltlns Chancellor Hill to addrese the legislature at such a date as might most bis convenience. Western and Atlantic Extension. The special committee appointed to consider the bill by Mr. Carrington of Madison, proposing to estend tbs West ern and Atlantic railroad to the sea board, held a session yesterday after noon. Piromls H. Bell, of DeKalb county, one of tbe originators of the movement, appeered before the committee and made a strong argument in favor of tbe construction of such an extension. Hon. Eustace G. Butts, of Glynn, ap peared In behalf of Brunswick aa ths terminus of such an extension. If It Is decided to build It The question was discussed at some length, the committee concluding that It will have to have proper estimates from an expert before a satisfactory I'sport can be made to the boose. School Fund Division Is Again Vetoed by House. Atlanta, July 16.—Tbe bouse of rep resentatives has a second time refused to enact any legislation looking to tbe dlrislon of tbe state school fund be tween tbe race* In proportion to tbe amount of taxes paid by each. The question was thoroughly thresh ed over again yesterday, and at the conclusion of the debate the house ad ministered defeat to a measure which proposed to amend fhe constitution In this respect by a vote of 79 to 64. Tbe bill proposing a constitutional amendment would bavo required a two- thirds majority or 117 votes to pass IL A resolution made Its appearance in t?.> bouse providing for aa lavestlga- Uon of the question of peonage In Georgia. There haa been considerable Secretary ef Treasury It Entertained at 8agan-,cre Hill. Oyiter Bay, L. I.. July 15.—Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was tho guest of President Roosevelt today at Saga more Hill T*c came hero to discuss with Mr. Roosevelt some matters of Importance In his department Ho has just returned from the middle west, where he went to conduct some In vestigations relating to the treasury deportment. Concerning these ho de- sln i to talk with the president. Jn addlton to the secretary, Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, James Walker, the magazine writer, and H. H. Kohlsaat of Chicago, were guests of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt at luncheon. Mrs. Bonaparte Is one of the special counsel of the government appointed recently by the president to assist in the prosecution of the cases against the Indicted postoffice officials. Dredging Work 8topped. Ban Francisco, July 16.—Tbe work ef dredging through the shoal In San Pablo bay to provide a deep water channel to Mare Island navy yard haa come to a sudden stop. The con tractor has withdrawn bis dredging plant. The United Slates commis sioner haa communicated with the con tractor but has received no definite assurance that he will again proceed with the work. Under the advertised terms of tbe work tbe government Is entitled to declare the contract for feited bnt It baa not yet made any more In that direction. The war de partment haa been notified officially of what haa happened. LEHMAN'S SECOND TRIAL. Charged with Perjury In 8L Leuli Boodle Deala. St. Louis, July 13.—Julius Lehman, a former member of the bouse of delo gates, went to his second trial today on tne charge of perjury In connection with the city lighting boodle deal la which 147,500 Is allegeJ to have bees divided among members of the housl combination. Lehmann was convicted on tbe first trial and sentenced to tbe penltentlrry but the supreme court reversed verdict and remanded the cue on a technicality. Judge Ryan is bearlni the case. % East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, ,02. 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. F. 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 1 had taken the three bottles of Tonic and was fully well. Took no others medicine then nor. since, and am in better health and heavier/than "for , the past fifteenjyears. J. M. McCORD, Pastor Verbena*Baptist Church. DOWN EMBANKMENT FREIGHT PLUNGES Aocident on Virginia and Northwestern Road. FIREMAN INSTANTLY KILLED. Engineer Was Caught Under His Ma chine and Badly Injured—Half a Dozen Cars Were Completely Wreck ed as Train Left Track. Chattanooga, July 16.—A freight train on the Tennessee division of tbs Virginia and Northwestern railroad was wrecked at 9 o'clock this morning near. Butler, Tenn. Fireman Will Ro den was killed and Engineer Robert son wu caught under an engine and badly Injured. Tbe engine Jumped the.track and rolled fipwn an embank ment, wrecking half a dozen cara POPE STILL CLINGS TENACIOUSLY TO LIFE Little Change In August Fa* tient’d Condition. THOUGH IT 18 VERY DANGEOU8 FREIGHT TRASN’8 WILD RUN. Brakes At Top Speed Down Gradi Failed to Respond. Columbia, 8. C., July J5.—A freight train composed of an engine and 17 cars was wrecked Monday near Salu da, on tba Asheville aad Spartanburg division of the Southern railway. Aa tbe engineer proceeded down tbe (teep Melrose grade he endeavored show up, before reaching Saluda, for orders. Finding the airbrakes would not work, tbe engineer and crew Jump- from tbe train Just In time to save their lives. The ungovernable train, composed coal cars, swept down the track at fearful rata of speed, and a short distance before reaching the trestle over the Pacelot river, at a sharp curve In the track, tbe locomotive jumped off at a right angle, carrying with It 13 cara, all of which ware completely demolished. TRAINS GO TOGETHER H BA DON. Negro Preacher Will Hang. Opelika. Ala., July 13.—Rev. H. C Sparks, a negro preacher, who Is con fined in the Jail here, will hang Au gust 28 He was sentenced nearly two years ago, but his case has been In the supremo court on appeal ever ■luce. Saturday the court sustained the verdict of the circuit ocruL Sparks assassinated a negro named Jack In- gersoll at Phenlx City and was assist ed In the terrible crime by Inge noil's wife. She Is In the penltenUery tot life.. ■ International Peace Commission, lerlln, July It.—Tbe United States International Peace commission arriv ed here from The Hague and wu received today by tbe under secretary for foreign affairs. Dr. Von Muehlborg. The German newspaper* hare mani fested very little Interest In tho corn- talk about peonage In this and other minion. The exprcaslons on the sub- southern states, and In view of recent J«t Indicate the belief that the Ameri- charges. ft l». not surprising .that the 1 can propositions aro practicable. On* Man Killed and About Twenty In jured. Des Moines, Iowa, Jnly 16.—A head- collision between a southbound pusengsr train and a northbound freight on. the Great Western railroad, near Savannah, Mo., resulted la ths daath of ons person ud the Injury of several others. The dead: Fireman Stawart, Dm Moines. Seriously Injured: Engineer Brownfield, Den Moines; Fireman Thomas Howard, Dm Moines. The' names of the other injured have not bean obtained. The Injured train men will recover. Twenty passengers were Injured, gome of them eerlously, but they will recover. The wreck was due to ea accident, wnieh delayed the passenger train ud prevented It from reaching Sa vannah, whero the two tralae were to pus on time. No Recurrence of Period* of Delirium Which Heretofore Aroused Appre hension—Physicians Say He May Linger Many Cay* Yet. Rome, July 16.—The pope's condition shows (.Tactically no change lines yesterday. After a comparatively quiet night bo became reatless during the forenoon hours and complained of bis Inability to sloep. He turned unea.'lly from side to side ud seemed unable to settlo himself In a comfo: table roslure, but there wu no recurrence of those dangerous peri od* of delirium which aroused such apprehension yesterday. The doctors continue to fool that tho patient's condition Is extremely dangerous, bnt they say he may linger for days. They report that all of the ordinary calculations are quite likely to fall la tho presence of the ordinary esse. Speaking of the specific condi tions til* doctors say that they think pneumonia bu prutteally disappear ed. Tho re-gal'.r .-1 ■ of liquid In the pleura Is so slight . * to cause tbe pa tient no trouble. The chief remain ing danger Hen !n tho almost complete prostration succeeding the acute singes of the disease. Negotiations aAre Off. Cincinnati, July 15.—On account ot legal obstructions It Is announced here that the negotiation* for the United Ou Improvement .ccmpuy of Phila delphia to take over the gas/electrla light ud traction In Clndnutl end vl- c'eRy are nil off. There have been frequent conferences here ud at Phil adelphia recently on the proposed mer ger which also Included on* of tho oldest and etrongest national buka end a newly organised trust company, bat the parties In Interest here today state that It hu Just been found im possible under existing condition*. Prominent Founaer Dead, Joliet, OL, Jnly 16.—'William Gar rett, Inventor ud founder of the rod mills of the Gairett type end widely known In steel circle*, died today at 'ML Clemens, Mich., where he had gone for his health. Mr. Garrett i hie home both In Joliet ud Clevelud. He wu born In England In 1(43. British Steamer Athore. 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