JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF. G. EORGIA AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY At Atlanta, Wednesday, June 28, 1905. ATLANTA, GA. The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co. GEO. W. HARRISON, Manager 1905 JOURNAL. SEN~TE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Wednesday, June 28, 1905, 10 o'clock a.m. 'fhe Senators-elect for tlie years 1905 and 1906 met at 10 o'clock a.m. on June 28, 1905, in the Senate Chamber, and was called to order by the Hon. C. S. Northen, Secre- tary of the last Senate. The Secretary of State submitted to the Secretary the certified list of Senators-elect. The following is the list : To the Senate: June 28, 1905. I have the honor to trans~it herewith to your body certificate from the Honorable Secretary of State showing the Senators-elect to the present Senate. J. M. TERRELL, Governor. CONSOLIDATED VOTE TOR SENATORS, 1905. FrasT DrsTRICr. Nme of Candidate. Vote by Counties. Bryan. Chatham. Fffingham. John E. Foy. . . . . . . . . . . . 362 4,520 181 Total. 5,003 SECOND DISTIUC~. Liberty. Mcintosh. Tattnall. James L. Foster......... 489 382 890 1,761 THIRD DISTRICT. Appling. Pierce. E. L. Walker............ 3110 225 Wayne. 274 4 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. FouRTH DISTRICT. Name of Cacdidate. Vote by .Counties. Camden. Charlton. Glynn. D. P. Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 165 253 Total. 877 FIFTH DISTRICT. Clinch. Coffee. F. B. Sirmans . . . .. . . . . . . 223 450 Ware.. 785 1,458 SIXTH DISTRICT. Berrien. Echols. W. S. West............. 835 78 Lowndes. 423 1,336 SEVENTH DISTRICT. Brooks. Colquitt. Thomas. S. 8. Bennet . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 247 524 EIGHTH DISTRICT. Decatur. Miller. J. L. Hand.............. 573 212 Mitchell. 310 NINTH DISTRICT. Baker. Calhoun. R. B. Odum............. 316 173 Early. 375 TENTH DISTRICT. Dougherty. Lee. Cruger Westbrook...... 199 168 Worth. 798 987 1,095 864 1,165 ELEVENTH DISTRICT. Clay. Randolph. Terrell W. A. McAlister . . . . ... 182 187 308 TwELFTH DISTRICT. Quitman. Stewart. Webster. W. W. Fitzgerald....... 91 927 157 THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. Macon. Schley. Sumter. W; N. 0. Wheatley... . . 284 200 1,021 677 1,175 1,505 WEDNESDAY, JuNE 28, 1905. 5 FOUR'N!:ENTH DISTRICT. Name of Candidate. Vote by Counties. Total. Dodge. Dooly. Pulaski. Wilcox. D. A. R. Crum........ 256 754 265 584 1,868 FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. Irwin. Montgomery. Telfair. G. M. WilvvX........... 593 407 393 1,393 SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. Emanuel. Johnson. Laurens. B. G. Fortner....... 513 366 559 1,438 SEVENTEENTH DiSTRICT. Bulloch. Burke. Screven. H. B. Strange....... :... 324 282 443 1,049 EIGHTEENTH DtsTRICT. Gla:;cock. Jefferson. Richmond. H. A. Williams......... 190 264 770 NINETEENTH DISTRICT. Greene. Taliaferro. Warren. E. A. Copeland.......... 391 465 146 1,224 1,002 TwENTIETH DISTRICT. Baldwin. Hancock. Washington. L. A. Graybill. . . . . . . . . . . 299 254 527 1,080 Jones. Twiggs. Wilkinson. G. H. Carswell .......... 202 336 243 TWENTYSECOND DISTRICT. Bibb. Monroe. E. H. Bloodworth....... fi78 395 ' Pike. 543 TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT. Crawford. Houston. Taylor. Walter E. Steed . . . . . . . . 182 311 200 TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. Chattahoochee. Marion. Muscogee. B.S. Miller.............. 83 171 397 781 1,516 693 651 6 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. Name of Candidate. Vote by Counties. Harris. Talbot. Upson. J. T. Parker......... . . . . 337 232 610 Total. 1,179 TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. Butts. Fayette. Spalding. A. 0. Blalock........... 580 i93 673 1,446 TwENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. Clarke. Newton. Oconee. Rockdale. Walton. J. Y. Carithers 343 322 440 228 574 1,907 TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. Jasper. Morgan. Putnam. G. W. Adams . . . . . . . . . . . 294 306 279 879 TwENTY-NINTH DisTRICT. Columbia. Lincoln. McDuffie. Wilkes. J. R. Hogan...... 96 214 260 713 1,283 THIRTIETH DISTRICT. Elbert. Madison. Oglethorpe. J. F. L. Bond . . . . . . . . . ... 415 364 342 1,121 THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT. Franklin. Habersham. Hart. John T. Peyton.. . . . . . . 1,402 770 345 THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT. Dawson. Lumpkin. White. J. R. Lumsden.......... 353 446 528 THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT. Banks. P. F. M. Furr........... 555 Hall. 634 Jackson. 590 THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. DeKalb. Gwinnett. Henry. C. M. Candler . . . . . . . . . . . 356 1,281 231 THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. Clayton. Cobb. Fulton. A. C. Blalock. . . . . . . . . . . . 562 1,631 2,491 2,517 1,327" 1,779" 1,868. 4,684 WEDNESDAY, J~NE 28, 1905. 7 THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. N .me of Candidate. Vote by Counties. Total. Campbell. Coweta. Douglas. Meriwether. C. S. Reid . . . . . . 229 70i 323 427 1,686 THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. Carroll. Heard. Troup. J. B. Ware . . . . . . . . . . 1,350 238 4~3 THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. Haralson. Paulding. Polk. W. lJ. Bunn . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 1,674 621 2,811 ~.999 THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT. Cherokee. Forsyth. Milton. W. D. 1\lills............. 984 517 263 FORTIETH DISTRICT. Rabun. Towns. R. E. A. Hamby ........ 573 422 Union. 755 1,764 1,750 FORTY-FIRST DISTRICT. Fannin. Gilmer. Pickens. G. W. Phillips.......... 575 836 751 2,162 FoRTY-SECOND DISTRICT. Bartow. Chattooga. Floyd. W. S. McHenry. . . . . . . . . 496 1,699 748 2,943 FoRTY-THIRD DISTRICT. Gordon. Murray. Whitfield. C. N. King .............. 480 7T8 1,430 FORTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. Catoosa. Dade. Walker. W. H. Yatea ........... , 813 613 1,797 2,688 3,223 STATE 01" GEORGIA. Office of Secretary of State. I, Philip Cook, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify, that the attached eight pages of 8 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. printed and written matter contain a true and correct list of the members of the State Senate for the session of I905-6, as shown by the e'lection returns of file in this department. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the city of Atlanta, this I5th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty-ninth. [sEAL] PHILIP CooK, Secretary of State. To tlze Senate: June 28, I905. I have the honor to transmit to your body certificate of election of Hon. J. S. Alsobrook, to fill vacancy caused by death of Hon. \V. H. Yeates, for the 44th Senatorial District. J. M. TERRELL, Governor. Atlanta, April I8, I905 His Excellency, the Governor. SIR: I have the honor to report to you, as per the elec- tion return received and on file in this office, the following named person, to wit: Senator from the 44th Senatorial District, J. S. .iM:Sfl:, brook, to fill vacancy caused by the death of W. H. Yit'es. Election held April IS, I905. PHILIP CooK, Secretary of State. 'I'he foregoing official list was called to ascertain the presence of a quorum. This having been done and a quorum being present, the blessings of God was invoked WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1905. by the Rev. J. W. G. Watkins at the request of the Secretary. Senators-elect then presented themselves at the Secretary's desk and took the prescribed oath of office, the same being administered by the Hon. B. D. Evans, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The Secretary then announced that the next business in order was the election of a President of the body. Whereupon Mr. Copeland placed in nomination Hon. C. M. Candler, of the 34th district, and was seconded by several. Senator S. S. Bennet placed in nomination Hon. W. S. \Vest, of the 6th, and was seconded by several. Mr Steed placed in nomination Hon. B. S. Miller, of 24th district, and was seconded by several. There being no other nominations the roll was called and the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Mesus.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster, Foy, l\IcHenry, Miller, }fills, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, "'are, Williams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 35th, Hogan, Blalock of the 26th, King, Bunn. McAllister, Crum, Odum, - Furr. Phillips. Hamby, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, "'ilcox, 10 ,JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Bond, Candler, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- West. Upon casting up the vote, it appearing that no election having been made, the roll was again called and the vote was as follows : Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster, Foy, ~fcHenry, Mills, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, 'Vare, 'Villiams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 35th, Hogan, Blalock of the 26th, King, Bunn, McAllister, Crum, Odum, Furr, Phillips, --Hamby, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Bond, Candler, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for A. 0. Blal~ck were _Messrs.- Miller, West. WEDNESDAY, JuNE 28, 1905. 11 Upon casting up the vote there appeared that no election had occurred the Secretary again called the roll for the election of President, and the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, l<'oster, Foy, McHenry, Mills, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, Ware, Williams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hamby, Blalock of the 35th, Hand, Blalock of the 26th, King, Bunn, l\IcAIIister, Crum, Odum, Furr, Phillips, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Bond, Cand.er, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Hogan, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- West. Those voting for Mr. C. S. Reid were Messrs.- Miller, Upon casting up the vote it appeared that no election had occurred the roll was again called for the election of President, and the vote was as follows : 12 JouRNaL oF THE SENATE. Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler wer,e Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster, Foy, McHenry, Miller, l\Iills, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, "\Vate, Williams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 35th, Hogan, Blalock of the 26th, King, Bunn, :\IcAllister, Crum, Odum, Furr, Phillips, Hamby, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Bond, Caritbers, Fhzgerald, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- West. Those voting for Mr. C. S. Reid were Messrs.- Candler, No election having taken place the roll was again called for the election of President, and the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster, Foy, McHenry, )fills, Patker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, Ware, Williams, WEDYESDAY, JuNE 28, 1905. 13 Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hogan, Blalock of the 35th, King, Blalock of the 26th, .McAllister, Bunn, Miller, Crum, Odum, Hamby, Pllillips, Hand, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Bond, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Fun, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- Candler, West. No election having occurred the roll was again called for the election of President, and the vote was as follows : Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster, Foy, .McHenry, Miller, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, Ware, Williams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 35th, Hogan, Blalock of the 26th, King, Bunn, 1\IcAllistet, Crum, Odum, Furr, Phillips, Hamby, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, 14 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Bond, Candler, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- West. Those not voting were Messrs.- Mills, There being no election the roll-call was again ordered for the election of President, and the vote was as follows : Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster, Foy, McHenry, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, Ware, Williams,. Those voting for Mr. W. S. \Vest were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 3:ith, Hogan, Blalock of the 26th, King, Bunn., McAllister, Crum, Odum, Furr, Phillips, Hamby, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, "\\rilcox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messr~.- Bond, Candler, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- lfiller, Mills, West. WBDSESDAY1 JUNE 28, 1905. 15 There again being no election the roll was again called for the election of President, and the vote w~ as follows: Those votirig for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster; Foy, McHenry, Mills, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, Ware, Williams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, :Blalock of the 35th, Hogan, Blalock of the 26th, King, Bunn, McAllister, Crum, Odum, . Furr, Phillips, Hamby, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Bond, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- West. Those voting for Mr. C. S. Reid were Messrs.- Candler, Miller, There again being no election the roll was again called far the election of President, and the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Blalock of the 26th, Carswell, Bloodworth, Copeland, 16 Fortner, Foster, Foy, :McHenry, JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. :\-!ills, Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, Ware, Williams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. \Vest were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 35th, Hogan, Bunn, King, Crum, McAllistet, Fun, Odum, Hamby, Phillips, Rose, Sirmans, 'Valker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Millec were Messrs.- Bond, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- Candler, )Iillet, west. There again being no election the roll was again called for the election of President, and the vote was as follows : Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were }lessrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Fortner, Foster, Fo)', )lcHenry, )!ills, Parker, Peyton, Reid. Stra1,1ge, 'Vare, Williams, Those voting for Mr. \V. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 26th, Hogan, Bunn, King, Ctum, l\IcAllister, Furr, Odum, Hamby, Phillips, Rose, Sirmans, Walket, Westbrook, 'Vheatley, "'ilcox, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1905. 17 Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Blalock of the 35th, Carithers, Rond, Fitzgerald, Candler, Graybill, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- West. Those voting for Mr. C. S. Reid were Messrs.- Miller, There again being no election the roll was called for election of President, and the vote was as, follows : Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bloodworth, Carswell, Copeland, Jj'ortner, Foster, , Foy, McHenry, ~!ills, 'Parker, Peyton, Reid, Strange, Ware, Williams, Those voting for Mr. W. S. West were Messrs.- Bennet, Hand, Blalock of the 26th, Hogan, Bilnn, King, Crum, McAllister, Furr, Odum, Hamby, Phillips, Rose, Sirmans, Walker, " 'e s t b r o o k , Wheatley, '\\-'!I cox, Those voting for Mr. B. S. Miller were Messrs.- Blalock of the 35th, Fitzgerald, Bond, Graybill, Carithers, Lumsden, Steed, Those voting for Mr. A. 0. Blalock were Messrs.- Candler, 2 sj Miller, West. JH JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. There being no election the roll was again called for the election of a President, and the vote was as follows: Those voting for Mr. C. M. Candler were Messrs.- A to expressly provide for contests before the proper executive committee, through themselves or sub-committees, to subpoena witnesses. administer oaths, and to do such other acts as tr.ay be necessary under the rules and regulations of the party to ascertain and declare the person or persons 'entitled to receive the nomination of the party, and to provide for appeals, etc. We demand that this matter receive the attention of the approaching session of the General Assembly, and the primary law be so amended as to meet these requirements." This declaration clearly contains three principles: First, that the Democratic party favors the Australian secret ballot, or some similar system ; second, making the existing laws, or those hereafter passed fo: the protection of the purity of the ballot, applicable to primary elections ; third, providing by law the means for the legal determination of primary election contests before the proper executive committee of the party. The General Assembly which convened in June, 1904, gave much consideration to measures covering these principles, and by an Act approved August 13, 1904, making it a misdemeanor for any person to buy or sell a vote in any primary election in this State, practically covered the second principle announced above, if the provisions of that Act be construed in connection with previous legislation affecting primary elections. A bill covering the first and third principles as stated above passed the House, and with a number of amendments not affecting these principles, passed the Senate ; but the THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 55 two houses failed to settle these differences as to details, and the measure was therefore lost in that General Assembly-its failure to pass being due largely to the fact that the differences between the House and Senate were not taken up for consideration until 'too late in thesession for an agreemeut to be r.eached ; perhaps also to the additional fact that the Bill contained both an elective system and a provision for primary election contests. I think it clearly our duty to place upon the statute books the principles announced in the platform upon which the Governor and the present General Assembly were elected. I therefore most earnestly urge upon your favorable consideration a measure providing an elective system as set forth in the platform of the Democratic party ; also a measure providing for primary election contests. It will no doubt be easier to enact these !principles into legislation through the medium of separate bills, as the differences in the matter of details, should any arise, may be more readily settled. This legislation is of great importance, and c;hould apply to primary as well as regular elections, as the primary elections have become, as they deserve to be, the all-important elections in our State. Our party nominations are equivalent to elections, and the will of the voters should be freely and fairly expressed, and when so expressed, be truthfully and accurately declared. IMMIGRATION. The numerous inquiries addressed to the Commissioners during the St. Louis Exposition as to the resources of 56 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. Georgia by homeseekers from other sections of the United States impressed me not only with the desirability, but the necessity of the State having an Immigration Agent or Commission charged with the duty of following up such inquiries and soliciting the immigration to Georgia of thrifty American people. On account of tlie extreme cold winters, much of the agricultural population of the Northem States are so dissatisfied with their present homes that they are turning to the genial climate of the South. With well directed attention these people can be brought to Georgia. They are good citizens in their present homes, and will make good citizens here. Several of our sister States of the South are already at work on this line, and we should not be laggard in such an important field. We should organize for this work and secure our share of these desirable immigrants for our unoccupied lands and undeveloped resources. The large deposits in the banks throughout the State, which have increased at a rapid rate during the last few years, show that Georgia has the means at hand to develop her varied and wonderful resources. It is, therefore, apparent that we need not money so much as we do an increase of population that will readily assimilate with our civilization. CONFEDERATE FLAGS. In pursuance of a resolution of Congress, approved March 25, 1905, there was forwarded to me by the Secretary of War twenty-six flags of Georgia troops serving in the Confederate army, that had been captured during the war between the States. These flags were duly received, \ THURSDAY, Ju~E 29, 1905. 57 and I await your determination as to the disposition to be made of them. Many applications from the survivor of the different commands represented in the list of these flags have reached me, as~ing that they be turned over to them. The appeal is filled with a pathos that is touching beyond expression. But, on the other hand, it has been suggested that the few survivors of those who marched beneath their folds will themselves soon pass away, and inevitably in a short while the flags will be lost or destroyed, if delivered to them, and that the proper disposition of these flags is for the State to keep them in charge, having them properly encased in glass frames, to protect from moths and dust, and hung at some place in the Capitol, and thus for all time to be preserved as priceless memorials of the cause they represent, and of the gallantry and patriotism of the men who followed them. If the flags are to remain in the custody of the State, I recommend that a joint resolution be adopted, inviting all who may have in their possession any of the flags of regiments, other than those now in possession of the State, to tum them over to the State for keeping, as above indicated, and when at any time any such flag shall be delivered to the Governor, that he be authorized to provide in the same manner for its preservation. FELONY CONVICT HIRE. In my message to the General Assembly m 1904 I called attention to an apparent oversight in the Act of 1903 providing for the hire of felony convicts, on account , ..58 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. of which several thousand dollars annually in the way o commissions to county treasurers were lost to the school fund. A bill correcting this was passed by one branch, and would doubtless have been passed by the other, but was not reached upon the calendar. I wish to call your special attention to the provisions of section 4 of this Act, and suggest that the same be so amended as to require the State Treasurer to remit convict hire to county treasurers , only of those counties which use the money for the roads, and that in counties where the money is applied to the common schools he remit to school commissioners the same as the school funds. MISDEMEANOR CONVICTS. The Act of 1903 amending the Act creating the Prison Commission gives that body authority to regulate misdemeanor chaingangs, by abolishing the same, or fining the county authorities in control thereof, for a violation of the rules or the law governing' such chaingangs. It is claimed, however, that many misdemeanor convicts are not worked directly by the county authorities on the roads or other public works, but are hired to and worked by private individuals, under the nominal supervision only of county authorities. This class of chaingangs are not directly or indirectly under control of the Commission, because in dealing with chaingangs the Commission must proceed against the county authorities in control. thereof. The Supreme Court has decided that chaingangs under the control of private individuals are illegal. If all misdemeanor convicts are not to be worked upon the public THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 59 roads, or other public works, as the law directs, then those who are not so employed should be put under control of lhe Commission, which body should be authorized to sell their labor as that of felony convicts is sold, the proceeds to go to the counties in whkh they are convicted, to be applied as now provided by law. Such legislation would not only tend to improve the condition of the convicts, but would remove all grounds of criticism that chaingangs under control of private individuals, with only nominal county supervision, are m violation of State or Federal laws. COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS. The important work of compiling these records is progressing most satisfactorily. Copies of the greater portion of the records, obtainable only in London, have been secured, and, with an appropriation of $1,000, copies of the remainder of them will be furnished us by official -copyists in London. Under the present plan the publication of the records must of necessity be very slow. This can be easily remedied and the printers be required to keep pace with the work of the Compiler, if an appropriation of $2,000 be made to the fund from which the cost of these publications is paid. I therefore join the Compiler in his recommendations as to these small appropriations. STATE SANITARIUM. I wish to call to your special attention the important -recommendations made by the Trustees of the State Sanitarium in their annual report. A thorough examination ..of the water supply has convinced me of the necessity for 60 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. a better system. I therefore urge upon your favorable consideration the Board's recommendation as to the water supply. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. You will have before you the report of the Trustees of the State University, and of the Board of Visitors to the University; the report of the Board of Directors and the Board of Lady Visitors to the Georgia Normal and Industrial College; the reports of the School of Technology; the State Normal School; the Academy for the Blind; School for the Deaf, and the reports of the Boards of Visitors to the last two named institutions. These reports contain many valuable suggestions, and will amply repay careful perusal. I bespeak for them your most earnest consideration. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Since its organization under the Act of 1903, the State Board of Health, notwithstanding its meager authority, has accomplished much good for the people. It has rendered valuable assistance to county officials in stamping out smallpox and other diseases, but frequently it has. been hampered in such work from lack of authority. I bespeak for the recommendations of the Board your earnest consideration. OFFICIAL REPORTS. You will also have before you the reports of the Comptroller-General, State Treasurer, State School Commissioner, Attorney-General, Adjutant-General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, Railroad Com- THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 61 mission, Prison Commission, Pension Commissioner State Geologist, State Board of Health, Tuberculosi~ Commission, Compiler of Records, Roster Commission, State Librarian, Keeper of Public Buildings, Commissioner-General of Georgia Exhibit, and such other departments as are required by law to submit annual reports. They contain many valuable suggestions and recommendations, which I am sure will receive your careful consideration, as they bear unmistakable evidence of the efficiency and fidelity of these public servants. STATE'S FINANCES. The State Treasurer has paid to the common school teachers out of the money appropriated for the year 1905 the sum of $650,101.94, not including, as in former years, the convict hire, thereby making the largest payment ever . made to first of July. This amount was derived from special taxes and W. & A. rental to July 1st, $250,000, and the $400,000 authorized to be transferred from the general to the school fund. All money appropriated for pensions was paid out to claimants during the first part of the year and there remains a balance of $26,140 due them, as will appear from the report of the Pension Commissioner, for which an additional appropriation should be made. In -all probability there will be no necessity of making the usual loan for the State during the summer. However, in order to be certain of having funds on hand to meet the expenses of this session of the General Assembly and cover the above mentioned item of $26,140, I have arranged, in the event it becomes necessary, .to borrow whatever amount may be required at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum. J. M. TERRELL, Governor. 62 JoUnNAL OF THE SENATE. APPENDIX A. In accordance with the requirements of section 58 I 5 of the Code, I here,vith submit report of all reprieves. commutations of sentence, and pardons granted to December, 3I, 1904, the Prison Commission haYing int eYery case recommended the same. PARDONS GRANTED BY THE GOVERNOR. E. R. JARRELL.-Rape. Superior Court of ::\Iitcheii county, ~oyember term, 1893; nineteen years in penitentiary. Granted January 19, 1904. Girl since married, and she and her husband recommended the pardon. Trial judge says the evidence was doubtful. CH.-\RLIE PR1CE.-Manslaughter. Superior Court of Polk county, August term, 1901; fiye years in penitentiary. Granted January 19, 1904. Defendant acted in protection of his sister, and judge and citizens requested clemency. KIRK \V1LLLUIS.-Kidnapping. Superior Court of' Haralson county, January term, 1902; four years in penitentiary. Granted January 19, 1904. Evidence on \vhich conviction was based has since been retracted. JEssE PERK1NS.-Misdemeanor. City Court of Fulton county, September term, 1903. Granted January 2 r, 1904. Shown that defM~dant did not know he was nolating the law. First offense. JACK HASKINS.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Laurens county, July term, 1901; five years in THURSDAY, Ju.sE 29, 1905. 63' the penitentiary. Granted February 2, 1904. He was join_tly convicted on doubtful testimony. Judge and solicitor ask clemency. GEORGE L. ANDRE.-Forgery. Superior Court of Fulton county, Spring term, 1902; t\vo years in penitentiary. Granted February -6. 1904, to remove disabilities. Defendant chose penitentiary to alternative of chaingang offered by judge under palliating circumstances. LEoX.-\RD FRET\YELL.-Larceny. City Court of Hall county, February term, 1903: eight months on chaingang. Granted Frbruary 8. 1904. \Ya,:; sixteen years old, first offense. and convicted on doubtful testimony. FRAXK HARYEY.-:\Iurder. Superior Court of Cobb county, Spring term. 1903: He imprisonment. Granted February r6. 1904. \\'as a boy twelve years of age at time of killing. which has since been shown to han been accidental. JoE GRIGGS.-Larceny from the house. Criminal Court of c\tlanta, December term, 1903; twelve months on public \Yorks. Granted :\larch 8, 1904. T\veh-e years old and stole one grapefruit. \YILEY JoNES.-:\Iurdd. Superior Court of Paulding county, Xovember term. 1902; life imprisonment. Granteel :\larch 17, 1904. Comicted on testimony of witness \vho has since been impeached. Judge and solicitor recommmencl. \V. J. BALISLE.-A.ssault with intent to murder. Su- perior Court of Gilmer county, October term, 1902; five years in penitentiary. Granted J\Iarch 17, 1904. Cor.J.sumption. 64 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. ToM LovE.-Disturbing Divine Worship. City Court of Jackson, July term, 1903; fine of $115 or twelve months. Granted March 24, 1904. BEN TERRY. -Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of \Vorth county, October term, 1901 ; five years in the penitentiary. Granted May 5, 1904 Judge, jury and solicitor recommend. NEWMAN BLACK.-Rape. Superior .Court of Richmond county, October term, 1903; three years in penitentiary. Granted May 6, 1904. New evidence. J. C. CuRLEs.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Colquit county, April term, 1901; eight years in penitentiary. Granted May 6, 1904 Judge and jury recommended. ANN1AS MARSHMAN.- Shooting at Another.. Superior Court of Fulton county, January term, 1903; two years in the penitentiary. Granted May 7, 1904. Prosecutor says he may have been mistaken. TERRELL RATTEREE.- Pointing Pistol at Another. Criminal Court of Atlanta, October term, 1903; twelve months or fine of $100. Granted. ADOLPH CROWE.-Simple Larceny. Criminal Court of Atlanta, May term, 1904; six months in jail. Granted May 9, 1904. Thirteen years old. AuBURN C. HENDERSON.-Vagrancy. Criminal Court of Atlanta, March term, 1904; six months in jail. Granted May 10, 1904. Fifteen years old and weak-minded. SEMPEN GADDIS.-Assault to Murder. Superior Court THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 65 of Hall county, July term, 1903; twelve months in the chaingang. Granted May 10, 1904. Fifteen years old and release urged by judge and solicitor. JoHN C. PYBURN.-Murder. Superior Court of Dade county, March term, 1889; life imprisonment. Granted May 17, 1904 New evidence and judge recommends. OTIS CRoss.-Involuntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Bullock county, October term, 1902; two years in the penitentiary. Granted May 19, 1904. No malice -a drunken accident. T. M. McWHORTER.-Selling Liquor. County Court of Morgan, October term, 1903; fine $500, or twelve months. Granted May 19, 1904. Judge and solicitor recommend. J. J. R.EAD.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Chatham county, Spring term, 1900; fifteen years in the penitentiary. Granted May 31, 1904. Two juries and county officials recommend. ANDY HARRIS.-Assault with Intent to Rape. Superior Court of Clayton county, September term, 1899; twenty years in the penitentiary. Granted July 8, 1904. Convicted on false testimony of negro girls. D. P. GRIFFITH.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Madison county, Fall term, 1902; six years in the penitentiary. Granted July 9, 1904. Shot his broth er's assailant. Eleven jurors and five hundred citizens recommend. ANNIE CuYLER (colored) .-Simple Larceny. Superior Court of Glynn county, May term, 1904; twelve 5 sj 66 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE, months in the chaingang. Granted July II, I904 Incurable disease. EDWARD SICKLE.-Burglary. Superior Court of Chatham county, March term, I904; six months in jail. Granted July II, I904 Boy sixteen years, first offense; clemency urged by grand jury and solicitor. CICERO BRANCH.-Assault with Intent to Rape. Superior Court of Floyd county, January term, I90I; fifteen years in the penitentiary. Granted July I6, I904 Alleged victim admits she swore falsely. SciPIO DANIEL.-Concealed Weapons. City Court of Bainbridge, October term, I903; twelve months in the chaingang. Granted August 4, I904 Good conduct. ELLA GAMBLE.-Murder. Superior Court of Harris county, Fall term, I884; life imprisonment. Granted August 5, I904 Cancer. ANDREW LITTLE.-Vagrancy. County Court of Hancock county, June term, I904; fine $50, or six months. Granted August 6, I904 Wrongfully convicted. LEILA BLACKMAN.-Larceny from the House. Superior Court of Muscogee county, May term, I904; six months in the chaingang. Granted August 6, I904 Bad health. EDwARD C. McRAE.~Cheating and Swindling. City Court of Tifton, January term, I904; twelve months in the chaingang. Granted August 6, I904 Judge and solicitor recommend. AMANDA HILL.-Infanticide. Superior Court of Warren county, Fall term, I879; life impriscmment. Granted .. THURSDAv, JuNE 29, 1905. 67 August 6, I904 Has served with good conduct and is now an old feeble negro. C. C. DANIEL.- Attempt to Murder ( recommendation). Superior Court of Cobb county, November term, I902 ; five years in the penitentiary. Granted August 10, 1904. Solicitor and prosecutor recommend. JIM RuTLEDGE.-Arson. Superior Court of Troup county, May term, I899; life imprisonment. Granted August I 1, I904 Grave doubt as to guilt. R. J. W. HAYES.-Selling Whisky, Gaming and Adul- tery. Superior Court of McDuffie county, September term, I903; twenty months in the chaingang. Granted August I I, I904 Two juries, judge and solicitor recommend. WRIGHT WELLS.-Murder. Superior Court of Liberty county, May term, I89I; life imprisonment. Granted August I2, 1904 Deceased had threatened to shoot defendant. Solicitor and jury recommend. HoRACE MERRITT.-Selling Whisky. City Court of Hall county, February term, I904; twelve months in the chaingang. Granted August I2, I904 Judge, solicitor and grand jury recommend. KIRK BRANTLEY.-Gaming. Superior Court of Haralson county, July term, I904; fine $40, or four months. Granted September 7, I904 Seventeen years and first offense. RICHAiD FosTER.-Murder. Superior Court of Bartow county, July term, I893; life imprisonment. Granted October 6, I904 Convicted at age of fourteen, and has always claimed killing was accidental. 68 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. JoHN PoNDER.-Misdemeanor. County Court of Oconee county, August term, 1904; ten months in the chaingang. Granted October 6, 1904. Judge and solicitor say there was no intention to commit crime. J. A. LounEN.-Simple Larceny. City Court of At- lanta, August term, 1904; ten months in the chaingang. Granted October 6, 1904. Broken health. JoHN R. GAINES.-Burglary. Superior Court of Floyd county, Spring term, 1892; twenty years in the penitentiary. Granted October 6, 1904. Reward for foiling attempt to escape. T. B. ScEALES.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Wayne county, May term, 1901; ten years in the penitentiary. Granted October 6, 1904. Two juries and solicitor recommend. RoBERT W. ALEXANDER.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior 'Court of Early county, October term, 1902; five years in the penitentiary. .Granted October 6, 1904. Defendant shot deceased for assaulting his blind father. JOE HoLLOWAY.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Jasper county, September term, 1899; twenty years in the penitentiary. Granted October 17, 1904 Majority of jurors and five hundred people recommend. CARLTON LANCASTER.-Assault and Battery. Superior Court of Fulton county, June term, 1904; six months in jail. Granted October 15, 1904 White boy seventeen years of age-slight offense. WILL WHITTEN.-Assault with Intent to Rape. ~)u perior Court of Cobb county, November term, 1901; five THURSDAY, JUNE ~9, 1905. 69 years in the penitentiary. Granted November J. 1904 New evidence. S. MANGUM.-Assault and Battery. Superior Court of DeKalb county, September term, 1904; six months :n the chaingang. Granted November 3, 1904. JoHN DRAKit-Assault with Intent to Murder, re-duced. Superior Court of DeKalb county, Spring term, 1904; twelve months in the chaingang. Impaired health. GEORGE MATHEws.-Gaming. City Court of Macon, September term, 1904; six months in the chaingang. Granted November 4, 1904. Badly diseased. FLORIDA THOMAs.-Arson. Superior Court of Clari-.e -county, Fall term, 1890; life imprisonment. Granted November 4, 1904. Thirteen years old when crime was <:ommitted. HENRY LYLE.-Murder. Superior Court of Fulton -county, October term, 1901; life imprisonment. Granted November 6, 1904. Judge says new affidavits present evidence that would have acquitted. CLIFFORD RoBINSON.-Assault. Superior Court of Gwinnett county, March term, 1903; six months. Granted November 8, 1904. FRANK DERICOTE.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Clarke county, April tetm, 1900; ten years in the penitentiary. Granted November 16, 1904. Broken health. MAMIE DECR1S.-Forgery. Superior Court of Chatham county, Fall term, 1902; two years in the penitentiary. Granted November 17, 1904. 70 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, A. M. Cox.-Concealed Weapons. Superior Court of Gordon county, April term, 1904; six months in the chaingang. Granted November 18, 1904. Judge recommends. GAD D. BRYAN, JR.-Keeping a Gaming-house. Superior Court of Chatham county; fine $1,000 and three months in jail. Granted, on payment of fine, November 19, 1904. Petition of citizens. W. H. FoRDHAM.-Murder. Superior Court of Laurens county, July term, 1900; life imprisonment. Granted November 19, 1904. Two juries, solicitor and county officers recommend. WESLEY J. DoRSEY.-Manslaughter.. Superior Court of Hall county, Fall term, 1900; ten years in the penitentiary. Granted November 19, 1904. Organic heart trouble. E. J. CoMWELL.-Burglary. Superior Court of Jones county, Spring term, 1893 ; twenty years in the penitentiary. Granted December 16, 1904. Good conduct. ELIZA RANDALL.-Murder. Superior Court of Quitman county, March term, 1889; life imprisonment. Granted December 16, 1904. Last grand jury of Quit~an, and all surviving jurors who convicted, recommend clemency. HARRY SwEAT.-Murder. Superior Court of Chat- ham county, December term, 1898; death, later commuted to life imprisonment. Granted De~ember 16, 1904. New evidence showing self-defence. SEAB PooL. -Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior THURSDAY, JuNE :29, 1905. 71 Court of Jefferson county, November term, 1903; two years' in penitentiary. Granted December I6, I904Judge, jury and solicitor recommend self-defense. SENTENCES COMMUTED. ARTHUR WILLIAMS.- Burglary. Superior Court of Cobb county, November term, I898; ten years in penitentiary. Commuted to present service January I9, I904 Shown that defendant was seventeen years old and led into ctime by another. G. W. OnuM.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Emanuel county, April term, I897; ten years in the penitentiary. Commuted to eight years, Febru~ry 2, I904. New evidence showing palliating circumstances that would have lowered original sentence. SEAB R. McCANT.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Walton county, August term, I897; ten years in penitentiary. Commuted to eight years, February 2, I904. Judge, jury and solicitor requested clemency. BEN HARRISON.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Walton county, August term, I897; fifteen years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, February 8, I904. Recommended by solicitor-general and large number of citizens. JoliN LYONS.- Larceny. City Cour~ of Spalding county, August term, I90I; twelve months in two cases, ten months in three. Commuted to present service, February 9, I904 Judge who tried him said punishment was sufficient. '12 JOURNAl.. OF THE SENATE. ToM LATIMER.-Burglary. Bibb Superior Court, 189I; twenty years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, February 9, 1904. Was thirteen years old when crime was committed. Ess BooKER.-Misdemeanor. Wilkes Superior Court, November term, I903; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to $50 fine-ordinary fight. T. E. HALL and BEN LoEB._:_Larceny from the House. Chatham Superior Court, August term, I9oi; two years each in three cases. Commuted to present service, February 9, I904, on recommendation of prosecutor and solicitor. DAVID F. SELLARS.-Murder. Pierce Superior Court, May term, I896; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, February 9, I904. Shown that defendant thought he was protecting his rights. Two juries, two judges and solicitor ask clemency. SAM GRIFFIN .-Simple Larceny-three cases. Superior Court of Murray county, February term, I902; twelve months on chaingang in each case. Commuted to present service, February 9, I904. Convicted on doubtful testimony. MARION SANFORD.-Attempt to Rape. Superior Court of Hall county, July term, I893; twenty years in penitentiary. Commuted to present service, February IO, I904. Convicted under excitement on extremely doubtful testimony. ToM W ATKINS.-Murder. Superior Court of Appling county, March term, I897; life in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, February 10, 1904: Deceased THU&.'>DAY, JuNE 29, 1905. 73 was aggressor in tussle for pistol, which defendant used under excitement and provocation. M. A. WINKLE:R.-Incest. Superior Court of Bartow county, July term, I902; two years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, February I I, I904 Convicted on false testimony. RoBE:RT Rttst.-Perjury. Superior Court of Baker county, September term, I902; four years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, February I I, I904 The judge and jury asked clemency. Weak-minded. JOHN STRE:E:TMAN.-Manslaughter. Superior Court of Polk county, August term, I902; three years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present se~vice February I3, I904 Defendant fourteen years old at time of crime, and clemency asked by judge and solicitor. ELIJAH ADAMS.-Larceny. City Court of Atlant~, December term, I903; twelve months or fine of $sr. Commuted to present service, February I9, I904 Judge and solicitor recommend. FRANK FosTE:R.-Larceny. Criminal Court of Atlanta, November term, I903. Fine of $so, or twelve mQnths. Commuted to present service, March 9, I904 Bad health. LuTHE:R HtNDE:RSON-Larceny, two cases. Criminal Court of Atlanta, September term, I902; $roo fine or twelve months in each case. Commuted to present service March 9, I904 Good conduct. BtN BucK.-Selling Liquor Unlawfully. County .Court of Baldwin, August term, I903; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, March ro,. 74 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 1904. Did not intend to violate the law: Paid liquor for work. WILLIAM BARNWELL.-Personating an Officer. Criminal Court of Atlanta, September term, 1903; twelve months on the chaingang. Commuted _to present service, March 10, 1904 EssiE PEEK.-Burglary. Superior Court.of Richmond county, January term, 1904; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, March 11, 1904. Negro girl twelve years old ; asked by court officials. J. A. CocHRAN.-Murder. Superior Court of Campbell county, February term, 1901 ; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, March 15, 1904. New evidence. WILL CAMP.-Burglary. Superior Court of Newton county, Fall term, 1902; five years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, March 16, 1904. JoHN BERNARD HAMMOND.- Larceny. Superior Court of Randolph county, November term, 1901; four years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, Marc}). 16, 1904. New evidnece. Gus GooDMAN.-Murder. Superior Court of Butts county, August term, 1898; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, March 17, 1904. Nearly blind. ALDORA SMITH.-Vagrancy. Criminal Court of Fulton county, October term, 1903; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, April 6, 1904. HAROLD YoRK.-Vagrancy. Superior Court of Mor- THURSDAY, JuNE 29, 1905. 75 gan county, October term, 1903; eight months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, April 7, 1904. DuBOIS ELLIS.-Misdemeanor. Criminal Court of Atlanta, August term, 1903; six months or fine of $so. Commuted to present service upon payment of fine, May 6, 1904. JORDAN TEAL.-Simple Larceny. Superior Court of Douglas county, Fall term, 1903; four years in the penitentiary. Commuted May 7, 1904, on paying fine of $200 and costs. Jury recommended. RICHARD BATTLE.-Selling Liquor. City Court of Floyd county, June term, 1903; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to' present service, May 9, 1904. Feeble health. FRANK SESSIONS.-Hog Stealing. Superior Court of Washington county, September term, 1903; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, May 9, 1904. Mistake made. RuFus G. CoLLINS.-Murder. Superior Court of Gordon county, Spring term, 1892; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, May 9, 1904. Judge, solicitor and jury recommend. }AMES HoPKINs.-Murder. Superior Court of Walton county, Spring term, 1894; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, .May 9, 1904. New evidence. SAM T ARPLEY.-Selling Liquor. City Court of Lau- rens county, September term, 1903; fine $2oo or twelve months. Commuted to present service, May 10, 1904- ' Recommended by judge. 76 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. SAM SMITH (colored) .-Assault with Intent to Rape. Superior Court of Terrell county, May term, I900; twelve years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, May I3, I904. Convicted on testimony of prosecutor, a negro of vile character. JosEPH C. WILLIAMS.-Carrying Concealed Weapons. City Court of Atlanta, September term, I903; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, May I3, I904. SEYMOUR WILLIAMS.-Murder. Superior Court of Dooly county, September term, I903; to be executed. Commuted to life imprisonment, May I7, I904. Convicted on circumstantial evidence. RoBERT BuTTs.-Selling Liquor. Gounty Court of Hancock, December term, 1903; fine of $roo and costs, or twelve months. Commuted to present service, May 17, I904 Old and infirm. JIM WHITE.-Three misdemeanors. Superior Court of Forsyth county, August term, I902; twelve months in each case. Commuted to present service, May I7, I904. Prosecutor asks clemency. NELSON HAROLD.-Incest. Superior Court of Houston county, Spring term, I904; ten years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, May 17, I904 Old negro, convicted on false testimony. SILVERMAN CRAW:f'ORD.-Larceny from the House. Criminal Court of Atlanta, April term, I904; ten months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, May I8, I 904 Consumption. THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 77 RoBERT HARRIS.-Misdemeanor. City Court of Elberton, February term, I904; twelve months on public works. Commuted to present service, May I9, I904 Desperate physical infirmities. CHARLES DAvis.-Simple larceny. City Court of Monroe county, February term, I904; ten months in the chaingang. Commuted to fine of $20, May I9, I904. E. F. BoLTON.-Selling Liquor. Superior Court of Banks county, March term, I904; fine $2so, or twelve months. Commuted, June 2S, I904, to $ISO, or twelve months. JACK SLATON.-Murder. Superior Court of Wilkes county, November term, I903; to be executed. Commuted to life imprisonment, June 2S, I904 Urged by leading officials who do not believe his confession. RoBERT SMITH.-Murder. Superior Court of Carroll county, December term, I903; to be executed. Commuted to life imprisonment, June 29, I904 Mentally unsound. W. H. WmTFIELD.-Larceny. City Court of Richmond county, April term, I904; ten months on the public works. Commuted to present service, July 7, I904 Was drunk at time of offense. RusSELL YoRK.- Kidnapping. Superior Court of Gordon county, August term, I90I; four years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, July I I, I904. Jury recommends because of ignorance. C. C. GuNTER.-Simple Larceny. Superior Court of Bibb county, December term, I903; fine $ISO, or twelve 78 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. months. Commuted to present seryice, July 11, 1904 Was in state of dementia at time of offense. En. GREENE.-Rape. Superior Court of Baker county, November term, I898; ten years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, July I2, 1904. Negro woman involved notoriously lewd. A. E. WoRRENDORF.-Larceny after Trust. Superior Court of Fulton county, September term, 1902; five years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, July I2, 1904. Grand jury and solicitor recommend. CHARLES S. THOMAS.-Cheating and Swindling, two cases. City Court of Atlanta, September tertn, 1903; six months in each case. Commuted to present service, July 19, 1904. V. S. WRIGHT alias STOKES WRIGHT.-Cheating and Swindling. Superior Court of Bibb county, March term, 1904; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, Jufy 23, I904. Paralyzed. D. C. CARTER.-Vagrancy. City Court of Johnson county, November term, 1903; n.ine months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, July 29, 1904. DENNIS SPEARMAN.-Carrying Concealed Weapons. Superior Court of Brooks county, Spring term, 1904; eight months on public works. Commuted to present service, July 29, 1904. In dying condition. JIM DuNCAN.-Assault and Battery and Vagrancy. City Court of Hall county, May term, I903; eighteen months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, July 29, I904 Judge and solicitor recommend. THURSDAY, Ju~E 29, 1905. 79 Louis TASLEY.-Burglary. Superior Court of Milton county, August term, I897; ten years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, July 29," I904 Good conduct in preventing prison escape. J 1"1" MURPHY.-Arson. Superior Court of Gordon county, September term, I885; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, August 6, 1904. Fourteen years old when offense was committed. Good conduct. LoN JACKSON.-Gaming. Criminal Court of Atlanta, February term, I904; fine $Ioo, or twelve months. Commuted to present service, August 6, I904. SHERMAN RAWLING. - Mayhem. Superior Court of Twiggs county, Spring term, 1890; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, August IO, I904 Convicted when a youth; good conduct. CLAYTON CLEVELING.-Selling Whisky. Superior Court of Talbot county, March term, I904; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, September 7, 1904. Unable to work. MRs. R. C. MoSELEY./- Selling Whisky. Superior Court of Butts county, Spring term, I904; fine $250. Commuted to fine $ISO, September I3, I904 RoBERT TuRNER and COLQUITT TuRNER. - Burglary, \ in four cases. Superior Court of Montgomery county, \ November term, I899; four years in each case. Com- muted to present service, September I3, I904 Defendants fourteen and sixteen years old when offense was committed. Judge and jury and one thousand citizens recommend. 80 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. WILL ALLEN.-Burglary. Superior Court of Muscogee county, November term, 1902; three years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, September 17, 1904. Committed offense when eighteen years old under influence of another. Judge and solicitor recommend. BELLE RussELL.-Larceny from the House. Superior Court of Fulton county, January term, 1904; fine $wo, or twelve months. Commuted to present service, October 6, 1904. Unable to work. SEAB REED.- Simple Larceny. Superior Court of Walton county, August term, 1903; two years in penitentiary. Commuted to present service, October 6, 1904 Nearly an imbecile and a negro. ALEx and DAVE HENDRY.-Selling Liquor. Superior Court of Randolph county, November term, 1903; twelve months in the chaingang in each two cases. Commuted to twelve months both cases, October 6, 1904. JoHN MoRRis.-Assault to Murder. Superior Court of Pulaski county, August term, 1904; fine $6o, or twelve months. Commuted to fine $6o, October 6, 1904. OLIVER DALEY.-Selling Liquor. Superior Court of Newton county, November term, 1903; twelve months in the chai"ngang, two cases. Commuted to present service, October 6, 1904. Wife and six children needed his help. IsAIAH CLARK.-Larceny from the House. City Court of Atlanta, January term, 1904; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, October 17, 1904. Consumption. THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. Rl En. JoRDAN.- Vagrancy. City Court of Atlanta, March term, 1904; twelve months on the public works. Commuted to present service, October 17, 1904. LuLA JoHNSON.-Misdemeanor. City Court of Atlanta, Spring term, 1904; eight months on the public works. Commuted to present service, October 17, 1904. Pregnancy. s. J. WEINBERG, SAMUEL KASTEN, J. H. WILDAY, A. PETERSON.-Gamjng. City Court of Macon, October term, 1904; fines of $soo, $soo, $400 and $400, or six months. Commuted, November 2, 1904, to $zso, $zso, $roo and $roo. Citizens' petition. GEORGE W. HouPT.-Embezzlement. Superior Court of Chatham county, March term, 1899; seven years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, November 3, 1904. Good conduct, and wife and children destitute. FRED DRAKEFORD.-Burglary. Superior Court of Fulton county, November term, 1902; three years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, November 3, 1904. Believe that prosecutor swore falsely, as he is now in the penitentiary. A. C. BROWN.- Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Burke county, Fall term, 1893; fifteen years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, November 4, 1904. Good conduct. ANDREW ScoGGINs.-Selling Whisky. City Court of Newnan, July term, 1904; fine $roo, or twelve months. Commuted, November 4, 1904, to $50, or twelve months. Old and infirm. 6 sj 82 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. JoE THOMPSON.-Assault to Murder. Superior Court of Fulton county, January term, 1900; ten years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, November 4, 1904. Judge and solicitor recommend. ToM SMITH.-Burglary. Superior Court of Pike county, Fall term, 1894; fifteen years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, November 4, 1904. Good conduct and physical debility. JoHN OuTLAw.-Selling Whisky. City Court of Wrightsville, August term, 1904; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to five months, November 4, 1904. Previous good character. JEFF THOMAS.-Murder. Superior Court of Putnam county, March term, 1889; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, November 17, 1904. Judge, jury and solicitor recommend. JAMES MAXWELL. - Abandonment. City Court of Spalding, June term, 1904; fine $40, or twelve months. Commuted to fine of $20, November 19, 1904. FRED JoHNSON.-Larceny and Assault and Battery. City Court of Atlanta, October term, 1904; fine $so, or six months in the chaingang. Commuted to present service, November 19, 1904. Merely a boy. Judge recommends. HATTIE TRAYWICK.-Larceny from House. County Court of Baldwin, February term, 1904; fine $25, or twelve months. Commuted to present service, November 19, 1904. RoACH Tuccu.-Murder. Superior Court of Walton THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 83 county, August term, 1900; life imprisonment. Commuted to five years, November 19, 1904. Negro boy, fifteen years, with his brother when he killed another negro, who had attempted to violate his brother's wife. LAWRENCE MILES.-Burglary. Superior Court of Fulton county, November term, 1902; twelve months in the chaingang and two years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, November 19, 1904 Cocaine habit. Eo. GARNER.-Giving Liquor to Minor. Superior Court of Newton county, July term, 1904; fine $6o, or twelve months. Commuted to present service, December 3, 1904. Convicted on false testimony. WILL RAY.-Larceny. Superior Court of Floyd county, July term, 1904; twelve months in the chaingang. Commuted to fine of $100, December 3, 1904. County officers recommend. DAVID DANIEL.-Selling Liquor. Superior Court of Court of Gwinnett county, April term, 1904; fine $100, twelve months. Commuted to present service, December 6, 1904. Convicted on doubtful testimony. MAJOR ANDERSON.-Murder. Superior Court oi Sumter county, November term, 1892; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, December 16, 1904. Was a young boy when convicted, and thought his own life in danger at time of homicide. ToM THOMPSON.-Murder. Superior Court of Montgomery county, October aqjoumed term, 1893; life imprisonment. Commuted to present service, December 16, 1904 Jury that convicted and solicitor recommend. 84 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, EMANUEL GRIFFIN.-Assault to Rape. Superior Court of Sumter county, June term, I902; five years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, December I6, 1904. Negro woman now states her testimony was false. WILLIE Hoon.-Stabbing. City Court of Fulton county, September term, 1904; fine $Ioo, or twelve months. Commuted to present service, December 16, 1904. Inflammatory rheumatism. G. R. BRADLEY.-Selling Whisky. City Court of Newnan, July term, 1904; fine $500, or six months. Commuted to fine $200, or six months, December I6, 1904. Citizens petition. NoAH WATSON.-Burglary. Superior Court of Rabun county, Fall term, 1903; seven years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, December 16, 1904. Judge, solicitor and prominent citizens recommend. Bun CosBY.-Assault with Intent to Rape. Superior Court of Fayette county, March term, 1903; two years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, December I6, 1904. Woman of lewd character, a feature developed since trial, which causes judge and jury to recommend. WILL AvARY.-Concealed Weapons. City Court of Atlanta, September term, 1904; fine $25, or ten months in each case. Commuted to fine $so, December 16, 1904. NEwT. DAN1EL.-Simple Larceny. Superior Court of Union county, Spring term, 1903; four years in the penitentiary. Commuted to present service, December 16, I 904. Consumption. THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 85 RESPITES GRANTED. WILL STRICKLAND.-Murder. Superior Court of Madisoq county, September term, 1903; to be executed February I2, 1904. Granted until March I I, 1904, to give Prison Commission time to consider application for life imprisonment. SEYMOUR WILLIAMs.-Murder. Superior Court of Dooly county, September term I903; to be executed April 5, 1904. Granted until May 6, I904, to allow time for Prison Commission to consider application for life imprisonment. Extended until May 20, I904 JACK SLATON.-Murder. Superior Court of Wilkes county, November term, 1903; to be executed. Granted on petition of citizens, who desired to investigate other developments, until July r, I904. JACK BoNE.-Murder. Superior Court of Floyd county, July term, 1904; to be executed December 19, 1904 Granted on account of alleged insanity to have same inquired into, until January 13, 1905. WHITELY WILLAI<'ORD.-Murder. Superior Court of Mitchell county, Fall term, 1904; to be executed December 27, 1904. Granted, on account of judge and solicitor asking that the case may be reviewed by the Governor, until January 13, 1905 \ GREELY PHILLIPS.-Murder. Superior Court of ( \ \ Coweta county; to be executed June 27, 1905 Granted, on petition of citizens to further investigate guilt, until February 10, I905 SPIER SrMs.-Murder. Superior Court of Dooly coun- 86 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. ty; to be executed February 8, I90S Granted on account of smallpox in jail, where prisoner was confined, until March 10, I905 Extended at request of judge, solicitor and county officers, upon application for commutation, until March 24, I905 REMUV AL OF DISABILITIES. J. T. SToNE.-Subomation of Perjury. Superior Court of Morgan county, March term, I903 Commuted to fine. Petition of lawyers of Madison. Granted February I3, I904 HENRY W. MANNING.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Wayne county, May term, I897; ten years. Commuted to seven years. Good conduct. Granted April I, I904. A. T. SMITH.-Simple Larceny. Superior Court of Newton county, I878; twelve months. Good conduct for fifteen years. Neighbors petition. Granted April I, I904 HARRY HowARD.-Felony. Superior Court of Whitfield county, October term, I903; fine $50. General good character and petition .of citizens. Granted September I7, I904 THoMAS CoBB.-Burglary. Superior Court of Fulton county, May term, I900; five years. Petition of good anci true citizens, and good conduct. Granted September I7, I904 WHIT. DuPREE.-Larceny from House. Superior Court of Gilmer county, October term, I899; fine. While a minor he took eggs from a store when drunk. Has since married, and is a good citizen. Petition of county officers and citizens. Granted October I, I904 THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1905. 87 One hundred copies of the Governor's message was ordered printed for the use of the Senate. The invitation from the mayor and council of Clayton to visit that town on the 4th of July was accepted by the Senate. June 29, 1905. The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Blackbum: Mr. President: I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the Senate a sealed communication from his Excellency, the Governor, to whic~ he respectfully invites the consideration of your honorable body in executive session. At 12.20 the Senate went into executive session. On motion the regular hour for the meeting of the Senate shall be 1 1 o'clock after Saturday, July 1. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 88 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Friday, June 30, 1905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of the 35th, Graybill, Blalock of the 26th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunn., King, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, McAllister, Carswell, McHenry, Copeland, Miller, C:-um, Mills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. The following Senate bills and resolutions were read first time: By Mr. Candler- A bill to amend section 1791 of the Code of 1895, so as to change the salary of clerk of the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. FRIDAY, JuNE 30, H105. 89 By Mr. Copelan- A resQlution favoring a measure of Congress to build up our merchant marine. This resolution was tabled. By Mr. Miller- A bill to define vagrancy; to provide prosecution, punishment, etc. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Miller-- A bill to repeal section 453, as amended, and sections 454 and 455 of the Code. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Miller- A bill to provide for holding regular or adjourned terms of the Superior Court in the several counties of this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Crum- A bill to amend section 2388 of the Code to extend provisions of said section. \ Referred to Committee on Banks. By Mr. Crum- A bill to amend an Act approved August 12, 1903, en- 90 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. titled an Act to amend an Act approved December 21, I9QI, entitled an Act to amend section 583 of the Code, relative to alternative road law. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Miller- A bill to enable planters, farmers, crop growers and other persons to execute mortgages upon their crops of the current year before as well as after planted. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Williams- A bill to provide for the election of R::....1oad Commissioners by the people. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Mr. Hamby- A resolution to relieve M. C. Warlick, security on the bond of A. A. Aldridge. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The following resolution was read and adopted : By Mr. Miller- A resolution inviting Hon. T. J. Appleyard to seat on ( floor of Senate during his stay in the Senate. The following is the report of the special committee appointed to arrange for the inauguration of the Governor: FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1905. 91 Mr. President: The committee on part of the Senate, appointed to act with a similar committee from the House of Representatives, to arrange for the inauguration of the Governor, beg leave to report that they have arranged for the inaugural ceremonies to take place before joint session of the General Assembly in the hall of the House of Representatives at I I o'clock a.m. on Saturday, July I, I905. C. S. REID, B. S. MILLER, Committee on part of Senate. In Senate read and adopted June 30, I905. C. S. NoRTHEN, Secretary of Senate. The following resolution was read and adopted: By Mr. Reid- A resolution convening the General Assembly in joint session in the hall of the House of Representatives at I I a.m. Saturday, July I, I9Q5, to inaugurate the Governorelect. Leave of absence was granted King, Simmons, Hand, Miller, Odum, Rose, McAlister, Walker, Foster, Wilcox. The hour of I I o'clock having arrived the Senate repaired to the hall of the House of Representatives to open the returns and declare the result for the election of Governor and State House officers. The President took the chair and called the General Assembly to order. It was moved and seconded that the presiding officer 92 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. appoint tellers to open, count and declare the result in the late election for Governor. One from the Senate and two from the House. The motion prevailed and the President appointed Senators McHenry, Hays and Newell. The tellers appointed to ascertain and declare the result of election for Governor submitted the following report: Mr. President: As tellers we have performed the duty_ assigned us, and beg to report that upon the consolidation of the vote of the counties it appears that Hon. J. M. Terrell has received 67,595. It appears that Hon. J. M. Terrell, of Meriwether county, has received a majority of the votes polled. Very respectfully, McHENRY, Chairman, HAYS and NEWELL. The foregoing report was adopted and the President declared the Hon. J. M. Terrell, of Meriwether county, duly elected Governor for the ensuing two years. The following is the consolidated vote of the State House officers: For Secretary of State, Philip Cook. . . . .. 68,872 For Comptroller-General, W. A. Wright. . . . .. 68,773 For Treasurer, R. E. Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 68,729 For Attorney-General, Jno. C. Hart. . . . . . . . . 68,790 For Commissioner Agriculture, 0. B. Stevens ... 68,684 For State School Commissioner, W. B. Merritt .. 68,695 For Prison Commissioner, full term, J. S. Turner..68,652 For Chief Justice Supreme Court, 6 years, J. T. Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66,827 FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1905. 93 For Associate Justice Supreme Court, 6 years, W. H. Fish ........................... 66,713 For Associate Justice Supreme Court, unexpired term, B. D. Evans. . . . . . :. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66,669 For Associate Justice Supreme Court, unexpired term, J. R. Lamar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66,568 The business of the joint session being completed, the Senate returned to the Senate Chamber and was called to order by the President. The following message was t:eceived from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has concurred in the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: A resolution that when the General Assembly adjourns on July 1st it be to meet again on July 5th, and declaring July 3d and 4th dies non. The invitation from the city of Barnesville to the Senate to visit that city on July 4th was accepted. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 94 JouRNAL oF THF. SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Saturday, July 1, 1905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock and was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. On motion the roll-call was dispensed with. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has concurred in the following joint resolu- tion of the Senate, to wit: A resolution fixing the time for joint session for the inauguration of the Governor-elect. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. Strange-- A bill to create a new county, being composed of portions of Burke, Emanuel, Bullock and Screven, to be known as the county of Dixie. Referred to Committee on New Counties. The hocr of 11 o'clock having arrived the Senate repaired to the hall of the House of Representatives for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-elect. The President took the chair and called the General Assembly to WEDNESDAY, JUJ.Y 5, 11:105. 95 order. By direction of the President the joint resolution was read convening the two houses in joint session. The presence of the Governor-elect at the door of the Representative Hall was announced by the doorkeeper, who was instructed to admit him and his attendants. The Governor, preceded by joint committee and followed by many distinguished officers and citizens, was received by the General Assembly. The Governor-elect, Hon. Joseph M. Terrell, was conducted to the Speaker's desk and was introduced by Hon. W. S. West, President of the Senate. He then proceeded to deliver his inaugural address, at the close of which he signified his readiness to take the oath of office; the same was administered by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. W. H. Fish. Secre- tary of State delivered to his Excellency, Governor J. M. Terrell, the great seal of the State; in turn the Governor returned it to him. The inaugural ceremonies being over the joint session was dissolved on motion of Senator Fitzgerald. The Senate returned to its chamber and was called to order by the President. On motion the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, July 5, at 12 o'clock m. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Wednesday, July 5, 1905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjpurnment, at 12 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. 96 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names : Adams, Fortner, Alsobrook, Foster, Bennet, Foy, Blalock of the 35th, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunn. King, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, McAllister, Copeland, McHenry, Crum, l\Iills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Carswell, Graybill, Miller, Steed, Wilcox. The Journal of Saturday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the following joint resolutions of the House in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked, to wit : A resolution requesting Bishop Galloway to deliver his address on the life and character of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar before the General Assembly. ' WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1905. 97 A resolution inviting Rev. Sam P. Jones to address the General Assembly. The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. President: I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the Senate a sealed communication, to which he respectfully invites the consideration of your honorable body in executive session. The following resolution was read first time: By Mr. Rose- A resolution to direct the keeper of public buildings to put electric fans in the Senate immediately. The following Senate resolution was taken up: By Mr. Wheatley- A resolution to appoint a joint committee to be known as the New County Committee. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 23, nays o. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. The following Senate resolution was read second time and referred to the Finance Committee: By Mr. Copelan- A resolution favoring a measure of Congress to build up our merchant marine. Ts j 98 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. On motion the session of the Senate was extended indefinitely. At 12.50 the Senate went into executive session. On motion the Senate adjourned until 12 o'clock tomorrow. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Thursday, July 6, 1905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 12 oclock, was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members an swered to their names: Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of the 35th, Graybill, Blalock of the 26th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunn. King, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, McAllister, Copeland, McHenry, Crum, Mills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Carswell, Miller, The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1905. 99 The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. President: I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the Senate a sealed communication, to which he respectfully invites the consideration of your honorable body in executive session. The following Senate bills were read first time : By Mr. Foster- A bill to regulate the selection of the commissioners of Mcintosh county, and for other purposes. Ordered engrossed. By Mr. Hogan- A bill to amend the Act establishing the Department of Agriculture, relative to infectious diseases of cattle. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Hand- A bill to amend section 420 of the Criminal Code of 1895 Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Mr. Foy- \ A bill to further provide for the safety of persons , while bathing in the surf on the seacoast. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 100 JoURNAl, OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Ware- A bill to prohibit drunkenness in public places and to provide penalties for violation of the same. Referred to Committee on Temperance. By Mr. Bloodworth- A bill to lay out and form a new county from the counties of Monroe and Pike, to be known as Jeff Davis county. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Mills- A bill to collect debts by process of garnishment in certain cases. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Crum- A bill to authorize the Comptroller-General to apportion the pay of arbitrators between the State, county, cities and incorporated towns. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. CrumA bill to repeal an Act authorizing the Comptroller- ( General to appoint one of the Railroad Commissioners of this State to act as arbitrator in certain cases. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1905. 101 By Mr. Parker- A bill to incorporate the Centerville School district in Talbot county. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Parker- A bill to remove all obstructions except dams from the streams of Talbot county. Referred to Committ~e on Agriculture. By Mr. Crum- A bill to regulate the revival of debts discharged m bankruptcy, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Crum- A bill to amend section 3349 of the Code of 1895, so as to limit the compentency of witnesses. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to require all nominees of offices in this State, whether national, State or county or municipal, to file within thirty days after their nomination an itemized statement, under oath, of the amount expended by him to secure such nomination. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 102 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. The following Senate resolution was taken up and adopted: By Mr. Rose- A resolution requiring keeper of public buildings to place electric fans in the Senate Chamber. The following joint resolutions of the House were read and adopted as amended : By Mr. Nix- A resolution inviting Rev. S. P. Jones to address th~ General Assembly. Amendment is as follows:. Amend by striking the words "such time" in next to last line, and insert in lieu thereof the following: At such hour in any evening. By Mr. King- A resolution requesting Bishop Galloway to deliver his address on the life of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar. Amendment is: By striking out the words "such time" in next .to the last line, and insert in lieu thereof the words: At such hour any evening. At I2.30 the Senate went into executive session. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. I '.< FRIDAY, JuLY 7, 1905. 103 SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Friday, July 7, I905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I I o'clock, was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names : Adams, Fortner, Alsobrook, Foster, Bennet, Foy, Blalock of the 35th, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Hand, Bloodworth, Hogan, Bond, King, Bunn. Lumsden, Candler, McAllister, Carithers, McHenry, Copeland, Mills, Crum, Odum, Fitzgerald, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Carswell, Graybill, Hamby, Miller, Wilcox, The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the following joint resolutions of the House in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked, to wit: 104 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. A resolution to appoint a committee to investigate the water-supply at the State Sanitarium. The committee on the part of the House: Messrs. Hines, Hays and Flynt. A resolution urging the repeal or modification of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The following message was received from his Excel- lency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. President: I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the Senate a sealed communication, to which he respectfully invites the consideration of your honorable body in executive session. The invitation from the Juvenile Reformatory Committee to visit that institution was accepted. The following House resolution was taken up and concurred in: By Mr. Hines- A resolution to appoint a committee to investigate the water-supply at the State Sanitarium. Committee from the Senate are Senators Graybill and Alsobrook. The following Senate bill was read second time: By Mr. Foster...,...- i I A bill to regulate the selection of the commissioners of Mcintosh county. I FRIDAY, JULY 71 1905. 105 The following House resolution was read and concurred in: By Mr. Longley- A resolution requiring the repeal or modification of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. McHenry- A bill to amend section .3782 of volume 2 of the Code of 1895 Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Hogan- A bill to fix the salary of the Attorney-Gen~ral of the State of Georgia. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. West- A bill to establish, organize and maintain a normal school in South Georgia as a branch of the State University. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Peyton- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Hartwell. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. I 106 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Strange- A bill to require any street railroad company in this State to furnish separate apartments for white and colored persons. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Mr. Walker- A bill to amend section 3251 of the Code of 1895 Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. WalkerA bill to prohibit the depositing of sawdust in any of the ponds or lakes of this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Mills- A bill to require all holders of life insurance policies ~o pay taxes on the cash surrender value of their policies. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. The invitation from Dr. Broughton to be present at his Tabernacle next Sunday night was accepted. At I 1.30 the Senate went into executive session. On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday morning at I 1 o'clock. MoNDAY, JuLY 10, 1905. 107 SENA'fE CHAMBER, A'fLAN'fA, GA., Monday, July 10, I905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment at II o'clock, and was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, l<'oy, Alsobrook, Furr, Bennet, Graybill, Blalock of the 35th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunn. King, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, McAllister, Copeland, McHenry, Crum, Miller, Fitzgerald, l\Iills, Fortner, Odum, Foster, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Blalock of the 26th, Carswell, The Journal of Friday was read and approved. The following Senate bills and resolutions were read first time: By Mr. SteedA bill to amend section 5I I of the Code of Georgia of I895 Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 108 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Adams- A bill to amend section 453 of the Code of 1895, rela tive to vagrancy. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. King- A bill to amend section 1036 of the Code of Georgia of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. King- A bill to provide for the use of certified copies of deeds and other papers as evidence in certain cases. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Walker- A bill to describe the size of pine trees to be boxed for turp.entine purposes in this. State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Strange- A bill to authorize the ordinaries of this State to have the estates of idiots, lunatics, insane persons, sold and the income applied to the maintenance of minor children of such persons. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. MoNDAY, JuLY 10, 1905. 109 By Mr. Hand- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Pelham, in Mitchell county. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. WilliamsA bill to amend an Act to revise the game laws of Georgia. Referred to Committe~ on Agriculture. By Mr. Williams (by request)A bill to establish, create and define a new county, to name said new county Milledge, and for other purposes.. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Mills- A bill to provide that all farmers' notes or other negotiable paper given for commercial fertilizers shall not be transferable before maturity. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. McHenry- A resolution relative to the W. and A. Railroad. Referred to Committee on Western & Atlantic R. R. The following Senate bill, which was ordered engrossed, was read third time and put upon its passage: By Mr. Foster- A bill to regulate the selection of the commissioners of Mcintosh county. 110 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 34, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following is the list of the standing committees of the Senate: AGRICULTURE. Hand, Walker, Furr, Sirmans, McAllister, Fitzgerald, Wheatley, HoGAN, Chairman. REm, Vice. Miller, Phillips, Peyton, Rose, Ware, Parker, Crum. AUDITING. CoPELAN, Chairman. Blalock (35th), King. Wilcox, Sirmans, Foster, Odom, Crum, Foy, Bunn, APPROPRIATIONS. HANn, Chairman. CANDLER, Vice. Steed, Blalock (26th), Reid, Carithers, Bloodworth, McHenry, Alsobrook. MONDAY, JULY 10, 1905. Ill ACADEMY OF THE BLIND. Rose, Foy, Furr, ALsOBROOK) Chainm:.n. Phillips, Graybill, Williams. ACADEMY FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB. :McAllister, Fortner, Strange, WILcox, Chainnan. Carswell, Parker, :McHenry. BANKS. BLALOCK (35th), Chainnan. Bloodworth, Wheatley, Wilcox, Carithers~ CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Bond, Crum, Walker, Bennett, MlLLERJ Chainnan. Stee~, Blalock (26th), Bunn. Lumsden, Adams, Peyton, Furr, 'Ware, CORPORATIONS. Ono:MJ Chainnan. Hamby, Strange, Carswell, Bond. 112 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. King, Bunn, Lumsden, Hogan, Adams, Carithers, Blalock (26th), Copeland, BENNETT, Chairman, HAMBY, Vice. Crum, Fitzgerald, Westbrook, Hand, Walker, Foster, Steed. E:NGROSSING. Crum, King, Williams, WESTBROOK, Chairman. Adams, Hogan, :McHenry. :McAllister, Wheatley, Strange, ENROLLMENT. OnoM, Chairman. Car;; well, Walker. FINANCE. BLALOCK (26th), Chairman. CARITIIERs, Vice. Hand, Miller, Copeland, Wheatley, McAllister, Westbrook, Bennett, Rose, Walker, King, Bond, Reid, I Lumsden, f I Candler, ! Blalock (35th)~ ( i MoNDAY, JuLY 10, 1905. Jl3 HALLS AND COMMITTEE ROOMS. <>dom, FuRR, Chainnan. Strange. HYGIENE AND SANITATION. ALsOBROOK, Chainnan. -Fitzgerald, Graybill, -Fortner, Mills. Williams, IMMIGRATION AND LABOR. McHENRY, Chairman. Xing, Miller, -Bloodworth. Bunn, Hand, Lumsden, Fitzgerald, Peyton, Copelan Carswell. ""Foy, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. ;Strange, Williams, -:Phillips, CARSWELL, Chairman. :Mills, Parker. JUDICIARY-GENERAL. Bennett, Reid, Odom, Rose, :Steed, Blalock (26th), Hamby, "Bond, BsJ BuNN, Chairman. 0RUM, Vice. .Miller, Westbrook, King, Candler, Hand, McHenry, Walker. Strange. 114 Bond, Westbrook, Hamby, Reid, Rose, Westbrook, Carithers, Hand, Foy, Foster, Westbrook, Foy, Wheatley, Williams, Bunn, Hamby, Peyton, JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. JUDICIARY-SPECIAL 'VALKER, Chairman. :Mills, Wilcox,. Foy, Peyton. JOURNAL. ADAMS, Chairman. Strange. MANUFACTURES. CANDLER, Chairman. Copelan, Bloodworth,. Graybill. MILITARY AFFAIRS. FosTER, Chairman. Blalock (35th)',. Miller, Bloodworth. MINES AND !fiNING. LuMSDEN, Chairman, !fcHenry,. Phillip:;. .. ...,. I' MoNDAY, JuLY 10, 1905. 115 NEW COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES. Bunn, King, Copelan, vVHBATLY, Chainnan. Hogan, Rose, Bennett. Furr, Alsobrook, Fortner, \Vare, :McAllister, Graybill, Rose, Steed, Parker, Peyton, Bennett, Carswell, :Miller, Bond, Adams, PENITENTIARY. SIRMANS, Chaim1an. STEED, Vice. Phillips, Lumsden, Wilcox, Hamby, King, Hogan, Blalock (35th), Westbrook, Odum. PENSIONS. WEsTBROOK, Chairman. Blalock (35th),. Fitzgerald, Hamby. PETITIONS. STRANGE, Chairman. Mills. t . I 116 JouRNAL oF THE SENATH. PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS. Ware, Reid, FoRTNER, Chairman. Mills, Adams. PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. Bond, WILLIAMS, Chairman. Odom. Carithers, PUBLIC LIBRARY. REm, Chainnan. Candler. Graybill, PUBLIC PRINTING. Fov, Chairman. Parker. PUBLIC PROPERTY, ETC. Foster, BLALOCK (35th), Chairman. Sirmans. Wii.cox, Bennett, Crum, Hand, Sirmans, Foster, McHenry,. Miller, Bnnn, RAILROADS. RosE, Chairman. Pe.rton, Hogan, Carithers, Bloodworth, Blalock (26th), Ware, Wheatley~ King. MoNDAY, JuLY 10, 1905. RULES. MR. PRESIDENT, Chairman. Bunu, Hand, Crum, Blalock (26th}, Walker, Bennett, Westbrook. STATE OF THE REPUBLIC. Bennett, Fitzgeralq, Williams, PHILLIPS, Chairman. Graybill, Reid. STATE SANATORIUM. Alsobrook, Graybill, Furr, Hogan, Adams, Steed, Foster, lliMBY, Chairman. MILLER, Vice. Sirmans, Phillips, Copelan, Fortner, Wilcox, Fitzgerald, McAllister, TEMPERANCE. Ware, Foster, Hand, Wheatley, Crum, Fortner, KING, Chairman. Copelan, Carswell, Steed, Lumsden, McHenry, Hamby. 117 ... t . ,... 118 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. l:!KIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Westbrook, Candler, Bond, Hogan, STEED, Chairman. Carithers, :Miller, Furr. '\YESTERN AXD ATLA.XTIO RAILROAD. Hand, \Yilcox, }..,oy, Heid, 0RUl\I, Chairman. l\IcHenry, Candler, Alsobrook. At I 1.40 o'clock the Senate went into executive session. Senator \Valker was granted leave of absence for three days. On motion the Senate adjourned until I I o'clock tomorrow. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Tuesday, July I I, I905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I I o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names : Allnms, Alsobrook, Bennet, TUESDAY: JULY 11, 1905. 119 ~llalock of the 35th, Furr, ~lalock of the 26th, Graybill, Bloodworth, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Bunn, Hogan, Candler, King, Carithers, Lumsden, Carswell, McAllister, Copeland, McHenry, Crum, Miller, Fitzgerald, l\-Iills, Fortner, Oduni, Foster, Parker, Foy, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams. Mr. Ptesident. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the following joint resolution vf the House, in which the concurrence of the Senate is :asked, to wit: A resolution to memoralize Congress to appropriate money to deepen the channel of Carrabelle Harbor, Florida. The House has passed by the reqms1te constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to abolish the County Court of Berrien county. A bill to establish the City Court of Nashville. Mr. Westbrook, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossmg, submitted the following report: 120 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing report as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bill of the Senate, to wit: A bill to regulate the selection of the commissioners of ~clntosh county. Respectfully submitted. CRUGER WESTBROOK, Chairman.. The following House bills were read first time: By ~r. Knight- A bill to repeal the Act establishing the County Court of Berrien county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. KnightA bill ~o establish the City Court of Nashville, in Ber- rien county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The following joint resolution was read first time and concurred in : By ~essrs. Donalson and Brinson- A resolution to memoralize Congress to appropriate money to deepen the channel of Carrabelle Harbor, Florida. The following Senate bills were read first time~ TuESDAY, JuJ.Y 11, 1905. By Mr. McHenry- A bill to amend section 2043 of the Code, with refer- ence of deposits required by life insurance companies chartered under the laws of Georgia. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Reid- A bill to amend section 578 of the Code, which directshow road funds shall be expended. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Reid- A bill to amend section 1481 of the Code by adding certain words to said section. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By Mr. HandA bill to establish the City Court of Pelham, in Mitchell: county. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Lumsden- A bill to increase and make uniform the salaries of solicitors-general of the Superior hereafter appointed or elected. Courts of this State . Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 122 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Reid- A bill to amend the latter clause or subdivision of article 7, section I, paragraph I, of the Constitution of 1877 relative to pensions. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. Fortner- A bill to amend article 7, paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, and to repeal a part thereof as it now stands. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. The follmYing is the standing committee known as the New County Committee: l\lr. \Vheatley, Chairman; Mr. Bunn, Mr. King, Mr. Copelan, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Rose, Mr. Bennet. The following Senate resolution was read second time: By Mr. McHenry- A resolution relative to the re-leasing of the \V. & A. R.R This resolution was recommitted to theW. & A. R. R. Committee. Leave of absence was granted Senator McHenry for a few days to attend court. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1905. 123 SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Wednesday, July 12, 1905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I I <'clock, and was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. U pan the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, I~.,urr, Blalock of the 35th, Graybill, Blalock of the 2Gth, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunu, King, Candler, Lumsden, '{)arithers, McAllister, Carswell, :\IcHenry, Copeland, :\Iiller, '{)rum, ~Iills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, '\'\'allier, "'are, Westbrook, "'heatley, "'ilcox, Williams, 1\II'. President. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Senator Bunn was granted leave of absence for to-day. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the following joint resolution -of the House in which the concurrence of the Senate is .asked, to wit: 124 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. A resolution inviting General Stephen D. Lee to ad-dress the General Assembly in joint session at noon to-day. Mr Rlalock, Chairman of the Committee on Banks.. submit! the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, which it instructs. me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass: A bill to amend section 2388 of the Code so as to ex-tend the provisions of said section to rural lands. Respectfully submitted. BLALOCK, Chairman. The following resolution was adopted: By Mr. Odom- A resolution thanking Senator Hand for the grapes: given the Senators. The following House resolution was adopted: By Mr. Wright- A resolution inviting General Stephen D. Lee to address the General Assembly. The following joint resolution was read and adopted: By Mr. LumsdenA resolQtion appointing a committee from the Senate~ WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 1 ..905. 125 :and House to consider all the bills relative to game laws in this State. Committee to be composed of three from the Senate and five from the House. The following Senate bills were read first time : By Mr.. Ware- A bill to create a new county, to be known as the county of Candler, from portions of Colquitt, Worth and Mitchell counties. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Miller- A bill to confer upon the City Court of Columbus jurisdiction of certain criminal offenses, to fix the number of petit or traverse jurors in said court. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Ware- A bill to amend section 542 of volume 3 of the Code, providing for the purchase of farm products from ten:ants. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Hand- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Pelham, to grant to persons or corporations franchises in said town, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 126 / JCWRNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Furr- A bill to provide for a rigorous enforcement of the laws of this State against the illegal sale or furnishing of spirituous liquors, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Temperance. By Mr. Carswell- A bill to fix the salary of the clerk and stenographer in' the office of Commissioner of Pensions. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Messrs. Steed, Bennet and Hogan- A bill to amend and codify the common school laws of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Parker- A bill to establish and maintain a dispensary m Talbotton, in the county of Talbot. Referred to Committee on Temperance. The following Senate resolution was read first time: By Mr. Candler- A resolution to provide for the appointment of a joint committee of the Senate and House for the purpose of considering the necessity of revision and amendments to. the tax laws. The following Senate bill was read second time: WEDNESDAY, .JuLY 12, 1905. 12T By ~Ir. Crum- A bill to amend section 2388 of the Code so as to extend the provisions of said section to the rural lands. The hour of I2 o'clock having arrived the Senate repaired to the hall of the House of Representatives to listen to an address by General Stephen D. Lee. The President took the chair and called the General Assembly to order. The President then introduced General Lee, and he proceeded to address the General Assembly. At the conclusion of which the following resolution was read and unanimously adopted by standing vote : By Mr. Mitchell of Thomas- A resolution extending the thanks of the General Assembly to General Stephen D. Lee for his eln Agriculture. By Mr. Miller- A bill to amend the Act providing for the making of :affidavits out of the State to be used in the. State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By ~Ir. BunnA bill to amend section 4611 of the Code relative to :filing of claims. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 150 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Bunn- A bill to amend the claim laws of Georg~:!. relative to pleading and practice. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Furr- A bill to require the sheriffs of this State to purchase two or more bloodhounds to catch criminal'>. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The following House bills and resolution:> were read first time: By Messrs Hardman and Holder- A resolution in favor of a commmittee !~ consider the question of a State Sanitarium for Consumptives. Referred to Committee on Finance. By Mr. Scruggs- A bill to authorize the commissioners of \Vanen county to issue bonds. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. JacksonA bill to change the county site from Clinton to Gray. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. LittleA bill to create a charter for the city of Sparta. Referred to Committee on Corporations. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1905. 151 By Mr. Little- A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of Sparta. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Kelly- A resolution to appropriate :.1 sum sufficient to meet the deficit in pension appropriation for I905 Referred to Committee on Appropriations. The following resolution was adopted : By Mr. Bond- A resolution to extend the thanks of the Se11ate to Senator Bloodworth for the delicious basket of peaches given the Senate. At I2 o'clock the Senate went into executive session. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Wednesday, July I9, I905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I I o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. 152 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names : Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Graybill, Blalock of the 35th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunn. King, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, McAllister, Carswell, McHenry, Copeland, Miller, Crum, Mills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams. ::\Ir. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Reid, The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Westbrook, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Alr. President: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following Senate bills, to wit: A bill to remove obstructions, other than dams, from the waters of Talbot county. A bill to amend section 3782, volume 2 of the Code. A bill to amend section 5 I I, volume 3 of the Code. A bill to establish the City Court of Pelham. WED~ESDAY, JuLY 19, 1905. 153 A bill to confer jurisdiction upon the City Court of Columbus in certain criminal offenses. A bill fixing the salary of the clerk and stenographer in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions. Respectfully submitted. CRUGER WESTBROOK, Chairman. Mr. Hand, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report : J!r. Pre.~idcut: The Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following House resolution which it instructs me to report with the recomn1endation that the same do pass, to wit: A resolution to appropriate a sum sufficient to meet the deficit in pension appropriation for 1905. Respectfully submitted. HAND, Chairman. Mr. King, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report: Mr. Prr~ident: The Committee on Temperance has had under consideration the following Senate bill, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute, to wit : A bill to prohibit drunkenness in public places, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. C. N. KING, Chairman. 154 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Mr. Hogan, Chairman of the Committee on Agricufture, submitted the following report: Mr. Pr:.>sideltt: The Committee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following Senate bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend the alternative road law. A bill to amend Act establishing the Department of Agriculture. A bill to permit voting upon stock law in localities where same was adopted and has been in force mne years. Respectfully submitted. J. R. HoGAN, Chairman. Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submits the foilowing report: Jl1r. Prcs-i.lcnt: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills, to wit, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back with recommendation that they do pass : Resolution by Mr. Hamby, of 40th district, to relieve M. C. \Vorlick, security on bail bond of A. A. Aldridge. Also a bill by Mr. Foy, of 1st district, to further provide for the safety of persons while bathing in the surf on the seacoast of this State. WED~ESDAY, JULY 19, 1905. 155 Also a bill by Mr. Hamby, of 40th district, to prohibit the putting of sawdust or other unhealthful materials in the streams of Rabun county, in order to preserve the fish in said streams; to provide a penalty therefor, etc. Also a bill by Mr. Knight, of Berrien county, to abolish the County Court of Berrien county. Also a bill by Mr. Knight, of Berrien county, to establish the City Court of Nashville. Respectfully submitted. W ALKERJ Chairman. Mr. Rose, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Railroads has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instruct me to report the same to the Senate with the recommendation that it "do pass by substitute," to wit: A bill to amend section 420 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895 . Respectfully submitted. D. P. RosEJ Chairman. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the House, to wit: 156 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. A bill to amend an Act approved December 17, I9QI, authorizing the town of Comer to issue school bonds. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Comer. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Jenkinsburg. A bill to amend the charter of Clarkesville. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. SteedA bill to amend article 3, section 4 of the Constitution, so as to change the sessions of the General Assembly. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. FosterA bill to lay off and organize a new county out of por- tions of Tattnall and Liberty. Referre'd to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Lumsden- A bill to lay out and organize a new county, named Crisp county, from the county of Dooly. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. CopelandA bill to amend section 2347 relative to telegraphs and telephones in this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1905. 157 The following Senate resolution was read and adopted: By Mr. Bloodworth- A resolution extending the use of the Senate Chamber to the Committee on New Counties. The following Senate bills were read second time : By Mr. Crum- A bill to amend the alternative road laws of the State as amended. By Mr. Hogan- A bill to amend the Act establishing the Department of Agriculture.. By Mr. Foy...:.. A bill to further provide safety of persons while bathing in surf. By Mr. Hamby- A bill to prohibit the putting of sawdust in the streams of Rabun county. By Mr. Ware- A bill to prohibit drunkenness in public places, and provide penalties for violation of same. By Mr. Lumsden- A bill to allow militia districts of the State to vote on stock law. 158 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. The following Senate resolution was read second time: By Mr. Hamby- A resolution for the relief of M. C. Warlick, security on bond of A. A. Aldridge. The following House bills were read first time : By Mr: Beauchamp- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Jenkinsburg. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Edwards- . A bill to amend the charter of Clarksville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. William,s- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Comer. Referred to Committee on Corporations. ' By Mr. Williams- A bill to amend the Act authorizing the town of Comer to issue school bonds. Referred to Committee on Corporations. The following House resolution was read second time: WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1905. 159 By Mr. Kelly~ A resolution to appropriate a sum sufficient to meet the deficit in pension appropriation for 1905. The following House bills were read second time : By Mr. KnightA bill to establish the City Court of Nashville. By Mr. KnightA bill to abolish the County Court of Berrien county. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. HambyA bill to authorize the payment of pensions of Con- federate soldiers and widows of soldiers .who were bona fide residents of the State on January 1, 1905. Referred to Committee on Pensions. The following resolution was read and tabled temporarily: By Mr. HambyA resolution to authorize the appointment of an addi- tional doorkeeper. The following resolutions were read and adopted : By Mr. SteedA resolution directing the keeper of public buildings to return the furniture to the Senate which has been removed since last session. 160 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. By Mr. Steed- A resolution authorizing the Secretary to replace a portrait of the last Senate which has been removed from the chamber. By Mr. Williams- A resolution extending the sympathy of the Senate to Cliff Sheets in the accidental breaking of his arm. Senator Foy was granted leave of absence. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Thursday, July 20, I905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjou;nment, at I I o'clock ; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names : Adams, Bunn, Alsobrook, Candler, Bennet, Carithers, Blalock of the 35th, Carswell, Blalock of the 26th, Copeland, Bloodworth, Crum, Bond, Fitzgerald, Fortner, Foster, Foy, Furr, Graybill, Hamby, Hand, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905. 161 Hogan, King, Lumsden, McAllister, McHenry, Miller, Mills, Odum, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, 'Vilcox, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Reid, The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Bunn, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to amend section 2347 of the Code, relative to telegraph and telephones. A bill to fix the salary of Attorney-General. A bill to amend section 3251 of the Code. A bill to prohibit the depositing of sawdust m the streams of this State. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. Mr Odom, Chairman of the Committtt on Corporations, submitted the following report : 11 sj 162 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following Senate and House bills, which they instruct me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: SENATE BILLS. A bill to amend the charter of Pelham in reference to the granting of franchises. A bill to amend charter of Pelham, so as to authvrize the establishment of a dispensary. HOUSE BILLS. A bill to authorize the town of Kirkwood to req!lire the registration of voters. A bill amending Act protecting fish in the waters of Floyd county. A bill to create a charter for the city of Sparta. A bill to repeal Act incorporating the town of Sparta. A bill to incorporate the town of Dacula. A bill to incorporate the town of Graysville. A bill to amend Act authorizing town of Comer to issue school bonds. A bill to amend Act incorporating the town of Comer. A bill to amend Act incorporating the town of Jenkinsburg. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905. 163 A bill to amend the charter of the town of Clarkston. A bill to amend the charter of Clarkesville. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OnuM, Chairman. By unanimous consent Senator Strange was added to the General Judiciary Committee. The following Senate bills were read second time: By Mr. Walker- A bill to amend section 325I of the Code. By Mr. Walker- A bill to prohibit the putting of sawdust in the streams and ponds of this State. By Mr. Hogan- A bill to fix the salary of Attorney-General. By Mr. Copeland- A bill to amend section 2347 of the Code, relative to telephones and telegraphs. By Mr. HandA bill to amend the charter of the town "of Pelham. By Mr. Hand- A bill to establish a dispensary in Pelham, in Mitchell county. The following House bills were read second time: 164. JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Mann- A bill to incorporate the town of Graysville. By Mr. Williams- A bill to amend the Act authorizing the town of Comer to isue bonds. By Messrs Nix and Wilson- A bill to incorporate the town of Dacula, in Gwinnett county. By Mr. Little- A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of Sparta. By Messrs. Porter, Holder and Wright- A bill to protect the fish in the streams of Floyd county. By Messrs. Mayson and Alexander- A bill to authorize the town of Kirkwood to require the registration of voters. By Mr. LittleA bill to create a charter for the city of Sparta. By Mr. BeauchampA bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Jen- kinsburg. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905. 165 By Mr. Edwards- A bill to amend the charter of Clarksville. By Mr. Williams- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Comer. By Messrs. Alexander and MaysonA bill to amend the charter of the town of Clarkston. Mr. President: We, your Committee on Education, have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 22, which is a bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate Centerville School District, in Talbot county, and for other purposes, by Senator Parker, of the 25th district, and recommend that the same be read the second time and recommitted. July 20, 1905. HAMBY, Vice-Chairman. The following resolution was read second time and adopted: By Mr. Hamby- A resolution to authorize the President of the Senate to appoint an additional doorkeeper for the Senate. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. FosterA bill to require any person or persons engaged in the 166 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. banking business, who receive deposits, to be incorporated under the existing banking laws of Georgia. The following Senate bills were read third time to be put upon their passage : By Mr. Crum- A bill to amend the alternative road law as amended. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 1. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. HoganA bill to provide for employmentt of a veterinary sur- geon to treat infectious diseases of animals in this State. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate bill was read second time : By Mr. ParkerA bill to incorporate the Centerville School District, in Talbot county. The following Senate bills were read first time: THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905. 167 By Mr. West- A bill to amend section 482 1 of the Code. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Candler- A bill to amend section 2035 of the Code relative to municipal bonds. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Walker- A bill to allow county commissioners, when there is a surplus in the treasury, to deposit same in a bank and draw interest on same. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. CandlerA bill"to amend section 812 of the Code, relative to tax returns of corporations. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. The following Senate resolution was read third time to be put upon its passage: By Mr. Hamby- A resolution for the relief of M. C. Warlick, security on bail bond of A. A. Aldridge. Report of the committee was agreed to. 168 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 29, nays o. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Fortner was granted leave of absence until Monday. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Friday, July 2I, I905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I I o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of the 35th, Graybill, Blalock of the 26th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand. Bond, Hogan, Bunn. King, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, l\lcAllister, Carswell, l\IcHenry, Copeland, ~Iiller, Crum, :Mills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Parker, Peyton, l'hillips, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, 'Vest'brook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, l\Ir. Presidenf FRIDAY, JuLY 21, 1905. 169 Those absent were Messrs.- Fortner, Reid, The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the following joint resolutions of the House in which concurrence of the Senate is asked, to wit: A resolution fixing the time for hearing the address of Bishop Galloway on the life of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar. A resolution thanking Hon. John M. Slaton for hospitality shown the General Assembly. Mr. King, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly en- grossed and ready for transmission to the House the following Senate bills and resolutions, to wit: A bill to amend the alternative road law. A bill amending Act establishing a Department of Agriculture. A resolution for the relief of M. C. Warlick. Respectfully submitted. C. N. KING, Acting Chairman. 170 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. Williams- A bill to take McDuffie and Columbia counties from the Augusta Judicial Circuit and place them in the Northern Judicial Circuit. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Williams- A bill to take from the Northern Judicial Circuit of this State the counties of Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe, Hart and Wilkes, and to organize from them a new judicial circuit to be known as Elbert-Wilkes Circuit. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Rose- A bill to exempt physicians who served m the Confederate army from special taxes. Referred to Committee on Finance. The following Senate bills were read third time to be put upon their passage: By Mr. Foy- A bill to further provide for the safety of persons while bathing in the surf. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905. 171 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. The amendments are as follows : Amend section 5 by adding the following at the end of said section : "And upon conviction shall be punished as prescribed by section 1039 of the Code of I89S" By Mr. Ware- A bill to prohibit drunkenness in public places and provide punishment of same. Report of committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 2. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. Notice was given of a motion to reconsider the above bill. By Mr. HandA bill to amend section 420 of the Code. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 3 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Hogan- A bill to fix the salary of the Attorney-General at $3,000. Report of the committee was agreed to. 172 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Bennet, Hamby, Blalock of the 35th, Hand, Bloodworth, Hogan, Bond, Lumsden, Bunn, McAllister, Candler, McHenry, Carithers, Miller, Copeland, Mills, Crum, Odum, Fitzgerald, Parker, Foster, Peyton, I<'urr, Phillips, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Mr. President. Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Alsobrook, King, Williams, Those not voting were Messrs.- Adams, Fortner, Blalock of the 26th, Foy, Carswell, Graybill, Reid, The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Walker-. A bill to amend section 3251 of the Code of 1895. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905. 173 By Mr. Walker- A bill to prohibit the placing of sawdust in any of the streams or ponds of this State. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Hand- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Pelham, so as to authorize the establishment of a dispensary. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 31, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Hand- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Pelham. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 31, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Hamby- A bill to prohibit the putting of sawdust and other unhealthful materials in the streams of Rabun county. Report of the committee was agreed to. 174 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma- jority was passed. By Mr. Lumsden- A bill to allow militia districts of the State in which the stock law was obtained by district election, to vote on "stock law." Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Copeland- A bill to amend section 2347 of the Code of 1895, relative to telephones. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 3 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate bill was taken from the table to be put upon its passage: By Mr. Crum- A bill to regulate the revival of debts discharged in bankruptcy. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays o. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905. 175 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills, to wit, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back, with the recommendation tbat they do pass: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Hartwell, in the city of Hartwell, in and for the county of Hart; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the appointment of a Judge and other officers therefor, and to define their powers and duties and to fix their compensation; to provide for pleading and practice and new trials therein and writs of error therefrom, and for other purposes, approved August 15, 1904, so as to take away from defendants in criminal cases in said City Court the right to demand indictment by grand jury, and for other purposes. Also, a bill to be entitled an Act to require the sheriffs of the several counties of this State to purchase, or have the same purchased, not less than two nor more than four, well trained, full-blooded bloodhounds to track and catch criminals. Respectfully submitted. WALKER, Chairman Special Judiciary. 176 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. The following House resolutions were takeu up and concurred in: By Mr. Fraser- A resolution thanking the Hon. Jno. M. Slaton for the hospitality shown the General Assembly. By Mr. King- A resolution fixing the time for hearing the address of Bishop Galloway on the life of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar. The following House bills were read third time to be put upon their passage: By Mr. Knight- A bill to abolish the County Court of Berrien county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 31, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. KnightA bill to establish the City Court of Nashville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was pass~d as amended, and the amendments are as follows: Amend by striking section 4 and inserting the fol- FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905. 177 1owing as section 4: Be it further enacted, That there shall be a Judge of said City Court of Nashville; that :said first Judge of said court shall be appointed and com-missioned by the Governor, said appointment to be con:firmed by the Senate, whose term shall expire on the first .Of January, 1907, and until his successor is elected and .qualified. His successor as Judge of said City Court :Shall be elected by the qualified votes of Berrien county :at the regular election to be held on the first Wednesday 'in October 1906, and once every four years thereafter, -whose term of office shall be for four years, and all va.cancies in the office of Judge shall be filled by the qualified voters of Berrien county, as is now done by law in -filling vacancies of offices of clerk Superior Court. .By Messrs. Nix and Wilson- A bill to incorporate the town of Dacula, in Gwinnett ..county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Little- A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of ~Sparta. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. "1'11e bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 12 s j 17~ JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Little- A bill to create the charter for the city of Sparta. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 31, nays o_ The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Porter, Holder and Wright- A bill to protect the fish in the waters of Floyd county__ Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Mayson and Alexander- A bill to authorize the town of Kirkwood to require registration of voters for all elections, and for other purposes. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays o_ The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority w~s passed. By Mr. Beatlchamp-- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of -]enkinsburg. Report of the committee was agreed to. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905. 179 Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Edwards- A bill to amend the charter of Clarksville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. WilliamsA bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Comer. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Alexander and MaysonA bill to amend the charter of the town of Clarkston. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. MannA bill to incorporate the town of Graysville. Report of the committee was agreed to. 180 JouRNAL 0F THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Williams- A bill to amend the Act authorizing the town of Comer to issue school bonds. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following House resolution was read third time and put upon its passage: By Mr. Kelly- A resolution to appropriate a sum sufficient to meet the deficit in pension appropriation for 1905 Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bennet, Bloodworth, Bond, Candler, Carithers, Carswell, Copeland, Crum, FitzA"erald, Foster, Furr, Graybill, Hamby, Hand, Hogan, King, Lumsden, ::\!cAIIister, McHenry, ~filler, Odum, Parker, Phlll:ps, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, 1\'ilcox, ',. Williams, MoNDAY, JuLY 24, 1905. 181 Those not voting were Messrs.- Blalock of the 35th, Foy, Blalock of the 26th, 1\fills, Bunn, Peyton, Fortner, Reid, Wheatley, Mr. President. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate bills were read second time: By Mr. Furr- A bill to require the sheriffs of the several counties of the State to purchase bloodhounds. By Mr._ Peyton- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the City Court of Hartwell. Senator Walker was granted leave of absence for Monday. On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday morning at I I o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Monday, July 24, I905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I 1 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. 182 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names : Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of the 35th, Graybill, Blalock of the 26th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, King, Bunn. Lumsden, Candler, lllcAlliiter, Carithers, McHenry, Carswell, Miller, Copeland, Mills, C:::-um, Odum, Fitzgerald, Parker, Fortner, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Hogan, The Journal of Friday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to authorize the Commissioners of Floyd county to pay to the officers of court the fees prescribed by law in certain cases of conviction. A bill to incorporate Pendergrass public schools. A bill to repeal an Act creating the City Court of Gwinnett county. MoNDAY, JuLY 24, 1905. 183 A bill to prohibit the manufacture of liquors in Upson f Mcintosh county, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OnuM, Chairman. The foiiowing Senate biiis were read third time to be put upon their passage: By Mr. PeytonA bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Hartweii, to define its jurisdiction and powers. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the biJI the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. FurrA biii to authorize the sheriffs of the several counties of this State to purchase bloodhounds. Report of the committee was agreed to. 190 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows : By striking out the words "bloodhounds" where they occur and inserting the words track-hounds, or other dogs suitable for the purpose. Senator Miller was granted leave of absence from today's session. On motion the Senate. adjourned until to-morrow at I I o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Tuesday, July 25, I905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I L o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Copeland, Alsobrook, Crum, Bennet, Fitzgerald, Blalock of the 35th, Fortner, Blalock of the 26th, Foster, Bloodworth, Foy, Bond, Furr, Bunn, Graybill, Candler, Hamby, Carithers, Hand, Carswell, Hogan, King, Lumsden, McAllister, McHenry, Miller, Mills, Odum, Parker, Peyton, Phillips.. Reid, TuESDAY, JuLY 25, 1905. 191'_ Rose, Steed, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, 'Vheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- Sirmans, The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. williams, Acting Chairman of the Committee on: Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following Senate bills, to wit: A bill to amend Act establishing the City Cciurt of Hartwell. A bill to require the sheriffs of the several counties of this State to purchase and keep trained track-hounds to.. track and catch criminals. Respectfully submitted. H. A. WILLIAMS, Acting Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report : Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under con-sideration the following Senate and House bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that: they do pass, t~ wit: 192 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. SENATE BILLS. A bill to change and extend the corporate limits of Albany. A bill to provide a method of pavmg the streets of Albany. HOUSE BILLS. A bill to amend the charter of Newnan so as to provide for a board of health. . A bill to incorporate the town of Howell. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OnuM, Chairman. Mr. Bunn, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under con- sideration the following bills of the Senate, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to amend section 4611 of the Code of 1895. A bill to amend the claim la,vs of the State of Georgia. A bill to amend section 2035 of the Code of 1895. The committee also recommends that the following bill do pass as amended: TuESDAY, .JuLY 25, 1905. 193 A bill to amend section 812 of the Code of 1895. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. Mr. Bunn; Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report : Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to amend the Act prescribing the qualification of jurors, so far as the same relates to Bryan and Mcintosh counties. A bill to amend section 1694 of the Code of 1895. The committee also recommend that the following Senate bills do not pass : A bill to provide for collecting debts by process of garnishment in certain cases. A bill to require the payment of taxes on paid-up insurance policies. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. Mr. Walker, Chairman Special Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under con- Iss 194 JoURNAl, OF THE SENATE. sideration the following bills, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same with the recommendation that they do pass : A bill to change the county site of Jones county from Clinton to Gray. Also, a bill to repeal an Act creating the City Court of Gwinnett county. Respectfully submitted. E. L. W ALKR, Chairman. The invitation from the citizens of Indian Springs to the Senate was accepted. The followi!1g Senate bills were taken up with adverse report from the committee. The report was adopted and the bills were losi. By Mr. Mills- A bill to allow certain per cent of daily, weekly and monthly wages to be subject to garnishment. By Mr. Mills- A bill to require the payment of taxes on the cash surrender value of life insurance policies. The following Senate bills were read second time: By Mr. Bunn- A bill to amend section 461 I relative to the levying on certain property. TuESDAY, JuLY 25, 1905. 195 By Mr. Foster- A bill to amend section 1694 of the Code. By Mr. Foster- A bill to amend the Act prescribing the qualifications of jurors in Bryan and Mcintosh counties. By Mr. WestbrookA bill to provide the method of paving the streets of the city of Albany. By Mr. Westbrook- A bill to change and extend the corporate limits of the city of Albany. By Mr. CandlerA bill to amend section 812 of the Code providing the arbitration of tax returns for corporations. By Mr. CandlerA bill to amend section 2035 of the Code. By Mr. Bunn- A bill to regulate the claim laws of Georgia; to regulate the pleading and practice. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: 196 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. A bill to extend the powers of the Railroad Commisston. A bill to incorporate the town of Good Hope. A bill to repeal an Act establishing the City Court of McRae. A bill to incorporate Walnut Grove. A bill to incorporate Colquitt. A bill to amend the charter of Elberton. A bill to repeal an Act amending an Act incorporating Maysville. A bill to amend an Act incorporating Maysville so as to authorize the erection of a school building, and for other purposes. A bill to amend an Act incorporating Maysville so as to extend the corporate limits. A bill to amend the charter of Edgewood. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of J effersonville. A bill to incorporate the city of Jeffersonville. A bill to authorize the commissioners of Lee county to work the county convict gang on the streets of incorporated cities or towns in said county. Mr. Bennet, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report : TuESDAY, JuLY 25, 1905. 197 Mr. President: The Committee on Education has had under consideration the following Senate bill, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: A bill to codify the common school laws of Georgia, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. S. S. BENNET, Chairman. The following Senate bill was read second time and recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee: By Mr. McHenryA bill to amend section 2043 of the Code. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. Reid- A bill to require all mutual co-operative or assessment fire insurance companies to organize under the laws of this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. The following House bills were read second time : By Messrs. Nix and Wilson- A bill to repeal the Act creating the City Court of Gwinnett county. By Messrs. Leigh and Orr- A bill to amend the charter of Newnan so as to provide for board of health. 198 JoUR::"AL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. PrescottA bill to incorporate the town of Howell. By Mr. JacksonA bill to change the county site from Clinton to Gray. The following House bills were read first time : By Messrs. Martin and AdamsA bill to amend the charter of the city of Elberton.. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Maxwell- A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of Jeffersonville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Holder and HardmanA bill to repeal the Act amending the Act incorpora- ting the town of Maysville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. SteedA bill to extend the powers of the Railroad Commis- SIOn. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Mr. BushA bill to incorporate the city of Colquitt in lieu of the town of Colquitt. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1905. 199 By Messrs. Nowell and GallowayA bill to incorporate the town of Good Hope. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. McLennonA bill to repeal an Act establishing the City Court of McRae. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Nowell and GallowayA bill to incorporate the town of Walnut Grove. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Holder and HardmanA bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Maysville so as to extend the corporate limits. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. MaxwellA bill to incorporate the city of Jeffersonville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Mayson and AlexanderA bill to amend the charter of the town of Edgewood. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 200 JOURNAl, OF THE SENATE. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Maysville so as to authorize the erection of school building. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Calloway- A bill to authorize the County Commissioners of Lee county to work the convicts on the streets of any of the incorporated towns or cities of Lee county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. On motion IOO copies of the following bill was ordered printed for the use of the Senate, and the bill temporarily tabled: By Messrs. Hogan, Steed and Bennet- A bill to amend and codify the common school laws of Georgia. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Wednesday, July 26, 1905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I I o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the <;haplain. WEDNESDAY, JULY :'.6, 1900. 201 Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Fortner, Alsobrook, Foster, Bennet, ]1oy, Blalock of the 35th, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Graybill, Bloodworth, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Bunn. Hogan, Candler, King, Carithers, Lumsden, Carswell, McAllister, Copeland, ~IcHenry, Crum, )Iiller, Fitzgerald, Oduru, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Strange, 'Valket, Ware, 'Vestbrook. Wheatley, Wileox, Williams, Mr. Ptesident. Those absent were Messrs.- Mills, Sirmans, The Journal of yest~rday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the following joint resolution of the House, in which the concurrence of the Senate is ask~d, to wit: A resolution thanking Bishop Galloway for his magnificent address. The House has passed by the reqms1te constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to abolish the County Court of Miller county. 202 JoURNAl, OF THE SENATE. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Eastman, and incorporate the said town as a city. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of LaGrange. A bill to repeal an Act establishing the public schools of the town of Mitchell. Mr. President: Your Committee on AgriCulture have had under consideration the following bills, and they instruct me to report the same back to Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit : Senate Bill No. 4 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 1791 of the Code of 1895, so as to change the salary of the clerk of t~e Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Also House Bill No. 341. A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton in Monroe county between August 1st and December 2oth without the written consent of owner of land. House Bill No. 225. A bill to provide for the removal of obstructions, other than dams for operating mills or machinery, from the streams of Paulding county, and for other purposes. They also instruct me to report back to the Senate the following bill with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit: Senate Bill No. 49 A bill to be entitled an Act to WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1905. 203 amend section 542 of volume 3 of the Code of Georgia, providing for the purchase of farm products from tenants, and for other purposes. They have also had under consideration the following bills, and instruct me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit: Senate Bill No. 34 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to revise and consolidate the laws of force in the State for the protection of game and fish. To provide for the appointment of game wardens in each coun- ty in this State; to define their duties and provide for their compensation, and for other purposes. Approved August 17, 1903. House Bill No. 300. A bill to prohibit the buying or selling of seed cotton in Johnson county between certain dates. Respectfully submitted. C. S. REm, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Crum, Vice-Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same be read second time and recommitted to this committee: 204 JouRNAl. OF THE SENATE. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome so as to authorize the erection of an electric light plant. Respectfully submitted. D. A. R. CRUMJ Vice-Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the- following report : JI.Ir. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to repeal Act incorporating town of Jeffersonville. A bill to incorporate the city of Jeffersonville. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OouMJ Chairman. Mr. Blalock, of 35th district, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report : Mr. President: The Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following Senate bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 1914 of the Code providing for additional security on loans to bank officers. A bill to create a lien against the assets of banks m WEDNESDAY, JULY 26," 1905. 205 favor of holders of receipts for collaterals sent for collection and remittance to holders of said receipts. Respectfully submitted. BLALOCK, Chairman. By unammous consent the following Senate bill was taken from the table to be put upon its passage: By Mr. Miller- A bill to authorize farmers to give mortgage on their crops before same is planted. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows: Before the vote was announced the bill was tabled, and the roll-call was placed in the bill. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. Wheatly- A bill to amend section r, article 5 of the Constitution of this State relative to Executive Department. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. Wheatly- A bill to amend article 3, section 5 of the Constitution of this State relating to the presiding offi.cer of the Senate. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. BY. Mr. WheatlyA bill to amend article 5, section r, paragraph 8 206 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. of the Constitution of this State relating to death or resignation of the Governor. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. Wheatly- A bill to amend section 2JI of volume I of the Code relative to resignation or death of Governor, so as to provide that Lieutenant-Governor shall perform said duties. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. Wheatly- A bill to amend section 294 of volume I of the Code, relative to election of President pro tern of Senate. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to establish the City Court of Mount Vernon, in Montgomery county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Blalock of 35th- A bill to amend section 420 of the Code relative to running freight trains on Sunday loaded with ice. Referred to Committee Olil Railroads. By Mr. ParkerA bill to create the county of Truetland, to be com- WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1~05. 207 posed of the territory taken from the counties of Troup, Meriwether and Harris. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Hand- A bill to amend section 936 of the Code so as to change the manner of arbitrating the return of property. Referred to Committee on Finance. The following resolution was read and adopted: By Mr. Steed- A resolution to authorize the Assistant Secretary of the Se!late to sign all bills and resolutions, and perform all other duties of the Secretary in his absence. By Mr. Bond- A resolution to relieve 0. T. Owen, of Madison county, from paying bond of Erwin Colbert. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Lumsden and WheatlyA resolution to create a committee known as the Com- mittee on Game and Fish. This resolution was read first time. The following House bills and resolutions were read first time: 208 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Kelly- A bill to repeal the Act establishing the public schooli of the town of Mitchell. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By Mr. BushA bill to abolish the County Court of Miiier county. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Longley - A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of LaGrange. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Clements- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Eastman. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Steed- A resolution thanking Bishop Galloway for his magnificent address. This resolution was adopted. The following Senate bills were read third time and put upon their passage: WEDNESDAY, JuLY 26, 1905. 209 By Mr. FosterA bill to amend section 1694 of the Code. Report of the committee was agreed. to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Foster- A bill to amend the Act prescribing the qualification of jurors, so far as the same relates to Bryan and McIntosh counties. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Candler- A bill to amend section 812 of the Code relative to the arbitration of tax returns of corporations. Report of the committee was agreed to. Up0n the passage 6f the bill the ayes were 33, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows: Amend section 1 by striking therefrom, whenever they o::cur, the words, "and a majority of the Board of Arbitrators shall make the award within thirty days from the 14sj 210 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. appointment of an umpire," and substitute the following: And the award shall be made within thirty days from the date of the appointment of an umpire. By Mr. Candler- A bill to amend section 2035 of the Code relative to bonds to be deposited with the Treasurer by insurance companies. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 35, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Westbrook- A bill to change and extend the corporate limits of the city of Albany. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 32, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Westbrook- A bill to provide the method of paving the streets of the city of Albany. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 33, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. WEDNESDAY, JuLY 26, 1905. 211 The following House bill was read second time and recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee : By Mr. Wright- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome so as to authorize the erection of electric light plant. The following House bills were read third time to be put upon their passage: By Messrs. Leigh and Orr- A bill to amend the charter of Newnan so as to provide for board of health. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 33, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma- jority was passed. By Messrs. Nix and Wilson- A bill to repeal an Act creating the City Court of Gwinnett. R.eport of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 33, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. PrescottA bill to incorporate the town of Howell. Report of the committee was agreed to. 212 JOURNAL OF THE 8EN4TE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 34, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Jackson~ A bill to change the county site of Jones from Clinton to Gray. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Foy, Blalock of the 35th, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Graybill, Bloodworth, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Candler, Hogan, Carithers, King, Carswell, Lumsden, Copeland, McAllister, Crum, )fcHenry, Fitzgerald, Miller, Fortner, Mills, Foster, Odum, Parker, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alsobrook, Bennet, Bunn, Peyton, Phillips, Mr. President. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate bills were read second time: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1905. 213 By Mr. McHenry- A bill to create a lien against assets of banks in favor of holders of receipts for collections sent for collection. By Mr. McHenry- A bill to amend section I9I4 of the Code providing for additional security to loans to bank officers. By Mr. Ware- A bill to amend section 542 of the Code providing for purchase of farm products from tenants. By Mr. Williams- A bill to amend the Act providing for the protection .of game and fish, and to provide for game warden. By Mr. Candler- A bill to amend section I 79 I of the Code so as to change the salary of the clerk of the Agricultural Department. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. Reid- A bill to require all railroads doing business in this State to stop all their trains at all towns on their lines where there are county sites. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. .By Mr. Blalock~ A bill to amend the Constitution of the State by pro- 214 JOURNAL OF THE SENATJL viding that the Legislature shall have authority to add additional Judges of the Superior Court for each judicial circuit. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. The following House bills were read second time : By Mr. Maxwell- A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Jeffersonville. By Mr. Beall- A bill to remove obstructions, other than dams, from the streams of Paulding county. By Mr. Flanders- A bill to prohibit the buying or selling of seed cotton between certain dates in Johnson county. By Mr. Bowden- A bill to prohibit the selling or buying of seed cotton between certain dates in, Monroe county. By Mr. Maxwell. A bill to incorporate the city of Jeffersonville. Leave of absence was granted the committee to visit the Sanitarium next Friday. By unanimous consent Senator Williams was added to the Agricultural Committee. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1905. 213 SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Thursday, July 27, 1905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 11 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of t...e 35th, Graybill, Blalock of the 26th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunn. King, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, McAllister, Carswell, McHenry, Copeland, Miller, Crum, Mills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. The Journal of yesterday was read and approvee, and for other purposes. By Mr. l\IcLennon- A bill to repeal the Act establishing the City Court of McRae. By Mr. Flynt- A bill to amend the Act providing for the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Spalding county. By l'vlr. Kelly- A bill to repeal the Act est!J.blishing the public schools of the town of Mitchell. Tnu.asDAY, JuLY 27, 190.'>. 229 By Mr. Clements- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Eastrr.an. By Mr. Calloway- A bill to authorize the Commissioners of Lee county to work the convicts on the streets of incorporated towns in said county. By Mr. Kelly- A bill to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Glascock county. By Mr. Flanders- A bill to repeal an Act creating the Board of County Com1111issioners of Roads and Revenues for Johnson county. By Mr. Longley:_ A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of LaGrange. Senator Reese was granted leave of absence for Friday. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at I I o'clock. 230 ,JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Friday, July 28, I905. 'fhe Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at I I o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by Senator Ware. On motion the roll-call was dispensed with. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Miller, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Constitutional Amendments have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass. A bill to amend the Constitution of the State so as to provide that the Legislature shall have authority to add additional Judges of the Superior Court for each judicial circuit. Respectfully submitted. B. S. MILLER, Chairn1an. Mr. Williams, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Pr.csident: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly en- FRIDAY, JULY 28," 1905~ -grossed and ready for transmission to the House the following Senate bills and resolution, to wit: A bill to amend section 1791 of the Code. A bill to amend Act revising and consolidating the game and fish laws. A. bill to amend section 2043 of the Code. A bill providing a method of paving the streets of the city of Albany. A bill to amend section 1914 of the Code. A bill to create a lien against the assets of banks in favor of holders of receipts for collaterals sent for collection and remittance to holders of said receipts. A resolution to furnish Code and Acts to authorities -of School for the Deaf. Respectfully submitted. WILLIAMS, Acting Chairman. Mr. Bunn, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: ;"'Jr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under con:Sideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended : A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome so ai to authorize the erection of an electric light plant. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. 232 JouRNAL o.r THE SENATE. Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under con-sideration the following Senate bill, which it instructs meto report with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit:. A bill to establish the City Court of Mount Vernon. The committee has also had under consideration thee following House bill, which it instructs me to report with. the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to establish the City Court of McRae. Respectfully submitted. E. L. WALKER, Chairman. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Collins. A bill to incorporate the city of Collins. A bill to amend an Act establishing a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Wilkes county. A bill to repeal an Act establishing the City Court of Washington. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1905. A bill to establish the City Court of Washington. The House has concurred in the Senate amendments. to the following bill of the House, to wit : A bill to establish the City Court of Nashville. The following Senate bill was taken from the table and recommitted to the. Agricultural Committee: By Mr. WareA bill to amend section 542 of the Code relative to. purchase of farm products. The following Senate bill was read second time : By Mr. BlalockA bill to amend the Constitution so as to authorize the Legislature to add additional Judg~:J to the Superior Courts of this State. The following House bills were read first time : By Messrs. Clifton and Smith- A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Collins. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Smith and CliftonA bill to incorporate the city of Collins. Re~erred to the Committee O!l Corporations. :234 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Messrs. Barksdale and Wootten- A biM. to establish the City Court of Washington. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. EdwardsA bill to amend the charter of Cornelia. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. McElmurray and Davis- A bill to amend the Act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Burke county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Barksdale and Wootten- A bill to repeal the Act entitled an Act establishing the City Court of Washington. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The following House bills were read third time to be put upon their passage: By Messrs. Holder, Porter and Wright- A bill to authorize ~he Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Floyd county to pay certain fees to the officers of the court. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1905. 2~5 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Flynt- A bill to amend the Act providing for a Board of County Commissioners for Spaulding county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. ' By Messrs. Steed and Reaves- A bitl to provide time and manner of returning personal property in the city of Carrollton for taxation. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. McLennon- A bill to repeal an Act establishing the City Court of McRae. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional -najority was passed. 236 JorRNAL OF THE SENATE. By Messrs. Nowell and Galloway- A bill to incorporate the town of~Good Hope. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of thebill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional. majority was passed. By Mr. Clements- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of. Eastman. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the pa-ssage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o.. The bill having received the requisite constitutional. majority was passed. By Messrs. Nowell and Galloway- A bill to incorporate the town of Walnut Grove. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o.. The bill having received the requisite constitutionall_ majority was passed. By Mr. Wright- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome so as. to authorize the erection of electric light plant. FH1DAY, JULY 28, 1905. 237 Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having rece:ved the requisite constitutional -majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows : Amend by striking the word "such" in the fourteenth 1ine of section 3, and insert in lieu thereof the words, ":r :special." Amend further by insert:ng after the word "tax," and im111ediately before the word "upon" in the fourteenth line of section 3 the following words, "in addition to the tax now authorized by law." Amend further by adding at the conclusion of section 3 the following words: "The tax herein authorized to be levied shall in no event exceed one-half of one per .cent. upon the real and personal property of said city, and the same may be collected in quarterly, semi-tnnual or annual installments, as the mayor and council may deter- rnm. e. " By 1ir. Kelly- A bill to repeal the Act establishing the public schools for the town of Mitchell. Report of the committee was agreed to. L7pon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 238 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Calloway- A bill to authorize the County Commissioners of Lee county to work the convicts of said county on the streets. of the incorporated towns of said county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nayi o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Kelly_:_ A bill to create the office of Commissioners of Roads. and Revenues for Glascock county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Flanders- A bill to repeal the Act to create the Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Johnson county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional: majority was passed. FRIDAY, JuLY 28, 1905. By Mr. LongleyA bill to amend the Act establishin~ the City Court vf L::-.Gran.ge. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having rece:ved the requisite constitutionali majority was passed. The following House bill was read second time: By Mr. McLennonA bill to establish the City Court of McRae. The following Senate bill was read second time: By Mr. WilcoxA bill to establish the City Court of Mount Vernon. The following Senate resolution was read third time and put upon its passage: By Mr. Bond,A resolution to relieve 0. T. Owen of Madison county from paying bond of Erwin Colbert. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 23,. nays o. '240 JOURNAL OF THE t:;ENATE. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following joint resolution was read first time: By Messrs. Steed and HambyA resolution to authorize examination of convict camps ..&Y, AUGUST 4, 1906. 303 Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Spence- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Camilla, so as to change same to city of Camilla. Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. At 12.30 the Senate went into executive session. Leave of absence was granted Senators Williams and Ware. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morn- ing at 11 o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Friday, August 4, 1905 The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at ro o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. On motion the roll-~all was dispensed with. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. 304 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Mr. Bunn, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to provide for the r~moval of clouds from titles in certain cases. The committee recommends that the following Senate bill do pass by substitute: A bill to authorize county authorities to deposit county money in banks and draw interest on same. The committee also recommends that the following Senate bills do not pass. A bill to provide for the" recovery ~f damages against railroads by its employees. To amend section 1036 of the Code of 1895 relative to false swearing. A bill to require all nominees for offices to file itemized statement of expenses. The committee also recommends that the following House resolution do pass : A resolution for the relief of S. Newsom. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. FRIDAY, .A.uGusT 4, 1905. 305 Mr. Crum, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following Senate bills, to wit: A bill to repeal section 453 of the Code. A bill to define vagrancy and prescribe punishments. A bill to amend section 46 I I of the Code. A bill to amend the claim laws. A bill to amend section 482I, volume 2 of the Code. A bill to require mutual, etc., fire insurance companies to deposit with State Treasurer. A bill to establish the City Court of Mount Vernon. Respectfully submitted. D. A. R. CRUM, Chairman. Mr. Blalock of the 26th district, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following Senate bill and resolution, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 936, volume I of the Code. :!0 sj 306 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE A resolution favoring a measure of congress to build up our merchant marine. Respectfully submitted. A. 0 .. BLALOCK, Chairman. Mr. Odom, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following Senate bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to incorporate the town of Byromville. A bill to amend charter of Maples. The committee has also had under consideration the following House bill, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to create the City Court of Sparta. Respectfully submitted. BENTON 0DUM, Chairman. Mr. President: Your Committee on Agriculture have had under consideration House bill No. 518, by Mr. Bush of Miller, being "a bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Miller," and they instruct me to report the same back to the Senate with the recom:_ mendation that the same do pass. Respectfully submitted. C. S. REID, Vice-Chairman. FRIDAY, AUGU::>T 4, 1905; 307 Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me as their chairman to report the same that they do pass: A bill to abolish the County Court of Hancock county. A bill to amend the City Court of Valdosta. Respectfully submitted. E. L. WALKER, Chairman. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to regulate the employment of children in\ factories, and for other purposes. A bill to amend and consolidate the several Acts Incorporating the city of Quitman. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Baxley. A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Appling county. The following Senate bills and resolution were read third time to be put upon their passage: 308 JotrRNAL OF THE SE~A'l'E. By Mr. Wheatley~ A bill to reorganize the military forces of this State. Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Copelan- A resolution favoring a measure of Congress to build up our merchant marine. Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 28, nays o. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Strange- A bill to authorize the ordinaries of this State to sell the estates of idiots and the income applied to their maintenance. Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25. nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1905. 309 By Mr. Miller- A bill to provide for the witnessing of papers outside of the State. . Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Blalock- A bill to amend the Constitution of the State -so as to authorize the Legislature to add additional Judges to the Superior Court. Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nay~ were ordered, and the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Bennet, Crum, Blalock of the 35th, Fortner, Blalock of the 26th, Foster, Bloodworth, Foy, Bond, ~'::rr, Bunn, Hand, Candler, Hogan, Carithers, ::\IcHenry, Carswell, Miller, Copeland, l\Iills, Odum, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Rose, Steed, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Fitzgerald, Graybill, ' King. Strange, 310 JOURNAl, OF THE SENATE. Those not voting were Messrs.- Hamby, Lumsden, 1\:lcAllister, Reid, Sirmans, "rare, Williams, l!r. President. The bill having received the requisite two-thirds majority was passed, and the bill is as follows: A BILL To amend the Constitution of the State by providing that the Legislature shall have authority to add additional Judges of the Superior Court for each judicial circuit, and to regulate the disposition of the business thereof by the judges of such circuits, and to provide for the submission of such constitutional amendment to the people for ratification, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That the Constitution of this State be amended by adding to paragraph 1 of section 3 of article 8 the following: 1. The Legislature shall have authority to add one or more additional Judges of the Superior Court for any judicial circuit in this State, and shall have authority to regulate the manner in which the judges of such circuits shall dispose of the business thereof, and shall fix the time at which the term or terms of office of such additional judge or judges shall begin, and the manner of his appointment or election, and shall have authority from time to time to add to the number of such judges in any judicial circuit or to reduce the number of judges in any judicial circuit, provided that at all times .there shall be at least one judge in every judicial circuit of this State. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That whenever the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be agreed FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1905. 311 to by two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered on their Journals with the ayes and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall cause such amendment to be published at least in two newspapers in each Congressional district in this State for a period of two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election. SEc. 3 Be it further enacted, That the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejec- tion to the electors of this State, at the next general elec- tion to be held after publication as provided for in the second section of this Act, in the several election districts of this State, at which election every person shall be quali- fied to vote who is entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly. All voting at such election in favor of adepting said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "For amendment authorizing Legislature to provide ad- ditional Superior Court Judges" ; all persons opposed to adoption of such amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against amendment authorizing Legislature to provide additional Superior Court Judges." SEc. 4 Be it further enacted, That the Governor is hereby authorized and directed to provide for the sub- mission of the amendment proposed in the first section of this Act to a vote of the people, as required by the Con~ stitution of this State and paragraph I of section I of article I3, and if the amendment is ratified the Governor shall, when he ascertains such ratification from the Secretary of State, to whom the returns shall be referred in the manner as in cases of election for members of the General Assembly to count and ascertain the result, issue his proclamation for an insertion in the daily papers of 312 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. this State announcing such result a,.nd declaring the amendment ratified. SEc. S Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. By unanimous consent, Senator Carswell was added to the General Judiciary Committee. The following House bills were read fir~t time: By Mr. Parker: .\ bill to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Appling county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By :Mr. Parker- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Baxley. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By :Mr. Branch- A bill to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Quitman. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. BellA bill to regulate the employment of children in facto- ries. Referred to the Committee on Immigration and Labor. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1905. 313 The following Senate bills were read first time : By Mr. Crum- A bill to amend the several Acts of the General Assembly so as to increase the salary of the Entomologist. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. WilcoxA bill to lay out and organize a new county from the counties of Irwin and \Vilcox and to define their boundanes. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. CrumA bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Roads and Revenues for Dooly county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By unanimous consent the following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage: By Messrs. Holder, Porter and \Vright- A bill to amend the Act establishing the dispensary in the city of Rome. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional 314 JouRNAL oF THE SENAT~ majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows: Amend section 1 of amendments to section 3 of the original Act by adding after the word "commissions" in the 45th line thereof the words, "provided, that no commissioner, having served for a full term of six years, shall be eligible to re-election." Amend section 4 by striking therefrom the following words, except those days in the year when the sun sets before half-after six o'clock; at such times the dispensary shall remain open until half-after six o'clock, so that paragraph 6, section 9 of said original Acts shall read : The dispensary shall not be open before sunrise nor remain open after sunset. Amend section 5 of amendment to section 12 by striking therefrom the words, on the first day of each month, and insert in lieu thereof the words, not later than tenth day of each month. By Mr. williams- A bill to incorporate the town of Rentz 111 Laurens county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Mayson and Alexander- A bill to authorize the town of Kirkwood to provide a system of public schools. Report of the committee was agreed to. FRIDAY, AuousT 4, 1905. 315 Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. vValker- A bill to amend an Act providing for a Board of Com- missioners of Roads and Revenues for Monroe county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. Peyton- A bill to provide for the removal of obstructions from the streams of this State, other than dams for operating mills. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. The following resolution was read and adopted : By Mr. Miller- A resolution. Resolved, That the Senate stand adjourned until Monday morning at 12 o'clock when it adjourns to-day. The following Senate bills were read second time and recommitted to the New Counties Committee : 316 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. By Mr. Lumsden- A bill to lay out and organize a new county to be known as the county of Crisp. By Mr. Strange- A bill to lay out and organize a new county from parts of the counties of Burke, Emanuel, Bulloch and Screven, to be known as the county of Dixie. By Mr. Foster- .-\. bill to lay off and organize the county of Kell, to be taken from the counties of Tattnall and Liberty. By Mr. Ware- A bill to create a new county to be known as the county of Candler, to be taken from the counties of Colquitt, Worth and Mitchell. By Mr. Bloodworth- A bill to create the county of Jeff Davis, to be taken from the counties of Monroe and Pike. By Mr. Williams (by request)A bill to create the county of Milledge. The following Senate bills were read second time: By Mr:. Walker- A bill to allow county commissioners of the counties of this State to deposit the surplus money of the county in a bank and receive interest on same. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, ]905; 317 By Mr. Hand- To amend section 936 of volume r of the Code. By Mr. Walker- A bill to provide for the removal of clouds from certain papers. By Mr. CrumA bill to incorporate the town of Byronville. By Mr. Hand A bill to amend the charter of the town of Maples. By Mr. Westbrook- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add Ashburn to the list of State depositories. The Senate went into executive session at 11.40 o'clo~.k The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived the Senate repaired to the hall of the House of Representatives to listen to the address of Ron. W. B. Hill, Chancellor of the University. The President of the Senate called the joint session to order and introduced the speaker, and he proceeded to deliver his address. At the conclusion of which a motion was made to dissolve the joint session. The Senate returned to its Chamber and was again called to order by the President. On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday morn ing at 12 o'clock. 318 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Monday, August 7, 1905 The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 12 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Foster, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of h.e 35th, Graybill, Blalock of fhe 26th, Hamby, Bloodworth, Hand, Bond, Hogan, Bunn, King, Candler, Lumsden, . Carithers, McAllister, Carswell, McHenry, Copeland, Miller, Crum, Mills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Peyto11, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. The Journal of Friday was read and approved. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has pas.sed by the reqmstte constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, !o wit: A bill to amend the charter of Pelham so as to authorize the establishment of a dispensary. MoNDAY, AuGusT 7, 1!}05. 319 A bill to amend the charter of Pelham relative to granting franchises. A bill to provide for paving the streets of Albany. A bill to extend the corporate limits of Albany. The House has adopted the following joint resolution of the House, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked, to wit: A resolution calling upon our Senators and Representatives in Congress to use their efforts in favor of a National Commission to study and report on a wider market for American cotton goods. The _House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to establish a system of public schools for Pierce county. A bill to incorporate the town of Wadley. A bill to regulate the running of locomobiles and similar machines in Jones county. A bill to repeal an Act amending an Act establishiug a dispensary in LaGrange. A bill to amend an Act creating the City Court of Sandersville. A bill to repeal an Act amending an Act creating the City Court of Sandersville. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Chula. 320 JouRNAL oF TH.E S:&..,.ATE. A bill to create a new charter for the city of Dublin. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to issue school bonds. A bill to amend the charter of Canton. A bill to repeal an Act creating the City Court of Carnesville. A bill to amend an Act creating the City Court of Carnesville. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Lawrenceville. A bill to incorporate the town of Hull. A bill to establish the city of Stillmore. A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Stillmore. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Dawson. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Camak. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Ringgold. A bill to authorize the town of Hogansville to issue bonds. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Statham. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Coffee county. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur. MoNDAY, AuausT 7, 1905. 321 Mr. Williams, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following Senate bills, to wit: A bill to incorporate the Centerville school district. A bill to authorize Ordinaries to have estates of insane persons, etc., managed or sold for the benefit of the minor children of such persons. A bill to amend Act to provide for making affidavits out of the State. A bill to amend Constitution, providing that Legislature shall have authority to add additional Judges of the Superior Courts. The following resolution is also correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House, to wit: A resolution favoring a measure of Congress to build up our merchant marine. Respectfully submitted. f:I. A. \iVILLIAMS1 Acting Chairman. Mr. Walker, Chairman Special Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bill, to wit, which they instruct tl sj I \. 322 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. me as their chairman to report the same back with the recommendation that it do pass: A bill to consolidate the various Acts incorporating the city of Quitman. Respectfully submitted. E. L. \VALKER, Chairman. Mr. King, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Education has had under conside:ation the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to incorporate Pendergrass public schools. A bill to amend Act creating public schools for Mari etta. A bill changing manner of electing Trustees of Camilla High School. A bill to incorporate Pineview School District. A bill to amend public school system of Boston. A bill establishing public school system in town of Roberta. A bill to repeal Act incorporating Woodbury Scho,I District. A bill amending Waresboro School :Oistrict system. MoNDAY, AuGusT 7, 1905. 323 A bill repealing Act amending public school system of Austell. A bill to amend charter of the city of Swainsboro in regard to public schools. Respectfully submitted. C. N. KING, Acting Chairman. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: By Mr. Rose- A resolution on the death of Han. E. P. Howell. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. MillerA bill to amend the charter of the city of Columbus. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to organize the county of Ben. Hill in this State. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. WheatleyA bill to create and lay out the county of Atkinson. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. WheatleyA bill to lay off and organize the county of Cooper. Referred to Committee on New Counties. 324 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay out and organize the county of Brantley. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay out and organize the new county of Cromartie. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay out and organize the county of Bleckley. Referred to Committee on New Counties. By Mr. WheatleyA bill to create the countY:. of Stephens in this State. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay out and create the county of Seminole. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. WheatleyA bill to lay out and organize the county of Grady. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. WheatleyA bill to lay out and organize the county of Kell. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. J\lo~DAY, AuGusT 7, 1905. 325 By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay O\lt and organize the county of Turner. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay out and organize the coanty of Stephens out of a part of Montgomery county. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay out and organize the county of Stephens, to be made from the counties of vValton, Gwinnett and Jackson. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. WheatleyA bill to lay out and organize the county of Tift. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Wheatley- A bill to lay out and organize the new county of Nicholls. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. wheatley- A bill to lay out and organize the new county of Toombs. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. 326 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. WareA bill to repeal an Act establishing a dispensary in the city of LaGrange. Referred to the Committee on Temperance. By Mr. WheatleyA bill to lay out and organize the county of Lamar. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By unanimous consent the following House bill was read second time : By Mr. Johnson- A bill to repeal an Act establishing a system of public schools for the town of Roberta. Mr. Westbrook, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report : Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bills, to wit: A bill to reorganize the military forces of the State. A bill to amend and codify the common school laws of Georgia. Respectfully submitted. CRuGER WESTBROOK, Chairman.. MoNDAY, AuGUST 7, 1905. 327 Mr. Rose, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Railroads has had under consideration the following Senate bill, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do pass as amend ed, to wit: A bill to amend section 420 of the Code.. Respectfully submitted. D. P. RosE, Chairman. The following House bills were read first time: By Messrs. Longley and Booker- A bill to authorize the town council of Hogansville to create a debt for a system of sewerage. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Mann- A bill to amend an Act incorpqrating the town of Ringgold. Referred to the Committee on Corpor.:ations. By Mr. ScruggsA bill to amend an Act incorporating the town o1 Camak. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. 328 ~OURN.&.L OF THE SENATE, By Mr. RaineyA bill to amend the charter of the city of Dawson. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Longley- A bill to repeal an Act amending an Act establishing the dispensary at LaGrange. Referred to the Committee on Temperance. By ~fr. Jackson- A bill to regulate the running of automobiles in Jones county. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Messrs. Duggan and vValker- A bill to amend the Act creating the City Court of Sandersville. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Alexander and Mayson- A bill to amend the charter for the town of Decatur so as to pt:avide for a board of tax assessors. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. WardA bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commis- sioners of Roads and Revenues for Coffee county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. / MoNDAY, AuousT 7, 1905. 329 By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Statham in Jackson county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Waters- A bill to establish a system of public schools for Pierce .county. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Moore- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Canton. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. WilliamsA bill to create a new charter for the city of Dublin .Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Saffold and RountreeA bill to establish the city of Stillmore, m Emanuel county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Swilling- A bill to amend sections 34 and 35 of an Act establishing the City Court of Carnesville. Referred to the Special Judi~iary Committee. 330 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, By Messrs. Duggan and Walker- A bill to repeal an Act amending an Act creating the City Court of Sandersville. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Ramsey- A bill to incorporate the town of Wadley. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Williams and RuckerA bill to incorporate the town of Hull. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Griffin and Green- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to issue school bonds. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act incorporating the town of Chula. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Nix-. A bill to amend section 48 of an Act incorporating the city of Lawrenceville. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. MoNDAY, AuausT 7, 1905. 331 By Mr. Swilling- A bill to repeal an Act establishing the. City Court of Carnesville. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to abolish an Act incorporating the town of Stillmore. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. The following Senate bills were read third time and put upon their passage: By Mr. HandA bill to amend the charter of the town of Maples. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Westbrook....:.. A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add the city of Ashburn to the list of State depositories. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 332 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. CrumA bill to incorporate the town of Byronville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Walker- A bill to allow county authorities to deposit surplus money of the county in a bank and receive interest on the same. This bill was tabled. By Mr. Hand- A bill to amend section 936 of the Code relative to return of taxes. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. WalkerA bill to remove clouds from title of deeds and other instruments in this State. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays o. MoNDAY, AuGusT 7, 1905. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. MillerA bill to prescribe the practice in the manner of filing and hearing demurrers. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. MillerA bill to provide for the service of all pleadings subse- quent to the original petition. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. MillerA bill to amend section 4558 of the Code. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. MillerA bill to provide how pleas of set-off and recoupment shall be filed to require plaintiffs to plead thereto. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. MillerA bill to provide for service and answering of amend- ments to petitions filed in the several courts of this State. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. 334 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Bunn- A bill to regulat~ the business of industrial life insurance in this State. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Bunn- A bill to amend section 2061 of the Code of 1895. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. Senator Strange was granted an indefinite leave of absence on account of sickness of himself. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Tuesday, August 8, 1905. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Bloodworth, Alsobrook, Bond, Bennet, Bunn. Blalock of the 35th, Candler, Blalock of the 26th, Carithers, Carswell, Copeland, Crum, Fitzgerald, Former, Foster, :tA v, AuGUST 10, 1905. 411 By Mr. Bell- A bill to' regulate the employment of children in the factories. On motion the action of the Senate in recommitting the following bills was reconsidered: By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to establish a dispensary in the city of Ocilla. By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to fix the license of retailing spirituous liquors in Wilcox county. The following Senate bills were read second time: By Mr. McAllister- A bill to amend the charter of Cuthbert. By Mr. Adams- A bill to amend the Act providing that pchool of Pharmacy shall consist of seventy-two weeks. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. King- A bill to amend section 574 of the Code. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Miller- A bill to divide the State of Georgia into eleven Con- 412 JOURNAl, OF THE SENATE, gressional districts in conformity to an Act of Congress of the United States approved January I6, I90I. Referred to Committee on Congressional Reapportionment. By unanimous consent the State Reformatory bill was made special order for to-morrow morning immediately after the reading of the Journal. At I2.30 the Senate went into executive session. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Friday, August I I, I 90S The Senate. met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. On motion the roll-call was dispensed with. On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Mr. McHenry, Chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Labor, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Immigration and Labor has had un- der consideration the following bill of the House, which FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 413 it instructs me to report without recommendation, and with the request that it be made the special and continuing order for Tuesday next after the reading of the Journal, to wit: A bill to regulate the employment of children in factories, etc. Respectfully submitted. McHENRY, Chairman. The special order was taken up, read third time and put upon its passage. By Mr. Felder- A bill to provide for a State Reformatory in this State for juvenile criminals. The following amendment was offered : By striking all of section 20 after the word "county" in the sth line thereof. Upon the adoption of this amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs,- Bond, Carithers, Fitzgerald, Graybill, Hamby, Hand, Hogan, King, Lumsden, l\:lcAIIister, Odum, Peyton, Reid, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox. Williams, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Arlams, Alsobroolt:, Bennet. 414 JOURNAI, OF THE SENATE. Bloodworth, Bunn, Candler, Carswell, Copelan, Crum, Foster, Foy, Farr, McHenry, Miller, Mills, Phillips, Ware, Those not voting were Messrs.- Blalock of the 35th, Parker, Blalock of the 26th, Rose, Fortner, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Mr. President. The amendment was adopted. Report of the committee as amended was adopted. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Alsobrook, Bennet, Bloodworth, Bond, Bunn.. Candler, Carithers, Carswell, Copelan Crum, Fitzgerald, Foster, Foy, Furr, Graybill, Hamby, Hand, Hogan, King, Lumsden, McAllister, McHenry, Miller, Odum, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Mills, Those not voting were Messrs.- Blalock of the 35th, Steed, Blalock of the 26th, Sirmans, Fortner, Strange, l\lr. President. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 415 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Hand, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following House resolution, which it .instructs me to report with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: A resolution to allow the Trustees for the Academy for the Blind to apply certain balances to erection of new buildings. Respectfully submitted. HAND, Chairman. Mr. wheatley, Chairman of the Committee on New . Counties, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on New Counties has had under consideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to provide for the organization of new counties, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Chairman. Mr. Williams, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: 416 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing reports as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bills, to wit : A bill to amend Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Dooly county. A bill to amend the charter of Vienna. Respectfully submitted. WILLIAMS, Acting Chairman. Mr. King, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Temperance has had under consideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to repeal an Act amending an Act establishing the dispensary of LaGrange. Also a bill to make it unlawful to manufacture spirituous liquors in Upson county. The committee also recommends that the following House bill do not pass : A bill amending the charter of the town of McCaysville. Respectfully submitted. C. N. KING, Chairman. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 417 Mr. Wilcox, Chairman of the Committee on Academy for the Deaf and Dumb, submitted the following report, VIZ.: Mr. President: We, the Committee on the Schools for the Deaf, beg leave to report as follows.: We visited the schools in a body and made as careful inspection of them as was possible within the limits of time which we could devote to them. We found the buildings and grounds in the care of the superintendent and other officers, but the pupils were at home on their summer vacation. We found the buildings and grounds carefully and neatly kept, the grounds espe- cially presenting a beautiful appearance. The waterworks system was found in the very best condition, furnishing ample supply of pure water pumped from a spring, and from a test made in our presence, it was made plain that it could give excellent protection from fire. There are, we regret to report, some portions of the old buildings in need of repairs, a new floor being needed badly in one of them, its roof repaired and changes made to secure better ventilation. For the purposes of these and other repairs, we suggest that an annual appropriation of $I,SOO be made. The cleanliness of floors, beds, clothes, indeed of all things about these schools, was quite satisfactory. Everything observed was clean and well-ordered. vVe concur in the recommendations made by a committee of the House who preceded us by a few days in inspecting these schools. There can be no two opinions as to the urgent need of more dormitory space. \Ve found that every room was %7 sj 418 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. over-crowded, many of them having twice as many occupants as can live healthfully in them. We found that in the white schools one hundred and sixty pupils with their teachers and officers lived; in the colored schools there had been forty pupils, with their teachers and officers. The rooms in which they live are not only badly crowded, but poorly lighted and ventilated an?, all in all, their living conditions are far from healthful. This can be remedied only in one way-the erection of more dormitory buildings. Your committee would also recommend that the present poorly-lighted and ill-ventilated rooms used as an infirmary be supplanted by rooms adapted better for that important purpose. The very few bathrooms are utterly inadequate for the daily needs of the management. Your committee urges that these needs of sufficient sleeping-room space, of proper infirmaries, and of bathing facilities, be met at once by the erection of a building, and we believe that if the Legislature could look on these dark and crowded rooms in which these unfortunates are now forced to live, it would go promptly to its plain duty. We found shops nicely provided for the instruction of our deaf boys in shoemaking, printing, woodwork, and that the boys are daily instructed in dairy, farm and garden work. Competent instruction is also given the girls in sewing, dining-room service, and other manual arts. The effort of the management is addressed to gi~e each pupil some trade in which they will have skill sufficient to make them self-sustaining citizens after leaving the schools. In all things, except the unhealthful crowding of children in poorly-lighted and poorly-ventilated rooms, your committee commend in the highest terms the schools for our deaf children. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 419 We have in Georgia 500 deaf children who should be daily trained in these schools. Of these only 200 attend. If more rooms be provided we could hope that more of these pupils would get the blessings of the training our State wishes to give them. The new building referred to is needed to provide properly for the number of pupils now attending. The State should provide for and encourage the attendance of all its deaf children. A bill for a building has been introduced in the House. We unanimously favor its passage. GEo. M. WILCOX, Chairman. The following resolution was read and adopted : By Mr. Bunn- A resolution convening the Senate at 9 o'clock a.m., beginning with next Tuesday, August IS, until different hour is named. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules: By Mr. Miller- A resolution that the President of the Senate appoint a standing committee of the Senate to be known as the "Committee on Apportionment of Congressional Districts." House bill No. 25, known as the child labor bill, was made special order for next Tuesday immediately after the reading of the Journal. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: 420 JOURNAL OF THE SENATB. Mr. President: The House has concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to prohibit the manufacture of distilled liquors in Spalding county. A bill to amend an Act providing for a Board of Commissioners for Monroe county. A bill to incorporate the town of Pitts. A bill to amend an Act regulating salaries of Judges of the Superior Court. A bill to fix the salary of Judges of City Courts in certain cities. The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to make appropriations for the increase of compensation due the Governor and other officials under the Acts of 1904. A bill to incorporate Jenkinsburg School District. A bill to amend an Act creating a City Court in the county of Bartow. A bill to incorporate the town of Cobbtown. A bill to amend an Act amending an Act establishing the City Court of Dublin. :\ bill to provide for the creation of local school districts. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, -1905. 421 A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government and the public institutions, and for other purposes. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Sylvania. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Quitman. A bill to exempt licensed embalmers from jury duty. A bill to authorize the Commissioners of Walton county to pay costs in certain cases of conviction. A bill to establish a convict farm in Bibb county. A bill to amend an Act establishing a Board of Commissioners for Bibb county. Mr: Walker, Chairman Special Judiciary Committee, submits the following report : Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me as their chairman to report same back with the recommendation that they do pass: A bill to establish City Court of Leesburg, in Lee county. A bill to establish City Court of Camilla, in Mitchell county. 422 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. A bill to repeal City Court of Camilla, m Mitchell county. A bill to abolish County Court of Lee county. Respectfully submitted. E. L. W ALKR, Chairman. The following Senate bills were read third time to be put upon their passage : By Mr. Adams- A bill to amend the Act providing that seventy-two weeks shall be necessary for the receiving of license for pharmacy. This bill was tabled. By Mr. McAllisterA bill to amend the charter of the city of Cuthbert. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. WestbrookA bill to establish a charter for the town of Warwick. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays o. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 423 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. WestbrookA bill to establish a new charter for the town of Omega. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Westbrook- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Sylvester, in worth county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. House bill No. 513 was recommitted to the Temperance Committee. By unanimous consent the following House bill was read third time and put upon its passage: By Mr. WrightA bill to amend the charter for the city of Rome. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. 424 JOURNAL OF THE :SENATE. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following House bill was taken up with adverse report from the committee. The report was agreed to and bill was lost: By Mr. Powell- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of McCaysville. The following Senate bills were read first time: By Mr. Candler- A bill to amend section 2778 of the Code. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend paragraph 2 of section I of article I I of the Constitution. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. Ware- A bill to incorporate the town of Corinth, m Heard county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. The following House bills were read second time: By Mr. Longley- A bill to reveal an Act amending the Act establishing the dispensary in LaGrange. FHJDAY, AUGU,.,T 11, 1905. 425 By Mr. Rose- A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture any spirituous liquors in Upson county. By Mr. Hall- A bill to provide for the organization of the new counties, and for other purposes. By Mr. Rose- A resolution to authorize the Trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind to apply certain unexpended balances to the erection of buildings. The following House bills were read third time to be put upon their passage: By Mr. Hutcheson- A bill to incorporate the Waco School District, m Haralson county. Report of the committee \vas agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. SwillingA bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of Roys- ton. Report of the ccmmittee was agreed to. Vpon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. 426 JOURNAL OF THE SENAT& The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. LumpkinA bill to incorporate the Chickamauga School District. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following House bill was also taken up for a third reading and put upon its passage, to wit, No. 13: By Messrs. Stovall, Anderson and Lawrence- A bill to provide for the election of the Judges of the City Court of Savannah; to fix the times for such elections, the term of office of said Judges, and for other purposes. Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following additional report: House bill No. 1 3 At the hearing before the Special Judiciary Committee, the parties opposing the passage of the bill presented copy of the Savannah Press, dated June 12, 1905, containing a copy of the caption of House bill No. 13. They also presented a certificate of the Ordinary of Chatham county, which stated that a copy of the caption of the bill had been posted by him on June 13, 1905, at the court-house of Chatham county, Georgia. Copies of the foregoing have been filed with the Journal Clerk. E. L. wALKER, Chairman Special Judiciary Committee. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 427 And had sent to the Secretary's desk a copy of the Savannah Press dated June 12, 1905, containing the notice of the intention to introduce the foregoing bill, and also the following certificate from the clerk of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham county : GEORGIA, CHATHAM CouNTY. I, Joseph Molina, clerk of the Court of Ordinary, hereby certify that, on the 13th day of June, 1905, the following notice was posted at the door of the court-house, namely: NOTICE. "Notice is hereby given that at the next session of the General Assembly there will be introduced a bill entitled 'An Act to provide for the election of the Judges of the City Court of Savannah; to fix the time for such election, the term of office of said Judges, and for other purposes.'" Witness my official signature this 2d day of August, 1905 Jos. MoLINA, Clerk Court Ordinary C. C., Ga. The President of the Senate had the following letter read and entered on the Journal: ATLANTA, GA., August 3, I905 H on. W. S. West, President of the Senate. DEAR SIR: Quite often the inquiry is made of me, as Attorney-General, to determine the question of what is a local or special bill within the meaning of article 3, section 7, paragraph 16 of the Constitution. This paragraph, by reference to which you will observe, requires that no- 42~ JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. tice of a local or special bill shall be advertised thirty days prior to the introduction of such bill into the General Assembly. It is important, in the interest of legislation, that additional light should be thrown upon this subject, and to that end I will take the liberty of suggesting that a test case may be made by requesting that the Journal may affirmatively show that the thirty days' notice of the intended introduction of a bill was not in fact given prior to its introduction into the General Assembly. To be more specific, the exact question arises on whether or not a constitutional City Court is a local or special bill in the meaning of the Constitution which requires advertisement. It is this kind of a bill especially that I would have judicially determined whether the advertisement referred to is essential. Yours very truly, J NO. C. HART, Attorney-General. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Swilling- A bill to incorporate the town of Royston. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. Amend section 46 of said bill by striking out the words FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 429 "telegraph and telephone" in the third and fourth lines of said section. By Mr. Moore- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Canton. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendnrents are as follows: Amend section 3 of said bill by striking out the word "regulate," which appears after the word "may" and before the word "grant" in the seventh line of said section, so that said section three, when so amended, will read .as follows: Section 3 Be it further enacted, That it shall have control of its streets and sidewalks; it may regulate the manner of riding and driving on the same; may lay out, open, widen, close, \vork, grade, curb and pave its streets and sidewalks, and may charge any and all of the expense of curbing and paving any sidewalk to the adjacent and abutting property owner; it may prohibit the running at large of any domestic animal and fowls of all kinds upon its streets; it may grant and refuse to grant any franchise for any public improvement, street railroad, gas plant, electric plant, waterworks system and telephone system; it may put in sewerage necessary to drain said town, and may compel property owners to connect with the same; it may condemn private property to open and widen streets, lay down sewer pipes and water pipes under the 430 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, same rules as now provided by law to open roads; it may regulate and prohibit shooting and burning of any fireworks upon its streets. Amend section 12 of said bill by striking out the words "and telephone plant," which appear in the second line of said section; and further amend said section by striking out the words "or telephone," which appear in the third line of said section, so that said section when so amended will read as follows : Sectiop 12. Be it further enacted, That said corporation may own and operate a gas plant, electric plant, water plant, or may own any or all of the stock in any gas, electric, water company. When any such plant has been installed, it may appoint such officers and committees to control and manage its business as the mayor and council may deem best, under such rules and regulations as it may enact. By Mr. WilliamsA bill to create a new charter for the city of Dublin. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Sutton and Revill- A bill to incorporate the Woodbury School District, in Meriwether county. Report of the committee was agreed to. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 431 Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. AlfordA bill to create the City Court of Sylvester. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Revill and Sutton- A bill to incorporate the Lone Oak School District, in Meriwether county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to establish the City Court of Fitzgerald. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. Amendments are as follow : 432 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Amend section thirty-five by adding between the words "jury" and "but," in the last line, the following, "except in cases otherwise provided by General Statute." Amend section forty-three by striking the words "out of the county fund" and adding between the word "paid" in the third to the last line of said section, and the word "as" in the second to the last line the following words, "by the city of Fitzgerald." Amend section forty-four by adding at the end of said section the following, "provided said convicts are ablebodied men and women." Amend section forty-six by inserting between the word "counsel" and "be" in the fifth line of said section the following, "upon payment of all costs." Amend section fifty-one by striking all of said section after the word "and" in the fourth line and adding the following, "all costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section shall be borne by the city of Fitzgerald." Amend further by striking all of section fifty-two. Amend further by numberil'lg the following sections after section fifty-one, consecutively, fifty-two, fifty-three, etc. By Messrs. Nowell and Galloway- A bill to incorporate the Academy of Social Circle. Report of the committee was agreed to. "Cpen the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 433 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Alexander and Mayson- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur so as to provide for a board of tax-assessors. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of'the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Jackson- A bill to provide for holding certain courts m cases herein mentioned. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Ward- A bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Coffee county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisit~ constitutional majority was passed. 28 sj \ 434 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Statham. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Griffin and Green- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to issue school bonds. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Alford- A bill to repeal the Act establishing the City Court of Sylvester. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nayso. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Blackburn- A bill to amend the Act authorizing Judges of the Superior Courts to appoint special bailiffs. I FRIDAY, AuousT 11, 1905. 435 Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Hall- A bill fo provide for holding four terms of the Superior Court of Bibb county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Fraser- A bill to make the officers of Judge and Solicitor of the County Court of Liberty elective by the people. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Stovall, Anderson and Lawrence- A bill to regulate the salaries of stenographic reporters in towns of not less than 54,000 nor more than 75,000 inhabitants. Report of the committee was agreed to. 436 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having recei'ved the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. Amendments are as follows: Amend the caption of the bill by inserting between the word "inhabitants" and the word "and" the following words, "and of those counties which have therein cities of not less than 23,000 nor more than 39,000 inhabitants." And further amend by adding to the bill the following additional section, to be numbered section No. 2: "Be it further enacted, That in all counties in this State having cities with a population of not less than 23,000 nor more than 39,000 inhabitants, according to the last United States census, the compensation of the stenographic reporter of the judicial circuits in which said counties are situated, shall be the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, such compensation to be in full for all services of any kind properly chargeable to and to be paid out of the treasury of the counties in which said cities are located as other court expenses are paid; and in all such counties as are in this section described the said stenographic reporter shall tum over monthly to the county treasurers of said counties all monies collected by him for reporting and transcribing all civil cases and all misdemeanor cases which may be so reported and transcribed in the Superior Court of said county, a monthly report to be made by him in writing to the county commissioners of said counties of all such monies so collected and paid over by him, the said monies to become a part of the county funds." FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 43'7 And further amend by changing section 2 of the original bill to section 3 The following House bills were read first time : By Mr. Wise- A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government and public institutions of the State. Referred to Committee on Finance. By Mr. Branch- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Quitman. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Rountree- A bill to amend the Act amending the Act establishing the City Court of Dublin. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. ConnorA bill to amend the Act entitled an Act to create the City Court of Bartow county. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Smith and CliftonA bill to incorporate the town of Cobbtown. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. 438 JouRNAL oF THE SENATB. By Mr. Beauchamp-- A bill to incorporate the Jenkinsburg Public School District. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to pr~>Vide for the creation of local district schools ; for levying and collecting local tax by counties. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Bowden- A bill to make appropriation for increase of compensation of Governor and Judges of the Superior and Supreme Courts. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. OverstreetA bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Sylvania, in Screven county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. AlmandA bill to exempt licensed embalmers from jury duty. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By Messrs. Davis and Felder- A bill to amend the Act establishing the County Board of Commissioners for Bibb county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. 439 By Mr. Gallow~y- A bill to authorize the county authorities of Walton county to pay the legal costs in misdemeanor cases convicted. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Hall, Davis and FelderA bill to establish in Bibb county a convict farm. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. The following House bills were read second time : By Mr. SpenceA bill to establish the City Court of Camilla. By Mr. Spence- A bill to repeal the Act establishing the City Court of Camilla. By Mr. Calloway- A bill to abolish the County Court of Lee county. By Mr. Calloway- A bill to establish the City Court of Leesburg, in Lee county. The following Senate bill was read first time: 440 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Carithers- A bill to provide for the changes of county lines lying within the limits of incorporated towns and cities. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. Mr. Miller gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the Senate in passing the reformatory bill. One hundred copies of the General Tax Act was ordered printed. On motion the Senate will stand adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock when it adjourns to-day. At 12.46 the Senate went into executive session. Senator King was granted leave of absence for Monday and Tuesday. On motion the Senate adjourned. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Monday, August 14, 1905. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: A.oams, Alsobrook, Bennet, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1905. 441 Blalock of the 35th, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Graybill, Bloodworth, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Bunn. Hogan, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, McAllister, Carswell, McHenry, Copelan Miller, Crum, Mills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Foster, Peyton, Foy, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sh"Dlans, Strange, . Walker, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- King, The reading of the Journal was dispensed with, on mo- tion. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to incorporate Cobbtown. A bill abolishing charter of Reidsville. A bill incorporating the city of Reidsville. Respectfully submitted. B~NTON OnuM, Chairman. 442 JouRNAL oF THE SENA."TB. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report : Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations. has had under consideration the following Senate and House bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to incorporate the town of Corinth. A bill to amend Act amending Act to establish the City Court of Dublin. The committee has also had under consideration the following House bill, which it instructs me to report with the recqmmendation that it do pass by substitute, to wit: A bill to incorporate the town of Millwood. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OnuM, Chairman. Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following House bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill amending Act establishing City Court of Sylvama. A bill amending Act establishing City Court of Quitman. MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1905. 443 A bill to allow county authorities of Walton county to pay costs where convicts are worked on chain-gang. A bill to establish a convict ann in Bibb county. A bill amending Act establishing a County Board of Commissioners for Bibb county. Respectfully submitted. E. L. WALKER, Chairman. 'rhe following is the report of the Committee on State Sanitarium : Mr. President: Your Committee on State Sanitarium visited that institution on July the 27th and 28th and on investigation found that the same is well managed by its able and proficient superintendent and re~ident physician, Dr. T. 0. Powell, and his well selected corps of assistants. We further found that the public buildings and grounds about them are unusually well kept, and that the unfortunate inmates receive the very best attention, and the sick among them are well nursed by skilled and faithful attendants. We further find that in many instances the attendants and nurses, and especially the females among them, are poorly paid for their services, and we therefore recommend that the trustees take this subject up at their earliest convenience, with the view of more justly and equitably increasing the salaries of these faithful and proficient public servants. We further find that the waterworks of the institution are ancient and much dilapidated, and is therefore wholly inadequate for the present and future needs of the insti- 444 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. tution; that the water supply is insufficient both in quantity and quality, and we therefore recommend that new waterworks be installed, and that the General Assembly at its present session appropriate sufficient funds for that purpose. Respectfully submitted. R. E. A. HAMBY, Chairman. By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was read second time and recommitted to the Committee pn Banks: By Mr. Blalock- A bill to amend the Act to provide for the incorporation of trust companies. By unanimous consent the following House bill was read second time and recommitted: By Mr. Wise- A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government and for the public institutions of the State. The following is the report of Commission on Registration of Land Titles to the General Assembly of Georgia: At the annual meeting of the Georgia Bar Association, held at Tallulah Falls in I<)03, the committee appointed under a resolution adopted at a previous meeting of the Association to investigate the Torrens system, and similar systems, for the registration of land titles, through its MoNDAv, AuGusT 14, 1905. 445 chairman, the late Washington Dessau, submitted an elaborate and most valuable report, which appears as Appendix C in the report of the proceedings of that session,, under which, and as a result of the discussion which then ensued, a committee consisting of Ron. Washington Dessau, Judge Howard VanEpps and Judge J. L. Sweat were appointed to bring the matter to the attention of his Excellency, Joseph M. Terrell, with the view of having legislative acti?n taken upon the subject, which committee performed the duty assigned it and the Governor sent a special message to the Legislature, whereupon a resolution was adopted by that body providing for the appointment of a commission to be composed of two members of the Senate, three members of the House and three members of the Bar of the State, to be known as the Commission on the Registration of Land Titles, and charged with the duty of investigating and considering the subject with particular reference to the Torrens system, said Commission to report to the ensuing session of the General Assembly; said resolution to be found on pages 689 and 69o of the Georgia Laws of 1903. Pursuant to the resolution aforesaid a Commission was appointed consisting of H. A. Matthews and H. H. Perry of the Senate, T. S. Felder, B. S. Miller and P. M. Mulherin of the House, together with Washington Dessau, Arthur G. Powell and R. T. Fouche from the Bar of the State. Said Commission organized and proceeded with its work, but, not having completed same, asked for additional time, and thereupon the Legislature at its session in 1904 passed a further resolution, to be found on pages 758 and 759 of the Georgia Laws of 1904, continuing the Commission in full force and effect and directing it to report to the next session of the General Assembly, but on account of the death of Mr. Dessau and other intenening causes the 446 JouRNAL OF THE SElf.A.TlL work of the Commission is still incomplete and it is unable to make a final report by bill or otherwise to the Legislature now in session, and hence respectfully asks that further time be allowed it for that purpose. His Excellency, Governor Terrell, has appointed Judge J. L. Sweat as a member of said Commission to succeed the Honorable Washington Dessau, deceased, and R. T. Fouche haviJ;Ig recently resigned, the Governor has filled the vacancy occasioned thereby by the appointment of Hon. Warren Grice. The Cott;~mission, as now constituted, is therefore composed of H. A. Matthews, H. H. Perry, T. S. Felder, B. S. Miller, and P. M. Mulherin, together with Messrs. Arthur G. Powell, Warren Grice and J. L. Sweat. In the opinion of the Commission there is no more impOrtant subject which can engage the attention of the General Assembly of the State than that of the registration of land titles, involving the qu,estion of the adoption of the Torrens system, or some similar system. Under the present law of the State any deed apparently properly executed, and any number of deeds to the same tract of land, extending even to forged deeds, may be recorded, so that it is rendered impossible from a mere examination of the records to ascertain and determine in whom the true and genuine title is vested. The effect, therefore, is in a measure to render the sale of land to investors more difficult and to lessen their value as security to lenders of money. The Torrens system, or similar systems, for the registration of land titles has notonly been adopted by many of the most enlightened and progressive foreign countries, but in comparatively recent years has been adopted by several of the States of the United States, and is now under consideration by the legislatures of other States. MoNDAY, AuGusT 14, 1905. 447 Under the proposed system only the true title as ascer- tained and adjudicated would be registered and thereafter as the grant from the State is now the source of title, the title thus adjudicated and registered, would be the true and only source of title, and all subsequent transactions effecting the particular land would be noted ; and in re- spect t9 title by prescription, which now necessarily rests largely in parole, when adjudicated under said system, it would become a matter of record and settled for all time. Indulging the hope that a further resolution will be adopted at the present session of the General Assembly of the State, continuing the Commission in full force and effect, with power to report by bill or otherwise, to the next session, the foregoing is respectfully submitted. This July 26, I905 J. L. SwEAT, B. S. MILLER, wARREN GRICE, T. s. FELDER, P. M. MULHERIN, ARTHUR G. POWELL, H. H. PERRY, H. A. MATHEWS, Commission on Registration of Land Titles. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Enrollment Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Enrollment reports as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, the following Acts and resolution, to wit: An Act amending Act establishing the City Court of Hartwell. 448 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. An act amending the charter of Pelham, authorizing a dispensary.. An Act to amend the charter of Pelham, authorizing grant of franchises. An Act to confer upon the City Court of Columbus jurisdiction of certain criminal offenses. An Act to change and extend corporate limits of Albany. An Act to provide a method of paving the streets of Albany. A resolution for a commission to investigate the affairs at Ducktown. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OnuM, Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Mr. President: . The Committee on Enrollment reports as duly enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House and delivered to the Governor, the following Acts and resolution, to wit: An Act amending the Act establishing the City Court of Hartwell. An Act amending the charter of Pelham, authorizing a dispensary. MoNDAY, AuGbsT 14, 1905. 449 An Act amending the charter of Pelham, authorizing grant of franchises. An Act to confer upon the City Court of Columbus jurisdiction of certain criminal cases. An Act to change and extend corporate limits of Albany. An Act to provide a method of paving streets of Albany. A resolution for a commission to investigate the affairs at Ducktown. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OouM, Chairman. Mr. Crum, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the followiQg report: Mr. President: The Committee on Engrossing, reports as correctly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bills, to wit : A bill to amend the charter of Cuthbert. A bill to amend Act approved August 13, 1904. A bill to repeal an Act establishing a dispen>'l.ry in LaGrange. A bill to establish a charter for town of Warwick. 29 sj 450 JOURNAL OP THE SENATE. A bill to amend Act incorporating city of Sylvester. A bill to establish a charter for the town of Omega. Respectfully submitted. D. A. R. CRUM, Acting Chairman. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. Phillips- A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Blue Ridge, so as to make the same a city. Referred to the Committee on Temperance. The following Senate bill was read second time: By Mr. Ware- A bill to incorporate the town of Corinth. The following House bills were read second time : By Mr. Clifton- A bill to incorporate the city of Reidsville. By Messrs. Clifton and Smith- A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Reidsville. By Messrs. Smith and CliftonA bill to incorporate the town of Cobbtown. By Mr. Galloway- A bill to authorize the county authorities of Walton county to pay legal costs in certain cases. MoNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1905. 451 By Mr. Overstreet- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Sylvania. By Messrs. Hall, Davis and Felder- A bill to establish in and for the county of Bibb a convict farm. By Mr. Rountree-- A bill to amend an Act amending the Act establishing theCity Court of Dublin. By Mr. BranchA bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Quitman. J3y Messrs. Davis and FelderA bill to amend the Act establishing the board of coun- ty commissioners of Bibb county. By Mr. Spence- A bill to incorporate the town of Millwood in Ware county. The following Senate bill was taken from the table and recommitted to the Agricultural Committee: By Mr. Ware-A bill to amend section 542 of the Code. The following message was received from the House 452 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has concurred in the Senate amendment of the following bills of the House, to wit : A bill to create a board of commissioners for Miller county. A bill to amend an Act creating the City Court of Valdosta. A bill to create the City Court of Sparta. The House has failed to concur in the Senate amendment to the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of the city of Brunswick. The House has passed, as amended by the House, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the Senate, to wit: A bill to establish the City Court of Pelham. The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: A bill to amend the Act approved August 15, 1903, prescribing the qualification of jurors. A bill to incorporate the town of Byromville. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Maples. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Columbus. MoNDAY, AuGusT 14, 1905. 453 The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to create the county of Tift. A bill to create the county of Crisp. A bill to create the county of Turner. A bill to create the county of Jeff Davis. A bill to create the county of Jenkins. A bill to incorporate Collins school district. A bill to provide for levying a tax in Union graded school district. 1 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. A bill to amend the Ad establishing the City Court of Buford. A bill to incorporate Union school district. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Dublin. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of I Lexington. A bill to provide for State depository at Nashville. A bill to abolish the City Court of Tattnall. A bill to establish the City Court of Reidsville. A bill to incorporate the Haralson school district A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of ranklin. 454 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Douglas. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Forsyth. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Arlington. A bill to establish a public school system for the town of Arlington. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Ocilla. A .bill to establish the County Court of Dade county. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Trenton. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Fayetteville. A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Butts county. A bill to incorporate Menlo school district. A bill to establish a public school system in the town o~ Buena Vista. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta. A bill to amend the charter of Tallapoosa. A bill to authorize the city of Marietta to incur a deb for electric lights, and for other purposes. The following House bill was read third time and pl1 upon its passage: MoNDAY, AuousT 14, 1905. 466 By Mr. Hall- A bill to provide for the organization of new counties, and to provide the manner of electing officers for said counties. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was taken from the table to be put upon its passage : By Mr. Adams- A bill to amend the Act providing that schools of pharmacy shall consist of at least seventy-two weeks residence work at" least eighteen hours per week. On motion the bill was tabled. By unanimous consent the following House resolution was read second time and recommitted : By Mr. Bowden- A resolution to make appropnattons for the mcrease of compensation of the Governor and Judges. The following resolution was read and adopted as amended: By Mr. Steed- A resolution making the new county bills special order for Wednesday immediately after the reading of the Journal. 406 JOURNAl. OF THE SENATE. Amendments are: Provided that the same shall not displace; provided that the tax Act shall not be displaced for the new county bills. The following House bills were read first time : By Mr. Knight- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code, so as to add Nashville to the list of State depositories. Referred to Commit~ee on ~anks and Banking. By Mr. Rountree- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Dublin. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Smith and CliftonA bill to incorporate the Collins school district. By Messrs. Clifton and SmithA bill to establish the City Court of Reidsville. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Alford and Wilcox - A bill to lay off and organize a new county out of the counties of Irwin, Wilcox and Dooly. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. MoNDAY, AuGusT 14, 1905. 457 By Mr. Arnold- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Lexington. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Alford- A bill to incorporate new school districts m Worth county. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Messrs. Wilson and Nix- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Buford. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Slaton, Blackburn and BellA bill to amend the charter of Atlanta. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Ward- A bill to lay off and organize a new county out of portions of Appling and Coffee counties. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Cureton- A bill to repeal an Act to create a County Court for the county of Dade. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. 458 JouRNAL oF THE SENAT. By Mr. Hill- A bill to lay out and organize the county of Crisp. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Green- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to contract and incur a debt for the furnishing of electric lights and waterworks. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Clifton and SmithA bill to abolish the City Court of Tattnall county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Smith- A bill to establish a public school system for the town of Arlington. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. DunbarA bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Saffold and RountreeA bill to create the county of Jenkins. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. MoNDAY, AuousT 14, 1905. 469 By Mr. Nolan- A biii to provide for the levying of school tax in Union school district. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Wise- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City. Court of Fayetteville. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Bowden- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Forsyth. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Revili and Sutton- A hili to create and incorporate the Haralson school district. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Smith- A hili to amend the charter of the town of Arlington. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. KnightA bill to create the county of Tift. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. 460 JouRNAL oF THE SENAT& By Mr. Swilling- A bill to amend sections 4 and 6 of an Act establishing the City Court of Franklin. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Knight- A bill to amend the Act creating the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Berrien county. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Ward- A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Douglasville. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. WilcoxA bill to amend the charter of the city of Ocilla. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Cureton- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Trenton, in Dade county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to establish the public school system in the town of Buena Vista. Referred to the Committee on Education. MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1905. 461 By Mr. Rudicil- A bill to incorporate the Menlo school district. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. HutchesonA bill to amend the charter of Tallapoosa. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. Mr. Bunn, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to regulate the business of industrial insurance in this State. A bill to amend section 2061 of the Code. A bill to amend the Act creating the city Court of Polk county. A bill to provide for the change of county lines within incorporated towns. The committee also recommends that the following House bill do pass: 462 JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. A bill to amend the Act creating the City Court ofBartow county. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage : By Mr. Calloway- A bill to establish the City Court of Leesburg. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Rose- A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture any alcoholic or spirituous liquors in Upson county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was"passed. By Mr. Spence- A bill to establish the City Court of Camilla, in Mitchell county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. MoNDAY, AuGUST 14, 1905. 4'63 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Spence- A bill to repeal an Act establishing the City Court of Camilla. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Swilling- A bill to repeal the Act establishing the City Court of Carnesville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. McElmurray and Davis- A bill to amend the Act establishing the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Burke county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 464 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, By Mr. SteedA bill to extend the powers of the Railroad Commis- SIOn. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Swilling- A bill to amend sections 34 and 35 of the Act establishing the City Court of Carnesville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Longley- A bill to repeal the Act amending the Act establishing the dispensary at LaGrange. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. This bill was taken from the table and put upon its passage. MoND 'Y, AuGUST 14, 1905. 465 By Mr. Calloway- A bill to abolish the County Court of Lee county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Rose- A resolution to authorize the trustees of Academy for the Blind to apply certain unexpended balances to the erection and equipment of new buildings. Report of the committee was agreed to. This being an appropriation the ayes and nays were orden!d, and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Foy, Bennet, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Graybill, Bloodworth, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Bunn, Hogan, Candler, Carithers, Lumsden, McHenry, Copelan Miller, Fortner, Mills, Foster, Odmn, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, "are, Westbrook, Wheatley, " 7illiams, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alsobrook, Fitzgerald, Blalock of the . 35th, King, Carswell, McAllister, Crum, Parker, 30 sj Hose, "alker, Wilcox, l\Ir. President. 466 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate bills were read second time: By Mr. Bunn- A bill to regulate the business of industrial life insurance companies. By Mr. Carithers- A bill to provide for change of county lines lying within the limits of incorporated towns. By Mr. Bunn- A bill to amend an Act approved December 20, I9QI, amending section 2061 of the Code. By Mr. Bunn- A bill to amend an Act creating the City Court of Polk county. The following House bills were read second time: By Mr. Connor- A bill to amend the Act creating the City Court of Bartow county. The following Senate bill was taken up with House amendments, and the same were concurred in : By Mr. Hand- A bill to establish the City Court of Pelham, in Mitchell county. TuESDAY, AuGUST 15, 1905. 467 Amendments are as follows: By striking out of second section the words "79Ist d_istrict, G. M." and all the words following the words "II94th district, G. M." so that said section when amended will read as follows: "Section 2. Be it further enacted, That said City Court of Pelham shall be organized and held in the town of Pelham, in Mitchell county, and shall have jurisdiction, civil and criminal, over all that portion of Mitchell county now embodied in the I I94th district, G. M., of said county." The following resolution was read and laid over under the rules: By Mr. Steed- A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to appoint a committee to visit the State University and Normal Schools during vacation of the General Assembly, and for other purposes. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., Tuesday, August IS, I905 The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names: Adams, Alsobrook, Bennet, 468 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. Blalock of t ....e 35th, Furr, Blalock of the 26th, Graybill, Bloodworth, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Bunn, Hogan, Candler, Lumsden, Carithers, l\fc.Ailister, Carswell, McHenry, Copelan Miller, Crum, ~fills, Fitzgerald, Odum, Fortner, Parker, Foster, Peyton, Foy, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, \Valker, Ware, Westbl'ook, Wheatley, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. Those absent were Messrs.- King, The reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolutions of the House, to wit: A resolution dissolving the charter of the Savannah Dredging Company. A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiencies. The House has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of Warrenton. A bill to repeal an Act regarding the proceeds of the hire of misdemeanor convicts, so far as it relates to Warren county. TuESDAY~ AuGusT 15, 1905. 469 A bill to require the cost of the transcript of the record in civil cases to be paid to clerks in certain counties. A bill to amend an Act providing for the establishment of dispensaries in Pulaski county. A bill to authorize Judges of the City Court of Savannah to open defaults. A bill to abolish the colored troops from the State militia. A bill to incorporate Hopeful school district. A bill to incorporate Bradshaw school district. A bill to authorize the town of Adairsville to issue light and water bonds. A bill to establish a system of public schools in the to~n of Statham. A bill to incorporate the town of Molena. A bill to incorporate the Whitesburg school district. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Waycross. A bill to provide compensation for stenographic reporters in city courts in certain counties. A bill to incorporate the town of Smithsonia. A bill to pay off and retire valid bonds of this State as they mature. A bill to amend an Act establishing a dispensary in the town of Blakely. 470 JOURNAL OF THE 8ENAT& A bill to repeal an Act to create a board of commissioners of Rockdale county. A bill to abolish the charter of Cohutta. A bill to provide for a State depository at Donalsonville. A bill to amend the charter of Powder Springs. A bill to establish the City Court of Statesboro. A bill to provide for a State depository at Claxton. A bill to confirm the title of John Rourke to certain land in Savannah. A bill to incorporate the Hampton school district. A bill to incorporate the town of Haddock. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Ball Ground. A bill to incorporate Davisboro school district. A bill to amend the charter of Fitzgerald. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Tybee to sell a part of the street known as The Strand. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Tybee to close certain streets. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Leslie. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon. A bill to incorpor:otte the town of Ludowici. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 19(\5. 471 A bill to abolish the County Court of Thomas county. A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Jefferson. A bill to provide for an election m the McDonough district for school taxes. A bill to amend an Act establishing a system of waterworks for Buena Vista. A bill to authorize the mayor and councilmen of Buena Vista to elect commissioners to invest the sinking fund. A bill to abolish the charter oi the town of Graymont. A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Summit. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Milledgeville to grant the use of the streets for sewerage purposes. A bill to create the county of Grady. A bill to create the county of Stephens. A bill to create the county of Toombs. A bill to create a new charter for the town of Blackshear. The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolutions of the House, to wit: A resolution for the relief of Mrs. M. A. Andrews. A resolution to pay pe11flion of Abijah Hall to his widow. 472 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. The House has concurred in Senate amendments 3, 6, 7, 8, 1 I, I3, 14, 17, I8, I9, 20 and 2I of House bill No. 352, known as the general appropriation bill. The House has failed to concur in Senate amendments to said bill as follows, to wit: No. I, relative to clerical help in the Pension Department. No. 2, relative to extra gallery-keepers of Senate, and assistant doorkeeper to messenger. No.4, relative to number of Senate pages. No. 5, relative to eleva1or boy. No. 10, relative to furnishing Peabody Library. No. 12, relative to State Normal School. No. rs, relative to care of public buildings.. The House offers to amend Senate amendments No. 9, relative to School for the Deaf, and No. I6, relative to equipment of State Library, and concurs in said amendments as amended by the House. The House has concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of Rome so as to authorize the erection of an electric plant. A bill to incorporate the city of Royston. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Canton. TuESD:\ Y, AuGusT 15, 1905. 473 A bill to incorporate the city of StilJ.more. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requtstte constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to authorize municipal corporations to accept grants of land for certain purposes. A bill to amend paragraph I of section 5536 of the Code. A bill to authorize the citizens of Fannin and G.ilmer counties to cross the cattle quarantine line between Fannin and Gilmer counties. A bill to incorporate the city of Graymont. A bill to incorporate the city of Summit. A bill to empower the mayor and aldermen of Savannah to sell a portion of Thirty-second street. A bill to create county auditors in certain counties. A bill to authorize the Governor and Secretary of State to execute a quit-claim deed to quiet the title of the Tybee Beach Company to 104 acres of land on Tybee Island. A bill to require a census of Confederate soldiers and widows of Confededate soldiers to be made. 474 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. A bill to make it. unlawful to operate any dance-hall in certain counties except under certain conditions. Mr. Ware, Vice-Chairman of the Temperance Committee, submits the following report : Mr. President: The Temperance Committee recommends that the following bill be read second time and recommitted to this committee: A bill to amend the charter of the town of Blue Ridge. Respectfully submitted. J. B. WARE, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Hand, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following House resolution, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A resolution to make appropriations for the increase of compensation due the Governor et al. Respectfully submitted. J. L. HAND, Chairman. ATLANTA, GA., August 15, 1905 The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn: TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 475 Mr. President: His Excellency has approved the following Senate bills, to wit: An Act to amend the charter of Pelham, so as to authorize the establishment of a dispensary. An Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Hartwell. An Act to amend the charter of Pelham. An Act to provide a method of paving the streets of Albany. An Act to extend the incorporate limits of the city of Albany. An Act to confer upon the City Court of Columbus jurisdiction of certain criminal cases. A resolution appointing a commission to investigate the condition of affairs at Ducktown. The following resolution was read and adopted: By Mr. Candler- A resolution-Resolved, That the morning session continue until the child lab~r bill is disposed of, and that the Senate reconvene at 3.30 this afternoon, and that this session be devoted to the reading of new county bills first, then House and Senate bills first and second time. The following special order was taken up, which is as follows: 476 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Bell- A bill to regulate the employment of children in factories, etc. The previous question on the amendments and bill was called and sustained. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were "Messrs.- Blalock of the 26th, Foster, Bloodworth, Furr, Candler, Hogan, Carswell, )fcHenry, Crum, :\Iiller, Fortner, Reid, Steed, Strange, Walker, 'Vare, 'Vestbrook, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Fitzge1ald, Alsobrook, Foy, Bennet, Graybill, Blalock of the 35th, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Bunn, Lumsden, Carithers, :\lcAllister, Copelan Odum, Pa1ker, Peyton, Phillips, Rose, Sirmans, Wheatley, Williams, Those not voting were Messrs.- King, Mills, Wilcox, :\1!. President. The bill not having received the requisite constitutional majority was lost. On motion, that part of the resolution which was adopted this morning relative to the meeting of the Senate this TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 477 afternoon at 3 o'clock was rescinded, 'and on motion the Senate will meet at 4 p. m. On motion the Senate adjourned until 4 p. m. this afternoon. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 4 p. m., and was called to order by the President. The following House bills were read first time : By Mr. Walker- A bill to incorporate a school district of Davisboro. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Moore- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Ball Ground. Referred to the Committee on Temperance. By Mr. JacksonA bill to incorporate the town of Haddock. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Nolan- A bill to incorporate the Hampton school district. Referred to the Committee on Education. 478 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Lawrence- A bill to confirm the title of John Rourke to certain lands in Chatham county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Anderson- A bill to establish the City Court of Statesboro. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Smith and Clifton- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add the town of Claxton to the list of State depositories. 1 Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. By Messrs. Green and Griffin- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Powder Springs. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Brinson- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add Donalsonville to the list of State depositories. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. Seymour- A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of Cohutta. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 479 By Mr. Almand- A bill to repeal the Act creating the board of roads and revenues for Rockdale county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. BuchannonA bill to amend an Act establishing a dispensary in the town of Blakely. Referred to the Committee on Temperance. By Mr. Wise- A bill to pay off and retire valid bonds of the State as they mature. Referred to Committee on Finance. By Mr. Way- A bill to amend an Act providing for a dispensary in Pulaski county. Referred to the Committee on Temperance. By Messrs. Lawrence, Stovall and Anderson- A bill to require the cost of the transcript of the record in civil cases to be paid the clerks in certain counties. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. ScruggsA bill to repeal the Act regarding the proceeds of mis- 480 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. demeanor convicts so far as the same relates to Warren county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Scruggs- A bill to amend the charter of \Varrenton. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to amend the charter of Fitzgerald, 111 Irwin county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Anderson- A bill to authorize the mayor and councilmen of Tybee to sell a part of the street known as the Strand. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Anderson- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the town of Tybee to close. Main street, First, Second and Third avenues north of the right of way of the Central of Georgia Railway. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Lumpkin and Wilson- A bill to amend the Act establishing the town of Leslie, in Sumpter county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 481 By Messrs. Hall, Davis and Felder- A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of the city of Macon. Referred. to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Fraser- A bill to incorporate the town of Ludowici, in Liberty county. Referred to the Co~mittee on Corporations. By Messrs. Rountree, Singletary and Mitchell- A bill to repeal the Act creating the County Court of Thomas county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By :Messrs. Hardman and HolderA. bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Jefferson. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Nolan- A hill to provide an election in the McDonough school district for school taxes. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to amend the Act establishing the system of waterworks for Buena Vista. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. 31 s j 482 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to authorize the mayor and councilmen of Buena Vista to elect commissioners to invest the sinking fund. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Graymont. of Emanuel county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Summit. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Hines- A bill to authorize the mayor and councilmen of Milledgeville to grant the right to use the streets of Milledgeville. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Waters- A bill to create a new charter for the town of Blackshear. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. SpenceA bill to incorporate the Hopeful school district. Referred to the Committee on Education. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 483 By Mr. Alford- A bill to incorporate the Bradshaw school district, m Worth county. Referred to the Committee on Education. --~ By Mr. Connor- A bill to authorize the town of Adairsville to order an election held for the purpose of issuing light and water bonds. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Statham. Referred to ~he Committee on Education. By Mr. Owen- A bill to incorporate the town of Molena, m Pike county. Referred to the Comrnitt~e on Corporations. By Messrs. Stovall, Anderson and Lawrence- A hili to authorize the Judges of the City Court of Savannah to open defaults. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. 484 JouRNAL OF TIJE SENATE. By Mr. Land- A bill to abolish the colored troops from the State militia. Referred to Committee on Military Affairs. By Messrs. Steed and Reaves- A bill to incorporate the Whitesburg school district. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Spence- A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Waycross. Referred to the Special Judiciary committee. By Messrs. Stovall, Anderson and Lawrence- A bill to provide compensation to stenographic reporters in all City Courts in counties having cities of a population of not less than 54,000 nor more than 75,000. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Arnold- A bill to incorporate the#town of Smithsonia, m the county of Oglethorpe. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Clifton and Smith- A bill to lay out and organize a new county from the TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 485 counties of Tattnall, Montgomery and Emanuel, said county to be named Toombs. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Perry- A bill to create a new county out of the counties of Habersham and Franklin, to be known as Stephens. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Mr. Singletary- A bill to lay out and organize a new county from the counties of Thomas and Decatur, to be known as the county of Grady. Referred to the Committee on New Counties. By Messrs. Hall and Felder- A bill to authorize municipal corporations to accept grants of land for certain purposes. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Hall- A bill to amend paragraph 1 of section 5536 of the Code of 1895. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Powell- A bill to authorize the citizens of Fannin and Gilmer 486 JouRNAL OF THE SJ:NATB. counties to cross the cattle quarantine lines between Fannin and Gilmer counties. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to establish the city of Graymont. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree - A bill to establish the City Court of Summit. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Anderson, Stovall and Lawrence- A bill to empower the mayor and council of the city of Savannah to sell to abutting property-owners a portion of. Thirty-second street of said city. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Anderson~ A bill to authorize the Governor and Secretary of State to execute a quit-claim deed to quiet the title of the Tybee Beach Company to 104 acres of land on Tybee Island, in Chatham county, known as the King or Lazaretto tract. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Blackburn- A bill to make it unlawful for any person to operate TuESDAY, AuousT 15, 1905. 487 any dance-halls in certain counties except under certain conditions. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Milikin- A bill to require a census of the Confederate soldiers and their widows in this State. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Messrs. Slaton, Blackburn and BellA bill to create county auditors in counties having cities of more than 85,000 population. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. The following House resolutions were read first time: By Mr. KnightA resolution to pay penston of Abijah Hall to his widow. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Langley- A resolution for the relief of Mrs. M. A. Andrews, widow of Green Andrews. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Wise- A resolution to authorize the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiency. Referred to Committee on Finance. 488 JOURNAL OF THE SE;NATB. By Mr. Anderson- A resolution dissolving the Savannah Dredging Company. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to amend an Act creating the City."court of Floyd county. A bill to appropriate $5,000 to the Georgia State Industrial College. A bill to incorporate the town of Danville. A bill to establish the City Court of Eastman. A bill to amend an Act creating office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Oglethorpe county. The House has concurred in the Senate amendments to the following House bills, to wit: A bill to establish the City Court of Fitzgerald. A bill to regulate the salarie~ of stenographic reporters in certain cases. The House has failed to concur in the Senate amendments to the following House bills, to wit : TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 489 A bill to extend the powers of the Railroad Commis- SIOn. A bill to regulate the sale of seed cotton in Johnson county. Mr. Bennet, Chairman of the Committee on Education,. submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Education has had under considera- tion the following House bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill providing for levying a school tax in Union graded school district, in Henry county. A bill to incorporate Qnion school district, Worth county. A bill to incorporate the Haralson school district. A bill to establish a public school system for Arlington. A bill to incorporate the Menlo school district. A bill to establish a public school system in Buena Vista. A bill t? establish the Jenkinsburg public school district. And that the following bill be read second time and recommitted: A bill providing for the creation of local district schools and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted. S. S. BENNET, Chairman. 490 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, Mr. Wheatley, Chairman of the Committe on New Counties, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on New Counties has had under consideration the following House bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to create the county of Tift. A bill to create the county of Crisp. A bill to create the county of Jenkins. Also that the following bill pass as amended; to wit: A bill to create the county of Jeff Davis. Respectfully submitted. CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Chairman. Mr. Reid, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Agriculture has had under consid- . .eration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass: A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Berrien county. Respectfully submitted. C. S. REm, Vice-Chairman. TuESDAY, AuGUST 15, 1905. 491 Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to abolish the City Court of Tattnall county. A bill to establish the City Court of Reidsville. A bill to amend Act establishing City Court of Douglas. A bill to amend Act to establish City Court of Buford. A bill to amend Act establishing City Court of Fayetteville. A bill to amend Act establishing City Court of Lexington. A bill to repea County Court Act as to Dade county. A bill to amend Act establishing City Court of Forsyth. Respectfully submitted. E. L . WALKER, Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs 492 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of Lovejoy. A bill to amend charter of Arlington. A bill to amend charter of Trenton. A bill to amend charter of Augusta. A bill to amend charter of Tallapoosa. A bill to incorporate Collins school district. A bill to allow Marietta to incur a debt for electrk lights, waterworks, etc. A bill to amend charter of Ocilla. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OnuM, Chairman. Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass: A bill to amend an Act to provide for the incorporation of trust companies and to define their rights and powers. Respectfully submitted. A. C. BLALOCK, Chainnan. TuESDAY, .AuGUST 15, 1905. 493 The following House bills were read first time: By Messrs. Holder, Porter and Wright~ A bill to amend the Act creating the City Court of Floyd county. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Rogers- A bill to appropriate $5,000 for the Georgia State Industrial College for colored people. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Maxwell- A bill to incorporate the town of Danville, in Twiggs county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Arnold- A bill to amend the Act creating the board of county commissioners of Oglethorpe county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Clements- A bill to establish the .City Court of Eastman. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. The following House bills were read second time: 494 JOURNAL OF THE SENATB. By Messrs. Clifton and Smith- A bill to establish the City Court of Reidsville, in Tattnall county. By Mr. Ward- A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Douglas. By Mr. Ward- A bill to lay off and organize a new county out of a portion of the counties of Appling and Coffee. By Mr. Hill- A bill to organize a new county to be known as the county of Crisp. By Mr. Knight- A bill to create the county of Tift. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to provide for the creation of local district schools, for the levy and collection of local taxes for educational purposes. This bill was recommitted. By Mr. RudicilA bill to incorporate the Menlo school district. By Mr. McMichaelA bill to establish a public school system in Buena Vista. TuESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1905. . 495 By Mr. Beauchamp- A bill to incorporate the Jenkinsburg school district. By Mr. Mitcham- A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Lovejoy. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to amend the Act creating the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Johnson county. Recommitted to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Smith- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Arlington. By Mr. Green- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to create a debt to furnish electric lights and waterworks. By Messrs. Smith and Clifton- A bill to incorporate the Collins school district. By Mr. DunbarA bill to amend tre charter of the city of Augusta. By Mr. Hutcheson-A bill to amend the charter of Tallapoosa. By Mr. Cureton- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Trenton. 496 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Messrs. Clifton and SmithA bill to abolish the City Court of Tattnall county. By Mr. WilcoxA bill to amend the charter of the city of Ocilla. By Mr. Cureton- A bill to repeal the Act creating the County Court of Dade county. By Mr. Bowden- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Forsyth. By Mr. Arnold- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Lexington. By Mr. Knight- A bill to amend the Act creating the board of county -commissioners of Berrien county. By Mr. Smith- A bill to establish a public school system for the town Gf Arlington. By Messrs. Revill and Sutton- A bill to create and incorporate the Haralson school district. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1905. 4!J7 By Mr. Nolan- A bill to provide for the levying of a school tax w1 the Union graded school district. By Mr. Alford- A bill to incorporate the Union school district in Worth ..county. By Mr. Swilling- A bill to amend sections 4 and 6 of an Act establishing -the City Court of Franklin. By Messrs. Wilson and Nix- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Buford. By Messrs. Saffold and RountreeA bill to create the county of Jenkins. The following Senate bill was read second time: By Mr. PhillipsA bill to amend the charter of the town of Blue Ridge. On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morn1ng at 9 o'clock. 3j s j 498 JouRNAL OJ!' THE SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, .GA., Wednesday, August 16, 1905. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock; was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. On motion the roll-call was dispensed with. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report, viz. : Mr. President: The Committee on Finance have had under considera- tion the following bill of the House, which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to levy a tax for the support of the State government, e'tc., for the fiscal years 1906-1907 Respectfully submitted. A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has failed to concur in the Senate amend- ment to the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to establish a State Reformatory. WEDNESDAY, AuGusT Hi, HJ05. 4991 The House has passed by the requisite constitutionaK majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to authorize payment of pensions in certain cases~ A bill to amend section 2 502 of the Code. A bill to incorporate the town of Corinth. A bill to create the City Court of Thomasville. A bill to amend an Act approved August 13, 1904, relative to buying and selling votes at primaries. A bill to confer police powers on captains of steam- boats. A bill to appropriate $25,000 to the Georgia Normal and Industrial College. A bill to provide for State and county boards of tax: arbitrators. A bill to establish the City Court of Stillmore. A bill to require Judges to grant leaves of absence in: certain cases. A bill to establish a volunteer fire company for East Rome. A bill to amend an Act incorporating East Rome. A bill to incorporate the town of Austell. A bill to amend the charter of East Point. A bill to amend the cllarter of Chipley. iJOO ..J.o-.;R,.AL OF THE SENATE. A bill .to irmo-rporate the town of Garfield. A bill 'to vrovide for a State depository at Swains- ~oro . .A resolution for the relief of Mrs. Dorothy Lynch. Mr. \Vheatley, Chairman of the Committee on New Counties, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on New Counties has had under consideration the following House bills, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pas, 'to wit: .A bill to create the county of Grady, as amended. .A bill to create ~he county of Turner, as amended. .A bill to create the county of Stephens. A bill to create the county of Toombs. Respectfully submitted. CRAWFORD \VHEATLEY, Chairman. The following message was received from the House Qf Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted, as amended by the House, the following joint resolution of the Senate, to wit: A resolution providing for a joint committee to consider the necessity of revision of the tax laws. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1906. 56l The House has passed by the requisite coostitntionai majority the following bills and resolution of the House,. to wit: A resolution to pay G. R. Cochran for services rendered as doorkeeper during the illness of the principal doorkeeper of the House. A bill to amend an Act approved August 17, 1903, amending an Act creating the Prison Commission; hiring the felony convicts for five years, and for other purposes.. A bill for the relief of William A. Carlton. A bill to incorporate Pembroke. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the following joint resolution of the House in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked, to wit: A resolution providing for subcommittees to visit certain State institutions in vacation. The House has passed by the requisite constitutional: majority the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to provide for the change of county lines ]yin~ within the limits of incorporated towns. By unanimous consent House bill No. 446 was recomJnitted to the Special Judiciary Committee. 602 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. On motion the Senate will reconvene at 4 p. m. this afternoon to consider such matters as may come before it. The following special order was taken up, read third time and put upon its passage, to wit: By Mr. WiseA bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government and to pay interest on the public debt. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows : Amend paragraph 2, line 16, page 3 by adding the following proviso after the word $10: Provided, this professional tax shall not be required of physicians or surgeons regularly commissioned by the Confederate States and honorably discharged from service. Amend paragraph 10, section 2, page 6, line 4 by add- ing after the words "solicit business" the tollowing words: "and upon every agent of a matrimonial, natal or nuptial company the sum of one hundred dollars each in each county in which they shall do or offer to do business." Amend paragraph 13, line 4, page 7, section 2 of original bill by striking out all of said paragraph after the _word "operate." Amend paragraph 17, section 2, line 11, page 15 of WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 19Q.I). 503- -original bill by striking the word "five" and insert "three." Amend paragraph 18, line 3, page 9, section 2 by striking the word "five" and inserting the word "three." Amend paragraph 18, line 10, page 9, section .2 of -original bill by striking the words "five hundred" and inserting the words "three hundred." Amend paragraph 26, line 3, section 2, page 13 by .striking the words "ten dollars" and insert words "'twenty-five ~ollars." Amend further by striking all of line 6 after the word population, inclusive. Amend paragraph 28, section 2, line 17, page 14 original bill by striking the word "five" and inserting the word "three." Amend paragraph 34, section 2, in line 6, page 16, by :striking "twenty-five" and inserting "ten." Amend paragraph 36, section 2, by striking out all .after the 'word "soda-fountains," line 3, page 17, down to and including the words "twenty-five dollars" in line 9 Amend by adding to end of paragraph 36, section 2 : Provided, that no person shall be required to pay ~his tax as a bottler who has paid the tax as manufacturers under paragraph 29 of section 2. Amend paragraph 45 of section 2 of House bill No. 401 by adding at the end of said paragraph the follow:ing: "the payment of this tax in any one county will re- 504 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. lieve such corporation from the payment of said tax in any other county in which it does business." Amend section 5, page 26 of original bill by inserting after the word "companies" at the end of line 8 the following proviso: "Provided this shall not include return premiums on cancelled policies." On motion the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the House. Mr. Bunn, Chairman of the General Judiciary .Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to amend paragraph I, section 5536 of the Civil Code. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, ~ubmitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of Warrenton. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1905. 505- .-\ bill to allow Adairsville to hold an election for bonds. for water and lights. A bill to incorporate the town of Molena. A bill to repeal charter of Cohutta. A bill to create a charter of Blackshear. A bill to amend charter of Powder Springs. A bill to incorporate town of Haddock. A bill to incorporate Davisboro School District. A bill to amend charter of Fitzgerald. A bill to amend charter of Leslie. A bill to amend charter of Macon. A bill to incorporate Ludowici. A bill to incorporate Smithsonia. A bill to incorporate town of Danville. A bill to allow authorities of Savannah to sell part of 32d street to abutting land owners. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OouM, Chairman. Mr. Reid, Vice-Chairman of the Agricultural Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Agrit:ulture has had under consider-- -b.06 JoURNAl. OF THE SENATE. ation the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass: A bill to authorize the citizens of Fannin and Gilmer counties to cross the cattle quarantine line between the counties of Fannin and Gilmer. Respectfully submitted. C. S. REm, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Westbrook, Chairman of the Committee on Pen.sions, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Pensions has had under consideration the following House bill and resolutions, which it instruets me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to require a census of Confederate soldiers and wi~ows of Confederate soldiers now residing in Georgia. A resolution for the relief of Mrs. M. A. Andrews. A resolution to pay pension of Abijah Hall to his widow. Respectfully submitted. CRUGER WESTBROOK, Chairman. Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under con- WEDNESDAY, AuousT 16, 1905. 507 sideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended : A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Marietta to hold an election for the purpose of issuing bonds for waterworks. A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta. Respectfully submitted. E. L. WALKER, Chairman. Mr. Hand, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to appropriate $5,000 for the Georgia State ,In- -dustrial College for colored people at Savannah. Respectfully su~mitted. J. L. HAND, Chairman. By unanimous consent the following House resolution was read third time and put upon its passage: By Mr. BowdenA resolution to make appropriation for increase of compensation due the Governor and Justices of the Supreme and Superior Courts. Report of the committee was agreed to. 50R JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Fitzgerald, Alsobrook, Fortner, Bennet, Foster, Blalock of the 35th, Foy, Blalock of the 26th, Graybill, Bloodworth, Hamby, Bond, Hand, Bunn, Hogan, Candler, King, Carithers, Lumsden, Carswell, Copelan 1\lcAllister, 1\f('Henry, Crum, Miller, Mills, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid, Rose, Steed, Sirmans, Strange, Walker, Ware, Wheatley, Those not voting were Messrs.- Furr, Odum, Westbrook, Wilcox, Williams, Mr. President. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The hour of one o'clock having arrived the Senate stood adjourned until this afternoon at 4 p.m. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 4 p.m. and was called to order by the Presjdent. ATLANTA, GA., August 16, 1905 The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. President: I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to de- WEDNF..SDAY, AUGUST 16, 1905. 509 liver to the Senate a sealed communication, to which he respectfully invites the consideration of your honorable body in executive session. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to amend an Act approved August 15, 1904. A bill to appropriate money to the State Sanitarium for the purpose of erecting a system of waterworks and electric lighting, and for other purposes. A bill to amend an Act to provide for the regulation of railroad freight and passenger tariff, and for other purposes. A bill to incorporate the Wrightsville school district. A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Loganville. A bill to incorporate the town of Loganville. The House has adopted the following joint resolution of the House in which the Senate is asked to concur, to wit: A resolution authorizing the Clerk of House and Secretary of Senate to mail to members a statement of unfinished business. A resolution authorizing certain officials and attaches of the General Assembly to remain at the Capitol five 510 JOUR~AL OF THE SENATE. days after adjournment and draw their per diem for the same. Mr. Blalock of 26th, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following bill and resolutions of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to pay off and retire valid bonds of this State as. they mature. A resolution to consider the question of a State Sanitarium for consumptives. A resolution authorizing Governor to borrow money 'to supply casual deficiencies. Respectfully submitted. A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. Mr. Alsobrook, Chairman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. has had under consideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation_ that the same do pass : . A bill to exempt licensed embalmers from jury duty. Respectfully submitted. J. S. ALSOBROOK, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, AUGl'ST 16, 1905. 5lll Mr. Bennet, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to provide for creation of local school districts. A bill to incorporate the Hopeful School District. A bill to incorporate Bradshaw School District. A bill to establish system of public schools for Statham. A bill to incorpotate Whitesburg School District. A bill to incorporate the Hampton School District. A bill to incorporate the McDonough School District. Respectfully submitted. S. S. BENNET, Chairman. Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. President: The Special Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which they instruct me to report with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: .012 JoURNAl. OF THE SENATE. A bill to authorize Judge of City Court of Savannah to open defaults. A bill to create q}Unty auditors m counties of more than 85,000 inhabitants. A bill to establish the City Court of Eastman. A bill to repeal Act relative to hire of misdemeanor convicts, as far as Warren county is concerned. A bill to authorize Governor and Secretary of State to execute quit claim deed to quiet title of Tybee Beach Company. A bill to require cost of transcript to be paid in certair1 .cases. A bill to repeal Act creating board of commissioners for Rockdale. A bill to make it unlawful to operate a dance-hall m -certain counties, except under certain conditions. A bill to amend Act to establish City Court of Way-cross. A bill to provide compensation to stenographic reporters in city courts in counties having not less than 54,000 nor more th;m 75,000 inhabitants. A bill to establish the City Court of Statesboro. A bill to confirm title of John Rourke to certain land i.n Savannah. A bill to allow mayor and aldermen of Tybee to sell a part of street known as the Strand. WED~ESDAY, AuGuST 16, 1905. 513 A bill to allow mayor and council of Tybee to close ~ertain streets. A bill to repeal Act creating County Court in all counties therein mentioned as far as same applies to Thomas .county. A bill to amend Act to establish City Court of Jeffer_son. The committee recommends that the following House bills do pass by substitute, to wit: A bill to amend Act creating a board of commissioners for Jackson county. A bill to authorize municipal corporations to accept grants of land for certain purposes. The committee recommends that the following House resolution do pass, to wit: A resolution dissolving the Savannah Dredging Company. Respectfully submitted. E. L. WALKER, Chairman. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: _Mr. President: The House has passed by the requtstte constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill for the relief of J. W. Wilcox. 33 8 j 514 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Mr. Foster, Chairman of the Military Committee, sub-mitted the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Military Affairs has had under consideration the following House bill, which it instructsme to report without recommendation, to wit: A bill to abolish the colored troops from the State: militia of Georgia. J. L. FoSTER, Chairman. The following House bills were read first time : By Messrs. Rountree, Singletary and Mitche!I- A bill to establish the City Court of Thomasville._ Referred to the Special Judiciary Conun:ittee. By Mr. Mooty- A bill to incorporate the town of Corinth._ Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Trammell- A bill to authorize the payment to Confederate soldiers~ and widows of Confederate soldiers pensions. in certain cases. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. BlackburnA bill to amend the charter of the town of East Point_ Referred to the Committee on Corporations. WED~ESDA Y, AUGUST 16, 1905. 515- By Mr. SwillingA bill to amend section 250Z of the Code relative to how parental power is lost. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Griffin and GreenA bill to incorporate the town of Austell. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Rountree and Saffold- A bill to establish the City Court of Stillmore, in Emanuel county. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. TrammellA bill to amend the several Acts creating the town of Chipley so as to extend the corporate limits. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Butts- A bill to confer police powers upon captains of steamboats. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. HinesA bill to appropriate $25,000 for Georgia Normal and Industrial College. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. ats JouR~AJ. OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Ashley- A bill to provide for' State and county boards of tax arbitrators. Referred to Comn;1ittee on Finance. By Messrs. Holder, Porter and Wright- A bill to establish a volunteer fire company for East Rome. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Holder, Porter and Wright- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of East Rome. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to incorporate the town of Garfield. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. SaffoldA bill to amend section '982 of the Code so as to add the city of Swainsboro to the list of State depositories. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. Trammell- A bill to require Judges of the Superior Courts to grant. leaves of absence in certain cases. Referred to the General Judiciary Committe~. WEDSESDAY1 AUGUST 16, 1905. 517 By Mr. Wright- A bill to amend an Act making it a misdemeanor to buy or sell votes at primaries. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Spence- A resolution for the relief of Mrs. Dorothy Lynch ~f Ware county. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Bacon- A bill to charter the town of Pembroke. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. RuckerA bill for the relief of William A. Charlton. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to amend the Act creating the Prison Commission for the hire of convicts. Referred to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Perry- A resolution to pay G. R. Cochran for services as doorkeeper during the illness of the principal doorkeeper. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. 518 . JoURNAL OF THE SENATE. By Messrs. Holder, Hardman and others- A bill to provide for the change of county lines lying within the limits of incorporated towns. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Martin and others- A resolution providing for the appointment of a subcommittee to visit the State University and Academy for the Blind. By Mr. Flanders- A bill to incorporate the Wrightsville School District. Referred to the Committee on Education. By Messrs. Nowell and Galloway- A bill to repeal the charter of Loganville, m Walton county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Alexander- A bill to amend the Act providing for the regulation of freight and passenger tariffs. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Mr. Jenkins- A bill to appropriate money for the State Sanitarium for certain purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1905. 519 By Messrs. Nowell and GallowayA bill to incorporate the town of Loganville. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Dunbar- A bill to amend the several Acts amending the charter ()f the city of Augusta so as to make a new section for :-section IJ. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. :By Mr. Davis- A resolution to authorize the Clerk of the House and "Secretary of the Senate to mail to the members of the -General Assembly status of the unfinished business. This resolution was concurred in. By Mr. Davis- A resolution authorizing the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate and other officers of the General Assembly to remain at the Capitol five days to bring up the unfinished business, and that they receive their per -f the General Judiciary Committee, submits the following report: THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1905. 565 Mr. President: The General Judiciary Committee has had under consideration the following bills of the House, which it instructs me to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass : A bill to confer police powers on captains of steamboats. A bill to require Judges to grant leaves of absence in certain cases. The committee also recommends that the following House bill do pass as amended : A bill to amend section 495 of the Code. The committee also recommends that the following Senate bill be recommitted to the Committee on Congressional Reapportionment: A bill to divide the State into eleven congressional districts, in conformity with an Act of Congress of I90I. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BuNN, Chairman. Conference Committee from Senate on appropriation bill, Hand, Hogan and Candler. Committee on Tax Act, Bunn, Wheatley and Steed. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. Rose- A bill to amend paragraph 2 of section I of article I I of the Constitution. 566 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. The Senate refuses to recede from its amendment to the following bill of the House : By Mr. Felder- A bill to establish a State Reformatory. The following House bill was read second time : By Mr. Moore- A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of . Ball Ground. The Senate refuses to recede from its amendment to the following bill of the House : By Mr. Flanders- A bill to prohibit the buying or selling of seed cotton in Johnson county. The following House bills were read third time to be put upon their passage: By Mr. Spence- A bill to incorporate the town of Millwood, in Ware county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite ronstitutional majority was passed by substitute. THUR8D.A.Y, AUGUST 17, 1905. 567 By Messrs. Galloway and Walton~ A bill to authorize the county authorities of Walton county to pay costs in misdemeanor cases of conviction. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Millikin- A bill to require a census of the Confederate soldiers to be taken. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Knight- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add the city of Nashville to the list of State depositories. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Connor- A bill to authorize the town of Adairsville to order an election for the purpose of issuing light and water bonds. 568 JOURNAL OF THE 8E.N.A.T.a Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. CliftonA bill to incorporate the city of Reidsville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Buchannon- A bill to amend the Act establishing a dispensary in Blakely. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite con~titutional majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Owens- A bill to incorporate the town of Molena. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17; 1905. 569 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Seymour- A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of Cohutta. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Waters- A bill to create a new charter for the town of Blackshear. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Spence- A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Waycross. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 570 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. By Mr. Ward- A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Douglas. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Smith and Clifton- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add the town of Claxton to the list of State depositories. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Hall and Felder- A bill to authorize municipal corporations to accept grants of land for certain purposes. Report of t.he committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Bowden- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Forsyth. THURSDAY, AuGusT 17, 1905. 571 Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays o. The bill having r.ceived the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Lawrence-- A bill to confirm the title of John Rourke to certain lands in Savannah. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Smith- A bill to establish a public school system for the town of Arlington. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Nolan- A bill to incorporate the Hampton school district. Repor.t of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. 572 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Cureton- A bill to repeal an Act to create the County Court of Dade. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Davis and Felder- A bill to amend the Act establishing the board of commissioners of Bibb county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays ? The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Walker- A bill to incorporate the school district of Davisboro. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1905. 573 By Mr. Wilcox- A bill to amend the charter of Fitzgerald. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Anderson- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Tybee to close certain streets. Report of the comm=ttee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Lumpkin and Wilson~ .-\ bill to amend the Act establishing the town of Leslie. Report of the committee was agreed to. upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Hall, Davis and Felder- .-\ biil to amend the charter of the city of Macon. 574 JOVRNAL OF THE 8Elf.A.TB. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Fraser- A bill to incorporate the town of Ludowici, in Liberty county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Rountree, Singletary and Mitchell- A bill to repeal the Act creating the County Court of Thomas county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Arnold- A bill to incorporate the town of Smithsonia. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. THURSDAY, AuGuST 17, 1905. 575 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Arnold- A bill to amend the Act creating the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Oglethorpe county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Butcheson- A bill to amend the charter of Tallapoosa. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to amend an Act establishing a system of waterworks for Buena Vista. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional l majority was passed. ! 576 JouRNAL oF THE SEN-'.TB. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to establish the city of Graymont. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The ~ill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to establish the city of Summit. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Way- A bill to amend an Act providing for the establishment of dispensaries in Pulaski county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Almand- A bill to repeal an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Rockdale. THURSDAY AUGUST 17, 1905. 577 Report of the committee was agreed to. Upori the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutibnal majority was passed. By Messrs. Clifton and Smith- A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Reidsville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Smith and CliftonA bill to incorporate the town of Cobbtown. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Holder and HardmanA bill to establish a system of public schools m the town of Statham. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. 8 7 sj 578 JouRNAL OF THE SENATE. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Steed and Reaves- A bill to incorporate the Whitesburg school district, and for other purposes. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Brinson- A bill to amend section No. 982 of Code of Georgia. 1895, so as to add Donalsonville. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Green and Griffin- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Powder Springs, in Cobb county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutionat rna iority was passed. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1905. 579 By Mr. Powell- A bill to authorize the citizens of Fannin and Gilmer counties to cross the cattle quarantine line between Fannin and Gilmer' counties, etc. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Stovall, Anderson and Lawrence- A bill to provide compensation to stenographic reporters in all city courts in counties having a city with a population of not less than 54,000 nor more than 75,000 inhabitants. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Anderson- A bill to establish the City Court of Statesboro, etc. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 580 JouRNAL OF THE SENATB. By Mr. Smith- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Arlington. Report of the committee was agreed to. ~ Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. JacksonA bill to incorporate the town of Haddock. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional rnaj ority was passed. By Mr. WilcoxA bill to amend the charter of the city of Ocilla. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Hall, Davis and Felder- A bill to establish in and for the county of Bibb a convict farm, etc. Report of the committee was agreed to. THURI'!DAY, AUGUST 17, 1905. 581 Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Cureton- A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Trenton, in the county of Dade. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional - majority was passed. By Mr. Anderson- A bill to authorize the mayor and councilmen of Tybee to sell a part of the street known as the Strand. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nayi o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Knight- A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Berrien county. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. 582 JOURNAl, OF THE SENATE. The bill having received the requisite constittional majority was passed. By Mr. McMichael- A bill to establish a public school system in the town of Buena Vista. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Dunbar- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Nolan- A bill to provide an election in the McDonough school district for school taxes. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1905. 583 By Mr. McMichael- A bill to authorize the mayor and city council of Buena Vista to elect commissioners to invest the sinking iund levied for the bonded debt. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. - By Mr. Hines- A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of the city of Milledgeville to grant the right to use and occupy the public streets of the city of Milledgeville for purpose of laying sewers. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Graymont. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 584 JouRNAL oF THE SEN.A.TE. By Messrs. Saffold and Rountree- A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Summit. ~eport of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Anderson, Stovall and Lawrence-L- A bill to empower the may1 the follow:ng resolutions of the Senate, to wit: 612 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. A resolution "to furnish Code and Acts to the authorities of the School for the Deaf. A resolution carrying over unfinished business to the session of I906. A resolution for the relief of 0. T. Owen. The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: A bill to amend section I79I of the Code. A bill to regulate the revival of debts discharged in bankruptcy. A bill to amend section 325I of the Code. A bill to amend section 2043 of the Code. A bill to amend section 5I I of the Penal Code. A bill to fix the salary of the clerk and stenographer in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions. A bill to amend section I 694 of the Code. Mr. President: Your Conference Committee appointed to meet with a similar committee from the House to confer on House bill No. 6, to establish a Reformatory, upon the differences between the two bodies on an amendment offered by the Senate to said bill, beg leave to repcrt that it has been unable to agree with th~ H~)l:se com.:1ittee, and your FRIDAY, AUGUST lH, 1905. 613 committee recommends that the Senate insist on its position. Respectfully submitted. J. L. HAND, Chairman. R. E. A. HAMBY, H. A. WILLIAMS. Report was adopted. Mr. President: Your committee appointed to confer with a like committee on the part of the House, relative to Senate amendments Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and I I to House bill No. 40I for raising revenue, upon which amendments .the House had refused to concur, and upon which the Senate insisted, report as follows : The conterees were unable to agree upon either of Senate amendments Nos. 4, 5 and 6. Upon Senate amendment 7 the conferees agree and recommend that the Senate recede from so much of said amendment as increases the tax on packing-houses in towns of less than s,ooo people from ten to twenty-five dollars, and that the House concur in so much as strikes out the limitation on municipal taxation of said packinghouses. Upon Senate amendment No. 10 the conferees recommend that the House concur. Upon Senate amendment No. I I the conferees recommend that the Senate recede. W. C. BUNN, CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, wALTER E. STEED. 614 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE, Report was adopted. On motion the Senate will reconvene at 3.30, when it adjourns this morning. On motion the sessiot1 of the Senate will be extended until the report of the Conference Committee is disposed of. The following is the new Conference Committee on Tax Act: Senators Blalock of the 26th, Reid, Miller. On motion the Senate adjourned until this afternoon at 3.30. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 3.30, and was called to order by fhe President. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the general tax bill, with the exception of such portion as refers to tax on bottling-works, and as to this the House insists on its original position. The House appoints as a new Conference Committee on its part Messrs. McLennon, Richardson and Simmons. The House has passed, as amended by the House, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the Senate, to wit: A bill to require sheriffs to purchase and keep trackhounds. A bill to provide for the creation of local school districts. l!'RIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1905. 615 The House has passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority the following Senate bill, to wit: A bill to define the crime of vagrancy. The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the following House resolution, to wit: A resolution providing for the appointment of subcommittees to visit State institutions in vacation. ATLANTA, GA., August I8, I905. The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. President: I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the Senate a sealed communication, to which he respectfully invites the consideration of your honorable body in executive session. The following Senate bills were taken up with House amendment, and the same was concurred in: By Mr. Steed- A bill to amend section 5 I I of the Code, prescribing punishment for rocking trains. The amendments are : "Providi~g that the provisions of this Act shall apply to freight or passenger trains." By Mr. Furr--'- A bill to require the sheriffs of the several counties of this State to. purchase blood-hounds. 616 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. The House amendment was concurred m, and ts as follows: - Amend by striking all of section 1 after the word "not" in the 13th line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "apply to counties having a population of less than ten thousand inhabitants unless recommended by the grand juries of such counties." The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Fayetteville. The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: A bill to p.rohibit the putting of sawdust in the streams of Rabun county. A bill to allow militia dist>ricts to vote on the question of stock law. A bill to amend section 812 of the Code. A bill to amend section 2035 of the Code. A bill to amend section 1914 of the Code. A bill to provide for a State depository at Ashburn. A bill to incorporate the town of Warwick. FRIDA.Y, AUGUST 18, 1905. 617 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Sylvester. A bill to incorporate the town of Omega. A bill to fix the salary of the Attorney-General. A bill to amend the Constitution of the State by providing that the Legislature shall have authvrity to add additional Judges of the Superior Court for each judicial circuit. A bill to regulate the business of industrial life insurance. A Dill to create a lien against the assets of banks in favor of holders of receipts fQr collaterals sent for collection and remittance. A bill to reorganize the military forces of this State. The House recedes from its disagreement to the Senate amendment to the following bill, to wit: A bill to establish a State Reformatory. Mr. President: Your Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes between the Senate and House on amendments proposed by the Senate to House bill No. 401 have met with a like committee from the House, and the committees have agreed to report, and do report, as follows: We recommend that the Senate recede from its amendment No. 10 and propose the following amendment referring to bottlers in lieu thereof : Strike out of line 2 I on page 17 the word "ten" and insert in lieu thereof the 618 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. word "five." Strike out of line 24 on said page the words "twenty-five" and insert in lieu thereof the word "ten," and that the House concur therein. We further recommend that the House recede from its disagreement and concur in Senate amendment No. I 1. We further report that the committees are unable to agree on Senate amendments Nos. 4, 5 and 6, and we ask to be discharged from further consideration thereof. A. 0. BLALOCK, C. S. REID, B. s. MILLER, On part of Senate. The report is adopted. The following Senate bill was read first time: By Mr. Hamby- A bill to incorporate the town of Rabun Gap, in Rabun county. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. The following resolution was read and adopted : By Mr. Lumsden- A resolution requesting the Governor to cc:1fer with the Governor of South Carolina in reference to the State lines between Georgia and South Carolina between Haber- sham and Oconee counties. By unanimous consent the follow:ng House bill was taken from the table to be put upon its passage: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 190.j. 61!) By Mr. Wright- A bill to amend the Act making it a misdemeanor to buy or sell votes at primary elections. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- .Adams, Alsobrook_, Bennet, "Bloodworth, Bunn. Candler, Carithers, Carswell, Fitzgerald, Fortner, Foy, Furr, Graybill, Hamby, Hogan, King, Lumsden, McHenry, 1\lills, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Rose, Ware, Westbrook, Wheatley, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Odum, Those not voting were Messrs,- "Blalock of the 35th, Hand, Blalock of the 26th, McAllister, Bond, )lillet, Copeland; Reid, Crum, Steed, Foster, SirmanR. Strange, Walker. Wilcox, Williams, l\It'. President. The following is another Conference Committee on the Tax Act: Senators McHenry, Blalock of 35th, and Foy. The following House bill was read third time and put 1..tpon its passage : 620 ,Jou.:~AT. OF THF. SEXATE. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Jefferson. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. On motion the Senate took a recess until 8 o'clock tonight. At 8 o'clock the Senate was called to order by the President. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: Mr. President: The House has appointed as a committee on its part. under Senate resolution No. 16, on revision of the tax laws: Mr. Wise, Chairman; Messrs. McMullan, Sutton,. George, and Anderson of Chatham. The House has adopted the following Senate resolution, to wit : A resolution to appoint a committee to investigate Tallulah Falls concerning making it a public park. The House has passed by the requisite constitutionaJ majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: FRIDAY, AUGUST lR, 1905. ti21 A bill to amend an Act amending section 2061 of the Code regulating assessment insurance companies. The House has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the General Tax Act as to their recommendation referring to bottlers. The House refuses to adopt the report of the commit- tee relative to Senate amendment No. 11. The House recedes from its disagreement to Senate amendments 4, 5 and Q. The House has adopted the following joint resolution of the House, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked, to wit: A resolution fixing the hour of adjournment sine die. On motion the following committee was appointed to notify the Governor that the Senate had completed its labors and was ready to adjourn, and whether he wanted to make further suggestions : Committee on part of Senate are Senators Reid, Steed and Wilcox. The following resolution was adopted: By Mr. Candler- A resolution extending the thanks of the Senate to the President, President pro tern, Secretary and Assistant Secretary and other attaches, for their courtesies during the present session. 622 JOURNAL OF T!IE SENATE. On motion the Senate recedes from its .amendment No. I I to the General Tax Act. Mr. President: Your Committee appointed to notify the Governor that the Senate has completed its work and is ready to adjourn, beg leave to report that we have performed that duty, and the Governor directs us to say that he has no further communications to deliver to the Senate at this session; and that he wishes for the Senators a safe return to their homes and health and happiness unt'il their return to the Capital next year. Respectfully submitted. C. S. REID, Chairman. The following committtee was appointed on <::ongressiOnal Reapportionment: Mr. Miller, Chairman; Mr. Candler, Vice-Chairman; Messrs. Benqet, Odum, Steed, Bunn, Crum, Copelan. The committee to investigate Tallulah Falls and surrounding territory with a view of the State .making the same a public park under joint resolution: Messrs. Hamby, Chairman; Crum, Steed. Committee to visit Blind Asylum: Mr. Alsobrook, Chairman; Messrs. Rose and Phillips. . Committee to visit Deaf and Dumb: Mr. Wilcox, Chairman; Messrs. McAllister and McHenry. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1905. 62:l Mr. President: The House has concurred in the following Senate resolution, to wit : A resolution that the Governor of Georgia confer with the Governor of South Carolina in regard to, disputed lines between the States. The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the following House bill, to wit: A bill to amend section 495 of the Penal Code. The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following Senate bills: A bill to amend an Act approved August 17, 1903, relative to game and fish. A bill to amend an Act providing for making affidavits outside the State. A bill to regulate procee;ings to quiet titles to land. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Enrollment have examined and found properly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House the following Acts, to wit: An Act to amend section 1791 of the Code. 624 JouRNAL oF THE SENATE. An Act to require the sheriffs of this State to purchase bloodhounds. An Act to allow militia districts to vote on stock law. An Act to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add the city of Ashburn to list of State depositories. An Act to .amend the Constitution of the State so as to authorize the Legislature to add additional Judges to the Superior Courts. An Act to regulate the renewal of debts discharged in bankruptcy. An Act to amend section 3251 of the Code. An Act to amend section 1694 of the Code. An Act to prohibit the putting of sawdust m the streams of Rabun county. An Act fixing the salary of clerk and stenographer in office of Commissioner of Pe&ions. Also the following resolutions: A resolution that the Governor of Georgia confer with the Governor of South Carolina in reference to disputed lines between the States. A resolution to furnish Code and Acts to authorities of the School for Deaf. A resolution carrying over unfinished business. FRIDAY: AUGUST 18, 1905. 625 A resolution to appoint a joint committee to consider the revision of the tax laws. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OnuM, Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : Mr. President: The Committee on Enrollment reports as duly enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, and delivered to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit: An Act to amend section 1791 of the Code. An Act to require sheriffs to purchase bloodhounds. An At:t to allow militia districts to vote on stock law. An Act to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add the city of Ashburn to the list of State depositories. An Act to amend the Constitution of the State so as to allow the Legislature additional Judges to the Superior Courts. An Act to regulate the renewal of debts discharged in bankruptcy. An Act to amend section 3251 of the Code. An Act to amend section 1694 of the Code. An Act to prohibit the putting of sawdust in the streams of Rabun county. 40 sj 626 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. An Act fixing the salary of clerk and stenographer in office of the Commissioner of Pensions. Also the following resolutions : A resolution to furnish Code and Acts to authorities of the School for the Deaf. A resolution carrying over unfinished business. A resolution to appoint a joint committee to consider the revision of the tax laws. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OouM, Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submits the following report: Mr. President: The Committee on Enrollment have examined and found properly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House the following Acts, to wit: An Act to fix the salary of the Attorney-General. An Act to amend the Act establishing the department of agriculture. An Act to create a lien against banks in favor of holders of receipts for collaterals sent for collection. An Act to provide for the holding of regular or adjourned terms of Superior Courts. An Act to proliibit drunkenness in public places. FRIDAY, AuGUST 18, 19~M.( 627 An Act to establish the City Court of Pelham. An Act to revise and consolidate the laws of this State for the protection of game. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the city of Vienna. An Act to further provide for the safety of persons while bathing in the surf. An Act to amend section 2043 of the Code. An Act to amend section I9I4 of the Code. An Act to amend the Act providing for making affidavits outside of the State. An Act to amend section 2035 of the Code. An Act to amend section 8I2 of the Code relative to the assessment of tax returns. An Act to remove clouds from titles in certain cases. An Act to regulate the business of industrial life insurance compames. An Act to define the crime of vagrancy and provide for the punishment thereof. An Act to incorporate the Centerville school district. An Act to amend section 5I I of volume 3 of the Code of I895 , An Act to amend section 2;}88 of the _Cock! of I895. 628 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. An Act to amend section 2061 relative to requirements of assessment insurance companies. An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Sylvester, in Worth cou,nty. An Act to establish a c.harter for the town of Omega, 1n the county of \Vorth. An Act to establish a charter for the town of Warwick, in the county of \Vorth. An Act to reorganize the military forces of the State, .and for other purposes. An Act to amend section 2347 of the Code of 1895 so .as to include telephone companies. Also the following resolutions: A resolution to relieve 0. T. Owen of Madison county. A resolution to relieve M. C. Warlick, security on bail bond of A. A. Aldridge. A resolution to appoint a committee to investigate Tallulah Falls concerning making it a public park. A resolution to authorize examination of convict camps tduring vacation. Respectfully submitted. B~NTON OnuM, Chairman. Mr. Odum, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted tqe following report: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1905. 629 Mr. President: The Committee on Enrollment reports as duly enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House and delivered to the Governor the following Acts and resolutions, to wit: An Act to fix the salary of the Attorney-General. An Act to amend the Act establishing the department of agriculture. An Act to create a lien against banks in favor of holders of receipts for collaterals sent for collection. An Act to provide for the holding of regular or adjourned terms of Superior Courts. An Act to prohibit drunkenness in public places. An Act to establish the City Court of Pelham. An Act to revise and consolidate the laws of this State . for the protection of game. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the city of Vienna. An Act to further provide for the safety of persons while bathing in the surf. An Act to amend section 2043 of the Code. An Act to amend section 1914 of the Code. An Act to amend the Act providing for the making of affidavits outside of the State. 630 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. An Act to amend section 2035 of the Code. An Act to amend section 8I2 of the Code relative to the asaessment of tax returns. An Act to remove clouds from titles in certain cases. An Act to regulate the business of industrial life insurance companies. An Act to define the crime of vagrancy and provide for the punishment thereof. An Act to incorporate the Centerville school district. An Act to amend section 5I I of volume 3 of the Code of I895 An Act to amend section 2388 of the Code of I895. An Act to amend section 206I of the Code relative to requirements of assessment insurance companies. An Act to amend an Act to incorporate Sylvester, m Worth county. An Act to establish a charter for the town of Omega, in Worth county. An Act to establish a charter for the town of Warwick, in the county of Worth. An Act to reorganize the military fo~ces of this State, and for other purposes. An Act to amend section 2347 of the Code of 1895 so as to include telephone companies. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1905. 631 Also the following resolutions: A resolution to relieve 0. T. Owen of Madison county. A resolution to relieve M. C. Warlick, security on the bail bond of A. A. Aldridge. A resolution to appoint a committee to investigate Tallulah Falls concerning making a public park. A resolution to authorize examination of convict camps during vacation. Respectfully submitted. BENTON OouM, Chairman. The following resolution was read and unanimously . adopted: By Mr. Miller- A resolution extending the privileges of the floor of the Senate to that patriotic and liberty-loving citizen from the county of Coweta, Hon. Harry C. Fisher. The following House resolution was adopted : By Mr. Brinson- A resolution adjourning the General Assembly at 9.30 p.m. On motion the session was closed with prayer by Senator Ware. The President declared the Senate adjourned sine die. INDEX TO THE SENATE JOURNAL FOR THE YEAR 1905 INDEX. SENATE BILLS. -ADJOURNMENT-- Senate adjourned sine die. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 631 :BANKB- A bill to require any person engaged in the banking business, who receives deposits, to be incorporated under the banking laws of Georgia.... 165 350 A bill to create a lien against the assets of banks in favor of holders of receipts for collaterals sent for collection .......................... 188 213 223 -GODE AMENDMENTS- A bill to amend section 1791 relative to the salary of the clerk of the Commissioner of Agricul ture of Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "' 88 213 221 A bill to repeal section 453, as amended, and sec tions 454 and 455 of the Code ................ 89 149 286 A bill to amend section 2388 ,,f the Code to ex- tend provisions of said section ..'............. 89 127 129 A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend section 983 of the Code relative to alternative road law ..................................... 89 157 166 A bill to amend section 420 of the criminal Code 99 A bill to amend section 3349 of the Code of 1895, so as to limit the competency of witnesses.. . . . 101 A bill to amend sect.ion 3782 of volume 2 of the Code........................................... 105 A bill to amend section 8251 of the Code of 1895 ...................................... 106 168 172 A bill to amend section 511 of the Code of 1895. . 107 A bill to amend section 453 of the Code relative to vagrancy...................................... 108 149 A bill to amend section 1036 of the Code of 1895. 108 349 636 11\DEX. CODE AMENDMENT8-Continued. A bill to amend section 2043 of the Code with reference to life insurance companies .......... 12t 197 22~ A bill to amend section 578 of the Code relative to road funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 A bill to amend section 181 of the Code ........ 121 300 A bill to amend section M2 of volume 2 of the Code providing for the purchase of farm products ...........................125 213 223 233 342 451 A bill to repeal section 751 of the Code relative to criminal cases in county courts in this State . . . 134 A bill to amend section 753 of the Penal Code. . . . 135A bill to amend section 20 of the Code ... 135 143 171 3!3 A bill to amend section 511 of volume 3 of the Code relative to punishment for rocking trains 136 147 615 A bill to amend section 3782 of the Code......... 136 A bill to amend section 169-1. of the Code of 1895. 138195 209A bill to amend section 4611 relative to filing claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 149 194 287 A bill to amend 2347 relative to telephones and telegraphs in this State ................. 156 163 174 598 A bill to amend section 482t of the Code ...... 167 261 288 A bill to amend section 2035 of the Code relative to municipal bonds ......................... 167 195 210 A bill to amend section 812 of the Code relative to tax.returns of corporations.................. 167 195 209 A bill to amend section 1914 of the Code relative to security on loans to bank offi<'.ers ......... 188 213 223 A bill to amend section 231 of volume 1 of the Code relative to death of Governor ............ 206 343 A bill to amend section 294 of volume 1 of the Code relative to election of Presiden~ pro. tem. of Senate ...................................... 206 294 A bill to amend section 420 of the Code relative to running freight trains on Sunday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 386A bill to amend section 936 of the Code so as to -change the manner of arbitrating the return of property .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 207 317 332' A bill to amend section 1496 of the Code. . . . . . . . . 283 A bill to amend section 982 of the Code relative to State depositories .......................... 290 317 331 A bill to amend section 4558 of the Code. . . . . . . . . 333 551 A bill to amend section 2061 of the Code of 1895.334 466 535 A bill to amend section 574 of the Code ........... 411 550 A bill to amend section 2778 of the Code. . . . . . . . . 42' 551 INDEX, 637 .COMMITTEES-SPECIAL- Committee to notify the Governor that the Senate was ready for business ................. _. . . . . . . 39 Committee to arrange for the inauguration. . . . . . 41 Committee to investigate the water supply at the State Sanitarium .. . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 104 Conference Committee on Appropriation Bills.... .'565 Committee on Tax Act ............ __ ....... _.565 614 619 Committee to visit State University and its branches .......... _.............. _. _. . . . . . . . . . 607 Committee to notify the Governor that the Sen- ate was ready to adjourn ........... _. . . . . . . . . . . 621 Committee on Congressional Reapportionment.. 622' Committee to investigate Tallulah Falls ...... __ . 622 Committee to visit Blind Asylum ....... _. _.. _.. 622 Committee to visit Deaf and Dumb Asylum ..... _ 622 oCOMMITTEES-SPECIAL REPORTS- Report of Special Committee to select Chaplain.. 38 Report of Special Committee to arrange for inau- guration of the Governor . . . . ..... _. . . . . . . . . . . 90 Report of committee on W. & A.. Railroad . . . . . . 545 Report of conference committee on Appropriation Bill ...................... _.. __ ....... _. . . . . . . . . 588 Report of conference committee to establish State Reformatory._ ............ _............. _... __ . 612 Report of committee on House Bill No. 401. ..... 613 617 Report of committee to notify the Governor that the Senate is ready to adjourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 .COMMITTEES-STANDING- Agriculture ............. _.110 133 154 26S 306 338 490 505 Auditing .................................. -..... 110 Appropriations ......... _.110 153 281 415 474 507 543 552 Academy of the Blind............................ 111 Academy for the Deaf and Dumb ............... 111 417 Constitutional amendments ...............111 230 337 542 Banks .................... 111 124 204 282 340 492 521 545 Corporations ...... 11::. 161 191 204 244 255 306 357 382 441 442 491 504 520 544 607 Education and Public Schools ............ 112 137 165 196 267 278 322 341 381 489 511 638 INDEX. C O M M I T T E E S - S T A N D I N G - Continued. Engrossing ....... 112 119 129 131 144 152 169 187 191 218- 230'244 256 305 321 326 357 387 415 449 Enrollment ............... 112 186 189 447 448 546 587 623 625 626 628- Fish and Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2i7 Finance .... _......................... 112 216 305 498 510 Halls and Committee Rooms.................... 113 Hygiene and Sanitation .................. 113 215 2i8 51Q- Immigration and Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Internal Improvements.......................... 113 Judiciary, General. .... __ .113 132 133 145 161 19Z 193 203 220 231 256 268 304 340 381 461 504 564 Judiciary, Special . . . . . -114 154 175 193 217 232 261 279 307 321 339 363 383 421 426 442 491 506 511 543 Journal.......................................... 114 Manufactures.................................... 114 Military Affairs . . . . . . . . ................. 114 ::!68 514 588 Mines and Mining................................ 114 New Counties and County Lines .......... 115 4~5 490 SOD- Penitentiary ............................. 115 340 361 552 Pensions .................................. 115 131 506 552 Petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115- Privileges and Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Privileges of the Floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Public Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Public Printing .......................... __ ...... 116 Public Property, Etc . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116- Railroads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 132 155 283 327 388 545 Rules............................................ 117 State of the Republic............................ 117 State Sanatorium ................................ 117 443- Temperance .......... 117 1.J3 216 280 371 416 474 530 564 University of Georgia_........................... 118 Western & Atlantic Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 New_ County Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS- A bill to amend sub-division of article 7, section 1, paragraph 1, relative to pensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122- A bill to amend article 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution and to repeal a part thereof as it now stands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122: INDEX. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS-Continued. 6391 A bill to amend article 3, section 4 of the Constitution so as to change the sessions of the General Assembly.. .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . . 156 285- A bill to amend section 1, article 5 of the Constitution relative to Executive Department ...... 205 343. A bill to amend article 5, section 1, paragraph 8 of the Constitution relative to the death or resignation of the Governor ........................ 206 343- A bill to amend the Constitution of the State by providing that the Legislature shall have authority to add additional judges of the superior court for each judicial circuit ..............213 238 309' A bill to amend paragraph 2, section 2, article 7 of the Constitution relative to exempting certain property from taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 A bill to amend article 3, section 5 of the Constitution relative to the presiding officer of the Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343- A bill to amend article 2, section 2, paragraph 1 of the Constitution relative to the terms of county officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend paragraph 2, of section 1, article 11 of the Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424. A bill relative to article 3, section 7, paragraph 16 of the Constitution relative to local or special bills ................................. . . . . . . . . . . 42i A bill to amend paragraph 2, section 1, of article 11 of Constitution .............................. 554 565- COUNTY COMMISSIONERS- A bill to regulate the selection of the commissioners of Mcintosh county, and for other purposes ....................................... 99 10! 109- A bill to amend the act creating a board of roads and revenues for Dooly county ............. 313 344 385- A bill to allow county commissioners of this State to deposit the surplus money of the county in a bank and receive interest on same. : ........... 1316 332: '640 466 . .. . .COURTS SUPERIOR AND SUPREME- A bill to. prdvide. for .holding regular or adjourned terms of the superior courts in the several counties of this State ............................. 89 135 143 A bill to increase and make uniform the salaries of solicitors-general of the superior courts of this State hereafter elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 A bill to provide for the selection of judges of the supreme and superior courts of Georgia ........ 130 551 !DISPENSARIES- A bill to establish and maintain a dispensary in Talbotton, Talbot county ....................... 126 221 A bill to establish a dispensary in Pelham........ 163 A bill to repeal the act establishing a dispensary in the city of LaGrange ..................... 326 374 385 INDEX. 641 EXECUTIVE SESSIONS- INSURANCE- 87 98 102 106 118 130 136 151 224 254 261 303 317 412 440 584 A bill to require all holders of life insurance policies to pay taxes on the cash surrender value of their policies. . . . . . . ....... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 194 A bill to regulate the business of industrial insurance companies of this t:ltate and for other purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 134 292 342 A bill to require all mutual fire insurance com. panies to organize under the laws of this State 197 261 288 A bill to regulate the business of industrial life insurance companies of this State ............. 334 466 .JOINT SESSIONS- .................................... 91 94 127 LIQUOR LAWS- A bill to provide for the rigorous enforcement of the law!! of this State against the illegal sale of spirituous liquors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 349 MILITARY LAW8- A bill to reorganize the military forces of the State ....................................... 251 266 308 MESSAGEs-HOUSE- 38 40 93 94 96 97 103 119 123 139 146 155 169 182 195 201 219 232 241 257 269 282 307 318 335 363 386 419 451 468 473 488 498 500 501 509 513 539 550 563 563 585 597 607 611 614 616 620 622 MESSAGES-EXEOUTIVE- 41 41 87 99 104 128 145 219 220 244 281 363 474 508 541 564 616 .(1 B j 64~ INDEX. MISCELLANEOUS BILLS- A bill to define vagrancy; to provide prosecution, puni&hment, etc ......................... 89 149 286 599 A bill to enable planters and other persons to ex- ecute mortgages upon their crops of the current year, before as well as after planted ..........90 148 201> A bill to amend the act establishing the Depart- ment of Agriculture relative to diseases of cat- tle............................. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 99 157 A bill to further provide for the safety of persons while bathing in the surf on the seacoast ..... 99 157 170 A bill to prohibit drunkenness in public places and to provide penalty for violation of same 100 157 1715~8 A bill to collect debts by process of garnishment in certain eases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 194 A bill to authorize the Comptroller-General to ap- portion the pay of arbitrators. between the l::ltate, counties, cities and incorporated towns.. 100 A bill to repeal an ~~:ct authorizing the Comptrol- ler-General to appoint one of the Railroad Com- missioners of this State to act as arbitrator in certain cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 A bill to remove all obstructions except dams from streams of Talbot county .............. 101 136 147 A bill to regulate the revival of debts discharged in bankruptcy, and for other purposes ....... 101 148 174 A bill to require all nominees of offices to make a statement of amount expended ................ 101 35() A bill to fix the salary of the Attorney-General of the State of Georgia ...................... 105 163171 A bill to require street railway companies of this State to furnish separate apartments for white and colored passengers......................... 106 A bill to prohibit the depositing of sawdust in any of the ponds of this State .................. 106 163 173 A bill to provide for the use of certified copies of deeds and other papers as evidence in certain cases........................................... 108 A bill to describe the size of pine trees to be boxed for turpentine purposes in this State.... 108 A bill to authorhe the ordinaries of this State to have the estates of insane persons sold, and the income applied to the maintenance of minor children of such persons .................... 108 285 308 INDEX. 6-4:3 MISCELLANEOUS BILLs-Continued. A bill to amend an act to revive the game laws of Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... I09 213 222 A bill to provide that all farmers' notes given for commercial fertilizer shall not be transferable before maturity ................................ 109 349 A bill to require common carriers to equip their flat-cars with standards and for other purposes. 134 A bill to require landlords of this Stat~ to make settlement with croppers by first day of January after said crops are made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 A bill to amend the act prescribing the qualifica tion of jurors ............................... 138 195 209 A bill to prohibit the putting of sawdust and other unhealthy materials in the streams of Rabun county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 138 157 173 A bill to authorize militia districts to vote on stock law in certain cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 149 157 174 A bill to amend the act providing for the making out of affidavits out of the State to be used in the State ................................... 149 285 309 A bill to amend the claim laws of Georgia relative to pleading and practice . . . ........ .".. liiO 195 287 A bill to provide for the employment of a veterinary surgeon to treat infectious diseases of animals in this State.............................. 166 A bill to take McDuffie and Columbia counties from the Augusta judicial circuit and place them in the Northern judicial circuit.......... 170 A bill to take from the Northern judicial circuit the counties of Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe, Hart and Wilkes and to organize from them a new judicial circuit to be known as ElbertWilkescircuit.................................. 170 A bill to exempt physicians who .served in the Confederate army from special taxes........... liO A bill to fix liability of common carriers on bills of lading issued and in hands of"bona fide holders of value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 A bill to amend the act establishing the Georgia State Board of Pharmacists and to prescribe their power!.'> ............ ' ............... 225 411 422 455 A bill to relieve Confederate soldiers from paying poll tax ............ .-........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 644 INDEX. MISCELLANEOUS BILLS-Continued. A bill to provide that an instrument shall be considered a cloud upon title without regard to its validity, and to provide for its removal. .... 240 317 332 A bill to make it unlawful for any person to operate a dance hall outside of any incorporated city with a population of 80,000 inhabitants without the consem. of certain person ...... 251 343 386 A bill to amend the several acts of the General Assembly so as to increase the salary of entomologist .................................... 313 3ll4 385 A bill to provide for the removal of obstructions from the streams of this State, other than dams for operating mills............................. 315 A bill to prescribe the practice in the manner of filing and hearing demurers ................... 333 551 A bill to provide for the service of all pleadings subsequent to the original petition. . . . . . . . . . . . 333 A bill to provide how pleas of set-off and recoupment shall be filed to require plaintiffs to plead hereto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 551 A bill to provide for service and answering amendments to petitions filed in the several courts of this State ................................. a33 550 A bHI to prohibit the discharge of firearms upon public highways and places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 A bill to amend the act providing for the incorporation of trust companies . . . . . . . . ......... 372 444 A bill to divide the State of Georgia into eleven .congressional districts in conformity to an act approved January, 1901. ........................ 412 551 M.UNICIPAL LAWS- A bi.ll to amend the charter of Pelham ....... 109 163 17 3 .A bill to amend the charter of Pelham to grant to persons or-corporations franchises in said town, and for other purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 173 .A bill to extend the limits of the city of Albany. 184 210 A bill to provide a method of paving streets for the city of Albany ..........................188 195 210 .A bill to amend the charter of the city of Cuthbert ...... .................................. 261 411 422 .A bill to incorporate the town of Byronville .. 276 317 332 INDEX. 645 MUNICIPAL LAWS-Continued. A bill to amend the act incorporating town of Maples ..................................... 284 317 331 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Columbus ......................................... 323 344 361 A bill to amend the act incorporating the city of Vienna so as to authorize said city to issue bonds ....................................... 350 373 386 A bill to amend the act incorporating the city of Sylvester ...................................372 383 423 A bill to establish a charter for the town of Warwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 382 422 A bill to establish the charter of Omega ..... 372 383 423 A bill to incorporate the town of Corinth ........ 424 450 A bill to estab~ish a new charter for Blue Ridge .. 450 497 A bill to repeal the act creating the charter for the town of Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 A bill to incorporate the city of Clayton. . . . . . . . . . 611 A bill to incorporate the town of Rabun Gap . . . . 61S NEW COUNTIES- A bill to create a new county, being co~posed of portions of Burke, Emanuel, Bulloch and Screven, to be known as the county of Dixie... 94 316 A bill to lay out and form a new county from the counties of Monroe and Pike, to be known as Jeff Davis...................................... 100 316 A bill to establish, create and define a new county ; to name said new county Milledge. . . . . . . . . . 109 316 A bill to create a new county, to be known as Candler county, from portions of Colquitt, Worth and Mitchell counties .................. 125 316. A bill to create and organize a new county out of the counti~s of Walton, Gwinnett and Jackson, to be known as Stephens county................ 130> A bill to lay off and organize a new county out of portions of Tattnall and Liberty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 316 A bill to lay out and organize a new county, named Crisp, from the county of Dooly ........ 156 316- A bill to create the county of Treutland, to be composed of portions of Troupe, Merriwether and Harris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20'r 646 INDEX. NEW COUNTIES-Continued. A bill to lay out and organize a new county from the counties of Irwin and Wilcox, and to define their boundaries............................... 318 A bill to organize the county of Ben Hill in this State.......................................... 323 A bill to create and lay out the county of Atkinson............................................ 323 A biil to lay off and organize the county of Cooper 323 A bill to Jay out and organiz~ the county of B.rantley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32! A bill to lay out and organize the new county of Cromartie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32! A bill to lay out and organize the county of .Sleek- ley............................................ 324 A bill to create the county of Stephens in this State.......................................... 324 A bill to create and lay the county of Seminole. . 324 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Grady 324 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Kell. 324 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Turner . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Stephens out of a part of Montgomery county. . 325 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Stephens to be made from the counties of Walton, Gwinnett and Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 325 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Tift. 3:!5 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Nicholls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 A bill to lay out and organize the new county of Toombs........................................ 325 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Lamar .............................. .......... 326 PENSION LAWS- A bill to fix the salary of the clel'k and stenographer in the office of Commissioner of Pension ..........................................126 136 148 A bill to authorize the payment of pensions of soldiers and widows of soldiers who were bona fide r~.>sidents of the State on Jan. 11 1905........... 159 INDEX. 647 RAILROADS- A bill to provide for the recovery of damages against railroads in this State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 A bill to require all railroads doing buPiness in this State to stop all their trains at all towns on their lines where there are county sites........ 213 - R A.ILROAD COMMISSION- A bill to provide for the election of Railroad Com- missioners by the people. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 SCHOOLS- A bill to incorporate the Centreville school district in Talbot county .................. 101 166 286 542 A bill to establish, organize and maintain a normal school in South Georgia as a branch of the State University ............................ 105 343 364 A bill to amend and codify the common school laws of this State ................... 126 139 200 260 272 SENATE RESOLUTIONS- A resolution that the Senators retain the seats they now occupy without having to draw. . . . 39 A resolution directing the Secretary to notify the House that the Senate has organized and ready for business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 A resolution that the rules of the last Senate be adopted until new rules can be adopted. . . . . . . . 39 A resolution appointing a committae of five from the Senate and eleven from the House to be known as the New County Committee.......... 39 A resolution convening the Senate and House in joint session to declare the result of the elec- tion of Governor and other State House officers 40 A resolution that the General Assembly adjourn July 1st until July 5th, and that July 3d and 4th be declared dies non . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 A resolution favoring a measure of Congress to build up our merchant marine ................ 89 97 308 A resolution to relieve M. C. Warlick .......... 90 158 167 A resolution inviting Hon. T. J. Appleyard to seat on floor of Senate during his stay in Senate . . . . 90 0 648 INDEX, SENATE RESOLUTIONS-Continued. A resolution convening the General Assembly in joint session to inaugurate the Governor elect. . 91 A resolution to direct the keeper of public build- ings to put electric fans in the Senate imme- diately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 102 A resolution to appoint a joint committee to be known as the New County Committee......... 97 A resolution relative to the W. & A. Railroad .... 109 122 A resolution thanking Senator Hand for the grapes given the Senate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 A resolution appointing a committee from the Senate and House to consider all the bills rela- tive to game laws of this State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 A resolution to provide for the appointment of a committee from the Senate and House to con- sider the revision of the tax laws........ . . . . . 126 A resolution to provide for a joint committee of the Senate and House for the purpose of consid- ering the revision of the the tax laws of this State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 541 A resolution appointing a commission to investi- gate the condition of affairs at Ducktown, Tenn ., relative to damage done by copper mines ...... 135 139 A resolution providing that committeemen who visit the State institutions shall receive only their per diem and actual expenses ......... 136 141 221 A resolution to appoint two extra doorkeepers for the gallery of the Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 A resolution to extend the thanks of the Senate to Senator Bloodworth for the delicious peaches.. 151 A resolution extending the use of the Senate Chamber to the Committee on New Counties.. 157 A resolution to authorize the appointment of an additional doorkeeper ........... ; .............. 159 165 A resolution directing the keeper of public build- ings to:return the furniture to the Senate which has been moved since last session ............... 159, 284 A resolution authorizing the Secretary to re- place a portrait of the last Senate which has been removed from the Senate................. 160 A resolution extending the sympathy of the Sen- ate to Cliff Sheets in the accidental breaking of his arm........................................ 160 INDEX. 64~ SENATE RESOLUTIONS-Continued. A resolution to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Senate to sign all bills and resolutions, and perform ali other duties of secretary in his ab- sence..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20T A resolution to relieve 0. T. Owen of Madison county from paying bond of Erwin Colbert .. 207 224 231}A resolution to create a committee known as the Committee on Game and Fish ................. 207 221 A resolution, Resolved by the Senate, and House concurring, that the State Librarian be authorized to furnish to the authorities of the School for the Deaf the Code of Georgia and all other acts............................................ 22T A resolution directing that the seats in the rear of the Senate Chamber be moved outside the railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22T A resolution to authorize examination of convict camps during vacation ...................... 240 253 547" A resolution for the relief of. Eliza J. Gunter . . . . 251 A resolution extending the thanks of the Senate and House to the citizens of Indian Springs for the splendid barbecue given them...... . . . . . . . 254 A resolution directing the State Librarian to furnish the justice of the peace of 1451 G. M., Vol. 3 of the Criminal Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 A resolution, Resolved that the Senate stand adjurned until Monday morning at twelve o'clock when it adjourns today........................ 315A resolution on the death of Hon. E. P. Howell.. 323. A resolution providing for the appointment of a standing -committee to be known as the Committee on Apportionment of Congressional Districts.......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 ~19" A resolution convening the Senate at 9 a.m., beginning with August 15th until different hour is named.............. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 419A resolution making the new county bills special order for Wednesday immediately after reading the Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45& A resolution authorizing the Presiden.t of the Senate to appoint a committee to visit the State University and Normal Schools during vacation of the General Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 542: 1650 INDEX. :SENATE RESOLUTIONS-Continued. A resolution that the morning session continue until the child labor bill is disposed of, and that the Senate reconvene at 3:30 this afternoon, and this session be devoted to new county bills first, then House and Senate bills first and second time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 .A resolution, Resolved by the Senate, House concurring, that all unfinished busin~s go over until session 1906................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 .A resolution that the special order for the remainder of the afternoon be the consideration of new county bills . .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . . 530 .A resolution expressing the appreciation of the Senate for the faithful manner in which the New County Committee has discharged their duties. 542 .A resolution to appoint a joint committee from House and Senate t.o investigate Tallulah Falls with a view to turning it into a public park..... 611 A resolution requesting the Governor to confer with the Governor of South Carolina in reference to State lines between Oconee and Habersham counties............................... . . . . . . . . 618 A resolution extending thanks of the Senate to the President, President pro tern., Secretary and AssiJ;Stant l::lecretary; and other attaches, for their courtesies during the session.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 A resolution extending the privileges of the floor of Senate to that patriotic and liberty-loving citizen from Coweta county, Hon. Harry C. Fisher.......................................... 631 HOUSE BILLS. .APPROPRIATIONS- A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the State government and for the payment of the public debt and the interest thereon............................... 274 291 365 541 .A bill to make appropriations for increase of compensation of Governor and judges of the Supe.rior and Supreme Courts .................... 438 455 507 INDEX 651 .A.P PROPR B.TION3-Continued. .A. bill to appropriate $5,000.00 for the Georgia State Industrial College for colored people . .493 522 608 A bill to appropriate $:!5,000 for Georgia Normal and Industrial College ...................... 515 549 602 A bill to appropriate money for the State Sanitarium for certain purposes ................... 518 549 600 "BANKS- A bill to amend the act incorporating the Bank of Rockdale .................................. 289 3.56 398 lBONDS OF STATE- A bill to pay off and retire valid bonds of State as they mature.............................. 479 522 609 .CODE AMENDMENTSA bill to amend section 495 of the Penal Code.289 525 595 A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add Nashville to the list of State depositories.456 525 567 A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add Clax1on to the list of State depositories.. 478 524 570 A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add Donalsonville to the list of State Depositories ........................................ 478 524 578 A bill to amend paragraph 1 of section 5536 of the Code of 1895 ............................... 485 523 559 A bill to amend section 2502 of the Code relative to how parental power is lost................ 515 549 A bill to amend section 982 of the Code so as to add Swainsboro to 8tate depositories ........ 516 548 592 ()OUNTY COMMISSIONERs- A bill to amend an act creating a board of commissioners of Jackson county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 559 A bill to amend an act providing for a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Monroe county ..................................... 142 265 315 A bill to authorize the commissioner:; of Warren county to issue bonds ....................... 150 202 345 652 INDEX. COUNTY CO)!MISSIONERS-Oontinued. A bill to authorize the board of county commissioners of Floyd county to pay the officers of the court fees prescribed by law in case of conviction when convicts are worked on public works ...184 228 234~ A bill to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for Glascock county..... 184 238~ A bill to amend the act providing for a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Spalding county ..................... , ............ 185 228 235 A bill to repeal an act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Johnson county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 186 229 238 49& A bill to authorize the county commissioners of Lee county to work the convicts on any of the incorporated towns of of Lee county ........ 200 229 23S. A bill to amend the act establishin~ the board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Burke county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 265 463 A bill to abolish an &dvisory board of commissioners for the counties of L'lurens and Glascock 247 263 30()- A bill to amend the act authorizing the board of commissioners of Bibb county to contribute to the support of Macon Hospital Association .. 248 266 301 A bill to provide a salary for the boar\! of county commissioners for Pike county ............. 248 264 302 A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Miller county .............. 274 357 401 A bill to change the method of selecting the board of commisioners of Ware county ............ 276 377 399 A bill to amend an act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Appling Co. 312 378 399 A bill to amend the act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Coffee county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 410 433 A bill to amend the act establishing the county board of commissioners for Bibb county ..... 438 451 572 A bill to amend the act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Bl:lrrien county ..................................... .460 496 581 A bill to repeal the act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenue for Rockale county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 529 576; A bill to amend the act creating the board of commissioners of Oglethorpe county ............ 493 529 575- INDEX. 653 oCOUNTY OFFICERS- A bill to fix the compensation of ordinary of Walton county .................................. 275 292 348 oCOUNTY AND COUNTY MATTERS- A bill to change the county site from Clinton to Gray ........................................ 150 198 212 A bill to prohibit the sale of cotton seed in Johnson county between certain dates........ 185 214 227 566 A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton in Monroe county between certain dates . . . . . . ... 186 214 227 A bill to regulate the running of automobiles in Jones county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 356 392 A bill to authorize county authorities in Walton county to pay the legal costs in misdemeanor cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .439 450 567 A bill to establish in Bibb county a convict farm ...................................... .439 451 580 A bill to require the costs of transcript of the record in civil cases to be paid the clerks in certain counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 523 608 A bill to repeal the act regarding the proceeds of misdemeanor convicts so far as the same relates to Warren county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480 524 561 A bill to authorize the citizens of Fannin and Gilmer counties to cross the cattle quarantine lines in said counties ....................... 486 526 579 A bill to create county auditors in counties having cities of more than 85,000 population ....... .487 524 556 A bill to provide for the change of county lines lying within the limits of incorporated towns... 518 COURTS-CITY- A bill to establish the city court of Nashville .. 120 159 176 A bill to repeal the act creating the city court of Gwinnett county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 197 211 A bill to repeal an act establishing the city court of McRae. . . . . . . . . . ........................ 199 228 235 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of LaGrange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 229 239 A bill to establish the city court of McRae .... 224 239 253 A bill to repeal an act creating the city court of Jonesboro .................................. 224 265 298 654 INDEX. COURTs-CITY-Continued. A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Americus ................................. 2:!5 265 296 A bill to establish the city court of Washington .. 234 263 293 A bill to repeal the act entitled an act establishing the city court of Washington......... . .234 26~ 800 A bill to provide for the election of judges of the city court of Savannah ...................... 246 292 426 A bill to establish the city court of Monroe .... 258 315 391 A bill to create the city court of Sparta ....... 259 356 388 A bill to establish the city court of Dalton .... 273 527 555 A bill to establish the city court for Miller county 2i3 377 . 391 A bill to fix the salaries of judges of the city courts of this State in cities of not less than 39,000, nor more than 75,000 ........................... 275 29.1 344 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Valdosta ................................. :!90 355 404 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Baxley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... 312 356 393 A bill to amend the act creating the city court of Sandersville . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. 328 392' A bill to amend sections 34 and 35 of an act creating the city court of Carnesville ........... 329 410 464 A bill to repeal an act amending an act creating the city court of Sandersville ............... 330 378 395 A bill to repeal an act establishing the city court of Carnesville ............................ 331 410 463 A bill to establish the city court of Jeffersonville 352 3i6 391) A bill to establish the city court of Fitzgerald. 373 408 431 A bill to create the city court of Sylvester .... 373 407 431 A bill to repeal the act establishing the city court of Sylvester......................... . ..... 373 409 434 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 A bill to establish the city court of Leesburg . .407 439 462 A bill to repeal the act establishing the city court of Camilla ................................. 407 439 462 To establish the city court of Camilla in and for the county of Mitchell ..................... 407 439 462 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Quitman ................................. 437 451 500 INDEX. COURTS-CITY-Continued. 655 A bill to amend the act amending the act estab- lishing the city court of Dublin ......... 0 0 0 437 451 A bill to amend an act entitled an act to create the city court of Bartow county .437 466 55! o o o o 0 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Sylvania .438 451 557 o o o o o o o o o . . . . . . . o . . . . . . . . o o o o A bill to amend an act establishing the city court of Dublin ................................ o o 456 558 A bill to establish the city court of Reiclsville.456 494 557. A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Lexington. 457 496 557 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court o f B u f o r d . . .457 49;- o 0 o o o o 662~ A bill .to abolish the city court of Tattnall county . . . . . . 4'58 496 56l o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o o .. o o .. A bill to establish the city court of Fayetteville . .4:i9 548. 593 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Forsyth .. .. . . . . . . 459 496 670 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 .. o o .. A bill to amend sections 4 and 6 of an act estab- lishing the city court of Franklin ........... 0 o. 460 497 A bill to amend an act establishing city court of Douglasville ............... o ....... 0 o .... o o .460 494 5i0 A bill to establish tha city court of Statesboro.478 528 5i9 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Jefferson . . . . .481 528 620 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o A bill to authorize the Judges of the city court of Savannah to open defaults. o o 0 0 0 0 0 .483 o 524 561 A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Waycross ............... : . ......... : .... .484 528 569 A bill to provide compensation to stenographic re- . porters in all city courts of counties having cities with a certain population .................. .484 528 5i9 A bill to establish the city court of Summit...... 486 A bill to amend the act creating the city court of Floyd county . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 493 .... 527 558 A bill to establish the city court of Eastman .. 493 527 554 A bill to establish the city court of Thomasville .. 514,548 591 A bill to e3tablish the city court of Stillmore ... 0. 0 515o 656 INDEX. of the Superior courts to grant leaves of absence in certain cases ....516 549 610 ~DISPENSARY- A till to establish a dispensary in Randolph county . . . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . . ....143 228 284 A bill to establish a dispensary in Ocilla ...... 247 374 411 A bill to amend an act for the establishment of a dispensary in the city of Rome .............. 275 290 313 A bill to repeal an act establishing a dispensary at LaGrange . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . .... 328 388 424 464 A bill to amend an act establishing a dispensary in the town of Blakely ........................ .479 524 568 A bill to amend an act providing for a dispensary in Pulaski county .......................... 479 524 576 INDEX. 657 HUNTING AND FISHING- A bill to amend the act for the protection of fi~h in the streams of Floyd county ..............141 164 178 A bill to repeal the act protecting fish in Flint river ....... .......... ."...................... 248 291 347 LIQUOR LAWS- A bill to prohibit the manufacture of spirituous liquors in Spalding county .................. 141 291 346 A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture spirituous liquors. in .Upson county ............... 185 425 461 A bill to prohibit the manufacture of spirituous liquors in Floyd coJ,mty .................... 246 266 299 A bill to fix the license fee for retailing liquors in Irwin county ................................ 247 375 A bill to fix the license of retailing spirituous liquors in Wilcox county.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 MISCELLANEOUS BILL8- A bill to provide for the removal of obstructions from streams, except dams, in Paulding county .142 214 226 A bill to provide for the time a.od manner of return- ing personal property in Carrollton .......... 143 228 235 A bill to establish a State Reformatory.... 250 355 413 566 A bill to regulate the employment of children in factories .................................... 312 411 476 A bill to provide for places for holding certain courts in cases hereunto mentioned ......... 353 408 433 A bill to regulate the salaries of stenographers in towns of not less than 54,000, or more than 75,000. . ..................................... 354 409 435 A bill to exempt licensed embalmers from jury duty ..................................... .438 522 609 A bill to confirm the title of John Rourke to cer- tain lands in Chatham county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478 528 571 A bill to authorize the Governor and Secretary of State to execute a quit claim deed to quiet the title of the Tybee Beach Company to certain lands ...................................... .486 5:!3 561 A bill to make it unlawful for any person to oper- ate a dance hall in certain counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 529 A bill to require a census of Confederate soldiers and their widows in this State .............. 487 522 567 428 j 658 INDEX. MISCELLANEOUS BILLS-Continued. A bill to confer police powers upon captains of steamboats ................................. 515 549 605 A hill to amend an act making it a misdemeanor to buy or sell votes at primaries ............. 517 550 619 A bill for the relief of William A. Charlton ... 517 063 610 A bill for the relief of J. W. Wilcox. . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 .A bill to amend the several acts relating to the Texas boll-weevil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 590 MILITARY LAWS- .A bill to abolish the colored troops from the State militia ..................................... .484 548 603 MUNICIP.AL LAWS- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome so as to authorize the erection of electric plant .141 211 236 .A bill to authorize the town of Kirkwood to require the registration of voters ............. 141 164 178 A bill to incorporate the town of Graysville ... 142 164 179 A bill to incorporate the town of Dacula, Gwinnett county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 142 164 177 A bill to atnend the charter of "the town of Clarks- ton ......................................... 142 165 179 .A bill to create a charter for the city of Sparta .150 164 178 A bill to repeal the act incorporating the town of Sparta ...................................... 151 164 177 .A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Jenkinsburg ................................ 158 164 178 .A bill to amend the charter of Olarkesville ... 158 165 179 A bill to amend the act incorporating the tovyn of Comer ...................................... 158 165 179 .A bill to amend the act authorizing the town of Comer to issue school bonds ................ 158 164 180 A bill to incorporate the town of Howell ...... 185 198 211 A bill to amend the charter of Newnan so as to provide for a board of health ............... 186 197 211 A bill to amend the charter of the city of El- berton ...................................... 198 253 277 A bill to repeal the act incorporating the town of Jeffersonville ............................... 198 214 226 INDEX. 659 MUNICIPAL LA.\VS-rontinued. A bill to repeal the act amending the act incorpor- ating the town of Maysville ................ 198 252 302 A bill to incorporate the city of Colquitt, in lieu of the town of Colquitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 252 301 A bill to incorporate the town of Good Hope .. 199 228 236 A bill to incorporate the town of Walnut Grove .199 228 236 A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Maysville, so as to extend the corporate limits 199 253 296 A bill to incorporate the city of Jeffersonville. 199 214 226 A bill to amend the charter of the town of I<:dge- wood ....................................... 199 253 295 A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Maysville so as to authorize the erection of .. school building ............................. 200 2-52 294 A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Eastman .................................... 208 229 236 A bill to incorporate the city of Royston .. 224 408 425 428 A bill to incorporate the town of Campton .... 224 2!)2 295 A bill to repeal the act incorporating the town of Royston. . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 410 A bill to incorporate the town of Pitts ......... 225 2-52 294 A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Col- liers .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 233 265 298 A bill to incorporate the city of Colliers .......... 233 293 A bill to amend the charter of Cornelia .........2B4 252 277 A bill to incorporate the town of Rossville .... 246 264 297 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Guy- ton to issue bonds ........................... 246 263 297 A bill to incorporate the town of Climax ..... 246 264 298 A bill to extend the corporate limittt of the city of Rome .................................... 246 264 299 A bill to amend the acts consolidating the various acts incorporat;ng the city of For~yth ....... 247 263 297 A bill to amend the charter of Griffin so a.s to cre- ate the office of tax collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 264 300 A bill to amend section 17 of the charter of Way- cross relative to paving streets ............. 247 264 299 A bill to amend the act creating the charter for the town of Hiram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 265 A bill to amend the charter of the town of Ca- milla .................................... 248 263 295 303 A bill to authorize the establishment of a system of sewerage in the city of Waycross .......... 248 2QO 34& 660 IXDEX. MUNICIPAL LAWS-Continued. A bill to abolish the charter of the town of Glennville and incorporating the city of Glennville 249 263 293 A bill to authorize the city of Marietta to hold an election for the purpose of establishing a system of sewerage for Mari~tta .................... 249 292 348 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Waycross to issue bonds for school purposes 249 264 301 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Hawkinsville ................................ 250 266 302 397 A bill to incorporate the town of Jersey in Walton county. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . .250 263 294 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to hold an election for electric light bonds ....................................... 250 266 301 A bill to amend the charter of Griffin so as to confer the right to condemn private property for public use ................................... 250 265 299 A bill to amend the charter of Whigham ...... 250 264 297 A bill to amend the several acts incorporating Brunswick .............................. 258 377 390 535 A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Avera .......................................... 259 396 A bill to amend the charter of the eity of Ma- con ......................................... 259 291 349 A bill to amend the act incorporating Wood- bury ........................................ 260 378 398 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Bruns- wick ........................................ 260 374 391 A bill to incoporate the town of Bogart ....... 274 374 393 A bill to incorporate the town of Millwood, Ware county ...................................... 274 451 566 A bill to amend the charter of Swainsboro in re- gard to public schools...................... 274 355 401 A bill to amend the act incorporating Linwood 275 375 390 .A bill to incorporate the town of Rentz, Laurens county ...................................... 275 292 314 .A bill to amend the charter of the city of Colum- bus ......................................... 289 375 394 A bill to incorporate the town of Pulaski ...... 289 376 394 A bill to amend the charter of Hawkinsville. . . . . . 289 375 .A bill to incorporate the town of Rising Fawn .... 289 598 A bill to amend the several acts incoporating the of Quitman. . . . .. . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 312 354 362 INDEX. 661 MUNICIPAL LAW5-Continued. A bill to authorize the council of Hogansville to create a debt for a system of sewerage ...... 327 377 402 A bill to amend the act incorrorationg Ringgold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 374 402 A bill to amend an act incorporating Camak. . . . . . 327 374 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Daw- son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 328 377 400 A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur so is to provide for a board of tax assessors .. 328 -410 433 A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Statham in Jackson county ................. 329 409 434 A bill to amend the act incorporating Canton.... 329 429 A bill to create a new charter for Dublin ...... 329 408 430 A bill to establish the city of Stillmore ........ 329 374 397 A bill to incorporate the town of Wadley ...... 330 378 390 A bill to incorporate the town of Hull........ 330 376 397 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Mari- etta to issue school bonds ................330 408 434 A bill to repeal an act entitled an act incorpo- rating the town of Chula ....................... 330 529 A bill to amend section 48 of an act incorporating the city of Lawrenceville ....................330 377 401 A bill to abolish the act incorporating Stillmore 331 377 405 A bill to incoporate the town of Odessadale ... 350 377 400 A bill to amend the charter of Leesburg....... 350 37ti 430 A bill to provide for a new charter for Lula.. . . . . . 350 378 A bill to amend an act amending the charter of Baxley .....................................350 375 403 A bill to incorporate the town of Meigs ........350 377 395 A bill to amend an act incorporating Dallas ... 350 375 396 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Mar- ietta to hold an an election for the purpose of issuing bonds for waterworks ................... 352 410 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Lawrenceville extending the corporate limits ....352 378 395 A bill to amend the act in-corporating Wrens .. 353 378 ~3 A bill to repeal the act incorporating Meigs.... 353 374 39 9 A bill to incorporate the town of Lula .........353 375 403 A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome 353 376 423 A bill to amend the act incorporationg .McCaysville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 424 A bill to incorporate the city of Reidsville..... 406 450 568 A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Reidsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406 450 57 7 662 INDEX. MUNICIPAL LAWS-Conti'llued. A bill to amend the act incorporating Lovejoy ..407 495 555 A bill to incorporate the town of Cobbtown ... 437 450 577 A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta ............ 457 532 A bill to authorize the mayor and coupcil of Mari- etta to contract a debt for the furnishing of electric lights ar.d waterworks.................. 458 495 A bill to 'amend the charter of Augusta .... .458 495 682 A bill to amend the charter of Arlington ..... .459 495 580 A bill to amend the charter of OciUa ......... 460 496 580 A bill to amend the act incorporatingTrenton.460 495 681 A bill to amend the chartE'r of Tallapoosa .. .461 495 575 A bill to amend the act incorporating Ball Ground 477 566 592 A bill to incorporate the town of Haddock ... .477 526 580 A bill to amend the charter of Powder Springs .478 527 578 A bill to repeal the act incorporating Cohutta.478 523 569 A bill to amend the charter of Warrenton ..... 480 522 560 A bill to amend the charter of Fitzgerald ..... .4RO 526 573 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Tybee to sell a part of the street kno~n as the Strand. 480 528 581 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Tybee to close certain streets in said city ......... .480 528 573 A bill to amend the act establishing the town of Leslie .................................... _. .480 526 573 A bill to amend an act to amend the charter of the city of Macon .............................. 481 526 573 A bill to incorporate the town of Ludowici .. .481 521 574 A bill to amend the act establishing a system of waterworks fer Buena Vista .... _........... .481 529 575 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Buena Vista to elect commissioners to invest the sinking fund .................................... .482 529 583 A bill to abolish the charter of Graymont .... .482 529 583 A bill to abolish the charter of Summit.. . .. .482 523 584 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Milledgeville to grant the right to use the streets of Milledgeville. .. . . .. . .. . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. 482 529 A bill to create a new charter..for Blackshear .. 482 525 569 A bill to authorize the town of Adairsville to order an election for the purpose of issuing light and water bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483 522 567 A bill to incorporate the town Molena ......... 483 522 568 INDEX. 663 MUNICIPAL LA'VB-Continued. A bill to incorporate the town of Bmithsonia . .484 525 574 A bill _to authorize municipal corporations to ac- cept grants of land (or certain purposes.... .48.'l 527 570 A bill to establish the city of Graymont .... .486 527 576 A bill to empower the mayor and council of Sa- vannah to sell a portion of Thirty-Second street 486 526 584 A bill tu incorporate the town of Danville ... .493 526 5ti2 A bill to incorporate the town uf Corinth........ 514 A bill to amend the charter of East Point ..... 514 548 594 A bill to incorporate the town of Austell.- .. 515 547 1\94 A bill to amend the several acts creating the town of Chipley so'as to extend its limits .........515 548 591 A bill to establish a volunteer fire company for East Rome ................ _.............. _.516 548 594 A bill to amend the act incorporating East i{ome 516 547 591 A bill to incorporate the town of Garfield ..... 516 548 595 A bill to amend the charter of Pembroke ..... 517 549 592 A bill to repeal the chartet: of Loganville ..... 518 549 594 A bill to incorporate the town of Loganville ... 519 548 591 A bill to establish the city of Summit ............ 527 576 NEW COUNTIES. A bill to provide for the organization of the new counties and to provide the manner of electing officers.. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . ........ 406 425 455 A bill to lay off and organize a new county of the counties of Irwin, Wilcox and Dooly .... _.. .456 523 536 A bill to lay off and organize a new county out of portions of Appling and Coffee counties ... _.457 494 532 A bill to lay out and organize the county of Crisp 458 49! 532 A bill to create the county of Jenkins ......... 458 497 532 A bill to create the county of Tift ........... .459 494 531 A bill to lay out and organize a new county from Tattnall, Montgomery and Emanual, to be named Toombs .. _ . . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .............. .484 521 540 A bill to create a new county out of the counties of Habersham and Franklin to be known as Stephens . . . . .. . .. . . . ...................... -r . .485 521 1140 A bill to lay out and organize a new county from Thomas and Decatur to be known as Grady county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 525 539 664 INDEX. RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS- A bill to extend the powers of the Railroad Commission . ..................... : . ..... 193 409 464 535 60& RAILROADs- A bill to amend the act providing for the regulation of freight and passenger tariffs ............ 518 60~ PENSIONS- A bill to authorize the payment of pension to Confederate soldiers and widows of soldiers in certain cases ................................... 514 553 59(} PRISON COMMISSION- A bill to amend the act creating the Prison Commission for the hire of convicts ............. 517 553 608 SCHOOLS- A bill to amend the act so aoJ to change the mode of electing the Board of Trustees of Camilla High School. ................................ 185 355 393 A bill to amend an act creating a system of public schools for MariettA. ......................... 186 356 392 A bill to repeal the act establishing the public schools of the town of Mitchell ............. 208 228 237 A bill to repeal the act incorporating the Wood- bury School District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~49 355 A bill to amend an act amending sections of an act incorporating Waresboro school district.249 355 395- A bill to repeal an act amending an act to estab- lish a system of public schools for Austell .. 249 355 400 A bill to repeal act establishing a system of public schools for the town of Roberta ............. 251 326 344 A bill to establish a system of public schools in Stone Mountain .................... ........ 259 290 347 A bill to establish a system of public schools for Lithonia school district ...................... 260 290 346 A bill to authorize the town of Kirkwood to es- tablish a system of public schools ........... 260 290 314 A bill to incorporate the Pineview school district .. . 273 354 362 INDEX. 66& SCHOOLS-Continued. A bill to amend .an act establishing a system of public sch01,>ls for the town of Boston .......... 275 356- A bill to establish a system of public schools for Pierce county. . . . . . . . ..................... 329 356 362 A bill to incorporate the Woodbury school dis- Cir- trict .................................... 352 398 408 430 A bill to incorporate the Academy of Social cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 409 432 A bill to incorporate the Pendergrass public schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 390 A bill to incorporate the Waco school district.372 410 425A bill to incorporate the Lone Oak school dis- trict...... . ................................ 373 409 431 A bill to incorporate the Chickamauga schoolllis- trict ....................................... 373 408 426A bill to incorporate the Jenkinsburg school dis- trict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438 495 556A bill to provide for the creation of local school districts, for levying and collecting tax by coun. ties......................................... 438 494 601 A bill to incorporate the Collins school district. 456 495 55S. A bill to incorporate new school districts in Worth county. . . . . ................................... 457 497 A bill to establish a public school system for Ar- lington ...................................... 458 496 571 A bill to create and incorporate the Haralson school district ..........-. ................... 459 496 554 A bill to establish a public school system for the town of Buena Vista ........................ 460 494 582 A bill to incorporate the Menlo school district.461 494 546A bill to incorporate 11. school district of Davis- boro ........................................ 477 526 572 A bill to incorporate the Hampton school dis- trict ....................................... 477 525 -571 A bill to provide an election in McDonough school district for school taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 481 523 582 A bill to incorporate the Hopeful school district.482 524 551 A bill to incorporate the Bradshaw school district in Worth county ........................... .483 527 556A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Statham ......................... .483 527 577 A bill to incorporate the Whitesburg school dis..: trict ....................................... .484 527 57S. .!:bill to incorporate the Wrightsville school dis- trict........................................... 518- 666 INDEX. TAXES- A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government and public institutions of this State ........................... .437 444 502 653 A bill to provide for the levying of school tax in Union school district .................... 459 497 559 560 A bill to provide for State and county boards of tax arbitrators.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 HOUSE RESOLUTIONS- A resolution providing a joint session of the House and Senate to open State election returns...... 41 A resolution providing the appointment of a joint committee to arrange for the inauguration. . . . . 41 A resolution inviting Rev. S. P. Jones to address General Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 A resolution requesting Bishop Galloway to de- liver his address on the life of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 A resolution to appoint a committee to investigate the water supply at the State Sanitarium . . . . . . 104 A resolution requiring the repeal or modification of the Chinese Exclusion Act.................. 105 A resolution to memoralize Congress to appropri- ate money o deepen the channel of Carrabelle Harbor, Fla.................................... 120 .A resolution inviting Gen. Stephen D. Lee to ad- dress the General Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 .A resolution extending the thanks of the General Assembly to Gen. Stephen D. Lee for his elo- quent and patriotic address.................... 127 .A resolution in favor of a committee to consider the question of & State Sanitariam for consump- tives ........................................ 150 530 596 .A resolution to appropriate a sum sufficient to meet the deficit in the Pension fund for 1905 ...... 151 159 180 .A resolution thanking the Hon. Jno. ~-Slaton for the hospitality shown the General Assembly. . . 176 A resolution thanking Bishop Galloway for his magnificent address.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 .A resolution for the relief of S. Newsom ..... 276 357 406 A resolution inviting the chancellor of the Uni- versity to address the General Assembly. . . . . . . 276 INDEX. 667 HOUSE RESOLUTIONS-Continued. A res'olution calling on our Senators and Repre- sentatives in Congress to use their efforts in favor of a national commission to report on the market for American cotton goods. . . . . . . . . . . 349 A resolution authorizing the trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind to apply certain balances to the erection of new buildings .... 354 425 465 A resolution to extend the time of commission of the registration of land titles.................. 407 A resolution to pay pension Abijah Hall to his widow ..................................... .487 530 603 A resolution for the relief of M.A. Andrews . .487 530 596 A resolution to authorize Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiency ......... .487 530 604 A resolution dissolving the Savannah Dredging Company ................................... 488 525 596 A resolution for the relief of Mrs. Dorothy Lynch . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . .. .................... 517 551 606 A resolution to pay G. R. Cochran for services as doorkeeper during the illness of the principal doorkeeper .................................517 550 604 A resolution providing for the appointment of a sub-committee to visit the State University and Academy for the Blind .. . .. .. ................ 518 607 A resolution to authorize the Clerk of the House and Secretary of Senate to mail to the members of the 'General Assembly status of unfinished business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 A resolution authorizing the Speaker of House, President of Senate and other officers of the General Assembly to remain at the Capitol five days to bring up unfinished business, and that they receive their per diem for same........... 519 A resolution adjourning the General Assembly at 9:30p.m.