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Vol. 11.
WHAT THE SOLONS DID AND
WHAT WAS NOT DONE.
By Ernest E. Ellis.
The session of the general assem
bly of Georgia for 1907, which ad
v journed sine die Sunday morning at
3:26 o’clock, will be as notable for
the things left undone as the actions
accomplished.
The senate had it on the house this
year in the matter of having its bills
enacted into laws instead of the
house measures.
Senate Bill No. 1, the famous pro
hibition bill, after a stormy fight
through thirty-odd days, was the first
bill to be enacted into a genera!
law.
The first bill introduced in the
house, the famous Wright anti-lobby
bill, goes over until next session with
unfinished business.
Score one for the senate.
The Overstreet-Candler bill, passed
first by the senate, was late last night
enacted into a law, having been pass
ed by the house only late last week.
Score two for the senate.
The Felder-Williams disfranchise
ment bill passed in the senate early
in the session, was only accepted by
the house during the last days of
the session, and passed.
Score three for the senate.
The Hall anti-pass bill, passed ear
ly in the session by the house, was
sent to the senate, where the senate
turned it down and insisted on the
Born-Felder bill, neither of which
were ever accepted by the other, and
this platform plank goes to the lum
ber pile for next session, along with
the Wright anti-lobby bill.
The bill to create a state board of
bank examiners and to authorize the
state treasurer to appoint additional
bank inspectors; to improve and
strengthen the state banking laws
was passed by the house and accepted
by the senate, afterwards becoming a
law.
Score one for the house.
But even in these bills, enacted in
to laws, which were the most impor
tant of those so made this season,
the house played an important part.
A number of advantageous amend
ments were added to the prohibition
bill, which gave it strength, in the
house. And in addition, all of the
chiasoscuyo incident to its passage
took place in the house. For instance,
the famous filibuster, the only fist
fight of the session, and other things.
. House Wins Out.
In the Overstreet-Candler bill,
which increases the powers and num
ber of the railroad commission of
Georgia the house won out on the
main points in the bill.
The house forced the senate to
yield in the matter of having five
commissioners instead of three. But
not until after a stormy session had
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11 JEFFERSONIAN I
EDITED BY
THOS. E. WATSON
Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, August 22, 1907.
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The "Safe, Sane and ConserVatiVe” Democrat
In my drawing last week I showed you the kind of Democracy Watson’s Weekly believed and fought for.
This week I am showing you another kind of Democrat—the "safe, sane and conservative" brand. The kind of
so called Democracy that this "safe and sane" Democrat represents Is the kind of Democracy Mr. Watson has al
ways and Is today fighting. I will name a few examples: Ryan, Baer, Belmont, Tom Taggart, and Murphy are
all "safe and sane" Democrats, patriots for plunder and through their Aldrlchs, Williams, Hamp McWhorters,
Livingstons, Depews and Platts dominate American politics, control and nominate the candidates for the people'
These "safe and sane” Democrats, are Innocent of principles and their master passion Is to relievo the masses of
what they earn. They show utter contempt for law and when men or a band of men have no respect for law
they become anarchists. If there are any anarchists In the country today these “safe and cane" Democrats are
the real ones. Wake up’, brother!—GOßDON NYE.
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