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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 (Continued on Page Twelve.) VJ XT SON’S f / y 11 JEFFERSONIAN I EDITED BY THOS. E. WATSON Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, August 22, 1907. V ■ " ■ ■ - ■ - - -- - - ;XX' x 4 x kl<£ X'-'XX/xSXxxz ' '7 7 I zXX'zxz a l 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. . - ———— ~ i rw No. 31.