JOURNAL 
OF THE 
House of Representatives 
OF THE 
STATE OF GEORGIAJ 
AT THE 
REGULAR SESSION 
OF THE 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 
At Atlanta, Wednesday, October 28, 18q6. 
ATLANTA, GA.: 
GEO. W. HARRISON, STATE PRINTER. (Franklin Printing and Publishing Company.) 
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  JOURNAL. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, wednesday, October 28, 1896. 
The House of Representatives met pursuant to law at 10 o'clock a. m. this day, and was called to vrder by the Hon. ~Jark A. Hardin, Clerk of the last House. 
 
Prayer was offered by the Rev. :Mr. Hudson. 
 
The roll was called by counties, when the following members presented themselves and were sworn in by His Honor Judge John S. Candler, of the Stone :Mountain Circuit, to wit: 
 
From the county of- 
 
Appling ........... . 
 
. . . . J. "\V. Johnson. 
 
Baker ..... . 
 
. . . . . A. S. Johnson. 
 
Baldwin ..... . 
 
. . . . . . . . E. N. Ennis. 
 
Banks ... . 
 
. . . . . T. K. Thompson. 
 
Bartow ... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. B. Vincent. 
 
Bartow ... . 
 
. . . . . . . . F. :M. Durham. 
 
Ber~u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John R }fcCranie. 
 
Bibb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. D. Craig. 
 
:Bibb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. T. Boifeuillet. 
 
Bibb : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. A. Reid. 
 
Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. }f. Hitch. 
Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas 0. :Morgan. 
Bulloch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. A. Brannen. 
Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vV. J. Herrington. 
Bnrke . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. L. Brinson. 
 
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Burke 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. D. Oliver. 
 
Butts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. H. OgletreB. 
 
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Calhoun . . 
 
. . J. L. Boynton. 
 
Camden . . . . 
 
Bmwell Atkinson. 
 
Campbell . . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . \Y. C. Kiser. 
 
Carroll 
 
. . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. ~[. 1Ioore. 
 
Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \V. P. Cole. 
 
Catoosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... \V. H. Yates. 
 
Charlton 
 
. . . . . . . . ...... ~\. G. Gowen. 
 
Chatham . . . . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . T. J. ~IcDonough. 
 
Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... P. \Y. 1Ielnrim. 
 
Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... \Villiam Duncan 
 
Chattahoochee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,J. C. F. 1IcCook 
 
Chattooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... R. Y. RndiciL 
 
Cherokee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... W. J. Webb. 
 
Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. C. Thomas 
 
Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . A. L. Foster 
 
Clayton . . . . . .... . 
 
. . . . .T. R. Nisbet. 
 
Clinch . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . R. G. Dickerson. 
 
Cobb.. . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . John Awtry. 
 
Cobb...... 
 
. ........ . . . . . . J. E. :Mozley. 
 
Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . Daniel Lott. 
 
Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. I. Branch. 
 
Colquitt . . . . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . G. G. Henderson 
 
Coweta . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . H. A. Hall. 
 
Coweta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. vV. Freeman. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... J. N. S~ith. 
 
Dade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. R. Deakins. 
 
Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. ~L :McKee. 
 
Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cook. 
 
Decatur ..  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... }I. X. Paulette. 
 
DeKalb . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
\Y. B. HendersQn. 
 
DeKalb . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . W. :M..Morrison. 
 
Dodge ........... : . . . . . . . . . . \Y. 1' HarrelL 
 
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Dooly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. A. Bedgood. 
 
Dooly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U. V. Whipple. 
 
Dougherty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. L. Wight. 
 
Douglas ...................... J. H. McLarty. 
 
Early . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... T. E. Hightower. 
 
Echols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. li. Roberts. 
 
Effingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Rawls. 
 
Elbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. :M. Swift. 
 
}~manuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. l'L Brinson. 
 
Fannin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J. D. ~fcDaniel. 
 
}~ayette'". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. 0. Blalock. 
 
Floyd 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. B. NeYin. 
 
Floyd .......................... J. H. Reece. 
 
Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... W. H. Ennis. 
 
Forsyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J. R. Henderson. 
 
Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. G. Underwood. 
 
-Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. B. Felder. 
 
Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. ~I. Slaton. 
 
"T Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. Clarence Knowle,;;. 
 
Gilmer .......................... E. w. atkins. 
 
Glascock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 7illiam 'yalden. 
 
Glynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. W. Boonet. 
 
Gordon ..... . 
 
. . .. J. J. Griffin. 
 
Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. J. Boswell. 
 
Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. E. Davison. 
 
Gwinnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. A. Clement. 
 
Gwinnett . . . . . . _............... L. F. :McDonald. 
 
Habersham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. J. Bowden. 
 
Hall ............................ R. F. Quillian. 
 
Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. M. Johmon. 
 
Hancock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... A. I. Sm;t]J. 
Hancock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ,V. H. Burwell. 
 
Haralson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Price Edwards. 
 
Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... J. A. :Maddox. 
 
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Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ,J. T. }fcGehfe. 
 
Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. R. Leard. 
 
Heart! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. B. \Yhitaker. 
 
Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Turn1~r. 
 
Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester Pear<~e. 
 
Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. P. Duncan. 
 
Irwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,J. A. J. Henderson . 
 
.Tackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. F. Sdl. 
 
.Tackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. D. Bennett. 
 
,Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... \V.T. }fc}Iichael. 
 
.Tefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . R. P. \'.~ren. 
 
Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. ~\.. Sa][('l'. 
 
Tohnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f'. S. }Ieadows. 
 
,Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. \Y. Dliffy. 
 
Lanrens ..... . 
 
. .T. H. Baggt>tt. 
 
Lee ..... . 
 
~\.. B. Dmwan. 
 
Liberty ............... . 
 
. .J. \Y. Law. 
 
Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,J. H. 1-lof!,'all. 
 
Lowndes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Y. S. West. 
 
Lumpkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... \V. A. Chartet~ 
 
}lacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. L 0. ~ib. 
 
}Ia~~;on . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . .T. F. L. Bom!. 
 
}[arion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . }f. T. Edge. 
 
}fcDuffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T. H. Boyd, ~h. 
 
}lcintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Toseph }[atsfield. 
 
}feriwl'ther 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . .T. \\~. Taylm. 
 
.Jferim,tlwr . . . . . . . . 
 
B. F. }IcLaughlin. 
 
}[iller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. A. Bmh. 
 
}Iilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. F. Simp,;on. 
 
1Iitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... J. B. Pa!rnr'r. 
 
1Ionroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... \V. A. \Yorshmu. 
 
1Ionroe . . . . . . . . . . . ......... Samuel Rntl1edord. 
 
.Jiontgomcry . . . . . . . ........... H. A. Calhoun. 
 
:Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Usher Thornr.:'on. 
 
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. .T. Bates. 
 
::\Iuscogee 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ,f. D. Little. 
 
::\fnscogee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. E. Ohapman. 
 
Xewton .................... R. lJ. Hardeman. 
 
Oconee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. D. Cook. 
Oglethorpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !\. n. .'hnold. 
 
Oglethorpe ........................ \Y. E. Faust. 
 
Paulding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... A. L Bartlett. 
 
Pickens . . . . . . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . A. P. _\[u1linax. 
 
Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. "JL Thomas. 
 
Pike .. ~ . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . . . . . ...T. F. Hedding. 
 
Polk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. F. \Yri(-!,llt. 
 
Pulaski ......... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. P. HI own. 
 
Plllaski . . . . . . . . . ............... G. \\T. 1o1don.lr. 
 
Putnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. A. Jenkins. 
 
Quitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. 11. Kaigler, Sr. 
 
Habun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. E. A. Hamby. 
 
Handolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....  . . . . . .f. B. Bussey. 
 
Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. G. Fogarty. 
 
Hichmond . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... Bowdre Phinizy. 
 
Hichmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::\I. Y. Calvin. 
 
Rochlale 
 
. . . . . . . . . . H. II. Cannon. 
 
Schley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T. :JL Collum. 
 
SPreYen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. G. Edenfield. 
 
Spalding . . . . 
 
. . . . . . , . . . . .....T. S. Boynton. 
 
Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. R. Ellis. 
 
Sumter . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T. H. Black. 
 
Snmter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. c\. Uodson. 
 
Talbot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. T. Parker. 
 
Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . John .Johnson. 
 
Tattnall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( '. S. Grice. 
 
Taylor . . . . 
 
. . . . . . ... D. T. :Jfontfort. 
 
Telfair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. K. Wilcox. 
 
Terrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Y. C. Kendrick. 
 
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Thomas 
 
E. E. Wilkes. 
 
Thontas ............... . 
 
. . . . Arthur Patten. 
 
Towns ..... . 
 
. W. R. }[cConnell. 
 
Troup ..... . 
 
. . B. H. Hill. 
 
Troup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... T. P. Longley. 
 
Twiggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Vaughn. 
 
Union ......................... J. V. Lance. 
 
Upson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. B. Adams. 
 
Walker . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . ..... F. "\Y. Copeland. 
 
Walton . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. ........... J. H. Felker. 
 
Walton ... . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . .. A. C. Stone. 
 
Ware ..... . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. C. Thomas. 
 
"\Varren ... . 
 
. ............. \Y. M. Hawes. 
 
Washington 
 
.......... \V. J. Henderson. 
 
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Rawlings. 
 
Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . A. S. Nicholas. 
 
"\Vebster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. \"\T. Timmerman. 
 
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. W. Oakes. 
 
Whitfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... S. E. Berry. 
 
Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... G. C. Wilcox. 
 
Wilkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. \V. Armstrong. 
 
Wilkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. D. Callaway. 
 
"\Vilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... J. F. Burke. 
 
Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. G. Ford. 
 
The House then proeeeded to the election of a Speaker. 
The Hon. T. B. Felder, of the ~ounty of Fulton, placed in nomination tlJt' name of the Hon. H. A. Jenkins of the county of Putnam, whieh was seconded by ~fessrs. John T. Boifeuillet of Bibb, R. L. Thomason of Morgan, John D. I.ittle of }[uscogee, and }I. I. Branch of Columbia. 
 
Upon taking the ballot Yin vo,e, it appeared that 1Ir. }enkins had receiYed all the votes cast, and was declared duly dected ~peaker for the ensuing two years. 
 
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Fpon motion of :Mr. Charters of Lumpkin, a committee of three was appointed to conduct the Speaker elect to the chair, which prevailed. The chair appointed Messrs. Charten; of Lumpkin, Thomas of \Yare, and Phinizy of Richmond, who conducted the Speaker elect to the chair. 
 
The election of Clerk of the House was declared the next business in order. 
 
The Hon. J. T. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, placed in nomination the name of lion. Mark A. Hardin of Fulton county, which was seconded by the Hon. \Y. S. \Yest of the county of l~owndes. 
 
Cpon taking the ballot viva voce, it appearing that :Mr. Hardin had received all the votes cast and was duly elected Clnk of the Home for tl:e ensuing two yearo'. 
 
The next business in order being the election of a Speaker pro tern., the Hon. \Y. A. Charter:;, of Lumpkin, placed in nomination the name of Ron. \\r. A. Dodson of the county 
of Sumter, which was seconded by Ron. John D. Little of 
~Iuscogee. 
"r It appearing that the Hon. A. Dodson had received 
129 votes, he was declared duly elected Speaker pro tern. 
 
The next business in order being the election of ~Iessen ger of the House, the Hon. J. E. ~fozle,r, of the county of Cobb, placed in nomination the name of James A. Booth of Cobb, which was seconded by the Hon. F. P. Longley of Troup. 
 
It appearing that James A. Booth receiYed all the Yotes cast, was duly declared elected ~Iessenger. 
 
The next business in order was the election of Door- 
 
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keeper. The Hon. \\'. H. ~Williford, of Fa:ette, was placed in nomination by Hon. A. 0. Blaloek of Fayette, and secomled by lion. ,J. H. X isbet of Clayton. 
 
It appearing that lion. \Y. H. \\Tilliford had reeeiwd all the Yotes east, he was declared duly eleeted Doorkeeper. 
 
}fr. l-ittle, of }fnseogec>, offc>rc>d the following resolution, whieh was rc>ad and agreed to, to wit: 
 
That. a committee of ~en'n he appointed hy the Speakc>r ro nomillate a Chaplain of the Honse. 
 
The following emmnittec> was appointP<l h,Y thP Speaker, to wit: lion..Tolm D. Little, <hairman; }lessrs. BunYell >f !Ianc()(k, Charters of Lmnpkin, Thmnasnf \\Tare, Br0\n1 of Pulaski, Dodson of SmntPr, Blaloek of Fayette. 
 
\lr. Litth', of }[no;eogPe, also offPre<l the following resollltion, whieh was !'Pad and agreP<l to, to wit: 
 
[{esolYe,], That a eommittc>e of nine>, of whi(h the SpPakc>r of the Honse shall be ex-oftieio chairman, he appointed to report rules for the goYermnent of the Honse. 
 
By authority of the foregoing resolution, the Speaker appointed tlw following (ommittec>, to wit: }[essrs. Little of ::\fmeogee, Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, ( 'ahin of Hiehmond, }fPldrim of Chatham, Boifenillet of Bibb, Hall of Coweta, Slaton of Fulton. }[r. Speaker, exoftirio chairman. 
::\[r. Hall, of Coweta, offered the following resolution, whieh was read and agreed to, to \Yit: 
H('SO]Yed by the Honse, the Senate <onenrring, That a cmmuittee of three from the Senate and fiye from the Honse be appointed as a joint committee on the inauguraL 
 
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By authority of the foregoing resolution, the Speaker appointed the following eommittee on the part of the House, to wit: )fr. Hall of Coweta, ehairman; )fessr~. Felder of Fulton, Charters of Lumpkin, Thomason of )forgan, Boynton of Spalding. 
 
The following message was reeeiYed from the Senate, thro11gh )fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jf r. 8 JlCa kcr: 
The Senate has been organize<l by the election of the Hnn. Robert L. Berner, of the eonnt.Y of )lonroe, as Pre,i<lent; the Uon. C. G. Gray, of the emmty of Houston, as President pro tC'mpore; the lion. William Clifton, of the eonnty of )ldntosh, as Secretary; the lion. H. E. \Yilson, of the county of )[urray, as DoorkPeper, and the lion. Flynn Hargett, of the county of Harris, as )fessenger. 
 
The following message was receiYe<l from the Senate through )Jr. \\'m. Clifton, the Seeretary thereof: 
 
.lf r. 8 Jlf'a kf'r: 
Tlw Senate ha;.; adopted the following resolution, and asks th( conenrrenee of the Honse of ReprPsentatiYes therein, to wit: 
 
Resolw<l hy the Senate, the Ho11se of Representatiws eone11rring, That a committee of three from the Senate and fiye from the Honse he appointed to notify the GoYernor that the General Assembly is now organized and ready to receiYe any communication he may desire to make, all(l has appointed on the part of the Senate )fessrs. Dnnwo<ly, Kilpatrick, a11<l Carter. 
 
)fr. Fogarty, of Hiehmond, offere<l the followin-g resolution, which was read and adopted: 
 
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Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That a joint committee of five from the House and three from the Senate be appointed to wait on the Governor and notify him that the General Assembly .is organized and ready for business. 
 
The committee on the part of the House are :Messrs. Fogarty of Richmond, chairman; Hall of Coweta, Charters {)f Lumpkin, Reid of Bibb, and Felder of Fulton. 
 
~Ir. Hall, of Coweta, offered the following joint resolution, which was read and adopted: 
Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That a committee of three from the Senate be appointed on inaugural ceremonies. Thecommitteeon the partof the House are Messrs. Hall of Coweta, Felder of Fulton, Charters of Lumpkin, Thomason of ~forgan, Boynton of Spalding. 
 
The following communication. was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through }[r. Callaway, his private secretary, to wit: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the House of Hepresentatives his annual message, with accompanying documents. 
 
:l\Ir. Boynton, of Calhoun, offered the following resolution: 
Resolved by the Honse, the Senate concurring, That the House and SE'nate conYene in joint session on to-morrow, Thursday, 29th inst., at 11 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of opening the returns of the State election and declaring the result. 
Read and adopted. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2R, 1896. 
 
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GOVERNOR's MESSAGE. 
 
.Members of the General Assembly of Georgia : 
Circumstances under which you convene, in so far as they relate to the prosperity of our country, are not so propitious as we would have them, and yet,. in view of the great financial stringency which has existed for several years, we have cause to congratulate ourselves that the people of Georgia have met this discouraging condition without permitting it to entirely check the growth of our material interests or the advancement of our people. During this year there has been a slight increase in our taxable property. Some addition has been made to our railway mileage, a number of new factories have been erected, and our schools and colleges were never so full as now. These evirlences of material and intellectual advancement, achieved under the most adverse circumstances, is a high tribute to the character and genius of our people. 
I desire to lay before you such matters as have transpired in the administration of the. affairs of state, during my term, as may be of special interest to you, and fumish information upon questions connected therewith which may come before you during your term of office. 
WESTERN .AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD. 
The appropriation of $1,500.00, made in 1895, for the purpose of making a complete survey of the right of way and properties belonging to the '\Vestern and Atlantic Railroad, was used to employ Me8srs. wardroper and Stanley, two expert engineers, who have been engaged in carrying on this work, in compliance with the act of the General Assembly. The work 
 
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is not yet completed, but, I am informed, will be within a short time. 
 
PENilENTIARY. 
During this year I haYe had cause to make thorough investigation into the conduct of leEsees, and their agents, in the management of the penitentiary convicts of the State. A number of irregularities and violations of rules were discovered, and measurE's adopted to prevent future abuses, and secure the just and faithful administration of the laws and rules regulating thecontrol and management of convicts by lessees. The total amount of fines imposed upon lessees during my administration has been as follows : 
 
1st. Those imposed as a result of the special inves- 
tigation, heretofore alluded to ______ ------ $2,500 oo- 
 
2d. Those imposed for cruel whipping __ --------- 1,400 00 
 
3d. Escapes- ---------------. 
 
4,400 00 
 
Total ______ ---------------------------- $8,300 oo- 
I append to this message a list of pardons granted since my report to the Gener~l Assembly in 1895, so cla~sified that yotL can see how many misdemeanor convicts have been pardoned; how many felons have been pardone"d without the recommendation of the Committee on Pardons, appointed by the last General Aasembly, and how many on their recommendation. This Committee on Pardons, consisting of Senators T. R. Whitley and C. C. Bush, and Representatives W. S. Humphries~ H. A. Jenkins, and R. E. Davidson, have done their work faithfully and efficiently. It has not only been a great relief to the Executive, but has carried justice to a great many poor and friendless convicts, who had meritorious cases, and were unableto have them presented to the Executive. The facts upon which each pardon was granted are on file in the Executive office, and 
 
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to these I earnestly invite the attention of every member of your. body. The proper exercise of the pardoning power is a difficult and delicate task, but I have endeavored so to exercise it, that those who merited it should not be denied mercy, and those who deserve punit;hment should receive it-that justice might be done, the law enforced, and society protected. 
 
INTEREST FROM STATE DEPOSITORIES. 
The amount paid by and due from State depositories, as interest on the State's money, deposited with them, since the arrangement for payment of interest was entered into, cannot be definitely stated, as complete settlements have not been made with all the banks, but can be safely estimated at fifteen thousand dollars. 
The prediction freely made at the time I insisted upon the payment of interest that solvent banks would decline to act as State depositories has proven groundless. The State is not only secured with good and solvent bonds from each, but is dealing with banks of high standing. 
 
SALE OF BONDS. 
Five hundred and forty-two thousand dollars ($542,000) of the bonds of the State of Georgia, bearing 7 per cent. interest, matured July 1st of this year. Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) of this was paid with the accumulated sinking fund, which was at that time in the Treasury. Arrangements for payment of the remaining $242,000 was made by floating $230,000 of 4 per cent. bonds at 106. The premium on the bonds issued at this price yielded thir.teen thousand eight hundred ($13,800) dollars, making the total sum received from the sale of the 230 bonds two hundred and forty-three thousand eight hundred dollars. While we had advertised for the sale of bonds to the amount of $240,000 when the bids were opened, it appeared that 
 
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the sale of the number advertised at the price bid would yield Cdn siderably more than was needed for the payment of the debt. I then declined to issue that amount and issued only the amount needed to payoffthe maturing bonds. The real rate of interest that we are paying upon these bonds, which are nominally 4 per cent bonds, is about 3-- per cent. Considering the fact that these were not gold, but currency bonds, Georgians find reason to be proud of the splendid credit of their State. A full and complete history of this transaction will be found in the report of our faithful and honored State Treasurer, Hon. R. U. Hardeman, who now voluntarily retires from the high and responible office which he has for many years ably filled, carrying with him the love, gratitude and confidence of the people of Georgia. 
NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. 
After the purchase of the Northeastern Railroad by the State it was operated by Hon. R. K. Reeves as State agent until June 1st, 1896, at which time the road was turned over to the parties leasing it under an act of the General Assembly of 1895. While the settlement with connecting lines has not been entirely completed, we are near enough a settlement to ascertain that the net earnings during the time it has been operated by the State are, approximately, $15,000. The new lease of the road was made to Messrs. E. A. Richards & Company, for the annual rental of $18,600, to be paid quarterly. Contract was made and bond given in compliance with the act of the General Assembly which authorized the lease. 
This is only a local road, the value of which may be almost entirely destroyed by the building of anew road or a change of ownership of its connecting lines. For this reason I suggest that you consider the advisability of passing legislation that will authorize its sale on such terms and with such limitations as you may deem wise. 
 
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PRINTING OF THE GEORGIA REPORTS, CODE, AND SCHOOLBOOKS. 
The plan adopted by the State for the printing of the Reports of the Supreme Court and .of the new Code is yielding results of a most satisfactory character. Georgia Reports, which were Sold at $5.50 per volume, when printed by individuals on their own account, the State now have published and sell at a net cost of $2.00 per volume. The additional volumes printed after the first edition is exhausted are printed at a cost of $1.00 per volume to the State, and sold at $1.50 per volume. The Code of 1882, which was published on private account, was sold to the public at $10.00 per volume, and to the State in large numbers at $6.00 per volume. Under the act of the General Aesembly providing for the printing of the new Code of the State, Hon. John L. Hopkins of Atlanta, Comptroller-General "\V. A. Wright, and myself were charged with the duty of making the contract on the part of the State with the publishers. This Code will contain considerably more matter than the Code of 1882, and will be bound in three volumes, which will largely increase the labor and cost of the publication. Under the contract made, however, it is reasonably certain that the cost of the three volumes complete will not exceed $2. 50. 
In the light of this experience, I respectfully recommend that the Legislature authorize the appointment of a commission on publication of schoolbooks, to consist of not less than three nor more than five citizens of the State, whose duty it shall be to inquire into the subject, and to report recommending that plan, by which the schoolbooks in this State may be procured by the people at the lowest possible cost. 
PENSIONS. 
Below is submitted a table showing the number of pensioners and the amount paid for the past four years: 
 
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Year ending 26th October, 1893 ----------3,222 Year ending 26th October, 1894----------3,235 Year ending 26th October, 1895 ---------3,369 Year ending 26th October, 1896 _____ -----3,372 
 
$185,000 185,000 190,000 190,000 
 
WIDOWS. 
 
For the year ending V:>th February, 1893 ___ _4,068 For the year ending 15th February, 1894____ 3997 For the year ending 15th February, 1895 ____ 3,939 For the year ending 15th February, 1896 ____ 3,919 
 
$2-14,080 239,820 236,340 235,140 
 
INDIGENT SOLDIERS. 
For the year ending 31st December, 1896 ____ 2,000 
 
$120,000 
 
INVALID PENSIONS. 
When the fund appropriated to pay this class of soldiers for 1896 was exhausted there were pending more than three hundred and fifty new applications, and the indications are now that five hundred new claims will be filed for payment next year. About three per cent. of those enrolled have died during the past year. 
WIDOWS' PENSIONS. 
For the past several years there has been a slight decrease in the number of this clas~;~ of pensioners. The act of December 16, 1895, embraced a class of widows who had not, up to that time, been paid. Under this Iaw forty-five claims were approved. The death rate for the past year is about 3i per cent. 
INDIGENT PENSIONERS. 
L nder the act of December 15, 1894, as amended by the act of December 16, 189.5, 2,000 claim8 have been paid for the 
 
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-year 1896, which covered the appropriation of $120,000. More than 5,000 applications were filed and p:tssed on, and the indi-cations are that a large number of original applications under this law will be filed for payment next year. 
RELIEF OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. 
There are on the rolls nearly 10,000 pensioners, and $545,140 has been paid them for the year 1896; besides there are -constantly a great many new applications to be examined. To do this work intelligently, with justice to the State and the pemioners, every claim submitted should be thoroughly investigated and an impartial and correctjudgment made. To do this involves an immense amount of careful and painstaking labor. It is a mistake to think that there is no further work after a -claim is approved. Every single payment must be made with the th0rough knowledge that the law is duly complied with, .and every individual claim, whether enrolled or not, must be separately dealt with. Since the Constitution of 1877 was adopted, there can be paid no more than $6,000 for the secretaries and clerical force of the department, which was then thought to be the proper amount, and has been since then appropriated each year, yet the work of the department has more than doubled since that time, and it has now reached the point where it iR impossible, with its clerical force, to properly dispose of it. Governor Gordon, in his message to the General As8embly in 1890, urges the necessity of relieving the department, at which time there wereonly 3,:11 pensioners on the roll. He says: "The time has arrived when some method should be adopted to relieve the Executive Department." Governor Northen, in his message in 1891, repeats the suggestion made by Governor Gordon, and recommends the establishment of a pension office or department, and he says: "The growth of the State and the natural increase 4Jf labor incident to a proper administration of the laws, which 
 
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specially require the attention of the Governor and his secretaries, render it a matter ot impossibility that the pension laws be kept as at present." To do justice to the State and the pensioners, the General Assembly should put the pension business where it properly belongs-in the hands of a department orbureau established for that particular purpose. Taking int() consideration the number of enrolled pensioners and new claims, the cost of such department ought not to defeat it, as a much greater amount would be saved the State than would necessarily be expended thereon. Besides, it is due to the pensioners as well as the State, that their claims be speedily and justly disposed of. 
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS. 
Our common schools have made a decided advance in the last few years. It is gratifying to see that the State authorities have met with more substantial and enthusiastic co-operation from the masses of the people than ever heretofore in our history. The efforts of the State School Commissioner have enlisted the interest of the people in this great work, and they are co-operating with him zealously and earnestly. There is, each year, a marked improvement in the character of schoolhouses and teachers; and a decided disposition, on the part of the more thrifty communities to adopt local school systems, which are supported largely by local taxation. I earnestly hope, however,. that this disposition on the part of the people to look after the schools themselves will not permit the State, in the least, tocheck its pace in carrying forward the work of upbuilding and improving our schools, but that the State will continue t() strengthen, increase, and perfect them. 
The University of Georgia at Athens, the State Normal School at Athens, the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville, the School of Technology at Atlanta, the 
 
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North Georgia Agricultural Collrge at Dahlonega, are each doing a great work, in their respective linee, and I most heartily commend them to you as worthy of your encouragement and aid. 
The failure of the State to aid the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College at Milledgeville was greatly to the dioadvantage of one of the most useful of the State's educational institutions. This institution reaches a large part of our Southern territory which is not accessible to any one of the State's institutions for the education of boys. The State owns this property, worth possibly seventy-five thousand dollars, which can only be made useful as a college, and I commend it to your consideration. 
TAX-COLLECTORS. 
I respectfully recommend that the laws regulating the collection of taxes be so amended as to require the office of taxcollector to be conducted upon better business principles; aud to require a more rapid transmission l)f funds collected to the State Tr~asury. There should be less opportunity afforded to  the surety upon the bonds of tax-collectors to keep in custody or use the State's money. I further re~ommend the passage of a law which will make it a penal offense for any tax-collector to take the note of a taxpayer for taxes due. The injustice and dangers attendant upon the State's money remaining in the hands of the surety upon the tax-collector's bond, and upon a system which permits a tax-collector to increase his popularity by extending credits to the taxpayers, are too obvious to require any further statement from me, that you may see the necessity for the legislation which I recommend. 
People have become so much opposed to going upon bonds of county officers, that many of our best officers are compelled to resort to some one of the organized surety companies, in orrler to make the bonds required, before they can enter upon the duties 
 
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of the office to ~hich they have been elected. These companies have no assets in this State, and are, so far as I know, residents of other States. In case of default, we must rely upon voluntary payment on their part, or we are compelled to go into the courts of other States, to enforce our claim. That this evil may be corrected, I recommend that no surety company be authorized to do business in this State until it has deposited with the State Treasury sureties worth not less than $25,000, to be there held subject to any default for which it may be liable in this State. 
ELECTION LAWS. 
 
The decided advance taken by our State in the passage of the Registration Law, recently enacted, has met with the hearty app~oval of the people of the State, and they hope for such ad vancement in the reformation of our election laws, that no honest man's vote can be neutralized by a dishonest or fraudulent ballot. I earnestly urge upon you a thorough study of the election systems of other States, that such election laws that may be passed by you will be in harmony with the best methods of the day, and serve to .seen re honest elections and a govern ment wherein the ballots of honest men will certainly control. 
 
LYNCHINGS, PUNISHMENT OF CRIMlNALS, SPEEDY TRIALS.AND COURT PROCEDURE 
Since the last session of the General Assembly the courts. have been permitted to try several cases in which the offense committed aroused to their depths the passions of the outraged community, and when the temptation to resort to "lynch law" was strong. In each instance the courts have justified the confidence of the people, and law has Leen administer<!d in a way to increase respect for and fear of its decrees. In a number of cases lynch law has been resorted to, where the 
 
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offense committed was upon women. !n one of these casE-s the 
 
party accused was in court on trial. He was taken from the 
 
court, while in session, by a mob, and hung in the streets of one 
 
of our principal cities, where the arm of the law is supposed to 
 
be strongest. To say that, on account of this, the character of 
 
our people and of our civilization suffered greatly in the esti- 
 
mation of the civilized world, tells the truth but mildly. I am 
 
firmly of the opinion that to check such lawlessness new legis- 
 
lation is needed, and that it is your duty to enact it. Innocent 
 
men have suffered at the hands of lyncher~, and, unless lynch- 
 
ings are stopped, other innocent men will suffer. Guilty men, 
 
it is true, have suffered at the hands of lynchers; but these same 
 
guilty men would have suffered at the ha11d of the law, and the 
 
punishment inflicted by the law would have been far more 
 
effective in preventing similar crimes. 
 
I am of the opinion that it would be better for us to amend 
 
the law providing for the punishment of assault with intent to 
 
rape, and make it punishable with death, just as rape is punished, 
 
leaving it to the jury to recommend imprisonment in the peni- 
 
tentiaries for a term of years, if, in their judgment, such punish- 
 
ment is adequate. Death is not too severe a penalty for the 
 
.fiend who deliberately makes an assault upon a woman; and 
 
the knowledge that the criminal cannot be bung for this offense 
 
has, doub~less, often aroused that indignation, which has led the 
 
outraged community to take the law in their own hands, and 
 
inflict the punishment. 
 
After a trial of some years, I am, after careful consideration, 
 
led to the conclusion that the law passed several years since, 
 
which abolished public hangings in this State, of which I ap- 
 
proved at the time, was a mistake. I am still of the opinion 
 
that the impulse which leads people to eagerly seek to see one of their fellow beings hanged upon the gallows is not a noble one. But we must deal with people as they are and not as they 
 
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shou~d hf'. I believe that ten private hangings are not so effective in deterring evildoers and in commanding fear of and respect for the law as one in public. To return to the old law, which left it to the discretion of the circuit judge to provide for either private or public hanging, would, I think, be a proper course. This can safely be left to the discretion of our judges. In my opinion public hanging will aid in the suppression of crime and have some effect in discouraging mob law. In order that the officers of the law and the substantial citizens of a county may have material and personal interest in securing a submission to the law and the courts, in every case, I recoru mend the passage of an act which will authorize the Governor to remove from office any arresting officer from whose custody any defendant is taken by a mob whenever, in the opinion of the Executive, the arresting officer did not use due diligence or resort to the necessary force to protect the prisoner and keep him in custody; and that, in every instance where a prisoner is taken from the custody of an officer and lynched, the administrators of the deceased shall have the right to recover from the county, in whose service the officer is, the full value of his life, which in no case should be less than $1,000. 
Our laws which provide for more expeditious trials of criminal cases have been of great value, but what we need to eecure prompt justice to all and inspire the people with confidence in our courts is the speedy trial of all cases civil and criminal. 
I desire to say to you, in perfect candor and frankness, that I do not believe that confidence in the speedy administration of the criminal law in our courts can be established by the expeditious trial of that particular class of cases only. The people will not discriminate in this way, as they view it, the courts are either slow or prompt. Our entire judiciary system need~ OYerhauling. Justice should be more speedy, trials more prompt in every class of cases. Justice should not permit, nor public 
 
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sentiment tolerate, the continuance of a case for s1x months (from one term of court to another), because at the moment the case is called some reason exists why the case cannot be tried, which can be removed by taking it up at a subsequent time. One of the first steps to be taken to accomplish this needed  reform, is to equalize the work of the judges of the Superior Courts. Their pay is the same, yet some of them do four or five times the work done by others. 
 
CONVJCT LEASE SYSTEM. 
The present lease contract with the present lessees of the penitentiary convicts will expire on the first day of April, 1899. The number of convicts has grown from 1,230 at date of lease to 2,357. To permit the necessary arrangements to be made for the protection, care and employment of this large number we should decide, considerably in advance of the expiration of this lease, what di~position is to be made of them. I advise that such steps be taken by you at your present session as will enable you to secure all needed information to act upon this question at your session of 1897. 
The people of this State will not and should not tolerate the re-enactment of the lease act now in force. Under whatever plan that is adopted the young criminals should not be confined with the older and more desperate ones, but should be placed in a reformatory, where punishment may be inflicted upon them under circumstances which will bring to bear such moral and Christian influences, that we may reform their character;; and restore them to society as good citizens. As this question cannot be disposed of at the present time I do not think it advisable that I enter upon an elaborate discussion of suggested plan at this time. 
 
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COUNTY CHAIN-GANGS. 
It is unquestionably true that under the present system, the 
convicts in the penitentiary are, as a rule, better fed, better 
clothed, better housed, better preached to, and more humanely treated than the convicts in the county chain-gangs. I call your attention to this class of convicts, and respectfully suggest that 
you authorize the appointment of an additional officer in the 
Penitentiary Department, whose duty it shall be to look after the misdemeanor convicts of the State, and see that they are justly and humanely treated. 
Attached hereto is a copy of a report made to me by Ron. R. F. Wright, in 1895, to which I invite your attention. 
In transmitting that report to your predecessors, I said : 
"In my communication to you in 1894 I recommended that pro~ision be made for State supervision of misdemeanor convicts. After the adjournment of the General Assembly reports reached me touching the management of these convicts, which indicated_ such a state of affairs that I felt it my duty as the Chief Executive of the State, charged with the obligation to see to the proper enforcement of the law, to investigate and place before you facts showing the true state of affairs, that the subject might be intelligently considered and wisely acted upon by you. 
"To perform this important work, I engaged the Ron. R. F. 'Vright, who had faithfully and efficiently performed the duties of Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary during the term of my immediate predecessor, to visit each camp in the State where misdemeanor convicts were worked, and make a thorough investigation and report to me. 
"This task he has partially completed, and I herewith hand yon his report upon the camps visited. It reveals such inhuman and barbarous conduct upon the part of some of those engaged in working this class of convicts, that comment by me is unnecessary to induce you to act promptly to save our State from longer submitting to this burning shame. 
 
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"There is but one remedy for the deplorable conditions now existing, and that is through State supervision, by which uniform treatment can be required under one set of rules enforced by our Penitentiary Department. I a!!k that you give this valuable report, which I now submit to your careful consideration, and to the subject upon which it bears, that attention which its importance demands. The special report made to me upon each camp visited gives in detail result of Mr. Wright's investigation and is subject to inspection by such committee a8 may have in charge legislation upon this subject." 
 
STATE l\IILITIA. 
In the past the State has made meager provision for the equipment and encouragement of the militia. I sincerely hope that this branch of the State government will receive the proper consideration and more liberal encouragement than has heretofore been extended to it by our General Assemblies. No civilized government has existed, or can long exit;t, which does not sustain a military force adequate for its own protection and for the enforcement of law. During my administration we have frequently called upon the military to support the civil authorities, and in every instance the State troops have conducted themselves admirably, and proven that they were worthy of your aid and encouragement. 
THE SCOTT AND HAYES BOXDS. 
I am in receipt of a letter from Hon. Charles C. Kibbee in behalf of the payment by the State of the bonds known as the Scott and Hayes bonds. The letter to which I refer states briefly the case in behalf of the holders of the bonds, and is attached hereto that you may read and consider its contents. These claims have been presented to the General Assembly frequently heretofore, and no definite action has as yet been taken upon them. I suggest that your body thoroughly investigate the 
 
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1:1erits of these claims and take definite action either for or against them. If any reason can be found why they should not be paio that reason should be known, declared to be true by your body, and this controversy brought to an end. If no such reason can be found we should promptly arrange for their payment, and not longer permit this cloud to hang over the State. The people of Georgia are not opposed to paying their honest debts, and will not censure, but applaud, their representatives who aid them in the maintenance of their honor as a people. 
 
REPORTS FROl\1 VARIOUS DEPARTliiENTS AND STATE INSTITUTIONS. 
 
I herewith transmit to you reports from the public institutions 
 
of this State, to which I invite your attention. I also lay 
 
before you reports from the various departments of the State 
 
government, all of which coutain interesting information and 
 
valuable suggestions, which I trust will receive that considera- 
 
tion to which they are entitled. These efficient, faithful and 
 
able public servants have devoted themselves unselfishly to the 
 
intHests of the State, and have considered thoroughly the 
 
recommendations which they have made. I respectfully ask 
 
that you take suitable action upon the recommendations made 
 
by each of them. 
 
W. Y. ATKINSON, 
 
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REPORT 
OF 
R. F. WRIGHT 
On the "Condition of the Misdemeanor Convicts of the State. 
To HM Excellency, W. Y. Atkinson, Governor: 
Sm :-Having been requested by you to rep:.>rt on the work in which I have been engaged for the past month or two, viz.: inspecting the condition of the misdemeanor chain-gangs of the State, and the convicts therein confined, I beg to submit the following, although the inspection has not yet been completed, as there still remains perhaps fifteen chain-gangs which I have not visited, including those located in the most populous counties in the State. 
Since my employment I have visited thirty-three chain-gangs, located in the following counties: Oglethorpe, Coffee, Dooly, Wilcox, Lowndes, Echols, Laurens, Baldwin, Putnam, 'Vilkes, Newton, .Jasper, Morgan, Berrien, Lee, Irwin, Pulaski, 'Vashington, 'Vare, Thomas, Emanuel, Jefferson, and Greene, and to the best of my ability, investigated each thoroughly and conscientiously, with the single idea of ascertaining and reporti1ig the true condition of each, and of the system under which they are operated. 
Of the thirty-three camps visited twenty-six are worked by private individuals, and are of that class which the Supreme Court has recently held to be illegal, and of the remaining seven, five are regularly organized county chain-gangs, and two are worked jointly by county and municipal authorities. 
The total number of convicts impr:soned in these gangs is 
 
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seven hundred aud ninety-five (79.5), of which there are twentyseven white males, no white females, seven hundred and fortynine (7 49) colored males, and nineteen colored females. 
The average length of sentence I found to be nine months. Average number of hours worked per day, ten, with an average rest of one hour. 
These convicts are employed in farming, saw-milling, brickmaking, turpentine farms, and a few on public roads. 
In the private gan~ wherP the convicts are leased or hired to private individuals, the hire per month ranges from three to six dollars per capita, the average being about five doll;rs per month. 
Generally the whites and blacks are not chained together, nor are the males and females, but they are worked together indiscriminately, and in many of the gangs practically no provision is made for a separation of races or sexes during the day, or at night in sleeping quarters. 
There are among this number many convicts still under their majority, and I found eleven under the age of fourteen. 
Very little attention is given to the comfort or sanitary condition of the sleeping quarters; some sleep in rude houses with no floors, some in tent':! on the bare ground, and a few in bunks. The bedding is generally scant and filthy, frequently full of vermm. In a number of the camps no fire is allowed even in the coldest weather. The ventilation generally is very poor and insufficient; in many instances in summer the sleeping quarters are veritable sweat boxes, being constructed only with a view to preventing escapes, comfort and sanitary conditions being entirely ignored. 
With few exceptions, I found no hospital buildings for the sick, and no preparation for their care, comfort, or medical treatment. 
In fact, it seems to be expected that misdemeanor conv:ct~ never get sick, or require no treatment if they do; one superintendent having boasted that in his gang, which averages twentyfive convicts, "he had not had a physician in five years," and yet, in one gang of eighteen men, I found there had been eight deaths in the past twelve months. In the vicinity of a few 
 
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camps, I found physicians residing who are called in when needed, but most of the gangs are practically without phyeicians, one being sent for only in extreme cases. 
In a few of the camps the convicts are fairly fed, but generally the food, which consists of cornbread and fried meat, with no change from clay to day, is scant and meager, and really in. sufficient to sustain health and strength. 
The clothing is generally scant and filthy, some convicts going weeks without a change ; hence vermin of all kind are not infrequent. 
At some camps, only cotton clothes are used winter and summer, and at a number of camps, the convicts had no clothes except what they were then wearing. 
I found female prisoners working side by side with their male confederates, dressed in full male attire, the authorities claiming that "this mode of dress was less in the way, and besides it seemed to be the tendency of the ' new woman.'" 
'Vith one or two exceptions, no record is kept showing name of convict, crime of which convicteu, term, date received, date discharged, or record of daily conduct upon which the good 
me allowed by law should be based. In many cases the convicts had to be looked up and counted before I could ascertain how many were in the gang. It was impossible to learn, on this account, how many c::mvicts have been held beyond the term imposed by the courts; but, from my observation, taken in connection with other facts which will hereafter be mentioned, I am satisfied such cases occur not in frequently. At some camps the authorities have required convicts to make up all time lost by sickness, and in some cases where an escape was recaptured, his term has doubled without indictment, trial, or authority of law, as I was reliably informed. The act of 1884 allows a convict commutation of four days off of each month for good behavior, or forty-eight days off of a twelve months' sentence. I find that this law has never been observed, except in three out of the thirty-three gangs visited, notwithstanding this law has been on the statute books for the past ten years. At many camps I found no regular whipping-boss, but all 
 
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guards and bosses carried straps and punished the convicts ad libitum, and from this fact have gone out the reports, in many cases too true, of cruelty and inhuman treatment. 
Without encumbering my report with the many caEes which were discovered of ill-treatment and cruelty, I shall mention one which only illustrates the others. At one camp I found five convicts who had been so severely punished that though three or four weeks had elapsed, the effects were still plainly visible on my visit. 
Judging from the condition of these convicts at the time of my visit, the punishment must have been cruel, brutal, savage, and barbarous. l\Iany similar cases came under my observation. 
The de:1ths for the past twelve months, so far as could be ascertained, amounted to twenty-seven, a rate more than double the mortality in the State penitentiary. These deaths were reported to me by the superintendent or lessee, from memory only, there being no record kept from which this data or any other could be ascertained. 
Escapes are very frequent, there having been ninety-eight reported to me at the camps visited during the past twelve months, or more than twelve per cent. of the whole number confined therein. 
'Vith this report I send in to Your Excellency the details of my investig~ticn of each camp, upon which this general report is based, and which will give some idea of the scope of the inves  tigation made, and I trust will to some extent illustrate the magnitude of the undertaking aud the care, with which I endeavored to ascertain the facts. 
I cannot close this report without commending Your Excellency for endeavoring to procure some legislation which will bring this system into- order and regularity, properly punish the unfortunate criminals, but at the time afford them protection and humane treatment. It is a di~>grace to civilization that, when most of the misdemeanor convicts go from the courts to the chain-gangs, they are sold bodily for the tetm of their sentence, often to private parties who are responsible to no one for their treatment. 
.1.\-Iany of the lessees I found to be good business men, intelli- 
 
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gent and humane, who are anxious to be informed of their duty under the few laws now of force touching the misdemeanor chain-gangs, and who expressed themselves as thoroughly- in accord with Your Excellency in endeavoring to improve the system by proper legislation. 
Realizing and appreciating the evils, they yet feel powerless to correct many of them under the existing statutes, and would hail with delight any legislation which would correct the evils, and bring the various gangs under one general uniform management. 
I am glad to report also that the people of Georgia are awak ening to the true condition of the chain-gangs, and are demanding legislation which will correct the many evils. 
-When I shall have finished the inspection, I shall make to Your Excellency a complete and more comprehensive report, going more in detail, and giving it that thorough preparation which I could not give to this, owing to the hurried manner in which it was prepared. 
In the meantime, I have the honor of subscribing myself, Very truly yours, R F. WRIGHT. 
 
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JUDGE KIBBEE'S LETTER. 
To His Bccellcncy, JV. Y . .Atkin.son, Atlanta, Georgia: 
GovERNOH :-For the past ten or twelve years I have presented to the General Assembly of the State of Georgia bills which had in view the recognition and payment of certain bonds of the State. These bonds, for which payment has been sought, are as follows: 
First. Bonds which were part of an issue made in behalf of the State Road, and are signed by Charles J. McDonald, Governor, and J. Crawford, President of the Commissioners of the Western and Atlantic Railroad; they bear date January, 18-!0-ll (and became due respectively in 1870-71), bearing interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum. Authority for the issue of these bonds is given in section 6 of an act approved in 1807, page 210. Interest coupons were attached to said bonds, but no coupons now remain, all having been paid. 
The second class of these bonds are known as convention bonds. There are sixteen of these, each of the denomination of $500. They are signed by Charles J. Jenkins, Governor, dated February 1, 1866, and due five years after date. 
All of the above recited bonds appear to be regular, and have the great seal of the State affixed thereto; a record of each one of them appears on the books of the Treasury Department as outstanding and unpaid, and the same books disclose the fact that the coupons representing the inte1est on said bonds were regularly paid until their maturity. Amongst the documentary evidence supporting the validity of the~e bonds and the fact that they are genuine, outstanding, unpaid obligations of the State, I have the original certificates of the following Treasurers, to wit: 
First. That of Hon. D. N. Speer, dated August 22, 1881. Second. That of the Hon. J. ,V, Renfroe, as ex-Treasurer ')f the State, dated August 28, 1889. 
 
  
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Third. That of the Hon. R. U. Hardeman, dated August 29, 1889. 
Each and all of said Treasurers certify, that these bonds appear upon the records of the State as being outstanding, past 
due, and unpaid bonds. Hon. J. ,V. Renfroe, in his _certificate, 
states as the reason for his non-payment of said bonds that he had been informed that they had not been presented for registration within the time prescribed by the General Assembly, in an act approved March 2, 1875. He adds, however, as above stated, that they appear on the record of bonds in the treasury as outstanding, past due bonds, unpaid. 
Doctor J. T. Bozeman, who was the fiscal agent of the State and the acting treasurer, having reported that the Convention bonds were not presented for registration within the time fixed by law was the occasion of ex-Treasurer Henfroe's declination to pay the Convention bonds. A subsequent examination of the treasurer's books, however, showed absolutely and conclusively that Dr. Bozeman not only receipted for these bonds, describing them by number, denomination, and date, but that he recorded them as having been registered on the book prescribed by law for their record. In addition to these records, I ho.ld Dr. Bozeman's original receipt for the bonds, his certificate that he placed them on rec<Jrd and that he turned them ove1 to the agent of the owner prior to the time fixed by law for registration. 
In the matter of the McDonald bonds, the documentary evi deuce shows that these were lodged with the Executive Department by C. A. Nutting, who was then the chairman of the Finance Committee of the House, and by whom the same was presented to the Governor and Treasurer long prior to the expiration of the time fixed for registration. This evidence is supported by the affidavit of Mr. Nutting; by the affidavit of l\Ir. Scott, the owner of the bonds; by the affidavit of R L. Briggs, tracing continued ownership from about November 27, 1868, to the time they were purchased by Mr. E. P. Scott on July 1st and 8th, 1874; and the further affidavit of Mr. Scott that he had held said bonds up to the present time from the date of his purchase, as afo esaid. As in strict law these bonds should 
 
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have been placed with the Treasurer before August 1, 1875, one of the questions presented to the then Attorney-General, Hon. "\Vm. A. Little, was, as per extract from his report: 
" Do the affidavits and evidence presented by Scott, the originals of which are on file in the Executive Department, rebut the presumption created by the non-compliance with the act of 1875, in relation to presentation for record before August 1, 1875, that prima facie said bonds were paid and fraudulently reissued? " I think so. 
A non-compliance with the terms of the act was not conclusive but prima facie, and simply put upon the holders the burden of removing this presumption. If there be any truth in the witnesses, the bonds were sent for record before the time expired, together with the proof of ownership of $8,500 for several years, and that before August 1, 1875, this information was in fact conveyed to the Governor and also to the Treasurer. 
I am of the opinion, therefore, that the presumption raised by a non-compliance with the terms of the act of 1875, being only prima facie, is rebutted by the evidence of good faith, intention, and effort to comply with the law by holders and that the bonds should be relieved of this presumption and be further considered on their merits. 
The next question which would arise is, are either of these two classes of bonds within the description of those against the payment of which a constitutional bar is imposed? 
A reference to par. 1, sec. 2, art. 7 of the Constitution of 1877, and to the constitutional amendment, declaring bonds void, discloses that neither of these two classes of bonds are within the prohibited descriptions. In this connection, counsel for E. P. Scott & Co. has called my attention to a letter from Hon. T. J. Simmons, dated July 25, 1879, in response to an inquiry whether the bonds held by E. P. Scott & Co. were before the Finance Committee of the Constitutional Convention in 1877, Judge Simmons being chairman of that committee. In his reply the following information was given: "The original report of the Committee on Finance prescribed what bonds were legal and valid and declared all others not enumerated void. This report was subsequently modified and assumed its present constitutional 
 
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form because the attention of the Committee on Finance was called to the fact that the bonds then held by E. P. Scott & Co. were outstanding and unpaid, had not been included in any act or resolution of the General Assembly declaring bonds of the State illegal, null and void, and were thought to be valid bonds. The bonds were before the committee and the discussion upon their merits gave rise to the above change." 
'Vithout makin~ further reference to the report of the Attorney-General, I briefly submit to Your Excellency a summary of his conclusions. 
"1st. They are certainly genuine and the State received value for them. 2d. They were authorized to be issued by law. 3d. ,They were duly entered on the books of the Treasury which show the coupons to have been paid. 4th. They were presented for registration or satisfactory proof made of an effort to present them ingood faith in compliance with law. 5th. They were not in the class of outlawed bonds. 6th. If the evidence of men presumed to be credible is to be taken as true, they could nothave been taken up and;reissued at the time and by the person suggested. 7th. Because it nowhere appears that the State has given credit to any agent or officer for the llmount of these bonds as having been paid by him. 8th. They are promises of the State of Georgia to pay, and these promises stand good until clear proof be made of fraud and invalidity of the promise." 
The Attorney-General, having stated that he had failed to find any reasons indicating that the bonds were invalid, closes his report with these words: "It is my opinion that all the bonds referred to are legal and valid obligations of the State." 
Permit me to add to this presentation of the claim of the owners of these bonds, that every Finance and sub-Finance Committee of the House, to whom the question has been submitted, has approved the payment of these bonds. No adverse report upon them has ever been made; and in addition to the favorable report of the Finance and sub-Finance Committees of 1893, a special committee was appointed by Your Excellency, of one from each Congressional district, not only to review <the favorable action of the Committee and a sub-Committee on Finance of that year, but also the report of the Attorney-General, and this committee unanimously reported in favor of these bonds. 
 
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I respectfully call your attention to the report of this special committee, because they had before them not only the documentary evidence heretofore referred to, and also the report of the Attorney-General, but said committee entered upon new lines of investigation. They had Mr. Scott appear before them in person, and examined not only the records of the treasury, but also those of the Executive Department, and verified the facts set out in the Attorney-General's report. 
The conclusions of the special committee are summed up in the following extract, taken from their report, which may be found on pages 419 and 420, Journal of the House, 1893: 
"For nnw, nearly twenty years the holders of these bonds have been pressing them for payment. They have been subjected to the scrutiny and examination of the State in every department of the gt>vernment under the pressure of the demand for payment by the owners, and nothing has been brought to light affecting their genuineness or the validity of their issue. The records of the State show them to be outstanding and unpaid. They are not included in any of the bonds  declared invalid by constitutional or legislative enactment. 
"Your committee have carefully examined the opinion of Ron. W. A. Little, Attorney-General, on the validity of these bonds, made October 26, 1892, under resolution of the Gen eral Assembly of 1890 and 1891. The facts concerning these bonds are therein fully set forth and have been verified by your committee, and they concur in the opinion expressed, thut these bonds are 'legal, valid obligations of the State. ' 
"It seems to your committee that there is no reason longer to delay an adjustment of these bonds with .the holdera, and that justice, as well as the credit of the State, demands it. 
"The terms of adjustment as proposed by the owners and set forth in the bill referred are fair and reasonable, and should be accepted by the State in its enactment." 
In order that Your Excellency may have before you the spe cific number of each class of bonds sought to be paid, I herewith submit them: 
 
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CONVENTION BONDS. 
 
Numbers 43; flO to 72, both inclusive; 80 and 260. They were issued by authority of an ordinance passed at a convention of the people in 1865, and all of these bonds bear date February 17, 1871. That neither these nor those known as McDonald bonds are included in any the list of invalid bonds. See amendment to State Constitution, page 1329, Code of 1882; Acts of 1875, pages 13, 14, and 29; Acts 1876, page 9; Acts 1887, I age 24; Acts 1872, pages 5, 6, 7, and 8. 
 
M'DONALD OR W. & A. R. R. BONDS. 
 
These bonds, as heretofore stated, are dated January 1840- 
 
41; matured January, 1870-71, and are as follows: 
 
Numbers 10, 12, 13, 14, 44, 49, . 
 
$1,000.00 each. 
 
" 54, 59, 151, 
 
$500.00 " 
 
" 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 9, 17, 21, 23, 31, 41,} $250.00 " 42, 72, 76, 74, 85, 425, 59, 49, 
 
I have only outlined in this communication the character of 
 
the evidence supporting these bonds, and a summary of legis  
 
lative action thereon. The question may be asked, however, 
 
why, with this mass of evidence, there was any delay in apply. 
 
ing to the Legislature for pttyment? The answer is, first: Every well-informed Georgian knows that at the date of the 
 
maturity of these bonds the State was not only without funds to 
 
pay its past due bonded debt, but had to borrow money by 
 
pledging the revenues of the W. & A. Railroad until it could 
 
make provision by law to fund the old debt and pay current 
 
expenses. No permanent provision for the payment or funrling of any 
 
bill was made until 1873, when the Legislature passed what is 
 
commonly known as the Nutting Bond Bill, authorizing the 
 
funding of old bonds in new 8 per cents. This bill, however, 
 
furnjshed no relief, because Treasurer Jones, on the 26th day of 
 
:\lay, 1873, issued a circular letter of that date notifying holders 
 
of these bonds "that no old ovnds would be taken up with ca8h 
 
or currency until the entire issue of new bonds was disposed of." 
 
See copy of Treasurer's circular letter acconipanying "Audit of 
 
City Bonds," page 13. 
 
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Early in 1875 the treasurer again notified the holders of old bonds that payment would be made upon certain proofsubmitted, and on March 2, 1875, the Legislature suspended all payments until presentation for record. The bonds I hold have been year after year submitted to the Legislature. The State has not only had value received for them, but petitioners bought them before maturity in open market and without notice of any defect in form or substance, if any there be. 
I respectfully submit that the State should pay every obligation that one citizen would be bound to pay another under similar circumstances; and the fact that the right of appeal to the courts is denied to creditors of the State is based upon the idea that she will always be ready to do justice to the creditors to the fullest extent, and meet and pay all obligations for which she is legally or equitably liable. Under the facts submitted I respectfully ask that in your message to the General Assembly the claims of the holders of these bonds may receive such recognition or recommendation as Your Excellency may think they are entitled to. 
I am respectfully yours, 
c. 0HAS. KIBBEE. 
 
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:Mr. Boifeuillet offered the following resolution: 
That the pages of the House be appointed as they were under the rules of the House of 1894. 
Head and adopted. 
 
Hon. M. I. Branch, of Columbia, offered the following resolution, which was read and agreed to: A resolution providing for 230 copies of the Governor's message to be printed for the use of the House. 
L pon motion, the House adjourned until to-morro"' 'morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, October 29, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock this !ilay; called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by Caspar Wright. 
 
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: 
 
Those present were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, 
 
Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogart.y, Felder, Felker, Freemwn. Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, 
 
McLart.y, McGelhee, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pearce, Phlnlzy, 
 
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Bowden, 
 
Har:ell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hig~htower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
HerringTIJon, 
 
Rc,ber.ts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of ColqulitJt Rawlings, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hen1derson of DeKal'b, Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, .Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Ru!therford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWasht'n Salter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jolhnson of Hall, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnsnn of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Bennelt of Glynn, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Benneltft Oil' Jackson, Johnson of TaHaferro,Sell, 
 
Cra.ig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smi'~h of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
TayloT, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendl'ick, 
 
TurnPr, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thonl!ason Oil' Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Litt'le, 
 
Th0mpson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cuarters, 
 
Longley, 
 
T'homaiS of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway. 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wesrt, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durlham, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan od' Chath8Jm, Mullinax, 
 
Watkins.. 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDonald, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wor::11ham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Ya~es. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Mr. McConnell absent. 
 
The Journal of yesterday was then read and approYetl. 
 
 
 
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~Ir. CalYin, of Hichmond, offert>d the following resolution, whieh was read ami agreC'd to, to wit: A resolution directing the Seeretary of the Senate all(l the Clerk of the House of Hepresentatin~s to pr<>pare and distribute a manual of the General Assembly eontaining a eopy of the ( 'onstitntion of the State, the rules of the Senate all<l Honse, the standing eommittee,.; of S('nate and Honse, a list of tlw memb<>rs of the Gl'nl'ral .\~sembly with the emmty and post-office a<laress of Paeh. 
 
~lr. Ca!Yin also offere<l the following resolution, whi("h wa>< read and agre(<l to, to "it: 
 
l{esolw<l, That the ><tanding <ouuuittees of the Honse known a,; "Speeial .:\grienltnre'' and "General .:\gri<nltnre" be and the same are hereby abolished ami a stalHling committee to he known as ''The Committee on Agrienlture'' he created. 
 
.:\Ir. ..:\wtry offered the following resolution, whieh was read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
Hesolwd, That the State Librarian be requested to fnrnish each member of the Honse with a eopy of the Code of 188:2 for tlwir use dnring the session of the General Assembly, and as much of the new Code as may be completed. 
 
The following message from the Senate was reeeiYed through ~fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jfr. 8 pea kcr: 
The Senate has eonenrred in the following Honse resolution, to wit: 
 
.\ resolution appointing three from the Senate and fhe 
 
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from the House of Representatives on the inaugural ceremonies of the Governor elect. 
 
And the committee on the part of the Senate is composed of Senators Redwine, Blalock, and Cook. 
 
The following message was receiYed from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the House resolution convening the House and Senate in joint session Thursday, 2Uth inst., at 11 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of opening the returns of the recent State election and declaring the results thereof. 
 
::\Ir. :Mozley, of Cobb, introduced the following bill, which was read the first time and ordered engrossed, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend sections 1323 and 1327 of the Code of 1882. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun, the Governor's message to the General Assembly was taken up and read. 
 
Under a joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly, the House and Senate convened in joint session in the hall of the House of Representatives at 11 o'cl?ck to open and consolidate the returns of the election for Governor and State House officers and to declare the result. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun, Tellers were appointed to consist of two from the Senate and three from the House, which motion prevailed. 
 
Whereupon President Berner appointed on the part of 
 
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the Senate }fessrs. Hopkins and Carter, and upon the part of the House }fessrs. Felder, \Vest, and Davison. 
 
lTpon motion of Senator Hopkins of the Seyenth Distrid, the joint session was dissohed until 3 o'clock p.m. 
 
On motion of }fr. ~IcLaughlin, the Hon. ,T. \V. Taylor, of the county of }feriwether, was sworn in by his Honor, ,J lHlge \Y. }f. Henry of the Rome Circuit. 
 
On motion of }fr. Burwell of Hancoek, the House adjourned until 3 p.m. 
 
October 2D, 1896, 3. p.m. The Honse met pursuant to adjournment and "as called to order by the Speaker. 
The joint session of the General ~lssembly recmn-ened in the hall of the Honse of HepresentatiYes at 3 o'clock p.m.; was called to order by the President of the Senate. 
The count of the Yote of the State for GoYernor and State House officers was completed with the following result: 
For GoYernor Hon. \Y. Y. Atkinson received 120,827 votes. 
For Governor Hon. Seaborn \\'right received 85,832 Yotes. 
For Secretary of State Hon. A. D. Candler received 132,184 votes. 
For Secretary of State Hon. J. P. Parsons received 76,4-53 votes. 
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For Comptroller-General Ron. \V. A. \Vright received 132,322 votes. 
For Comptroller-General Ron. S. J. Bell received 75,468 votes. 
For Treasurer Ron. \Y. J. Speer received 132,632 votes. 
For Treasurer Hon. W. C. Sibley received 76,136 votes. 
For Attorney-General Ron. J. }.f. Terrell received 131,113 votes. 
For Attorney-General Ron. D. H. Clark received 73,602 votes. 
For Commissioner of Agriculture Ron. R. T. X esbitt received 131,942 yotes. 
For Commissioner of Agriculture Ron. \Y. E. Smith received 76,432 votes. 
Upon motion of Senator Turner of the Thirty-eighth District, the joint session was dissolved. 
Mr. Little, chairman of the committee to select a Chaplain of the House submitted the following report: 
]Jr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to select a Chaplain for the 
Honse for the ensuing term Leg to present the name of the Hev. Caspar \Yright of the county of Putnam. 
JOHX D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
Mr. Boynton, of Calhoun, offered the following resolution, to wit: 
 
  
 
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whereas, The national elections are to be held on Tuesday next, N ov'ember 3d, and many members of both housee. are desirous of returning to their homes to ~ote in said elections; be it, therefore, 
 
Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly take a recess for four days, to wit: The 1s,.t, 2d, 3d, and 4th of N o''ember, 1896, and that it shall reconvene at 10 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, the 5th of November. It is intended and understood that in passing this joint resolution the aforesaid four days shall not he counted or considered in the fifty days limit of the sessio.n of the General Assembly as fixed by the Constitution of the State, and that no per diem shall be drawn by the members of the General Assembly for the aforesaid four days. 
 
Hesolved further, That oil said Thursday, X ovember 5th, 1896, the General Assembly convene in joint session at 11 o'clock a.m. and proceed to the election of Judges and Solicitors as provided by law. 
Leave of absence was granted to :Messrs. Salter and "\Vren. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Awtry, the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 30, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
  
 
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The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: 
 
Those present were )Iessrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Foster, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felder,. 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bush, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of CoiquitJt Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of De~alb, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Forsyrh,Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonvfWasht'n RlJibherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Bennet Of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Benn~bt of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro, Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smi't'h of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, Collum, 
 
Lance, Leard, 
 
'f'homascm of Morgan, Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, 
 
Little, Lott, Longley, Law, 
 
Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomtas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, 
 
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Cha.pman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Callaway. 
 
Morgan, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Dur'ham, 
 
Mea,dows, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Duncan o!f Chatham, Mullinax, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, Wes1:, Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
'f.hose absent were )Iessrs.- 
 
McConnell, 
 
Salter, 
 
Wren, 
 
The .1 onrnal of ye>'tPrday's prorec(lings was then read and confirmed. 
 
r pon the call of the roll of cmmties for the introduction 
of new matter, the follmYing bills and resolutions were intro(luccd, read the first time and referred to appropriate cmnmittPPs, to wit: 
 
By )Ir. Calvin- 
A resolution referring so much of the GoYernor's annual message as relates to the conYiet lease to the Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
Also, a resolution referring so much of th0 Governor's annual message as relates to the publication of school books to the Committee on Education. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HovsE. 
 
By ]Jr. Blalock of Fayette- 
 
A bill to authorize the appointment of a Commissioner of Pensions, to prescribe the powers and duties of such Commissioner. 
 
Heferred to the Committee on Pensions. 
 
By ~Ir. Reece of Floyd- 
 
A bill to alter and amend article 2, section 1, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of this State by inserting the word ''poll" between the word "all" and "taxes" whereYer they oeeur in said paragraph, and for other purposes. 
 
Referr!'d to Committee on ,Jndiciary. 
 
By ~fr. Felder- 
 
A bill to authorize solYent guarantee companies, fidelity insurance companies, and fidelit~ deposit companies to become surety upon attachment bonds, and npon the bonds of city, county, and State offices. 
Referred to Committee on ,Judiciary. 
 
Also, a hill proYiding for census of cities to he taken nuder the supervision of the Secretary of State having a population of 10,000 or upwards. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
Also, a bill to proYide for the election of their Clerks by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the various counties of this State having such county board for the transaction of such county business; to define the ~nties and powers of said Clerk, and for other purposes. 
 
Heferred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
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Also, a bill amending an act appro,ed October 10, 1891, with respect to removal of paYements in cities of 20,000 in population. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By ::\Ir. Felder- 
A resolution to pay $600.00 to \Yilliam S. Thompson for services in the Superior Court of Fulton, and in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the case of George \V. Collier vs. A. P. Stewart, Tax-Collector, and to appropriate money therefor. 
 
~\Jso, a bill to amend the charter of the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company. 
Heferred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
Also, a bill to establish and maintain a local public school system in the county of Fulton, outside the city of Atlanta, and of the town of East Point, to provide for the levy and collection of a special tax in support of same. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By ::\fr. Slaton- 
A bill to amend the act of September 21, 1887, entitled an act to fix the time for the adjournment of the Superior and City Courts of the State of Georgia, so that the same shall not apply to any City Court having as many as six terms per year. 
Referred to Committee on Judiciary. 
 
Also, a bill to protect the State and the counties thereof when public work is let out by bidding. 
Referred to Committee on Judiciary. 
 
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Also, a bill.to proYide additional eompensation for the Sheriff of the Supreme Court and the manner in whi~h 
it shall be paid. 
 
By. Mr. Little- 
A bill to amend section 874 of the Code of 1895, volume 3, which refers to challenging jurors in criminal cases. 
Heferred to Committee on Judiciary. 
 
By :Mr. Chapman- 
 
A bill to repeal an act in relation to corporations and associations organized under authority of this State or other States for the purpose of furnishing life and indemnity, or insurance upon the assessment plan approYed October 1i, 1885. 
 
By ~Ir. Fogarty- 
A bill to prohibit the municipal authority of any incorporated town from levying or collecting any tax or license from traveling salesmen engaged in taking orders for the sale of goods where no delivery is made at the time of taking such orders. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By ~Ir. Hill of Troup- 
 
A bill to amend section 1323 of the Code of 1882 changing the time of the election of Justices of the Peace from the first Saturday in January to the first \Vednesday in October, in order that said Justices may be elected w-ith other State and county officers. 
Referred to Committee on Judiciary. 
 
 FRIDAY, OcTOBER :10, 1R96. 
 
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By }fr. Berry- 
 
~-\. bill to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of "Whitfield county for the space of fiye years. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County }fatters. 
 
The following message was receiYed from the Senate through )fr. Clifton, the Secretary: 
 
J/r. 8 peaker: 
The Senate has adopted the following resolution, in which the concurrence of the Honse is respectfully asked, to wit: 
 
A resolution appointing a committee of two from the Senate and three from the House to inquire what public officers are to be elected at this session. 
 
Committee on the part of the Senate are Battle, Dun- 
 
The House concurred m the following joint resolution of the Senate, to ''"it: 
.c\., resolution prmiding for the appointment of a joint committee of t'Yo from the Senate and three from the House for the purpose of inYestigating what judicial officers are to be eleeted by the present General Assembly aml report the same. 
The committee appointed on the part of the House are }Iessrs. Slaton of Fulton, }feldrim of Chatham, and \Yest of Lowndes. 
 
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::\Ir. Hall, as chairman of the Committee on Inaugural on the part of the House, submitted the following report: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
Your committee haYe agreed that the inauguration of the Governor elect shall take place at the capitol Saturda.y, October 31st, at 12 o'clock m. The further eeremonies attendant thereon are in the hands of your committee. 
Leave of absence was gTanted to :Jiessrs. Bennett, and .Johnson of Taliaferro, for a few days. 
On motion of Mr. \Yest of Lowndes, the House adjourned until 10 a.m. to-morrow. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, October 31, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by Rev. 1\fr. Underwood. 
 
The roll was called and the following.,nembers answered to their names: 
 
Those present were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, 
 
Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freemllill, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, lfall, Hogan, Hill, 
 
McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, Nicliolas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, 
 
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Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hl!Jwes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Highit:ower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
HeiTing!OOn, 
 
Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderso.n of Colqulitt Robe11ts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwdn, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Forsyt'h,Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWashlt'n Rulbherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jolhnson of Hall, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Jo:linson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, &tone, 
 
Benneltt of Jackson, Johnson of 'I'aMaferro, Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Cmwford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Deootur, Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Tcrner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, ' 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Timm('rrnan, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
't'Iiompso::l, 
 
Clement, 
 
Le>tt, 
 
Thoml!JS of Cltarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thoma.s of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
<;napman, Copeland, Callaway. Dodson, Duffy, 
 
Moore, Mozley, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, 
 
Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, 
 
Durlhrum, 
 
Merul.ows, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Monltfort, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wa'tkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham Mullinax, 
 
WMpple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDonald, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
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Those absent were 1Iessrs.- 
 
McConnell, 
 
Salter, 
 
"'ren. 
 
The J onrnal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through 1Ir. Clifton, the Secretary: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concurred in the following Honse resolution, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the Honse to prepare and distribute a manual. 
 
The following Honse resolution was concnrred m as amended: 
 
A joint resolution providing for a recess of the General Assembly from X ovember 1st to X ovember 5th, 1896, on account of the national election and further providing to take np the election of .Tndges and Solieitors-General on X ovember ;), 18!)6, in joint session. 
 
On motion of ~fr. Boynton of Calhoun, the message from the Senate was taken up and concurred in. 
 
Leave of ahsenee was granted to 1[essrs. Palmer, Brinson of Burke, Bnsh, Hewlerson of Irwin, Ogletree, Hitch, Ford, Grice, and ~IeDaniel for a few days. 
 
By unanimous eonsent the following Honse bill by ~Ir. ~I ozley was read the seeond time, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend sections 1323 allll 
 
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1896. 
 
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1327 of the Code of 1882, so as to change the time of election of Justices of the Peace and Constables from the first Saturday in January to the last Saturday in December preceding, being an engrossed bill. 
The joint committee appointed to ascertain what public officers were to he elected by this General Assembly submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee appointed to report what public officer;; are to he elcted by the GenPral ~\ssembly find that the following officers are to he elected, to wit: 
 
ALBAXY CIRCCIT. 
 
;Judge to be elected for unexpirell term. 
 
Judge to be elected for full term. Solicitor-General to be elected for unexpired term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
ATLAXTA CIRCl'IT. 
 
,Jndge to be elected for full term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
Al'GUSTA CIRCUIT. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for fnll term. 
 
BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT. Tudge to be elected for full term. Solicitor-General to be elected for unexpired term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
BRCXS\VICK CIRCUIT. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for unexpired term. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
CHATTAHOOCHEE CIRCUIT. 
 
Judge to be elected for full term. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
CHEROKEE CIRCUIT. 
 
Judge to be elected for full term. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
CO\YETA CIRCUIT. Judge to be elected for full term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
EASTERS CIRCCIT. Judge to he elected for full term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
FLIST CIRCl:IT. 
 
Solicitor-General for full term. 
 
~lACON CIRCUIT. Judge to be elected for unexpired term. Judge to be elected for full term. Solicitor-Gene~! to be elected for unexpired term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
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~fiDDLE CIRCUIT. Judge to be elected for full term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. Solicitor-General to be elected for unexpired term. 
 
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.  .Judge to be elected for full term. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for unexpired term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
OC~fULGEE CIRCUIT. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
OCONEE CIRCUIT. Tudge to be elected for full term. 
 
PATAULA CIRCUIT. Judge to be elected for full term. J ndge to be elected for unexpired term. Solicitor-General to be elected to fill unexpired term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
RO~IE CIRCUIT. Judge to be elected for unexpired term. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
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SOlJTHERX CIRCuiT. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
SOUTHWESTERX CIRCl~IT. 
 
Judge to be elected for full term. 
 
Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
STOKE ~IOUNTAIX CIRCTIIT. 
 
Tudge to be elected for unexpired term. 
 
,Jmlge to he elected for full term. Solicitor-General to he electe<l for unexpired term. Solicitor-General to be elected for full term. 
 
\YESTERX CIRC"LIT. 
 
Solicitor-General to he eleeted for full term. 
Hespectfnlly submitted. JNO. ~I. SLATOX, Chairman, W. S. WEST, P. W. ~IELDRDI, Honse Committee. 
E. C. BATTLE, Chairman, H. F. DLX\YODY, 
Senate Committee. 
 
}fr. Boynton, of Calhoun, offered the following resolution, which was read and agreed to, to wit: 
nesolved, That members of the Honse whose homes are so remote from the capital of this State that it would be impossible for them to return in time for the session on \Vednesday be granted leave of absence for \Yednesday. 
 
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1896. 
J.Ir. :Felder offered the following joint resolution, ~which was read and agreed to, to wit: 
Hesolwtl by the Hou:Oe, the Senate conenrring, That the General Aso>emhly co11vene in joint session at 11:30 a.m. for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor. 
The following mes,;age was recei,ed from the Senate through J.fr. Clifton, the Seeretary: 
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the following House reso- 
lution, to wit: A resolution conYening a joint session at 11:30 a.m. to 
inaugurate the Governor. 
The joint session of the General Assembly conyened in the hall of the House of Representati,es at 11:30 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of ina.ugnrating the Go.-ernor. 
On motion of Mr. Charters, of I~nmpkin, the joint session took a recess until 11 :L"5 o'clock a.m. 
The special joint committee appointed to notify the Gowrnor of the organization of the General Assembly report as follows: 
~Jlr. 8peakc1: Your committee waited upon the Go.-crnor, notified him 
that the House and Senate were duly organized, and ready to receive any communication he might desire to make, and were by the Governor achised that he had no further communication to present to the General A.ssembly. 
Respectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman~ On the part of the House. 
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The Presitlent announced that the Senate and Honse proceed in joint session to the west front of the capitol to inaugurate the GoYernor. 
 
On motion of Senator Turner, the joint session was dissohed. 
 
On motion of ~fr. Charters, of Lumpkin, the Honse adjonme(l until \Yednesday morning, :X on'mber 4th, at 10 o'clock 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, \Y ednesday, N oYember 4, 1896. 
The Honse met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this da.', was called to order h.' the Speaker, aiHl opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
~fr. ~\rmstrong, of \Yilkes, moved that the call of the roll he (lispensed with, which motion was lost. 
 
The roll was then called and tlw following answered to their 11ames: 
 
Those pr<>s<>nt were 1I<>ssrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, 
 
Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogal'ty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, 
 
McDonough, :McCranie, McLarty, 
McG~hee, 
Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, 
 
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Branc~ 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Bhinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colqulitrt Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hendel'SOll of De:Kal,b, RobErts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Ru'bherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro,Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
K'aigler, 
 
Bmith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Tnrner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
'lhomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhou:1, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of W'are, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway. 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Du!iham, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Moll'tfort, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
W'atkins, 
 
Duncan o:f Chathallll, Mullinax, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edge, 
 
McMichael, 
 
WorslhMn, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilcox o:f Teifair, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCook, 
 
Y'ates, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McKee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
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Those absent were Jfessrs.- 
Boynton of Calhoun, Pearce, Duncan of Houston, Salter, Grice, 
 
 
Sell, Wren, 
 
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was then read 
and confirmed. 
"r Ron. R. JfcConnell, of the county of Towns, came 
forward and was sworn in by A,;sociate Justice Samuel 
Lumpkin of the Supreme Court. 
 
Jir. CalYin, of Hichmond, offered the following joint resolution, which was read and laid over, to wit: 
 
Hcsolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That a special joint committee of five from the Senate and nine from the Honse be appointed and charged with the duty of reporting to the General Assembly, by bill or otherwise, in what respect the election laws of the State should be amended. 
 
Resolved further, That all bills which have been, or may be, introduced bearing on this subject shall be refeiTed to said joint committee. 
 
A communication was reaJ from the State Librarian in response to the request from the House to deliver to each member of the Honse a copy of the Code of 1882 and as much of the new Code as is completed. 
 
l.::)pon the call of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read for the first time, and appropriately referred: 
 
By :Mr. Armstrong of \YilkcsA bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to appro- 
 
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priate the proceeds of the hire of misdemeanor convicts in the counties composing the Xorthern Judicial Circuit to the payment of the costs accruing to the officers of court in which the conYiction was had and for distribution on the insolYent costs, approwd October 15, 1887, so as to exempt .Wilkes county from the proYisions of said act. 
 
Referred to Special .Judiciary Committee. 
 
~\.lso, by ~Ir. Armstrong of \Yilkes- 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act approved February 28, 1876, providing that the insolvent cost of the Solicitor mentioned in said amendatory act shall be paid from funds realized from hiring out convicts of said county court of \Yilkes county. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By ~Ir. Felker of \Yalton- 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of \Yalton, to define their duties, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By ~Jr. Chapman of )fuscogee- 
 
.An act to amend section 858 of the Code of 1895, volume 3, which relates to juries in felony cases. 
 
Referred to General J udieiary Committee. 
 
R~ ~Ir. Felder of Fulton- 
 
 ~\n act to revise the election laws in this State, to preseribe the manner in which electors shall vote in all elec- 
 
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tions, to proYidc for the appointment of a superintendent of elections in each county, to prescribe his duties, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committe on PriYileges and Elections. 
 
By )Jr. \Yatkins of Gilmer- 
 
An act to amend the Constitntion of this State so as to provide for the election of Superior Conrt Judges by the people, and for other purposes. 
 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
"T Also, by )Jr. atkins of Gilmer- 
 
An act to amend the Constitntion of this State so as to proyide for the election of Solicitors-General by the people, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Jndiciary Committee. 
 
The honr of 11 o'clock haYing arriwd, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the Honse of RepresentatiYes, and the joint session was called to order by Hon. R. L. Berner, President of the Senate. 
 
The resolution conYening the joint session was then published. 
 
The President announced that the first business in orde1 was the election of Judges and Solicitors-General. 
 
The list of elections to be lwld was put on tickets and placed in a box, and the President drew therefrom. 
 
The first circuit drawn was the Brunswick Circuit, for \vhich there was to be elected a Solicitor-General to fill the 
 
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unexpired term of )fr. Brantley; also, a Solicitor-General 
 
' T for the full term, beginning January 1, 1897. )fr. Dick- 
 
erson, of Clinch, plaeed in nomination the Hon. 
 
)f. 
 
Toomer of the county of \Yare, for the unexpired term. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the Yote for )fr. Toomer was as follows: 
 
Allen, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Comas, Cook,. Dunwody, Everett, ]<'lewellen, Geiger, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, }!ann, )lcFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 27th, 
 
Stewart, 34th, Strother, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, 'Vilcox, Witcher, 'Vooten, l\lr. President. 
 
Those not Yoting were )fessrs.- 
 
.Atkinson, Brooke, Carter, Castle berry, Culver, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, 
 
Sheffield, Stevens, walker, 18th, 'Vest moreland. 
 
Upon the call of the House, those Yoting for )fr. Toomer were )fessrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bates, Bond, Brown, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Blalock, Brannen, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Faust, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Felder, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Felker, 
 
Parker, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hill, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Henderson of IrWin, Reece, 
 
Jord,an, 
 
Rf'dding, 
 
Jolhnson of Hall, Rudicil, 
 
Johnson of Ba;<er, Rutherford, 
 
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Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smi-bh of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lttt'l', 
 
Taylorr, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Moore, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Cannon, Clement, 
 
Morgan, Meldrim, 
 
'ri;nmerman, Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
M:onrtfort, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Oopelamd, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Callaway. 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Davison, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McCranie, 
 
WorShMO, 
 
Duncan orf Chatham McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McGelhee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Those not Yoting were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Bush, 
 
Grice, 
 
McKee, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hall, 
 
Niles, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Oliver, 
 
~ranch, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
.Hruwes, 
 
Bhinizy, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hig>htower, 
 
Rcbe!'ts, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hardeman, 
 
Rr..wlings, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Herrington, 
 
Sal,ter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson orf Colqwitt Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyt!h,Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, HendersonofWasht'n Smith of Crawforo, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Jo'hnson of Taliaferro, Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Collum, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
T'homaJS of Bierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lance, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Duriham, 
 
Leard, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Lett, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duncan orf Houston, Longley, 
 
Wright, 
 
Edge, 
 
 
 
Edenfield, 
 
I.aw, Maddox, 
 
Walden, Wilkes, 
 
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Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Foster, 
 
Meadows, Morrison. Mullinax, 
 
Whitaker, Yrutes, 
 
cpon consolidating the vote, it was found that the total of all the votes cast was 13-. 
 
The Hon. \Y. ~I. Toomer, having received 13- vots, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Brunswick Circuit to fill the unexpired term of ~[r. Brantley resigned. 
 
The next business in order being the election of a Solicitor-General of the Brunswic-k Circuit for a full term, beginning January 1, 1897, the Ron. C. C. Thomas, of \\~are, placed in nomination the Ron.Tohn \Y. Bennett fo1 Solicitor-General of the Brunswick. Circuit. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate vas callcd, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting for ~[r. Bennett were ~[essrs.- 
 
Allen, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Comas, Cook, Dnnwody, EYerett, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Golightly, Hudson, Kilpatrick, McFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 3-!th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Witcher, 1\lr. President. 
 
Those not voting were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, CulYer, Flynt, Goldin, 
 
Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Mann, Sheffield, 
 
SteYens, Strother, 'Valker, 18th, \Yestmoreland, wilcox, "Tooten. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
l~pon the call of the roll of the Honse, those voting for )Ir. Bennett were ::\Iessrs.~ 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bond, Berry, Brown, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boynton of Spalding, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edge, Edwards, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
~IcDonough, 
 
Faust, 
 
NisbPt, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Felder, 
 
OgletreE', 
 
Felker, 
 
Parker, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hogan, 
 
R~twls, 
 
Hill, 
 
Reid, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Redding, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb,Rndicil, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Ruthllrford, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Swift, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Stone, 
 
.Tohnson of Appling, Smith of Hancock, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Turner, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Little, 
 
Thompson, 
 
:\Ioore, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of \Vare, 
 
Mofgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
West, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
~~ ansfield, 
 
Wight, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Watkins. 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Mdiichael, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
11cConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
:ucCook, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Yates, 
 
:\lcfA'lrty, 
 
:\Ir. Speaker. 
 
McGehee, 
 
Those not Yoting- were -:\Iessrs.----:: 
 
Atkinson, Batee, Bush, Boyd, Burke, Branch, 
 
Freeman, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hitch, Hawes, 
 
Xicholas, Niles, NeYin, Oliver, Patten, Paulette, 
 
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Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Roynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Calhoun, Deakins, Duncan of Houston, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Foster, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearee, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of washt'n,Salter, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Simpson, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith oi Crawford, 
 
Leard, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Longley, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Law, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
:Maddox, 
 
\Yren, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wright, 
 
Morrison, 
 
\Vaiden, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
l\leDaniel, 
 
'Vorsham. 
 
l\IcKee, 
 
T:'pon counting and C'onsolidating the Yote, it appear0cl that the total of all the YOtC's C'ast was 1::22; neC'essary to a choice, 110. 
 
The Hon. J olm ,,~. Bennett, haYing reC'C'iYed 1::2::2 Yotes, was declared duly eleC'ted SoliC'itor-GC'neral of the Brunswick Circuit for the full term beginning .January 1, 1SU7. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Chattahoochee, for which there were to be el0cted a .Judge and a SolicitorGeneral. 
 
1lr. Little, of )fuscogee, placed in nomination for Judge of the Chattahoochee Circuit for the full term beginning J annary 1, 1SD7, the Hon. William B. Butt. 
 
There being no otlwr nominations, the roll of the SenatP was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
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JouRXAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Those voting for ~Ir. Butt were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Battle, Blalock, Brinson, <::ook, Dunwo<ly, E\erett, Flewellen, Geiger, -Golightly, 
 
Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, :McFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Htarr, Stewart, 27th, 
 
Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Yan Buren, walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Brooke, <::arter, {j,1stleberry, Comas, 
 
Culver, Flynt, Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, 
 
Sheffield, Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, \Vestmoreland. 
 
rpon a call of the roll of th House, those voting for ~Ir. Butt were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bond, Berry, Brown, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Charters, 
 
Faust, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Felder, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Felker, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reid, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb,Reece, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Moore, 
 
Taylor, 
 
1\lozley, 
 
'l'urner, 
 
!\forgan, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thorn pson, 
 
1\lansfield, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Yincent, 
 
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Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonald, McLaughlin, Mdlichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, }lcCranie, McLarty, McGehee, }fcDonough, Xis bet, Nevin, 
 
'Vest, webb, 
'Vatkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, 'Vorsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, l\Ir. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were J.Iessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Burke, Branch, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Calhoun, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, 
 
Foster, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
:\Iorrison, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McKee, 
 
Grice, 
 
Xicholas, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Niles, 
 
Hall, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
l:{oberts, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawling~, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Salter, 
 
Henderaon of Forsyth,Sell, 
 
Henderson of \Vasht'n,Smith of Crawford. 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wight, 
 
Longley, 
 
'Vren, 
 
Law, 
 
'Vright, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Walden. 
 
Meadows, 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 128; neCBssary to a choice, 110. 
 
 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
The lion. \Y. B. Butt, haYing- reeeiYed 128 votes, was 
 
 
 
deelared duly elected .Judge of the Chattahoochee Circuit 
 
for the full term commencing Jannary 1, 1897. 
 
The next business in order being the election of a Soli<'itor-General of the Chattahoochee Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897, the lion. J. E. Chapman of the county of 1\[uscogee, placed in nomination the Hon. .S. Price Gilbert for Solicitor-General of the Chattahoochee Cireuit. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting for )Ir. Gilbert were )[essrs.- 
 
Battle, Blalock, Brinson, .Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Hudson, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 2ith, 
 
Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, 'Valker, 40th, 'Vii cox, Witcher, l\lr. President. 
 
Those not Yoting were )[essrs.- 
 
_.\Jlen, Atkinson, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Comas, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Kilpatrick, 
 
Sheffield, Stevens. Strother, 'Valker, 18th, 'Vestmoreland, 'Vooten. 
 
rpon the eall of the roll of the Honse, those voting for _\fr. (;ilhert were )fessrs.- 
 
_\dams, _\rnolu, Awtry, Bates, Bono, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, 
 
Nisbet, Ne\"in, Ogletree, Paulette, Parker, 
 
 
 
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Berry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brown, 
 
Gowan, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb,Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rudicil, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Ru tberford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Clement, 
 
1\Iozley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
\Yest, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McDonald, 
 
\\'ebb, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mdlicbael, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Durham, 
 
:McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McCook, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McCranie, 
 
\Vilcox of Telfair, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edge, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Yates, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not Yoting \Yere }Iessrs.- 
 
.\ rmstrong, .\ tkinson, Bush, Boyd, Burke, Bussey, Braneh, Bowden, Boswell, Bai!'gett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cole, 
 
Griee, 
 
::\IcDaniel, 
 
Griffin, 
 
McKee, 
 
Hall, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Niles, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of \Yasht'n,Salter. 
 
Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Sell, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Lance, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
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JocRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Cook of Oconee, Collum, Calhoun, Deakins, Davison, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Foster, 
 
Leard, Lott, Longley, Law, 
~Ioore, 
Meldrim, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, 2\lorrison, 
 
Thompson, Thomas of Pierce, Underwood, Yaughn, Vincent, Wight, 'Vren, Wright, Walden, Wilkes. 
 
1-pon counting and consolidating the Yote, it appeared that the total of all the Yotes cast was 121; necessary to a choice, 110. 
 
The lion. S. Priee Gilbert, haYing receiYecl 1:21 .-otes, ~was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Chattahoochee Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1SD7. 
 
The next circuit drawn \Yas the Atlanta Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Judge and Solicitor-General for full terms beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
1Ir. Slaton, of :Fulton, placed in nomination for Judge the Hon. J. H. Lumpkin. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those Yoting for )fr. Lumpkin were )fessrs.----: 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Co6k, Dunwody, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Goldin, Golightly, Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, l\I cFa'rland, Redwine, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 2ith, Stewart, 3-!th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
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Those not voting were :Jiessrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Everett, 
 
Flynt, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Sheffield, Shropshire, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Thompson, Walker, 18th, \Vestmoreland, \Vooten. 
 
Fpon a call of the roll of the ~onse, those voting for :Jir. Lumpkin were ::\Iessrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Arnol<l, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bates, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hill, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reid, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reece, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Dt>Kalb, Redding, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rudicil, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
B trtlett, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Boifeuillet 
 
Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock. 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cole, 
 
Moore, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
:!\forgan, 
 
'l'immerman, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Collum, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of \Yare, 
 
Cannon, 
 
::\Iansfield, 
 
Yincent, 
 
Clement, 
 
:\Iullinax, 
 
West, 
 
Charters, 
 
l\IcDonald 
 
Webb, 
 
Chapman, 
 
1\IcLaughlin, 
 
Wight, 
 
Copeland, 
 
:\Ic:\Iichael, 
 
\'o'atkins, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McCook, 
 
\\'hipple, 
 
Dodson, 
 
:llcKee, 
 
\Vbitaker, 
 
Duffy, 
 
:1\IcCranie, 
 
\Vorsham, 
 
Durham, 
 
:IIcLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, 1\IcUehee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
4h 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonough, Nisbet, Niles, 
 
Yatel', 1\Ir. Speaker. 
 
Those not Yoting were }fessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Foster, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Bush, 
 
Felker, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Burke, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hall, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brinson of;Burke, Hardeman, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Herrington, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Colquitt, Rawlings, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth,Salter, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Washt'n,Sell, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro,Smith of Crawford, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Davison, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Edge, 
 
Longley, 
 
Wright, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Law, 
 
'Vaiden, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Meadows, 
 
Wilke~. 
 
Ford, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 131; necessary to a choice, 110. 
 
The Ron. J. H. Lumpkin, having receiYed 131 votes, was declared duly elected Judge of the Atlanta Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
The Ron. Clarence Knowles, of Fulton, placed in nomination for Solicitor-General of the Atlanta Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897, the Hon. C. D. Hill. 
 
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There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, with the following result: 
 
Those voting for 1Ir. Hill were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Comas, Cook, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, 
 
Gei).(er, Goldin, Golightly, Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, 1\Iann, 1\IcFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, walker, 40th, Witcher, 'Vooten, l\Ir. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Culver, Flynt, 
 
Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Sheffield, Stevens, 
 
Strother, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland, \Vilcox, 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the House, those voting for !-fr. Hill were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bates, Bond, Berry, Brown, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeumet, 
 
Duncan O'f Chatham, Nisbet, 
 
Duncan of Lee,  Nevin, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Faust, 
 
Paulebte, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Parker, 
 
Felder, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Felker, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Reece, 
 
Hill, 
 
Redding, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Henderson of DeKlalb, Slaton, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Swift, 
 
Jordran, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Johnson O'f Hall, Stone, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Smit'h of Hancock, 
 
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Joum<AL oF THE HousE. 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Taylor, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kendrick, 
 
T!mmerman, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Galvin, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware. 
 
Cannon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
West, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whi,pple, 
 
Calla;way. 
 
McMichael, 
 
\VhH:aker, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Dnl"ham, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Yates, 
 
Davison, 
 
McGehee, 
 
l\Ir. Speaker. 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Those not voting were ),[cssrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hogan, 
 
McKee, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Niles, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Patten, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson <Yf Colqu!itt Pearce, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Phinizy, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson o<f Forsyrh,Roberts, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro, Rawlings, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Salter, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Little, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Late, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Edge, 
 
Longley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Lavr, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Mozley, 
 
Wight, 
 
Ford, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wren, 
 
Foster, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wright, 
 
Grice, 
 
Montfort, 
 
\Vaiden, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Hall, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
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l'pon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 134; necessary to a choice, 110. 
 
The Hon. 0. D. Hill, having received 134 vot.es, was D.eclared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Atlanta Circuit for the full term beginning .January 1, 1897. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Albany Circuit, for which there were to be elected a .Judge to fill the unexpired term of Ron. B. B. Bower resigned; also, a .Judge for the full term beginning .January 1, 18!)7; also a SolicitorGeneral for the full term beginning .January 1, 1897; also, a Solicitor-General for the unexpired term ending .Jannary 1, 1897. 
 
ilfr. Bussey, of Randolph, placed in nomination the Ron. \Y. N. Spence for .Judge for the unexpired term. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting for ~Ir. Spence were iiicssrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Cook, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Goli~htly, 
Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, :McFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, walker, 40th, \Vitcher, \Vooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Sheffield, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, \Vestmoreland, Wilc<>x. 
 
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1J"pon a call of the roll of the House, those voting for }Ir. Spence were )[essrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Berry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Brown, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson af DeKalb, Reece, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Jord!lln, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Blalock, 
 
JOJhnson of Hall, Ru'bherford, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Jolinson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
'rim merman, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Moore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
West, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wight, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Cnapman, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mc!Jaughlin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Callaway. 
 
McMichael, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Wili!OX, 
 
Durlhami, 
 
McLarty, 
 
YaJtes, 
 
Duncan of Chatham McGehee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Those not voting were ::Jiessrs.- 
 
Arnold, Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, 
 
Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hitch, Hawes, 
 
McCranie, Niles, Patten, Palmer, Pearce, Phinizy, 
 
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Baggett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hardemrun, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, HeNingttlon, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson <Jf ColquUt Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson <Jf Forsyth,Swift, 
 
BennEitt of Jackson, HendersonofWashlt'n Sell, 
 
Cook of Ocoliee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Smith of Cra.wford, 
 
Collum, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
T~.:rner, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
'1'1iompso:1, 
 
Davison, 
 
LO'tt, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Law, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Edge, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wren, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort, 
 
Wright, 
 
Faust, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Walden, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Fo-ster, 
 
McKee, 
 
Upon cou11ting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 125. 
 
The Ron. "\Y. i\. Spence, having received 125 votes, was declared duly elected Judge of the Albany Circuit for the unexpired term. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Felder of Fulton, the joint session was dissolved to reconvene at 3 o'clock p.m. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker. 
)Ir. Little, chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
Your committee appointed to report rules for the government of the House recommend the adoption of the rules in force in the House of Representatives during the sessions of 1894 and 1895. 
 
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The committee, however, recommends that the two standing committees of the House known as the Committee on General Agriculture and the Committee on Special Agriculture be abolished and in lien thereof one committee be established to be known as the Committee on Agriculture. 
JOHX D. I.ITTLE, Chairman. 
 
The hour for adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned until 3 o'clock. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by :Jfr. Dodson, the Speaker pro tem. 
The hour of 3 o'clock having arriwd, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the Honse of Representatives, and the joint session, assembled to continue the election of Judges and Solicitors-General, was called to order by the President of the Senate. 
 
The President announced that the first business in order was the elec.tion of a Judge for the Albany Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 18V7. 
 
:Jir. Johnson, of Hall, placeu in nomination the Ron. \Y. K. Spence. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting for 1\Ir. Spence were :Jiessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Brinson, Comas, Cook, Everett, Flewellen, Golightly. 
 
Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, S:arr, Stewart, 27th, 
 
Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
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Those not voting were }Iessrs.- 
 
Allen, Blalock, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Culver, Dunwody, 
 
Flynt, Geiger, Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Sheffield, 
 
Shropshire, Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, Wooten. 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the Honse, those mting for Mr. Spence were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bates, 
 
Faust, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felder, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Felker, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Brown, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Parker, 
 
Black, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Jolhnson of Hall, Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smi'th of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Little, 
 
Taylw, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Longley, 
 
TurnPr, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Cuarters, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
West, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Webb, 
 
Callaway. 
 
M"Connell, 
 
Wight, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McCook, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duriham, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McGelb.ee, 
 
WorSham, 
 
Duncan of Chathl!im, McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Yates, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Those not voting were }fessrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Grice, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Griffin, 
 
McDan1el, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hall, 
 
McKee, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Niles, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hill, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Burwell, 
 
H~g>htower, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Ruberts, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Herring>ton, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Colqlliitt SaJ,ter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Forsyth Simpson, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, HendersonofWasht'n Stone, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro,Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Smith of CI'awford, 
 
Collum, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomas-on of Morgan. 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lance, 
 
Th'Jmpson, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Davison, 
 
I:ott, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Duncan of Housron, Law, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Edge, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wren, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wright, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Maddox, 
 
Walden, 
 
Ford, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Foster, 
 
1_Tpon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 120. 
 
The Hon. \V. N. Spence, having received 120 votes,. was declared duly elected Judge of the Albany Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
The next business before the General Assembly being the election of a Solicitor-General of the Albany Circuit for the unexpired term extending until January 1, 1897, }fr. \Yight, of Dougherty, placed in _nomination the Hon. \Y. E. \Vooten. 
 
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There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, with the following result: 
 
Those voting for }Ir. \Vooten were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Cook, Everett, Flewellen, Flynt, Golightly, 
 
Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, 
 
Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, 'Valker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were )Iessrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, 
 
Dunwody, Geiger, Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, 
 
Redwine, Sheffield, Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland. 
 
Uponthe call of the roll of the House, those voting for lfr. \Vooten were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Faust, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felker, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Berry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brown, Black, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reid, 
 
Henderson of De~alb, Reece, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hender~n of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Jord,Ml, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Rutherford, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Branne:11, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Li:t'tle, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Longley, 
 
Tnrner, 
 
Craig, 
 
Moore, 
 
'fimmerman, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Cole, 
 
Mozley, 
 
, 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cook of Deca.tur, Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Charters, 
 
McDcmald, 
 
Webb, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Walden, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McConnell, 
 
W'atkins, 
 
Callaway. 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Dodson, 
 
:McCranie, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Worshallll, 
 
Dur<ham, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox. 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Edge, 
 
Those not Yoting "ere ::\[essrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Grice, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Griffin, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hall, 
 
McKee, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Nicho1as, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hill, 
 
Niles, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hamby, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Higthtower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hardeman, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Herrington, 
 
RobErts, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Colqwitt Rawlings, 
 
Cook of Ooonee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Salter, 
 
Collum, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Simpson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Johnson of Ta;liaferro,Stone, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kiaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Davison, 
 
Lance, 
 
Th()mpson, 
 
DickersO>Il, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Lott, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Law, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Morgan, 
 
Wight, 
 
Ford, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wren, 
 
Foster, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wright, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
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Upon counting and consolidating the Yote, it appeared that the total number of Yotes cast was 126. 
 
The Hon. \V. E . \\rooten, having receiYed 126 votes, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Albany Circuit for the unexpirted term ending January 1, 1897. 
 
For Solicitor-General of the Albany Circuit for the full term beginning Jannary 1, 1897, )Ir. \Vight, of Dougherty, nominated the Hon. \V. E . \\rooten. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result \vas as follows: 
 
Those yoting for )Ir. \\rooten were )Iessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Cook, Flewellen, Golightly, Gray, 
 
Hud~on, 
Kilpatrick, :;\Iann, :McFarland, Redwine, Starr, F:tewart, 27th, Stewart, 3-!th, 
 
Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, 'Viteher, 'Vooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not Yoting were )Iessrs.- 
 
Allen, BrQoke, Carter, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, 
 
Everett, Flynt, Geiger, Goldin, Ham, Hopkim, Kemp, 
 
Sheffield, Shropshire, SteYens, Strother, Walker, 18th, \Vestmoreland, Wilcox. 
 
epon the call of the roll of the House, those voting for )Ir. \Vooten were )Ie:::srs.- 
 
Adame, Awtry, Armstrong, Batee, Bond,! 
 
Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Felder, Felker, Freeman, 
 
Oakes, Ogletree, Paulette, Parker, Quillian, 
 
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Berry, Brown, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edwards, 
 
Hamby, 
 
R~.wls, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Heid, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rndicil, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
.Tohnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Moore, 
 
Turner, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Thomas of 'Vare, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Yincent, 
 
MciHicbael, 
 
West, 
 
McConnell, 
 
'Vebb, 
 
McCook, McCranie, 
 
"rWight, atkins, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Whipple, 
 
McGehee, 
 
'Vhitaker, 
 
McDonough, 
 
'Vorsham, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
'Vilcox of Telfair, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ne\in, 
 
Yates, 
 
Oliver, 
 
::\lr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were )fessrs.- 
 
Arnold, Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, Burke, Bussey, Branch, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, 
 
Fogarty, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, Harr!'ll, Hightower, Hardeman, Herrington, 
 
Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Mullinax, McDaniel, McKee, NilE'S, Patten, Palmer, Pearce, Phinizy, Roberts, Rawlings, 
 
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llennett of Jackson, .Collum, Calhoun, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Du~lCan of Houston, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Foster, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Salter, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Simpson, 
 
Henderson of 'Vasht'n,Sell, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Smith oi Crawford, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Lott, 
 
'Vren, 
 
Law, 
 
Wright, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Walden, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
'Vilkes. 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 125. 
 
The ~on. \V. E. \Yooten, having received 125 votes, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Albany Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
The next circuit drawn was the Cherokee Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Solicitor-General for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
Mr. Brinson, of the Seventeenth, placed in nomination for Solicitor-General of the Augusta Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897, the Hon. \Villiam H. Davis. 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, with the following result: 
 
Those voting for ~Ir. Davis' were ~Iessrs.-:- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Comas, Cook, Everett, Flewellen, .Flynt, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Hndeon, Kilpatrick, Mann, l\IcFarland, Sheffield, Shropshire, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Yan Buren, 'Valker, 40th, Mr. President. 
 
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Those not voting were 1Iessrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Culver, Dunworly, Geiger, 
 
Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Redwine, Stevens, 
 
Strother, 
 
Walker, 18th, 
 
Westmoreland, 
 
'Vilcox, 
 
Witcher, 
 
Wooten. 
 
 
 
1!pon the call of the roll of the House, those voting for :Mr. DaYis were :\Iessrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bond, Berry, Brown, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Faust, 
 
Oake~, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Felder, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Felker, 
 
Parker, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hairell, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Ham by, 
 
Reid, 
 
Henderson of DeKalu, Reece, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Johnson of Appling, ~wift, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Longley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
1\Iozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
:Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
1\Ieadows, 
 
Thomas of V/are, 
 
~Iansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
1\I orrison, 
 
'Vest, 
 
:McDonald, 
 
Webb, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Watkins, 
 
l\IcMicilael, 
 
Whipple, 
 
::\IcConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
::UcCook, 
 
'Vorsham, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
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Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edwards, 
 
McDonough, Nisbet, Nevin, 
 
Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Bates, 
 
Grice, 
 
McKee, 
 
Bush, 
 
Griffin, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hall, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hill, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bal!:gett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Herrington, 
 
Rawling~~, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun,  Henderson of Colquitt,Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth,Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Washt'n,Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Smith of Crawford. 
 
Collum, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Jhomason of Morgan, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Davison, 
 
Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Lott, 
 
 
 
Wight, 
 
Edge, 
 
Law, 
 
\Vren, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wright, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Maddox, 
 
Walden, 
 
Ford, 
 
Monifort, 
 
Wilkes. 
 
Foster; 
 
Mullinax, 
 
lJpon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 128; necessary to a choice, 110. 
The Hon. \Ym. H. Davis, having received 128 votes, wa;; declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Augusta Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Cherokee Circuit, for which there were to he elected a Judge for the full tern beginning January 1, 1897, and a Solicitor-General for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
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JouRNAL OF THE Hom;;E. 
 
The Hon. C. B. Vincent, of Bartow, placed in nominanation for Judge of the Cherokee Circuit the Hon. A. \V. Fite. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting for Mr. Fite were :1essrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Brinson, Comas, Everett, Flewellen, Golightly, Gray, 
 
Hudson, 
Kilpatrick~ 
Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 27th, 
 
Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Vi'ooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Blalock, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Cook, Culver, 
 
Dunwody, 
 
Flynt, 
 
Geiger, Goldin, 
 
 
 
Ham, 
 
Hopkins, 
 
Kemp, 
 
f'heffield, Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland, Witcher. 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the House, those voting for Mr. Fite were 1\I~tssrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bond, Berry, Brown, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Brannen, Boifeuillet, 
 
Ennis of Floyrl, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
.Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hill, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Redding, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rudicil, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
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Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Longley, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Moore, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mdfichael, 
 
Duffy, 
 
2\IcDaniel, 
 
Durham, 
 
. McConnell, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McCook, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McKee, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Slaton, Swift, Stone, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of 'Yare, Vincent, 'Vest, Webb, Wight, Watkins, Whipple, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Burke, Bussey, Branch, Baggett, Blalock, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Collum, Calhoun, Deakins, Davison, Duncan of Houston, Edge, Edenfield, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Niles, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Salter. 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Sim pson, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Sell, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Smith of Crawford, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Turner, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Law, 
 
Wright, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Walden, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Foster, 
 
Maddox, Meadows, 
 
Wilkes, Worsham. 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 126; necessary to a choice, 110. 
The Ron. A. ,Y. Fite, having received 126 votes, was 
declared duly elected Judge of the Cherokee Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
:Mr. Berry, of whitfield, placed in nomination for Solicitor-General of the Cherokee Circuit the Ron. Sam P. )faddox. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting for }fr. :Maddox were )fessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Brinson, Carter, Cook, Everett, }'lewellen, GeiJ:(er, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Shropshirt>, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 3-lth, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were )fessrs.- 
 
Allen, Blal9ck, Brooke, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kemp, Kilpatrick, Sheffield, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, West moreland, 'Vilcox, 'Vitcher, 'Vooten. 
 
The roll of the Honse was called, with the following result: 
 
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Those voting for }fr. :Maddox were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Harrell, 
 
P81ulette, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hendel"S()n of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Bond, 
 
Henderson of Irwdn, Rawls, 
 
Berry, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Brown, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Reece, 
 
Black, 
 
Johnson of, BaKer, Redding, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Ru<therford, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Kendl'ick, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Litt'lE>, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, LOitt, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Longley, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Moore, 
 
Smi-th of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Mozley, 
 
'I'aylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McDonald, 
 
ThomaJS of Pierce, 
 
Copelrund, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Callaway. 
 
McMichael, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McCook, 
 
Webb,' 
 
Durlham, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wight, 
 
Davison, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Ch!atha.m McGelhee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Womha.m, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Freemam, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Yastes, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Burke, Bussey, Branch, Boswell, 
 
Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford; Foste,r, Fogarty, Gowen, Grice, 
 
Morgan, Maddox, 
M~ows, 
Montfort, Mullinax, McDaniel, McKee, Nicholas, Niles, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Baggett, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Plhinizy, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Ha,wes, 
 
Rcbei'ts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hig~htower, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hardeman, 
 
S.aiter, 
 
Bennelt of Glynn, Herrington, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennatt of Jackson, Henderson of Colqwitt Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,'l'urner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Hendei'SOnofWashlt'n Thomason of Morgan 
 
Cannon, 
 
Jdhnson of Taliaferro, Underwood, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wren, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
l-ance, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Houston, L~ard, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Law, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared 
that the total number of votes cast was 120; necessary to a 
choice, no. 
 
The Hon. Sam P. Maddox, having received 120 votes, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Cherokee Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Stone }fountain Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Judge for the unexpired term until January 1, 1897, and for the full term beginning Jannary 1, 1897; also, a Solicitor-General for the unexpired term until Jannary 1, 1897, and for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
The Hon. B. H. Hill, of Troup, placed in nomination for Judge for the unexpired term the Hon. John S. Candler. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
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Those voting for 11fr. Candler were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Comas, Everett, Flewellen, Flynt, Golightly, Gray, 
 
Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Witcher. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Blalock, Brinson, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry,  
Cook, Culver, 
 
. Dunwody, Geiger, Goldin, Ham, Hopkins, Kemp, Sheffield, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, 'Vestmoreland, Wilcox, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
upon a call of the roll of the Home, those. voting for Mr. Candler were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams', 
 
Faust, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felder, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Felker, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Brown, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Dt>Kalb, Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Boifeuillet 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock. 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Moore, 
 
'l'immerman, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Clement, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Charters, 
 
McDonald 
 
Chapman, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McCook, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McGehee, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Vincent, West, Webb, Walden, \'Iatkins, Whipple, Whitaker, \Vorsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 1\Ir. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were ~fessrs.- 
 
Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Burke, Bussey, Branch, 
Bos~ell, 
Brinson of !Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Collum, Calhoun, Deakins, DaYison, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, 
 
Foster, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Grice, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Griffin, 
 
McKee, 
 
Hall, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Hopn, 
 
Nile~ 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Parker, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hightower, Hardeman, 
 
Phinizy1 Roberts, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Salter, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Simpson, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,:':;ell, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Lott, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Longley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Law, 
 
Wight, 
 
l\Iontfort, 
 
Wren, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wright, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wilke~. 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 122. 
 
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The Hon.Tohn S. Candler, having received 122 votes, was declared duly elected Judge of the Stone :Mountain Circuit for the unexpired term ending January 1, 1897. 
 
For Judge of the Stone :Mountain Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897, :Mr. Henderson, of DeKalb, placed in nomination the Ron. John S. Candler. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following was the result: 
 
Those voting for 1fr. Candler were }\fessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Brinson, Comas, Cook, Flewellen, Geiger, Golightly, 
 
Gray, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Blalock, Brooke, Carter, Castleberry, Culver, Dunwody, 
 
Everett, Flynt, Goldin, Ham, 
Hopkin~, 
Kemp, Sheffield, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland, Wilcox, 'Vooten. 
 
The roll of the House was called with the following result: 
 
Those voting for :Mr. Candler were :M:essrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, . Armstrong, Bond, Betry, 
 
Faust, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Hill, 
 
Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Paulette, Quillian, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Black, Bowden, Boswell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Cahin, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rhwls, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reid, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb,Reece, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rndicil, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
.Tohnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Little, 
 
Turner, 
 
Longley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thompson, 
 
]l,fozley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of 'Vare, 
 
.Mansfield, 
 
Yincent, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wight, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Mc":\Iichael, 
 
Whipple, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
McCranie, 
 
'Vorsham, 
 
J\IcLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Yates, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
l\lr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Branch, Burwell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Gowen, 
 
J\lcCook, 
 
Grice, 
 
McKee, 
 
Griffin, 
 
l'\icholas, 
 
Hall, 
 
Niles, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt.,Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of Fllrsyth,Salter, 
 
Henderson of "\Vasht'n,Sim pson, 
 
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~ennett of Jackson, Collum, Calhoun, Deakins, D.wison, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Sell, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith oi Crawford, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Lott, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Law, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Morgan, 
 
'Vren, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wright, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wilkes. 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 126. 
 
The. Hon. John S. Candler, having received 126 votes, was declared dlil.y elected Judge of the Stone )fountain Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
On motion of Senator Hudson of the Thirteenth, the joint session adjourned until to-morrow at 10:30 o'clock. 
The Senate retiring, the House was ealled to order by the Speaker. 
 
Upon motion of 1'\Ir. Johnson of Hall, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, X ovember 5, 1896. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was ealled to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
.Mr. Henderson, of Irwin, moved to dispense with the roll-call, which motion was lost. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names: 
 
Those present were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Arnold, 
 
F'ord, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bush, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Pa11lette, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nRudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Swift, Bennet of Glynn, John~on of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
~mith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
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Copeland, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Durham, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
Boynton of Calhoun, Salter, Henderson of Forsyth Sell, 
 
Wren, 
 
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was then read and confirmed. 
The unfinished business of yesterday being the call of the counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read for the first time; and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to amend section 93f) of the Code of 1895, volume 3. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by :Jir. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to enforce the rights of a trustee in a deed to real property made to secure a note, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General .Tudiciary Committee. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The hour of 10:30 o'clock haYing arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the Rouse of Representatives, and the joint session, held for the purpose of resuming the election of Judges and Solicitors-General, was called to order by the Hon. R. L. Berner, President of the Senate. 
 
The, first business in order being the election of a Solicitor-General of the Stone ~[ountain Circuit for the unexpired term ending ,Tannary 1, 1897, :.Mr. Nisbet, of Clayton, nominated the Hon. \V. T. Kimsey. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called with the following result: 
 
Those voting for ~Ir. Kimsey were ){essrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Goldin, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, . Mann, i\lcFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilc0x, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Blalock, Brooke, Carter, Everett, 
 
Flynt, Kemp, Stevens, Strother, 
 
Walker, 18th, \Vestmoreland, \Vooten. 
 
Upon a call of the roll of the House, those voting for Mr. Kimsey were ~fessrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, 
 
Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, 
 
Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, 
 
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Bates, 
 
Hall, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hussey, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reid, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Heqderson of DeKalb, Reece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Burwell, 
 
HendersonofWash't'n Redding, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Salter, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Craig, 
 
Little, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cole, 
 
Longley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Collum, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
.... annon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Clement, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Ch~rters, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, . 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Durham, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Watkins, 
 
~ickerson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McCook, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McKee, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Faust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Foster, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Bush, Boyd,  Branch, 
 
. Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Grice, 
 
Meadows, Montfort, McDaniel, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Baggett, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hawes, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Beimett of Jackson, Hardeman, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Sell, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Lance, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Davison, 
 
Leard, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Edge, 
 
Law, 
 
Walden, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it was found that the whole number o votes cast was 162. 
 
)fr. Kimsey, having received the full number o votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General o the Stone :Mountain Circuit or the unexpired term. 
 
For Solicitor-General o the Stone Mountain Circuit or the full term beginning January 1, 1897, 1Ir. Nisbet, o Clayton, nominated the Hon. \V. T. Kimsey. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll o the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting or :Mr. Kimsey were ~fessrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Golightly. Hopkins, Hudson, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, 'Valker, 40th, Westmoreland, Wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
 
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Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Blalock, Brooke, Carter, Everett, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Gray, Ham, Kemp, Kilpatrick, 
 
~tevens, 
Strother, Walker, 18th, Wooten. 
 
Upon a call of the roll of the House, those voting for Mr. Kimsey were as follows- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bates, 
 
Henderson of Colquit1:Palmer, 
 
Bond, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Pearce, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Quillian, _ 
 
Burke, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Reid, 
 
Black, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Reece, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rawlings, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Lance, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Little, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Longley, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Law, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Moore, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vincent, 
 
uuffy, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
6b 
 
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JOURNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Faust, Ford, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, 
 
Hall, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, 
 
Oliver, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Bush, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Brown, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Branch, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Patten, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Foster, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Grice, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Griffin, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hogan, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hitch, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hawes, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
~ook of Oconee, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Vaughn, 
 
Charters, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Wight, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Wren, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Walden, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Davison, 
 
Lott, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 146. 
 
Hon. W. T. Kimsey, having received the entire number of votes, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Stone ~fountain Circuit for the full term beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Blue Ridge Circuit, for which there were to be elected a Judge and Solicitor-General, each for a full tenn, beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
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}.fr. Mozley, o Cobb, nominated or Judge o the Blue Ridge Circuit or the full term beginning January 1, 1897, Hon. George F. Gober. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following was the result: 
 
Those voting or ~fr. Gober were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Flewellen, Geiger, Golightly, Gray, 
 
Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 2itb, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, 
Turn~;>r, 
Van Buren, 'Valker, 40th, 'Vestmoreland, Wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were }fessrs.- 
 
Rlalock, Brooke, Carter, Cook, lJunwody, 
 
Everett, Flynt, Goldin, Kemp, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, 'Vooten. 
 
Upon the call o the roll o the House, the following voted or Mr. Gober: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, 
 
Ford, Fogarty, Felder, l<'elker, Freeman, Gowen, Hall, .Hill, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Herrington, 
 
McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oakes, Ogletree, Paulette, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Parker, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Palmer, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Quillian, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Rutherfor?, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lance, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Little, 
 
Swift, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lott, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Collum, 
 
Longley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Law, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDonald, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Yates, 
 
I<'aust, 
 
McCook, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were )fessrs.- 
 
Bush, 
 
Foster, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Branch, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Salter, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Stone, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Sell, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hawes, 
 
Turner, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hardeman, 
 
Tliompson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hen!lerson of DeKalb, Thomas of Ware, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyth, Underwood, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Vaughn, 
 
Charters, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
West, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wren, 
 
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Davison, Ellis, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
McDaniel, Oliver, Patten, Pearce, 
 
Wright, Walden, Whipple, Wilkes, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 154. 
 
The Ron. George F. Gober, having received the entire number of votes cast, was. declared duly elected Judge of the Bl~e Ridge Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
For Solicitor-General of the Blue Ridge Circuit, :Mr. \Vebb, of Cherokee, nominated the lion. Thomas Hutcherson. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following was the result: 
 
Those voting for :Mr. Hutcherson were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Cook, Culver, Dunworly, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, :McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.----; 
 
Brooke, Carter, Comas, Everett, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Kemp, Stevens, 
 
Strother, Walker, 18th, westmoreland,  Wooten. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Upon a call of the roll of the House, those voting for Mr. Hutcherson were )[essrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Hall, 
 
Niles, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bates, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Parker, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nReid, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Little, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Longley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Law, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, . 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDaniel, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
F'aust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
l!'ogarty, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Felder, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Yates, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Freeman, 
 
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Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell. 
 
Bush, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Oliver, 
 
Branch, 
 
Foster, 
 
Patten, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Grice, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hogan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hawes, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hardeman, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Vaughn, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Vincent, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wight, 
 
Davison, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Lott, 
 
Walden, 
 
Upon consolidating the Tote, it was found that the total number of votes cast was 152. 
 
Hon. Thomas Hutcherson, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Blue Ridge Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Flint Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Solicitor-General for the full term. 
 
Mr. Atkinson, of the Twenty-seventh, nominated for Solicitor-General of the Flint Circuit the Hon. 0. H. B. Bloodworth. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following was the result: 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Those voting ior :Mr. Bloodworth were :Messrs.- 
 
.Allen, Atkinson, Eattle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, 
 
Flynt, Geiger, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, 1\laun, McFarland, 
 
Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 2ith, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were )fessrs.- 
 
.Brooke, Carter, Comas, Everett, Goldin, 
 
Kemp, Stevens, Strother, Thomson, Van Buren, 
 
Walker, 18th, Walker, 40th, 'Vestmoreland, Wilcox, 'Vooten. 
 
L"pon the roll oi the House being called, those voting ior Mr. Bloodworth were as follows: 
 
Adams, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Oliver, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, . 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Berry, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Quillian, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Bowden, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nReece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Redding, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rudicil, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Niles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
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Collum, Cannon, Clement, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Ford, Fogarty, 
Felde~;, 
Felker, Freeman, 
 
Lance, Little, Longley, Law, Moore, Mozley, Meldrim, Maddox, Morrison, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, 
 
Taylor, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, West, Webb, Wight, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, 'Vilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Edge, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Bush, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax, 
 
Burke, 
 
I<'oster, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Branch, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hall, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hitch, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hawes, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hardeman, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyth Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Underwood, 
 
C~arters, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 148. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
:Mr. Bloodworth, having received the entire number of votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Flint Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Southern Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Solicitor-General for the full term. 
 
:Mr. \Vest, of Lowndes, nominated for Solicitor-General for the full term the Hon. \V. E. Thomas. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the follmving was the result: 
 
Those voting for ~Ir. Thomas were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Castleberry, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, ., 
Flewellen, Gei!-(er, 
 
Golightly, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Westmoreland, Witcher, Wooten, 1\Ir. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brinson, Brooke, Carter, Comas, Everett, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Gray, Kemp, Shropshire, Stevens, 
 
Strother, Thomson, Walker, 18th, Walker, 40th, Wilcox. 
 
Upon a call of the House, the following members voted for llfr. Thomas: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, 
 
Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, 
 
Oakes, Ogletree, Paulette, Parker, 
 
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Atkinson, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bond, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reid, 
 
Black, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Redding, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rudicil, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rutherford, 
 
Baggett, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nSlaton, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Swift, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Stone, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Collum, 
 
:Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Webb, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wright, 
 
Durham, 
 
McCook, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McKee, 
 
"\\-hippie, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLarty, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Faust, 
 
Niles, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Gowen, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Bush, Boyd, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Branch, Boswell, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Grice, Griffin, Hogan, Hitch, Hawes, 
 
Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McDaniel, Nicholas, Oliver, Patten, 
 
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Brinson of Burke, Edenfield, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hardeman, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyth,Roberts, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Rawlings, 
 
Charters, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Salter, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Sell, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Law, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Davison, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wight, 
 
Edge, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wren, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
r pon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total 
number of votes cast was 143. 
 
?.fr. Thoma::;, having received the entire number of vntfls cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Southern Circuit for the full term. 
 
For Solicitor-General of the Southern Circuit for the unexpired term ending .January 1, 1897, Senator Hopkins, of the Seventh, nominated Ron. .T. E. Hall of Colquitt. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following was the result: 
 
Those voting for :Mr. Hall were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Carter, Castleherry, Culver, Flewellen, Geiger, Golightly, Gray, 
 
Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, \Valket, 40th, \Vestmoreland, Witcher, \Yooten, Mr. President. 
 
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Those not voting were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Allen, Brinson, Brooke, Comas, Cook, 
 
Dunwody, Everett, Flynt, Goldin, Kemp, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Thompson, Walker, 18th, Wilcox. 
 
lJpon the call of the roll of the House, the following voted for :Mr. Hall: 
 
Adams, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Niles, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Faust, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ford, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of ColquittReece, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rudicil, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Craig, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longl('y, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cannon, Clem~nt, 
 
Morgan, Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Ware, Vincent, 
 
Charters, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Webb, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wight, 
 
Calhtway, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Durham, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, 
 
McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, 
 
Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Bush, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Brown, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hall, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Parker, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hardeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Herrington, 
 
Salter, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Simpson, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Davison, 
 
Leard, 
 
underwood, 
 
Edge, 
 
Lott, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Wren, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Foster, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Felder, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Yates, 
 
Felker, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the tota] 
 
number of votes cast was 148. 
 
 
 
Ron. J. E. Hall, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Southern Circuit for the unexpired term. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Rome Circuit, for "'hich there was to be elected a Judge for the unexpired term, and a Solicitor-General for a full term. 
 
:Mr. Shropshire, of the Forty-second, nominated for Judge the Ron. W. !I. Henry. 
 
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There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those voting for Mr. Henry were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Castleberry, Cook, Culver, Flewellen, Geiger, Goldin, Golightly, Gray, 
 
Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, 1\Iann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, walker, 40th, 
"'estmoreland, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Blalock, Brinson, Brooke, Carter, 
 
Comas, Dunwody, Everett, Flynt, Kemp, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Thomson, Walker, 18th. 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the House, the following members voted for :Mr. Henry, to wit: :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bates, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson Of Oo1qulitt Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Baggett, 
 
HendersonofWas.ht'n Rudicil, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Slaton, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Smith of Himcock, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
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JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Collum, 
 
Longley, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Law, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McKee, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Ford, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, 'fhomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not Yoting were )fessrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Foster, 
 
McCook, 
 
Bush, 
 
.l<'ogarty, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Brown, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hawes, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hardeman, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Herrington, 
 
Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth, Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Charters, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lott, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, Ellis, 
 
Meadows, Montfort, 
 
Walden, Worsham, 
 
Edge, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
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97 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the whole number of votes cast was 141. 
 
The Hon. W. 1.1. Henry, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Judge of the Rome Circuit for the unexpired term. 
 
:For Solicitor-General of the Rome Circuit for the full term Senator :McFarland, of the ~orty-fourth, nominated the Hon. 1.foses "\Vright. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following was the result: 
 
Those voting for ~Ir. "\Vright were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Castleberry, Cook, Culver, Flewellen, Geiger, Golightly, Gray, 
 
Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 27t.h, 
 
Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were }.fessrs.- 
 
Allen, Brinson, Brooke, Carter, Comas, 
 
Dunwody, Everett, Flynt, Goldin, Ham, 
 
Kemp, Stevens, Strother, Thompson, Walker, 18th. 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the House, the following voted for Mr. "Wright, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, .tuKinson, 
7b 
 
Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Hill, 
 
Niles, Nevin, Oakes, Ogletree, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Bates, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burke, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt.Reid, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of De.n.alb, Reece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Wash't'n RudicH, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Craig, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wight, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McKee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ford, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Yates, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, Bush, Boyd, Brown, Bussey, Branch, 
 
Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Foster, Grice, Grimn, 
 
McDonald, McDaniel, Nicholas, Oliver, Patten, Palmer, 
 
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99 
 
Brannen, Brinson of Burke, 
 
Hall, Hogan, 
 
 Pearce, 
Phinizy, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hawes, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hardeman. 
 
Salter, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Simpson, 
 
Collum, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Charters, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Lott, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edge, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 146. 
 
Mr. Wright, having received the entire vote cast, was .declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Rome Cir.cuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Southwestern Circuit, for w~ich there were to be elected a Judge and a SolicitorGeneral, each for a full term, beginning January 1, 1897. 
 
Mr. Dodson, of Sumter, nominated the Hon. W. H. Fish for Judge of the Southwestern Circuit. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following voted for Mr. Fish, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Castleberry, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, -Geiger, 
 
Gray, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 4oth, Westmoreland, Wilcox, Mr. President. 
 
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 
 
Tho~ not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brinson, Brooke, Carter, Comas, Everett, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Golightly, Ham, Kemp, Steven!', 
 
Strother, Thompson, Walker, 18th, Witcher, Wooten. 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the House, the following voted for :Mr. Fish, to wit' Messrs.-:- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, .Bond, Berry, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Bajlgett, Blalock, 
Bed~ood, 
Boifeuillet, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Chapmftn, Copeland, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Rawling!', 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rudicil, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Rutherford, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Swift, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford. 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Longley, 
 
'J'immerman, 
 
Law, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Clarklo', 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
West, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Webb, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wight, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
McMichael, 
 
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101 
 
Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Ford, Fogarty, McConnell, McCook, 
 
McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, Niles, Watkins, 
 
Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Bush, Boyd, Brown, Branch, Brannen, Brinson of Burke, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Calhoun, Callaway, Deakins, Davi8on, Dickerson, Ellis, 
 
Edge, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Salter, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Sell, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Leard, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Walden. 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 146. 
 
The lion. W. H. Fish, having received the entire vote, was declared duly elected Judge of the Southwestem Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
Senator Hudson, of the Thirteenth, nominated for So-. licitor-General of the Southwestem Circuit for the full term the Hon. F. A. Hooper. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
was called, and those voting for ~r. Hooper were as fol- 
 
lows, to wit: Messrs.-- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Castleberry, Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, Geiger, Golightly, 
 
Gray, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Hhropshire, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brinson, Brooke, Carter, Comas, Cook, 
 
Everett, Flynt, Goldin, Ham, Kemp, Sheffield, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Thomson, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland. 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the House, the following 
 
members voted for Mr. Hooper, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Adame, 
 
Felder, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bond, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawls, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rawlings, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Hall, RudicH, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, McGehee, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Craig, 
 
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103 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Longley, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
l;annon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Duncan o{ Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Faust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Bates, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas, 
 
Bush, 
 
Foster, 
 
Niles, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brown, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hogan, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hawes, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hardeman, 
 
Salter, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Stone, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Sell, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Turner, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Davison, 
 
Leard, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edge, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number o votes cast was 146. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
 
 
Mr. Hooper, having received the entire vote cast, was declared ~uly elected Solicitor-General of the Southwest- 
 
ern Qircuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. I.ongley of Troup, the joint session was dissolved to reconvene at 3 o'clock p.m. 
 
The Senate having retired, the House was called to order by tiie Speaker. 
 
The Hon. R. U. Hardeman, of Newton, appeared upon the :floor of the House and was sworn in as a member by Judge George F. Gol-_,er of the Blue Ridge Circuit. 
 
The following communication was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his private secretary, Mr. Callaway: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the Honse of Representatives a communication in writing. 
 
Upon motion of :Mr. Hardeman of Newton, the message from the Governor was taken up and read: 
 
Executive Department, Atlanta, Ga., November 5, 1896. 
 
'l'o the General Assembly: 
I have the honor to inform you that a vacancy exists in the office of Solicitor-General of the Blue Ridge Circuit, Dccasioned by the death of George R. Brown, Esq. 
W. Y. ATKINSON, Governor. 
 
Mr. Henderson, of Forsyth, asked and was granted leave of absence for a few days on account of sickness in his family . 
 
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105 
 
Mr. Longley, of Troup, offered a resolution to invite the various candidates aspiring to the office of United States Senator to address the House on the issues of the day before the election of a united States Senator. 
 
The motion was put and the ayes and nays called for. The call for the ayes and nays was not sustained. Mr. Longley moved to amend his resolution by inviting said candidates to address the General Assembly. 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Spea~er announced that the House was adjourned until 3 o'clock p.m. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker. 
 
At this hour the Senate appeared upon the floor o the House of Representatives, and in joint session, assembled to continue the election of Judges and Solicitors-General, was called to order by the President of the Senate. 
 
The first business in order being the election of a Solicitor-General of the Blue Ridge Circuit to fill the unex- 
pired term, }fr. 'Vebb, of Cherokee, nominated the Hon. 
Thomas Hutcherson. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following Yoted for Mr. Hutcherson, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, 
 
Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Everett, 
Geig~r, 
 
Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Starr, 
 
Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Dunwody, Flewellen, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Golightly, Kemp, Shropshire, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland. 
 
Upon the call of the House, the following voted :for Mr. 
 
Hutcherson, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
.Palmer, 
 
Bond, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Quillian, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henden!on of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Rawlings, 
 
Black, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boifeuillet 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Little, 
 
Smith of Hancock. 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Craig, 
 
Law, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mozley, 
 
'l'immerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
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107 
 
Callaway, 
 
MuHinax, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Durham, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McCook, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McKee, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Faust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
FoJlRrty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Felker, 
 
Vineeot, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, 
Wilke~, 
'Vhitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Lott, 
 
Bush, . 
 
Edge, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Branch, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Brinson of .Burke, Grice, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hall, 
 
Phinizv, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hogan, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Cole, 
 
Hill, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Salter, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Sell, 
 
Charters, 
 
He..Werson of Forsyth, Underwood, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Vaughn, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wren, 
 
Da,ison, 
 
Leard, 
 
'Vaiden. 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 157. 
 
Mr. Hutcherson, having received the entire number of votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Blue Ridge Circuit for the unexpired term. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Coweta Circuit, for 
 
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which there were to be elected a Judge and Solicitor-General, each for a full term. 
 
Mr. McLaughlin, of :Meriwether, nominated for Judge 
<>f the Coweta Circuit Hon. Sampson ,V. Harris. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and those voting for :Mr. Harris were as follows, to wit: "Messrs.-- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Geiger, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Hopkins, Hudson, Kemp, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27t\J, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, 
 
Flynt, 
 
Stevens, 
 
Carter, 
 
Goldin, 
 
Strother, 
 
Everett, 
 
Ham, 
 
Walker, 18th, 
 
Flewellen, 
 
Shropshire, 
 
Wilcox. 
 
. The roll of the House.was called, and the following mem- 
 
hers voted for :Mr. Harr1s: 
 
. 
 
Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt, Pearce, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb,Quillian, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Reid, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawlinga, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
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Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Appling, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Lance, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Little, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Longley, 
 
Craig, 
 
Law, 
 
Cole, 
 
Moore, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Collum, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Cannon, 
 
1\Ion tfort, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Durham, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
:McCook, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McKee, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Ft>lker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Rndicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Smith oi Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Yincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Bush, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Charters, 
 
Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hitch, Hawes, 
 
Kaigler, Leard, Lott, Morgan, Maddox, McDaniel, Nicholas, Patten, Phinizy, Roberts, Salter, Sell, Underwood, 
 
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Calhoun, Copeland, Deakins, Davison, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Wren, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Walden. 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 157. 
 
The Ron. Sampson "\V. Harris, having received the entire vote, was declared duly elected Judge of the Coweta Circuit. 
 
Mr. Hill, of Troup, placed in nomination for SolicitorGeneral of the Coweta Circuit the Hon. T. A. Atkinson. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and those voting for Mr. Atkinson were as follows, to wit: Messrs.--.:... 
 
Atkinson, :Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Everett, 
Gei~ter, 
 
Golightly, . Gray, Ham, Hopkins, 
Hud~:~on, 
Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Dunwody, Flewellen, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Kemp, Shropshire, Stevens, 
 
Strother, Van Buren, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland. 
 
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The roll of the House was called, and the following members voted for Mr. Atkinson, to wit: :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brown, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Rawls, 
 
BuSBey, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of 'Vasht'n,Rawlings, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Longley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
:Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Lee, Ellis, - 
 
McCook, McKee, 
 
Whipple, Wilkes, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Faust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Yates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Felker, 
 
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Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Edge, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Bush, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel, 
 
Branch, 
 
Foster, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Grice, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hall, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hogan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hitch, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hawes, 
 
Salter, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Sell, 
 
C>1lhoun, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro. Underwood, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Lott, 
... 
 
Walden. 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total 
 
number of votes cast was 157. 
 
The Hon. T. A. Atkinson, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Coweta Circuit for the full teerm next ensuing. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Eastern Circuit, for ,\rhich there were to be elected a Judge and a SolicitorGeneral, each for a full term. 
 
Senator Stewart, of the Twenty-seventh, placed in nomination the Hon. Robert Falligant for .Tudge. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Seenate was called, and the following members voted for Mr. Falligant: Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, 
 
Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hndson, Kilpatrick, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, 
 
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113 
 
Comas, Cook, Culver, ]<'lewellen, 
Gei~er, 
 
Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Starr, 
 
Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Dunwody, Everett, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Golightly, Kemp, Shropshire, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland. 
 
The roll of the House was called, and the following members voted for :Mr. Falligant, to wit: :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bates, 
 
Henderson of ColquittPearce, 
 
Bond, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Reid, 
 
Black, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Appling, RudicH, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Smith of Crawf{)rd, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
s'mith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomason of Morgan_ 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Dufl'y, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Sh 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McCook, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McKee, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Faust, 
 
McG;ehee, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oakes, 
 
West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair. Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Bush, 
 
Davison, 
 
Leard, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Lott, 
 
Brown, 
 
Edge, 
 
Moore, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Branch, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort,  
 
Bowden, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hall, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hogan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hawes, 
 
!~nderwood, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Herrington, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Wren, 
 
Charters, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Walden, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it was found that the total number of votes cast was 145. 
 
The Hon. Robert Falligant, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Judge of the Eastern Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
For Solicitor-G-eneral of the Eastern Circuit, l\fr. :Mans- 
field, of l\fclntosh, nominatC>d the Hon. W. w. Osborne. 
 
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There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following members voted for Mr. Osborne, to wit: 1\fessrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Everett, Geiger, hray, 
 
Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brinson, Brooke, Carter, Dunwody, Flewellen, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Golightly, Kernp, Shropshire, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Thomson, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland. 
 
L pon the call of the roll of the House, the following members voted for ~Ir. Osborne, to wit: )fessrs.- 
 
Adams,- 
 
Hill, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hamby, 
 
P3iulette, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Parker, 
 
Berry, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Pearce, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Phinizy, 
 
 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of BaKer, llliwlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brinson o-f Emanuel, Kendrick, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, J...ance, 
 
Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Littl<', 
 
Simpson, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Cole, 
 
Longley, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Law, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Moore, 
 
Colluni, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Clement, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Charters, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Copelrund, 
 
Morrison. 
 
Callaway. 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Durlham, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Chatham McCook, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McKee, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McGelhee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Stone, Smith of Crawford, Smi-th of Hancock, Thy lor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Ti;nmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Davison, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Bates, 
 
Edge, 
 
Leard, 
 
Bush, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
LO'tt, 
 
 Boyd, Branch, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Meadows, 
 
Foster, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hall, 
 
Saloter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hogan, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennelt of Glynn, Hitoh, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Bennatt of Jackson, HH,wes, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Wren, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Walden, 
 
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Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 156. 
 
The lion. \V. \Y. Osborne, having received the entire number of votes cast, was declared duly elected SolicitorGeneral of the Eastern Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the Northern Circuit, for which there were to be elected a Judge and a SolicitorGeneral, each for a full term; also, a Solicitor-General for the unexpired term. 
 
l\fr. Burwell, of Hancock, placed in nomination for .Tudge of the Northern Circuit for the full term the lion. Seaborn Reese. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate 
 
was called, and the following members voted for Mr. 
 
Reese, to wit: :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Shropshire, Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilc<'x, Witcher, Wooten. Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Kemp, Stevens, Strother, 
 
Thomson, Walker, 18th, W estmore\and. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
The roll of the House was called, and those members 
 
voting for :Mr. Reese were as follows, to wit: :Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burke, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Colquit\: Reid, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reece, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Roberts, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nRawlings, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherf,ord, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Law, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vincent, 
 
J.Juffy, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCook, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McKee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edwards,  
 
.McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Yates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
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119 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Davison, 
 
Lott, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Bates, 
 
Edge, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Bush, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel, 
 
Branch, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hall, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hogan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hawes, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyth, Vaughn, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Wren, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Walden, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the Yote, it appeared that the total Yote cast' was 160. 
 
The Hon. Seaborn Reese, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Judge of the Northern Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
For Solicitor-General of the Northern Circuit Mr. Smith, 
of Hancock, nominated the Hon. F. H. Colley. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following members voted for Mr. Colley, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Goldin, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Shropsbirl', Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner,. Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten, Mr. President. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Those not voting were :M:essrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Flynt, 
 
Kemp, Stevens, Strother, 
 
Thomson, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland. 
 
Upon the call of the roll of the House, the following members voted for Mr. Colley, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bond, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henilerson ()If Oolqulitt Quillian, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson ofWasht'n Reece, 
 
Black, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Johnson of Hall,  Redding, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rudicil, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Salter, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, h.endrick, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Lance, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichalel, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wright, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Ennis of -Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
 Faust, Ford, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Hill, 
 
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McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, 
 
Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, 'Vilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not Yoting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Bates, 
 
Davison, 
 
Lott, 
 
Bush, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Edge, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Branch, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Foster, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Grice, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Griffin, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hall, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hogan, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Cole, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Wren, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Henderson -of Forsyth,Walden, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 162. 
 
The Ron. F. H. Colley, having received the entire nunJber of votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Northern Circuit for the unexpired term. 
For Solicitor-General of the ~orthern Circuit for the full term :M:r. Smith, of Hancock, nominated the Ron. R. H. Lewis. 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
was called, and the following members votd for Mr. Lewis, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleherry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walket, 40th, Westmoreland, Wilcox, Witcher, 'Vooten, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Kemp, Shropshire, Stevens, 
 
Strother, Thompson, Walker, 18th. 
 
The roll of the House was called, and the following members voted :for ~fr. I~ewis, to wit: 1fessrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
l.:. 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Pearce, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Phinizy, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Reece, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rawlings, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Redding; 
 
Baggett, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Rudicil, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
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123 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Little, 
 
Craig, 
 
Longley, 
 
Cole, 
 
Law, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Moore, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Collum, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Clement, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McKee, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Stone, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Bush, 
 
Edge, 
 
Leard, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Lott, 
 
Burke, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort, 
 
Branch, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Grice, 
 
'Nicholas, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hall, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hogan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hitch, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
HenderJ;on of Forsyth,Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 163. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The Hon. R. H. Lewis, having received the entire vote, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Northern Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
The next circuit drawn was the Oconee Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Judge for a full term. 
 
Mr. Brown, of Pulaski, nominated the Hon. C. C. Smith. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following members voted for Mr. Smith: 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, 
 
Sheffield, Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Everett, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Kemp, Shropshire, Stevens, Strother, 
 
Thomson, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland, Wilcox, Wooten. 
 
The roll of the House was called, and the following members voted for Mr. Smith: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Awtry, Bates, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, 
 
Felker, Freeman, Hill, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Hardeman, Herrington, 
 
Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Quillian, 
 
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125 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nRawlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Law, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCook, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McKee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wb,itaker, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
l<'oster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Yates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, 
 
Davison, Dickerson, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, 
 
Lott, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Mullinax, McDaniel, Nicholas, Patten, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Burke,. Hitch, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hawes, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennet. of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Underwood, 
 
 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wren, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Walden, 
 
Hall, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Upon consolidating the Yote, it appeared that the total vote east was 155. 
 
The Hon. 0. C. Smith, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Judge of the Oconee Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
Senator )Iann, of the Second, moved that the joint session be dissolved until to-morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock, which motion was carried. 
 
The Senate retiring, the Honse was called to order by the Speaker. 
 
The unfinished business was the reading and referringbills for the fust. time. The first read was- 
 
By :Mr. FeldPr of Fulton- 
 
A bill for the levy and sale of an interest or equity of redemption in real estate in certain cases, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General .Tndiciary Committee. 
 
The following resolntion was read and .agreed to: 
 
By .Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
He'lolved, That Colonel .J. W. Robertson, of Haber- 
 
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127 
 
sham county, be imited to address the members of the General Assembly on the public issues of the day at such time as may suit his convenience, the address not to be during the session. 
 
The following bill was introduced, read for the first time, and appropriately referred: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
To amend the charter of the City of Atlanta. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
:Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to adjourn, which motion \vas carried, and the House adjourned. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, November 6, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Spcak,er, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names: 
 
Those present were 1fessrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, 
 
Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Griffin, Hall, 
 
McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, 
 
 128 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Brown, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Colqu"itt Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWash't'nRutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, . Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Cnderwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Vvhipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Yates, 
 
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129 
 
Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
McCranie, McLarty, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were :Messrs.- 
 
Branch, Grice, 
 
Lott, Salter, 
 
Wren, 
 
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed. 
 
The following joint resolution was offered by :M:r. Fogarty, of Richmond, .which was taken up, read, and agreed to. 
 
ResolYed by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, 'l'hat the Speaker of the House of Representatives be authorized to appoint a Doorkeeper for service at the northern door of the hall of the House during the present session. 
 
By unanimous consent, leave was granted Mr. Felder, of Fulton, to withdraw from the consideration of the Committee on Corporations, to which it had been referred, the following bill, which was read the second time and ordered engrossed, to wit: 
 
An act to establish and maintain a local public school system in the county of Fulton, outside of the city of Atlanta and the town of East Point. 
 
The hour of 10:30 o'clock having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House, and the joint session, convened to continue the election of Judges and SolicitorsGeneral, was ealled to order by the Hon. C. G. Gray, President pro tern. of the Senate. 
 
The first circuit drawn was the Pataula Circuit, for 
9b 
 
 130 
 
.JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
which there were to be elected a .Tndge for the full term and for the unexpired term; also, a Solicitor-General for the full and for the unexpired terms. 
 
For Judge for the unexpired term, l\Ir. Hightower, of Early, placed in nomination the Hon. H. C. Sheffield. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and those voting for }{r. Sheffield were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brins0n, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Golig!1tly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kemp, .Mann, 1\leFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Starr, Stevens, Stewart, 2ith, Stewart, 3-!th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, 'Voote11, .Mr. President. 
 
Those not Yoting were :Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Cook, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Kilpatrick, Shropshire, Strother, 
 
Walker, 18th, 'Vestmoreland, Witcher. 
 
Upon the roll of the House being called, the following members voted for }fr. Sheffield: 
 
Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, 
 
J<aust, B'ord, Foster, l<'ogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Hill, Hitch, Harrell, 
 
McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, 
 
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131 
 
Black, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawls, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, HendersonofWash't'nRudicil, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wright, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDaniel, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ellis, 
 
:McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Telfatr, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Yates, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not Yoting were ~Iessrs.- 
 
Arnold, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, 
 
Grice. 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hall, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Redding, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Salter, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Deakins, Davison, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Lance, Leard, Lott, Mozley, Meadows, Montfort, Morrison, 
 
Smith of Crawford, Thomason of Morgan Underwood, Vaughn, Wight, Wren, Walden, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of.votes cast was 165. 
 
The Hon. H. C. Sheffield, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected ,Judge of the Pataula Circuit for the unexpired term. 
 
}'or Judge of the Pataula Circuit for the full term Mr. Hightower, of Early, nominated the Hon. H. C. Sheffield. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following members voted for :M:r. Sheffield: :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunworly, Flewellen, Geiger, Golightly, 
 
Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kemp, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Starr, Stevens, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, Wilcox, Wooten. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Cook, Everett, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Shropshire, Strother, 
 
'fhomson, Walker, 18th, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
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133 
 
The roll o:f the House was then called, and the :following members voted :for :Jir. Sheffield: :M:essrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Berry, 
 
tiill, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Burke, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Black, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Quillian, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nReece, 
 
 Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lance, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Longley, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Law, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Moore, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dufl'y, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDaniel, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
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lt'aust, Ford, 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Branch, Burwell, Baggett, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Callaway, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Edge, Edenfield, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Niles, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Grice, 
 
Salter, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Hall, 
 
Sell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Tliompson, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Underwood, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wight, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Walden, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Montfort, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 158. 
 
The Hon. H. C. Sheffield, having received the entire vote, was declared duly elected Judge of the Pataula Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, nominated for Solicitor of the Pataula Circuit for the unexpired term the Hon. John R. Irwin. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following voted for }Ir, Irwin, to wit: Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, 
 
Gray, Ham, Hopkins, 
Hudt~on, 
Kemp, Kilpatrick, 
 
Stevens, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, 
 
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135 
 
Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, 
Gei~rer, 
Golightly, 
 
Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Starr, 
 
Westmoreland. Wilcox, Witcher, 'Vooten, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Cook, 
 
Everett, Flynt, Goldin, Shropshire, 
 
Strother, 'J'homson, Walker, 18th, Mr. President. 
 
Upon a call of the roll of the House, the folowing members voted for :Mr. Irwin: 
 
Adams, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hardeman. 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of ColquittPhinizy, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of De.n..alb, Quillian, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Blalock, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nReid, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thompson, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morrii!IOn, 
 
(;allaway, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Durham, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDaniel, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Mlis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
l<'ord, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
..t-~cKinson, 
Bush,Boyd, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, 
 
Edge, 
 
Lott, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Meadows, 
 
Grice, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Sell, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Herrington, 
 
, Underwood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Vaughn, 
 
Johnson of TaliaferroWight, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wren, 
 
Leard, 
 
Walden, 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it was found that the total number of votes cast was 161. 
 
The Hon. John R. Irwin, having received the entire number of votes cast, was declared duly elected SolicitorGeneral of the Pataula Circuit for the unexpired term. 
 
:For Solicitor-General of the Pataula Circuit for the full term Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, nominated the Hon. John R. Irwin. 
 
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There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate 
 
was called, and the following was the result: 
 
 
 
Those voting for :Mr. Irwin were :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Flynt, 
 
Geiger, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Starr, Stevens, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brinson, Brooke, Carter, Cook, 
 
Goldin, Kemp, Shropshire, Strother, 
 
Thomson, Walker, 18th, Westmoreland, \Vooten. 
 
Upon a call of the roll of the House, the foll0wing votes were cast for Mr. Irwin: 
 
Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Quillian, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Henderson of \Vasht'n, Reece, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
 138 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton sf Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Collum, C'annon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edwards, Ennis of Floy<l, Faust, Ford, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Appling, Kiser, Knowles, Kendrick, Lance, Little, Longley, Law, :Moore, Mozley, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, Mansfield, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Deakins, Davison, Edge, Edenfield, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas, 
 
Grice, 
 
Salter, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Sell, 
 
Hall, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Timmerman, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro. Underwood, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wren, 
 
Lott, 
 
Walden, 
 
Meadows, Montfort, 
 
"'orsham. 
 
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1Jpon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 164. 
 
Hon. J olm R. Irwin, having received the entire vote, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Pataula Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the 1Iacon Circuit, for which there were to be elected a Judge for the unexpired term, and for the full term; also, a Solicitor-General for the. full term and for the unexpired term. 
 
Mr. Reid, of Bibb, nominated for Judge for the unexpired term the Hon. \V. H. Felton. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following voted for :Mr. Felton: 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Bririson, Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Goldin, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Hedwine, Sheffield, !:;hropshire, Starr, 
 
Stevens, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Yan Buren, Walker, 18th, Walker, 40th, 'Vestmoreland. Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, 
 
Flynt, Kemp, 
 
Strother, Mr. President. 
 
The roll of the House was called, and the following mem- 
 
bers voted for Mr. Felton: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, 
 
Felker, Freeman, Gowen, 
 
Niles, Nevin, Oliver, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bush, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Brown, 
 
flardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Burke, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hussey, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Bowqen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid; 
 
Bartlett, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nReece, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Baker, RudicH, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Little, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Longley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Law, 
 
.Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Moore, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ford, . 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Boyd, Branch, 
 
Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Meadows, Montfort, McDaniel, 
 
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Boswell, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Grice, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hogan, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hawes, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Underwood, 
 
Collum, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Vaughn, 
 
vannon, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Wight, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wren, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Walden, 
 
Davison, 
 
Lott, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 160. 
 
The Hon. \Y. H. Felton, having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Judge of the Macon Circuit for the unexpired term. 
 
:Mr. Reid, of Bi~b, nominated for Judge of the Macon Circuit for the full term the Hon. \V. H. Felton. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following voted for 1tir. Felton: :Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkin!', Hudson, Kilpatrick, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, 
 
Starr, Stevens, Stewart, 27t.h, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, 
 
Goldin, Kemp, 
 
'Valker, 18th, Wilcox, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Castleberry, Cook, Flynt, 
 
~Iann, 
Strother, 
 
\Vitcher, \Vouten. 
 
The roll of the House was called, and the following voted for )fr. Felton, to wit: :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, AVI"try, Armstrong, Atkinson, 
Bate~, 
Bush, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cahin, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, 
Elli~, 
 
Xisbet, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Niles, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oliv"r, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Parker, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt, Pearce, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb,Phinizy, 
 
Henderson of lr'l'l"in, Quillian, 
 
Henderson of \Vasht'n,Rt.wls, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Reece, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Roberts, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Redding, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Rndicil, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Lance, 
 
Slaton, 
 
LearJ, 
 
Swift, 
 
Little, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Law, 
 
Turner, 
 
~'loore, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompwn, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of \Vare, 
 
~Iansfiehl, 
 
Vincent, 
 
~Iorrison, 
 
West, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
l\feDonald, 
 
Wight, 
 
l\Ie Laughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
l\Iel\Iichael, 
 
"'atkins, 
 
l\IeD.miel, 
 
\Vhipple, 
 
l\IcConnell, 
 
Wilke~, 
 
 FRIDAY, NovEMBER 6, 1896. 
 
143 
 
Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Ford, Fogarty, Felder, 
 
McCook, McKee, McCranie, l\IcLarty, McGehee, McDonough, 
 
Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, ~Ir. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Branch, Boswell, Baggett, Boynton of Calhoun, l:lgnnett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, Callaway, Deakins, Daviso~, Duncan of Houston, 
 
E(lge, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
l\icholas, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Patten, 
 
Foster, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Grice, 
 
f:ialter, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Stone, 
 
Hall, 
 
Sell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Smith oi Crawford, 
 
Hill, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Vaughn, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, \Vren, 
 
Kiser, 
 
\Vaiden, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Worsham. 
 
Meadows, 
 
l!pon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the' total number of votes cast was 157. 
 
Hon. \V. H. Felton, having received the total number of votes cast, was declared duly elected Judge of the l\facon Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
For Solicitor-General of the ~l\facon Circuit for the unexpired term Jir. Craig, of Bibb, nominated the Hon. A. \Y. Lane. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following Yoted for Jir. J"ane: ~Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Batt!<>, Blalock, 
 
Golightly, Gray, 
Ham,~ 
Hopkins, 
 
Ste,en~, 
Stt>wart, 27th, i"tewart, 3-!th, Thomson, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Starr, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Cook, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Kemp, Shropshire, 
 
Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, wilcox, 'Vooten, Mr. President. 
Strother, Walker, 18th, Witcher. 
 
1Ipon the call of the roll of the House, the following voted for ~[r. I . ane: :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oakes; 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bond, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Patten, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
B trtlett, 
 
Hendereon of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Reece, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Boifeuillet 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Longley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Smith of Hancock. 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Turner, 
 
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145 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Durham, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDaniel, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McKee, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ford, 
 
. McDonough, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felker, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, 
Wilke~, 
Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Coo.k of Oconee, Deakins, Dadson, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Leard, 
 
Edge, 
 
Lott, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort, 
 
Fo8ter, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Grice, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Salter, 
 
Hall, 
 
Sell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Wight, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Wren, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
'Vaiden. 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total nPmber of votes cast was 167. 
 
The Ron. A. W. Lane, having received the entire vote cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the :Macon Circuit for the unexpired term. 
lOh 
 
 146 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Eor Solieitor-General of the :Macon Circuit for the full term :Mr. Reid, of Bibb, nominated the Ron. Robert Hodges. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate 
 
was ealled, and the following voted for l\fr. Hodges: 
 
1fessrs.- 
 
 j ~n.: 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Geiger, 
 
Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Starr, 
 
Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, 'Valker, 40th, 'Vestmoreland, Wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Cook, 
 
Flynt, Goldin, Kemp, Shropshire, 
 
Stevens, Strother, Walker, 18th, 'Vooten. 
 
The roll of the House was then called, and the following voted for 1Ir. Hodges: :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Felder, 
 
l\IcDonough, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nile~, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Parker, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Henderaon of Colquitt,Quillian, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
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147 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawling~, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 'Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Crawford. 
 
Collum, 
 
Longley, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Law, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
Turner, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
'l'immerman, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of War!', 
 
Duffy, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Yincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
\Vest, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whipp!!', 
 
Ellis, 
 
McConnell, 
 
\Vhitaker, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
\Vorsham, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ford, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Boyd, Brown, Burke, Branch, Boswell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas, 
 
Foster, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Grice, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Salter, 
 
Hall, Hogan, 
 
Ston!'1 Sell, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,UnderwoJd, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Vaughn, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wight, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wren, 
 
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Lott, Meadows, Montfort, 
 
Walden, Wilkes. 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that in all 165 votes had been cast. 
The Hon. Robert Hodges, having received the entire number of votes cast, was declared duly elected SolicitorGeneral of the Macon Circuit for the full term. 
The next circuit drawn was the Ocmulgee Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Solicitor-General for the full term. 
 
Mr. Thomason, of Morgan, nominated for Solicitor-General for the full term the Ron. H. Grey Lewis. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate was called, and the following voted for Mr. Lewis: 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Rlalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, lunwody, Everett, Flewellen, Flynt, 
 
Geiger, Golightly, Gray, Ham, 
Hopkin~, 
Hndson, Klpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Shropshire, Starr, StP.wart, 2ith, Stewart, 34th, Turn<:>r, Van Buren, 'Valker, 40th, Wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brooke, Carter, Cook, 
 
Goldin, Kemp, Stevens, Strother, 
 
Thomson, Walker, 18th, 'Yestmoreland, Wooten. 
 
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The roll of the House was called, and the following members voted for Mr. Lewis: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bates, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of ColquittPhinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding,. 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
RudicH, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Hanco~k, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Longley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
Davison, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
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Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, 
 
McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Foster, 
 
Brown, 
 
Grice, 
 
Branch, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hall, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hogan, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hawes, 
 
McCook, Nicholas, Oakes, Rawls, Rawlingf!, Salter, Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, Deakins, Dickerson, Edge, 
 
:tfightower, 
 
1Jnderwood, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Vaughn, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wight, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wren, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 168. 
 
The Hon. H. Grey Lewis, having received the total number of votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Ocmulgee Circuit. 
 
The next circuit drawn was the \Vestern Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Solicitor-General for the full term. 
 
Senator Stewart, of the Thirty-fourth, nominated for Solicitor-General of the \Yestern Circuit the Ron. Charles H. :Brand. 
 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate 
 
was called, and the following voted for Mr. Brand: 
 
:Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, 
 
Goldin, Golightly. Gray, 
 
Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, 
 
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Castleberry,'I 
Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, Flewellen, Flynt, Geiger, 
 
Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, 
 
Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 40th, 'Vilcox, Witeher, 'Vooten, l\Ir. President. 
 
Those not voting 'vere Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Brinson, Brooke, Carter, 
 
Everett, Kemp, Shropshire, Stevens, 
 
Strother, Thomson, Walker, 18th,  Westmoreland. 
 
. The roll of the Hou~e was called, and the following voted for "Nir. Brand: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker; 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hi'toh, 
 
Patten, 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Pa;ulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Higthtower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Plhinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of ColqU!itt Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Reece, 
 
inalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of BaKer, Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Knowles, 
 
SWift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendl"ick, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, T.illnce, 
 
Stone, 
 
-Craig, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
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Cole, 
 
LoU, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Law, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Moore, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Clement, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Charters, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Copelwnd, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Callaway. 
 
McDO'Ilald, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Dm'ham, 
 
~cDaniel, 
 
Davison, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Duncan of Chatham McCook, 
 
Duncan Of Houston, McKee, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McGelb.ee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Smillh of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, ThomasO'Il of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, ThomiiiS of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, WorSham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yrutes, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Boyd, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Brown, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Branch, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Rf.wlings, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Bennetlt of Jackson, Hogan, 
 
Sell, 
 
Deakins, 
 
HaJwes, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Henderson O'f Forsyth,Vaughn, 
 
Edge, 
 
JdhnBO'Il of Tl!iliaferro,Wight, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Wren, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Leard, 
 
Walden, 
 
Foster, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 175. 
The Hon. Charles H. Brand, having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the Western Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
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.Mr. Felder, of Fulton, moved that the joint session dissolve at this hour to meet at 3 o'clock p. m., which motion prevailed. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker. 
 
The Speaker then announced the standing committees of the session, which were as follows: 
 
 . 
STANDING COMMITTEES 
OF THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
 
AGRICULTURE. 
 
MR. BROWN, of Puhski, Chairman. 
 
Callaway of Wilkes, Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Boyd, Burke, Branch, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Calhoun, Davison, Edge, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Foster, Gowen, Griffin, Hogan, Hardeman, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of"Washington, .Johnson of Taliaferro, Kiser, Lance, Leard, Lott, 
 
Law, Maddox, Morgan, Meadows, Montfort, Mullinax, McMichael, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McGehee, Nicholas, Niles, Oakes, Ogletree, Parker, Palmer, Pearce, Roberts, Salter, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thompson, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Vaughn, Vincent, Webb, Wren, 'Vright, 'Vaiden, Wilkes, 'Vorsham, Yates. 
 
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AUDITING. 
 
MR. 'VHIPPLE, Chairman 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Cook of Decatur, Chapman, Maddox, McMichael, 
 
McCranie, Rawls, Thompson, Yates. 
 
BANKS. 
 
MR. SwiFT, Chairman. 
 
Calvin, Bush, Berry, Black, Bennet of Glynn, Boswell, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Duncan of Houston, Freeman, Hightower, Hardeman, Herrington, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Hitch, Harrell, Knowles, Meldrim, Morrison, Stone, Taylor, Thomas of Pierce, Thomason. Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
CORPORATIONS. 
 
MR. JOHNSON, of Hall, Chairman. 
 
Longley, Arnold, Black, Bowden, Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bond, Calvin, Freeman, Harrell, Hawes, Jordan, 
 
Knowles, Morgan, Meldrim, McDonough, McLarty, McGehee, Pearce, Rawls, Reid, Salter, Walden, Whitaker. 
 
BLIND ASYLUM. 
 
MR. WIGHT, Chairman. 
 
Atkinson, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Duncan of Lee., Duncan of Chatham, Edwards, Edenfield, Griffin, Johnson of Appling, Johnson of Baker, Kendrick, 
 
McDonald, Rawlings, Rutherford, Rudicil, Sell, Simpson, Stone, Smith of Hancock, Timmerman, Wright. 
 
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COUNTIES AND COUNTY MATTERS. 
 
MR. DonsoN, Chairman. 
 
Patten, Bedgood, Burke, Boyd, Bowden, Deakins, Duffy, Foster, Henderson of Washington, Herrington, Hamby, Harrell, Mozley, 
 
Moore, McDaniel, Mansfield, McLarty, Palmer, Pearce, Parker, Roberts, Rudicil, Swift, Sell, Thomas of Ware. 
 
EDUCATION. 
 
MR. THOMAS, of Clarke, Chairman . 
 
. Collum, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Boifeuillet, Brannen, Bates, Bush, Berry, Hoyd, Brown, Bennett of Jackson, Burke, Charters, Chapman, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Dickerson, Davison, Dodson, Duffy, 
 
Faust, Grice, Hamby, Hitch, Henderson of Irwin, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Hall, Kendrick, Law, McConnell, McDonald, Nisbet, Nevin, Patten, Turner, Thomas of Ware, Timmerman, Webb, West, Worsham, Watkins. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
EXCUSE OF MEMBERS 
 
MR. ELLIS, Chairman. 
 
Blalock, Calhoun, Edenfield, Hogan, Johnson of Appling, 
 
Kaigler, McConnell, ' McMichael, Rawls, Turner. 
 
Meldrim, Burwell, Bussey, Collum, Cannon, Durham, Davison, Edwards, Edenfield, 
 
ENROLLMENT. 
MR. OLIVER, Chairman. 
:Felker, Mozley, Nevin, Phinizy, Paulette, Pearce, Reid, Whipple, Wight. 
 
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FINANCE. 
 
MR. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
Hardeman, Awtry, Armstrong, Berry, Brown, Branch, Burwell, Black, Blalock, Bedgood, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Spalding, Boynton of Calhoun, Boifeuillet, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Copeland, Chapman, Charters, Dickerson, Davison, Ellis, Faust, Ford, Felker, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of DeKalb, Hitch, Hill, Hall, Henderson of Washington, Henderson of Irwin, Johnson of Hall, Johnson of Appling, Leard, 
 
Longley, Morgan, Maddox, McMichael, McDonough, McGehee, ~iles, , 
Nevin, Oakes, Ogletree, Parker, Paulette, Palmer, Phinizy, Quillian, Rudicil, Slaton, Knowles, Smith of Hancock, Swift, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Clarke, Thomason, Vaughn, Wright, Whipple, Wight, Wilkes, Walden, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
HALLS AND COMMITTEE ROOMS. 
 
Charters, Felder, 
 
MR. BussEY, Chairman. 
Johnson of Hall, Little. 
 
HYGIENE AND SANITATION. 
 
MR. KENDRICK, Chairman. 
 
Duncan of Lee, Atkinson, Deakins, 
 
Rawlings, Rudicil, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Edenfield, 
 
Taylor, Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Henderson of Del}alb, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Watkins. 
 
IMMIGRATION. 
 
MR. CALVIN, Chairman. 
 
Be.nnet of Glynn, Calhoun, Gowen, Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyth, Johnson of Taliaferro, Kiser, 
 
McDonough, Mansfield, Meadows, McGehee, Vaughn, Wilcox of Wilcox, Wilcox of Telfair. 
 
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
MR. HILL, of Troup, Chairman. 
 
Ford of Worth, Bush, Black, Boswell, Faust, Kiser, 
 
Kaigler, Marldox, Morgan, Nicholas, Vincent. 
 
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JOURNAL COMMITTEE. 
 
Hogan, Baggett, Calhoun,  
Clement, Griffin, 
 
MR. C. C. THOMAS, Chairman. 
Hamby, Mullinax, McKee, Timmerman, Webb. 
 
GEXERAL JUDICIARY. 
 
MR. FELDER, Chairman. 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Boynton of Calhoun, Bond, Bartlett, Bates, Burwell, Brannen, Bussey, Bennet of Glynn, Bowden, Cole, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Dodson, Duncan of Houston, Dickerson, Ellis, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Fogarty, Freeman, Felker, Hall, Hil1, Hitch, Hawes, Hamby, 
lib 
 
,Johnson of Hall, Johnson of Baker, Little, Longley, Moore, Mozley, Meldrim, Morrison, McDonald, McLarty, McLaughlin, Oliver, Patten, Phinizy, Reid, Reece, Roberts, Rutherford, Redding, Slaton, Simpson, Stone, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Ware, West, Whiple, Whitaker. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
SPECIAL JUDICIARY. 
 
MR. FoGARTY, Chairman. 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Bates, Bartlett, Bond, Boswell of Hancock, Bussey, Brannen, Cole, Durham, Edwards, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, Hawes, Hamby, Johnson of Baker, McLarty, Moore, Mozley, Oliver, Rutherford, Whitaker. 
 
LABOR AND LABOR STATISTICS. 
 
MR. CRAIG, Chairman. 
 
Rawls, Adams, Arnold, Burke, Calvin, Cook of Oconee, Dickerson, 
 
Duffy, Foster, Gowen, Grice, Henderson of DeKalb, Nevin, Wren. 
 
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LUNATIC ASYLUM. 
 
MR. TAYLOR, Chairman. 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Adams, Awtry, Atkinson, Bartlett, Bedgood, Boswell, Brown, Bussey, Branch, Blalock, Callaway, Chapman, Cook of Decatur, Duify, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Fogarty, Felder, Henderson of DeKalb, 
 
Henderson of Washington, Kiser, Kendrick, Law, Lance, McCook, McDaniel, Montfort, .Xiles, Paulette, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Crawford, Thompson, Underwood, watkins, Wright, Worsham, Webb. 
 
MANUFACTURING~ 
 
MR. ENNIS, of Floyd, Chairman. 
 
Adams, Awtry, Bedgood, Bowden, Boynton of Spalding, Calvin, Chapman, Knowles, 
 
Quillian, Reid, Rudicil, Smith of Crawford, Swift, Thomas of Clarke, Thomason. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
MILITARY jAFFAIRS. 
 
MR. THOMASON, Chairman. 
 
Meldrim, Bates, Boifeuillet, Burwell, Bussey, Boynton of Spalding, Callaway, Charters, Duncan of Houston, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Fogarty, 
 
Freeman, Foster, Hardeman, Leard, Little, Nevin, Rutherford Redding, Slaton, Thomas of Ware, Wight. 
 
Boyd, Cole, Durham, Edwards, Lance, McConnell, 
 
MINES AND MINING. 
MR. W. C. OAKES, Chairman. 
McDaniel, McKee, Morrison, Mullinax, Webb, Wright. 
 
COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS. 
 
MR. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
Hardeman, Boynton of Spalding, Calvin, Copeland, Dodson, Duffy, 
 
Hall, Henderson of DeKalb, Jordan, Little, Vaughn, . Y_ates. 
 
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PENITENTIARY. 
 
MR. HALL, Chairman. 
 
Dodson, Atkinson, Armstrong, Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Berry, Bennett of Jackson, Bates, Bennet of Glynn, Brannen, Bartlett, Blalock, Bond, Bowden, Burwell, Chartrs, Cannon, Craig, Cole, Copeland, Collum, Clement, Callaway, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Duffy, Dickerson, Davison, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, Felder, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of DeKalb, Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyth, Hightower, Hogan, Hitch, Hardeman, Johnson of Hall, Jordan, Longley, Lance, Little, . McCook, Maddox, McLaughlin, Meldrim, Mozley, Nicholas, Oakes, Parker, Paulette, Quillian, Stone, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Wilkes, Wright. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS. 
 
MR. BuRWELL, Chairman. 
 
Mansfield, Boyd, Bussey, Chapman, Craig, Duffy, Edenfield, Hill, Johnson of Appling, Meldrim, 
 
Nicholas, Nisbet, Ogletree, Oliver, Slaton, Stone, Turner, Thomas of "rare, Wilkes, West. 
 
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. 
 
MR. McLAUGHLIN, Chairman. 
 
Rutherford, Dodson, Fogarty, Longley, 
 
McCook, Maddox, Thomason. 
 
PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
MR. PAUL TURNER, Chairman. 
 
Reece, Armstrong, Boifeuillet, Felder, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Meldrim, Phinizy. 
 
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. 
 
BoYNTON, of Calhoun, Chairman. 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Meldrim, Felder, 
 
Little, Redding, Patton. 
 
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PUBLIC PRINTING. 
 
MR. SIMPSON, Chairman. 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Patten, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Salter, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Sell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton. 
 
Nevin, 
 
PUBLIC PROPERTY. 
 
MR. wHITAKER, Chairman. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Mozley, Slaton, 
 
Thomas of Clark, Vincent, Webb. 
 
RAILROADS. 
 
MR. CHARTERs, Chairman. 
 
Slaton of Fulton, Bennet :Jf Glynn, Arnold, Armstrong, Boynton of Calhoun, Burwell, Brown, Bowden, Brinson of Emanuel, Blalock, Brauch, Clement, Cannon, Collum, Callaway, Davison, Duncan of Lee, Henderson of DeKalb, Hgihtower, Hill, Hardeman, Hogan, Johnson of Hall, Jordan, 
 
Lott, McLaughlin, Knowles, Mozley, McMichael, McDonald, McDonough, Nisbet, Phinizy, Patten, Paulette, Palmer, Parker, Redding, Reid, Reece, Simpson, Stone, Thompson, Vincent, Wight, West, Wilcox of Wilcox, Whipple . 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
ROADS AND BRIDGES. 
 
MR. DuFFY, Cliairman. 
 
Cook of Decatur, Adams, Arnold, Branch, Herrington, McDaniel, 
 
Montfort, Pearce, Parker, Palmer, Smith of Hancock. 
 
RULES. 
 
MR. H . .A. JENKINS, Speaker, Ex Officio Chairman. 
 
Little of Muscogee, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, 
 
Calvin, Hall, Meldrim, Slaton. 
 
TEMPERANCE. 
 
MR. FELKER, Chairman. 
 
Awtry, Berry, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Faust, Felder, Hill, Hawes, Hightower, Hitch, Lott, 
 
Little, McDonough, McCranie, Ogletree, Phinizy, Quillian, Reece, Underwood, Wilcox of Telfair, Wright, Wight. 
 
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GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. 
 
MR. MoRRISON, Chairman. 
 
Arnold, Bennett of Jackson, Burke, Brinson of Burke, Duffy, Deakins, Ennis, Edge, Harrell, Kaigler, Mansfield, 
 
McConnell, McCranie, McDaniel, McKee, Oliver, Pearce, Rawls, Swift, Taylor, Watkins. 
 
STATE OF THE REPUBLIC. 
 
MR. DICKERSON, Chairman. 
 
McDonald of Gwinnett, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Craig, Calhoun, Deakins, Edge, Edenfield, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Gowen, Grice, Meadows, Mullinax, McDaniel. 
 
WILD LANDS. 
 
MR. HITCH, Chairman. 
 
Deakins, Atkinson, Brinson of Emanuel, Howell, Lance, Lott, 
 
Moore, Roberts, Walden, Wilcox of Wilcox, \\'ren. 
 
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The following resolution was offered, read, and appro- 
priately referred: 
 
By 1\fr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
Resolved, That there shall be a new standing committee of the House of Representatives formed, which shall be known as the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. 
 
Resolved further, That the Speaker of the House of RepresentatiYes is authorizd to appoint said committee. 
Referred to Committee m Rules. 
 
By 1\fr. Awtry of CobbA resolution to pay a pension to the widows or minor 
children of certain deceased Confederate veterans. Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
The following joint resolution was read and appropriately referred: 
 
By :Mr. Hitch of Brooks- 
To pay the members of the Committee on Penitentiary whose duty it was to make a thorough investigation of the records of the penitentiary and recommend executive clemency, etc., their per diem. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
The following bill was read for the first time and appropriately referred: 
 
By Mr. Knowles of FultonA bill to make an appropriation for the Technological 
School. Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
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Mr. Little, of :Muscogee, moved that when the House adjourned, it adjourn to 2:55 o'clock p.m., which motion prevailed. 
 
The following bill was offered, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By 11Ir. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
To amend the charter of the town of Battle Hill, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Hall of Coweta, the House adjourned to meet at 2:55 this afternoon. 
 
2:55p.m. Pursuant to adjournment, the House met at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tern. 
The hour of 3 o'clock having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House, and the joint session, reconvened to continue the election of Judges and Solicitors-General, was called to order by the President pro tern. 
The first circuit drawn was the :Middle Circuit, for which there was to be elected a Solicitor-General. 
Senator Mann, of the Second, nominated for SolicitorGeneral of the :Middle Circuit the Ron. B. T. Rawlins of the county of Washington. 
There being no other nominations, the roll of the Senate 
 
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was called and the following voted for Mr. Rawlins: Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, . Castleberry, Comas, Cook, Culver, Dunwody, 
 
Everett, Flewellen, Gei){er, Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, 
 
McFarland, Redwine, Starr, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Turner, Van Buren, Wilcox, Witcher, Wooten. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Flynt, Goldin, Kemp, 
 
Sheffield, Shropshire, Stevens, Strother, Thomson, 
 
Walker, 18th, Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, Mr. President. 
 
The roll of the House was called, and the following 
 
voted for Mr. Rawlins: Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Niles, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Berry, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Parker, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Palmer, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Black, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nReid, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kaigler, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun. Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Simpson, 
 
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Bennet of Glynn, Lance, 
 
Craig, 
 
Leard, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lott, 
 
<.,ook of Oconee, 
 
Longley, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
.uuffy, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDaniel, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Ford, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Stone, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Calhoun, Callaway, Deakins, 
 
Davison, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro 
 
Edge, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Pearce, 
 
Foster, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Grice, 
 
Salter, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Sell, 
 
Hall, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Wren, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the total vote cast was 170. 
 
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The Hon. B. T. Rawlins, having received the total number of votes cast, was declared duly elected Solicitor-General of the :M"jddle Circuit for the full term next ensuing. 
 
Upon motion of Senator :Mann of the Second, the joint session was dissolved. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker: 
The unfinished business was then taken up, which was the call of the counties for the introduction of new matter, and the following new matter was offered, read, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
By Mr. Nevin of Floyd- 
A joint resolution providing a recommendation by the General Assembly that the United States Senators be elected by the people. 
Heferred to Committee on State of Republic. 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to make clear and define the meaning of an act allowing pensions to Confederate widows, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
By Mr. Henderson of Irwin- . 
A bill to incorporate the City of Fitzgerald, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
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By Mr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to prescribe regulations for conducting the business of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Rawls of Effingham- 
A bill to authorize the establishment of chain-gang farms or other enterprises in this State, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, a bill to provide for the payment of cost of court in the trial of misdemeanor cases in this State, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By Mr. Ellis of Stewart- 
A bill to compensate Superintendents and Clerks of elections, and for other purposes.  
Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Matters. 
By :Mr. Thomas of Clarke- 
A joint resolution authorizing the Governor to pay to the Trustees of the University of Georgia a balance due on the appropriation made by the last General Assembly to the State Normal School. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THg HousE. 
 
By Mr. Blalock of Fayett~ 
 
An act to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
 
A bill to amend an act providing for the registration of voters in this State approved December 17, 1894. 
 
Referred to Committee on Elections. 
 
:Mr. Longley, of Troup, moved to adjourn, which motion was lost. 
 
The following bill was offered, read for the first time, and properly referred: 
 
By Mr. Copeland of Walker- 
 
A bill to protect wild lands and uninclosed lands, to prohibit illegal interference with real estate, and for other purposes. 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Mr. :McDonald, of Fannin, moved to adjourn, which motion was lost. 
 
The following new matter was introduced, read for the first time, and appropriately referred: 
By Mr. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A bill to amend the Constitution by abolishing the office of President of the Senate and creating the office of Lieutenant-Governor, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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Also, a bill to amend the act approved December 16, 1895. 
 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
Also, a bill to amend an act to amend section 4696(a) of the Code of 1882, approved December 11, 1894. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee: 
 
By Mr. Brannen of Bulloch- 
 
A bill to amend section 943(a) of the Code of 1882, and acts amendatory thereto, so as to include therein the Banks of Statesboro, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
 
By Mr. Bartlett of Paulding- 
A bill to amend section 815 of volume 3 of the Code of Georgia, 1895. 
 
Heferred to Committee on General .Tudiciary. 
 
By :Mr. Slaton of FultonTo amend section 1047 of the Penal Code. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
The following me~sage was received from the Senate, through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jf1. 8peake1: 
The Senate has concurred in the house resolution to authorize the Speaker to appoint a Doorkeeper for services at the northern door of the hall of the House during the present session. 
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Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following for a few days: Messrs. Rawlings of Washington, West of Lowndes, Harrell of Dodge, Rutherford of Monroe, Burke o Wilkinson, Turner o Henry, McDonough o Chatham, Brannen o Bulloch. 
 
Upon motion o Mr. Copeland, o walker, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, November 7, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m., was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. McDaniel o the county o Fannin. 
 
The roll was then called, and the following members answered to their names: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Bedgood, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McKee, 
 
Faust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Foster, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
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Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, HendersonofWasht'n Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Jordan, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Baker, Stone, 
 
Craig, Cole, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Sell, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
h.endrick, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Law, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Webb, 
 
.Duffy, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wight, 
 
Durham, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wright, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morrison, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Mullinax, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edge, 
 
McMichael, 
 
'Vilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Yates, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were :Messrs.- 
 
Burke, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro 
 
Salter, Turner, West, Wren, 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The following privileged resolution was offered and read: 
 
By ~Ir. Calvin of Richmond- 
Resolved, That beginning on :Monday, the 9th inst., the sessions of the House, until otherwise ordered, shall be as follows: 
 
Meet at 9 o'clock a.m. 
 
Adjourn at 1 o'clock p.m. 
 
Mr. Cahin, of Richmond, moved to adopt the resolution. 
 
:Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to amend by striking "9" and inserting "10" as the hour of meeting. 
 
The amendment was put and prevailed. 
 
The resolution, as amended, was then put and agreed to. 
 
The following resolutions, adopted at the weekly meeting of the Osceola County Democratic Club, Kissimmee, Fla., were, upon motion of ~fr. Calvin of Richmond, taken up and read, as follows: 
 
"'hereas, The Almighty in his wisdom that is "inscrutable and past finding out," has called from earth away the spirit of Hon. Charles F. Crisp, ex-Speaker of the National House of Representatives and prospective United States Senator; and 
 
whereas, \Ye recognize the love and mercy of God even in his bitterest dispensations; therefore, be it 
 
Resohed 1. That we bow in humble submission to the divine will. 
 
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Resolved 2. That in the death of Speaker Crisp the nation has lost one of its wisest counsellors, the South one of it~ ablest statesmen, Democracy one of its greatest leaders, and the cause of the people one of its boldest champions. 
 
Resolved :3. That as American citizens we will wear deep in our hearts the badge of mourning for the illustrious dead, and in our memories give place to his virtues as a man and his deeds as a patriot. 
 
Hesolved 4-. That a copy of these re~olntions be handed our home papers and the Atlanta Constitution with a request for their publication; that a copy be transmitted to the Georgia Legislature, now in session, and a copy, together with an expression of our heartfelt sympathy, be forwarded to the bereaved family. 
 
)Ir. Calvin, of Hichmond, moved that the Clerk of the House he directed to notify the Osceola County Democratic Club that the above resolutions had been received and spread upon the minutes, and to notify the club of the appreciation the Honse of Representatives entertains for the honor done the memory of Georgia's illustrious dead. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was taken up, read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By }fr. Felder of Fulton- 
An act to establish and maintain a loca1 public school system in the county of Fulton, outside of the city of Atlanta and the town of East Point. 
 
The hill, having received the constitutional majority, was passed. 
The following privileged joint resolution was read and agreed to: 
 
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By :Mr. Nevin of Floyd- 
 
'Yhereas, On the 23d day of October, 1896, God, in his infinite wisdom and mercy, saw fit to remove from our midst our well beloved friend, Ron. Charles F. Crisp; and 
 
'Vhereas, In his death the State and the l'"nitecl States sustain an irreparable loss; and 
 
" 7hercas, It is fitting that this Assembly take official notice of this great calamity; therefore, 
 
Resolved 1. That it is the sense of this General Assembly that the State of Georgia has lost by the death of Hon. Charles F. Cri~p one of its best and purest statesmen, a man whom it was a patriotic pleasure to honor, and a man who has reflected signal credit upon his State from the clay of his entrance into politics until the day of his death. 
 
Resolved 2. That we extend to the family of the late statesman our deepest sympathy in their distress and sorrow. 
 
Resolved 3. That a copy of these resolutions, properly attested by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, be transmitted to the family of the deceased. 
 
Resolved 4. That these resolutions be spread upon the Journal Df the House as a mark of respect to the illustrious dead. 
 
The following resolution was offered, read for the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Wight of Dougherty- 
 
\Vhereas, In the order of the providence of the Great 
 
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Ruler of the destinies of nations and men, death has removed the Honorable Charles Frederick Crisp, one of Georgia's most gifted statesmen, and he who for many years represented one of the congressional districts of this State in the Congress of the United States, and who by his diligence and ability won la~rels seldom equaled by any son of Georgia, and who, by the power of his eloquence and the force of his argument and the clearness of his parliamentary knowledge, stayed the iniquitous "force bill" and was finally made Speaker of the House of Representatives of the "Lnited States; it is, therefore, 
 
Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That a committee of one from the Senate and two from the House be appointed to procure a life-size oil painting of the Ron. C. F. Crisp, to be placed by them in the capitol of this State as a memento of his distinguished services in the halls of the national council. 
 
Resolved further, That the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same i~, hereby appropriated to pay for said oil painting, and the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury therefor, to be paid out of money not otherwise appropriated. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
The following joint resolution was, by unanimous consent, taken up, read, and adopted: 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
Directing the appointment of a special joint committee from the Senate and House of Representatives on amend ing the election laws of this State. 
 
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oiouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were offered, read for the first time, and appropriately referred: 
 
By Mr. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
An act to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, by Mr. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
An act to define the powers of the Recorder of the city of Augusta, and for other purposes. 
 
Both bills were referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
The unfinished business being the call of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following new matter was offered, read and appropriately referred: 
 
By 1fr. Felder of Fulton~ 
 
A bill to be entitlEXl an act to proYide for filing notice of pendency of suits or actions, and the effects thereof. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By )fr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to proYide notice to the garnishee when his business has been traversed. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to declare when certain judgJllents and executions shall be dormant. 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
 
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Also, by Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
An act to amend an act to proYide when tranfers and liens shall take effect as against third parties. 
 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, by lir. Felder of Fulton_:_ 
 
An act to provide for the lien of judgments. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
An act to amend an act incorporating the Finance Building Company, of Atlanta, Ga., approYed November 13, 1889. 
 
Referred to Committee on Banks. Also, by Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
An act to authorize the recording of bonds for titles in real estate. 
Referred to General .Tudiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by Mr. Felder of FultonA bill to amend the pharmacy law. 
 
Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. 
 
Also, by :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
An act amending the act incorporating the ..:lmerican Trust and Banking Company, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Mr. Hill, of Troup, asked leave to withdraw from the General Judiciary Committee and to refer same to the Special Judiciary Committ~e, the following bill, to wit: 
 
An act to ammd sEction 1232 of the Code of J RS2. 
 
The leave was granted as asked for. 
 
The following matter was taken up, read for the .r;,t time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
Tiy :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
An act to provide for the publication of sheriff's advertisements in papers devoted to legal and court matters. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, by :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to make criminal the transfer or assignment of an,Y claim for debt, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By 11Ir. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to create the city court of Elberton, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
Also, by :Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to abolish the county court of Elbert, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
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Also, by :Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
An act to repeal an act providing for the registration o voters in this State, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General ;Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by :Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to regulate the place of voting in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
Also, by Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
A bill to incorporate the city of Elberton, and :for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By Mr. Henderson of IrwinA bill to incorporate the city of Fitzgerald. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
By Mr. Worsham of :Monroe- 
 
An act to amend an act to provide for and authorize pensions, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By :Mr. Adams of UpsonA bill to incorporate the town of YatesYille. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By ~fr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to provide for the purchase of copies of a book of Georgia forms and practice. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
_.:\lso, by }Ir. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to authorize the Governor and 'freasurer to issue bonds to pay off and retire certain other bonds, and for other purposes. 
Heferred to Finance Committee. 
 
Also, by 1Ir. Boifenillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer to issue londs to pay off and retire certain past due bonds known as the Convention bonds, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By 1Ir. Gowen of Charlton- 
 
A bill to create a board of County Commissioners for Charlton county. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County 1Iatters. 
 
REPORT OF C01I1fiTTEE OX HALLS AND R001IS. 
 
The Committee on Halls and Hooms beg leave to report 
that they have assigned to the different standing CommittDes of the Hou~e rooms as follows: 
 
Agriculture-Room No. 21. 
 
Auditing-Room No. 13. 
 
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Banks-Room No. 22. 
 
Corporations-Room No. 34. 
 
Academy for.the Blind-Room-No. 34. 
 
Counties and County :Matters-Hoom Xo. 23. 
 
Education-Room No. 15. 
 
Excuses of :Membcrs-Room No. 13. 
 
Enrollment-Room No. 26. 
 
Finance--Room No. 16. 
 
Halls and Rooms-Room No. 34. 
 
Hygiene and Sanitation-Room N'o. 22. 
 
Immigration-Room No. 23. 
 
Internal Improvements--Room No. 23. 
 
Journals-Room No. 26. 
 
Judiciary-Room No. 31. 
 
Judiciary Special Committee-Room N'o. 33. 
 
Labor and Labor Statistics-Room K o. 26. 
 
Lunatic Asylum-Room No. 24. 
 
}Ianufactnres-Room No. "26. 
 
}Iilitary-Room No. 23. 
 
Mines and }fin'ing-Room No. 23. Pensions-Room No. 26. 
 
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Jou~NAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Penitentiary-Room No. 34. 
 
Privileges and Elections-Room No. 23. 
 
Privileges of the Floor-No. 22. 
 
Public Library-Room No. 23. 
 
Public Printing-Room No. 34. 
 
On Rl}ilroads-Room Ko. 32. 
 
Roads and Bridges-Room No. 26. 
 
Rules-Speaker's R.oom. 
 
Temperance-Room No. 24. 
 
School for the Deaf-Room No. 23. 
 
State of the Republic-Room No. 26. 
 
"Wild Lands-Room No. 23. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
J. B. BUSSEY, Chairman. 
 
The following new matter was introduced, read for the first time and properly referred: 
 
By ."Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
A bill to provide for the confirming and validating all bonds which may hereafter be issued for counties, etc., and for other purposes. 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By }fr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A bill to authorize the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State to issue attachments without requiring bond and security, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
An act to amend an act for the protection of game. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. \Yebb of Cherokee- 
 
An act to allow guardians to sell fractional interests of wards without an order. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by 1Ir. webb of Cherokee- 
 
A bill to allow holders of money of minors not in excess of $50.00 to pay the same to natural guardians, or ward if over fourteen years old. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By }fr. Atkinson of Camden- 
 
A bill to make Stafford's Calendar legal evidence in all the courts of this State. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By Mr. Oakes of white- 
 
A bill to provide compensation for election superintendents and clerks. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
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JouRNAL or~ THE HousE. 
 
By ~Ir. Calvin of Richmond- 
A bill to provide for an additional assistant physician at the Lunatic Asylum, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Lunatic Asylum. By ~Ir. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to regulate the business of building and loan associations in this State. 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
By :Jir. Thomas of Clarke- 
 
A bill to make women eligible to the office of State Librarian. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
By :Jir. Thomas of Clarke- 
An act to appropriate the snm of forty thousand dollar~ to the Trustees of the l:niversity of Georgia for certain purposes. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. By :Jir. Morrison of DeKalb- 
A bill to amend section 193(a) of the Code of 1882. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By )Ir. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
An act to require railroad companies to inclose their road-beds in certain cases. 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
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F pon request of the mem~ers of the Committee on Pen- 
ue itentiary, ~fr. Bond of ::O.Iadison and ::O.Ir. Duncan of 
were added to said committee. 
 
The following bills were offered, read and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. )Ieldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved December 20th, 1893, as regards t.he Staff of the GoYernor. 
 
Referred to Committee on Military Affairs. 
 
Also, by ).fr. "Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
An act. to amend an act approved December 20th, 1893, providing for the reorganization, discipline and regulation of volunteer forces in this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on )Iilitary Affairs. 
 
By ~Ir. Reid of Bibb- 
A bill to amend an incorporating the Georgia Loan & Trust Co., which bill was ordered engrossed. 
 
By l\Ir. Chapman of l\Iuscogee- 
 
An act to prohibit the poisoning of any spring, well or reservoir, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By l\fr. Cook of Oconee- 
 
A bill to incorporate the High Shoals and Bishop Short Line Railroad, and for other purposes. 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following members for a few days on account of important business: :Messrs. Bartlett of Paulding, Underwood of Franklin, Hall of Coweta, ~IcCook of Chattahoochee. 
 
Upon motion of ~Ir. Hightower of Early, the House adjourned until .Monday morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, ~Ionday, X ovember 9, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'c!ock .n.m., was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with _prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, 
Bosw~n. 
Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen, :Bedgood, 
 
Faust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hall, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hill, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rudicil, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rutherford, 
 
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Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Clement, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Charters, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Mozley, 
 
underwood, 
 
C.hapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wight, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wren, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Worshalll, 
 
Edge, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Those absent were )'Iessrs.- 
 
Grice, 
 
Harrell, 
 
McCook, 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
 
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)fr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta by authorizing the city council of Augusta to impose license taxes upon all occupations, trades, and businesses carried. on within said city by resident or non-resident persons, firms or corporations, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to define the powers of the recorder of the city of Augusta as to fines and penalties to be imposed by him for violation of the rules, regulations, by-laws and ordinances of the city council of Augusta, and for punishment for contempt, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
The order of business being the call of the counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were offered, read for the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
By ~fr. Hitch of Brooks- 
A bill to amend section 3263(a) of the Code of 1882. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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Also, by :Mr. Hitch of Brooks- 
 
A bill abolishing appearance terms, and establishing rule days in the superior, city and county courts. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The Speaker announced the following, as the committee on the part of the House, on amending the election laws of this State, as provided for in the joint resolution offered by }fr. Calvin, of Richmond, and agreed to, to wit: :Messrs. Calvin of Richmond, Chairman; Boynton of Calhoun, :Meldrim of Chatham, Hall of Coweta, Henderson of Forsyth, :Felder of Fulton, Craig of Bibb, Bu.rwell of Hancock, Charters of Lumpkin. 
 
The following bills were introduced, read for the first time, and appropriately referred, to \Yit: 
 
lly Mr. Duncan of Chatham- 
A bill to autlwrize the judges of the city courts to require the testimony in certain cases to be reported by the official stenographer, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By :M~. Branch of ColumbiaA bill to provide for the payment of any note or other 
obligation, public or private, in any kind of legal tender money of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By 1\fr. Henderson of Colquitt- 
A bill to establish a system of public schools for the city of :Moultrie. 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
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JouR~AL OF THE HousE. 
 
By ~lr. Hall of Coweta- 
A bill to prescribe certain conditions to be complied with by fire insurance companies before receiYing license to do business in this State, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General J ucliciary Committee. 
By ~lr. }lorrison of DeKalb-- 
 
A bill to amend section 3542 of the Code of 1882, relating to "proceedings upon answer of garnishee," and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By ~lr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to re-enact an act to incorporate the Atlantic, Atlanta and Great western Railroad and :Xavigation Company, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
By )lr. Ennis of Floyd- 
 
A bill to amend section 2014 of the Code of 1882. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by )lr. Ennis of Floyd- 
 
A bill to amend an act approwd October 1st, 1889, to provide when the transfers of liens shall t~ke effect as against third parties. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
The following joint resolutions were offered, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to "'it: 
 
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199 
 
By 1\Ir. X evin of Floyd- 
 
Providing for the appointment of a joint committee to attend the commencement exercises of the University of Georgia, at its ninety-seventh Commencement. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
By }fr. }fcDonald of Gwinnett- 
 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a special joint committee to take under consideration the best plan or plans for the working and caring for convicts of this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
The following bills were introduced, read the first time. and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By }fr. "\Yatkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to amend section 1-56 of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Judiciary. 
 
By }fr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to amend section 3842 of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
 
By }fr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to make certain and proYide for the payment o costs in civil cases in the county courts, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 
 
.Also, by Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of Plains, in the county of Sumter. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Sell of Jackson- 
 
A bill to relieve ex-Confederate soldiers of poll tax, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By l\fr. Armstrong of wilkes- 
 
A bill to provide compensation for eledion managers and clerks in the county of \Vilkes, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By :Mr. Bond of Madison- 
 
A bill to relieve Confederate soldiers from the payment of poll tax, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By Mr. Stone of \Valton- 
 
A bill to require the judges of the city and county courts of this State to write out and read their charges in certain cases, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By ~Ir. Bennet of Glynn- 
 
A bill to authorize the holding of certain courts in places 
 
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201 
 
other than their respective court-houses in certain cases, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bills were read for the second time: 
 
By :M:r. Fogarty of Richmond- 
To define the powers of the recorder of the city of Augusta as to fines and penalties to be imposed upon him for violation of the rules, regulations, etc. 
 
By :M:r. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, by authorizing the city council to impose license taxes upon all occupations, etc., and for other purposes. 
 
By :M:r. Reid of Bibb- 
 
An act to amend an act approved Septmber 26th, 1883, incorporating the Georgia Loan and Trust Co. 
Upon motion of ~Ir.  l\Iozley of Cobb, the House adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, X m'ember 10, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m., was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Rev. A. \Y. Bealer. 
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Those present were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin,. 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hill, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
HendersonofWash't'n Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
~:loore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
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Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Durham, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLau~hlin, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCoolr, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McLarty, 
 
Mr. Harrell absent. 
 
Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, 
Walden, Watkins, V\'hipple, 
Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
:Mr. Thomas, of \Y-are, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
 
The Journal "as then read and approved. 
 
}fr. Oliver, Chainnan of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
JIr. S peake1: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following resolutions, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution authorizing the Speaker of the House to appoint a doorkeeper of the House for this session. 
 
Also, a joint resolution direeting the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute a :Manual to each member of the General Assembly. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
TANEY D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
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.JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate, through the Secretary, :Mr. Clifton, thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, to wit: 
 
A resolution requesting a special joint committee, by :Mr. Cah'in of Richmond, to amend the election laws of the St~te. 
 
Committee on part of Senate, Hopkins, Turner, ""\Valker of the Eighteenth, Geiger, and Brooke. 
 
The following House resolution was concurred m as amended: 
 
A resolution upon the death of Hon. C. F. Crisp, by Hon. J as. Xevin of Floyd. 
 
The Senate has adopted the following Senate resolution, i11 which the concurrence of the House is respectfully af;ked. 
 
A resolution, by JI.Ir. Battle of the Twenty-fourth, requesting a joint committ~e to consider the report of the Special Attorney of theW. & A. R. R. 
Committee on part of Senate, ~Iessrs. Battle and Gray. 
The following privileged resolution was offered by :Mr. }'elder of Fulton, and agreed to, to wit: 
Resolved, That the members of the X ational Pythian Press Association be extended the pri,ileges of the floor during their stay in the city. 
The following engrossed bill was read for the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
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205 
 
A bill to amend an act approved September 26th, 1883, entitled an act to incorporate The Georgia Loan and Trust Company. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
Mr. Branch, of Columbia, asked unanimous consent to 
have read the second time House bill X o. 92, but objection was made. 
 
The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the following joint resolution, to wit: 
 
A resolution, by )fr. X eYin of Floyd, on the death of the Ron. Chas. F. Crisp. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :M:r. :Mozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to amend the act establishing a system of public schools in the town of Roswell, Cobb county, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
The [Oil of counties was then called for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriatdy referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to provide an additional method for collecting purchase money notes for personalty in which there may be a reservation of title. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By .Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
~\bill to amend an act approwd December 16th, 1893, entitled "an act to provide for and authorize the payment of pensions" etc., and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By )fr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide court rooms for justice's courts held in cities of certain size, and to provide said courts with indexed dockets, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By 1Ir. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to define the rights of landlords, to declare the effects of certain contracts, to make it penal for any cropper to sell or dispose of crops in certain cases, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By }fr. :McDonough of Chatham- 
 
A bill to provide for the inspection of steam boilers and the appointment of a steam boiler inspector, and providing penalties for the violation thereof. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By 1fr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to proYide for census of cities to be taken under supervision of the Secretary of State. 
 
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By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read for the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Armstrong of wilkes- 
 
A bill to proYide for the better collection of tax executions in this State. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Gowen of Charlton- 
 
A bill for the paying of jurors and bailiffs mileage of Charlton county. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County )Iatters. 
 
By :Mr. McGehee of Harris- 
 
A resolution providing for the payment of pension to Sarah J. Snell. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
Upon motion of ),fr. Felder of Fulton, the House pro- 
-ceeded to take a ballot for r nited States Senator. 
 
The section of the Code of 1882 prescribing the mode .and time of electing a United States Senator was read as follows, to wit: 
Section 133;'5, (1363), (1282). r nited States Senators, 
when elected. [The Legislature of each State, which shall be chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent said State in Congress, shall, on the second Tuesday after the meeting and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in the place of such Senator so going out of offiee.] (a) 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Section 1336. Election, how conducted. Said election for such Senator shall be conducted in the following manner: Each house shall openly, by a rira roce of each member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from said State, and the name of the person so voted for, who shall have a majority of the whole number of votes cast in each house, shall be ent~red on the J oumal of each house by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to give such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered on the Journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place, as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the Journal of each house shall then be read, and i the same person !"hall have received a majority of all the votes in each house, such person shall he duly declared elected Senator to represent said State in the CongTess of the l'nited States. But if the same person shall not. have received a majority of the votes in each house, or if either house shall have failed to take proceedings as required in this section, the joint assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a L"i ra toce vote of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a majority of all the votes of the said joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly elected; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock, meridian, of each succeeding day during the session of the Legislature, and take at least one vote until a Senator shall be elected. 
 
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The House vote was as follows: 
Members. 
~-\dams .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . Flewellen. 
 
Arnold .. 
 
. ......... Little. 
 
Awtry .. 
 
. .....Frey. 
 
.Armstrong . . . . . . . . 
 
. ..... Reece. 
 
Atkinson......... . 
 
Bates .... 
 
. . . . . . . .Wilson. 
 
Bush .... 
 
Bond ....... . 
 
. ... Bulloch. 
 
Boyd .. Berry .. 
 
. . . . W. M. Phillips. . ... I. E. Shumate. 
 
Brown ........... . 
 
Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Linsey. 
 
Bussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kiddoo. 
 
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fort. 
 
Branch .... Bowden .... 
 
. .Phillips. . .........Brand. 
 
Boswell .... 
Burwell .. 
Bartlett .. 
14b 
 
. ......... Phillips. . . Seab. Reece. . . washington. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Baggett .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . Phillips. 
 
Blalock ........... . . .Williford. 
 
Brannen ........... . . ... Aiken. 
 
Bedgood ................ Hyman. 
 
Boifeuillet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anderson. 
 
Brinson of Burke . . . . . . . . . . . .Jones. 
 
Brinson of Emanuel 
 
Boynton of Calhoun 
 
.. McGuirk. 
 
Boynton of Spalding .. 
 
. . Madison. 
 
Bennet of Glynn .... 
 
. . Brantley. 
 
Bennett of Jackson . . . . . . . . . .Phillips. 
 
Craig . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . Anderson. 
 
Cole . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . . . Hollins. 
 
Cook of Decatur 
 
. . . . . . . . Bower. 
 
Cook of Oconee . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Calvin . . 
 
. . . . . . . . Cumming. 
 
Collum . . 
 
. .  . . . . . . . . Dickson. 
 
Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maddox. 
 
Clement . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... Simmons. 
 
Charters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Price. 
 
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211 
 
Members. 
Calhoun 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .Phillips. 
 
Chapman .. 
 
.......... Garrard. 
 
Copeland 
 
Dickerson. 
 
Callaway 
 
.. Reeves. 
 
Dodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort. 
 
Duffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodges. 
 
Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milner. 
 
Deakins .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Davison .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Dickerson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sirmans. 
 
Duncan of Chatham . . . . . . . . Charlton. 
 
Duncan of Houston. . . . . . C. C. Duncan. 
 
Duncan of Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . Vaughn. 
 
Ellis ......... . 
 
. . Richardson. 
 
Edge ....... . 
 
. ... Phillips. 
 
Edwards ................ McBride. 
 
Edenfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phillips. 
 
Ennis of Floyd . . . . - . . . . . . .Branham. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin. . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Faust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. J. Smith. 
 
 212 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Ford .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ... Banks. 
 
Foster..... . . ......... Phillips. 
 
Fogarty .... 
 
. .Black. 
 
Felder .. 
 
. .~lims. 
 
Felker .. 
 
. . ::McDaniel. 
 
Freeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Cole. 
 
Gowan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Grice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Griffin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Hall ......... . 
 
Hogan 
 
Phillips. 
 
Hill .............. N.J. Hammond. 
 
Hitch ..... . 
 
H. G. Turner. 
 
Hawes .... 
 
. ... Phillips. 
 
Harrell .... 
 
Hamby .... 
 
. ......... Blalock. 
 
Hightower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doster. 
 
Hardeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Livingston. 
 
Herrington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jones. 
 
Henderson of Colquiti. . . . . . . .Wilkes. 
 
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213 
 
Members. 
Henderson of DeKalb 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . Hodges. 
 
Henderson of Irwin . . . . . . . . . . Hogan. 
 
Henderson of Forsyth . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Henderson of \Vashington ...... Worthen. 
 
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lovejoy. 
 
Johnson of Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . Bailey. 
 
Johnson of Baker . . . . . . 
 
. . Norris. 
 
Johnson of Appling . . . . 
 
. . Comas. 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro. . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Kiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smith. 
 
Kaigler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phillips. 
 
Knowles . . 
 
.. :Mims. 
 
Kendrick .. 
Lance .. . . 
 
. .Parks. . . Irwin. 
 
Leard .. Little .. 
I.ott .. .. 
 
Phillips. 
. . Garrard. 
. . Phillips. 
 
Longley .. 
 
. .Awtrey. 
 
La'v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen. 
 
)foore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brown. 
 
 214 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
:Mozley .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . . . Sessions. 
 
~forgan .. 
 
. ..... Harris. 
 
)feldrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlton. 
 
)faddox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hargett. 
 
1feadows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
~Iontfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
)fansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knox. 
 
:Morrison .. 
 
. . Venable. 
 
)fullinax .. 
 
. . Hanson. 
 
)fcDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peeples. 
 
.McLaughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . Reville. 
 
)Ic:Michael . . . . . . . . 
 
. . Pope. 
 
)fcDaniel. . . . . . . . . . . .D. W. Phillips. 
 
)IcConnell .. 
 
. . Davis. 
 
:McCook ..... 
 
~fcKee .... . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanson. 
 
:McCranie .. 
 
Fullwood. 
 
~fcLarty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James. 
 
)IcGehee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harget. 
 
:McDonough. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlton. 
 
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Members. 
~icholas .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . Phillips. 
 
Xisbet ......... . 
 
. . Anderson. 
 
Xiles .. 
 
. . Frederick. 
 
Nevin .. 
 
.. Branham. 
 
Oliver .. 
 
. ... Jones. 
 
Oakes .. 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . White. 
 
Ogletree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beck. 
 
Patten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansell. 
 
Paulette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bower. 
 
Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons. 
 
Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hand. 
 
Pearce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Duncan. 
 
Phinizy......... . 
 
Quillian ......... . 
 
. .Bailey. 
 
Rawles ............. . 
 
. .Lester. 
 
Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anderson. 
 
Reece. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . Branham. 
 
Roberts ................ Cranford. 
 
Rawlings .. 
 
Redding .. 
 
. .J. H. Baker. 
 
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JotrRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Rudicil .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ... Bellah. 
 
Rutherford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zellner. 
 
Salter .. 
 
Slaton .. 
 
. ...... Mims. 
 
Swift..... . 
 
. . Hawes. 
 
Simpson 
 
Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDaniel. 
 
Sells . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Phillips. 
 
Smith of Crawford . . . . 
 
Smith of Hancock. . . . . . . . Seab. Reece. 
 
Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reville. 
 
Turner ........... . 
 
Boynton. 
 
Thomason of Morgan .. 
 
Timmerman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaty. 
 
Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W o:fford. 
 
Thomas of Clarke .. 
 
. ... Burnette. 
 
Thomas of Pierce .. 
 
. ... Mitchell. 
 
Thomas of Ware. . . . . . . . . .McDonald. 
 
Underwood .. 
 
Vaughn .... 
 
. .Dews. 
 
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Members. 
Vincent .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .....Fite. 
 
vVest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pendleton. 
 
Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coggins. 
 
vVight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mcintosh. 
 
Wren .................. Phillips. 
 
Wright .. 
 
. . . . . . . . . . Young. 
 
Walden .. 
 
. ......... Phillips. 
 
Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perry. 
 
Whipple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henderson. 
 
Wilkes ..... . 
 
. . Roddenberry. 
 
Whitaker 
 
...... Daniel. 
 
Worsham 
 
........ Daniel. 
 
Wilcox of Telfair . . . . . . . . . . McCloud. 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . Monroe. 
 
Yates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McComb. 
 
Mr. Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Turner. 
 
Upon counting the vote it appeared that the result was as follows: 
 
Flewellen .. 
 
1 
 
Little............. . 
 
1 
 
Frey............. . 
 
1 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Reece, W. M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\Vilson.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Bulloch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Phillips, W. 1L. . . . 
 
29 
 
Shumate.. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Linsey ... 
 
.. . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Kiddoo .. 
 
1 
 
Fort .. .. 
 
2 
 
Brand .. .. . . . . 
 
1 
 
Reece, Seaborn .. 
Washington .. .. Williford .. .. . . 
Aiken ... 
 
2 1 1 
.. . . . . . 1 
 
Hyman .. 
 
1 
 
Anderson.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
3 
 
Jones.. . . . . 
 
3 
 
:McGuirk.. . . 
 
1 
 
:Madison . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Brantley.. . . . . 
 
1 
 
Hollins.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Bower.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
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219 
 
Cun1ming.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Dickson.. 
 
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 
 
:Maddox .. 
 
1 
 
Charlton ............. . 
 
3 
 
Duncan, C. C.. . 
 
2 
 
Vaughn .... 
 
1 
 
Richardson .. 
 
1 
 
McBride ....... . 
 
1 
 
Branham....... . 
 
3 
 
Smith, J. J ...... . 
 
1 
 
Banks .. 
 
1 
 
Black .. 
 
1 
 
~.fims .. 
 
3 
 
:McDaniel . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
Cole . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Hammond, N. J.. . . . . . . 
 
.1 
 
Turner, H._G... . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Blalock.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Doster.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Livingston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
 220 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
.Wilkes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Hodges.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
Hogan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Worthen.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Lovejoy.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Bailey.. 
 
3 
 
Norris.. 
 
1 
 
Comas, P. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Smith.. . . 
 
1 
 
Parks.. 
 
1 
 
Irwin.. 
 
1 
 
Garrard.. 
 
2 
 
Awtrey.. 
 
1 
 
Allen.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Brown.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Sessions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Harris ............. : . . . . 
 
1 
 
Harget.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
Knox.. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Venable.. . . . . 
 
1 
 
Hanson.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
 
 
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221 
 
Peeples ........... , ....... . 1 
 
Reville .................... . 2 
 
Pope ....  ..... . 
 
1 
 
Phillips, D. W .. . 
 
1 
 
Davis ....... . 
 
1 
 
Fullwood .. 
 
1 
 
James .... 
 
1 
 
Frederick .. 
 
1 
 
White ... . 
 
1 
 
Beck ....... . 
 
1 
 
Hansell .. 
 
1 
 
Persons .. 
 
1 
 
Hand ..... . 
 
1 
 
Lester..... . 
 
1 
 
Cranford .. 
 
1 
 
Bake.r ... . 
 
1 
 
Bellah ........... . 
 
1 
 
Durham............. . 
 
1 
 
Hawes ................. . 
 
1 
 
Boynton .. 
 
1 
 
Wofford .. 
 
1 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Burnett .. 
 
1 
 
Mitchell .. 
 
1 
 
:McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Dews............... . 
 
1 
 
Fite ... ~ .. 
 
1 
 
Pendleton. . 
 
1 
 
Coggins.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Mcintosh.. . . . . 
 
1 
 
Young.. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Perry.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Henderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Roddenberry.. . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
McCloud.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
1Ionroe.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
McComb.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Turner, J. S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
The total number of votes cast was 154. 
 
No one having received a majority of the votes cast for lTnited States Senator, the chair declared that there had been no election. 
 
Mr. :Mullinax, of Pickens, was gTanted leave of absence for a few days. 
 
Upon motion of :Mr. Nevin, of Floyd the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, 'Vednesday, November 11, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m., was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered 
 
to their names: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felker,. 
 
Nevin, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Grice, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hall, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hill, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
.Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reece, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of DeKa.lb, Redding, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rudicil, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWash't'nSalter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of dalhoun, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
 224 
 
.JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Collum, vannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Leard, Little, Lott, Longley, Law, Moore, Mozley, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, 
 
Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent,  West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox,  Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Underwood, 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following resolution was introduced and read, to wit: 
 
By :M:r. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A resolution authorizing and directing the Governor to relinquish all claims the State may have in the' Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes. 
 
:Mr. Bowden, of Habersham moved that the rffiolution be taken up. 
 
:Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, objected, and moved to refer 
 
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same to Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed and it was so referred. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the third time, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By ::\Ir. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
A bill to define the powers of the recorder of the city of Augusta, and for other purposes. 
 
The bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By ::\Ir. :Fogarty of Richmond- 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, and for other purposes. 
 
The bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
rpon a call of the roll of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read for the first time, and appropriately referred,to wit: 
 
By ::\Ir. Bond of ::\IadisonA bill tD amend section fiye of an act to provide when 
transfers and liens shall take effect, etc., approved October 1st, 1896. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By ::\fr. Hawes of 'yarren- 
 
A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of \Yarrenton, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
15h 
 
 226 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By :Mr. Redding of Pike- 
 
A bill to change the time of holding Pike Superior Court. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
By ~Ir. Little of l\Iuscogee- 
 
A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Judicial and Legislati>e branches of the government, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Finance. 
 
:Mr. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend an act approved October lOth, 1891, to provide for renewing or repairing any pavement in any city of this State having a population of over 20,000. 
 
Also, a bill authorizing the Secretary of State, or other governing authorities of any city of said State, having a population of 10,000 or upwards, to haYe a census of population made, which, when made, shall be recognized as a State census, do pass, as amended. 
 
Respectfully submitted. FLETCHER l\L JOHNSO~, Chairman. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1896. 
 
227 
 
By :Mr. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A bill to amend section 3893 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by :Mr. Bowden of Habersham- 
A bill to authorize each Judge of the Superior Court of this State to fix the time for holding the Superior Court in the several counties of his circuit. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By }fr. Slaton of FultonA bill to authorize the Supreme Court to appoint three 
additional shorthand writers. Referred to Genernl Judiciary Committee. Also, the following joint resolution: 
 
By )fr. Felder of Fulton- 
A resolution proYiding for the indexing the Journals of the House of RepresentatiYes and the Senate for the sessions of 1896 and 1897. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Blalock of Fayette- 
A bill to make penal the collecting or receiYing of fees for obtaining pensions. 
Referred to Committee on Pensions 
 
 228 
 
JouR~AL oF THE HousE. 
 
By ~Ir. Harrell of Dodge-- 
A bill to prescribe and define a scholastic month, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Conunitttee on Education. 
 
By l\Ir. Freeman of CowetaA bill to amend section 1066 of the Penal Code. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By )fr. )Ieldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to confirm a gTant to the trustees, ete., made by ordinance of the city of Savannah, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed the following resolution, and asks the concurrence of the House, to wit: 
A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Senate to purchase chairs for use of committee rooms. 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the SC'cond time, to wit: 
 
By }fr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to amend the act approved October lOth, 1891, with respect to renewal of pavements in cities of 20,000 population. 
 
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229 
 
By unanimous consent, the -following bills were in tro duced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
'y By :Mr. atkins of Gilmer- 
A bill to prescribe the number of hours constituting a day's work on the public roads of this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Roads and Bridges. 
 
By :Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to incorp~:nate the city of )Ionroe, and for, othe1 purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
"r Also, by :Mr. Felker of alton- 
 
A bill to repeal certain parts of "an act to make permanent the cite of the public buildings of the county of 'Valton, at :Monroe, and to incorporate the same," approved November 30th, 1821. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, a joint resolution, as follows: 
 
By :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A resolution appointing a joint committee to propose a plan for the future care of convicts, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
The following bill was read for the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
 230 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to authorize the Secretary of State, upon request of the mayor and council of any city of this State, having a population of 10,000 or more, to have a census of said city made, and for other purposes. 
 
The Committee on Corporations proposed to amend, by changing the first word in the fourth line of the caption which is "ten," to the word "five," which was adopted. 
 
The c-ommittee also proposed to change the word "ten," in the sixth line, section one, before thousand, to "five," which was adopted. 
 
The committee also proposed to strike out the last word at the end of the seventh line, "said," from the first section, and adding after the word "by" the following words: "the ordinary of the county, to the affidavit to be prescribed by," which was adopted. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended, 
 
The following resolution was offered, read, and appropri ately referred: 
 
By )fr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
Resolved, That until otherwise ordered, in reading bills or resolutions a second time, those favorably reported only shall be read, unless the introducer of any unfavorably reported bill or resolution shall move to take up such bill or resolution for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee. 
 
Referred to Committee on Rules. 
 
 WEDXESDAY, XovK~IBER 11, 1896. 
 
231 
 
Also, by ~Ir. Calvin of Richmond- 
A bill to authorize and proYide for the painting of lifesized bust oil portraits of certain illustrious citizens and soldiers of Georgia, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Finance. 
 
Also, the following bills: 
By )Ir. Phinizy of Richmond- 
A bill to establish a State Board of Biology, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 
 
By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
A bill to provide that the record of any deed, ete., authoriztd by law to be recorded in the offices of the Clerks of the Superior Courts of this State, shall not be notice unless properly indexed. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The Senate having appeared upon the floor of the hall of the House of Representatives, the joint session was ealled tD order by the Hon. R. L. Berner, President o the Senate. 
 
The General Assembly having convened for the purpose of eleeting a enited States Senator, the statute governing said election was then published. 
 
The Secretary of the Senate then read the section of the Code of 1882 prescribing the mode and time of electing a L nited States SenatDr as follows, to wit: 
 
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JouRXAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Section 1335, (1363), (1282). lTnited States Senators, when elected. [The Legislature of each State, which shall be chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent said State in Congress, shall, on the second Tuesday after the meeting and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in the place of such Senator so going out of office.] (a) 
Section 1336. Election, how conducted. Said election for such Senator shall be conducted in the following man- 
ner: Each house shall openly, by a rira roce of each 
member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from said State, and the name of the person so voted for, who shall haYe a majority of the whole number of Yotes cast in each house, shall be entered on the Journal of each house by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to giw such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered on the Journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place, as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall conYene in joint assembly, and the Journal of each house shall then he read, and if the same person shall have received a majority of all the Yotes in each house, such person shall be duly declared elected Senator to represent said State in the Congress of the rnited States. But if the same person shall not have receiwd a majority of the votes in each house, or if either house shall have failed to take proceedings as required in this section, the joint 
assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a rira roce YOte 
of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a majority of all the votes o the said joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly elected; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock, meridian, of each succeeding day 
 
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233 
 
<luring the session of the Legislature, and take at least on~ vote until a Senator shall be elected. 
 
The Secretary of the Senate then read the Journal of the Senate of yesterday, upon the subject of the election of a l!nited States Senator. 
 
The Clerk of the House then read the Journal of the House of yesterday's proceedings upon the same subject. 
 
It appearing upon the reading of the Journals of the Senate and of the House, that no candidate for United States Senator had received a majority of the votes cast, the chair announced that no election had been held, and that the General Assembly would now proceed to nominate and Tote for rnited States Senator. 
 
~Ir. Johnson, of Hall, moYed that nominations be dis})ensed with, and that each member Yote as his name wa.> ealled, which motion preYailed. 
 
The roll of the Senate was then called, and the following was the result: 
 
Members. 
Allen, J. R., 41st District. . 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . J no. :F. Hanson. 
 
Atkinson, A., 26th District. . . . . . . . . . A. 0. Blalock. 
 
l!attle, C. E., 2-J:th District. . . . . . . . . ... J no. D. Little. 
 
Blalock, A. C., 35th District .. 
 
Brinson, E. L., 17th District .. 
 
. . John J. Jones. 
 
Brooke, J. P., 39th District .. 
 
. . Wm. Phillips. 
 
Darter, Yancey, 31st District . . . . . . . . . . \Ym. Phillips. 
 
Castleberry, J. F., 32d District . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Comas, P. H., 3d Distrct 
 
Compl'y vote. 
.. J as. Johnson. 
 
Cook, Phillip, 10th District .. 
 
CulYer, J. L., 20th District .. 
 
. . Seab. Reece. 
 
Dnnwody, H. F., 4th District .. 
 
. . W. G. Brantley. 
 
EYerett, )L L., 12th District .. 
 
. . F. S. Singer. 
 
Flewellen, E. A., 25th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allen. 
 
Flynt, W. T., 19th District .. 
 
. ... Wm. Phillips. 
 
Geiger, vV. \V., let District .. 
 
. ... Morgan. 
 
Goldin, W. F., 38th District .. 
 
Golightly, J. F., 36th District. . . . . . . . A. D. Freeman. 
 
Gray, C. G., 23d District . . . . . . . . . . . . \V. C. Davis. 
 
Ham, T. C., 6th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. S. West. 
 
Hopkins, H. W., 7th District ................. . 
 
Hudson, T. G., 13th District .. 
 
. . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Kemp, \V. R., 16th District .. 
 
. .\Vm. Phillips. 
 
Kilpatrick, J. D., 28th District . . . . . . . .H. A. Jenkins. 
 
Mann, C. H., 2d District . . . . . . 
 
. . W m. Clifton. 
 
:McFarland, T. F., 44th District 
 
. . F. C. Napier. 
 
Hedwine, J. E., 33d District .. 
 
. . W m. I. Pike. 
 
Sheffield, \Y. C., 9th District 
 
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Members. 
Shropshire, wesley, 42d District .. 
 
Compl'y votE'. 
. . ~Iartin King. 
 
Starr, 0. N., 43d District . ~ . . . . 
 
Stevens, 0. B., 11th District. . . . . . . . . . . . J. G. Parks. 
 
Stewart, J. A., 27th District . . . . . . . . . . . .McDaniel. 
 
Stewart, T. D., 34th District . . . . . . . . Chas. S. N orthen. 
 
Strother, A. E., 29th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
Thomson, \V. S., 14th District .. 
 
. ... J.P. Brown. 
 
Turner, \V. \V., 37th District .. 
 
P. G. McCutchen. 
 
Van Buren, J: R., 21st District. . . . . . . . . . T. R. Jones. 
 
\Yalker, B. F., 18th District .. . . . . . . . . Pat walsh. 
 
Walker, J. Y., 40th District. . . . . . . . )f. L. Leonard. 
 
\Vestmoreland, G. F., 8th District .. 
 
. .B. B. Bower. 
 
Wilcox, Jeff., 5th District . . . . . . 
 
. .C. A. Ward. 
 
Witcher, C. li., 30th District. . . . . . . . Jno. P. Shannon. 
 
\V'ooten, J. A., 15th District .. 
 
Mr. President, 22d District .. . . . . . . . . Cleveland. 
 
Upon counting the Senate vote, the result was as follows: 
 
John F. Hanson . . 
 
1 
 
A. 0. Blalock .... 
 
1 
 
John D. Little .. 
 
1 
 
John J. Jones .. 
 
1 
 
 236 
 
JouRNAJ, oF THE HousE. 
 
wm. Phillips . . 
 
5 
 
J as. Johnson . . 
 
1 
 
Seaborn Reese . . . . .-. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\Y. G. Brantley 
 
1 
 
F. S. Singer . . 
 
1 
 
Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
:Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
A. D. Freeman . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\Y. C. DaYis . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
W. S. West.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Allen Fort . . . . 
 
1 
 
H. A. Jenkins . . 
 
1 
 
W m. Clifton . . 
 
1 
 
F. C. Xapier 
 
1 
 
Wm. I. Pike 
 
1 
 
)fartin King . . 
 
1 
 
J. G. Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
:McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Chas. S. X orthen . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. P. Brown . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
P. G. )[cCutchen . . . . 
 
1 
 
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237 
 
T. R. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Pat. \Valsh . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
::M. L. Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
B. B. Bower .... 
 
1 
 
C. A. \Yard .... 
 
1 
 
Jno. P. Shannon .. 
 
1 
 
Cleveland ..... . 
 
1 
 
The roll of the House was then called, and the following was the result: 
 
Members. 
Adams .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .J. Y. Allen. 
 
Arnold ..... . 
 
. . H. ~Ic\Vhorter. 
 
Awtry ..... . 
 
. . . . J. Z. Foster. 
 
Armstrong ....... . 
 
Atkinson .. 
 
. . \Ym. Clifton. 
 
Bates .. 
 
. . C. :XL King. 
 
Bush .. 
 
. .B. B. Bower 
 
Bond .. 
 
. . D. W. :Meadow. 
 
Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. E. Shumate. 
 
Brown . . . . . . . . . - . . . .T. D. Walker. 
 
Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. \V. Ledford. 
 
 238 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
l\lembers. 
Bussey .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
Wm. Kiddoo. 
 
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Branch .... 
 
. . Seab "\Yright. 
 
Bowden .. 
 
. ... C. L. Bass. 
 
Boswell .. 
 
. . Seab Wright. 
 
Bur";ell ..................... . 
 
Bartlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W. E. Spinks. 
 
Baggett . . . . . . . . . . . . Wm. Phillips. 
 
Blalock. . . . . . . . . . W. B. Hollinsworth. 
 
Brannen ....... . 
 
. .)I. L. Stubbs. 
 
Bedgood ....... . 
 
. . J. E.. Howell. 
 
Boifeuillet. . . . . . . . . . W. H. Felton, Jr. 
 
Brinson of Burke .. 
 
Brinson of Emanuel 
 
Boynton of Calhoun . . . . . . J .T. Reagan. 
 
Boynton of Spalding . . . . P. R. Ogletree. 
 
Bennet of Glynn . . . . . . \V. G. Brantley. 
 
Bennett of Jackson . . . . . . \Ym. Phillips. 
 
Craig .. 
 
. . . .T. H. Blount, Sr. 
 
Cole .. 
 
. . . . . . S. W. Harris. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1R96. 
 
239 
 
Members. 
Cook of Decatur 
 
Compl'y vote. 
C. J. X unnally. 
 
Cook of Oconee 
 
.. Seab. \Yright.  
 
Calvin .. . . 
 
J. B. Cumming. 
 
Collum .. . . 
 
. ... W. D. }furray. 
 
Cannon .. 
 
. . . . . . J. R. :Maddox. 
 
Clements .. 
 
. ... . . \Y. E. Simmons. 
 
Charters 
 
Calhoun 
 
Wm. Phillips. 
 
Chapman .. 
 
J. E. }feNeal. 
 
Copeland .. 
 
. . T. F. }fcFarland. 
 
Callaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . }f. P. Reece. 
 
Dodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~\.lien :Fort. 
 
Duffy .............. Samuel Barron. 
 
Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. }f. Neal. 
 
Deakins .... 
 
. ..... Wm. Phillips. 
 
Davison .... 
 
. . . . . . Seab. Wright. 
 
Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . . . F. B. Sermons. 
 
Duncan of Chatham .... C. G. Charlton. 
 
Duncan of Houston . . . . . . C. R. :Martin. 
 
Duncan of Lee . . . . . . . . J. F. Johnson. 
 
 240 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Ellis .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . J. J. Thompson. 
 
Edge ................ \Ym. Phillips. 
 
Edwards 
 
. . Robert Spate. 
 
Edenfield 
 
. . W m. Phillips. 
 
Ennis of Floyd . . . . . . . . . . J. A. Reece. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin 
 
Faust ......... . 
 
Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... J. W. -w-alters. 
 
Foster ........... : ........... . 
 
Fogarty .... 
 
. . . . J. R. Lamar. 
 
Felder .. 
 
. . L. E. Blecklcy. 
 
Felker .. 
 
H. D. ~IcDaniel. 
 
Freeman .............. J. w. Arnold. 
 
Gowen .... 
 
Grice ..... 
 
Griffin . . . . . ... 
 
. . \Y. R. Rankin. 
 
Hall ....... . 
 
. . H. 0. Fisher. 
 
Hogan . . . . . . . . . . . . \Ym. Phillips. 
 
Hill ..... . . . . . . . . . . . Turner. 
 
Hitch .. ; . . . . . . . . . H. 0. ~fclntosh. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1896. 
 
241 
 
Members. 
Hawes .. . . . . .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
\Vm. Phillips. 
 
Harrell .... 
 
. . J. R. DeLacy. 
 
Hamby .... 
 
. . H. C. Blalock. 
 
Hightower .. Ha~deman . . . . . . . . .. L. F. LiYingston. 
 
Herrington . . . . . . . . . . J. J. Jones. 
 
Henderson of Colquitt .. . . R. L. Shipp. 
 
Henderson of DeKalb . . . . J. B. Gordon. 
 
Henderson of Irwin . . . . . . E. ~[. Hogan. 
 
Henderson of Forsyth ............. . 
 
Henderson of \Yashington .. J. D. \Yorthen. 
 
Jordan ..... . . ... T. D. walker. 
 
,Johnson of Hall . . Allen D. Candler. 
 
Johnson of Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Johnson of Appling .. P. H. Conner. 
 
,Johnson of Taliaferro .. 
 
Kiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. S. Roan. 
 
Kaigler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. A. Sibley. 
 
Knowles ............ L. E. Bleckley. 
 
Kendrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. J. Parks. 
16h 
 
 242 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Lance .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Leard ................ Wm. Phillips. 
 
Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. W. Grimes. 
 
Lott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Longley . . . . . . . . . . . . R. \Y. Smith. 
 
Law .. 
 
. . . . . . . . J. R. Allen. 
 
:Moore 
 
~Iozley . . . . . . . . . . J. A. J. Anderson. 
 
:Morgan .. 
 
:Meldrim .. 
 
. . . . W. G. Charlton. 
 
:Maddox .. 
 
. ... \Y. H. Lutterel. 
 
:Meadows 
 
...... Seab. Wright. 
 
:Montfort 
 
........ Seab. Wright. 
 
:Mansfield .. . . . . . . . . R. H. Knox. 
 
:Morrison 
 
. . . . . . H. C. Jones. 
 
:Mullinax 
 
~IcDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
~IcLaughlin . . . ... . . \Y. G. ReYille. 
 
:Mc~Iichael . . . . . . . . E. L. Candler. 
 
)fcDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . ~Iose ~Iartin. 
 
 'VED~ESDAY, NovEliBER 11, 1896. 
 
243 
 
Members. 
:McConnell .. 
 
Campl'y Yote. 
. . J. D. Kimsey. 
 
l\fcCook ......... . . ..... Howell. 
 
:McKee .... . . . . . . . . J olm Palmour. 
 
:McCranie .. 
 
:McLarty. . . . . . . . . . . ... ,Jos. S. James. 
 
:McGehee .. 
 
. . . . . . J os. ~Iansfiehl. 
 
:Me Donough 
 
Kicholas .. 
 
Xisbet ....... . 
 
. . J-. J. Hunt. 
 
Kiles ....... . 
 
NeYin .. 
 
. .T. H. Reece. 
 
Oliver .. 
 
. . J. J. Jones. 
 
Oakes .. 
 
Ogletree . . . . . . . . . . . . . \\r. D. Dozier. 
 
Patten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~\. H. Hanson. 
 
Paulette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. B. Bower. 
 
Parker................ J. J. Bull. 
 
Palmer .. 
 
. . . . . . J. A. Bush. 
 
Pearce .. 
 
. . . . . . . . W. 0. Davis. 
 
Phinizy . . . . . . . . . . . . J. B. Cumming. 
 
 244 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Quillian 
 
Ctmpl'y vote. 
A. D. Candler. 
 
Hawls ..... . 
 
.. T. )L X orwood. 
 
Heid .. 
 
. . . . B. L. Jones. 
 
Heece .. 
 
. ... R. F. Fouche. 
 
Roberts .............. J. D. Smith. 
 
Rawlings . . . . . . . . . . . . ,Y. H. Bebee. 
 
Hedding .. 
 
. ... J. H. Baker. 
 
Rudicil .. 
 
. . T. J. Anderson. 
 
Hutherford .......... ,V. 0. Cleveland. 
 
Salter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seab. Wright. 
 
Slaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. E. Bleckley. 
 
Swift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. :ll. Seymore. 
 
Simpson ......... . 
 
Stone . . . . . . . . . . . ... H. D. )IcDaniel. 
 
Sell ......................... 
 
Smith of Crawford .. . . A. H. Harrison. 
 
Smith of Hancock 
 
. . . . Seab. Heece. 
 
Taylor .. 
 
. . J. H. Williams. 
 
Turner .. . . . . . . . . . . L F. Garrard. 
 
Thomason of ~Iorgan . . . . . . Joshua Hill. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NovEI>IBER 11, 1896. 
 
245 
 
Members. 
Timmerman 
 
Compl'y 'l"ote. 
J. R. Stapleton. 
 
Thompson ..... . 
 
Thomas of Clarke .. . . \'r B. Burnett. 
 
Thomas of Pierce .. . . R. G. }Iitchell. 
 
Thomas of \Yare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
lTnderwood ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Yaughn .............. W. 0. Daniel. 
 
Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Bill Arp. 
 
West ................ J. W. Harrell. 
 
Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. F. Perry. 
 
Wight ......... . 
 
Wren ............ . 
 
Wright .. 
 
. . . .. Jos. Young. 
 
Walden .. 
 
. ... Wm. Phillips. 
 
Watkins .. 
 
. . \Y. A. Osborne. 
 
\Yhipple . . . . . . . . . ..... J. E. Howell. 
 
\Vilkes .. 
 
Whittaker .......... \Y. A. Blair. 
 
Worsham . . . . . . . . . . \V. C. Cleveland. 
 
Wilcox of Telfair. . . . . . . . J. D. }fcLeod. 
 
Wilcox of \Vilcox . . . . . . . . Peter Coffee. 
 
Yates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. :M. Uombs. 
 
Mr. Speaker. . . . . . . . . . J. Sid. Turner. 
 
 2-!1) 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
rpon counting the Honse Yote, the result was as follows: J. Y. Allen, 
 
H. ~IcWhorter, 
 
J. Z. Foster, 
 
\Vm. Clifton, C. ~I. King, 
 
B. B. Bower, D. \V. ~Ieadow, \Ym. Phillips, 
 
I. E. Shumate, 
 
T. D. Walker, 
 
J. \V. Ledford, 
 
\Vm. Kiddoo, 
 
Allen Fort, 
 
Seab \\'right, 
 
\Y. E. Spinks, 
 
\Y. B. Hollingsworth, 
 
~I. L. Stubbs, 
 
J. E. Howell, 
 
\Y. H. Felton, Jr., 
 
J. J. Reagan, 
 
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247 
 
P. R. Ogletree, 
 
\V. G. Brantley, 
 
J. H. Blount, 
 
S. \Y. Harris, 
 
C. J. Nunnally, 
 
Seab Wright 
 
J. B. Cummings, 
 
\Y. D. :Jiurray, 
 
J. R. :Maddox, 
 
\V. E. Simmons, 
 
J. E. ~fcNeal, 
 
J. F. :McFarland, 
 
)L P. Reece, 
 
Allen Fort, 
 
Samuel Barron, 
 
H. :M. Xeal, 
 
F. B. Sirmans, 
 
W. C. Charlton, 
 
C. R. \\raters, 
 
J. F. Johnson, 
 
.T. J. Thompson, 
 
 248 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Robt. Spate, 
 
J. A. Reece, 
"r J. \Yalters, 
J. R. Lamar, 
 
L. E. Bleckley, 
 
H. D. :McDaniel, 
"r J. Arnold, 
 
\V. R. Rankin, 
 
H. C. Fisher, 
 
Turner, 
 
R. C. l!Iclntosh, 
 
J. R. DeLacey, 
 
H. C. Blalock, 
 
I .. F. Livingston, 
 
J. J. Jones, 
 
R. L. Shipp, 
 
J. B. Gordon, 
 
E. :M. Hogan, 
 
J. D. \Vorthen, 
 
Allen D. Candler, 
 
P. H. Conner, 
 
 'VEDKESDAY, NovE~IBER 11, 1896. 
 
249 
 
L. D. Roan, 
 
J. A. Sibley, 
 
J. J. Parks, T. \V. Grimes, 
 
H. \V. Smith, 
 
J. R. Allen, J. A. J. Anderson, 
 
\V. G. Charlton, 
 
\V. H. Lutterel, 
 
R. H. Knox, 
 
H. C. Jones, 
 
\Y. G. Reville, K L. Candler, ~lose Martin, 
 
J. D. Kimsey, 
 
Howell 
 
John Palmer, 
 
J. \V. Fullwood, 
 
J os. S. James, 
 
J os. :Mansfield, 
 
J. J. Hunt, 
 
 250 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
E. B. Lewis, 
 
J. H. Reece, J. J. Jones, 
 
\Y. B. Dozier, 
 
A. H. Hanson, 
 
J. J. Bull, 
 
J. A. Bust, 
 
\Y. C. Davis, T. ~I. Norwood, 
 
D. L. Jones, 
 
R. F. Fouche, 
 
F. D. Smith, 
 
\Y. H. Bebee, J. H. Baker, 
 
T. J. Anderson, 
 
W. C. Cleveland, 
 
C. ~I. Seymore, 
 
A. H. Harrison, 
 
J. H. Williams, 
 
L. F. Garrard, 
 
Joshua Hill, 
 
 WEDNESDAY, XuVK\IBER 11, 1896. 
 
251 
 
J. R. Stapleton, 
 
"\V. B. Burnett, 
 
R. G. :Mitchell, 
 
W. 0. Daniel, 
 
Bill Arp, 
 
J. W. Harrell, 
 
B. F. Perry, 
 
James Yonng, 
 
\V. A. Osborne, 
 
1N. A. Blair, J. D. :Mci~eod, 
 
Peter Coffee, 
 
J. E. Howell, J. M. Combs, 
 
J. Sid Turner, 
 
Upon consolidating the nte, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 18-!. 
 
X o one having received a majority of the votes cast, the President announced that no election had been held. 
 
Upon motion of Senator Carter of the Thirty-first, the joint session was dissolved. 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by lfr. Johnson, of Hall. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
LeaYe of absence for a few clays was asked by, and 
granted to, the following members, to wit: ~Iessrs. -Wilkes 
of Thomas, 'yren of Jefferson, Salter of Jefferson. 
 
The hour of adjournment haYing arriwcl, the chair announced the House adjourned until to-morrmY at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, Xowmber 12, 1896. 
The House met at 10 o'clock a.m. this clay, pursuant to adjournment, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
Mr. Henderson, of Irwin, moved to dispense with the roll-call, which motion was lost. 
 
The roll was then called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, 
 
McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pearce, Phinizy, Qu111ian, Rawls, 
 
 T.auRSDAY, NovE~IBER 12, 1896. 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Forsyth Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, HendersonofWash't'nRutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Cannon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Little, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morrison, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Mullinax, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ellis, Edge, 
 
McLaughlin, McMichael, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair. Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Yates, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCook, 
 
Those absent were :Messrs.- 
 
Nicholas, Ealter, 
 
T;nderwood, Wren, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
 
 254 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
il[r. Oliver, Chairman of Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report. 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following resolution, to wit: 
A resolution in regard to the death of Hon. Charles F. Crisp. 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIYER, Chairman. 
 
)fr. Swift, Chairman of Committee on Banks, submitted the following report: 
 
The Committee on Banks haYe had under consideration the following bill, whieh I am instructed to report back to the House, witl1 the reeommendation that the same do pass, as amended: 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled ''an aet to regulate tllf~ business of building and loan assoeiations heretofore or hereafter incoq)orated under the laws of this State, which do business outside of this State,'' ete., etc. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. }f. S\YIFT, Chairman. 
 
1\Ir. Dodson, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: 
 
.Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Countie3 and County }fatters hava 
 
 THURSDAY, NovE:~IBER 12, 1896. 
 
255 
 
had under consideration the follo,Ying House bill, \Yhich I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recom mendation that the same tlo pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. 
 
The committee haYe also had umler consideration the following House bill, whieh the author was allowed to withdraw, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to compensate superintendents of elections. 
Also asks that ~Ir. Bedgood, of Dooly, be added to tho Committee on Counties and County )Iatters. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
"T A. DODSOX, Chairman. 
 
)Ir. Betlgood, of Dool~, was added to the Committee on Counties and County ).fatters. 
At the adjournment of the Honse on yesterday, the following resolution was under consideration, to \Yit: 
J~y )fr. :Mansfield of ~Iclntosh- 
~-\. resolution proYiding for the appointment of a sub<>ommittee from the Committee on PriYileges and Elections, to recount the ballots cast at the recent election for Representatiw from the county of Cia~, and for other purposee. 
}Ir. Boyd, of )fcDnffie, moyed to refer aboYe resolution to Committee on PriYileges and Elections, which motion was agreed to. 
 
 256 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
:Mr. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
Jfr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the election of. their clerks by the "Boards of Commissioners of Roads and Hevenues," in the various counties of this State having such county boards for the transaction of county business, and for other purposes. 
Also, a bill to prohibit the municipal authorities of any incorporated town from levying or collecting taxes or license for traveling salesmen. 
The committee has also had under consideration the; following House bill, which the author was allowed to withdraw, to wit: 
A bill to incorporate the town of Yatesville. 
Respectfully submitted. 
FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
The following bill was read the first time, and approprir~tely referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Boyd of :McDuffie- 
A bill to change the time of holding :McDuffie Superior Court. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
 THuRSDAY, :XovE)IBER 12, 1896. 
 
2.57 
 
The following bill:; \Yere read the secoml time: 
 
By :}Ir. Blalock of FayetteA bill to amend sediou 1:?88 of the Code of 1882. 
 
By ::\Ir. Cahin of Richmond- 
~\ bill to ameiHl au ad entitletl "an act to reg-ulate th<, lmsiness of bnil(ling aml loan associations," and for other purposes. 
:Mr. Adams, of l~pson, aske<l unanimous consent to \Yit hdraw the following bill, which wa,;.; granted, to wit: 
By ::\Ir. Adams of epson- 
.\. hill to ineorporate the tmn1 of Y atesYille, m the c-ounty of l~ pson, aml for other p11rposes. 
The follmYing !till,; were reatl the seeond time: 
 
By )fr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to proYi(le for the eleetion of their c-lerks by the Boards of Connnis8iouers of Hoacls and ReYenues, all(l for other puq)oses. 
By :}fr. Fogarty of Riehmoml- 
A bill to prohibit the mnnieipal authorities, etc., from taxing traveling salesmen, and for other purposes. 
By unanimous con,:ent, the following: bills were introduced, re.ad the first time, aml appropriately referred, to wit: 
17h 
 
 258 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By :Jir. :Morrison of DeKalb- 
 
A bill to amend the Constitution, so as to allQw a total diYorce on the Yerdict of one jury in certain cases. 
Referred to Committee on General Jndiciary. 
'y By :Jir. atkins of Gilmer- 
A bill to bring on a special election m this State-- f~ Justices of the Peace and Constables. 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
Cpon motion of 1Ir. Slaton of Fulton, the House concurred in the following Senate resolution, to wit: 
 
By Senator Battle of the T\\enty-fonrth- 
"T A resolution to appoint a special joint committee to con- 
sider the report of the Special ~\ ttorm'y of the estern and Atlantic Railroad. 
r pon motion of :Jir. Long-ley of Troupe the House con- 
curred in the following Senate resolution, to \Yit: 
 
BY... 
 
Senator 
 
(iraY.. 
 
of 
 
the 
 
TwentY-third~~ 
 
A ref'olution authorizing the Secretary of the Senate to 
 
lmy one lmmlrctl chairs for the u~e of committee rooms. 
 
By nnauimous consent, the follmYing bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit : 
 
By :Jir. Fogarty of Ric-hmond- 
A bill to prescribe who are qualified to Yote in all elections in the Yiliag-e of SummeiTille, in the county of Richmond, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
 THURSDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1896. 
 
259 
 
Also, by }[r. Fogarty of Richmond- 
A hill to proYide for the registration of Yoters in the Yillage of SummerYille, in the county of Richmond. 
Heferred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
}[r. Little, of }fuscogee, mowd that the rules be suspended in order to allow members to introduce bills, which motion preYailed, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By }fr. Cahin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to 1egulate the business of all debenture, redemption, and other companies doing husine8s in this State, and for other purposes. 
Heferred to Committee on Banks. 
13:.- }Jr. Little of }fuscogee- 
 
~\ bill to appropriate the sum of t"ehe hundred dollars, to be med in furnishing additional rooms for the Justices and officers of the Supreme Court.- 
Heferred to Committee on Finame. 
 
B.'' }Jr. Slaton of Fulton- 
~\. bill to permit defemlants in artions for the reroYery of land held bona fide to set off the Yalue of permanent -improYements, aiHl for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judieiary Committee. 
I~y }fr. }frCook of ChattahoocheeA bill to preYent the hunting or catching of opossums in 
this State in certain seasons, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on ~\griculture. 
 
 :260 
 
,JouRXAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By ~Ir. Pearce of Ilou~ton- 
~\ bill to proYide for the paymellt of the fees o'f certain officer~ in the eou11ty of llun~ton, and for other pnrpo~es. 
Hderr<(l to Committee on Cou11tie,- aml County ~Iatters. 
 
B; ~Ir. Bro\\n of Pnla,.:ki- 
~\ bill to amPIHl ~et"tion !i:?."i(hJ of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
HefelTP<l to ( 'mmnittee 011 .\grieu1ture. 
 
Also, hy ~Ir. Brmn1 of Pnla~ki- 
~\ hill to l1ette1; protel"t and pre~ene the e,.:tate.s of those 
"iw die t<:'"tate in thi~ State. 
RefPrred to) (;pneral .Judi<iar; C'mnmittee. 
 
A l..:o, 11y ~Ir. Brown of Pnla~ki-- 
 
.\ hill to regulate tlte ..:ale of <"OJ!llll('reial fertilizers m thi..: State, awl for othPr Jmrpo..:es. 
HdPrn(l to ( 'mnmittee on Agrienltnre. 
.A l..:o, h.' ~Ir. Brown of Pnla..:ki- 
~\hill to proYide for the colledion of the purchase money of per".onal property, in <a,.;c,: wlwre the same is sold and the title retained h.'" the H'lldor. 
Referred to (~eneral .Tndiciary C'onnuittee. 
Abo, by ~Ir. Brown of Pnla..:ki- 
 
"\ hill to better preYent the illegal remoYal and concealing of eotton in thi~ State. 
Heferred to neneral Judic-iary Committee. 
 
 . THURSDAY, XovE:\fBER 12, 1896. 
 
2G1 
 
By ~Ir. Kno\des of Fulton- 
~\.. bilL to JH'OYi(le for the pa,nHeJlt of a ,aJar, to County School Commi~,;ioners in lien of a per tliem in certain in stances, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Edl!<ation. 
 
The follo\ring engro,;;:'ed lill ,,a,.; read the thinl time, and appropriate];- referred, to ,,it: 
 
A bill to amew1 ~eetions 1:3:.!:3 mHl 1:3:.!7 of the C'm1e of 18:3:.!, and for other p-nrpo::es. 
Referred to ( ~eneral .] mliciary ( 'ommittee. 
The follO\ring-hilb \\ere rea(l the "Peoml time, to wit: 
Tiy ~Ir. Felker of walton- 
A bill to i1wmpnrnte the city of }fonroe. m the eonnty of \Yalton, aJHl for other purpo,.e:-;. 
.Also, by ~Ir. Felker of\\~alton- 
.A bill to c-reate a Board of Commissioners of Roatb and HeYennes for the eonnt; of \\'alton, and for other purpoi'es. 
Also, by ~Ir. Felker of \\~altonA bill to repeal c-ertain parts of an aet. entitled "an aet to 
make permanent. the site of the pnhlie buildings of the eonnty of \\~alton, at ~Ionroe,'' etC'., approYed X oYember 30th, 18:21. 
rpon motion of ~Ir. Little of ~I meogee, the Honse took a -recess until 11 :5;) o'elock a.m. 
 
 262 
 
JouR~AL OF THE HousE. 
 
11:55 a.m. 
The House met, and was called to order by the Speaker protem. 
 
The Senate ha>ing appeared upon the floor of the hall of the Honse, the joint session cmwened, for the purpose of electing a Fnited States Senator, "as called to order by Hon. R. L. Berner, President of the Senate. 
 
The section of the Code of 1882 prescribing the mode and time of electing a 1Tnitd St~tes Senator w~s read as follows, to wit: 
Section 133;'5, (1363), (1282). United States Senators, when elected. [The Legislature of each State, which shall be chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent said State in Congress, shall, on the second Tuesday after the meeting and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in the place of such Senator so going out of office.] (a) 
Section 133G. Election, how conducted. Said election for such Senator shall be conducted in the following man- 
ner: Each house shall openly, by a rim roce of each 
member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from said State, and the name of the person so voted for, who shall have a majority of the whole number of votes cast in each house, shall be entered on the Journal of each house by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to give such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered on the Journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place, as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the Journal of each house shall then be read, and if the same person ;;:hall have receiwd a majority of all the votes in each house, such person shall be duly declared elected Senator to repre- 
 
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263 
 
sent said State in the Co'hgress of the rnited States. But if the same person shall not haw receiwd a majority of the votes in each house, or if either house shall have failed to take proceedings as required in this section, the joint 
assembly shall then proceed to ehoose, by a z;iw voce vote 
of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a majority of all the votes o the said joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be d~clared duly eleeted; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twehe o'clock, meridian, of each succeeding day during the session of the Legislature, and take at least one vote until a Senator shall be elected. 
 
Senator Carter, of the Thirty-first, nominated the Hon. 'Ym. Phillips of the county of Cobb. 
 
:Jfr. Chapman, of :Jfuscogee, moved that each member proeeed to vote without nomination, which motion prevailed. 
 
The roll of the Senate was called, with the following result: 
 
:\!ember~. 
Allen, J. R., 41st Dishict .. 
 
Compl'y vot... 
. ... W. T. Day. 
 
Atkinson, A., 26th District . . . . . . . . . . . . ,V. C. Beeks. 
 
Battle, C. E., 24th District . . . . . . . . . . J. E. Chapman. 
 
Blalock, A. C., 35th District . . . . . . . ... R. J. Lowry. 
 
Brinson, E. L., 17th District . . . . . . . . . . . . T. J. Jones. 
 
Brooke, J. P., 39th District ..... . 
 
 264 
::\Iemberd. 
 
,JocR:\AL oF THE HousE. 
.. Compl'y Yote. 
 
Carter, Yaneey, :n~t Distriet 
 
. . W m. Phillips. 
 
Ca~tleLerry, ,l. F., 0:?(1 Distriet . . . . . . . .. W w. Phillip~. 
 
Comas, P. II., :h1 Distrit"t . . . . . . . . . . J. \Y. ,Johnson. 
 
Cook, Phillip, 1Oth I>istriet . . . . . . . . . .J. F.Johnson. 
 
Cnlwr, J. L., :?Oth ])istriet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1hmwody, H. F., 4th Distril't . . . . . . . .1>. H. "\ tkins~n. 
 
Ewrett, }L L, l:?th Distril't ............ Allen Fort. 
 
Fle\\elleu, E. "\ ., :.! .ith Distriet. . . . . ... }f. II. Tandrieh. 
 
Flynt, \\. T., 1!Ith District . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
(;pip:er, \\'. \Y., ht ])istrid . . . . . . . . . . T. }L Xorwood. 
 
(;oJ<lin, \\'. F., :3Sth Distriet . . . . . . . . . . \\m. Phillip5. 
 
(;n]ip:htly, .T. F., :Wth Di~triet Cray, C'. G., :?:l(1 Ui~triet . . . . 
 
. . . . H. ~\. Turner. 
. ... W. n. W allaee. 
 
limn, T. C'., nth Di~triet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \\. D. \Yest. 
 
Hopkins, H. W., 7th Distri(t .... : . .... R. G. ~[itehell. 
 
llndson, T. G., 10th Distriet . . . . . . . . . . . . ~\llen Fort. 
 
1\pmp, \\'. H., 1fith District. . . . 
 
. . . . Phillips. 
 
1\ilpatriek, ,T. D., 2Sth Distriet .. 
 
. . \Y. .T. Preston. 
 
}!ann, C'. II., :2(1 1listriet . . . . 
 
. . . . \Ym. CliftDn. 
 
}[eFarlan(1, T. F., Hth Distriet 
 
.. F. W. Copeland. 
 
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265 
 
::\Iembers. 
 
Cornpl'y Yote. 
 
HeJwine, J. E., 3:3d Di,;trid . . . . . . . . . . A. D. CauJler. 
 
Sheffield, \Y. ( '., Dth Di~trict . . . . 
 
. . J. 0. Perry. 
 
Shrop,;hire, \'(esley, -~<1 ])i~triet .. 
 
.T. J. ~\ndrew;,. 
 
Starr, 0. X., -:3d Di,.:triet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Stewns, 0. B., 11th Distriet .. 
 
. . . ... \\'m. Cacloe. 
 
Stewart, J. A., ~7th Distriet. . 
 
. ... W. C. Sterling. 
 
Stewart, T. D., 3-th Distrid .. 
 
. .T. B. Gordon. 
 
Strother, ~\. E .. ~!ith Distriet .. 
 
. ..... Phillips. 
 
Thomson, \Y. S., 1-th Di~triet . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Fort. 
 
Turner,\\'.\\'., 37th Distriet . . . . . . . . . . D. A. Sharp. 
 
Yan Bmen, .T. R., ~Lot Di,-trict 
 
...... Bartlett. 
 
\Yalker, B. F., 18th Distriet .. 
 
. ... Pat. \\'abh. 
 
\\' alker, J. Y., -lOth Distliet .. 
 
. . Harralson, Sr. 
 
\Vestmorelan<l, G. F., Sth District . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
\Yilcox, Jeff., ;ith ])i~triet. . . . . . . . . . . . \\'arren I~ott. 
 
\\'iteher, C. :JL, 30th Distriet . . . . . . . ....J. :JL Smith. 
 
\\'ooten, J. ~\.,15th Di:"trict . . . . . . . . . . . . J. L. Day. 
 
)lr. President, ~~cl Distric-t. . . . . . . . . . . . \\'. D. Stone. 
 
"Lpon c-ounting the Senate Yote, the re,;;nlt was as follows: 
 
\\'.F. Day ........... . 
 
1 
 
\Y. C. Beeks . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
 266 
 
JOURNAL -OF THE HousE. 
 
J. E. Chapman .. 
 
1 
 
R. J. Lowry .. .. 
 
1 
 
T. J. Jones .. 
 
1 
 
Wm. Phillips 
 
5 
 
J. \Y. J ohnsm1 .. 
 
1 
 
S. R. Atkinson .. 
 
1 
 
J. F .Johnson 
 
1 
 
Allen Fort .. 
 
.. 
 
3 
 
}.L H. Tandrich .. 
 
1 
 
T. }.L Norwood .. 
 
1 
 
II. A. Turner .. .. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\V. S. \Vallace .. 
 
1 
 
\Y. S. \\'"est .. .. 
 
1 
 
R. G. ~Iitehell .. 
 
1 
 
\Y. J. Preston .. 
 
1 
 
\Ym. Clifton .. 
 
1 
 
I'. w. Copeland 
 
1 
 
A. D. Candler .. 
 
1 
 
.T. 0. Perry .. .. 
 
1 
 
,J. J. Andrews .. 
 
1 
 
\Ym. Kiddoo .. . . .. . . . . 
 
1 
 
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267 
 
W. C. Sterling . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. B. Gordon . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
D. A. Sharp . . 
 
1 
 
Bartlett . . . . 
 
1 
 
Pat. '\Yalsh . . 
 
1 
 
Harrallson, Sr. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
'\Varren Lott . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. M. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
J. L. Day . . 
 
1 
 
'\V. D. Stone 
 
1 
 
The roll of the Honse was then called, with the following result: 
 
Members. 
Adams .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ... Sandwitch. 
 
Arnold .. Awtry .... Armstrong .. 
 
. ....... Smith. . . . . . . R. C. Irvin. . . . .F. W. Gilbert. 
 
Atkinson . . . . . . . . . . Clarence '\Vilson. 
 
Bates .. 
 
. . . . . .E. '\V. Rembert. 
 
Bush .. 
 
. . A. L. Hawes. 
 
Bond .. 
 
. . '\V. W. Scott. 
 
Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '\Ym. Phillips. 
 
 268 
 
JocRXAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Mew bers. 
Berry .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Bro\Yn . . . . . . . . . . . . John II. lllartin. 
 
Bmke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlton. 
 
B11s~ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ki(ldoo. 
 
Blaek ..... . 
 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Braneh. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tno. T. \Yest. 
 
Bowden ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . E(l. Chaffer. 
 
Boswell .. . . . . . . . . . . \\-m. Phillips. 
 
Blll'\\'Cll .... 
Bartlett .. 
 
. . Seah. Reeee. 
. . T.r. Foster. 
 
Bap:gett .. 
 
. . Wm. Phillips. 
 
Blaloek .. 
 
. . H. T. Dorsey. 
 
Brannen .. 
 
. . Wm. Clifton. 
 
Bedgood . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\lien Fort. 
 
Boifeuillet . . . . . . . . . . . . X. E. Harris. 
 
Brinson of Burke. . . . . . . . . . T. J. Jones. 
 
Brinson of Emanuel . . G. S. Rountree. 
 
Bovnton of Calhoun . . . . . . J os. Keel. 
 
Boynton of Spalding . . . . J. J. Elder. 
 
Bennet of Glynn 
 
. . S. C. Atkinson. 
 
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269 
 
:Members. 
Bennett of J al'b:un 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ... Phillips. 
 
Craig . . . . . . . . . . .. ~Iarion Harris. 
 
Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. H. Carrol. 
 
Cook of Decatur . . . . . . A. L. IIawes. 
 
Cook of Oconee ........ \Ym. Phillips. 
 
CalYin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. B. Cumming.  
 
Collum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Cannon .. 
 
. . . . R. P. Tilly. 
 
Clement .. 
 
. . . . \\~. C. Glenn. 
 
Charters .. 
 
. . L. E. Bleckley. 
 
Calhoun .. 
 
Chapman 
 
.. J. H. ~Iartin. 
 
Copeland 
 
.. J. Fitzpatrick. 
 
Callaway 
 
.. F. W. Gilbert. 
 
Dodson ......... . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Duffy ......... . . .Rich Johnson. 
 
Durham .. 
 
Albert Strickland. 
 
Deakins .. 
 
Phillips. 
 
Davison ..... . 
 
Dickerson. . . . . . . . . . P. \\T. }feldrim. 
 
 270 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Duncan of Chatham 
 
Compl'y V<Jte. 
. . Charlton. 
 
Duncan of Houston . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 
 
Ihmcan of Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ~-\Jleh Fort. 
 
Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. R. Smith. 
 
Edenfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Ennis of. Floyd . . . . 
 
. . J. C. Foster. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin 
 
Faust ....... . 
 
.. J. ~I. Smith. 
 
Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. G. DuBignon. 
 
Fo:oter . . . . . . . . 
 
R. H. Turnipseed. 
 
Fogarty ..... . 
 
. . Boykin \Yright. 
 
Felder 
 
.. R. ,J. Lowry. 
 
Felker 
 
. . . . ~IcDaniel. 
 
Freeman . . . . . . . _ . . . . \\~. A. Turner. 
 
Gowen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Long. Grice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thos. Norwood. Griffin ..... . Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \V. A. Turner. Hogan .................. Phillips. 
 
 THURSDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1896. 
 
271 
 
Members. 
Hill .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . F. ~I. Ridley. 
 
Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. \Y. :Meldrim. 
 
Hawes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Harrell .. . . . . . . . . W. \V. Osborn. 
 
H::Uuby .. . . . . . . . . . . H. C. Blalock. 
 
Hightower .. 
 
. . J os. B. Lane. 
 
Hardeman .. 
 
. . 0. S. Porter. 
 
Herrington ............ J. J. Jones. 
 
Henderson of Colquitt . . . . . . . ... Hall. 
 
Henderson of DeKalb .... J. \Y. \Varren. 
 
Hender8on of Irwin . . . . F. G. DnBignon. 
 
Henderson of Forsyth . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Henderson of \\Tashington . . ~I. X ewman. 
 
J orclan . . . . . . 
 
. . J. H. ~Iartin. 
 
J ohn~on of Hall 
 
.. S. C. Dunlap. 
 
.Jolmson of Baker .. 
 
J olmson of Appling 
 
.. \Y.m. Clifton. 
 
J olmson of Taliaferro 
 
Kiser ......... . 
 
.. Lovejoy. 
 
Kaigler ............. . . . Phillips. 
 
 2i2 
 
JouRXAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
J\uowles .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ... Lmn'y. 
 
Kendriek . . . . . . . . . . . . \Ym. Kiddoo. 
 
Lance .. 
 
. . J. G. Amlerson. 
 
Laird .. 
 
. ..... Phillips. 
 
Leard .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Lott ........... . 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Longley .. 
 
Law .... 
 
J. R. Delligall. 
 
:Jioore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
:Mozley .. 
 
. . S. P. Lindley. 
 
~forgan .. 
 
. . . . X orwood. 
 
}feldrim .... 
 
. . . . . . Charlton. 
 
~Iachlox .. 
 
. . \Y. H. Lntterel. 
 
J\Ieadows .. 
 
. ... Phillips. 
 
:Jiontfort . . . . 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
J\Iansfield . . . . 
 
:Morrison .. 
 
. . S. Plunkett. 
 
Mullinax .. 
 
J\feDonald . . . . . . . . . . \Y. C'. Glenn. 
 
}feI-anghlin .......... Wm. T. Reville. 
 
 THURSDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1896. 
 
278 
 
Members. 
:Mdiiehael 
 
Compl'y vote. 
\Y. H. )!alone. 
 
):[cDaniel. . . . . ... 
 
. .A. E. Buck. 
 
:McConnell . . . . . . 
 
. . Dr. Twiggs. 
 
i\IcCook .. 
 
. . . . . . . . L. F. Garrard. 
 
i\IcKee .. 
 
. . . . . . . . . . J. Silvey. 
 
McCranie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilkes. 
 
1IcLarty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. R. Ray. 
 
McGehee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Valsh. 
 
McDonough .. 
 
. . Charlton. 
 
Nicholas 
 
Nisbet .. 
 
. . J. C. C. Black. 
 
Niles .................. Allen Fort. 
 
Nevin. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... A. C. R ewell. 
 
Oliver .. 
 
. ......... J. J. Jones. 
 
Oakes .. 
 
. ....... J. J. Kimsey. 
 
Ogletree . . . . . . . . . . . . G.. \Y. Collier. 
 
Patten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. H. Hansell. 
 
Paulette . . . . . . . . . . . . L. F. Garrard. 
 
Parker .. 
 
A. J. Perryman. 
 
Palmer .. 
18b 
 
. ... I. A. Bush. 
 
 274 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Pearce .. 
 
Campl'y vote. 
. .A. C. Riley. 
 
Phinizy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. R. Lamar. 
 
Quillian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunlap. 
 
Rawls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. E. Lester. 
 
Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::M:. \Y. Harris. 
 
Reece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Y. J. Neel. 
 
Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . W. T. C. Ham. 
 
Rawlings ................ \Vorthen. 
 
Redding .. 
 
. . E. F. Dupree. 
 
Rudicil .. 
 
. . W. H. Penn. 
 
Rutherford . . . . . . . . . . . .\V. D. Stone. 
 
Salter ....................... . 
 
Slaton .... 
 
. ... R. J. Lowry. 
 
Swift. ..... 
 
. .. E. B. Heard. 
 
Simpson ........... . 
 
Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. \V. Arnold. 
 
Sell ............. . 
 
Smith of Crawford . . . . . ... Sanford. 
 
Smith of Hancock .. 
 
. . Seab. Reece. 
 
Taylor .. 
 
. .J. H. Williams. 
 
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275 
 
.Members. 
Turner .. 
 
Compl'y vote . 
. . L. F. Garrard. 
 
Thomason of :Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
Timmerman . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Thompson . . . . . . . . . . J. X. Garrison. 
 
Thomas of Clarke . . . . . . . . Alex. Irvin. 
 
Thomas of Pierce.. . . . . . A. P. Brantley. 
 
Thomas of ware . . . . . . . . \Y. X. Wilson. 
 
Underwood ................... . 
 
Vaughn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. }I. Griffin. 
 
Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D. J. Lyle. 
 
"\Vest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. K. Jones. 
 
Webb .................. Newman. 
 
Wight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. W. Hawes. 
 
Wren ....................... . 
 
Wright .............. F. J. Irvin. 
 
Walden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phillips. 
 
Watkins . . 
 
. . T. J. Long. 
 
'Whipple . . 
 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Wilkes . . . . . . 
 
. . J. F. Tripplet. 
 
Whitaker . . . . 
 
. . . . . . Brown. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE Hom;;E. 
 
Member8. 
\Vorsham .. 
 
Compl'y vob. 
. ... Stone. 
 
Wilcox of Telfair .. . ....... McLeod. 
 
\Vilcox of Wilcox .. . . . . Peter Oliver. 
 
Yates .............. J. D. Calhoun. 
 
Mr. Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Upon counting the House vote, the result was as follows: 
 
Sandwitch .. .. . . 
 
2 
 
Smith .. . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
R. C. Irvin .. 
 
1 
 
F. W. Gilbert 
 
1 
 
Clarence \Y ilson .. 
 
1 
 
E. W. Rembert 
 
1 
 
A. L. Hawes 
 
1 
 
W. W. Scott 
 
1 
 
Wm. Phillips .. 
 
7 
 
John H. :Martin 
 
1 
 
Carlton .. 
 
1 
 
Kiddoo .. 
 
2 
 
Allen Fort .. Jno. T. \Vest 
 
4 
.. . . . . 1 
 
 THuRSDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1896. 
 
277 
 
Ed. Chaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
W m. Phillips . . . . . . . . 
 
8 
 
Seab Reece ... . 
 
1 
 
T. J. Foster ... . 
 
1 
 
W m. Phillips .. 
 
!) 
 
R. T. Dorsey .. 
 
1 
 
W m. Clifton .. 
 
2 
 
Allen Fort ......... . 
 
5 
 
N. E. Harris . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
;r. J. Jones ... : ..... . 
 
2 
 
G. S. Rountree . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Jos. Keel ........... . 
 
1 
 
J. J. Elder ..... . 
 
1 
 
S. C. Atkinson .. 
 
1 
 
Phillips ..... . 
 
10 
 
)farion Harris . . 
 
1 
 
E. R. Carrol . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
..:\. L. Ha"es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
Wm. Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
11 
 
J. B. Cumming . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Allen Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
6 
 
 278 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
R. P. Tilley . . .. 
 
1 
 
\Y. C. Glenn .. .. 
 
1 
 
L. E. Bleckley .. . . . . . . .. 
 
1 
 
P. W. ::Meldrim .. . . ... . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. H. :Martin . . .. . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. Fitz Patrick .. . . . . . . .. 
 
1 
 
F. W. Gilbert .. 
 
2 
 
Allen Fort .. . . 
 
7 
 
Rich. Johnson .. 
 
1 
 
Albert Strickland .. 
 
1 
 
Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 
 
P. W. :Meldrim . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
Charlton .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
Allen Fort . . 
 
8 
 
Phillips . . . . 
 
13 
 
F. R. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
14 
 
J. C. Foster . . 
 
2 
 
J. !f. Smith . . 
 
3 
 
F. G. DuBignon . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
R. H. Turnipseed . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
 ,THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1896. 
 
279 
 
Boykin \Yright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
R. J. Lowry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 
 
:McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\V. A. Turner . . . . . . 
 
l 
 
Long.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Thos. Norwood . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
\V. A. Turner . . 
 
2 
 
Phillips . . . . . . 
 
15 
 
"F. M. Ridley.. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 
 
1 
 
P. W. )feldrim . . . . . . . . . . 
 
3 
 
Phillips . . . . . . . . 
 
16 
 
vv. \V. Osborn . . . . 
 
1 
 
H. C. Blalock . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Jos. B. Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
0. S. Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 
 
J. J. Jones . . 
 
3 
 
Hall . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. \V. Warren . . 
 
l 
 
"F. G. DuBignon . . . . 
 
2 
 
Phillips . . . . . . . . . . 
 
17 
 
 280 
 
JOURNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
:JL X ewman .. 
 
1 
 
T. H. ::llartin .. 
 
2 
 
S.C. Dunlap .. 
 
1 
 
Wm. Clifton .. 
 
3 
 
I.oYejoy .. 
 
1 
 
Phillips .. 
 
1~ 
 
Lowry .. . . 
 
., 
u 
 
\Ym. KiddGo 
 
3 
 
.T. G. Anderson 
 
1 
 
Phillips .. .. . . 
 
1!) 
 
H. A. Jenkins .. 
 
1 
 
Phillips .. . . . . 
 
20 
 
J. H. Delligall .. 
 
1 
 
S. P. Lindley .. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Norwood .. 
 
3 
 
Charlton .. 
 
2 
 
w. H. Luttrell 
 
1 
 
Phillips .. 
 
21 
 
Phillips .. 
 
22 
 
S. Plunkett .. . . . . 
 
1 
 
\\r. C. Glenn .. . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
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281 
 
\Ym. T. Reville . . . . .. . . . . 
 
1 
 
W. H. :Malone .. 
 
1 
 
A. E. Buck .. 
 
1 
 
Dr. Twiggs .. 
 
1 
 
L. F. Garrard . . . . .. 
 
1 
 
J. Silvey . . . . . . . . .. 
 
1 
 
Wilkes .. 
 
1 
 
L. R. Ray 
 
1 
 
\Yalsh .. . . . . 
 
2 
 
Charlton .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 
 
3 
 
J. C. C. Black .. 
 
.. . . . . 1 
 
Allen Fort .. . . 
 
u 
 
,. 
 
A. C. Xewell .. . . 
 
1 
 
J. J. Jones .. . . . . . . 
 
4 
 
J. J. Kimsey .. . . 
 
1 
 
G. W. Collier .... .. 
 
1 
 
A. H. Hansell . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1 
 
L. F. Garrard . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
A. J. Perryman . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
I. A. Bush ....... . 
 
1 
 
A. C. Riley . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
 282 
 
JOURNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
J. R. Lamar . . . . . . . . ... 
 
1 
 
Dunlap .. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
R. E. Lester .. . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
M. \Y. Harris .. . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
W. J. Neel .. . . 
 
1 
 
W. T. C. Ham .. 
 
l 
 
\Yorthen .. .. . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
E. F. Dupree .. . . 
 
1 
 
W. H. Penn .. 
 
1 
 
\Y. D. Stone .. 
 
2 
 
R. J. Lowry .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 
 
E. B. Heard .. . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. W. Arnold .. . . Sanford .. . . 
 
l .... 
1 
 
Seab Reece .. 
 
2 
 
 J. H. Williams .. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
L. F. Garrard .. 
 
3 
 
Allen Fort .. . . 
 
10 
 
J. N. Garrison .. 
 
1 
 
Alex. Irvin .. . . 
 
1 
 
A. P. Brantley .. . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
 THURSDAY, NovEMBER 12, 1896. 
 
283 
 
W. l\L Wilson . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
H. :M. Griffin . . 
 
1 
 
D. J. Lyle .. .. 
 
1 
 
0. K. Jones.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
A. W. Hawes 
 
3 
 
T. J. Irvin . . 
 
1 
 
Phillips . . . . 
 
23 
 
T. J. Long.. 
 
1 
 
Allen Fort . . 
 
11 
 
J. F. Tripplet 
 
1 
 
Brown . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Stone . . . . . . . . . . 
 
3 
 
}IcLeod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Peter Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. D. Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Upon consolidating the vote it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 194. 
 
No one having receiYed a majority of the votes cast, the chair declared that no election had been held. 
 
Upon motion of Senator Atkinson of the Twenty-sixth, the joint session was dissolved. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. 
~Ir. Little, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolution, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit: 
A resolution providing for the reading of only bills and resolutions that are favorably reported, a second time, and prescribing when such bills and resolutions as are unfavorably reported shall be read the second time. 
Your committee haYe also had under consideration the following House resolution, whieh I am instructed to report back to the House, with the reconnnendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a new Standing Committee of the House, to be known as the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. 
Respectfully submitted. 
.TXO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following meinbers, to wit: :Messrs. :Meadows of Johnson, awl Foster of Clay. 
rpon motion of }fr. Burwell of Hancock, the House adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
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285- 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, FriJay, :November 13, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m., this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Brown of Pulaski, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate, through }Ir. Clifton, the Secretary therof: 
 
Jfr. Sz1eakcr: The following bill of the House has passed the Senate- 
by the requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
By ~Ir. Felder of FultonA bill to be entitled an act to establish and maintain a 
local public school system in the county of Fulton, outside the city of Atlanta and the town of East P-oint, to levy taxes in support of same, and for other purposes. 
Mr. Collum, Chairman pro tem. Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 
 
JJ r. Speaker: 
The Committee on Education has had under consideration the following Honse bill, which they request me to report back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the pa3~ment of 
 
a salary to County School Commissioners, in lieu of a per diem in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
 
 
J. W. COLLL'~I, Chairman protem. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
}Ir. Charters, Chainnan of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: 
 
Jir. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Railroads, by unanimous resolution, req~1est that :Mr. ~\rmstrong of "Tilkes, and }fr. Branch of 
.Columbia, be added to said committee, as members thereof: 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
W. A. CHARTERS, Chairman. 
 
The report of the Committee on Railroads was adopted. 
 
Mr. Thomas, of \Vare, reported the Journal of yester-c1ay's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
 
"Gpon motion of 1Ir. Boynton of Spalding, the report of the Committee on Rules was taken up. 
The committee had under consideration the followi~g, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A resolution to appoint a new Standing Committee of the House, known as the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by striking out the word "formed," in the fourth line of the first paragraph, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "created," which was agreed to. 
 
The committee proposed to amend further, by inserting, between the words "Representatives" and "cieated," in the 
 
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fourth line of the first paragraph thereof, the words "consisting of seven members thereof," which was agreed to. 
 
Also, the following, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
A resolution providing for the reading of bills and resolutions, which have been referred to committees, a second time, in certain cases only. 
 
The eomrnittee recommended that it do pass by substitute, which was agreed to. 
 
The report of the Committee on Rules was then adopted. 
 
The following joint resolution 'vas offered, read and adopted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
A joint resolution to appoint a committee to investigate the relinquishment of all claims the State may have in the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad, and report back to the House. 
 
1Ir. Johnson, of Hall, moved that the above resolution be immediately transmitted to the Senate, and their concurrence asked therein, which motion prevailed. 
 
The roll of counties was then called for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hitch of BrooksA bill to amend subdivision 2 of section 1676 of the 
Code of 1882. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
 288 
 
JouRNAJ, OF THE HousE. 
 
By :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to further describe the duties of the tax-collectors of the several eounties in this State, and for other purposee. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By ~Ir. Yates of Catoosa- 
 
A bill to amend the road law of this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By :Mr. :Jloore of Carroll- 
 
A bill to amend section 4157(i) of the Code of 1882. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Jir. Freeman of CowetaA bill to amend section 1110 of the Penal Code. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Jir. Xevin of Floyd- 
A bill to provide for the holding of a Constitutional Convention. 
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. 
 
By :Jir. Slaton of FultonA bill to amend an act approved December 21, 1857, 
entitled an act to endow the Atlanta :J[edical College. Referred to Committee on Education. The Speaker announced the following Committee on 
 
 FRIDAY, NOVE)IBER 13, 1896. 
 
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Amendments to Constitution, to wit: ~Iessrs. Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, }.feldrim of Chatham, Little of }fuscogee, Patton of Thomas, Fehler of Fulton, Redcling of Pike. 
 
Also, the following special committee to investigate tho ground of relinquishment of all claims the State may have in the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad, to wit: ~Iessrs. Johnson of Hall, Hardeman of X ewton, and Knowles of Fulton. 
 
By :Mr. \Vatkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to amend paragraph 1 of section 1 of article 7 of the State Constitution. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
Also, by 1Ir. --watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 12 of article 6 of the State Constitution. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
By l!Ir. Leard of Hart- 
 
A bill to provide for the payment of insolvent costs of certain officers of this State. 
 
Referred to General Judieiary Committee. 
 
Also, the following resolution: 
 
By :Mr. Taylor of ~Ieriwether- 
 
A resolution relative to substituting the name "Georgia School for the Deaf," for "Deaf and Dumb." 
l9h 
 
 290 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Upon motion of :Mr. Taylor, the foregoing resolution was adopted, and its immediate transmission to the Senate directed. 
 
Also, the following bills: 
 
By :Mr. )fcLaughlin of )feriwether- 
 
A bill to provide for the redemption of land sold under execution, or other process, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
 
By ~fr. Taylor of :Meriwether- 
 
A bill to appropriate a certain sum to meet a deficit incurred by the Board of Trustees of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
Referred to Committee on School for the Deaf. 
 
Also, by :Mr. Taylor of )Ieriwether- 
 
A bill to prescribe the terms of admission into the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
Referred to Committee on Sc1lool for the Deaf. 
 
The following privileged joint resolution was introduced, adopted, and its immediate transmission to the Senate directed, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Thomas of Clarke- 
 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to visit the UniveTI\ity of Georgia and the State Normal School, and to report to the General Assembly the condition, needs, and wants of said institutions. 
 
 FRIDAY, ~OVDIBER 13, 1896. 
 
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Also, the following bills, which were read the first time, :and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By }fr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to make an appropriation to replace worn and mutilated maps in the office of the Secretary of State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Finance. 
 
By ::M:r. Copeland of \Yalker- 
 
A bill to proYide for and prescribe the manner of proving the fact of confinement in the penitentiary and chain_gangs in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Generlfl Judiciary Committee. By ~fr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to require all transactions between husband and wife, as to her separate estate, to be recorded, in order to bind third parties. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Felker of Walton- 
A bill to fix the lien of mortgages for supplies, e~c., superior to common law judgments, in certain instances. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
 
By ::M:r. McConnell of Towns- 
 
A bill to amend an act to proYide for the registration of -voters in this State, approved December 17th, 1894. 
 
Referred to Committee on Elections. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Also, the following joint resolution, which was adopted, and its immediate transmission to the Senate directed, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A resolution instrueting the Finance Committees of Senate and House, respectively, to report a joint resolution to empower the Governor to borrow a sufficient sum of money to make the payments already due the teachers of this State. 
 
Also, the following bill: 
 
By ~Ir. Armstrong of wilkes- 
 
A bill to amend section 1097 of the new Penal Code. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
The Speaker announced the following as the House committee provided for by the resolution of :Mr. Thomas of Clarke, whose duty it is to visit the State institutions at Athens, etc.: ~Iessrs. Thomas of Clarke, Rawlings of \Yashington, Atkinson of Camden, Brannen of Bulloch, Copeland of "\Valker, Collum of Schley, Little of ~Iuscogee, :McDonald of Gwinnett, Griffin of Gordon, ~Ieldrim of Chatham, Brown of Pulaski, Sell of Jackson, Burwell of Hancoek, "\Vhipple of Dooly, Thomason of :Morgan, Nevin of Floyd. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and, on motion of the author, was recommitted to the Committee on Corporations. 
By ~Ir. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for the election of their clerks by the 
 
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293 
 
Boards of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, and for other purposes. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to W:it: 
By ~Ir. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend an act approYed October 10th, 1891, entitled an act to provide for renewing or repairing any pavement in the cities of this State of a certain size. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The Senate appearing upon the floor of the House, the joint session, convened for the purpose of electing a United States Senator, was called to order by the Hon. R. L. Berner, President of the Senate. 
 
The Secretary of the Senate then read the section of the Code of 1882 prescribing the mode and time of electing a "C"nited States Senator as follmYs, to wit: 
 
Section 1335, (1363), (1282). United States Senators, when elected. [The Legislature of each State, which shall be chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent said State in Congress, shall, on the second Tuesday after the meeting and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in the place of such Senator so going out of office.] (a) 
Section 1336. Election, how conducted. Said election for such Senator shall be conducted in the following man- 
'\ner: Each house shall openly, by a '!:iva roce of each 
member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from said State, and the name of the person so voted for, who shall have a majority of the whole number of votes 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
cast in each house, shall be entered on the Journal of each, house by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to give such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered on the Journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on which proceedings. are required to take place, as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the Journal of each house shall then be read, and if the same person shall have received a majority of all the votes in each house, such person shall be duly declared elected Senator to represent said State in the Congress of the United States. But if the same person shall not haYc received a majority of the Yotes in each house, or if either house shall have failed to take proceedings as required in this section, the joint assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a viva voce vote of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person haYing a majority of all the votes o the said joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly elected; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock, meridian, of each succeeding day during the session of the Legislature, and take at least on~ vote until a Senator shall be elected. 
 
The roll of the Senate was then called, and the followinK was the result: 
 
Members. 
Allen, J. R., 41st District 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . Crago. 
 
Atkinson, A., 26th District ......... . 
 
.. Balck. 
 
Battle, C. E., 24th District.... 
 
. ... Bricite. 
 
Blalock, A. C., 35th District. . 
 
. ... Defoe. 
 
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Members. 
Brinson, E. L., 17th District .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ..... Jones. 
 
Brooke, J. P., 39th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Carter, Yancey, 31st District. . . . . . . . . . . ... Phillips. 
 
Castleberry, J. F., 32d District............ Phillips. 
 
Comas, P. H., 3d District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifton. 
 
Cook, Philip, lOth District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long. 
 
Culver, J. L., 20th District . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Dunwooy, H. F., 4th District ....... . . . Brantley. 
 
Everett, 11. L., 12th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bartlett. 
 
Flewellen, E. A., 25th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caton. 
 
Flynt, \Y. T., 19th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Geiger,\\'. \Y., 1st District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xorwood. 
 
Goldin, \Y. F., 38th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Golightly, J. F., 36th Di;;trict 
 
.. Cole, Sr. 
 
Gray, C. G., 23d District. . 
 
. ... Smith. 
 
Ham, T. C., 6th District .. 
 
Hopkins, H. \V., 7th District. . 
 
. . . ... }Iitchell. 
 
Hudson, T. G., 13th District .. 
 
. .......Fort. 
 
Kemp, W. R., 16th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Kilpatrick, J. D., 28th District .. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
)Jann, C. H., 2d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifton. 
 
McFarland, T. F., 44th District. - 
 
.. Jacoway. 
 
Redwine, J_ E., 33d District .. - . 
 
. . . . St~rke. 
 
Sheffield, W. C., Dth District .. - - 
 
Shropshire, \Yesley, 42d District .. 
 
-.Jones. 
 
Starr, 0. N., 43d District . . . . 
 
Stevens, 0. B., 11th Distriet .. 
 
. .Raney. 
 
Stewart, J. A., 27th District. - ..... _ ...... O'}'eerall. 
 
Stewart, T. D., 34th District .. 
 
. . Gordon. 
 
Strother, A. E., 29th District. . 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Thomson, \V. S., 14th District ... _ 
 
.... Fort. 
 
'Turner, \Y. \V., 37th District . . . _ _. . . . _ . . . . Ridley. 
 
Yan Rnren, J. R., 21st District . . _. . . . - . . . . Bartlett. 
 
Walker, B. F., 18th District. . 
 
\Yalker, J. Y., 40th District .. 
 
. . Christopher. 
 
\Y estmoreland, G. F., 8th District 
 
\Vilcox, Jeff., 5th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
\Yitcher, C. ::M:., 30th District . . . . _. . . . . ~1cWhorter. 
 
\Yooten, J. A., 15th District - . . . _. . _ . . . _ .. Cason. 
 
:Mr. President, 22d District . - . . _. . . . _ .. Bloodworth. 
 
 FRIDAY, NoYE~fRER 18, 1896. 
 
297 
 
Upon counting the Senate Yote, the result was as follows: 
 
Crago.. . . . . 
 
1 
 
Balck . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Bricite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Defoe.. . . . . 
 
1 
 
Jones.. . . . . 
 
2 
 
Phillips . . . . . . 
 
5 
 
Clifton . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
Long.. . . . . 
 
1 
 
Brantley . . . . 
 
1 
 
Fort . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
Caton.. . . 
 
1 
 
Norwood.. 
 
1 
 
Cole, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
R. D. Smith . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
:I\fitchell . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Jacoway . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Starke . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
E. L. Raney. . . . . . 
 
1 
 
O'Feerall. . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. B. Gordon.. 
 
1 
 
 298 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Ridley ........... . 
 
1 
 
Bartlett ....... . 
 
1 
 
Christopher . . . ... 
 
1 
 
~fc\Yhorter. . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Cason ............. . 
 
1 
 
Bloodworth ........... . 
 
1 
 
The roll of the House wail next called, with the following result: 
 
Members. 
Adams .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ... J. A. Collen. 
 
Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. J. Gilham. 
 
.A.wtry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Armstrong .... 
 
Atkinson 
 
Bates .. . . . . . . John L. Edmonson. 
 
Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. L. Hawes. 
 
Bond .............. J.P. Goldston. 
 
Boyd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Ym. Phillips. 
 
Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul B. Trammell. 
 
Brown .. 
 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Burke .. 
 
J. W. Linsey. 
 
 FRIDAY, NoYEllfBER 13, 1896. 
 
299' 
 
Members. 
Bussey .. 
Black .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . W. C. Kiddoo. 
. . . . Allen F ~rt. 
 
Branch .............. 'Ym. Phillips. 
 
Bowden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. R. Jones. 
 
Boswell .............. 'Vm. Phillips. 
 
Burwell. . . . . . . . . . . . R. W. Thomason. 
 
Bartlett 
 
.... J. L. Kemp. 
 
Baggett 
 
.. .. .. .. .."r Blalock .. 
 
S. l\Iilner. 
 
Br-annen 
 
. . Herrington. 
 
Bedgood 
 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Boifeuillet . . . . . . . . . . J. L. Hardeman. 
 
Brinson of Burke ..........J. J. Jones. 
 
Brinson of Emanuel. . . . . . A. Herrington. 
 
Bovvnton of Calhoun . . . . Henruv Turner. Boynton of Spalding . . . . . . W. C. Beeks. 
 
Bennet of Glynn. . . . . . . . S. R. Atkinson. 
 
Bennett of Jackson . . . . . . . . }Iehaffey. 
 
Craig .. 
 
. . . . . . T. L. Sewell. 
 
Cole .. 
 
. . . . Enoch Phillips. 
 
 .300 
 
JOURXAL OF THE HOUSE 
 
Members. 
Cook of Decatur .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .J. A. Bush. 
 
Cook of Oconee. . . . . . . . . . J. P. Elder. 
 
Calvin .. 
 
. . J os. B Cumming. 
 
Collum .. 
 
. . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Cannon .. 
 
. . . . E. A. Holleman. 
 
Clement .. 
 
. . J no. T. Boifeuillet. 
 
Charters .. 
 
. . . . . . Hoke Smith. 
 
Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Chapman .. 
 
. . L. F. Garrard. 
 
Copeland .. 
 
. .J. T. Jackson. 
 
Callaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. S. Irvin. 
 
Dodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Duffy .... . . . . . . . . . . Jno. C. Hart. 
 
Durham .. . . . . . . . . R. \V. Murphy. 
 
Deakins . . . : . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Davison ..................... . 
 
Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . S. \V. Richardson. 
 
Duncan of Chatham ...... J. H. Estelle. 
 
Duncan of Houston. . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Duncan of Lee .......... Allen Fort. 
 
 FRIDAY, NOVE)IBER 1;3, 1896. 
 
301 
 
Members. 
Ellis .. 
 
Cornpl'y vote. 
\V. A. Thomas. 
 
Edge .. . . . . . . . .  . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Echvards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Edenfield . . . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Ennis of Floyd. . . . 
 
. . Felix Corput. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin .. 
 
Faust.. 
 
Ford .. 
 
. . R. L. Berner. 
 
Foster ........... . 
 
Fogarty ......... . 
 
. . Chastslis. 
 
Felder .. . . . . . . . . . .I. S. Hopkins. 
 
Felker .. . . . . . . . . \Vm. M. Howard. 
 
Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . R. D. Cole, Sr. 
 
Gowen . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . \Ym. Toomer. 
 
Grice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. 1\I. Norwood. 
 
Griffin ....................... . 
 
Hall .. 
 
. ..... R. D. Cole, Sr. 
 
Hogan 
 
... : ... Wm. Phillips. 
 
Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoke Smith. 
 
Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . J. W. Edmonson. 
 
 ~02 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Hawes .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Harrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. B. Milner. 
 
Hamby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. 0. Scruggs. 
 
Hightower .. . . . . . . A. J. Singletary. 
 
Hardeman .. . ............. Pace. 
 
Herrington . . . . . . . . . . . . J. J. Jones. 
 
Henderson of Colquitt.... F. J. walker. 
 
Henderson of DeKalb ... R. \V. Thomason. 
 
Henderson of Irwin . . . . . . R. L. Berner. 
 
Henderson of Forsyth ............ . 
 
Henderson of W-ashington . . M. Newman. 
 
Jordan ....... . 
 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Johnson of Hall .. 
 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Johnson of Baker . , . . . . . . B. B. Bower. 
 
Johnson of Appling . . . . . . W m. Clifton. 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . .... 
 
Kiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. \V. Harris. 
 
Kaigler .. 
 
. . Wm. Phillips. 
 
Knowles .. 
 
. . I. S. Hopkins. 
 
Kendrick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. L. Raney. 
 
 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1896. 
 
303 
 
MPmbers. 
Lance .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .Caldwell. 
 
I,eard .. 
 
. ....... Wm. Phillips. 
 
Little. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... L. F. Garrard. 
 
I~ott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Longley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. F. Ridley. 
 
Law .... 
 
. . J. R. Deldgall. 
 
:Moore .. 
 
. . J. B. Malone. 
 
:.\Iozley .. 
 
. ... A. P. Kemp. 
 
:Morgan .. 
 
. . T. M. Norwood. 
 
~leldrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Maddox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. F. Garrard. 
 
l.Ieadows .. 
 
:Montfort .. 
 
. ..... Wm. Phillips. 
 
}Jansfield .. 
 
:~\forrison .. 
 
Mullinax .. 
 
:McDonald . . . . . . . . J no. F. Boifeuillet. 
 
}[cLaughlin .. 
 
. . S. \V. Harris. 
 
}IcJ\Iichael .. 
 
. . R. L. Berner. 
 
}IcDaniel. . . . . . . . . . . . G. E. S. Voss. 
 
 304 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
::\IcConnell .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . \Y. K. Brown. 
 
~IcCook . . . . . . . . . .F.}[. Dougherty. 
 
:JicKee .... 
 
. . . . John Palmour. 
 
~IcCranie . . . . . . . . . . \Y. S. Faulkner. 
' 
 
:JicLarty . . 
 
J. P. \Vatson. 
 
:JicGehee . . 
 
J. }I. :Mobley. 
 
:JicDonough. . . . . . . . . . J. H. Estelle. 
 
Nicholas . . . . 
 
. . T. :JL ~orwood. 
 
Risbet. . . . . . . . 
 
. . \Y. H. Steward. 
 
Xiles .. 
 
. . . . . . . . . . S. T. Loftley. 
 
Kevin .. 
 
. . . . . . .... T. B. Felder. 
 
Oliver ................ J. J. Jones. 
 
Oakes ....... . 
 
. . J.D. Coody. 
 
Ogletree ..... . 
 
Patten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. H. Hansell. 
 
Paulette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. B. Bower. 
 
Parker ....... . 
 
. .0. D. Garmor. 
 
Palmer ....... . 
 
. .I. A. Bnsh. 
 
Pearce ....... . 
 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Phinizy ..................... . 
 
 FRIDAY, NovEliBER 13, 1896. 
 
305 
 
Members. 
Quillian .. 
 
Compl'y Yote. 
. . \V. _.:\._. \Yillingham. 
 
Rawls .. 
 
. . . . . . . . . .H. E. I"ester. 
 
Reid .. 
 
Reece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Cmput. 
 
Roberts ..... . 
 
. .J. D. Smith. 
 
Rawlings .. 
 
Redding .. 
 
. . E. ~I. Beecham. 
 
Rudicil . . . . . . . ... J. C. Clement 
 
Rutherford . . . . 0. II. B. Bloodworth. 
 
Salter ....................... . 
 
Slaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. S. Hopkins. 
 
Swift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. B. Adams. 
 
Simpson .. 
 
Stone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. B. Felder. 
 
Sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Smith of Crawford. . . . . . . . R. D. Smith. 
 
Smith of Hancock ........ Seab. Reece. 
 
Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles R. 0risp. 
 
Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. L. Berner. 
 
Thomason of :Morgan . . . . . . . . J os. Ohl. 
2Ch 
 
 306 
 
JouR~AL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Timmerman 
 
Compl'y vote. 
Allen Fort. 
 
Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . \Y. G. :Mason. 
 
Thomas of Clarke . . . . . . . . Hoke Smith. 
 
Thomas of Pierce. . . . . . . . C. C. Thomas. 
 
Thomas of \Yare. . . . . . . . J. S. \Yilliams. 
 
U nder"ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Vaughn..... . 
 
. . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Vincent ..... . 
 
. .J. \Y. Harris, Jr. 
 
\Vest ....... . 
 
. ... H. G. Turner. 
 
\Vebb ........................ . 
 
\Yight . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Dunwody. 
 
\Vren ....................... . 
 
\Vright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. W. Everett. 
 
\Valden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W m. Phillips. 
 
Watkins .............. Wm. Clifton. 
 
Whipple .... 
 
. . . . Allen Fort. 
 
\Vilkes ..... . 
 
. . A. H. Hansell. 
 
\Vhitaker .... 
 
. . \Vm. J. Davis. 
 
\Vorsham .... . . 0. H. B. Bloodworth. 
 
Wilcox of Telfair. . . . . . . . J. H. Dodson. 
 
 FRIDAY, NoVEl\lBER 13, 1896. 
 
307 
 
Members. 
\Yilcox of \Vilcox .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . J. C. Carmichael. 
 
Yates ..... . 
 
. . J. ~I. ~Ieadows. 
 
:Mr. Speaker .. 
 
Upon counting the House Yote, the result was as follows: 
 
0. D. Garmor . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
I. A. Bush.. . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
W. A. \Yillingham . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
R. E. Lester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. D. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
E. ~I. Beecham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
J. C. Clement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
0. H. B. Bloodworth . . . . . . . : 
 
1 
 
W. B. Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
R. D. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Seab. Reece . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Chas. R. Crisp, Jr. . . 
 
1 
 
J. K. Ohl ....... . 
 
1 
 
\V. G. :Mason .. 
 
1 
 
D. C. Thomas .. 
 
1 
 
.J. S. Williams .. 
 
1 
 
 308 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
J. 1,V, Harris, Jr. . . . . . . ...... 1 
 
Harry Dunwody . . . . 
 
1 
 
R. \V. Everett . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\Vm. J. Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. H. Dodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
J. C. Carmichael . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. :M. :Meadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
F. J. Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
:M. Newman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
B. B. Bower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
W m. Clifton. . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
S. W. Harris. . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
E. L. Rainey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
L. F. Garrard . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
L. F. Ridley.. . . 
 
1 
 
J. R. Deldgall . . 
 
1 
 
J. B. :Malone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . 1 
 
A. P. Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
G. E. S. Voss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
\V. IC. Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
 FRIDAY, NovE~IBER 13, 1896. F. M. Dougherty .. John Palmour. . . . \V. S. Faulkner. . . . . . . . . . . . J. P. \Yatson .. .J. }.f. Mobley .. J. H. Estelle .. \V. H. Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . 
S. T. Loftley .. .. . . .. .. .. T. B. Felder. . . . J.D. Coody .... 
A. H. Hansell . . . . . . . . 
E. A. Halman. . . . . . . . J no. T. Boifeuillet . . Hoke Smith . . . . . . L. F. Garrard . . .T. T. Jackson P. S. Irwin.. Jno. C. Hart.. . . . . . . . . . . . . R. \V. Murphey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. \V. Richardson . . . . . . J. H. Estelle. . . . . . . . . . 
 
309 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
1 1 
1 
2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
 
 310 
 
JouRYAL OF THE HousE. 
 
\V. A. Thomas ............. . 
 
1 
 
Felix Corput................. . 1 
 
R. L. Berner . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
Chas. Estes . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
I. S. Hopkins . . . . 
 
3 
 
\Ym. }L Howard .. 
 
1 
 
R. D. Cole, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
T. nL Norwood . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. \V. Edmonson. . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
E. B. :Milner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1 
 
\\T. C. Scruggs . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
A. J. Singletary . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
I. )L Pace ......... . 
 
1 
 
J. A. Collen . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. J. Gilham ................ . 1 
 
J no. L. Ed~unson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
A. L. IIawes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1 
 
J. P. Goldston ......... . 
 
1 
 
\Vm. Phillips . . . . . . . . 
 
14 
 
Paul B. Trammell .. 
 
1 
 
Allen Fort ..... . 
 
12 
 
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311 
 
J. W. Lindsey .. 
 
1 
 
\\''. 0. Kiddoo 
 
1 
 
J. B. Jones .. 
 
1 
 
R. LJ. Thomason . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
I. L. Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\V. S. ~filler . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Herrington . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. L. Hardeman . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. J. Jones ........... . 
 
1 
 
AI Herrington . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Henry G. Turner . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
\Y. C. Beeks . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
S. R. Atkinson .. 
 
1 
 
:McAfee . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
T. L. Newell. . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. 0. Elder ..... . 
 
1 
 
Jos. B. Cumming .. 
 
1 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vote, it appeared that 163 Yotes had been cast. 
 
No one having received a majority of the votes cast, the President announced that no election had been held. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
l:"pon motion of -:\Ir. OliYer of Burke, the joint session was dissol \'ed. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by, and granted to the following members, to wit: }Iessrs. Smith of Hancock, Henderson of Forsyth, Patten of Thomas, Salter of Jefferson, Mc~Iichael of Jasper, Calhoun of }!ontgomery, Duncan of Chatham, }!addox of Harris. 
 
The hour of adjournment haYing arriYed, the chair declared the House adjourned. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, X m'ember 14, 1896. Pursuant to adjournment, the House met at 10 o'clock 
"T a.m., this day was called to order by the Speaker and 
opened with prayer by Rev. A. Bealer. 
Upon motion of )fr. west of Lowndes, the call of the 
roll was dispensed with. 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
:Mr. Oliver, chairman of Committee on Em:ollment, submitted the following report, to wit: 
Jlr. Speaker: The committee reports the follmving act as duly en- 
rolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker and President of the Senate, to wit: 
An act to establish and maintain a local public school 
 
 SATURDAY, :KovEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
313 
 
f>ystem in the county of Fulton outside the city of Atlanta and the town of East Point. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
ThP -following bills were taken up, read the third time, all(l put upon their passage, to 'vit: 
 
l3y :.rr. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
A hill to prohibit municipal authorities from collecting tax from traYeling salesmen ":here no U.elivery of goods is macle ttt the time of taking orders for same. 
 
"Cpon motion of :\Ir. Fogarty, the author, this bill was made the special order for \Yednesday next, immediately after the reading of the ,Journal. 
 
l~y :Mr. Blalock of Fayette-A bill to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. 
 
lTpon motion of :\Ir. Blalock, this bill was laid upon the table, the bill not being read. 
 
The following bill was read. the second time, to wit: 
 
J3y :Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
A bill to provide for the payment of a salary to county school commissioners. in lieu of a per diem in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message "'as received from the Senate through "l\Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mt. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the following joint resolution of the Honse, to wit: 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
..c\.. resolution directing the appointment of a committee of three from the Honse and two from the Senate to investigate and ascertain if the conditions in connection with the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad have been complied with. 
Committee on the part of the Senate, }Iessrs. Gray of the Twenty-third, and Shropshire of the Forty-second. 
 
rpon motion of 1Ir. Little of 1Iuscogee, the rules were suspended so as to permit n.;embers to introduce new matter, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By }Ir. Little of }Iuscogee-- 
 
A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and the public institutions, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
Also the following joint resolution was read and adopted: 
 
By }Ir. Hitch of Brooks- 
A resolution appointing a joint committee to attend the commencement exercises of the Georgia X ormal and Industrial College in 1897. 
 
By }fr. Webb of Cherokee-- 
'y A bill to incorporat~ the town of oodstock, in Chero- 
kee county. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
 SATURDAY, NovE~rBER 14, 1896. 
 
315: 
 
By :Mr. Bennet of GlynnA bill to amend an act approYed December 1, 18!)6, and 
for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. ..Also, the following joint resolution, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Little of ~Inscogee- 
A joint resolution to appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars to defray the expenses of the recent inaugural ceremonies. 
Referred to Committee on Finance. 
 
By l\Ir. Dickerson of Clinch- 
A bill to prescribe the dut~' of electric telegraph companies in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Craig of Bibb- 
A bill to regulate the employment of child labor, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on I"abor and Labor Statistics. 
By ~Ir: Longley of Troup- 
A bill to preYent hunting or fishing on the lands of another without the consent of the owner, to prescribe penalties, etc., and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 
 
 :316 
 
.JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By )fr. Rudicil of Chattooga- 
A resolution providing for the payment of a pension to 1fary E. Robinson. 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By )Jr. Reece of FloydA bill to regulate the recovery of usury. Heferred to General .Judiciary Committee. 
 
Tiy )Ir. Taylor of 1[eriwether- 
A bill to appropriate thirty-two thousand dollars to the Trustees of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
Referred to Committee on Finance. 
 
Also, by 1Ir. Taylor of 1Ieriwether- 
A bill to regulate the employment and pay for medical expert testimony. 
RefeiTed to Special ,Jndiciary Committee. 
 
The following joint resolution was offered, read and adopted: 
 
By 1Ir. Calvin of Richmond- 
A joint resolution providing for a joint committee to visit the Georgia School of Technology. 
Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
 SATURDAY, XOVE:\IllER 14, 1896. 
 
317 
 
By ~fr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A resolution tendering to Hon. Logan E. Bleckley the use of the hall of the Honse for the ewning of 1Ionday, the 1Gth inst., in the ewnt no nomination is made prior to that time. 
 
1Jr. Charters, of T,umpkin, moYecl to amend by adding thereto the words "in the eYent no caucus is held that evening." 
 
The amendment was accepted, and the resolution, as amended, was agreed to. 
 
Upon motion of 1Ir. Hill of Troup, the House took a recess until 11:55 o'dock. 
 
11:55 O'clock. 
The Honse reconYenecl at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. 
The Senate appeared upon the floor of the hall of the Honse and the joint session, convened to ballot for United States Senator, was called to order by Hon. C. G. Gray, President -ero tem. of the Senate. 
The Secretary of the Senate then read the section of the Code of 1882 prescribing the mode and ti:q1e of electing a llnited States Senator as follows, to wit: 
Section 1335, (1363), (1282). rnited States Senators, when elected. [The I~egislature of each State, which shall he chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent said State in Congress, shall, on the second Tuesday after the meeting 
 
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.JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in the place of such Senator so going out of office.] (a) 
Section 1336. Election, how conducted. Said election for such Senator shall be conductC(l in the following manner: Each house shall openly, by a rim race of each member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from said State, and the name of the person so voted for, who shall have a majority of the whole number of votes cast in each house, shall be entered on the Journal of each house by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to give such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered on the Journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place, as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall com-ene in joint assembly, and the Journal of each house shall then be read, and if the same person shall have received a majority of all the votes in each house, such person shall be duly declared elected Senator to represent said State in the Congre:os of the rnited States. But if the same person shall not have received a majority of the votes in each house, or if either house shall have failed to take proceedings as required in this section, the joint assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a rira voce vote of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a majority of all the votes of the said joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly ~Jected; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock, meridian, of each succeeding day during the session of the Legislature, and take at least one vote until a Senator shall be elected. 
 
 SATURDAY, NovE~IBER 14, 1896. 
 
319 
 
Upon motion of Senator Hopkins of the Seventh, the roll-call of the members, to ascertain who were present, was dispensed with. 
 
The roll of the Senate was called, and the following was the result: 
 
Members. 
Allen, J. R, 41st District 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Atkinson, A., 26th District . . . . . . 
 
Battle, C. E., 24th District . . . . . . . . . . T. E. Blanchard. 
 
Blalock, A. C., 35th District .. 
 
W. J. :Mallard. 
 
Brinson, E. L., 17th District .. 
 
Brooke, J. P., 39th District ......... . 
 
Carter, Yancey, 31st District . . . . . . . . . . ""\Ym. Phillips. 
 
Castleberry, J. F., 32d District .. 
 
  ""\Ym. Phillips. 
 
Comas, P. H., 3d District . . . . . ... E. D. Graham. 
 
Cook, Philip, lOth District 
 
. . . . C. E. Battle. 
 
Culver, J. L., 20th District 
 
. . . . J. ""\V. Bennett. 
 
Dunwody, H. F., 4th District .... 
 
Everett, ).f. L., 12th District . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Flewellen, E. .A., 25th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Flynt, w. T., 19th District . . . . 
 
T. L. Tysinger. 
 
Geiger, ""\V. vY., 1st District .... 
 
 320 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Membera. 
Goldin, w. F., 38th District 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Golightly, J. F., 36th District ............. . 
 
Gray, C. G., 23d District . . . . . . . . . . . . \Varner Hill. 
 
Ham, T. C., 6th District . . . . 
 
.. A. J. \Yilliams. 
 
Hopkins, H. W., 7th District 
 
.. R. G. )fitchell. 
 
Hudson, T. G., 13th District . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Fort. 
 
Kemp, \Y. R., 16th District .. 
 
Kilpatrick, J. D., 28th District 
 
W. J. :Mallard. 
 
Mann, C. H., 2d District . . . . . . . . . . H. K. :McGehee. 
 
)fcFarland, T. F., 44th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Redwine, J. E., 33d District . . . . . . . . . . A. D. Candler. 
 
Sheffield, W. C., 9th District . . . . . . 
 
J. D. :11ims. 
 
Shropshire, \Yesley, 42d District .... 
 
Starr, 0. X., 43d District .. 
 
Stevens, O.. B., 11th District . . . . . . . . . . \V. T. Lewis. 
 
Stewart, J. A., 27th District . . . . . . . . . . . . J. :?\I. Pace. 
 
Stewart, T. D., 24th District ........ H. F. Dunwody. 
 
Strother, A. E., 29th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
"T Thomson, S., 14th District .. 
 
Turner, \V. \V., 37th District .. 
 
. . J. D. :Miller. 
 
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
321 
 
Members. 
Van Buren, J. R., 21st District .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Walker, B. F., 18th District. . . . . . . . . Pat Walsh. 
 
Walker, J. Y., 40th District . . . . . . . ... R. L. Berner. 
 
"\Vestmoreland, G. F., 8th District .. . . J. E. Donalson. 
 
-Wilcox, Jeff, 5th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Witcher, C. }.f., 30th District . . . . 
 
Wooten, J. A., 15th District ..... . 
 
R. L. Berner. 
 
:Mr. President, 22d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Upon counting the Senate vote, the result was as follows: 
 
T. E. Blanchard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
W. J. }.fallard . . . . 
 
2 
 
William Phillips . . 
 
2 
 
E. D. Graham . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
C. E. Battle . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. W. Bennett . . . . . . 
 
i 
 
T. L. Tysinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Warner Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
A. J. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
R. G. }.fitchell . . . ..... 
 
1 
 
Allen Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
2lh 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
H. K. McGehee . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
A. D. Candler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J.D. Mims.... . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
W. T. LewiP.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. M. Paee ...................... 1 
 
H. F. Dunwody .... 
 
1 
 
J. D. Miller ..... . 
 
1 
 
Pat Walsh . . . . . . 
 
. ....... 1 
 
R. L. Berner . . . . . . 
 
.... ..... . 2 
 
J. E. Donalson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
The roll of the House was then called, and the following was the result: 
 
Members. 
Adams .. 
 
Campl'y vote. 
. ... M. J. Abbott. 
 
Arnold ............. . 
 
Awtry ........ : . ... . 
 
J 
 
Armstrong ......... . 
 
Atkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. G. Rowes. 
' 
 
Bates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. M. Carter. 
 
Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . John A. Donaldson. 
 
Bond ......... . 
 
 8ATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
323 
 
Members. 
Boyd ..... . 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Berry ..... 
 
. . Paul B. Trammel1. 
 
Brown ................ J. H. :Martin. 
 
Burke .... 
 
Bussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wight. 
 
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allen Fort. 
 
Branch ......................... . 
 
Bowden 
 
Boswell 
 
John West. 
 
Burwell .... 
 
. . John :M. Ragsdale. 
 
Bartlett . . . . . . . . . . . . William Phillips. 
 
Baggett ..... . 
 
Blalock . . . . . . . . . .... J. S. Boynton. 
 
Brannen 
 
Bedgood 
 
Boifeuillet . . . . . . . . . D. G. Hughes. 
 
Brinson of Burke ..... . 
 
Brinson of Emanuel .... 
 
Boynton of Calhoun . . . . . . . .Allen Fort. 
 
Boynton of Spalding .... T. E. Patterson. 
 
 324 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Bennet of Glyn 
 
Compl'y vote. 
Hoke Smith. 
 
Bennett of Jackson 
 
Craig . . . . . . . . . ... James H. Smith. 
 
Cole ........................... . 
 
Cook of Decatur . . . . John E. Donaldson. 
 
Cook of Oconee . . . . . . J os. B. Cumming. 
 
Calvin ........................... . 
 
Collum ........... . 
 
Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Y. :McCord. 
 
Clement . . . . . . . . . . . . :N. L. Hutchins. 
 
Charters 
 
. . . . . . :M. G. Boyd. 
 
Calhoun 
 
Chapman 
 
. . . . . . . . T. W. Grimes. 
 
Copeland 
 
John P. Ba;rnes. 
 
Callaway 
 
. . J. H. Colley 
 
Dodson ... 
 
. . . . Allen lFort 
 
Duffy .... 
 
J. H. Fitze 
 
Durham .. 
 
Deakins 
 
. ... William Phillips. 
 
Davison 
 
...... John T. West. 
 
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
325 
 
Members. 
Dickerson .... 
 
Compl'y vot."- 
. ... R. M. Hitch. 
 
Duncan of Chatham ............... . 
 
Duncan of Houston 
 
A. L. Miller. 
 
Duncan o Lee .... 
 
Ellis ............. . 
 
Edge .............. William Phillips. 
 
Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Smith. 
 
Edenfield .......... William Phillips. 
 
Ennis of Floyd . . . . . . John W. Maddox. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 
 
Faust .... 
 
. .................. . 
 
Ford .... 
 
. . . . . .Robert Mitchell. 
 
Foster ....... . 
 
Fogarty .... . Joseph B. Cumming. 
 
Felder 
 
. . . . W. G. Mallttrd. 
 
Felker 
 
Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwin. 
 
Gowen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. W. Brooks. 
 
Grice ......... . 
 
Griffin . . . ..... 
 
 326 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Hall ..... . 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Hogan .... 
 
. .... Hill. 
 
Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. J. Smith. 
 
Hitch .......... William A. Dodson. 
 
Hawes .... .... 
 
Goodwin. 
 
Harrell 
 
Hamby 
 
............ S.M. Beck. 
 
Hightower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wight. 
 
Hardeman . . . . . . . . . . . . W. A. Candler. 
 
Herrington . . . . . . . . . . . . E. L. Brinson. 
 
Henderson of Colquitt ...... J. L. Hall. 
 
Henderson of DeKalb .... J. B. Gordon. 
 
Henderson of Irwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 
 
Henderson of Forsyth ............... . 
 
Henderson of Washington . . . . . . . .... 
 
Jordan ........................ . 
 
Johnson of Hall ...... F. G. duBignon. 
 
Johnson of Baker .. 
 
Johnson of Appling ...... T. J. Holden. 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
327 
 
Members. 
Kiser .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Kaigler . . . . . . . . . . . . William Phillips. 
 
Knowles . . . . . . . . . ... W. J. Mallard. 
 
Kendrick ..... . 
 
Lance .... 
 
. . W. E. Candler. 
 
I.eard .... 
 
. ..... William Philips. 
 
Little . . . . . ......... T. W. Grimes. 
 
Lott . . . . . . . . . , . . . . William Phillips. 
 
Longley ......... . 
 
Law .................. J. -H. DeVore. 
 
Moore .... 
 
Mozley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. T. W. Glover. 
 
:Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . ... T. W. Glover. 
 
Meldrim ......... . 
 
Estelle~ 
 
Maddox .......... . 
 
Meadows ........................ . 
 
Montfort 
 
Mansfield 
 
Morrison 
 
Mullinax 
 
 328 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
McDonald 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
:McLaughlin . . ... . ... william G. Reville. 
 
McMichael ...................... . 
 
McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . Moses Martin. 
 
McConnell . . . . . . . . . . . . Miles Berong. 
 
McCook ....... . 
 
McKee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mose Martin. 
 
McCranie ....................... . 
 
McLarty . . . . . . . . . ..... T. R. Whitley. 
 
McGehee ....................... . 
 
McDonough . . . . . . . . . J. M. Estell. 
 
Nicholas ......................... . 
 
Nisbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blalock. 
 
Niles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen :Fort. 
 
Nevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. S. McHenry. 
 
Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. L. Brinson. 
 
Oakes . . . . . . . . . . . . .. F. G. duBignon. 
 
Ogletree ........................ . 
 
Patten ....... . 
 
Paulette 
 
. . . John A. Donaldson. 
 
 SATURDAY, NovEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
329 
 
Members. 
Parker .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. A. Bush. 
 
Pearce .......................... . 
 
Phinizy ....... . 
 
Quillian ....... . 
 
~I. L. Smith. 
 
Rawls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. E. Lester. 
 
Reid ..... . 
 
Reece . . . . . . . . . . Harper Hamilton. 
 
Roberts .............. W. A. Ham. 
 
Rawlings ............... . 
 
Redding . . . . . . . . . . . . John E. Gardner. 
 
Rudicil . . . . . . 
 
Lewis Hicks. 
 
Rutherford .... 
 
Salter ..... . 
 
Slaton ..... 
 
W. G. Mallard. 
 
Swift ................. . 
 
Simpson .............. . 
 
Stone ......................... . 
 
Sell .............. William Phillips. 
 
Smith of Crawford . . . . . . . . Williams. 
 
 330 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Smith of Hancock .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Taylor 
 
Warner Hill. 
 
Turner 
 
Thomason of ~forgan 
 
Timmerman ..... . 
 
.. Allen Fort. 
 
Thompson ......... . 
 
Thomas of Clarke .... 
 
Thomas of Peierce ...... A. P. Brantley. 
 
Thomas of Ware . . . . . . . . 
 
Underwood 
 
Vaughn 
 
Vincent ............ John W. Aiken. 
 
West .... 
 
. . . . . . . . Hoke Smith. 
 
"\Vebb .... 
 
. . . . John Silvey. 
 
Wight .... 
 
. . W. E. Wooten. 
 
"\Vren .... 
 
Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. E. Jones. 
 
Walden ..... . 
 
. . William Phillips. 
 
Watkins ..... . 
 
Whipple ..... 
 
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
331 
 
Members. 
Wilkes .... 
 
Compt'y vote. 
Harralson. 
 
Whitaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~filler. 
 
vVorsham ......... . 
 
. . Gardner. 
 
Wilcox of Telfair .... 
 
. . Johnson. 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 
 
Yates ....... . . . . . John B. Henry. 
 
Mr. Speaker .... . ... John F. Fuller. 
 
Upon counting the House vote, the result was as follo,vs: 
 
M. J. Abbott.................. . 
 
D. G. Rowes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
S. M. Carter .., . . . . . . .. 
 
John A. Donalson .... 
 
0 
 
0 0. 0 
 
3 
 
Paul B. Trammell .... 
 
1 
 
J. 'H. Martin .... 
 
1 
 
Wight ..... . 
 
00 
 
0 0. 0 
 
2 
 
Allen Fort 
 
0 0 0 0 0 0. 
 
0 0 0 0 0. 
 
5 
 
John West 
 
00000000 
 
00 
 
1 0 0 
 
John M. Ragsdale .... 
 
1 
 
William Phillips . . . . . . . . . . 
 
9 
 
J ..S. Boynton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
 332 
 
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D. G. Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
T. E. Patterson . . . . . . 
 
.. .... 1 
 
Hoke Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
James H. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Joseph B. Cumming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
H. Y. McCord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
N. L. Hutchins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
l\L G. Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
T. W. Grimes . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
2 
 
John P. Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
F. H. Colley .................... 1 
 
J. H. Fitze . . . . . . . . 
 
. ....... 1 
 
John T. West .................. 1 
 
R. M. Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
A. L. l\filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
John Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
John W. :Maddox . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Robert Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
John B. Goodwin . . . . . . . . . . 
 
3 
 
J. W. Brooks . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\Valter B. Hill . . . . 
 
1 
 
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
333 
 
J. J. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
William A. Dodson . . 
 
1 
 
S. M. Beck . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
W. A. Candler . . . . 
 
1 
 
E. L. Brinson . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. L. Hall.... . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
John B. Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
F. G. duBignon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
 
G. J. Holton . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
W. E. Candler ....... . 
 
1 
 
J. H. DeVote ... . 
 
. ........... 1 
 
T. W. Glover .... 
 
. ..... 2 
 
Estelle . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
. ..... 2 
 
William G. Reville . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
l\loses :Martin . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
T. R. Whitley . . . . 
 
1 
 
Blalock . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
W. S. }.fcHenry . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
I. A. Bush.... . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
M. L. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . 1 Harper Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
 334 
 
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W. A. Ham .... 
 
1 
 
John E. Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Lewis Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
E. H. Williams ................ 1 
 
Warner Hill 
 
...... ...... 1 
 
R. E. Lester 
 
.... ........ 1 
 
A. P. Brantley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
John.W. Aikin .... . ......... 1 
 
John Silvey 
 
.......... 1 
 
C. E. Jones 
 
............ 1 
 
Harralson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
}filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1 
 
Gardner 
 
.................... 1 
 
Johnson 
 
........ 1 
 
John B. Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
John F. Fuller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Vote cast in House, 109. 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the vo,tes cast, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 123. 
 
No one having received a majority of the votes cast, the ~hair declared that no election had been held. 
 
 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1896. 
 
335 
 
Upon motion of :Mr. Oliver of Burke, the joint session was dissolved. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following members, to wit: :Messrs. Adams, Duncan of Lee, Moore, Brannen, :McCook, Wilcox of \Vilcox, Morgan and Armstrong. 
 
Upon motion of :Mr. Bartlett of Paulding, the House .adjourned to :Monday next at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, :Monday, November 16, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock .a.m., was called to order by the Speaker pro tern., and opened with prayer by the Rev. \\.,.alker Lewis. 
 
. The roll was then called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, 
 
Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, Harrell, 
 
McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pearce, Phinizy, 
 
 336 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McLarty, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Faust, 
 
 MoNDAY, N-ovEMBER 16, 1896. 
 
337 
 
Mr. Clement, of Gwinnett, of the Committee on Journa~, reported that the Journal had been examined and approved. 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
Leave of absence was granted to the members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections during the morning session. 
The following privileged resolution was offered and read: 
 
By Mr. Smith of Crawford- 
A resolution providing that all bills now pending, except local bills, be printed, and copies laid upon the desk of each member. 
Upon motion of :Mr. "\Vest oi Lowndes, the resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules. 
Upon a call of the roll of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read the nrst time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
By Mr. Adams of Upson- 
A bill to incorporate the town of Yatesville, m the .county of Upson. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
By Mr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
A bill to amend section 1254 of the Code of 1882. 
Referred to Cotnmittee on Education. 
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By Mr. Bowden of Habershare- 
 
A bill to repeal an act approved December 15th, 1892r which amends section 3910(a) of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Webb of Cherokee- 
A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 5  of the Constitution of this State. 
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. 
 
By :Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill providing for renewal of charters of railroads heretofore granted by the Secretary of State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
By .Mr. Boynton of CalhounA bill to amend S~;Jction 2503 0f the Code of 1882. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters~ The following privileged resolution was read and agreed. 
to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Nevin of Floyd- 
 
A resolution providing that all bills heretofore introduced, during the present session, involving amendments to the Constitution, be recalled from the different committees to which they may have been referred, and instead, be referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. 
 
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The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committee was agreed to, and passed, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
A bill to amend an act entitled "an act to regulate the business of building and loan associations in this State," etc., etc., and for other purposes. 
 
The Committee on Banks, to whom this bill had been referred, proposed to amend by inserting a section to be known as section 4, to wit: 
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the title of the act approved October 19th, 1891, which appears in its entirety as the caption of this act, be amended by inserting in the third line, between the words "business" and "outside," the words "in or," so that the 
said title, thus amended, shall read as follows: "An act ro 
regulate the business of building and loan associations heretofore or hereafter incorporated under the laws of this State, which do business in or outside of this State," etc., etc., which was agreed to. 
Mr. Slaton, of Fulton, offered the following proviso to. the amendment offered by Mr. Calvin of Richmond, to wit: 
"Said act shall not apply to associations restricting their operations to a limited number of counties in the State of G~rgia," which was lost. 
Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, moved to amend by adding an additional section, to be known as section 5, as follows: 
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the act approved October, 1891, the title of which forms the caption of this act, be further amended as 
 
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to section five of said act, by adding after the word "not," in the seventh line thereof, the words.: "except those which restrict their business to the city or county of their domicile," so that said section, thus amended, shall read as follows: 
 
"That the name 'Building and Loan Association,' as used in this act, shall include all corporations, societies, or organizations or associations, doing a savings and loan or investment business, on the building society plan, viz: loaning its funds to its members, .whether issuing certificates of stock which mature at a time fixed in advance or not, except those which restrict their business to the city, or county of its domicile," which was agreed to. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following members were added to the Penitentiary Committee, to wit: :Messrs. Parker and Burwell. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Clifton, the Secretayy thereof: 
 
1llr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of Senate, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 428 of the third volume of the Code of 1895, amending the prohibition laws of the State, and for other purposes. 
 
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette- 
 
A bill to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. The Committe~ on Counties and County Matters, to 
 
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whom the bill had been referred, proposed the following amendment, to wit: 
By striking out the word "one," in "the 13th line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "two," and by striking out the word "one," in the 19th line of said bill, and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "two," which was lost. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, wae passed. Ayes 105, nays 5. 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the second time and recommitted: 
 
By Mr. Hill of Troup- 
A bill to amend section 1323 of the Code of 1882. 
Recommitted to Special Judiciary Committee. 
By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
A bill to bring on a special election in this State for Justices of the Peace and Constables, and for other purposes. 
Recommitted to Special Judiciary Committee. 
The Senate appearing upon the floor of the hall of the House, the joint session, convened for the purpose of balloting for L nited States Senator, was called to order by Hon. R. L. Berner, President of the Senate. 
The Seeretary o the Senate then read the section o the Code o 1882 prescribing the mode and time of electing a United States Senator as follows, to wit: 
Section 1335, (1363), (1282). United States Senators, when elected. [The Legislature of each State, which shall 
 
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be chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent said State in Congress, shall, o~ the second Tuesday after the meeting and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in the place of such Senator so going out of office.] (a) 
Section 1336. Election, how conducted. Said election for such Senator shall be conducted in the following manner: Each house shall openly, by a viva voce of each member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from said State, and the name of the person so voted for, who shall have a majority of the whole number of votes cast in each house, shall be entered on the Journal of each house by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to give such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered on the Journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place, as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the Journal of each house shall then be read, and if the same person ~hall have received a majority of all the votes in each house, such person shall be duly declared elected Senator to represent said State in the Congress of the United States. But if the same person shall not have received a majority of the votes in each house, or if either house shall have failed to take proceedings as required in this section, the joint assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a viva voce vote of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a majority of all the votes o the said joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly elected; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock, meridian, of each succeeding day during the session of the Legislature, and take at least one vote until a Senator shall be elected. 
 
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The roll of the Senate was called, with the following result: 
 
Members. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Allen, J. R., 41st District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillemur. 
 
Atkinson, A., 26th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker. 
 
Battle, C. E., 24th District. . . . . . . . 
 
. . Ragan. 
 
Blalock, A. C., 35th District .. 
 
. .Ragan. 
 
Brinson, E. L., 17th District .. 
 
. . J no. C. Deel. 
 
Brooke, J. P., 39th District .. Carter, Yancey, 31st District .. Castleberry, J. F., 32d District ......... . 
 
::Ragan. . .Ragan. 
 
Comas, P. H., 3d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ragan. 
 
Cook, Phillip, lOth District . . . . . . . . . . . . C. E. Battle. Culver, J. L., 20th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reece. 
 
Dunwody, H. F., 4th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ragan. 
 
Everett, M. L., 12th District .. 
 
Flewellen, E. A., 25th District 
 
.... Persons. 
 
Flynt, W. T., 19th District................ Ragan. 
 
Geiger, \Y. \Y., 1st District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Goldin, W. F., 38th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Golightly, J. F., 36th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hill. 
 
Gray, C. G., 2'3d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Fort. 
 
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Members. 
Ham, T. C., 6th District .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ... Cranford. 
 
Hopkins, H. W., 7th District . . . . . . . ... Mitchell. 
 
Hudson, T. G., 13th District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort. 
 
Kemp, W. R., 16th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
Kilpatrick, J. D., 28th District . . . . . . . . . . . .Ragan. 
 
Mann, C. H., 2d District . . . . . . . . . . . . McGehee. 
 
McFarland, T. F., 44th District .. . . . . . . Hatchett. 
 
Redwine, J. E., 33d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davee. 
 
Sheffield, W. C., 9th District . . . . . . . . . . F. F. Jones. 
 
Shropshire, Wesley, 42d District .. 
 
Starr, 0. N., 43d District ..... . 
 
. ... Ragan. 
 
Stevens, 0. B., 11th District .............. Mitchell. 
 
Stewart, J. A., 27th District . . 
 
. ...Ragan. 
 
Stewart, T. D., 34th District . . 
 
. ... Ragan. 
 
Strother, A. E., 29th District . . . . . . . . Cunningham. 
 
Thomson, W. S., 14th District. 
 
. .. Moore. 
 
Turner, W. "\V., 37th District. . 
 
. . Gordon. 
 
Van Buren, J. R., 21st District. . 
 
. . Bartlett. 
 
Walker, B. F., 18th District . . . . 
 
. ... Black. 
 
walker, J. Y., 40th District................ Black. 
 
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Members. 
"Westmoreland, G. F., 8th District .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. ..... Black. 
 
\Vilcox, Jeff., 5th District . . . . 
 
. ... Dickerson. 
 
Witcher, C. M., 30th District .. 
 
. . . . Meadows. 
 
Wooten, J. A., 15th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort. 
 
llr. President, 22d District. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Ragan. 
 
Upon counting the Senate vote, the result was as follows~ 
 
Gillemur .. .. . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Walker .. .. .. 
 
1 
 
Ragan .. .... . . 
 
12 
 
J no. C. Deel .. 
 
1 
 
C. E. Battle .. 
 
1 
 
Reece .. .. . . 
 
1 
 
Persons .. 
 
1 
 
Hill .. 
 
1 
 
Fort .. 
 
3 
 
Cranford .. 
 
1 
 
Mitchell .. 
 
2 
 
McGehee .. 
 
1 
 
Hatchett .. 
 
1 
 
Davee .. .. 
 
1 
 
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F. F. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Cunningham 
 
1 
 
Moore . . . . 
 
1 
 
Gordon.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Bartlett . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Black.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
"' 
 
Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Meadows.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
The roll of the House was called, and the following was the result: 
 
Members. 
Adams .. 
 
Compl'y Tote. 
. ... Tisinger. 
 
Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shackelford. 
 
Awtry ............ W. II. Haralson. 
 
Armstrong . . . . . . . . . . . .W. E. Ragan. 
 
Atkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Bates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. A. Gregory. 
 
Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. J. Maddox. 
 
Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kinnebrew. 
 
Boyd ....................... . 
 
Berry .. Brown .. 
 
. . 0. N. Starr. 
 
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Members. 
Burke .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .Allen Fort. 
 
Bussey .. 
 
. .Allen Fort. 
 
Black ........... . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Branch ........... . 
 
Bowden .......... ' .... F. 0.-Tate. 
 
Boswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Burwell . . . . . . . . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Bartlett .. 
 
. . .. . . .. W. H. Crew. 
 
Baggett .. 
 
Blalock. . . . . . . . , . . . . . J. S. Boynton. 
 
Brannen .. 
 
. . C. R. Groover. 
 
Bedgood .. 
 
Boifeuillet . . . . . . 
 
. . L. B. Wilson. 
 
Brinson o Burke .. 
 
. . H. H. Perry. 
 
Brinson o Emanuel .. 
 
Boynton o Calhoun . . . . . ... Allen Fort. 
 
 Boynton o Spalding . . . . W. D. Walker. 
 
Bennet o Glynn ...... H. F. Dunwody. 
 
Bennett o Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Craig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. D. Finley. 
 
 348 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
Cole .... 
 
Compl'y vote. 
John H. Byrd, 
 
Cook o Decatur .. . . . . . . Munnerlin. 
 
Cook o Oconee .. . . . . . . J. K. Hines. 
 
Calvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. C. C. Black. 
 
Collum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Cannon .. 
 
. . . .R. W. Tucker. 
 
Clement .. 
 
. .N. L. Hutchins. 
 
Charters .. 
 
. . F. M. Johnson. 
 
Calhoun .. 
 
Chapman . . . . . . . . . . . . T. M. Foley. 
 
Copeland. . . . . . . . . . . . C. L. Culverson. 
 
Callaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Dodson . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Allen Fort. 
 
Duffy . . . . . . . . . . J os. M. Middlebrooks. 
 
Durham .. 
 
. .J. W. Harris. 
 
Deakins .. 
 
Davison ..................... . 
 
Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Duncan o Chatham .. 
 
Duncan o Houston .. 
 
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349 
 
Members. 
Duncan of Lee .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . Allen Fort. 
 
Ellis ..... . 
 
Edge ..... . Edwards ........... . 
 
Edenfield .................... . 
 
Ennis of Floyd . . . . Ennis of Baldwin .. 
 
. .H. J. Bradshaw. 
 
Faust ......... . 
 
Ford ......... . . . Robt. Mitchell. 
 
Foster ....................... . 
 
Fogarty .............. W. E. Ragan. 
 
Felder .. 
 
. . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Felker .. 
 
Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . J as. E. Brown. Gowen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Lang. 
 
Grice .............  .          Griffin 
 
Hall .. 
 
. ....... Pearson. 
 
Hogan. . . . . . . . . .John D. Cunningham. 
 
Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. F. Mobley. 
 
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Members. 
Hitch .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .A. W. Fite. 
 
Hawes .. 
 
. ..... Mitchell. 
 
Harrell .. 
 
. . . . J os. Bishop. 
 
Hamby .. 
 
. ..... S. W. Beck. 
 
Hightower .. 
 
Hardeman .. 
 
. . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Herrington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jones. 
 
Henderson of Colquitt.... Robt. Mitchell. 
 
Henderson of DeKalb . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Henderson of Irwin. . . . . .Robt. Mitchell. 
 
Henderson of Forsyth ...... W. E. Ragan. 
 
Henderson of Washington. . . . . .\Vorley. 
 
Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Johnson of Hall ...... Hamp MeWhorter. 
 
Johnson of Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Johnson of Appling . . . . . . E. P. Padget. 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro .... Judge Newsome. 
 
I{iser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Kaigler .. 
 
Knowles .. 
 
. . W. E. Ragan. 
 
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Members. 
Kendrick .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .Sam Jones. 
 
Lance . . . . . . . . . . . . T. J. Haralson, Sr. 
 
Leard ....................... . 
 
Little ....... . 
 
. . \V. E. Ragan. 
 
Lott ......... . 
 
Longley ..................... . 
 
Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. 0. Devore. 
 
Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Mozley .. 
 
Morgan .. 
 
. ...... R. E. Lester. 
 
Meldrim ......... . 
 
Maddox ......... . . . Kimbrough. 
 
Meadows .. 
 
Montfort .. 
 
Mansfield . . . . . . 
 
Morrison ..... . 
 
.. J.P. Mell. 
 
Mullinax....... . 
 
..W. T. Day. 
 
McDonald .......... N. L. Hutchins. 
 
McLaughlin . . . . . . . . . . W. G. Reville. 
 
McMichael . . . . . . . . . . . . J. H. Kelly. 
 
 352 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
McDaniel .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. . B. B. Quillian. 
 
:McConnell . . . . . . . . . . . . J. M. Gibson. 
 
:McCook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bussey. 
 
~IcKee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
:McCranie . . . . . . . . . . Robt. Mitchell. 
 
:McLarty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duncan. 
 
McGehee . . . . . . . . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
McDonough . . . . . . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Nicholas ..................... . 
 
Nisbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Boynton. 
 
Niles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R. L. Greer. 
 
Nevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Oliver .. 
 
Oakes .. 
 
Ogletree . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Patten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hansell. 
 
Paulette. . . . . . . . . .  . . . L. F. Garrard. 
 
Parker .... 
 
. .J. F. Marshall. 
 
Palmer .. 
 
. .J. W. Mallard. 
 
Pearce .. 
 
. . . . Allen Fort. 
 
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:!\!embers. 
Pltinizy .. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
. .J. C. C. Black. 
 
Quillian .. 
 
. . A. D. Candler. 
 
Hawls ................H. K Lester. 
 
Reid .............. X. J. Hammond. 
 
Heece .... 
 
C. :JI. Fethcrstone. 
 
Roberts .. Rawlings .. 
 
. . Robt. :Jiitchell. 
.. .. .. ..''rorthen. 
 
Redding .. 
 
. . . . J. S. Boynton. 
 
Rudicil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. 
 
Rutherford . . . . 
 
Salter ....... . 
"r Slaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Hagan. 
 
Swift .... 
 
. .T. 0. Taper. 
 
Simpson .. 
 
Stone .... 
 
Sell ............. . 
 
Smith of Crawford . . . . . . \Y. E. Ragan. 
 
Smith of Hancock . . . . . . . . Scab. Reece. 
 
Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Yarner Hill. 
 
Turner ....................... . 
23h 
 
 354 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Members. 
 
Compl'y vote. 
 
Thomason of .Morgan ...... \V. E. Ragan. 
 
Timmerman ............ Allen Fort. 
 
Thompson ......... W. A. Henderson. 
 
Thomas of Clarke .. 
 
. .W. E. Ragan. 
 
Thomas of Pierce .. 
 
. . C. C. Thomas. 
 
Thomas of \Yare .. 
 
. . V{. E. Ragan. 
 
Underwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
Vaughn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Fort. 
 
Vincent ..... . 
 
. . W. E. Ragan. 
 
West....... . 
 
. . W. E. Ragan. 
 
webb .. 
 
. .J. S. DuPree. 
 
Wight .. 
 
Wren ....................... . 
 
Wright .. . . . . . . . . . . Jas. Young. 
 
Walden .. 
 
. . Wm. Phillips. 
 
Watkins .. 
 
. . W. E. Ragan. 
 
Whipple .. 
 
. .W. E. Ragan. 
 
Wilkes....... . 
 
Whitaker .. 
 
. .J.P. Atkinson. 
 
"\Vorsham .. 
 
. ......... Sutten. 
 
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355 
 
Members. 
Wilcox of Telfair.. 
 
Compl's vote. 
. .\V. E. Ragan. 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . Lassiter. 
 
Yates ..... . . . . . . . . .,Y. T. :Mann. 
 
Mr. Speaker .. 
 
~Upon counting the House vote, the result was as follows: 
 
F. :M. Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
T. l\L Foley .. 
 
1 
 
E. L. Culberson 
 
1 
 
J as. lf. :Middlebrooks. . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. W. Harris.. . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
H. J. Bradshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
Robt. Mitchell . . 
 
3 
 
J as. E. Brown . . 
 
1 
 
F. Lang.. 
 
1 
 
Pearson . . 
 
1 
 
J no. D. Cunningham . . 
 
1 
 
J. F. Mobley . . . . .. .. . . 
 
1 
 
A. W. Fite.. 
 
1 
 
J as. Bishop . . 
 
1 
 
:S. W. Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
 356 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Jones ................... . 
 
1 
 
\Vorley .................... . 1 
 
Ramp :MeWhorter .. 
 
1 
 
E. P. Padget ..... . 
 
1 
 
Judge Newsome . . . . 
 
1 
 
Sam Jones ....... . 
 
1 
 
T. J. Haralson ... . 
 
1 
 
J. C. Devoe . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
R. E. Lester . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Kimbrough ....... . 
 
1 
 
J.P. Mell ..... . 
 
1 
 
W. T. Day ... . 
 
1 
 
W. G. Reville .. 
 
1 
 
B. B. Quillian . . 
 
1 
 
J. M. Gibson .. 
 
1 
 
Bussey ..... . 
 
1 
 
Duncan ....... . 
 
1 
 
R. L. Greer ..... . 
 
1 
 
A. H. Hansell .. 
 
1 
 
L. F. Garrard .. 
 
1 
 
J. F. Marshall .. 
 
1 
 
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357 
 
A. D. Candler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
X. J. Hammond. . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
1 
 
C. )I. Featherstone .. 
 
1 
 
white .... 
 
1 
 
T. 0. Taper 
 
1 
 
Seab. Wright . . . . . . . . . . ~ . 
 
1 
 
warner Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
w. A. Henderson 
 
1 
 
C. C. Thomas .. 
 
1 
 
J. S. Dupree . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Jas. Young ............... . 
 
1 
 
\Vm. Phillips ..... . 
 
1 
 
I~assiter. . . . . . . . ... 
 
1 
 
\V. T. ~Iann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
Tisinger ................... . 1 
 
Shackelford . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
\V. H. Haralson ....... . 
 
1 
 
W. E. Ragan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 
 
S. A. Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. J. :Maddox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 
 
Kinnebrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
 
 358 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
0. ~-Starr .... 
 
1 
 
Allen Fort .. 
 
10 
 
F. C. Tate .. 
 
1 
 
W. H. Crew ........... . 
 
1 
 
J. S. Boynton .. 
 
3 
 
C. R. Groover .. 
 
1 
 
L. B. wilson ....... . 
 
1 
 
H. H. Perry ......... . 
 
1 
 
\V. D. Walker . . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
H. F. Dunwody. . . . . . . . 
 
1 
 
C. D. Findley .. 
 
1 
 
John H. Byrd .. 
 
1 
 
~funnerlin . . . . 
 
1 
 
J. K. Hines ..... . 
 
1 
 
J. C. C. Black .. 
 
2 
 
R. \V. Tucker .. 
 
1 
 
N. L. Hutchins .... 
 
2 
 
Upon counting and consolidating the -.:otes, it appeared 1lJat the total vote cast was 161. 
 
No one having received a majority of t}le votes cast, thechair declared that no election had been held. 
 
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Upon motion of Senator Redwine of the Thirty-third, the joint session was dissolved. 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker protem. 
The following hill was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
By ~fr. Knowles of FultonA bill to provide for the payment of a salary to County 
School Commissioners in lien of a per diem in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
 
This bill had been referred to Committee on Education, 
who reported the same, with the rccouunendation that it do pass, which was agreed to. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following resolution was offered, read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By 1Ir. Charters of Lumpkin- 
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Honse shall prepare and l1ave printed, each da,v of the session, a calendar showing in abstract form the c-ondition of business on the Clerk's desk, a copy of which c-alendar shall he placed on the desk of each member every morning. 
 
By unanimous cons<'nt, the following hill was introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
By ~Ir. Pearce of Houston- 
A bill to provide for a complete roste1', by companies, of 
 
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all troops furnished by the State of Georgia during the late ciYil war, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on 1Ii1it.ary. 
 
1Ir. Feltler, of Fulton, asked unanimous consent to withflraw from the consideration of the Committee on Special Judiciary, and to refer to General Jndieiary Committee, Honse hill X o. 28, which was granted. 
 
LPaYe of absence was asked by, and ?:J"anted to the following members, to wit: 1[e&'lrs. ~IcDonough, Brinson, and \Yight. 
 
rpon motion of 1Ir. Thomas of Pierce, the house adjfnrned unti110 o'eloek a.m. to-morrow. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, XoYember 17, 1896. 
The Honse met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was ealled to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer hy the Hev. \\~alker Lewis. 
 
The roll was eallell, aiHl t.he following answered to their names: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, 
 
Faust, Ford, 
~'oster, 
Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, 
 
McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, 
 
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Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hardeman. 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
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Those absent were Messrs.- 
Henderson of Forsyth, Underwood, 
 
Wren, 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
}fr. Burwell, Chairma~ of Committee on Privileges and Elections, asked leave of absence for one hour for the members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, which was granted. 
 
}fr. Johnson, Chairman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Jfr. Spcake1: 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to amend the charter of the Empire }futual Insurance Company. 
They have also had under consideration one Honse bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A hill to appoint clerks of Boards of Commissioners of Roads and Revennes in the eeveral counties in this State. 
Respectfully submitted. 
F. M. JOH~ SON, Chairman. 
 
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M:r. Little, Ch_airman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: 
 
Jir. Speaker: 
The Committee on l''inapce have had under consideration the following resolutions, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution authorizing the Ciovernor to pay to the Trustees of the rniwrsity of Georgia a balance due on the appropriation made by the last General Assembly to the State X ormal School. 
Also, a resolution providing for the indexing of the Journals of the House and Senate for the years 181)6 and 1897. 
The committee have also had under consideration the 
following resolution, which I am instructed to report to 
the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
 
A resolution proYiding for the payment of per diem and clerk hire of the Committee orr Penitentiary created b~- the act approved December 17th, l8ll5. 
The committee have also bad under consideration the following bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that tllC same he referred to the General .Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of Battle Hill, and for other pnrposes. 
The committee haYe also had under consideration the 
 
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following bills of the Honse, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the request that they be read the second time, and recommitted to the Finance Committee. The committee also request that 300 copies of each be printed for the use of the House, to wit: 
 
A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses -of the Executiw, Judicial and Legislative departments of the Go\'ernment, payment of the public debt and interest thereon, for support of public institutions and educational interests of the State, for each of tlw fiscal years 1897 and 1898. 
 
Also, a bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government, and public institutions, for educational purposes, etc. 
The committee also request that ~Ir. R. E. Davison of Greene, be added to the committee. 
Respectfully submittell. .JXO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
:3Ir. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency, the Governor, the following act, to wit: 
 
An act to establish and maintain a system of public schools in the county of Fulton, outside tiw city of Atlanta < :and the town of East Point. 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
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1fr. Burwell, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under eonsideration the following resolution, whieh they instruet me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
.A reeo1ntion proYiding that a committee of three be ap pointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, to recount the ballots cast at the election for RepresentatiYe from the county of Clay. 
Respectfully submitted. W~L II. BCR\VELL, Chairman. 
 
The report was adopted, and the resolution read and agreed to. 
The follo~wing joint resolution was offered, read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By ~fr. Armstrong of \Yilkes- 
A resolution providing for a committee to visit the Girls' X ormal and Industrial College. 
 
By unanimous cons0nt, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By 1fr. Fogarty of Riehmond- 
A bill to authorize the city of Augusta to grant the use of the streets of said city to any railroad company or corporation, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By ~Ir. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A bill to amend section 943(a) of the Code of Georgia of 1882, and the acts amendatory thereof, providing for the depositaries. 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
 
By ~Ir. Cole of Carroll- 
 
A bill to amend subdivision three of section 934 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
 
Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Clement of Gwihnett- 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to visit certain mines in Lumpkin and other counties, and report to the General Assembly what facts they may ascertain as to what effect they may have on filling in the bed of the Chattahoochee river. 
 
Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. :Morrison of DeKalb- 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of five to whom shall be referred all bills which contemplate an amendment to the Code of 1882. 
 
The resolution was laid over one day. 
 
By ~Ir. Baggett of Laurens- 
A bill to abolish the city court of Laurens county, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
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367 
 
By ~Ir. ~IcKee of Dawson- 
 
A bill to repeal an act entitled "an act to amend section 3HlO(d) of the Code of Georgia. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By ~Ir. Berry of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to amend section 431 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895. 
Referred to Committee on Temperance. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, to wit: 
 
A resolution appointing a joint committee to visit the State eniversity. 
 
Committe on part of the Senate: Senators Starr, Battle, 'Yalker of the Fortieth District, ~Iann, and Flynt. 
 
By ~Ir. Henderson of Irwin- 
A bill to amend an act entitled "an act to amend section 4G25(c) of the Code of 1882," approved October 21st, 
]E\91. 
 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 
 
By ~Ir. Rawls of Effingham- 
A bill to prevent cruel and unjust punishment of conviC'ts, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
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By :Jir. Cook of Decatur- 
 
...:\_ bill to amend, revise and alter the several acts incorporating the town of \Yhigham, in the county of Decatur. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By l!Ir. Henderson of DeKalb- 
 
A bill to exempt from jury llnty stenographers working for press associations serYing daily newspapers. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
So much of the report of the Finance Committee as requests that 300 copies of Honse bills number 118 and lui be printed for the use of the House was, upon motion of }fr. I~ittle of :Jiuscogee, taken up and agreed to. 
 
The following bills were read the second time: 
 
By }lr. Little of l!Iuscogee- 
A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expense;, of the Executive, Judicial and J,egislative departments of the government, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, by }lr. Little of ~Iuscogee- 
 
A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and the public institutions, and for other purposes. 
 
The following bills were offered, read the first time, and appropriatdy referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of }lacon. Referred to Committee on CorporationE>. 
 
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By 1Ir. Baggett of Laurens- 
A bill to amend an aC"t incorporating the town of Dexter, in the county of Laurens. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By 1Ir. Sell of JacksonA bill to appropriate ve hundred dollars to pay pensions 
to maimed Confederate soldiers, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Pensions. ~\lso, the following resolution: 
 
By )fr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A joint resolution to appropriate money for J\I. J. \Valker for reporting stenographically in the evidence in the convict investigation. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
The Speaker annonn<.'ed the following members of the Honse committee proYided for by the Senate resolution directing that a joint committe be appoinred for the purpose of considering the report of the Special Attorney of the \\estern and Atlantic Railroad, to wit: 1Iessrs. 1Ielchim, Slaton, and Patten. 
 
Also, the following as the committee from the House, as provided for in the resolution by 1Ir. Armstrong of Wilkes, to visit the Girls' Normal and Industrial College, and report to the General Assembly during the present session, to wit: )fessrs. Armstrong, J\fcGehee, and Worsham.. 
24h 
 
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The following bill was read the second time, to wit:  
By Mr. Kno\vles of Fulton- 
A bill to amend the charter of Battle Hill, and for other purposes. 
Also, the following joint resolution, to wit: 
Ey Mr. Thomas of Clarke- 
A joint resolution authorizing the Governor to pay to the Trustees of the University of Georgia a balance due on the appropriation made by the last General Assembly of Georgia to the State Normal School. 
The following bills were, by unanimous consent, introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
By Mr. Thomason of ~forgan- 
A bill to amend the act creating the public school system of Madison, Georgia, and for other purposes. 
By Mr. Burwell of Hancock- 
A bill to amend section 3462 of the revised Code of 1882. 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
Also, the following joint resolution, to wit: 
By Mr. Hitch of Brooks- 
A resolution authorizing the Treasurer of the State to pay the members of the Committee on Penitentiary, whose {luty it was to make a thorough investigation into the 
 
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records, etc., and recommend executive clemency, etc., their per diem. 
 
. Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A resolution providing for the indexing the Journals of the House and Senate for the sessions of 1896 and 1897. 
 
Also, the following bill, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company. 
 
The following bills were read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to authorize the commissioners of Chatham county to fill vacancies in their boards. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Turner of Henry- 
 
A bill to change the time of holding Henry SuperiOl' Court. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
l>y :Mr. Felker of \Valton- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the registration of voters in this State, etc. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By }Ir. Branch of Columbia- 
A bill to pay the County School Commissioners a fixed ;;;a]ary of not less than $300, nor more than $1,200 per annum. 
Hefprred to Committee on Education. 
The following Senate bill was read the first time :mJ ('Ommitted to Committee on Temperance, to wit: 
By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seYenth- 
A hill to amend section 428 of the third volume of the Code of 1895. 
Tlw Senate appearing upon the floor of the hall of thE Honse, the joint session, eonvened for the pnq}()se of electing a Cnited States Senator, was called to order by Hon; R L. J3prner, Pre~ident of the Senate. 
The Secretary of the Senate then read the section of the Code of 1882 prescribing the mode and time of electing a. L nited States Senator as follows, to wit: 
Section 1335, (1363), (1282). United States Senators, when elected. [The I,egi:olature of each State, which shall be chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent said State in Congress, shall, on the second Tuesday after the meeting and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress in the place of such Senator so going out of offire.] (a) 
Section 1336. Election, how conducted. Said election for such Senator shall be conducted in the following manner: Each house shall openly, by a viva voce of each member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from said State, and the name of the person so voted for, who shall have a majority of the whole number of votes 
 
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<-ast in each house, shall be entered on the Journal of each house by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to give such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered on the Journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place, as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the Journal of each house shall then be read, and if the same person shall have received a majority of all the votes in each house, such person shall be duly declared elected Senator to repre~ sent said State in the Congress of the United States. But if the same person shall not have received a majority of the votes in each house, or if either house shall have faile_d to take proceedings as required in this section, the joint assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a vitxt voce vote of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a majority of all the votes or the said joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly elected; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock, .meridian, of each succeeding day during the session of the Legislature, and take at least one: Yote until a Senator shall be elected. 
 
For C nited States Se11ator, for the full term next ensniiJg, ~Ir Awtry, of Cobb, nominated the Hon. A. S. Clay 
ot the eounty of Cobb. 
 
~Ir. Branch, of Columbia, nominated the Ron. \Ym. Phillips of the county of Cobb. 
Senator Allen, of the Forty-first, nominated the Ron. J. F. Hanson of the county of Bibb. 
 
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The roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Thirty-five votes were cast for Hon. A. S. Clay. 
 
Six votes were cast for Hon. \Vm. Phillips. 
 
One vote was cast for Hon. J. F. Hanson. 
 
-Allen, J. R., 41st District . . . . . . 
 
. .Hanson. 
 
.Atkinson, A., 26th District . . . . 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Battle, C. E., 24th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Blalock, A. C., 35th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Brinson, E. L., 17th District .. 
 
. ..... Clay. 
 
Brooke, J. P., 39th District .. 
 
. ... Phillips. 
 
Carter, Yancey, 31st District : . . . . . 
 
. ... Phillips. 
 
Castleberry, J. F., 32d District ............ Phillips. 
 
Comas, P. H., 3d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Cook, Philip, lOth District .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Culver, J. L., 20th District .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Dunwody, H. F., 4th District .. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
EYerett, M. L., 12th District .. 
 
Flewellen, E. A., 25th District 
 
...... Clay. 
 
Flynt, \V.. T., 19th District .. 
 
. . .. .Phillips. 
 
Geiger, \V. vV., 1st District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
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Goldin, W. F., 38th District ... , .......... Phillips. 
 
Golightly, J. F., 36th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Gray, C. G., 23d District . . . . . . 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Ham, T. C., 6th District . . . . 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Hopkins, H. W., 7th District.. 
 
. ....... Clay. 
 
Hudson, T. G., 13th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Kemp, I.V. R., 16th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Kilpatrick, J. D., 28th District . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
:Mann, C. H., 2d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
:McFarland, T. F., 44th District . . . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Redwine, J. E., 33d District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Sheffield, W. C., 9th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Shropshire, Wesley, 42d District . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Starr, 0. N., 43d District . . . . 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Stevens, 0. B., 11th District .. 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Stewart, J. A., 27th District .. 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Stewart, T. D., 34th District .. 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Strother, A. E., 29th District .. 
 
. ... Phillips. 
 
Thomson, W. S., 14th District .. 
 
. . Clay 
 
Turner, I.V. W., 37th District .. Van Buren, J. R., 21st District . . . . . . . . 
 
. .Clay. . .Clay. 
 
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\Yalker, B. F., 18th District .. 
 
.. Clay. 
 
\'~lalker, J. Y., 40th District .. 
 
. .Clay 
 
\Vestmoreland, G. F., 8th District. . . . . . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Wilcox, Jeff., 5th District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . Clay. 
 
Witcher, C. ~L, 30th District . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay. 
 
Wooten, J. A., 15th District . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
~Ir. President, 22d District . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
The roll of the Honse was called, and the following was the result: 
 
One hundred and twenty-six votes were cast for Hon. A. S. Clay. 
 
Twenty-eight Yotes were cast for Hon. \Vm. Phillips. 
 
Two yotes were cast for Hon. J. F. Hanson. 
 
.1\..dams . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Arnold ........... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
A,vtry............. . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Armstrong........... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Atkinson .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Bates .. 
 
. ....... Clay. 
 
Bush .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Bond .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Boyd. . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
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Berry. . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Brov,rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Burke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. Bussey. . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Black ..... . 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Branch ..... 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Bowden .. 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Boswell .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Burwell .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Bartlett....... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Baggett ... . 
 
. ....... Phillips. 
 
Blalock.... . 
 
Brannen .... 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Bedgood .... 
 
Boifenillet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Brinson of Burke . . . ... 
 
Brinson of Emanuel . . . . 
 
Boynton of Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Boynton of Spalding. . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Bennet of Glynn . . . . 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Bennett of Jackson .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
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Craig 
 
.. Clay. 
 
Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay. 
 
Cook of Decatur .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Cook of Oconee . . 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Calvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Collum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Clement .. 
 
Clay. 
 
Charters 
 
Clay. 
 
Calhoun 
 
.. Phillips. 
 
Chapman .. 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Copeland 
 
. . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Callaway   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Dodson . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Duffy ........... . 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Durham .. 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Deakins 
 
.. Phillips. 
 
Davison 
 
. . . . . ..... Phillips. 
 
Dickerson. . . . . . . . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Duncan of Chatham .. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Duncan of Houston .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
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Duncan of Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Ellis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Edge .... . . . . . ....... Phillips. 
 
Edwards .. 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Edenfield .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Ennis of Floyd .... 
 
-, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin .. . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
Faust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Foster .................. Phillips. 
 
Fogarty . . . . . . . . . . 
 
.. Clay. 
 
]<'elder .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Felker .. Freeman 
Gowan .. . . . . . . 
Grice .. . . . . . . 
Griffin . . . . . . 
Hall .... 
 
. .Clay. 
.. Clay. -, 
. .Phillips. 
'I 
.. Phillips. - 
.. Phillips. 
. ... Clay. 
 
Hogan .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Hill .... 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Hitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Hawes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
liarrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. ..... 
 
Hamby ........ . 
 
Clay. 
 
Hig~tower 
 
Clay. 
 
Hardeman 
 
Clay. 
 
Herrington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Henderson of Colquitt. . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Henderson of DeKalb . . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Henderson of Irwin . . . . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Henderson of Forsyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Henderson of \Yashington .. . ... Clay. 
 
,l onlan . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. Clay. 
 
.1ohnson of Hall. . . ... 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Johnson of Baker . . . . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
.Johnson of Appling . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Kiser ......... . 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Kaigler ............. . . . Phillips. 
 
I\no,vles ...................... . 
 
Kendrick ......... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Lance ........... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
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381 
 
Leard .. 
 
.. Phillips. 
 
Little .. 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Lott . . . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips. 
 
J.ongley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
La'v ........... . 
 
. . Hanson. 
 
::\Ioore .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
::\Iozley .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
}forgan .... 
 
. .Clay. 
 
~feldrim . . . . 
 
::\Iaddox .... 
 
. .Clay. 
 
::\Ieadows 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
::\Iontfort 
 
............ Phillips. 
 
}[ansfield .. 
 
. . . . . . . . . .Clay. 
 
}Iorrison .. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
}Inllinnx .............. . 
 
::\IcDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
:McLaughlin .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
::\Ie}Iichael .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
"McDaniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanson.. 
 
:McConnell 
 
.. Clay. 
 
:McCook .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 
 
)IcKee ................. . 
 
~IcCranie . . . . . . . . . . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
:McLarty . . . . . . . . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
McGehee ....... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
)lcDonough .. 
 
Nicholas .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Nisbet .... 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Niles ................. . . .Clay. 
 
Nevin .. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Oliver .. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Oakes . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Qgletree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Patten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... Clay. 
 
Paulette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Palmer ..................... . 
 
Pearce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Phinizy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Quillian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Rawls . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . .. Clay. 
 
Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay.. 
 
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_383 
 
Reece ............. . 
 
.. Clay. 
 
Roberts.; .. : . ....... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Rawlings ......... . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Redding . . . . . . . . _.. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Rudicil ........... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Rutherford . . . . . . 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Salter .. 
 
Slaton .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Swift .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Simpson .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Stone .... 
 
l 
 
Sell ......... . 
 
.. Phillip&. 
 
' 
 
Smith of Crawford .. 
 
Smith of Hancock .. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . Clay. 
 
rurner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Clay. 
 
Th~mason of ]\forgan . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Timmerman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
Thomas of Clarke .. 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Thomas of Pierce .. 
 
. . Clay. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Thomas of \Vare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
l:nderwood 
 
Yauglm .. 
 
.... Clay. 
 
Vincent .......... ... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
\Yest ......... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Webb .... 
 
. .Clay. 
 
-Wight .... 
 
\Yren ............. . . . Phillips. 
 
Wright .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay. 
 
\Valden .. 
 
. . Phillips. 
 
Watkins .. 
 
. . . . Clay. 
 
Whipple ....... . 
 
. ... Clay. 
 
Wilkes........... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Whitaker ....... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
\Yorsham ....... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
\Yilcox of Telfair ...... . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Wilcox of \Yilcox. . . . . . . 
 
. .Clay. 
 
Yates ..... . 
 
Clay. 
 
Mr. Speaker .. 
 
Clay. 
 
F pon counting and C-Onsolidating the vote, it appeared that the total number of votes cast was 198. 
 
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Of this number, the Ron. ~'\. S. Clay received 161. 
 
The Ron. Wm. Phillips received 34. 
 
The Ron. J. F. Hanson received 1. 
 
The Ron. A. S. Clay, having receiYed a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected United States Senator for the full term next ensuing. 
 
Upon motion of }.fr. McDonald of Gwinnett, the joint session was dissolved. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by and granted to the following members, to wit: Messrs. Hitch, Herrington, and Bedgood. 
Upon motion of Mr. Burwell of Hancock, the Houst: adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, \Vednesday, November 18, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. \Valker Lewis. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, 
25b 
 
Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, 
 
McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Bates, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hall, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, RudicH, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Forsyth, Salter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, HendersonofWash't'nSlaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Baker, Stone, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Appling, Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
..,annon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomasof Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Law, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morrison, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Mullinax, 
 
Whipple, 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 18, 1896. 
 
387 
 
~Duncan of Lee, :Ellis, _Edge, _Edwards, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
McDonald, 
~cLaughlin, 
McMichael, McDaniel, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, 
 
Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were :Messrs~- 
 
_Brown, McConnell, 
 
McCook, 
 
Oakes, 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate, through }!r. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed the following House bill, by the . requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act approved September 26th, 1883, entitled an act to incorporate the Georgia Loan and Trust Company. 
 
11Ir. Felder, Chairman of the Committee on the General .Judiciary, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under con:sideration the following House bills, which I am instructed tc report back, with the recommendation that the same be withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, to wit: 
 
Bill No. 3, which amends article 2, section 1, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of the State. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Also, bill No. 23, which amends the State Constitution so as to allow the people to elect the Superior Court Judges. 
 
Also, bill No. 24, which amends the State Constitutior so as to allow the people to elect the Solicitors-General. 
 
Also, bill No. 40, which amends the State Constitution so as to abolish the office of President of the Senate, and creates in lieu thereof the office of Lieutenant Governor. 
 
I am also instructed to report back the follo\v'ing House- 
bill, with the recommendation that the same do pass, tO 
wit: 
 
Bill No. 121, which authorizes the Supreme Court toappoint three additional shorthand writers. 
 
I am also instructed to report back the following House bill, with the recommendation that 300 copies of the same be printed for the use of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
Bill No. 33, which prescribes regulations for the conducting of the business of the Supreme Court under the constitutional amendment ratified on the 7th day of October, 1896. 
 
THOS. B. FELDER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to. report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
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389 
 
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for the county 
of vValton, to define their numbers, fix their duties, etc. 
 
A bill to make permanent the site o:f the public buildings 
of the county of vValton, at :Monroe, ancl to incorporate the 
same. 
 
A bill to incorporate the city of :Monroe, in the county <>f vValton, and define its limits, etc. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that it be referred to the General Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend section 1323 of_ the Code of 1882. Changing the time of elections of Justices of the Peace, from first Saturday in January, t<> first "Wednesday in October. 
Respectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Swift, Chairman <>f the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following bill, which they report to the House, with the recomendation that it be read the second time, and recommitted to said committee: 
 
A bill to regulate the business of debenture redemption companies, savings, _loan and investment companies, guarantee and loan companies, and mortgage companies, and for other purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. THOS. ),f. SWIFT, Chairman. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
UpDn request of the Committee on Penitentiary, the fol-lowing members were added to said committee, to wit: Messrs. Bowden, Smith, :l\Iorrison, Thomas of \Yare, Johnson of Taliaferro, Freeman, Sell, Johnson of Hall, Burwell, Parker, :McLarty, Duncan of Lee, Cook of Decatur, Bond, :Mansfield, Ford, \Vilcox of \Yilcox, Harrell, and: Davison. 
 
The following bills were recommitted to Committee on: Constitutional Amendments, to wit: 
By ~Ir. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A bill to amend paragraph 8, section 1, article 5 of the' Constitution. 
 
By :Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to provide for the election of Solicitors-General by the people. 
 
By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to provide for the election of Judge of the Superior Court by the people. 
 
By :Mr. Reece of Floyd- 
 
A bill to alter and amend article 2, section 1, paragraph 2 of the Constitution. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Boynton of Spalding, 300 copies of the following bill were ordered printed for the use of the House, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to prescribe regulations for conducting the busi- 
 
  
 
WEDNESDAY, NovEl\IBER 18, 1896. 
 
391 
 
ness of the Supreme Court of Georgia, on and after the first day of January, 1897. 
 
The following message was receiYed from the Governor,. through his PriYate Secretary, :1Ir. F. E. Callaway, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Governor has approved the following act of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
An act to be entitled an act to establish and maintain a local public school system in the county of Fulton, outside of the city of Atlanta and of the ~own of East Point, to provide for the levy and collection of a special ta..'l: in support of same, and for other p11rposes. 
 
The following bill, being the special order of the day, was taken up, read the third time, the report of the committee was agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
BY':M:r. Fogarty of Richmond- 
A bill to prohibit municipal authorities from le>ying and collecting any tax or license from traveling salesmen engaged in taking orders for the sale of goods where no delivery is mad at the time of sale. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the vote was as follows: Ayes 124, nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
Upon motion of ~fr. Fogarty of Richmond, that part of the report of the Special Judiciary Committee which recommends that House bill Ko. 16, which proposes to amend section 1323 of the Code of 1882, be recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee, was taken up, and agreed to. 
 
  
 
392 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The following resolution was read and referred to Committee on Rules, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. \Vest of Lowndes- 
 
Resolved, That henceforth no privileged resolutions will be considered by this House. 
 
Also, the foll~wing resolution, to wit: 
 
By ::\Ir. Hardeman of Newton- 
 
A resolution making additional appropriation for con tingent fund, and for repairs to the public buildings for the year 1896. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introJuced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :\Ir. Branch of Columbia- 
A bill to provide for the payment of all school moneys over to the County Treasurers. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By :\Ir. \Vebb of Cherokee-- 
A resolution to refund to G. 1N. Chamblee one hundred dollars, overpaid by him as special tax in the year 1894. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Bond of :MadisonA bill to require assignees of crop contracts between land- 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1896. 
 
393 
 
lords and tenants to have same recorded, in order to effect the rights of third parties. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By :l\Ir. Redding of Pike- 
 
A bill to provide for payment of damages t<> landowners before any public road in this State shall be altered, changed, or discontinued in whole or in part when the same has been in use for twenty years or longer, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
 
Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Branch of Columbia- 
 
A resolution directing that when the Governor is informed that any corporation is violating article 4, section 2, paragraph 4, of the Constitution of Georgia, he shall -cause the Attorney-General to institute proceedings against said corporation. 
 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
By :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to establish, maintain, imd regulate a dispensary in the town of Fort Gaines, Clay county, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, the following resolution, which was read and .agreed to, to wit: 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By :Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A resolution providing for the adjournment of the House at 11: 45 o'clock a.m., and tendering the use of the hall of the House to the convention which assembles in this city to nominate Supreme Court Judges. 
The following joint resolution was read the third time, the report of the committee was agreed to, and put upon its. passage, to wit: 
By :Mr. Hitch of Brooks- 
 
A resolution authorizing the pay to members of the joint committee, charged with the duty of making a thorough investigation into the records of the Penitentiary of thia State and recommending executive clemency, etc., their per diem. 
The committee recommended that the resolution pass by substitute. 
 
L pon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, the nays 0. 
 
L pon taking the vote rira roce, the ballot was as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Armstrong, Bush, Boyd, Berry, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Bartlett, Baggett, 
 
Faust, Ford, Fogarty, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, 
 
McLarty, McGehee, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 18, 1896. 
 
;~9& 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, HendersonofWash't'nRudicil, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Taliaferro Simpson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Collum, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lott, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Turner, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomason of Morgan_ 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Davison, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
"\\-hippie, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCoolr, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Burke, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Salter, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Leard, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Little, 
 
West, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Longley, 
 
Wight, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Wren, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Montfort, 
 
Watkins, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Foster, 
 
Mansfield, McCranie, McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 1] 7. Nays 0. Not voting 58. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed by substitute. 
Also, the following, which was read the third time, the Teport of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By ~fr. Thomas of Clarke- 
A joint resolution authorizing the Governor to pay to the Trustees of the University of Georgia a balance due on the appropriation made to the State Normal School. 
 
Upon the passage of this bill, the ayes were 124, the nays 0. 
 
UP<>n taking the vote viva voce, the ballot was as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Patten, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felker, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bates, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bush, 
 
Grice, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bond, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hall, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Redding, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, RudicH, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nSlaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
 WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 18, 1896. 
 
397 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kilndrick, 
 
Gook of Oconee, 
 
Lance, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lott, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Longley, 
 
Clement, 
 
Law, 
 
Charters, 
 
Moore, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
vuft'y, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Davison, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDaniel, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Edge, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Niles, 
 
Faust, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Ford, 
 
Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Foster, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felder, 
 
McCook, 
 
Brown, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hitch, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hamby, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Oakes, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall,. Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kaigler, 
 
 Stone, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Meadows, 
 
Wren, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 124. Nays 0. Not voting 51. 
 
 :398 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by, and granted to, the following members, to wit: J'lfessrs. Brown of Pulaski, and Reid of Bibb. 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House .lldjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, November 19, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. \Valker Lewis. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered  to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Hardeman, Herrington, 
 
McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Roberts, 
 
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399 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt.:Rawlings, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Irwin, RudicH, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, HendersonofWash't'nRutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Clement, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wren, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of H~ston, McDonald, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCook, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were :Messrs.- 
 
Boyd, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth 
 
Thomas of Clarke, lJnderwood, Wight, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
:Mr. Swift, Chair=ruan of the Committee on Banks, submitted the follmving report:. 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following bill, which they request that I report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the American Trust and Banking Company, approved August 29, 1889. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the Finance Banking Company, approved November 13th, 1889. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THOS. :M. SWIFT, Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment1 submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report the following act as duly enrolled, and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, to wit: 
 
An act to amend an act approved September 26th, 1883, to incorporate the Georgia Loan and Trust Company. 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
 THURSDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1R96. 
 
401 
 
The following message was received from the Senate1 through l\Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, as amended, to wit: 
 
A resolution to provide for the payment of teachers in this State. 
~Ir. Thomas, of \\rare, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
 
The unfinished business of yesterday was taken up, which was the reading for the first time of the following bill, which was read, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. 11cKee of Dawson- 
 
A bill to repeal an act to provide for the registration of voters in this State, and for other purposes, approved December 17th, 1894. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bills were introduced, read the third time, the committee's reports were agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of \Valton, and for other purposes. 
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 402 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, the 11ays 0. 
 
The bill, haYing receiYe<l a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following joint resolution was introduced, read the first time, agreed to, and its immediate transmission to the Senate directd, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Hall of Coweta- 
A resolution proYitling that the Committee on Lunatic Asylum, or a sub-committee therefrom, be requested to Yisit, inspect, and make a report upon the :Middle Georgia ::\lilitary and Agricultural College, upon their visit to :Milledgeville to inspect the Asylum, to report upon it. 
 
Also, by ~[r. Felker of \Yalton - 
A bill to repeal an act to make permanent the site of the public buildings of the county of \Yalton at :Monroe, etc., approved X ovember 30th, 1821, and all acts amendatory thereof. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were SD, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The Speaker announced the following committee on the part of the House to Yisit the Georgia School of Technology on occasion of Commencement, 1897, under the joint resolution of ~Ir. Calvin of Richmond, to wit: }~Iessrs. Calvin, Chairman, Brown, Hill, Little, Charters, Callaway, Clement, \Vaiden, Rawls, Bennet of Glynn. 
 
The following bill was introduced, :::-ead the first time, and referred to Committee on Agriculture: 
 
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403 
 
:By :Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to prescribe the number of hours constituting a -day's labor in this State. 
Also, by ~Ir. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to incorporate the city of 1Ionroe, in the county .of \Valton, and for other purposes. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 92, nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The House concurred in the Senate amendment to the following joint resolution, to wit: 
 
By 1.r. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A joint resolution to provide for the payment of teachers in this State. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were intro-duced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Thomas of INare-- 
 
A bill to alter and amend an act incorporating the town .of Douglas in the county of Coffee, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By 1.fr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of Rochelle, in the county o walton. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By Mr. Swift of ElbertA bill to empower the town of Royston, in the county of 
Franklin, to issue bonds for certain purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By :M:r. Ellis of Stewart- 
A bill to provide for elections by acclamation by the General Assembly, when there is but one candidate for the office to be filled. 
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. 
 
Mr. Branch, of Columbia, asked unanimous consent to. have withdrawn from the Finance Committee, and referred to Committee on Education, the following bill, which was granted, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Branch of ColumbiaTo pay the money for teachers to the county treasurers.. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of FultonA bill to provide for examinationa for admission to the 
bar, etc. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to authorize the Supreme Court to appoint three additional shorthan writers. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Felder of FultonA bill to amend the act incorporating the American_ 
Trust and Banking Company. 
 
 FRIDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1896. 
 
405 
 
J3y :M:r. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the Finance Banking Company, of Atlanta, Georgia. 
 
J3y Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
 A bill to regulate the business of debenture, redemption, .and other companies, and for other purposes. 
 
Recommitted to Committee on Banks. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by, and granted to the fol1owing members, to wit: :Messrs. Baggett, Palmer, Edge, west, Johnson of Baker, Hightower, Whitaker, Wilkes, "\Vaiden, Branch, Henderson of Forsyth, and Bates. 
 
Upon motion of }fr. Thomason of ~forgan, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, November 20, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock -a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and <>pened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. "\Valker Lewis. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Berry, 
 
Foster, Fogarty,. Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, 
 
McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Burke, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Pauletter 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, RudicH, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWash't'nRutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford,. 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Clement, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke,. 
 
Chapman, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Pierce,. 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
JJodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
. Duffy, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wight, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wren, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDonald, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Yates, 
 
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407 
 
Faust, Ford, 
 
McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Bush, Boyd, Brown, Burwell, 
 
Collum, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, underwood, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
}Ir. Little, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Finance Committee haYe had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that the same be committed to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
A bill "to provide for the payment of notes, drafts, contracts, mortgages," etc. 
 
Also, a resolution "to pay a pension to the widows and . minor children of certain deceased Confederate soldiers," which I am instructed to report. back, with the recommendation that the same be committed to the Committee on Pensions. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JNO. D. I"ITTLE, Chairman. 
 
The following message was receiwcl from the Senate, through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
ilfr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concurred in the following resolution of -the House, to wit: 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
A resolution substituting the name "Georgia School for the Deaf," for Deaf and Dumb. 
 
:Mr. Little, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted th~ following report: 
 
Mr. F!pcaker: 
The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following bill and resolutions, which I am instructed to report to the House, with thP- recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars, to be used in furnishing additional rooms for the accommodation of the Justices and officers of the Supreme Court. 
Also, a resolution providing for the appropriation of one hundred and thirty dollars, to defray the expenses of the recent inaugural ceremonies. 
 
Also, a resolution making additional appropriation for contingent fund, and for repairs to the public buildings for the year 1896. 
The committee have also had un<ier consideration the following bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for compensating superintendents and clerks of elections in this State. 
 
Also, a bill to provide for life-size bust oil portraits of certain illustrious citizens and soldiers of Georgia, and for other purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1896. 
 
409 
 
Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following House bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
 
A bill to incorporate the city of Fitzgerald, m Irwin county, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report to the House, with the recommendation that the author: be permitted to withdraw same, to wit: 
 
A bill tD incorporate the city Df Fitzgerald. Respectfully submitted. 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
The following bill was recommitted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Branch of Columbia- 
 
A bill to provide for the pa,yment of notes. and other Dbligations in any kind of legal tender money in the United States, and for other purp<>ses. 
Recommitted to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Awtry of Cobb- 
A resolution tD pay a pension to the widows or minor children of certain deceased Confederate veterans. 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and laid upon the table, to wit: 
By ~[r. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the Finance Banking Company, of Atlanta, Georgia. 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committees agreed to, and put upor. their passage, to wit: 
 
By )Ir. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the American Trust and Banking Company, and the acts amendatory thereof. 
 
"Gpon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By )Ir. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to authorize the Supreme Court to appoint three additional shorthand writers. 
 
l'"pon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 102, and the nays 3. 
 
The bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were taken from the table, read the third time, the report of the committees agTeed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
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411 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for the election of their clerks by the Boards of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee proposed the following amendments, to wit: 
By adding to section 1, at the last of said section, the following words: "And who shall not be a member of said"board," which was adopted. 
 
Also, by striking out the words "the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars," in section 2, lines 6 and 7, and inserting in lieu thereof, "such sum as may be :fL.-xed by said board," which was agreed to. 
 
Lpon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 96, and the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By l\fr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the Georgia Empire :llutual Insurance Company. 
 
Upon the -passage of the bi1l, the ayes were 128, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
Also, the following engrossed resolution, to wit: 
 
 -412 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A resolution authorizing the indexing of the Journals of the Senate and the House for the sessions of 1896 and 1897. 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, the nays (). As follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Reece, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson Olf Hall, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Taliaferro Slaton, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser,. 
 
Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Lance, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lott, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Clement, 
 
Law, 
 
Turner, 
 
Charters, 
 
Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wight, 
 
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413: 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMich~l. 
 
Duncan ()f Lee, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McKee, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Ford, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Edge, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bates, 
 
Foster, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bush, 
 
Grice, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Thomason of Morgan~ 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson O'f Colquitt Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Forsyth, Underwood, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Baker, West, 
 
Collum, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Leard, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Davison, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Montfort, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ellis, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Ayes 126. Nays 0. Not voting 49. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following bills and resolutions were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Little of Muscogee-- 
 
A joint resolution providing for an appropriation to defray the expenses of the recer:t inaugural ceremonies. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Also, by ~Ir. Little of :Muscogee- 
 
A bill to appropriate twelve hundred dollars to furnish additional rooms for the accommodation of the Justices and officers of the Supreme Court. 
 
By )Ir. Hardeman of Newton- 
 
A resolution making additional appropriation for contingent f1md and for repairs to the public buildings for the year 1896. 
 
Also, the following bill, which was recommitted to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By l\Ir. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to prescribe regulations for conducting the business of the Supreme Court on and after the first day of Jannary, 1897, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through ~r. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the House, to wit:  
 
A bill proYiding for census of cities to be taken under supervision of the Secretary of State. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to provide for the payment of a salary to County_School Commissioners in lieu of a per diem in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a joint resolution of the House, providing for a committee to visit the Girls' Normal and Industrial College. 
 
 FRIDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1896. 
 
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Committee on part of Senate: Senators \Yalker of the Eighteenth, and Stewart of the Thirty-fourth. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :llr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to make it tmlawful for security companies not incorporated by the lavs of this State to transact the business of becoming surety upon the official bonds of county officers without complying with certain conditions, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Matters. 
 
By :Jfr. Dickerson of Clinch- 
 
A bill to amend the act creating the City Court of Coffee county, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Jir. Hardeman of X ewton- 
A bill to levy a tax on each county for ~n amount equal to the amount now paid to each county direct from the State Treasury, and to provide furt.her improvements Ill the common school system of this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to authorize the City Council of Augusta to improve the sidewalks of said city, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
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.JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By :::Ur. \Yorsham of Monroe-- 
 
A bill to amend section 3910 of the Code. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Matters. 
 
By )Ir. Black of Sumter- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved October 19th, 1891, entitled "an act to amend and consolidate the laws governing the inspection, analysis and sale of commercial fertiliz ers," etc. 
 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 
 
Also, the following joint resolution, the immediate trammission of which to the Senate was directec, to wit: 
 
By )Ir. Thomas of Clarke-- 
 
A resolution to invite Dr. Wm. E. Boggs, Chancellor o the TJniversity of Georgia, to deliver his annual addres;; before the General Assembly, at 11 o'clock a.m., on Tuesday, the 24th inst. 
 
By Mr. :Moore of Carroll- 
 
A bill to prohibit the erection or maintenance of barbed wire fences, in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, with drawn, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Henderson of Irwin- 
 
A bill to incorporate the city of Fitzgerald, being House bill No. 64. 
 
 FRIDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1896. 
 
417 
 
By Mr. Felker of WaltonA bill to create a city court in the county of Walton. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Maddox of HarrisA bill to amend sections 598, 610, 611, 612, 615, 649 
650, 656, and 658 of the public road laws of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Roads and Bridges. 
By Mr. Edwards of HaralsonA bill to amend section 981 of volume 3 of the Code 
of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By Mr. Felker of WaltonA bill to abolish the county court of Walton county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. Also, the following resolution, to wit: 
By Mr. Cook of OconeeA resolution to pay Safford Barwick one hundred dollars. Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By Mr. I.aw of Liberty, which was read and adopted, to wit: 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a joint eommittee to visit the commencement exercises of the State 
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.JouRNAL o 'llHB Houa& 
 
Industrial College for Colored Persons in 1897, and report to the next General Assembly. 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A resolution dirooting that the Governor shall appoint four citizens of this State, either educators or school officials, who, with the State School Commissioner, shall constitute a School Book Commission, to define their duties, and for other pu~. 
Ueferred to Committee on Education. 
 
The following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
Ry Mr. Hendet'SQilpf IrwinA bill to incorporate the city of Fitzgerald. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by, and granted to the following members, to wit: Messrs. McMichael, Felder, McGehee, Watkins, Simpson, Bartlett, Maddox, Duffy, Turner, Montfort, Worsham, Rutherford, Longley, Quillian, Kaigler, Vaughn, Burke, Timmerman, Reid; Swift, Niles, Law, Johnson of Appling, Lott, McConnell, Thomas of Pierce, Grice, Edenfield, Smith of Crawford, Kendrick, .Johnson of Taliaferro, Henderson of Washington, McCook, Bush, Henderson of Colquitt, Roberts, Lance. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Blalock of Fayette, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 "o'clock a.m. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, November 21, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Rev. A. "\V. Bealer. 
 
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Upon lllOtion of Mr. Dodson of Sumter, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
 
The Journal was then read and coniirmed. 
Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, viz.: 
ilir. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recomm~mdatioh that the same do pass~ as amended: 
 
A bill to authorize the City Council of Augusta to grant the use of the streets of the city of Augusta to any railroad company, or corporation, by steam locomoti':e, or other power, longitudinally or otherwise, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
J. L. BOYNTON, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled, and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act providing for census of cities, to be taken under supervision of the Secretary of State. 
 
Also, an act to provide for the payment of a salary to County School Commissioners in lieu of a per diem. 
 
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Also, the following joint resolutions, to wit: 
A resolution to provide for the payment of teachers in this State. 
Also, a resolution substituting the name "Georgia School for the Deaf," for "Deaf and Dumb." 
 
Respectfully submittE_ld. . T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration the following House bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to authorize the appointment of a Commissioner of Pensions, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to make penal the collecting or receiving of fees for obtaining pensions. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House resolution, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution to pay Safford Barwick one hundred dollars. Respectfully submitted. 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
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l\Ir. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of Plains. 
 
.Also, a bill to authorize the town of Royston to issue and sell bonds. 
 
Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Yatesville, in the county of lJp8on, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to establish a City Court in the city of Elberton, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to incorporate the city of Elberton, in the county of Elbert. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Felker, Chairman of the Temperance Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Temperance Committee have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the rec()mmendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
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A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 428 of the third volume of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JOSEPH H. FELKER, Chairman. 
 
Upon recommendation of the Committee on Railroads, the following members were added thereto: Messrs. Pearce of Houston, and Thomason of Morgan. 
c pon recommendation of the Penitentiary Committee, 
the following members were added thereto: Messrs. Timmerman of Webster, Ogletree of Butts, Pearce of Houston, Vaughn of Twiggs, Awtry of Cobb, McDonald of Gwinnett, Thompson of Banks, Palmer of Mitchell, Bush of Miller, Arnold of Oglethorpe, Nisbet of Clayton. 
 
Upon the request of the Committee on Lunatic Asylum, the following members were added thereto: :Messrs. Swift of Elbert, Arnold of Oglethorpe, McCranie of Berrien, Kaigler of Quitman, Collum of Schley, }fadison of DeKalb, Henderson of Colquitt, Rutherford of Monroe, Timmerman of \Vebster, Calhoun of Montgomery, Longley of Troup, Craig of Bibb, Nevin of Floyd. 
 
The following message was received from the Governor, through his Private Secretary, Mr. F. E. Callaway, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Governor has approved the following act of the General Assembly, viz.: 
 
An act to provide for the payment of a salary to County School Commissioners, in lieu of a per diem, in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
 
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By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
By Mr. Henderson of Irwin- 
 
A .bill to incorporate the city of Fitzgerald. 
 
The Committee on Corporations, to whom this bill was referred, recommended that the bill pass by substitute. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. 
 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. -Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
A bill to authorize the City Council of Augusta to grant the use of the streets of said city to any railroad company, or other corporation, and for other purposes. 
 
By :Mr. Blalock of Fayette- 
 
A bill to authorize the appointment of a Commissioner of Pensions, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, by Mr. Blalock of Fayette- 
 
A bill to make penal the collecting or receiving of fees for obtaining pensions. 
 
By Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
 
 
A bill to authorize the town of Royston, in the county of Franklin, to issue bonds. 
 
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By~.Do&onillSmnrer-- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of Plains. 
 
By Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to incorporate the city of Elberton, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, by Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to establish a city court in the city of Elberton. 
 
By Mr, Adams of Upson-- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of Yates-cille, in the county of Upson. 
 
The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Moore of Carroll-- 
 
~ bill to amend section 1455(d) of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 
 
By Mr. McDonough of Chatham-- 
 
A bill to authorize counties and municipal corporations to appeal and certiorari without giving bond or paying costs. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Bennet of Jackson-- 
 
A bill to abolish the City Court of Jackson county, apd for other purposes. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By Mr. Copeland of Walker- 
 
A bill to amend section 1254 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to allow the State School Commissioner to employ a stenographer. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
By Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to promote the efficiency of the libraries of the State. 
 
Heferred to Committee on Library. 
 
By Mr. Oliver of Burke- 
 
A bill to amend section 1656 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
Also, the following resolutions: By :1Ir. Felder of Fulton- - 
 
A bill to appropriate $50.00 to the Atlanta Electric Railway Company. 
 
The resolution was ordered engrossed. 
 
Also, by :ftfr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to set apart half the day of Saturday of each week as a legal half-holiday. 
Heerred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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Ry l\[r. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A resolution appropriating eight hundred dollars for the republication of two hundred volumes each of the 84, 85, 86, and 87 Georgia Reports. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by, anrl granted to the following members, to wit: :Messrs. Copeland of Walker, Harrell of Dodge, Wright of Polk, Parker of Talbot, Armstrong of Wilkes, Smith of Hancock, HaweS of Warren. 
 
Upon motion of l\fr. l\fcLarty of Douglas, the Hous!' adjourned to l\fonday morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, :Monday, November 23, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m., was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
Upon motion o l\fr. Thomason of :Morgan, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
:Mr. Clement, of Gwinnett, of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
The Journal was then read and confirmed. 
l\fr. Felder,. Chairman o the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: The General Judiciary Committee have had under con- 
 
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sideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the sam~ 'be withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and referred to the Special Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
House bill No. 29, which is a bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of Battle Hill. 
Also, House bill No. 110, which allows county commissioners, in cities of-not less than sixty thousand population, in their discretion, to furnish court rooms for Justice Courts, and to provide said courts with dockets and indexes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
THOS.B.FELDER,Chrurman. 
Rouse bill No. 29 and House bill No. 110 were withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee, upon their recommendation, and referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
Upon the call of the roll of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. -webb of Cherokee- 
A bill to amend the State Constitution so as to provide that members of the General Assembly shall be elected for four years. 
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. 
 
Also, by Mr. Webb of Cherokee-A bill to alter and amend article 2, section 4, paragraph 
 
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~{ of the Constitution as amended by act of October 21st, 1891. 
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. McDonough of Chatham- 
A. bill to provide for the settlement and adjustment of daims for damages, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
A. bill to create a board of pension commissioners for each county in this State, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By :Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
A. bill to amend an act approved December 16th, 1895, entitled ''an act to prevent the procurement of consignments of farm, orchard and dairy products, for the proceeds arising for the sale thereof," etc. 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 
 
The following resolution was read the third time, the report of the conunittee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Little of )Iuscog~ 
A. joint resolution providing for the appropriation of the ~mm of one hundred and thirty dollars to defray the expenses of the recent inaugural ceremonies. 
The House went into the committee of the whole, and re- 
 
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ported the resolution back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass. 
Cpon motion of Mr. Knowles of Fulton, the resolution was laid upon the table temporarily. 
By }fr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to establish a City Court of Elberton, and for other purposes. 
 
Cpon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was 
 
passed. 
 
 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and. appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
 
A bill to provide that contracts for attorneys' fees shall be valid, in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to allow any person to lend money on real ~tate by aggregating principal and interest, and obtain repayment of same in monthly or other installments, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the report 
 
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<>f the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
J~y Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
A bill to incorporate the city of Elberton, and for other purposes. 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constituti<>nal majority, was })assed. 
 
By Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
A bill to incorporate the town of Plains, in the county of Sumter. 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
The bill, having reooived a constitutional majority, was passed. 
By unanimous request of the Committee on Pensions, Messrs. Swift of Elbert and Awtry of Cobb were added to said committee. 
 
The following bills were, by unanimous consent, introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to v.it: 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb-A bill to repeal the act ~reating the Board of Commis- 
:Sioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of DeKalb. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By Mr. J ordari of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to provide ior the serving of notice of certiorari in criminal cases in county courts, upon the solicitors of said courts. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to prohibit the officials of the Supreme Court from practicing law therein. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, the following resolution: 
 
By Mr. Ellis of Stewart- 
 
A resolution to appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars for the payment of pension claims of Oader Pierce, P. H. Ruse and W. H. Carithers, for the year 1896. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. West of Lowndes- 
A bill to provide for filing and recording all bonds for title to land, to define the effect of such registration, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the reports of the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette- 
A bill to make penal the collecting or receiving of fees for obtaining pensions. 
 
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~Ir. Blalock, of Fayette, moved to reconsiaer the action of the House in adopting the report of the committee, which motion prevailed. 
 
Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, moved to amend, by inserting between the words_ "be" and "guilty," in the second line of section 2, the word "deemed," and between the words "and" and "punished," in the same line, inserting the words "upon conviction shall be," which was agreed to. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By :Mr. Adams of Upson- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of Yatesville, m the county of Upson. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. 
 
Having received a constitutional majority, the bill was passed. 
 
By :Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to authorize the town of Royston, in the county of Franklin, to issue bonds. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit : 
 
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By Mr. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
A bill to authorize the City Council of Augusta to grant the use of the streets of the city of Augusta to any railroad company or corporation. 
 
This bill had been referred to the General Judiciary Committee, who recommended that it pass, with the following amendment, to wit: 
 
"Provided, that nothing herein contained shall affect, in any way, the existing rights and franchises of the Augusta and Summerville Railroad Company." 
 
Mr. Fogarty, of Richmond, offered as a substitute for the amendment the following, to wit: 
 
"Provided, that nothing herein contained shall affect any existing rights and franchises of the Augusta and Summerville Railroad Company." 
 
The amendment offered by the ::ommittee was first put and lost. 
The substitute offered by Mr. Fogarty of Richmond, was put and adopted. 
 
The report of the committee, as amended by the substitute, was adopted. 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 102, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
The following resolution was, by unammous consent, 
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introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred. to wit: 
By :Mr. ~lansfield of ~fclntosh- 
A resolution for the relief of the Darien and Western Hailway Company. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
The following engrossed joint resolution was read the second time, to wit: 
l~y :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A joint resolution to appropriate fifty dollars to the Atlanta Electric Railway Company. 
The following bills were, by unanimous consent, introduced, read the first time, and appropriatdy referred~ to wit: 
Ey l\Ir. Boynton of Spalding- 
An act to repeal "an act to require Spalding county to pay the officers of court the costs now allowed by law. in each case," etc., approved December 13, 1895. 
Referred to Special .Tudiciary Committee. 
By )lr. Chapman of Muscogee:- 
A bill to fix constables' fees for executing possessory warrants, and bail trover cases. 
Ueferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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Also, by :Mr. Chapman of 1Iuscogee- 
 
A bill to authorize consable's sales, in certain instances, to be held on any day except Sunday. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. Also, by ~Ir. Chapman of ~Iuscogee- 
 
A bill to amend secion 4141 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by :Mr. Chapman of ~fuscogee-- 
 
An act to make discretionary with magistrates the issuing of peace warrants without a deposit of $2.50 to secure 
-co~ts. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committoo. 
 
On account of sickness, :M:r. Bedgood asked leave.of ah:Sence, which was granted. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Little of :Muscogee, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, November 24, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. "\Valker Lewis. 
The roll was called, and the following members answered io their names, to wit: 
 
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Those present were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
F"aust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
l<'ogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bond, 
 
Freeman, - 
 
Oakes, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hall, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Boi feuillet, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Longley, 
 
'J'hompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morg, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
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Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were }Iessl'll.- 
 
Arnold, Hitch, 
 
Hardeman, Lott, 
 
Underwood, 
 
The :following message was receiwd from the Senate through }Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
-~11. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the following House resolution, to wit: 
 
A resolution inviting Dr. Boggs, Chancellor of the Univt-rsity of Georgia, to address the General Assembly en Tuesday, XoYember 24th, at 11 o'clock a.m. 
 
:Mr. Hamby, of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
 
:Mr. Branch, of Columbia, gaYe notice of a motion to Ieconsider the following bill, which was on yesterday Iassed, to wit: 
 
By 1.1:r. Fogarty of RichmondA bill to authorize the City Council of Augusta to grant 
 
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the use of the streets of said city to any railroad company or corporation. 
 
The Journal was then read and adopted. 
 
:Mr. Branch, of Columbia, moved to reconsider the bill, notice of which had already been given, which motion was. lost. 
 
:Mr. Longley, of Troup, asked unanimous consent to withdraw the following bill, which was granted, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Longley of Troup-- 
 
A bill to prevent hunting or fishing on the lands of another without the consent of the owner. 
 
:Mr. Little, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Finance Committee ha l'e had under consideration the following House. bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to appropriate twenty-five hundred dollars to meet a deficit incurred by the Board of Trustees of the C eorgia School for the Deaf for the year ending SeptemLer 30, 1896, by reason of a large increase in the number of pupils. 
 
Also, the following joint resolution, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that the sr.me do pass, to wit: 
A joint resolution to appropriate money for M. J. 
 
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walker, for reporting stenographically the evidence in the convict investigation. 
Also, the following resolutions, which the committee recommend do pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution appropriating eight hundred dollars for the republication of two hundred volumes each of the 84, 85, 86 and 87 Georgia Reports. 
~t.... resolution for the relief of the Darien and "\Vestern Railway Company. 
 
The committee request that Mr. Freeman, of Coweta, be added thereto. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
That part of the report of the Committee on Finance which recommended that ~ir. Freeman, of Coweta, be added thereto was, upon motion of :Mr. Little of :Muscogee) taken up and adopted. 
 
Mr. Thomas, of Clark, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 
 
jfr. Speaker: 
 
The committee has had under consideration the follow 
 
ing House bill, which they requeSt me to report back to the 
 
House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, 
 
to wit: 
 
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A bill to amend an act to establish a system of public schools in the town of Roswell, in Cobb county, to authorize the Mayor and Council to issue and sell bonds for school purposes. 
 
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The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which they request me to rep&rt back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend the public school system of :Madison. 
 
Also, a bill to provide and define a scholastic month. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
GEO. C. TH01IAS, Chainnan. 
 
Mr. Thomason, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
Your committee haYe considered House bill No. 84, en- 
 
titled an act to amend an act to proYide for the reorganiza- 
 
tion and discipline of the Y olunteer Forces of the State, to 
 
provide an Assistant Inspector of Rifle Practice, and for 
 
other purposes. 
 
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Said committee direct me, as their chairman, to report 
 
said bill, with the recommendation that it do pass. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
TH01IASON, Chairman. 
 
~fr. Thomason, of }[organ, Chainp.an of Committee on l\1ilitary Affairs, submitted the following report: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
 
Your committee haYe had under consideration hill No. 83, entitled an act to amend an act to proYide for the reorganization of the }lilitary Staff of the Governor of the 
 
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State, and for other purposes, and direct me, as their chairman, to report said bill to _the House, with the recommendation that said bill do pass. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THO.:\IASO:N, Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Jas. S. Boynton, of Spalding, Chairman pro tern. of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that" the same do pass, to wit: 
 
House bill Xo. 10, which amends an act approved September 21, 1887, in reference to the time of the adjournment of Superior and City Courts. 
 
Also, House bill K o. 54, the same being al) act to authorize the recording of bonds for titles to real estate. 
 
Also, House bill X o. 72, which amends an act entitled an act for the better protection of game.. 
 
Also, House bill X o. 1681 which amends section 1 of an ~ct approYed December 1st, 1886, in reference to the Com- 
missioners of Pilotage and the licensing of pilots. 
 
The committee haYe also had under consideration the following Honse hills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 11, which protects the State and counties thereof when public work is let ollt by bidding. 
 
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Also, House bill K o. 12, which increases the compensation of the Sheriff of the Supreme from $1,000 to $16,00() per annum. 
 
Also, House bill No. 108, which provides for an additional method for collecting purchase money notes for personality when the title is reserved in the vendors. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 44, the Sa.me being a bill to be entitled an act to amend section 815 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895.. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following Honse bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and be referred to the Senate and House Joint Committee on Amendments to the Election Laws, to wit: 
 
House bill Xo. 61, which repe-als the General Registration act, approved December 17th, 1894. 
 
Also, House bill No. 62, which requires voters to vote in the militia districts and city wards in which they reside. 
 
Also, House bill X o. 206, which repeals the General Registration Act, approved December 17th, 1894. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JAS. S. BOYNTON, Chairman pro tern. 
 
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Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved that certain bills, indicated in the report of the Commitee on General Judiciary Committee, be withdrawn from the consideration of said committee and recommitted to the ,Joint Committee on Amendments to the Election Laws, which prevailed. 
 
The Senate appearing upon the floor of the hall of the House, in company with his Excellency, the Govern9'r, and the State house officials, the joint session, convened for the purpose of listening to the annual address of Chancellor W. E. Boggs, of the University of Georgia, was called to order by the Hon. C. G. Grey, President pro tern. of the Senate. 
 
The Clerk of the House then read the joint resolution convening the General Assembly. 
 
The Chancellor having concluded his address, the joint session, on motion of Senator Redwine, was dissolved. 
 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker. 
Upon motion of Mr. Little of ~fuscogee, the special order for to-day was made the special order for Friday at l 1:30 o'clock. 
 
.Leave of absence was granted to the Committee on Lunatic Asylum. 
 
The joint committee appointed to investigate the question of the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The joint committee from the House and Senate, having had under consideration the joint resolution to investigate 
 
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the question, as to whether the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad had complied with the conditions of the act approved December 16th, 1895. 
"T 1st. e find all taxes, State, county and municipal, were 
paid within the time prescribed by said act. 
 
2d. \Ye find that a daily schedule was put on, within the time prescribed by said act, and has been in operationsince. 
 
:3d. we find that the bridges, trestles, and road-bed of 
 
said railroad haYe been put in and are now in safe and good 
 
condition. 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
}'LETCHER "JL .JOHXSOX, Chairman, On the part of the House. 
C. G. GRAY, Chairman, On the p~rt of the Senate. 
~Ir. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they insruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
A bill to appropriate the proceeds from the hire of misdemeanor conYicts in X orthern Judicial Circuit to the payment of costs accruing to officers, apprmed October 15, 1887, so as to exempt \Yilkes county from the proYisions of that act. 
 
A bill to repeal an act, approved "Jiay 28, 1876, providing that the insolvent costs of the Solicitors mentioned in 
 
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said amendatory act shall be paid from funds realized from hiring out convicts of saill Connty Court in -Wilkes county, and for other purposes. 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to change the time of holding the fall term of Pike Superior Court, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee haw also had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass: 
 
A bill to establish, maintain, and regulate a dispensary in the town of Fort Gaines, Clay county, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Johnson, Chairman of the CommittPe on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the introducer be allowed to withdraw same, to wit: 
 
A bill' to incorporate the town of \Voodstock, on the l!Iarietta and Xorth Georgia Railroad, in Cherokee county, etc., etc. 
 
Respectfully submitted. FLETCHER ~I. JOHNSO~, Chairman. 
 
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By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
By ~Jr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Oakland City. Refer~ed to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Henderson of washington- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Davisboro, in 
 
the county of Washington. 
 
 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
 
A bill to regulate the practice of architecture in the State of Georgia, to establish a board of architects to be known as the State Board of Examiners, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
 
A bill to place county chain-gangs under the control of the Penitentiary Department, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Penitentiary Committee. 
 
By Mr. V\Talden of Glascock- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of Mitchell, in the county of Glascock. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
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:By :Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to abolish the three days generally known as "days <>f grace." 
 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
 
:By Mr. Nisbet of Clayton- 
 
A bill to prohibit the sale or furnishing, etc., to any person of cigarettes, cigarette paper, or any substitute therefor. 
 
Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. 
 
By Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
A bill to regulate defenses to actions on policies of ]ifc Insurance. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
l3y Mr. Du~can of Lee- 
A bill to provide for the payment of costs to officers interested in costs in misdemeanor cases, in certain instances.  
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Bartlett of PauldingA bill to repeal section 936 of the Code of 1882. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Collum of SchleyA bill to create a seal for county boards of education. Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
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By ~Ir. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare unlawful all trusts and combinations in restraint of trade a:p.d production. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By :Mr. Thomas of vVare- 
A bill to create the office of Commercial Notary Public for the State at large, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
The following bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By :JJr. Blalock of Fayette- 
A bill to authorize the appointment of a Commissioner of Pensions, to prescribe his duties, and for other purpore:;. 
Upon motion of :Mr. Blalock of Fayette, the bill was laid upon the table temporarily. 
By request of the Committee on Lunatic Asylum, the following members were added thereto, viZ.: :Messrs. Brinson of Burke and -Wilkes of Thomas. 
The following members asked for leave of absence, which were granted, to wit: :Messrs. ~IcDonald of Gwinnett, Reid of Bibb, and :McCranie of Berrien. 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Houi;ie adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, \Yednesday, X ovember 25, 1896. The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock a.m., was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. W. K Bogg-s. 
Upon motion of :J-lr. Slaton of }'ulton, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
:Nir. Little, Chairman of the Committee on }'inance, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to make an appropriation to the Trustees of the University of Georgia for the use of the Technological School, etc. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
l.fr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit: 
.Mr. ~peaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
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A bill to amend the charter of Battle Hill, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to abolish the City Court of Elbert county, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to amend seetion 193(a) of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
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Also, a bill to ehange the time of holding :McDuffie Superior Court, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to prescribe who are qualified to vote in the village of Smnmenille, in Hichmond county, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to authorize the Commissioners of the village of Summerville, in Hichmond county, to provide for the registration of qualified voters in said village, and fm: other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act to require Spalding county to pay the otlieers of court the costs now allowed by law in each convicted ease, and worked on the chain-gang or public works of ~aid county. 
 
Also, a hill to amend the charter of the town of Davis-  boro, in \Yaahiugton county, and for other purpose;;. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bills, whieh they instruct me to report back to the House, with the rceommendation that the same do pass, as amended: 
 
A bill to make eertain and provide for the payment of <~osts, in civil cas>,; in the emmty eourts of this State, and for other purpo~es. 
 
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Also, a bill t() require assignees o crop contracts, between landlords and tenants, to have the same recorded in order to effect the rights of third parties. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass: 
 
A bill to amend section 1097 of the New Penal Code. 
Also, a bill to provide for the payment of costs to officers interested in costs in misdemeanor eases, when convicts for misdemeanor offenses are worked upon the roads, and for .other purposes. 
The committee have also had under eonsideration the following bills, which they instruet me to request that the same be reeommitted to the General J lldiciary Committee, to wit: 
A bill to bring on a special election for Justiees of the Peace and Constables. 
Also, a bill to better provide for the purchase money of personal property, to be collected in cases where the same is sold and the title is retained. 
.:\.lso, a bill to better prevent the illegal removal and con.cealing of cotton in this State. 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the Home, with the recommendation that the same be referred to the Special Committee on Constitutional .Amendments: 
_.\. bill to amend the Constitution of this State, and to p1:oYide for salaries of Solicitors-General. 
Re:5pectfully submitted. D. G. FOGAH.TY, Chairman. 
 
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:Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment,. :'Ubmitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency, the Governor, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to provide for the taking of census of certain cities, under the supervision of the Secretary of State. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the Georgia Loan and Trust Company. 
 
The committee also report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and delivered to his Excellency, the Governor, the following joint resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution to substitute the name "Georgia School for the Deaf," for "Deaf and :Qumh." 
 
Also, a resolution in regard to the death of Hon. Charles F. Crisp. 
 
Also, a resolution to provide for the payment of teacher& in this .State. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Upon recommendation of the Special Judiciary Committee, the following bills were recommitted, to wit: 
 
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J3y 1Ir. \Yatkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 12 of article 6 of 
 
<the Constitution. 
 
 
 
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. 
 
By )fr. Brown of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to better provide for collection of the purchase money of personal property in certain cases. 
 
Heferred to the General Judiciary Committee. By }fr. Brown of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to better prevent the illegal removal and concealing of cotton in this State. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
J~y )fr. \Vatkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to bring a special election in this State for the election of Justices of the Peace and Constables. 
 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
)fr. Johnson, of Hall, Chair1pan of the Committee on 'Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
.Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Corporations have had under conRi<leration the following House bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend the charter of :Macon, relating to the 
 
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Board of Public \Vorks, the Police Commission, the Fire' Commission, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
FLETCHER 1L JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Charters, Ch{lirman of the Committee on Railroads,. submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to re-enact an act incorporating the Atlantic and Great \Vestern Railroad and X avigation Company. 
 
The committe have also had under consideration the following House resolution, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be adopted, to wit: 
 
A resolution to authorize the Governor to relinquish all claims of the State against the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad. 
Respectfully submitted. 
\V. A. CHARTERS, Chairman. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through }fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bills, to wit: 
 
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A bill to be entitled an act to repe.al the 3d section of an act approved December 16, 1895, entitled an act to amend an act to provide for the appointment of auditors, prescribe their duties, fix their compensation, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the :Monroe Banking, Loan and Guarantee Company, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate has passed the following House bill, by the requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to prohibit the municipal authorities of any incorporate town from leYying or collecting any tax or license from travelling salesmen engaged in t.aking orders for sale of goods, when no delivery is made at time of taking such orders. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was introduced, read the first time am:l appropriately referred, to wit: 
By ~Ir. Copeland of \Valker- 
 
A bill to allow A. J. \Yare to peddle in this State without a license. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The call of the roll of counties was called for the introcluction of new matter, and the follmYing bills were introduced, to wit: 
 
By J\Ir. Boynton of Spalding- 
A bill to authorize the designation in caeh county of a State depository, in which county funds shall be deposited, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Countic3 and County 1Iatters. 
 
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Also, by ~fr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
.l\_ bill to appropriate thirty-five thousand dollars to pay for printing and publishing the Code of 1895, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
Also, by }Ir. Boynton of Spalding- 
A. bill to appropriate a certain sum to re-imburse the Code Commissioners for certain expenditures, and for other purposes. 
Refered to Finance Committee. 
 
By }Ir. Jenkins of PutnamA bill to create the office of Commissioner of Pardons. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
By }Ir. Thomason of }forgan- 
 
..:.\. bill to amend section 23!) of the Code of 1882. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By }Ir. Bond of }IadisonA bill to amend section 271 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
"Upon request of the :Military Committee, the following }Jills were recommitted, to wit: 
 
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13y ~Jr. :Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to reorganize the )Jilitary Staff of the Governor, and for other purposes. 
 
Recommitted to Committee on :Military Affairs. 
 
"\lso, by ~Ir. )feldrim of Chathai:n- 
 
A bill to proYide for reorganization, discipline and regulation of the Yolunteer forces of this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Recommitted to Committee on :Military Affairs. 
 
By )fr. \Yest of Lowndes- 
 
A bill to amend and alter the school laws of this State hy establishing and maintaining a uniform system of text Looks, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on EJucation. 
 
By )fr. Wight of Dougherty- 
 
A bill to enlarge the corporate limits of the city of Albany. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By :Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
 
A bill to proYide for ordinary's pro hoc Yice, in case of (lisqualiiication of ordinary . 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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Dy ~fr. Mozley of Cobb- 
A bill to make women eligible to the office of StateLibrarian. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
Ry :Mr. Turner of Henry- 
A bill to regulate the att~ndance upon county line and district line schools in this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. By :Mr. )fozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of :Marietta. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
Also, by 1lr. )Iozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to submit the question of bonding the city of ~Iarietta to the legal voters of said city. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. By 1Ir. Thomas of Clarke- 
A bill to pay a pension to -William H. Carithers. 
 
Heferred to Committe on Pensions. 
R: 11r. )Jcl<lrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to preE'cribe the mauner of eleeting the clerk ami sl1eriff of the City Court of Savannah, aml for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Commit~e. 
 
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Also, by 11r. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to repeal an act approved November 20, 1895, fixing the time of electing the clerk and sheriff of the Cit~r Court of Savamjah, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by ~fr. :Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved September 15, 1881, entitled an act to enlarge the jurisdiction of the City Court of Savannah, to prevent the judge thereof from practicing law, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Yates of Catoosa- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved December 17, 1804, which provides for the registration of voters in this State. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By ::\lr. Dodson of Sumter-- 
 
A bill to make certain and provide for the payment of costs in civil cases in county co11rts. 
 
By nrr. :Morrison of DeKalbA bill to amend seetion 1!J:3(a) of the Code of 1882. 
 
By }.Jr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to abolish the City Court of Elbert county, an(l for other purposes. 
 
 
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By ::\Ir. Knowles of :Fulton- 
 
A bill to make an appropriation for use of Technological School, etc. 
By }fr. Fogarty of Richmond-- 
 
A bill to authorize the registration of the qualified voters in the village of Summerville. 
By ~Ir. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to repeal an act to require Spalding county to pay the officers of court their costs in certain cases. 
By ::\Ir. Bond of ::\fadison- 
A bill to require assignees of crop contracts, between landlords and tenants, to have the same recorded, in order to effect the rights of third parties. 
 
By ::\Ir. Fogarty of Richmond- 
~\ bill to prescribe who are qualified voters in all elections in the Yillage of Summerville. 
By ::\Ir. Boyd of ::\IcDuffie- 
~~ bill to change the time of holding }lcDuffie Superior Court. 
By ::\Ir. Henderson of washiugton- 
A hill to amend the charter of the town of Davisboro. 
 
By ::\Jr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Atlantic, ..-\..tlanta and Great \Vestern Railroad and X aYigation Co~1pany, and to amend the same. 
 
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By Mr. Reid of BibbA bill to amend the charter of the city o :Macon. 
 
Also the following resolutions: By .Mr. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A resolution authorizing the Governor to relinquish all claims of the State against the Blue Ridge and AtlanticRailroad Company. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A joint resolution to appropriate money for M. J. Walker, for reporting the evidence in the convict investigation before the Governor. 
Also, by i\Ir~ Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A resolution appropriating eight hundred dollars for the republication of two hundred copies each of certain volumes of the Georgia reports. 
 
By }fr. Mansfield of :Mcintosh-. 
A resolution for the relief of the Darien and Western Railway Company. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the first time, to wit: 
 
By Senator Starr of the Forty-third District- 
 
A bill to repeal the third section of an act approved December 16, 1895, entitled an act to amend an act to provide for the appointment of auditors, etc. 
 
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By Senator Berner of the Twenty-second District- 
 
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the :Monroe Banking, Loan and Guarantee Company. 
 
The following Senate bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seventh District- 
 
A bill to amend section 428 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895. 
~Ir. Thomas, of Clarke, Chairman of the Special Committee on the part of the House, to visit the State University and the State X ormal School, and report on their condition and needs, etc., submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
 
Your committee, appointed to visit the State University :and the State Normal School, beg leave to submit the fol-lowing report as to their investigation into the condition, needs and work at these institutions : 
Your committee finds the condition of the departments -of the State University, located at Athens, to be very prosperous and, in many respects, eminently satisfactory. The educational work done is or a high order and is intrusted to the hands of a faculty of able, devoted and enthusiastic men. So far as the training of the common and preparatory school;; of the State will at present permit, the scope of the education embraced in the University curricula compares most favorably with that of other institutions elsewhere of similar rank. The committee was impressed by the numerous evidences. of the thoroughness and breadth of the educational work done. The numerous schools and de- 
 
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partments of the University-a number of them created within a comparatively few years past, in response to the rapid growth in the several sciences and to tbe improvement in mod-ern methods of education-are well officered and, in many eases, splendidly equipped for their special work. In fine, the -committee has nothing but praise to speak of the present work of the University and of its services to the Commonwealth in training the youth of the State to lives of usefulness and honorable distinction. It must be confessed, bow-ever, that this necessary, useful and honorable service ren-dered the State by this time-honored institution, the value -of which is manifested no less by those whom it trains to-day than by those who have so largely contributed to our glories in the past, is performed only by the most careful and well-nigh parsimonious husbanding of the scanty resc.urces at its command. 
This care and parsimony were in evidence, your committee submits, on every hand; and contrasts most lamentably with the generous and liberal amount of educational work done by the institution. Your C{)mmittee was not ahle, in the time at its disposal, to determine in detail what .aid might judiciously and properly be given by the State to the "LniYersity, for increase of its teaching force or exte-nsion of its courses of study. 
The~e have already been presented to the General Assembly in the Heports of the State School Commissioner 
and oi the Board of Trustees of the Cniversity, and will 
no doubt be discussed by the Chancellor in his Annual Address. Your committee asks your special and careful consideration of such recommendations as may he made in tl.i.s connection. 
"Tith one thing, however, your committee was emphatically and palpably impressed, namely, the absolute and 'immediate need for additional accommodations in the way 4:lT lecture rooms, laborat{)ries and other material provisions 
 
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for carrying on the work of the "University. The institution, in the thirty years since the civil war, has grown from 
a simple College to a complex r niversity; it has more than 
doubled its numbers in attendance and has increased more than fourfold the courses of study which it offers. 
In each of these studies, moreover, it has endeavoredand successfully endeavored-to keep pace -with the rapidly improving methods of modern education. During all this time but one new building has been added to its accommodations, and that a gift from the city of Athens at the time of the establishment of the State College of Agriculture and }[echanic Arts in connection with the University. As a consequence your committee finds recitation rooms insufficient in number and laboratories overcrowded to such degree as to interfere seriously with convenient and effective work; nor is any provision made for in-door military exercises or physical culture. The number of students in attendance is now more than 280, and will probably exceed 300 before the close of the present session. It is reasonable to suppose that these numbers will continue to increase. They should do so if Georgia is to maintain her rank among the cultured commonwealths of the Union. With the present facilities it is impossible to provide properly even fi>r the numbers now in attendance. It must be remembered that increased facilities are required not only because of increased attendance, but because also of the greatly increased number of topics taught and the subdivisions of classes made necessary by modern methods of instruction. your committee unanimously recommends that the General Assembly make suitable provision for this immediate and pressing need of the University. 
The officers of the University have had this matter under careful advisement for some time past. Detailed plans, specifications, and estimates have been prepared of a plain 
 
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but substantial building (or buildings, as may appear best and most economical in actual construction), which, if erected, would provide a number of additional recitation rooms, laboratories, and an armory, which latter might also he used as a gymnasium. It is estimated that the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) is required to erect and equip the building desired. It is believed that with this addition to the buildings upon the campus, together with more modern furnishing of the present recitation rooms, the University will be relieved, for the time being, of the overcrowding which is especially felt in the departme~ts of English, and the pure and applied sciences-chemistry, physics, engineering, and electrical engineering-and provision be made for the proper carrying out of the contract made by Georgia with the United States government providing for the teaching of military tactics at the University. 
Your committee therefore, respectfully recommends that an appropriation of $30,000 be made to the University for the purpose specified. 
We were agreeably surprised to find that the State Normal School had attained such remarkable growth in the two years of its existence. Its doors were opened in April of 1895, and over 600 students have been enrolled, with an average attendance of nearly 300. Admission has been refused to more than seventy-five in the last month, and President Bradwell informs us that applications are daily received for room for next year. 
Your committee found the rooms in a crowded condition, as many as eight girls being placed in one room. During the warm weather young men occupied a number of tents, furnished through the generosity of the grand jury of Clarke county; and every cottage near the campus bas been rented for sleeping-rooms for the young men. 
Recitation-rooms are also crowded, atid altogethe~ in- 
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adequate. The need of more room-more dormitory room-more recitation-room-more dining-room___:.is, in the opinion of your committee, imperative. Better conveniences in the way of electric lights and water-works are also greatly needed. 
We found this school made up of grown people-most of them already teachers, and among them an old Confederate soldier who had left his right arm at Sharpsburg. The character of the work is entirely in the line of training students to be teachers of the common schools of the State. It is impossible to ovet-estimate the far-reaching influence of this school, as each teacher who goes from the State Normal School makes his impress upon at least fifty children each year. 
We were greatly pleased with the splendid management of President Bradwell, who has reduced all living expenses to an average for the year, of $7.00 per month. 
This school is therefore within reach of the young man or young woman of limited means. To say that your committee was favorably impressed with the importance and the magnitude of this work, and the phenomenal growth of the school is but just. The State can make no better investment, and we therefore unanimously approve of what has been done, considering the management, and earnestly recommending that such an appropriation for building and equipment, and for annual expenses be granted the State Normal School at Athens, as will place it on an equal basis with the other branches of the University. 
The Normal and Industrial School at Milledgeville receives annually $::!2,500.00, and  the Technological School the same amount for annual expenses. 
We therefore recommend the same amount be paid annually to the State Normal School, and we recommend 
 
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that the sum of $20,000.00 be appropriated for the building ;and equipment of the same. 
All of which is respectfully submitted. 
GEO. C. THO~fAS, Chairman on part of the House. 
J. A. BRANNEN, U. V. WHIPPLE, W1'L H. BuRWELL, J. F. L. BOND, J. K. THOMPSON, N. D. ARNOLD, R. uSHER THO}IASON, W. J. HENDERSON, PRICE EDWARDS. L. F. Sell concurs fully so far as relates to Normal .:Sc-hool. 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
J3y ::O.Ir. Reid of Bibb- 
A bill to amend an act for the protection of game, approved December 20, 1893. 
 
:By 1\Ir. Bartlett of Paulding- 
A bill to amend section 815 of volunie 3 of the Code of <Georgia. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to authorize the recording of bonds for titles to real estate. 
 
By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to protect the State and counties when public building work is let out. 
 
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By .Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved September 21, 1887~ to fix the time for adjournment of Superior and City Courts in certain cases. 
 
Also, by Mr.- Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide additional compensation for the Sherift of Supreme Court. 
 
By Mr. Armstrong of wilkes- 
 
A bill to amend an act to appropriate the proceeds from the hire of misdemeanor convicts in the Northern Judicial Circuit, etc., approved October 15, 1887, so as to exempt Wilkes county from the provisions of said act. 
 
Also, by Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
 
A bill to repeal an act approved February 28, 1876, providing for the pay of insolvent costs in certain cases. 
 
By Mr. Thomason of Morgan- 
 
A bill to amend the public school system of Madison. 
 
By 1fr. Bennet of ~lynn- 
A bill to amend an act to amend section i of an act ap- 
proved December 1, 1896, entitled an act to prescribe and define the powers of the Commissioners of Pilotage, etc. 
 
By :Mr. Taylor of Meriwether- 
 
A bill to appropriate two thousand and five hundred dollars to meet a deficit incurred by the Board of Trustees of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
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By Mr. Harrell of Dodge------ 
 
A bill to prescribe and define a scholastic month. 
 
13y Mr. Hedding of Pike------ 
 
A bill to change the time of holding Pike Superior Court. 
 
By Mr. :Mozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to establish a public school system in the town oi Roswell. 
 
By Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to provide an additional method for collecting purchase money notes for personalty, in which there may be a reservation of title. 
 
I.eave of absence was asked for a few days by the follow- 
 
'"as ing members, which 
 
granted, to wit: ~fessrs. Mead- 
 
.()WS of Johnson, \Vren of Jefferson, and Patten of Thomas. 
 
Upon motion of :l\Ir. Johnson, of Hall, the House adjourned to Friday morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, November 27, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Rev. A. W. Bealer. 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
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Those present were Messrs.~ 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bush, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Redding, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWash't'nRudicil, 
 
Brinson .of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Crawfordr 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomason of Morganr 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Vincent, 
 
uuffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
West, 
 
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Durham, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McLarty, 
 
Faust, 
 
Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, Branch, 
 
Hardeman, Lott, 
 
Underwood, Wren, 
 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, Chairman pro tem. of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following House bills, which I, as chairman pro tem., am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 1, which amends sections 1323 and 1327 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Also, House bill Xo. 16, which amends section 1323 of the Code of 1882. 
Also, House hill No. 98, which' amends section 1456 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Also, House bill No. 119, which alters and amends section 3893 of the Code of 1882. 
 
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Also, House bill No. 120, which authorizes the Judges of the Superior Courts to fix the time of holding their respective courts. 
 
Also, House bill No. 144, which requires executors to give bond to insure the faithful performance of the trust imposed. 
 
Also, House bill Xo. 273, which amends the General l!egistration Law, as provided in act approved December ] 7, 1894. 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am also instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
House bill No. 102, whic~ requires judges of city courts ~md county courts to, when requested to do so, write out and read their charges to the jury in certain cases. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back io the House, with the recommendation that the same d0 pass, by substitute, to wit: 
 
House b!ll X o. 201, which amends the General Registration act approved December 17, 1894, so that the same willnot apply to elections of Justices of the Peace and Constables. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JAS. S. BOYNTON, Chairman pro tern. 
 
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:Mr. Oliver, Chairman of Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following act to wit: 
 
An act to prohibit the municipal authorities of any incorporated town from levying or collecting any tax or license from travelling salesmen. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, snbmitted the following report: 
.Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration the following joint resolution, which I am directed to report hack to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A resolution to pay pensions to widows or minor children of deceased Confederate soldiers. 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House hill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, to wit: 
 
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A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 1 of article 7 of the Constitution of this State. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Dodson, Chairman of the Committee on Counties. and County :Matters, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Counties and County :Matters have had under consideration the following House bill, which. they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to provide for the payment of fees of the clerk, sheriff, and solicitor of the county courts of this State. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to abolish the City Court of Laurens county. Hespectfully submitted. 
W. A. DODSON, Chairman. 
l\fr. ;rohnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on 
Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
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A bill to amend and revise and consolidate the sev~ral laws of the State granting corporate powers to the town of Whigham, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
FLETCHER l\L JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
By un~nimous consent, the following bills were recommitted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 1 of article 7 of the Constitution. 
 
Recommitted to Committee on Constitutional Amenilments. 
 
By 1.fr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to establish a dispensary for the town of Fort Gaines. 
Recommitted to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following bill was recommitted to the Special Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By J\{r. Knowles of Fulton- 
A bill to authorize boards of County Commissioners, in their discretion, to provide rooms for Justices Courts held in cities of not less than sixty thousand inhabitants. 
 
The roll of the counties was then called for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills were introduced:oread the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Durham of Barto-w- 
 
A bill to amend the Constitution of this State, so as to make the terms of all county officers four years instead of two. 
 
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. 
 
By :1fr. Hall of CowetaA bill to prevent the sacrifice of real property sold at 
legal sales, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
Also, by Mr. Hall of Coweta- 
A bill to ::j.mend an act to prohibit the manufacture of any kind of liquor, except domestic \Vines, in the county of C'oweta, and for other purP.oses. 
Referred to Temperance Committee. 
ITy :Mr. W:lght of Dougherty- 
A bill to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Albany. 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
 
By }fr. Brinson o:f Emanuel- 
A bill to authorize the payment of one hundred and fifty clollars to Mrs. Mary V. Lane. 
Heferred to Finance Committee. 
 
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Also, by Mr. Brinson of EmanuelA bill to authorize the payment of two hundred and fifty 
dollars to W m. Bohler. Referred to :Finance Committee. 
By 1fr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for the more speedy determination of habeas corpus cases. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By l\fr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A. bill to regulate the business of fraternal beneficiary orders, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By l\fr. Duncan of Houston- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to punish the wilful trespass on lands of another. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, the following resolutions, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Sell of Jackson- 
 
A resolution to pay a pension to l\Irs. Sarah Roper for the year 1896. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
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By 1Ir. :Mansfield of Mcintosh- 
 
A joint resolution to suspend the collection of State taxes in the county of Mcintosh for the year 1896. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By :Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to change the present corporate limits of the city of Americus. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By :Mr. Hill of Troup- 
 
A bill to appropriate the sum of six thousand three hundred and ninety-one dollars and six cents, for equipping and furnishing the dormitory of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of :Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for a public school system for the city of Greensboro. 
 
Referred to General ,Judiciary Committee. 
 
By l!Ir. Hawes of Warren- 
 
A bill to prohibit arresting officers in this State from advising or in any way procuring the dismissal or settlement of criminal warrants in their hands, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By :Mr. "\Vest of Lowndes- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of Yaldosta. 
 
Referred to Special .Tudiciary Committee. 
 
By ~Ir. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to provide that the Board of County Commissioners of Bibb county shall work certain roads and streets within the city of ~lacon, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County ~Iatters. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the report Df the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By :\Ir. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved September 21, 1887, to fix the time of adjournment of Superior and City Courts. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, and the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, wa,; passed. 
 
Also, by :Mr. Slaton of Fulton-- 
 
A bill to protect the State and counties thereof when public work is let out by bidding. 
 
The General .Judiciary Committee, to whom this bill had been referred, proposed to amend, by striking out after the word "shall," in the second line of the thir:d section, the words "receive any part of the compensation due for said work," and to insert in lien thereof the following, to 
 
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wit: "Before commencing to do the work," which wa,; agreed to. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was withdrawn, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to establish a public school system for the city of Greensboro. 
 
On motion of :Nir. Little of :Muscogee, the special orders of the day were displaced, and the same given their regular pl.ace on the calendar. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Knowles of Fulton, the following bill was made the special order for Tuesday next, at 11 :30 o'clock a.m. : 
 
By :Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
A bill to make an appropriation for the use of the Technological School. 
 
The committee proposed to amend further by adding the following section: 
 
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws, in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed/' which was agreed to. 
 
"Epon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 102, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
By :Mr. Bartlett of PauldingA bill to amend section 815 of volume 3 of the Code. 
 
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The Gemnal ,Judiciary Committee, to whom had been referred this bill, recommended that it pass, by substitute. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to authorize the recording of bonds for title to real estate. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
The following mesS.age was rec~ived from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
M1. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, to wit: 
 
A resolution appointing a committee of five from the Senate, and ten from the House of Representatives, to visit the commencement exercises of the Georgia School of Technology in 1897. 
 
Committee on part of the Senate: :Messrs. Blalock. )fr Farland, "\Vilcox, Hopkins, Brooke. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Bowden, of Habersham, the following resolution was taken up, read the third time, the report 
3th 
 
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of the committee was agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
By ~fr. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A resolution authorizing the Go\'ernor to relinquish ali claims against the Blue Uidge ancl Atlantic Railroad, etc. 
 
Upon the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 115, the nays 0. 
 
The resolution, haYing received a constitutional majority, was agreed to. 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the :Finance Banking Company, of Atlanta, Georgia. 
 
The Committee on Banks, to whom had been referred this bill, proposed to amend by adding a sction to be known as section 2, as follows: 
 
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the act approved Kovember 13, 1889, the title of which is fully set forth in the caption of this act, be further amended, by striking out section 11, as written, which latter relates.to the liability of stockholders to the creditors of the corporation, and substituting, in lieu thereof, the following: 
 
"Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That said corporation shall be responsible to its creditors to the extent of its capital and its assets, and each stockholder shall be individually liable for all the debts of said corporation, to the extent of his or her unpaid shares of stock, and said stockholder shall be further and addition- 
 
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ally individually liable, equally and ratably, and not one for another, as sureties, to depositors of said corporation for all moneys deposited therein, in an amount equal to the faoo value of their respectiYe shares of stock, it being the true intent and purpose of said section of this act, that, as to depositors, for all moneys deposited with said corporation, there shall be an individual liability upon such stockholders in s11ch corporations, over and beyond the par value of his or her original shares of stock, equal in amount to the face valne of .said shares of stock; provided, that said liability of the stockholders shall not prevent depositors from having equal rank with all other creditors upon the capital, property ~md assets of said bank," which was agreed to. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, and the nays 3. 
 
The bill haYing received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By liir. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to abolish the city court of Elbert county, and for other purposes. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 107, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to re-enact an act to incorporate the Atlantic, At- 
lanta and Great 'Vestern Raihvay and Navigation Com- 
pany, and for other purposes. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 108, the nays 0. 
 
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The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By :.Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to make certain and provide for the payment o costs in civil cases in county courts, in certain cases. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following bill was,. hy unanimous consent, introduced, read the first time, and a;.)propriately referred, to wit: 
 
By J.\Ir. Thomas of Clarke-- 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of J e:ffer son, in the county o Jackson. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporation!". 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By :Mr..Mozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to amend the act establishing a system of public schools in the town of Roswell, and for other purposes. 
 
Cpon the passage of the bill, the H_yes were 105, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was pas:;;ed. 
 
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By unanimous consent, the following bill was recommitted to the Specia] Judiciary Committee: 
 
By Mr. Thomason of :)forgan- 
A bill to amend the public school system of Madison, Georgia. 
 
By :Mr. }'elker of \Yalton- 
A bill to provide an additional method of collecting purchase money notes for personalty in whic~ there may be a reservation of title. 
 
The General Judiciary Committee, to whom this bill had been referred, proposed the following amendment, to wit: By striking, after the word "thereof," in the sixth line of the 1st section, the words 'in which the title to per sonalty may be reserved," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "which was given for personal property where title is reserved by YendOt"," which was agr~e~ to. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 97, the nays 0. 
The bill, haYing- receiwd a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
By ~Ir. Boyd o ~Ie11uffie- 
A bill to change the time of holding ~fcDuffie Superior Court. 
On the past:age of the bill, the ayes were 103, the nays 0. 
The bill, having receiwd a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
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JouRXAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By 1Ir. Redding of .Pike- 
 
A bill to change the time of holding Pike Superior Court. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were !:)5, the nays 0. 
 
The hill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
By ~lr. Fogarty of Hichmond- 
A bill to pre~cribe who are qualified to vote in all elections in the village of Summer,ille, in the county of Richmond. 
l~pon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was -passed. 
 
Also, by :Jir. :Fogarty of Hichmond- 
 
A bill to provide for the registration of the qualified voters in the village of SmnmerYille, in the county of Richmond. 
 
l'pon the passage of the bill, the ayes were lll, and the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was pessed. 
 
By "11 r. Taylor of ..Meriwether- 
 
A bill to appropriate two thousand and five hundred dollars to meet a d..ficit incurred by the Board of Trustees of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
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The House went into committe~ of the whole to consider this bill, and arose and reported back, with the recommendation that the bill do pass. 
 
l;pou the passage of the bill, the ayes were 124, and the nays 0, as follows: 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
McCook, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Foster, 
 
McKee, 
 
Bush, 
 
l<'ogarty, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Felder, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Berry, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Brown, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Black, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hall, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Parker, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Forsyth, Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boyrrton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Clement, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Charters, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mozley, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Watkins, 
 
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Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, F'aust, 
 
McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
Wors~mm, 
Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnoia, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Burke, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Decatur, Collum, Calhoun, Duffy, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Grice, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hill, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reid, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rutherford, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nSalter, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wren, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Whipple, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 118. Nays 0. Not voting 57. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by, and granted to the following members, to wit: ~iessrs. Hogan of Lincoln, Collum of Schley, DaYison of Greene, Salter of J e:fferson, :Mullinax of Pickens, Berry of Whitfield, Black of Sumter, Oakes of 'Yhite, Jordan of Pulaski, Duncan of Lee, :Mc:Michael of Jasper, ~forgan of Bryan, Vinc!3nt of Bartow. 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, November 28, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker pro tem., and opened with prayer by the Rev. A. W. Bealer. 
Upon motion of :Mr. X evin of l<'loyd, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Committee on S!)ecia] J.udiciary, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
M1. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following hills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
A bill to amend section 165G of the Code of 1882, so as to make women eligible to the office of State Librarian, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to an1encl the charter of the town of Oakland City. 
 
The committee haw also had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to abolish the City Court of J-ackson county, and for other purposes. 
 
RespeCtfully submitted. 
 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
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Mr. Calvin, Chairman pro tem. of the Committe en Banks, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend section 943(a) of the Code of 1882, and acts amendatory thereof, providing for State depositories. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
:MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman protem. 
 
The following mes:;age was received from the Senate through "l\1r. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, 1y the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Angnsta, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue;, for the county of \Valton, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to authorize the Supreme Court to appoint three additional shorthand writers, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to define the powers of the Recorder of the city of Augusta, and for other purposes. 
 
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Ah;o, a bill to be entitled an art to repeal an act to make permanent the f'ite of the public buildings of the county of \Valton at :Monroe, and for other purposes. 
 
:Mr. Brown, Chaiiman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speake1: 
 
The Committee on .Agriculture have had under consideration the following Honse bills, which they direct me to report back to the Honse, with the recomendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend section G~5 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Also, a bill to preYent hunting or :fishing on the land of another without the written consent of the owner. 
 
Respectfully submitted. J. P. BRO\YX, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Little, Chainnan of the Finance Committee, sub mitted the following report: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following bills of the Honse, which they instruct me to report to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to prescribe the duties of the Tax-Collectors of the several counties of this State, and to fix the penalty for a 
 violation thereof, and for other purposes. Also, a hill to appropriate three thousand and forty-seven dollars and seventeen cents to reimburse the Commissioners 
 
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to codify the laws of Georgia for certain necessary expenditures incmTed by them, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JXO. D. LITTI.E, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Thomas, of Clarke, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following rep~rt: 
 
hfr. S peake1: 
 
The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to re port back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to establish a system of public schools in Moultrie. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
GEO. C. THOl\IAS, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the follmvin~ report: 
Mr. Spcake1: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bill, which they recommend that I report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of :Mitchell, in the county of Glascock. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
 
 
FLETCHER M. JOH~SON, Chairman. 
 
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The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the reqms1te constitutional majority, the following bill of the House, as amended, t~l wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the city of Fitz gerald, and for other purposes. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Bennet of Glynn- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved December 1, 1895, which prescribes and defines the powers of Commissioners of Pilotage for the ports of this State, and for other purposes. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes \Vere 94, the nays 0. 
 
The hill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following resolution was introduced, read, and unanimously agreed to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Taylor of :Meriwether- 
 
A resolution extending the sympathies of the House, in common with the country at large, to the Ron. R. U. Hardeman, of Newton, in his hour of bodily affliction, and expressing the hope that he will soon be restored to health and usefulness to the people of Georgia. 
 
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The following bills were introduced, by unanimous con,;ent, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Redding of Pike- 
A bill to authorize the payment of pensions to Confed erate soldiers, and widows thereof, in certain cases. 
Heferred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
Also, by :J[r. Redding of PikeA bill to amend the charter of the town of Barnesville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By ::\fr. Boifeuillet of BihL- 
A bill to establish the Georgia State Reformatory, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Finance. 
 
By }[r. :Felder of :FultonA bill to amend sertion 1323 of the Code of 1882. Hefe1Ted to General Judiciary Committee. Also, the- following resolution: 
 
By ~fr. Felder of Fulton- 
A resolntion to pay ~Iiss Ella Powell the sum of two hundred and twenty-two dollars. 
Referred to -Finance Committee. 
 
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By Mr. :Maddox o Harris- 
A bill to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, except domestic wines, in the county of Harris. 
Referred to Committee on Temperance. 
 
By Mr. Ennis of Floyd- 
' T A bill for the relief of A. \Yalton of the county of 
Floyd. 
Referred to }~inance Committee. 
 
Also, the following resolution: 
 
By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
A resolution to appoint a committee to examine into and report upon the desirability of having prepared a digest of special laws, applicable to the counties, cities, towns and villages in this State. 
 
The resolution was read and lai.d over one day. 
 
By Mr. Brown of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to declare that sex shall not work ineligibility as to who may serve as any school officer in this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were taken from the table, read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By 1\-fr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
 
A bill to amend the act appropriating the proceeds from 
 
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the hire of misdemeanor convicts, in the ~orthern Judicial Circuit, to officers of court. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
Also, by ~[r. Armstrong of wilkes- 
 
A bill to repeal an act approved :February 28, 1876, providing that the insolvent cost of the solicitor, mentioned in said amendatory act, shall be paid from funds realized from hiring out convicts, etc. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 96, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
The following resolution was, by unammous consent, read the second time: 
Dy ~Jr. Awtry of Cobb~ 
 
A resolution to pay pensions to certain widows or mino:r children of deceased Confederate veterans. 
 
The following Senate bill was also read the second time, to wit: 
By SenatDr Berner of the Twenty-second district- 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the :Monroe Banki~g, Loan and Guarantee Company, and for other purposes. 
The following bill was recommitted to Committee on Corporations, tD wit: 
 
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By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
A bilHo amend the charter o the city of Macon. 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
By 111r. Boynton of Spalding- 
A bill to repeal an act to require Spalding county to pay the officers of court the costs now allowed by law in each case convicted, ek. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes w::>re 103, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
By ~fr. Henderson of "\Yashington- 
A bill amending the charter of the town of Davisboro. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 102, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
Also, the following resolution: 
 
By Mr. Felder o Fulton- 
 
A joint resolution to appropriate fifty dollars to the Atlanta Electric Railway Company. 
 
The House went into committee of the whole to consider 
 
the resolution, arose and reported back to the House, with 
 
the recommendation that the same be adopted. 
 
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Upon the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 96, the nays 0, as follows: 
 
Those who voted in the afllrmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
McCook, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ford, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Bates, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hall, 
 
Reece, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hill, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Boynton -of Spalding, Hawes, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Harrell, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hamby, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Stone, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Henderson ofColquittSmith of Hancock, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Timmerman, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Leard, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Lott, 
 
Webb, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Law, 
 
Wight, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Moore, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Maddox, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edge, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilco~ of Telfair, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, Bush, Bond, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Paiten, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Parker, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Palmer, 
 
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Berry, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Pearce, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of Wash't'n Phinizy, 
 
Burke, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Reid, 
 
Branch, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Lance, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Little, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Longley, 
 
Sell, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Mozley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Meadows, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Collum, 
 
Morrison, 
 
!:nderwood, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
McKee, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Lee. 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDonough, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Grice, 
 
Ayes 96. Nays 0. Not voting 79. 
 
The resolution, having received a constitutional maJority, was adopted. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the nrst time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By .Mr. Reece of Floyd- 
A bill to protect the fish, oysters, and other food products in Christmas creek, etc., in the county of Camden. 
Referred to Special J"udiciary Committee. 
 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Brannen of Bulloch- 
 
A bill to ameJ).d section 943(a) of the Code of 1882, and the acts amendatory thereof. 
 
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By 2.fr. Henderson of Colquitt- 
 
A bill to establish a system of public schools for the city of 1Ioultrie. 
 
By Mr. Stone of Walton- 
A bill to require Judges of the City and County Oou~ts of this State to write out and read their charges in certain cases. 
 
The following priYileged resolution was offered and read: 
 
By ~lr. Burwell of Hancock- 
 
A resolution proYiding for the appointment by the Chairman of the Committee on PriYileges and Elections, of a special committee of three, to recount the ballots cast at the recent election in the county of Clay, for members o the House of Representatins, and to ascertain the meaning o certain ambiguous ballots cast in said election, and for other purposes . 
 
.Mr. Burwell, of Hancock, moved to adopt the resolution. 
 
~Ir. Felker, o \Yalton, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
 
~fr. Johnson, of Hall, called for the yeas and nays, which call was sustained. 
 
upon the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 60, the nays 39, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, Bates, Boyd, Hussey, 
 
Edenfield, Faust, Foster, Fogarty, 
 
Meadows, McDaniel, McCook, McGehee, 
 
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Bowden, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Hill, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hightower, 
 
Reece, 
 
Craig, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Slaton, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Leard, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Durham, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Lott, 
 
Wight, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Law, 
 
Wright, 
 
Edge, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Harrell, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hamby, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of DeKalb, Swift, 
 
-...annon, 
 
.Jordan, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
CopelaJ\d, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Niles, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Atkinson, Bush, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Black, Branch, Boswell, Bartlett, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Phinizy, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Quillian, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Reid, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rawlings, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Salter, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
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Blalock, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Lance, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Longley, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Moore, 
 
Cole, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Callaway, 
 
.Mullinax, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Davison, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Grice, 
 
Smith of Crawford. Taylor, Thompson, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West,. Wren, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 60. Nays 39. Not voting 76. 
 
The resolution was, therefore, adopted. 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Felker of \Valton- 
A bill to amend an act to proYide for the registration of voters in this State, and for other purp<:>ses. 
 
The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bill, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Henderson of Irwin- 
A bill to incorporate the city of Fitzgerald. 
I.eave of absence \vas asked by and granted to the following members, to wit: 1Iessrs. Smith of Hancock, Edwards of Haralson, Duncan of Chatham, Dickerson of Clinch, Duncan of Houston, McKee of Dawson, McDaniel of :Fannin, :Ford of \Yorth. 
The hour o adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, Jionday, :Kovember 30, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, \vas called to order by the Speaker pro tern., and opened with prayer by Jir. }~,lenfield of Screven. 
 
On motion of: 1lr. Longley of Troup, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
 
}Ir. Baggett, of Laurens, of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
Upon the call of the counties for the introduction o new matter, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
:By ~lr. Calnn of Richmond- 
 
A bill to fix the bond of the Treasurer of Richmond county. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By :Mr. Hamby of RabunA bill to pay juror;; from the county treasury, in causes 
in which the county is interested. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By )[r. Bates of )furray- 
A bill to amend an act apprmed December 18, 1894, entitled an aet to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government, etc. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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lly :Mr. Longley of Troup-A bill to amend section 3448 of the Code of 1882. Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By J[r. Simpson of :Milton- 
A bill to amend sub-section (6) of section 1978 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Palmer of Mitchell- 
A bill to regulate the number of jurors in the City Court of :Mitchell county, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Special .Tudiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Burwell of Hancock- 
A bill to amend an act approved August 6, 1891, entitled an act to provide for the appointment and compensation, etc., of special criminal bailiffs in counties having more than twenty thousand inhabitants. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
The following message was receiYed from the Senate through .Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concurred in the following House resolutions, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution authorizing the Governor to pay to the Trustees of the lTniversity of Georgia, a balance due 
 
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on the appropriations made by the last General Assembly of Georgia to the State X ormal School. 
 
Also, a resolution providing for the indexing of the Journals of the Honse of Representatives and Senate for the sessions of 1896 and 1897. 
 
By :Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the Atlanta Savings, Loan and Trust Company. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By 1\Ir. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to establish a public school system fol' the city of Greensboro. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. By ~Ir. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend section 1286 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, by ~Ir. :Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to proYide and prescribe the time of day for keeping open the election precincts in this State in cities and towns of certain size, <~tc. 
 
Referred tD General Judiciary Committe. 
 
By lfr. Freeman of Coweta- 
 
A bill to provide for the bringing of snits for divorce in 
 
this State in certain instances. 
 
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Referred to General .Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By ~lr. Henderson of Colquitt- 
 
A bill to prescribe the time and manner of issuing tax fi. as. in this State. 
 
Heferred to Finance Committee. 
 
By :1\ir. Cole of Carroll-- 
 
A bill to prohibit prize or match games of football in this State, and to provide a penalty therefor. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By :1\fr. Hitch of Brooks- 
 
A bill to amend an act to amend section 943(b) of the Code of 1882, approved December 14, 1895. 
 
Heferred to Committee on Banks. 
 
::l\fr. Swift, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report: 
 
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
A bill to amend the charter of the ~Ionroe Banking, Loan and Guarantee Company. 
Hespectfully submitted. 
1'. :li. S\YIFT, Chairman. 
 
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The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, 1fr. Callaway: 
 
-lfr. Speaker: 
 
The Governor has approved the following acts and resolutions of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
An act providing for census of cities to be taken under supervision of the Secretary of State. 
 
Also, an act to amend an act approved September 26, 1883, entitled an act to incorporate the Georgia Loan and Trust Company. 
 
A resolution substituting the name "Georgia School for the Deaf," for Deaf and Dumb. 
 
Also, a resolution in regard to the Jeath of Hon. Charles 
F. Crisp. 
Also, by ~Jr. Brooks of Hitch- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled au act to establish Boards of }Iedical Examiners for the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General ;rndiciary Committee. 
 
By ~lr. Collum of Schley- 
 
To abolish a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the eounty of Schley. 
 
Hefened to Committee on Counties and County }fatters. 
 
By 1Ir. Cole of Carroll- 
 
A bill to prohibit the sale or furnishing of cigarettes, 
 
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cigarette paper, etc., to any person in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By :Jlr. Henderson of Colquitt- 
A bill to establish a system of public schools for the city of :Moultrie. 
 
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following Senate bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Senator Berner of the Twenty-second District- 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the :Monroe Banking, Loan and Guarantee Company. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
~Ir. Thomason, Chairman of the Committee on :Military 1~ffairs, submitted the following report: 
1lfr. S peo ke1 : 
The Cmmpittee on Military Affairs request the names 
 
  
 
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of Honorables Joseph )lansfield, of )fclntosh, and F. 1f. Johnson, of Hall, be added tD said cornmitt~e. 
 
Respectfully submitted. THO)IASON, Chairman. 
The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: Mt. S pcaker: 
 
The Senate has passed the following resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to wit: 
A resolution ext~nding sympathy to Cubans, and requesting our Hepresentatives in Congress to use their influence to secure belligerent rights for Cuba, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a hill tD he entitled an act to require the Tax-Collectors of this State to make n~onthly reports under oath of all taxes collected, and for other purposes. 
 
By :Mr. Bra1men of Bulloch- 
A hill to amend section V4:3(a) of the Code of 1882, and the acts amendatory thereof. 
The Committee on Banks, to whom this bill had been referred, recommended that it pass, by substitute. 
 
On the passage of this hill, the ayes were 88, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. 
 
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By :.Mr. Stone of \Valton- 
A bill to require Judges of the City and County Courts in this State, to write out and read their charges to juries in certain cases, and for other purposes. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 95, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By :Mr. .Felker of \Valton- 
A bill to amend an act to proYide for the registration of voters in this State, etc., approved December 17, 1894. 
 
The committee recommended that the bill pass, by substitute. 
 
On the passage of the hill, the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. 
 
.. The following hills were read the second time, to wit: 
By l\fr. Pearce of Houston- 
A bill to provide for the payment of fees of certain officers of Houston county, in certain cases, and for other purposes. 
 
By :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
A bill to pres~ribe the duties of the Tax-Collectors of the several counties of this State, to fix a penalty for t4e violation therefor, and for other purposes. 
 
 MoNDAY, NovEMBER 30, 1896. 
 
511 
 
<By ~lr. Cook of Deeatur- 
 
A bill to revise, alter and amend the several acts incorporating the town of 'Vhigham, in the county of Decatur. 
 
By :Mr. Walden of Glascock- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of :Mitchell, in the county of Glascock. 
 
By :Mr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to appropriate three thousand and forty dollars for the purposes of reimbursing the Commissioners to eodify the laws of Georgia for certain expenditures in<mrred by them, and for other purposes. 
 
By llr. :Mozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to make females eligible to the office of State Librarian. 
 
By l\Ir. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill amending the charter of the town of Oakland City. 
 
Mr. Baggett, of Laurens, moYed to take up, for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the Committee on Counties and County l\Iatters on the following bill, which was adversely reported, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Baggett of Laurens- 
 
A bill to abolish the City Court of Laurens county. 
 
lfr. Johnson, of Hall, demanded the call of the House, which was made, and disclosed a quorum present, as follows: 
 
 512 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE, 
 
Those present were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Burke, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Branch, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Slaton, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Meadows, 
 
West, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wight, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McLarty, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those absent were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, 
 
Foster, Grice, Hogan, Hill, Hawes, 
 
Nisbet, Nevin, Oakes, Patten, Parker, 
 
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513 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Sell, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWash't'nSmith of Hancock, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morrison, 
 
vvhipple, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McMichael, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Mc.Daniel, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ford, 
 
l\fr. Redding, of Pike, who was in the chair, ruled that the motion to take up the report of the committee, for the purpose of disagreeing thereto, was not debatable, from which ruling an appeal was made. 
 
On the question as to whether the chair:s ruling should. be sustained, the ayes and nays were called for, which call was sustained. 
 
On the eall of the roll, the ayes were 60, the nays 43. 
 
Those who voood in the affirmative were 1\fessrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Bond, 
 
Henderson of ColquittRutherford, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of Dehalb, Slaton, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Little, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Moore, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Mozley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Mansfield, 
 
Turner, 
 
Craig, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
33b 
 
 i>14 
 
JOURNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Cole, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Chapman, Dodson, Duncan of Lee, Faust, Hill, 
 
McLaughlin, McConnell, McCook, McCranie, McLarty, Niles, Oliver, Ogletree, Pearce, 
 
Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Those who yoted in the negative were }Iessrs.- 
 
Branch, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Longley, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Felder, 
 
Law, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Felker, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Gowen, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Griffin, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Hall, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Collum, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Charters, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Reid, 
 
.Deakins, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Reece, 
 
Davison, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Salter, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Edge, 
 
Leard, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Lott, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nisbet, 
 
Awtl"f, 
 
l<'ord, 
 
Nevin, 
 
.ncKinson, 
 
Foster, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bates, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Parker, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Berry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Sell, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nSmith of Hancock, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kaigler, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
 "TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896. 
 
515 
 
{(:allaway, Duffy, _Durham, nickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Meldrim, Montfort, Morrison, Mullinax, McMichael, McDaniel, McKee, 
 
Wren, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 60. Nays 45. Not voting 70. 
 
The ruling of the chair was therefore sustained. 
 
Leaye of absence was asked by and granted to the following members, to wit: )Iessrs. Swift of Elbert, Durham of Bartow, :McLaughlin of :Meriwether, Kaigler of 
Quitman, Brinson of Burke, Herrington of Burke, Faust 
Of Oglethorpe, and Adams of r pson. 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, December 1, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock :a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and ,opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
The roll was called, and the followillg members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Awtry, Armstrong, .Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, ::Burke, .Bussey, 
 
Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, 
 
McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Niles, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Parker, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Pearcf!, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, HendersonofWash't'nRutherford, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Appling, Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Thomason of Morgan~ 
 
Clement, 
 
Lance, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Charters, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Longley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Law, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Moore, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mansfield, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Morrison, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edge, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCook, 
 
Yates, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McKee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Felder, 
 
McCranie, 
 
 TuESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896. 
 
517 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, .Arnold, Atkinson,. Boyd, Brown, Bowden, Bartlett, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Ford, Foster, Kaigler, Morgan, McDaniel, Nisbet, Nevin, 
 
Patten, Phinizy, Roberts, Salter, Swift, Turner, Tli.ompson, Underwood, 
 
The .Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following resolution was intro4nced, taken up, and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By ~fr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A resolution amending a resolution prescribing how bills and resolutions shall be read a second time. 
 
~ir. Little, Chairman of the }'inance Committee, sub mitted the following report: 
 
Jllr. Speaker: 
 
The Finance Comm1ttee haYe had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to authorize the Governor and Tr~urer to issue bonds for the purpose of paying off and retiring certain of the past due bonds of the State issued by Charles J. ).IcDonald, Governor, and countersigned by J. Crawford, as President of the Board of Commissioners of the \Yestern .and Atlantic Railroad, etc. 
Also, the following bill, which I am instructed to report 
 
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back, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer to issue bonds for the purpose of paying off and retiring certain of the past due bonds of the State, known as ConYention Bonds, issued by Charles J. Jenkins, which said past due bonds are more fully identified and described in said act by numbers, date of issue and date of maturity. 
 
Respectfully submitted. JNO. D. I~ITTLE, Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Dodson, Chairman of the Commitee on Counties' and County .Matters, begs to submit the following report: 
Mr. Speak.er: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
A bill to provide compensation for election managers and clerks in the county of Wilkes ~nd for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 2503 of the Code of 1882,, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill making it unlawful for surety companies not incorporated b1tthe laws of this State to tmnsact the business of becoming surety upon the official bonds of the county officers of this State, without depositing with the State Treasurer bonds of the State of the amount of $25,000, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. \V. .1.\.. DODSON, Chairman. 
 
 TuEsDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896. 
 
51!1 
 
"Mr. Thoma;;, Chaim1an of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 
 
;l[r. Hpeakct: 
The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that tl1e same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to pay County School Commissioners a fixed alary. 
 
Also, a bill to allow the State School Commissioner to employ a stenographer. 
 
Also, a bill to provide for a seal for the County Boards of Education. 
 
Also, a hill to establish a public school system for the city of Greensboro. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
A bill to provide for the payment of all school moneys to the County Treasurers. 
The committee have abo had under consideration the following joint resolution, which they direct me to report back to the Ho11se, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A resolution to appoint a committee to attend the commencement exercises of the l'niversity in 1897. 
H.espectfully submitted. GEO. C. THO.JIAS, Chainnan. 
 
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.JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
~Ir. Taylor, Chairman o:f the Committee on the Lunatic Asylum, submitted the :following report, which was adopted and three hundred copies thereof were ordered to be printed :for the use of the House: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
Your Committee on the Lunatic Asylum have visited that institution, and after a careful survey of the same, beg leave to report : 
The buildings and grounds of the Asylum are in a good state of preservation. The internal condition of the walls and wards throughout the entire building are kept in perfect style, and are perfect in cleanliness, of which we cannot speak too highly. The order, system, and perfect control of the inmates speak in terms that are unmistakable of the ability and faithfulness of the employees to whose ~are the details of the establishment are necessarily to a large extent intrusted. 
We find that the accommodations are now ample to accommodate the patients applying for admittance, which has not been so until within the last year. The trustees have erected a large additional building which has supplied additional room for the inmates that was badly needed; they have done so with the last appropriation for building more room; they have done so with the one hundred thousand dollars appropriated in 1893, and we think they deserve the commendation of the General Assembly for the economical way in which they have managed the appropriation for said building. 
We examined into the finances of the institution, and are satisfied that the same have been administered during the past two years faithfully and economically. The system of bookkeeping is thorough, minute, exact, and easily understood, and every item of receipts and expenditures is prop- 
 
 TuESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896. 
 
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erly verified by duplicate vouchers, which were exhibited to a sub-committee of our number, and their examination was perfectly satisfactory. A re-examination can be had at any time by going through the accounts and vouchers on file in the office of the Governor in the Capitol building. 
The accounts show a balance on hand on the 1st of SPptember, 1896, of $7,781.10. 
This balance has been accumulated by reason of the fact that the expenses are less during the summer months, owing to a smaller consumption of fuel and lighter clothing, both for WPar_ing and bedding, while the subsistence department is greatly aided by the vegetables from the farm and garden, so that the monthly outlay is considerably less t~an during the winter. But this balance will be entirely absorbed by the increased expenses of the winter months now upon us.. 
We believe that the amount of insurance carried on the property of the State at the Asylum is entirely too small for the value of the property, and we recommend that the amount of the policy of insurance be increased to such an amount as may be deemed proper by the Finance Committee, simply stating that the present policy, which we learn is $260,000, is not equal to one-fourth of the value of the property insured, which is over $1,000,000. 
The farm, garden and dairy connected with the Asylum, we believe to be a fine adjunct for the same. Large quantities of beef, pork, milk, butter, potatoes, and vegetables are produced and furnished to the inmatee and employees of the institution, adding much to the health and comfort of all. we are sorry to state that the supply of pork will be greatly diminished this winter by reason of the loss of a large number of hogs this year by cholera. 
We find the medical staff of the State Lunatic Asylum to consist of a physician in charge and superintendent, Dr. T. 0. Powell, aided by a capable and efficient staff of five 
 
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assistant physicians, viz.: J. M. Whittaker, M.D., first assistant physician; L. M. Jones, M.D., J. C. Patterson~ M.D., W. A. O'Daniel, M.D., and T. E. Oertel, M.D.~ pathologist. The services of these assistant physicians are so divided as to equalize the enormous duties imposed upon them, and at the same time to permit them to render themost efficient aid to those unfortunates directly placed under their charge. These assistant physicians are required to visit their patients twice daily, and as often in addition as the necessity of any case may require, at the same time to respond to any extra calls which may be made upon them at night. 
The number of inmates at present in the institution is 2,0 13. It would seem, therefore, that even by an equal division of the work, all of them would be overtaxed in the discharge oftheir duties. But when it is remembered that a very large number of the inmates do not requireother treatment than such moral treatment as may be suggested generally by the superintendent and his associates, it will be observed that there is no neglect of the sick. 
The recent addition of a Bacteriological Department under the direction and control of Dr. T. E. Oertel, an experienced and skilful microscopist, has added greatly tothe general welfare of the institution. Daily examinations of the sputa of patients, the urine excreted as to quantity and condition, as well as the examination and postmottem specimens, will greatly add to the propel' diagnosis and treatment of cases requiring treatment for diseases. other than those arising from mental and nervous derange ment. This department, although but recently established, the committee feel assured will greatly add to the better care of the inmates of the institution. 
The Dispensary your committee found presided over immediately by a skilful and competent apothecary, Dr. A. G. North, upon inquiry of whom your committee- 
 
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learned was called upon daily to dispense about sixty prescriptions. The expense of this department, your committee were informed, is about $5,000 per year, which is a per capita of about five and one-half cents per diem. 
Y onr committee made personal inspection of the food furnished, and are gratified to report that it was good in quality, well prepared) well cooked, and iu every way satisfactory and wholesome. In addition to -our personal inspection, repeated inquiries of the many inmates confirmed the accuracy of the opinion. The uniyersal satisfactiou of the inmates of the institution as expressed by themselves attest to their care and welfare, and your committee is pleased to report that they discovered no ground for complaint in any manner as to the management and care of these unf01tnnates, and we cannot close without commending in the highest terms the administrative and executheahility of the superintendent, Dr. T. 0. Powell. 
We recommend that the following appropriations be made: 
For support. and maintenance of the institution for the year 1897 _____________________ ... $280,000 
For support and maintenance of the institution for the year 1898_ ---------------- ____ _ 290,000 
Forduplicatewatermain __________________ _ 5,00(} All of which is respectfully submitted, J. W. TAYLOR, Chairman House Committee. 
 
The :following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Mr. Spraker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following; House bills, to wit: 
 
 -524 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
_.:\._ bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the American Trust and Banking Company, approved Angnst 29, 1889, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following House bill, as amended: 
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the city of ::\Ionroc, in the county of \Yalton~ and define its limits, to provide for J'IIayor and Council and other officers of said -city, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate has passed, by substitute, the following House bill, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chainnan of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr . .Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the following acts, to wit: 
An act to repeal an act to make permanent the sit~ of the public buildings of the county of walton. 
 
Also, an ac-t to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, all thorizing the city council to impose license taxes upon residents and non-residents. 
Ale.o, an ~et to define the powers of the Recorder of the eity of Augusta. 
Also, an act to authorize the Supreme Court to appoint three additional shorthand writers. 
 
 
 
 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, l896. 
 
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Also, an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of \Yalton. 
 
Respectfully submittBd. TAXEY D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
On motion of ).fr. Taylor, of ~Ieriwether, that part of the report of the Committee on Lunatic Asylum which recommends certain appropriations was referred to Finance Committee. 
l\Ir. .Johnson, of Hall, of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
M1. S pcakcr: 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to amend an act approved October 24, 1887, to incorporate the Atlanta Savings, Loan and Trust Company. 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the reconunendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Albany, to.extend the corporate limits of same. 
Respectfully submitted. 
FLETCHER l\L JOHXSOX, Chairman. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
1Ir. Oliver, Chairman of the Commitree on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Jfr. &pcaka: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following act, to wit: 
~\.n act lo incorporate the city of Fitzgerald, in Irwin county. 
 
Hespectfnlly snomitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
By }Jr. Armstrong of \\Tilkes- 
 
A bill to authorize the sale of the S ortheastern Railroad. 
 
Heferred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
By Mr. Thomason of }forgan-:- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend section 339 of the Code of 1882, approvC(l "Sovember 5, 1889. 
 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. By ~lr. Wight of Dougherty- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend, revise and consolidate the common school laws of this State, etc., approved October 27, 1887. 
 
RefeiTed to Committee on Education. 
 
 TUESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1896. 
 
527 
 
By ~Ir. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to provide summary remedies for the enforcement of orders, rules and regulations of the Railroad Commissioners, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
By ~Ir. Berry of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Dalton. 
 
Referred to Committee on Special J ndiciary. 
 
13y ~Jr. Heid of Bibb- 
 
~\ bill to prevent adulteration of candy. 
 
Heferred to General J ndiciary Committee. 
 
By 1lr. Charters of Lumpkin- 
 
~\. bill to prevent the dismissal of cases in the Supreme Court in certain cases. 
 
Heferred to General .1 ndiciary Committee.. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bill were con<'lllTed in, to wit: 
 
By ~[r. Felker of \Valton- 
 
A bill to incorporate the city of ::\Ionroe, in the county of \Yalton, and for other purposes. 
 
On motion of ~Ir. Little, of ~Inscog-ee, the Honse resolved itself into cmmnittee of the whole, for the purpose of considering the following bill, to wit: 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By ~Ir. Little o ::'!luscogee- 
A bill to appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars for furnishing additional rooms for the uses of the Justices of the Supreme Court. 
 
Upon motion of ~fr. Little, of }luscogee, the committee arose, and reported back to the House, with the recommendation that the bill do pass. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, the nays O, as follows: 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were :l\Iessrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bates, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hall, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Parker, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of ColquittRedding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Forsyth Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, HendersonofWash't'nRutherford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Sell, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Collum, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Clement, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Charters, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Law, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Moore, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wight, 
 
Davison, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wright, 
 
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529 
 
Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edge, Ennis of Baldwin, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, 
 
Mansfield, McDonald, McMichael, McCook, McKee, McGehee, McDonough, 
 
Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Ford, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bond, 
 
l:<'oster, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Salter, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Swift, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Kaigler, 
 
Turner, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Lance, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Morgan, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wren, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDaniel, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ayes 104. Nays 0. Not voting 71. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the action of the House in agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole on the following resolution was reconsidered, to wit: 
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 530 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By )lr. Little of }[uscogee- 
 
A joint resolution providing for the appropriation of one hundred and thirty dollars to defray the expenses of the recent inaugural ceremonies. 
 
:Mr. Little, of :Muscogee, moved to amend. by adding at the end of section 1 the words: "\Vhenever the same has been a1;proved by the Auditing Committee of the House of Representatives," which was agreed to. 
 
The report of the committee was agTeed to, as amended. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 88, the nays 2G, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hall, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Niles, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Burke, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Black, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nRawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Law, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
West, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wight, 
 
JJodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
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531 
 
!Davison, :Ellis, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, 
 
McMichael, McConnell, McCranie, McLarty, 
 
Watkins, Whipple, Worsham, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
.Baggett, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, -.Copeland, .Deakins, Edge, .Ennis of Baldwin, Gowen, Griffin, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Sell, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Leard, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Lott, 
 
Walden, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Parker, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Yates, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
-Arnold, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
.Atkinson, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
.Bush, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nevin, 
 
.Boyd, 
 
Ford, 
 
Oakes, 
 
.Brown, 
 
Foster, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Grice, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hardeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of DeKalb, Salter, 
 
-;IJrinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Swift, 
 
.Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kaigler, 
 
Turner, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Lance, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDaniel, 
 
Vaughn, Wren, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Ayes 88. Nays 26. Not voting 61. 
 
Having received a constitutional majority, the resolution was adopted. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Upon motion of ::\Ir. Knowles, of Fulton, the House went into committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the special order for the hour, as follows: 
 
By ::\Ir. Knowles of Fulton- 
A bill to make an appropriation for the use of the Technological School. 
 
The committee arose. 
 
:Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moYed that the House resolve itself into committee of the whole for the purpose of further considering the bill last under consideration, and that the time be extendeu for this purpose, which motion was lost. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Fogarty, of Richmond, the following bill was made the special order for to-morrow morningat 11 o'clock, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Mozley of Cobb- 
A bill to make women eligible to the office of State Librarian. 
 
On motion of l\lr. Awtry of Cobb, the following resolution was made the special order for to-morrow, immediately after the House disposes of the other special order last above mentioned, to wit: 
 
By }fr. .A.wtry of Cobb-- 
 
A joint resolution to pay a pension to the widows or minor children of certain ueceased Con~ederate veterans. 
The hour of adjournment haYing arrived, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, \Yednesday, December 2, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock :a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and -Dpened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
:Mr. Knowles, of Fulton, moved that the roll-call be- dispensed with, which motion prevailed. 
 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
~fr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The General ;rudiciary Committee have had under con.sideration the following House bills, which I, as chairman of the committee, am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
House bill X o. 104, which authorizes Superior and City Courts to be held at places other than their respective courtbouses. 
 
Also, House bill X o. 124, which provides for the giving of bond by convicted defendants pending a motion for new trial. 
 
Also, House bill K o. 150, which provides for compensation for Justices of the Peace for issuing subpoonas in criminal cases. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the .following House bills, which they instruct me to report . back to the House, with the recommendation that the same lo not pass, to wit: 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
House bill No. 114, which permits Tax-Collectors, bythemselves or by deputies, to levy tax executions and make <>ale of property. 
Also, House bill No. 173, which regulates the recovery of usury. 
A.lso, House bill No. 236, which requires the giving o:r 
sixty days' notice by plaintiffs before filing of suit against individuals or corporations for personal injuries or damage' to property. 
Respectfully submitted. 
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Com- mittee, submitted the following report: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under con-sideration the following bill of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
House bill No. 163, which provides for a way of proving eonfinement in the penitentiary and chain-gangs, upon the, trial of convicts for escape. 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that same do not pass, to wit: 
House bill No. 1a, which amends section 874 of the Codeof 1895, volume a, in regard to challenges to jurors in. 
eriminal cases. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1896. 
 
535 
 
Also, House bill No. 134, w~ich changes the date of election of Justices of the Peace and Constables. 
 
.Also, House bill Xo. 162, which provides for the priority of mortgage liens for supplies to make crop over common law judg1nent liens. 
 
Respectfully submitted. THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
 
l\Ir. Johnson, Chairman of the Cmnmittee on Corporations, submitted the follov..-ing report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consid eration the following House bills, which I am directed to report back to th House, with the re.commendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to fix the bond of the Treasurer of Richmond county. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
 
.t.\.. bill to amend the charter of :Macon. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I ani requested to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to authorize the city of :Marietta to submit to the voters of said city the quBstion of creating a bonded indebtedness. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Also, a bill to create a new charter for )Iarietta. 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw the same, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Dexter, rn Laurens county. 
 
J{espectfully submitted. 
 
FLETCHER :.ll. JOHXSON, Chairman. 
 
)Jr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the following bills, to wit: 
 
An act to amend an act to incorporate the American Trust and Banking Company. 
 
Also, an act providing for indexing the Journals of the House and Senate for 1896 and 1897. 
 
Also, an act authorizing the Governor to pay the TrUEtees of the University a balance dt~e on an appropriation. 
Also, an act to prohibit taxing traveling salesmen. Hespectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECF.l\IBER 2, 1896. 
 
5~~7 
 
1fr. ]~ittle, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
.JI1. Speaker: 
 
The Finance Committee havb nad under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the reeommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A' bill to appropriate to the Trustees of the University of Georgia the sum of six thousand three hundred and ninety-one dollars and six cents ($6,391.06), to be used in equipping and furnishing the dormitories of the Georgia X ormal and Industrial College. 
 
Also, the following Honse bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended: 
 
A bill to appropriate to the Trustees of the University of Georgia the sum of forty thousand dollars, to be used iu the construction of additional buildings and furnishing the same for the State X onnal School, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee also request that :Mr. 1IcConnell, of Towns county, be added thereto. 
 
Respectfully submitted. ,JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
:::\Ir. Swift, Chairman of the Committ~e on Banks, begs leave to submit the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: The Committee on Banks have had under consideration 
 
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J6URNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
the following House bills, which they direct me to report back to the House, with recommendation tha:t the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to abolish the three days generally known as the "days of grace." 
 
Also, a bill to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Albany, and acts amendatory thereof. 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THOS. 11. SWIFT, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Brannen, Chairman pro tem. of the Speeial Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the  House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
A bill to amend the charter of Battle Hill, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal the County Court of Walton County. 
 
Also, a bill to pay jurors from the county treasury in cases in which the county is interested. 
 
Also, a bill to amend the charter of the citj of Daltonr and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended: 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1896. 
 
539 
 
A bill to ~tablish a City Court for the city of Monroe, 
in vValton county. 
 
Also, a bill to amend the charter of Valdosta, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to arnend the public school system of Madison, Georgia, and for other purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
J. A. BRANNEN, Chairman pro tern. 
 
ltfr. Swift, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on theSchool for the Deaf, begs leave to submit the following report, to wit: 
Mr. Spcakei: 
The Committee on the Sehool for the Deaf have hacl under consideration the following House bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to prescribe the terms of admission into the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
The eommittee also ask that the names of Mr. Thomas, of Pierce, and :Mr. Rudicil, of Chattooga, be added to this. committee. 
Respectfully submitted. 
T. M. SWIFT, Chairman protem_ 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
::M:r. Craig, Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics, submitted the following report: 
 
The Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics have had under consideration House bill No. 171, to be entitled an act to fix and regulate the employment of child labor in all manufacturing establishments, factories, laundries and work-shops of this State, and to provide remedies for violations of the same, which bill the committee report back to the House, with recommendation that the bill do pass, with amendments attached thereto. 
Respectfully t>ubmitted. 
D. D. CRAIG, Chairman. 
Mr. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
Jllr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following Honse bill, which I am instructed to report hack to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to regulate the business o Fraternal Beneficiary Insurance Companies. 
Respectfully submitted. 
FLETCHER ~1. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, withdrawn, to \vit: 
 
 'VEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1R96. 
 
541 
 
By Mr. Baggett o:f I.aurens- 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Dexter, in the county o:f Laurens. 
 
The :following resolution. was offered, read and adopted, to wit: 
 
By }fr. Taylor o:f :Meriwether- 
A resolution providing that 300 copies o:f the report of the Colillllittee on Lunatic Asylum be printed :for the use o:f the House. 
 
On motion o:f Mr. I"ittle of }Iuscogee, the House resolved itsel:f into committee o:f the whole for the purpose o:f considering the :following bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to appropriate twenty-five thousand dollars for the use of the Technological School. 
 
The committee arose and reported baek the bill, with the recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
:Mr. Knowles, of Fulton, offered an amendment, fixing the amount of the appropriation at twenty thousand dollars, instead of twenty-five thousand, and providing that of this sum fifteen thousand dollars be expended for building a dormitory, which was agreed to. 
 
The report of the committee, as amended, was adopted. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 71, the nays 66,. as follows: 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Meadows, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Ellis, 
 
MontfQrt, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Brown, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison, 
 
Burke, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McKee, 
 
Black, 
 
Felder, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Branch, 
 
Felker, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hall, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
~oifeuillet, 
 
Hill, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, HendersonofWash't'nRedding,- 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
-Craig, 
 
Johnson of 'faliaferro Stone, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
West, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Little, 
 
Wight, 
 
-Callaway, 
 
Longley, 
 
Wren, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Law, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Davison, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Bates, Bush, Berry, Bowden, Baggett, Blalock, Bedgood, .Cole, <,ook of Oconee, Cannon, -Clement, Calhoun, -Copeland, Deakins, Duncan of Lee, :Edge, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawls, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rawlings, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Salter, 
 
Leard, 
 
Swift, 
 
Lott, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Moore, 
 
Sell, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Taylor, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
McMwhael, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Vincent, 
 
McCook, 
 
Webb, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wright, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Walden, 
 
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543 
 
Edenfield, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hamby, 
 
Nicholas, Oakes, Ogletree, Parker, Quillian, 
 
Watkins, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Bond, Boyd, Bussey, Bartlett, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Decatur, Collum, 
.LJUtfy, 
Durham, Duncan of Houston, Ennis of Floyd, Faust, 
 
Ford, 
 
Niles, 
 
Foster, 
 
Patten, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Hardeman; 
 
Turner, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Thompson, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Thomas of Ware, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Lance, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Ayes 71. Nays 66. Not voting 38. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through 1\fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
ilfr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, as amended, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution relative to the appointment of a Sehool-book Commission, etc. 
 
The following bills of the House, failing to receive a requisite constitutional majority, have been defeated in the Senate, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled ari act to proYide an additional method for collecting purchase money notes for personalty where the title to personalty is reserved by the vendor~ 
 
 544 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 815 of volume 3 of the Code of Georgia for 1895. 
 
The bill, not having received a constitutional majorityr was lost. 
}Ir. Little, of 1Iuscogee, gave notice to reconsider the bill on to-morrow morning. 
 
Upon motion of :Mr. Berry of \Yhitfield, the special orders of the day were displa~~d for the purpose, and the following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By }fr. Berry of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Dalton. 
By lmanimous consent, the following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By }fr. Reid of BibbA bill to amend the charter of the city of ~facon. 
 
The committee recommend that the bill pass by substitute. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 102, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
On motion of }fr. Boifenillct of Bibb, the immediate transmission of the bill to the Senate was directed. 
The special orders for the <.lay were further displaced, so as to allow the introduction of the following bill, which was 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1896. 
 
545 
 
read the first time and referred_ to the Committee on Education, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. \Vest of Lowndes- 
 
A bill to authorize graduates of the Normal department of the Georgia :Nonnal and Industrial College to teach in the common schools of this State without further examination. 
 
Also, the following resolution: 
 
By Mr. :McLaughlin of )Ieriwether- 
 
A resolution to pay a pension of fifty dollars to John H. Phillips. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
On motion of 1\ir. Little of 1\Iuscogec, the general appropriation and tax bills were made the special order for Tuesday next, immediately after the reading of the Journal, to be continued until disposed of. 
 
The following resolution was introduced, read, and, upon motion of Mr. Charters of Lumpkin, was referred to Committee on Rules, to wit: 
 
By !Ir. Hill of Troup- 
 
A resolution limiting speech~s to fifteen minutes. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by Mr. Nisbet, of Clayton, on account of sickness in his family, which was granted. 
 
On motion of 1\fr. Pearce of Houston, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 
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 546 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, Thnrstlay, December 3, 1896. 
The Honse met pmstwnt to adjournment, at 10 o'clock a. m. this da;--', was tallcd to order by the Speaker, and opened "ith prayer hy the Chaplain. 
 
Tlte roll was eallcd, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bates, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bush, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
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547 
 
Collum, 
 
Lott, 
 
t:annon, 
 
Longley, 
 
Clement, 
 
Law, 
 
Charters, 
 
Moore, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Durhaijl, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Morrison, 
 
.Davison, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
.Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edge, 
 
McKee, 
 
_Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ennis of B~ldwin, 
 
Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, 'Vilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were l\1essrs.- 
 
Boyd, Ford, 
 
Foster, McDaniel, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
...\Ir. Griffiu, of the Coinmittee on Journals, reported that the J onrnal of ye::'itenla,v's proceedings haJ been examineJ aml found corr0ct. 
.r Tlte ournal was read and confirmed. 
 
Th0 following message was receiYed from the Senate t hrout!h ...\Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the reqms1te constitutional majorit;, the foJlowing Senate lill, to \\it: 
 
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A bill to be entitled an act to prohibit the practice of law, medicine, dentistry, etc., in this State, without having paid the <:pecial tax as required by la>v, to prescribe punishment for the same, and for other purposes. 
 
~Ir. Knowles, of Fulton, moved to reconsider the following bill, to wit: 
 
By .:\Ir. Knowles of Fulton- 
A bill to appropriate the sum of twenty-five thousand lollars for the use of the Technological School. 
 
The motion prevailed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
~By ~Ir. Berry of Whitfield- 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Dalton. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having receiwd a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
Also, the following bill: 
 
By :Mr. Reid of BibbA bill to better protect game in this State. 
 
:Mr. Rawls, of Effingham, moved to reconsider the report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, which motion was lost. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were ninety-one, thenays 7. 
 
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The bill, having receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
:.Mr. Knowles, of Fulton, moved to suspend the regular ()rder, for the purpose of taking up, and putting upon its passage, the following bill, to wit: 
 
By l\fr. Knowles of Fulton- 
A bill to make an appropriation for use of the Technological School. 
 
The motion was lost. 
On motion of :Mr. I,ittle of ~luscogee, the following resolution was taken from the table and placed upon the -calendar, to wit: 
 
by Mr. Hardeman of Newton- 
A re;;olution making aJditional appropriations for contingent fund, and for repairs to the public buildings for the year 1896. 
Mr. Knowles, of Fulton, moved tD make the followingl,ill the special order for Friday next, at 11 o'clock a.m., to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to make an appropriation for the use of the Technological School. 
 
Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, called for the ayes and nays, >vhich call was not sustained. 
 
The motion prevailed. 
 
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The following message was received from his Excellency,, the Governor, through his Private Secretary, 1lr. Callaway: 
Mr. Speakct: 
 
I am directed by th.e Governor to deliver to the General Assembly a communication in writing. 
 
Upon motion of ~Ir. Little of ~Iuscogee, the commlmication from his Excellency, the Governor, was l'ead, as fol- lows: 
 
Executive Department, Atlanta, Georgia, December 3, 189G. 
 
'l'o the Gcncml Assembly: 
 
It becomes my melancholy duty to inform the General" AN>embly that Ron. H. F. Hardeman, member of the House of Represenmtives from tlJe county of X ewton, died at his home in Oxford, Georgia, at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. His funeral will take place tQ--morro", at 2 o'clock. 
 
This information is communicated to the General Assembly, in order that they may take such action in referenee to the sad event as they may desire. 
\V. Y. ATKIXSOX, GoYernor. 
 
The following resolution was offered, read, and unanimously agreed to, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Little of :Muscogee- 
 
A resolution prmicling that when the House adjourns to-day, it adjourn to reconvene on Saturday, Decembet~ 
 
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5th, at 10 o'clock a.m.; that no session be held on to-morrow. out of respect to the memory of the late lamentBd member of this House, the lion. R. L. Hardeman, of the county of Newton; that no per diem he paid for to-morrow, said adjournment being considered a recess; that a joint committee of twenty-five be appointed to attend the funeral exercises at Covington, at noon to-morrow; and providing further that a joint committee of five be appointed to draft suitable resolutions concerning the death of Col. Hardeman. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and put upon Its passage, to wit: 
By :Mr. :l\Iozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to make women eligible to the office of State Librarian. 
 
l\fr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to amend by striking out the words "a woman," in the fifth line of the first section, and insert instead thereof the_ word "women," which was agreed to. 
 
:l\Ir. Boynton, of Spalding, moYCd to further amend by striking out of the sixth line of the first section the word "has," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "have," which was agreed to. 
 
)Ir. Boynton, of Spalding, nwvecl to amend further by in&erting after the word "Governor," in the ninth line of the first section, the words "and also eligible to hold the positions or offices of Count.v Sehool Commissioner, member County School Board, deputy clerk of the Superior, 
City and County Courts, clerk for the Ordinary, clerk oi 
County Commissioners, assistant clerks in Senate and House of Representatives, clerks in Executive Department, 
 
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and clerks in the offices of the several State House officers,'' which was lost. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes and nays were called. for, which call was sustained, as follows; the ayes being 115, the nays 20: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
J!'ogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hall, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Quillian, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Salter, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Sell, 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Charters, 
 
Longley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Walden, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Davison, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McCook, 
 
Worsham, 
 
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Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, 
 
McKee, McGehee, Nicholas, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Bush, 
 
Grice, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Hawes, 
 
Turner, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Johnson of Taliaferro West, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wight, 
 
F'aust, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wright, 
 
Felder, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Bates, Boyd, Bussey, Burwell, Bartlett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Decatur, Cannon, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Lance, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Underwood, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 115. Nays 20. Not voting 39. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
The following resolution was offered, read and agreed to, to 'vit: 
 
By :Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A resolution providing that the Chaplain and Clerk of the House be added to the escort appointed by the Speaker to attend the funeral ceremonies of Ron. R. U. Hardeman. 
 
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~Ir. }fcGehee, of Harris, moYed that the session of tho House be extended until half past one this afternoon, which was lost. 
 
:Jfr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
.lfr. Speaker: 
 
The committee report as duly enrolled, and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, to wit: 
 
An act to incorporate the city of :Monroe, m \Yalton county. 
 
Hespectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
 }fr. Little, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Jb. Speaker: 
 
The Finance Committee of the House have had under consideration the following joint resolutions, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass,.to wit: 
 
A joint resolution to pa~ \Y. S. Thompson six hundred dollars, for service rendered in the Superior Court of Fulton county and in the Supreme Court of Georgia in tho cm:e of George \Y. Collier r. A. P. Stewart, Tax-Collector, involving the constitutionality of the act of August 1-!, 1891, etc. 
 
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A joint resolution to suspend the collection of State taxes in the county of :Mcintosh, for the year 1896. 
 
The committee recommend that the following Housebills be committed to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
A bill to authorize the payment of one hundred and fifty dollars to :Urs. :Mary V. Lane, of the county of Emanuel. 
 
Also, a bill to authorize the payment of two hundred and fifty dollars to pay \Villiam Bohler, of the county of :Emanuel. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JXO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
The committee appointed to visit the Girls' Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville, and report upon the same, submitted the following report : 
 
Mr. Speakc1: 
The committee of the House of Representatives appointed to visit the Girls' Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville, during the present session, have performed their duty and beg leave to submit the following report : 
We hawl visited and carefully and thoroughly examined every department of this great school while at work, and we are therefore the better qualified to pass upon the work being done. 
Every department is ably presided over by talented, cultured and ambition,; teachers, nearly every one of whom are not only graduates of some one of the leading educational institutions of the nation, but are members of some branch of the Protestant church. It is the unanimous opin- 
 
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ion ofyour committee that never in the history of the State has such thorough work been done at so small a cost. The most indifferent f)bserver and callous heart cannot visit this institution without noticing and feeling the sweet, pure ennobling Christian spirit which ever encircles and pervades its very atmosphere. 
Guided by its able president, your committee saw every foot of each building from cellar to garret.. The sanitary arrangements are conveniently arranged and neatly kept. The bedrooms are spotlessly neat and clean and are kept in this condition by the young ladies who occupy them. 
 
The new dormitory, while conveniently designed, roomy and spacious, and well worth every dollar invested therein, yet is entirely too small, as we are informed, so much so that 200 Georgia girls have this year knocked at her portals in vain. The school is also sorely in need of a chapel, the present one being too small for the students and faculty, to say nothing of patrons and visitors. Your committee, therefore, most respectfully, but earnestly, recommend that as soon as the State can spare the money the dormitories be enlarged so that no Georgia girl may make application in vain. 
 
Again your committee recommend that a chapel be built large enough to seat the school comtortably during devotional and commencement exercises. 
 
The industrial department, consisting of stenography and typewriting, telegraphy, bookkeeping, dressmaking, free-hand and industrial drawing, and cooking, is doing a work long needed, to the scope, thoroughness and value .of which succeeding generations will testify in a substantial way. 
The courses of study pursued in the school are divided in 
 
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a general way into five departments, viz: the Normal, Industrial, Collegiate, Domestic, and Music and the Fine Art departments. Each one of these several ~epartments is doing efficient work, and the graduates will be a blessing to any community in which they may happen to cast their lot. 
 
The library contains something over two thousand volumes, and your committee found the room full of young ladies eagerly searching its volumes for information. 
 
In conclusion your committee earnestly recommend that the small appropriation of six thousand three hundred and ninety-one dollars and six cents ($6,391.06), which is asked for to furnish Atkinson Hall, be appropriated by this session of the legislature for that purpose. 
 
Feeling, as we do, that the citizens of Georgia can find no better investment than in the minds of their sons and daughters, we earnestly recommend that the above mentioned amount be appropriated for this purpose. 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JAS. W. ARMSTRONG, J. T. McGEHEE, W. A. WORSHAM, B. H. HILL. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Jh. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the following House resolution, to wit : 
A resolution upon the death of the Ron. R. U. Harde- 
 
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man, o Newton county, That the General Assembly adjourn on Friday, December 4th, out of respect or the lamented me~ber o the House, .and appointing a committee of twenty-five from the House and ten from the Senate to attend the funeral services. 
 
Committee on part o Senate, ~Iessrs. Stewart o the Twenty-sewnth District, Gray, Battle, Dunwody, Fle;wellen, Cook, Stewart o the Thirty-fourth, Kilpatrick, Stevens, :Flynt. 
~Ir. Felder, Chairman o the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration House bill No. 33, which regulates the practice in the Supreme Court, and I am instructed to report it back to the House, wi.th the recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
The committee have also considered House resolution Xo. 19, which provides or the purchase o a book o Georgia Forms and Practice by the State, and recommend that it do pass, as amended. 
 
The committee have also considered House bill No. 198, which changes the time o holding the all term o Henry Superior Court, and they instruct me to report the same back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended. 
The committee have also considered House bill K o. 49, which provides or giving notice to garnishee when his answer has been traversed, and I am instructed to report tl1e same back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute. 
 
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Tlie committee have also considered House bill No. 57, \\hich provides for publication of legal advertisements in papers devoted to court news and legal matters, and I am i11structed to report the same back to the House, with the reeommendation that it do not pass. 
 
The committee have not considered House bill No. 172, "hich proYides for penalties on telegraph companies for :failure to transmit messages, but I am instructd to report the same back to the House, with the request that it be put npon its second reading. 
 
Hespectfully submitted. THOS. B. FELDER, JR., Chairman. 
 
:\Ir. Felder, Chainnan of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Jir. Speaker: 
The General Judiciary Committee, of which I am Chairman, haxe considered the following House bill, which they instruet me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
Hou~e bill No. 260, which regulates the defenses to actions on policies of life insurance. 
 
The eommittee have also considered the following House l>ills, and I am instructed to report them back to the House, with the recomnwndation that the same do pass, as muemled, to wit: 
 
Honse bill No. 28, whieh amends the eharter of the city o[ Atlanta, Georgia. 
 
..:\.lso, House bill X o. 230, whieh creates a "Saturday Hnlf Holiday" of eaeh week. 
 
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The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 94, which amends section 3542 of the Code of 1882, relative to "proceedings upon answer of garnishee." 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
 
Mr. Charters, Chairman of the Committee on Railroad3, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the follow ing bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass: 
A bill to require all railroads doing business in this State tc. fence or inclose their railroads, and to put in stock gap,; at all public or private ways, and for other purposes; 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the introducer be allowed to withdraw the same: 
A bill to incorporate the High Shoals and Bishop Short Line Railway Company, and for other purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
W. A. CHARTERS, Chairman. 
 
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Mr. Taylor, Chairman of Committee on Lunatic Asylum, respectfully submitted the following report, to wit: 
Mr. Speaket: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute: 
 
A bill to provide for the admission of women physicians to any vacancies which may occur in the corps of assistant physicians at the Lunatic Asylum of this State. 
 
Respectfully submitted. J. "'\Y. TAYLOR, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Dodson, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County ~fatters, submitted tJ1e following report: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Counties and County[Matters have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend an act approved October 30, 1885, to regulate and control certain convicts in Bibb county. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw the same, to wit: 
 
A bill to regulate the taking of sh in the streams of Whitfield county. 
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The committee has also had under consideration the following Honse bills, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to designate depositories for county funds in the several counties of this State. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 3910 of the Code, to increase the number of Jury Commissioners. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
W. A. DODSON, Chairman. 
 
The Speaker appointed the following as the committee on the part of the House, to attend the funeral services of Hon. R. U. Hardeman, to wit: :Messrs. Little, Chairman; Johnson of Hall, Brown, Blalock, Boynton of Spalding, Boynton of Calhoun, Oahin, Duncan of Chatham, Felker, :Meldrim, Charters, ~IcDono~gh, Patton, Reece, Redding, Berry, Longley, Felder, Thomason, Thomas of Clarke, West, Taylor, Branch, Davison, and Reid of Bibb. 
 
Upon request of the Committee on Education, Mr. Smith, of Hancock, was added thereto. 
 
Mr. Dodson, of Sumter, moved that when the House next adjourn, it adjourn to reconvene at 7:30 o'clock this evening, which motion prevailed. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by and granted to the following members, to wit: 1Iessrs. \Vorsham, Kiser, Griffin, 
.Tohnson of Appling, Gowen, \Vhitaker, Calhoun, \Vilcox 
o:f \Vilcox, Bennet of Glynn, 2\fcCook, Callaway, West, Rutherford, Hightower, ~faddox, .Johnson of Taliafe~o, \Valden, and Baggett. 
 
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The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House :adjourned until 7:30 o'clock this evening. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to .order by the Speaker. 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: By )lr. Oliver of Burke- 
A bill to change the time of holding Burke Superior Court. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
By 1\Ir. Rudicil of ChattoogaA bill to establish a system of free schools in the town 
.of Raccoon. 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the -second time, to wit: 
By :Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
A bill to authorize the sale of the N orthoostern Railroad. 
The General Judiciary Committee, through its Chair-man, :Mr. :Felder, submitted the following report: _Jfr. Speaker: 
The Committee on General Judiciary have had under 
 
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consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 26, which provides for enforcing the rights of a trustee in a deed to real property made to secure a debt. 
 
House bill No. 27, which provides for the levy and sale of an interest or equity of redemption in real estate. 
 
Also, House bill No. 196, which amends section 3462 of the Code of 1882. 
Also, House bill No. 272, which provides for Ordinary pro hac vice, in case of disqualified Ordinary. 
Also, House bill No. 322, which amends section 339 of the Code of 1882, and the acts amendatory thereto. 
The committee have also considered the following House bills, which they recommend do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 4, which allows solvent Guarantee Companies, Insurance Companies and Fidelity Deposit Companies to become surety on_ the bonds of public officers. 
 
Also, House bill No. 86, which makes it a penal offense to wilfully, wantonly or maliciously poison any spring, reservoir, well or fountain of wat~r. 
Also, House bill No. 148, which amends section 1676 of the Code of 1882. 
 
The committee have also considered the following House bills, which they recommend do not pass, to wit: 
House bill No. 73, which allows guardians to sell frac- 
 
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tional interest of wards in property, without an order from the Court of Ordinary. 
 
Also, House bill No. 186, which amends section 3910 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Also, House bill No. 225, which allows counties and municipal corporations to appeal certioraries without first paying the cost and giving bond. 
 
.Also, House bill No. 237, which provides for the validation of contracts for attorneys' fees, and submitting to a jury the ,question of what amount shall be allowed as such. 
 
Also, House bill No. 259, which creates the office of Commercial Notary Public for the State at Large. 
 
Respectfully submittd. T. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
 
Mr. Johnson, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on J:ailroads, submitted the following report: 
 
.Jfr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following bills, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same .do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to fix and determine the liability of receivers, trustees, and others operating railroads in this State. 
 
Also, a bill to authorize the sale of the Northeastern :Railroad. 
Respectfully submitted. FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman pro tern. 
 
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11r. .Tohnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recomm~ndation that the samedo pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to change the present corporate limits of the city of Americus. 
 
Also, a bill to alter and amend the charter of the city of Barnesville, in the county of Pike. 
Respectfully submitted. 
FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were read th9' first time and appropriately referred, to wit: By l\fr. Bowden of Habersham- 
A bill to incorporate the town ofBaldwin. Referred to Committee on Corporations. Also, the following resolution: By Mr. Oliver of Burke-A resolution to pay pension claim of B. F. Brown, of Burke county. Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
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By Mr. Leard of Hart- 
An act to r~peal an act amending the liquor law for Hart county, approved September 24, 1891. 
 
Referred to Committee on Temperance. 
 
Also, the following resolutions: 
 
By Mr. Whipple of Dooly- 
A bill to refund certain money paid by D. B. Leonard, of Dooly county, for the purchase of certain lands, etc., and for other purposes. 
Referred to Finance Committee~ 
 
By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A joint resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to visit Nashville to inspect the buildings and grounds of the Tennes..__<:ee Centennial Exposition and ascertain whether it would be advisable for the State to make an exhibit thereat, and for other purposes. 
 
The Speaker directed that the call of the House be had to ascertain whether a quorum was present. 
 
The call was had which disclosed a quorum present, as follows: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bush, Bond, Berry, Brown, 
 
Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Grice, 
 
Nicholas, Oliver. Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Parker, Pearce, Quillian, Rawls, 
 
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Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Reece, 
 
.Howden, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Redding, 
 
Doswell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt.Salter, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Slaton, 
 
:Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Simpson, 
 
:Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
.Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
.Cook of Oconee, 
 
Leard, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
., 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
clement, 
 
Law, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
nodson, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wren, 
 
.Duffy, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wright, 
 
.Deakins, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Davison, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
"Duncan of Houston, McCook, 
 
Worsham, 
 
.Duncan of Lee, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edge, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
:Bates, 
 
Hall, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Niles, 
 
Black, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Branch, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Palmer, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Phinizy, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nReid, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Rawlings, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Swift, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Charters, 
 
Moore, 
 
lJnderwood, 
 
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Callaway, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Ellis, Ennis of Floyd, Foster, Gowen, Griffin, 
 
Mozley, Morgan, Mansfield, Morrison, McDonald, McDaniel, McCranie, 
 
Vaughn, West, Wight, Walden, Whipple, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Mr. Felker, of \Valton, moved to amend the resolution by striking the word "fifteen," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "three;" also, by striking the word "ten," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "two." 
 
}fr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to amend the amendment offered by 1\fr. Felker, of Walton, by making the committee on the part of the Senate number five and that of the House ten. 
The amendment to the amendment was adopted. 
 
The amendment offered by }.f:r. Felker, of Walton, was adopted, as amended. 
 
Mr. Little, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Finance Committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back, .with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended. 
 
A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative Departments o the Government, payment of the public debt and interest thereon, and for the support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State for each of the fiscal years 1897 and 1898, and for other purposes. 
 
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The committee also order that three hundred copies of the same bill be printed for use of the House. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions,. submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be withdrawn and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, to wit : 
 
A bill to amend an act approved December 16, 1895, entitled an act to provide for and authori~e the payment of pensions to certain widows of Confederate soldiers who 
were on the invalid pension roll, and have died from the 
effects of injuries for which they were pensioned. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Little of :1Iuscogee, that part of the report of th~ Finance Committee which recommends that three hundred copies of the general appropriation bill be printed for the use of the House. was adopted. 
 
The following resolution was introduced, read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A resolution providing that the remainder of this even- 
 
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ing's session be taken up in the reading for the first time of bills and resolutions. 
 
Also, the following bills: 
 
By Mr. Clement of Gwinnett- 
 
A bill to provide for the disposition of the felony convicts in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. 
 
By Mr. Bush of Miller- 
 
A bill to regulate and define the public school system, etc. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
By Mr. "Whipple of Dooly- 
 
A bill to regulate the practice in the Supreme Court in certain cases. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, by Mr. Whipple of Dooly- 
 
A bill to require all claimants of land sold under transferred wild land tax fi. fas., etc., to bring suit for same within twelve months, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Longley of Troup-- 
 
A bill to provide for the payment of sheriff's costs.. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By Mr. Reid of Bibb-A bill to amend the act entitled an act to create a Board 
of Commissioners of Bibb county, approved September 28, 1889. 
Rererred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
By Mr. McGehee of HarrisA bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend and con- 
solidate the laws governing the analysis and sale of commercial fertilizers, etc. 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Cameron of Rockdale-- 
A bill to prohibit trespassing on public roads m this State. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By :Mr. Lott of Coffee-A bill to abolish the County Court o Coffee county. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
By Mr. Felker of Walton- 
A bill to incorporate the city of winder. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
By Mr. Thomas of Clarke-A bill to make an appropriation to the Trustees of the 
University of Georgia. Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
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l~y Mr. Burwell of Hancock- 
 
A bill to definitely fix the fees of the Clerk of the County Court of Hancock county. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. \Vatkins of Gilmer- 
A bill to allow the county of Gilmer to issue and sell bonds for the purpose of ereeting a court-house, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By ~fr. A wtry of Cobb. A bill to regulate the sale of prison-made goochl within 
this State, and for other purposes. Referred to Manufactures Committee. 
 
By Joint Special Committee-A resolution appropriating the sum of $341.68 to T. P. 
Stanley. Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
By Mr. Duncan of Lee-- 
 
A bill to provide for the better protection of fish in the streams of this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
And the folowing resolution: 
 
By :Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
A resolution to appropriate s~ty dollars to Mrs. Delia Owens. 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
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I:~y )Iessrs. Brown and Jordan of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Heve:riues for Pulaski county. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
13y :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the Ge01gia College of Eclectic :Medicine and Surgery. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. :By Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
A bill for the relief of Confederate soldiers. Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By :Mr. Felder of FultonA bill to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the 
registration of voters in this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By :llir. :McDonald of GwinnettA bill to create a new charter for the town of Buford. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By l\Ir. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to authorize the county authorities to pay to the Solicitors-General a reasonable part of the insolvent cost:> .due said officer, in certain instances, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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13y :Jir. Felder of Fulton~ 
 
A bill to creatB a lien in favor of counties paving and .curbing the public roads, in certain inst~nces. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committre. 
 
By :Jir. Thomas of ware-- 
A bill to amend an act approved September 19, 1889, entitled an act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of a sy&tem of sewerage and drainage, etc., for the .city of "\Vaycross, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By :Jlr. Little of 1Iuscogee-A resolution to provide for supplying a deficiency in the 
.contingent fund, and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Committee. 
J~y Mr. Baggett of LaurensA bill to amend the act known as the General Registra- 
tion act, approved December 17, 1894. Referred to Committee on Elections. 
Dy )fr. Jordan of PulaskiA bill to limit the tBrms of office for Solicitors of the 
County Court of Pulaski. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
.A.. bill to amend an act to provide for the appointment of t\vo assistants for the State, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Hnance Committee. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to provide for the appointment of Auditors in counties that contain cities of more than ten thousand inhabitants. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to establish a reformatory home, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Penitentiary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to prohibit the destroying of the public roads in this State, except in the ordinary use thereof, and for other purposes. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Ry :Mr. wren of Jefferson- 
A bill to repeal a part of the act to regulate and prescribe tl1e compensation of Ta.x-Collector and Tax-Heceiver ot .Te:fferson county, and for other purposes. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
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B;y Mr. Jordan of PulaskiA bill to amend section 93 of volume 3 of the Code of 
1895-. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
By Mr. Meldrim of ChathamA bill to abolish the Board of Tax-Assessors and Re- 
ce-ivers for the city of Savannah. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
Also, by Mr. :Meldrim of ChathamA bill to abolish the Board of \Vater Commissioners for 
the city o Savannah. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
Al80, by :Mr. Meldrim of ChathamA bill to abolish the office of Commissioner of Public 
Works in the city of Savannah. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County .Matters. I~y Mr. Thomas o \Vare-- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Waycross. Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Matters. By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to establish a military company at Gainesville, Georgia. 
Referred to Committee on Military. 
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By Mr. Law of Liberty- 
 
A bill to amend section 610 of the Code of 1882. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. :Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to abolish the Board of Fire Commissioners of the city of Savannah. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
Also, by }fr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to repeal the act creating the Board of Police Commissioners for the City of Savannah. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
The f~llowing bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A bill to amend an act to fix and define the liabilities of receivers, and other like officers, approved December 16, 1895. 
 
By Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
 
A bill to amend section 1066 of the Penal Code. 
 
By Mr. Bennet of Glynn- 
 
A bill to authorize the Superior and City Courts to be held at places other than their respective court-houses. 
 
By Mr. Taylor of Meriwether- 
 
A bill to prescribe the terms of admission into the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
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:By Mr. Copeland of Walker- 
 
A bill to provide for and prescribe the manner of proving -the fact of confinement in the penitentiary and chain-gangs of this State, upon the trial of convicts for escapes. 
 
JJy Mr. Thomason of Morgan- 
 
A bill to amend an act to amend section 339 of the Code -of 1882, approved November 5, 1889. 
 
:By Mr. Wight of Dougherty- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of .Albany. 
 
:By Mr. Wight of Dougherty- 
 
A bill to enlarge thecorporate limits of the city of Al- 
 
bany. 
 
 
 
:By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A resolution providing for the purchase of copies of a -Georgia Form Book. 
 
By Mr. Mansfield of Mcintosh- 
 
A joint resolution to suspend the collection of State taxes in the county of :Mcintosh for the year 1896. 
 
:By Mr. Craig of Bibb- 
 
A bill to regulate the employment of child labor in this 'State. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to provi?e for the enforcement of rights of trustees, in certain cases. 
 
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By Mr. Thomas of Clarke-- 
 
A bill to make an appropriation to construct and equip additional buildings for the State Normal School. 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to provide for the appointment of an additional assistant physician for the State Lunatic Asylum. 
The following bill was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Dickerson of Clinch- 
 
A bill to prescribe the duty of Electric Telegraph Companies, as to transmitting and receiving messages, and for other purposes. 
 
By Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
 
A bill to amend section 1110 of the Penal Code. 
 
By Mr. Hitch of Brooks- 
 
A bill to amend section 1676 of the Code of 1882. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A blll to authorize solvent Guarantee Companies, and others, to become surety upon attachment bonds, and upon bonds of public officers. 
By Mr. Armstrong of \Yilkes- 
 
A bill to provide compensation for election managersand clerks in the county of Wilkes. 
 
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J3y Mr. Boifeuillet.of Bibb-- 
 
A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer to issue bonds for the purpose of paying off and retiring certain past due bonds, issued by Chas. J. McDonald, Governor, -etc. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for the levy and sale of an interest or oequity of redemption in real estate. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for notice to garnishee when his answer has been traversed. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. 
 
By Mr. Felker of "\Valton- 
 
A bill to establish a City Court for the city of Monroe, in the county of "\Valton. 
 
By Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to abolish the- County Court of Walton county. 
 
By Mr. Collum of Schley- 
 
A bill to create a seal for County Boards of Education, and for other purposes. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
_. A bill to regulate the business of Fraternal Beneficiary orders. 
 
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By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
 
 
A bill to amend section 2503 of the Code of 1882. 
 
By Mr. Redding of Pike- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Barnesville. 
 
By Mr. Chapman of Muscogee- 
 
A bill to prohibit the poisoning of any spring, well, or rerervoir of water. 
 
By Mr. West of Lowndes_:__ 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of V fl,ldosta. 
 
By Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
 
A bill to pay jurors from the county treasury in cases in which the county is interested. 
 
By Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to change the present corporate limits of the city o:f Americus. 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A bill to allow the State School Commissioner to employ a stenographer. 
 
By Mr. Thomason of :Morgan- 
A bill to amend the public school system of Madison, Georgia. 
 
By Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
A bill to provide for Ordinary pro hac vice in case of disqualification of Ordinary. 
 
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The Speaker announced the following committee on the part of the House to visit Nashville, Tenn., for the purposes indicated in the resolution of Mr. Johnson of Hall, bearing upon that subject, to wit: _Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Dickerson, Knowles, Meldrim, Freeman, Longley, Fogarty, Doswell, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun. 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Oakland City. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 95, the nays 0. The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. Walden of Glascock-- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of Mitchell, in the county 
 
of Glascock. 
 
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On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 98, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to prescribe regulations for conducting the businEss of the Supreme Court on and after January 1, 1897. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
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The following joint resolution was introduced, read, and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By :M:r. Brown of Pulaski- 
A joint resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee of ten, whose duty it shall be to confer with the President of the Board of Trustees of the Universitf of Georgia, and two other members of said board, to ascer~ tain the amounts received by the State University. from the federal government, to investigate and determine whether this money is being properly applied and used in such manner as will best promote the interests for which it was intended, and to report the result of their investigations to the next session of this House, accompanied by such suggestions and recommendations as will best promote the specific interest for which said money is appropriated, and at the same time make such recommendation as will properly provide for the said University. 
 
The immediate transmission to the Senate of the above re-solution was directed. 
The following bill was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By l\Ir. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to regulate the defenses to actions on policies of life insurance. 
 
The Speaker announced the following as the committee 
Mr. on the part of the House, under the joint resolution of 
Brown, of Pulaski, to examine into certain matters at the University of Georgia, to wit: The Speaker, Chairman, :Messrs. Brown, :Meldrim, Calvin, Slaton, Thomas of Clarke, and Armstrong. 
 
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The following bills were read the second time, to wit: By :Mr. "Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to make it unlawful for surety companies, not incorporated by the laws of this State, to transact the business of becoming surety upon the bonds of county offioers of this State without complying with certain conditions, etc. 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A bill to provide that the authorities of Bibb county may place at work on certain roads and streets within the city of :Macon the convicts of said county. 
By :M:r. Turner of Henry- 
 
A bill to change the time of holding Henry Superior Court. 
 
By Mr. Hill of Troup- 
 
A bill to make an appropriation to be used in equipping the dormitories of the Georgia Normal and Industrial Colkge. 
By !fr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to abolish the days generally known as "days of grace." 
 
By Mr. Burwell of Hancock- 
 
A bill to amend section 3462 of the Code of 1882. By :Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to fix the bond of the Treasurer of Richmond county. 
 
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By Mr. Knowles o Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter o the Atlanta Savi:rigs, Loan and Trust Company. 
 
By Mr. Felder o Fulton- 
 
A bill to set apart hal o Saturday o each week as a legal hal holiday. 
By Mr. Branch o Columbia- 
 
A bill to provide or the payment to County School Commissioners o a salary o not less than $300, nor more than $1,200, per annum. 
By Mr. Boieuillet o Bibb- 
A bill. to authorize the issuance o bonds to pay off and retire certain past due bonds issued by Chas. J. Jenkins, Governor. 
 
By unanimous consent, the House took up the following House bill, with Senate amendment, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Blalock o Fayette--A bill to amend section 1288 o the Code o 1882. 
 
The House concurred in the Senate amendment, as runended. 
 
The following resolution was introduced and read, to wit: 
By Mr. Little o Muscogee-- 
Resolved, That, beginning with Monday next, there shall be, in addition to the morning ses8ion, an afternoon session of the House, which session shall convene at 3 p.m. and adjourn at 5:30p.m. 
 
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Resolved further, That on and after Tuesday next, the morning sessions shall convene at nine o'clock and adjourn at one p.m. 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to amend by striking "3 p.m.," and inserting in lieu th~reof "7 :30 p.m." 
Mr. McDonald, of Gwinnett, offered to amend the amendment offered by striking "five o'clock," and inserting "ten o'clock," which was accepted by Mr. Boynton, of Spalding. 
 
The amendment was adopted. 
 
The resolution, as amended, was agreed to. 
 
The following bills were made special orders, to wit: 
 
For Monday next, at noon. 
 
By Mr. Bond of Madison- 
 
A bill to require assignees of crop contracts between landlords and tenants to have the same recorded, in order to effect the rights of third parties. 
 
Also, for same hour. 
 
By :Mr. Blalock ()f Fayette- 
A bill to authorize the appointment o a Commissioner of Pensions. 
 
For :Monday next, at 11 o'clock a.m. By Mr. Awtry of Cobb- 
 
A resolution to pay a pension to the widows or minor children of certain deceased Confederate veterans. 
 
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For Friday next, at 11 o'clock a.m. 
 
By :Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to make an appropriation to the Trustees of the Lniversity of Georgia for use of the Technological School. 
 
For Monday next, at 7:30 p.m. 
 
By :Mr. Thomas of Clarke- 
A bill to make an appropriation for the State Normal School. 
 
Leave of absence was granted to the following members, to wit: Messrs. Clement of Gwinnett, Copeland of Walke!, and Oliver of Burke. 
On motion of Mr. Duncan of Houston, the House ad journed until Saturday morning .at 10 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, December 5, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
Mr. Henderson, of Irwin, moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with, which motion prevailed. 
~fr. Hamby, of Rabun, of the Committee on .Tournals, reported that the Journal of Thursday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
The ,Tournal was read and confirmed. 
 
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Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
."tfr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
A bill to authorize the Commissioners of Chatham county to fill vacancies in their board. 
 
A bill to protect the fish, shrimp, and oysters, etc.) in Christmas Creek, between Big and Little Cumberland Islunds, and for other purposes. 
 
A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Burke county, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have ~lf'9 had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with recommendation that the same do not pass: 
 
A bill to amend section 3842 of the Code o 1882. 
 
Also, a bill to establish and maintain a dispensary in the town of Fort Gaines, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted.. 
 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Swift, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration 
 
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the following House bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend an act to amend section 943(b) of the Code of 1882, approved December 14, 1895, and for other :purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THOS. M. SWIFT, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Slaton, Chairman pro tern. of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on General J udiaiary have had under {)Onsideration the following House bills, which I am in:Structed to report back to the House, with the recommen-dation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 246, which amends section 4141 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Also, House bill No. 336, which regulates the practice in the Supreme Court in regard to the signing of "bills of ex.ception" by the trial Judge. 
 
The committee have also considered the following House bills, and recommend that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 42, which amends an act that amends section 4696(a) o the Code of 1882. 
Also, House bill No. 220, which amends section 981 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895. 
 
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The committee have not considered House bill No 337, which provides or the bringing o suits to recover land in certain cases, but report the same back to the House, and request that it be put -upon its second reading, and recommitted to this committee. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
J. M. SLATON, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Minority report on House bill No. - to provide or a dispensary in Fort Gaines, Georgia. 
 
A majority o the committee having reported the above bill adversely, we, the minority (being five o the eleven), present the following minority report in avor o said bill: 
 
1st. Four fifths o the qualified voters o Fort Gaines have signed a petition favoring the dispensary in preference to the present barroom system. 
 
2d. Because the dispensary proposed is preferable to barrooms. 
 
J. A. BRANNEN, ROBT. E. A. HAMBY, J. E. :M:OZLEY, F. M. DURHAM. Mr. Cole is absent, but agrees with us. 
 
Mr. Awtry, Chairman o Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Agriculture have had under consideration House bill No. 143, which is a bill to be entitled an act to prevent the hunting or catching o opossums in this 
 
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State between the first day of :March and the first day of October of each year, which they request me to report back, with the recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JOHN AWTRY, Chairman pro tern. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the second time and recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Dickerson of Clinch- 
 
A bill to prescribe the duty of electric telegraph companies as to receiving and transmitting dispatches, to prescribe penalties for the violation thereof, and for other purposes. 
 
The following resolution was introduced, read anrl agreed to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A resolution accepting a portrait of General Robt. E. Lee, from Atlanta Camp No. 159, U. C. V. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Slaton of Fulton, the following bill was recommitted to General Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
 
A bill to provide that contracts for attorneys' fees shall be valid, and for other purposes. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Awtry of Cobb, the rules were susp(nded, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
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By lvir. Felder of FultonA bill to amend the act regulating the sale of milk, 
butter and cheese, etc., approved December 16, 1895. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. 
By 1Ir. Patten of ThomasA bill to amend the charter of the town of Boston. Referred to Committee on Counties and County 1Iatters. 
 
By Mr. Wight of PolkA bill to amend the charter of the town of Rockmart. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
By :Mr. Slaton of FultonA bill to authorize the Georgia Security and Banking 
Company to exchange real estate for stock, etc. 
 
Referred to Committee on Banks. By Mr. Duffy of Jones- 
A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between certain dates. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
Ry ~fr. Simpson of :Milton- 
An act to amend and carry into effect paragraph 18 of section 7 of article 3 of the Constitution, as amended. 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
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By :Jfr. I~eard of Hart- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Bowersville. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend, revise and consolidate the common school laws, etc., approved October 27, 1887. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
Also, the following resolution: 
 
A resolution to provide for the depositing of certain hooks with the Young :Jfen's Library of Atlanta. 
 
Heferred to Library Committee. 
 
J)y :Thfr. Simpson of :Milton-- 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to carry into effect article 3, section 7, paragraph 18 of the State Constitution. 
 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
By :Jfr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare bicycles baggage in this State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
By ~fr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to abolish barrooms, and for other purposes. Refe1-red to Temperance Committee. 
 
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Tiy :Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to amend section 3996 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
-By :Mr. Bowden o:f Habersham- 
 
A bill to pay a pension to Nicholas Van Horn. 
 
Referred to Pension Committee. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the first time, and 
:appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Senator Comas of the Third District- 
 
A bill to prohibit the practice of law, medicine, dentistry, etc., without having paid the special ta.'>-, and to provide punishment, etc. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
.By Senator Sheffield of the Ninth District- 
 
A bill to require Tax-Collectors to make monthly reports, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
Also, the following Senate resolution, to wit: 
 
By Senator "Wilcox of the Fifth District- 
 
A resolution extending sympathy to Cuba, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on State of the Republic. 
 
The following bills were read the seeond time, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Chapman of l\Iuscogee-- 
 
A bill to amend section 4141 of the Code of 1882. By l\[r. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A bill to amend section 981 of the Code of 1895, volume 3. 
 
Also, by Mr. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend section 4-696(a) of the Code of 1882, approved December 11, 1894. 
 
By Mr. Whipple of Dooly- 
 
 
 
An act to regulate the practice in the Supreme Court. 
 
Also, by Mr. Whipple of Dooly- 
An act to require a.~l claimants of land sold under transferred wild land fi. fas., etc., to bring suit for same within twelve months, and for other purposes. 
By Mr. Hitch of Brooks- 
 
A bill to amend an act to amend section 943(b) of the Code of 1882, approved December 14, 1895. 
 
The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: 
By :Mr. Nevin of Floyd- 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to visit the University of Georgia, at its next annual commencement. 
The following resolutions were read the second time, t.() wit: 
 
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~y Mr. Meldrim of'Chatham- 
 
.A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to examine into and report the advisability of digesting the local and special laws applicable to counties, cities, .and villages in this State. 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A joint resolution to pay \V. S. Thomson $600.00 for services rendered. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to amend section 3704 of the Code of Georgia. 
 
Referred to Committee on Banks. 
 
13y Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to authorize the Governor to lease for a term of years, any and all property of the State. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By ~fr. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A bill to pay a pension to B. F. Colbert. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
Also, by Mr. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A bill to pay a pension to H. :Forrister. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
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Also, by Mr. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A bill to pay a pension to Joel Harrison. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions: 
 
By Mr. Little of Muscogoo----- 
 
A bill to pay for and retire bonds of the State as they may mature, by levy and collection of a tax. 
 
Referred to Finance Committee. 
 
.The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Reece of Floyd- 
 
A bill to protect fish, etc., in certain streams in CamdenJ county. 
By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to authorize the Commissioners of Chatham county to fill vacancies in their boards. 
 
By Mr. Oliver of Burke-- 
 
A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Burke county. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to prohibit the custom known as "treating" by candidates to liquors, wines, etc. 
 
Referred to Committee on Temperance. 
 
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The following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by adding thereto a section to be known as section 18, as follows: 
 
"Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that section four of an act amending the charter o the city o Atlanta, approved December 13, 1895, in the following language: 'Section four. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that aftk'r the expiration of the term of those already elected, the pay and compensation of the members of the General Council of said city shall be three hundred dollars each per annum, and that the members of all boards of the city, authorized by the charter o the city, hereafter to be elected by said )fayor and General Council, shall serYe on said boards without any salary or emoluments whatever,' be, and the same is, hereby amended by striking out the closing paragraph of said section in the following language: 'and that the members of all boards of the city, authorized by the charter of the city, hereafter to be elected by said )fayor and General Council, shall sErve on said boards without any salary or emoluments whatever,' so that said section, as amended, will read as follows: 'Section Jour. Be it further enacted by the au-thority aforesaid, that after the expiration of the term of those already elected, the pay and compeiL.-<:ation of the members of the General Council of said city shall be three hundred dollars each per annum.' " 
 
The amendment was agreed to. The committee proposed further to amend by adding a 
 
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section to be known as section nineteen, in the following language: Section 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of Jannary, 1897, the members of the Board of Police Commissioners of the city of Atlanta shall each be paid an annual salary of one hundred dollars, eJXcept that the President of said board shall receive an annual salary of two hunclred dollars, and the Se<'retary of said board shall be paid one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and the members of the Board of Health shall each be paid an annual salary of one hundred dollars, and the President of said board shall be paid two hundred dollars per annum, and the Secretary shall receive one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and each member of the Board of 'Vater Commissioners shall receive an annual salary of one hundred dollars, provided that neither the 11ayor nor any member of the General Council, who is ex-officio a member of any of said boards, shall receive any compensa~ion on account of such ex-officio membership. The :Mayor and General Council of the city of Atlanta are also authorized, in their discretion, notwithstanding that the salary of the Sexton of said city has been heretofore fixed in accordance with existing pro\isions of the charter, to fix the S{tlary of the Sexton for the term beginning January 1, 1897, at twehe hundred dollars per annum, provided that said Sexton shall not be entitled to any perquisites in addition to such salary. 
 
The amendment was agreed to. 
 
The committee proposed to amend further by adding thereto a section to be called section number twenty, in the following language: Section 20. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, that the corporate limits of the city of Atlanta be, and they are, hereby extended so as to inelude therein for police purposes the tracts of the College 
 
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Park and Belt Railway Company, and the space of fifty feet on each side of said track, all the way from the \Vestern limit of the city of Atlanta to the terminus of the tracks of said company on the Chattahooche river, including also the pleasure resort at said tenninns; and the members of the General Council of the City of Atlanta are hereby authorized to empower the conductors and other employees of said company 'as special policemen of the city of Atlanta, and under the government and power of the Police Commissioners of said city, but without expense to the city of Atlanta, and to provide by ordinances for the preservation of order within the limits included in this extension, and for the trial and punishment of violations of the municipal ordinances of said city in the limits included in the Recorder's Court thereof, provided it shall be wholly discretionary with said }fayor and General Council, from time to time, to exercise, or not to exercise, the power of police regulations herein conferred. 
 
The amendment was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
Also, the following bills: 
 
By }fr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Battle Hill. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
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By :Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
A bill to provide compensation for managers and clerks o elections in the county of Wilkes. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
The following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. :McCook of Chattahoochee---- 
A bill to prohibit hunting or catching of opossums m this State between certain seasons. 
 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Turner of Henry- 
A bill to require all accusations in the County Courts to be signed by the county solicitor or prosecuting attorney. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By }fr. Cook of Decatur- 
A bill to amend, revise and alter the several acts incorporating the town of Whigham. 
 
The committee moved to an1end by inserting in the last line of section 4-, between the word "of" and "said," the words "the election of," which was agreed to. 
The committee moved further to amend by substituting 
 
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for the word "under," in the second line of section 5, the words "provided by," which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
By Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
A bill to change the corporate limits of the city of Americus. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
A bill to fix the bond of the Treasurer of Richmond county. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By :Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb-- 
A bill to authorize the County Commissioners of Bibb county to work the convicts of said county upon certain streets of said city, and for other purposes. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, waspassed. 
 
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By :Mr. Redding o PikeA bill to amend the charter o the town o BarnesviliE. On the passage o the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By :Mr. Wight o Dougherty- 
 
A bill to enlarge the corporate limits o the city o Al- 
 
bany. 
 
 
 
The committee recommended that the bill pass, by substitute. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes wel"e 93, the nays 0. 
 
T:l.e bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. 
 
The following joint resolution was offered, read, and ordered engrossed, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Johnson o Hall- 
A joint resolution to pay the widow o the late R. U. Hardeman his full balance o the per diem and mileage or the fifty days. 
 
The following were granted leave o absenoo, t~ wit: :Messrs. Bartlett, Ellis, McLaughlin, Smith o Crawford, and Bush. 
 
On motion o lifr. Berry, o Whitfield, the House ad journeduntil :Monday at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, December 7, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjourment, at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bond, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Parker, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Wash't'n Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
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'-'annon, 
 
Little, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lott, 
 
Charters, 
 
Longley, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Law, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Durham, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Edenfield. 
 
McCook, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Bussey, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, 
 
Wright, 
 
:Mr. \Vebb, of Cherokre, of the Committee on Journals, reported that the J onrnal of Saturday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
 
The .Tournal was read and confirmed. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the second time, and recommitted to the Finance Committe, to wit: 
 
liy :Mr. I,ittle of :Mnscogee-- 
A bill to pay for and retire bonds of the State as they mature, by levy and collection of a tax, and for other purposes. 
 
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:Mr. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am directed to report back to the House, with recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to authorize the Govemor to lease for a term of years any property of the State. 
 
~\.lso, a bill to amend the charter of Rockmart. 
 
Also, a bill to grant the Trustees of \Vesley Monumental Church power to confirm the sale of certain property in SaYannah. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act to organize a Board of Fire Commissioners of the city of Savannah. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act to create and organize a Board of Police Commissioners for the city of Savannah. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act to create the office of Commissioner of Public \Yorks for the city of SaYannah. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act to create a Board of Vvater Commissioners for the city of Sannnah. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act to create a Board of Ta,x-Asse;;.;;ors and Receivers for the city of Savannah. 
 
Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Baldwin, in the ~onnties of Banks and Habersham. 
Respectfully submitted. 
FLETCHER ::\f. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
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}fr. Thomas, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to establish a system of public schools for the town of Raccoon, in Chattooga county. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
GEO. C. THO}IAS, Chairman. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Hill of Troup, the following bill was made the special order for Friday morning next at 11 o'clock, to wit: 
 
By 1fr. Hill of Troup- 
A bill to make an appropriation of six thousand three hundred and ninety-one dollars and six cents, to be used in equipping and furnishing the dormitories of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College, and for other purposes. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the second time, and recommitted to Railroad Committee, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to authorize the lease for a term of years of any and all property of the State. 
 
Leave of absence for the day was granted to Mr. Felder7 of Fulton. 
 
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The following resolution was offered, read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A resolution instructing the Committee on Immigration to inquire into and report by bill, or otherwise, what further steps are necessary to be taken in encouragement oi desirable immigration to this State. 
 
The roll of the counties was then called for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills and resolution were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A resolution for the relief of :Mrs. Jane Clements. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to amend section 1703 of the Code of 1882. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Messrs. Boynton of Spalding and Simpson of :Milton- 
 
A bill to provide for stenographic report of all cases tried in the Superior Courts of this State. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to create the office of State Y eterinary Surgeon. 
 
Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. 
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By :Messrs. Clement and :McDonald of Gwinnett- 
 
A bill to authorize the town of Norcross to issue bonds. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
By Mr. McLarty of Douglas- 
 
A bill to further define the incompetency of witnesses. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Bedgood of Dooly- 
 
A bill to change, amend and repeal the charter of Arabi, in the county of Dooly. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By Jl.fr. Johnson of Taliaferro-- 
 
A bill to abolish the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the counties of Warren and Taliaferro. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County JI.Iatters. 
 
By Mr. Ogletree of Butts- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Jackson. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
Upon the request of the Committee on the School for the Deaf, the following members were added thereto: Messrs. Hogan, Branch, -Whitaker, Meldrim, and Kendrick. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
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J3y Mr. Wight of Dougherty- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Albany. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was :Passed. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate -through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
,;.lfr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional -majoritv, the following bills of the House, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act approved 'September 21, 1887, to fix the time for adjournment of :Superior and City Courts of this State. 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to protect the State and coun-ties thereof when public work is let out by bidding. 
 
Also, the .following resolution: 
A resolution authorizing the Governor to relinquish all -claims of the State against the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Tiailroad. 
 
The Senate has also passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bill, as amended, to -wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to regulate -the business of Building and Loan Associations, heretofore .or hereafter incorporated under the laws of this State, 
 
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which do business outside of the State, etc., and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following resolution, as amended: 
 
A joint resolution authorizing the Governor to draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer in favor of each of said ccmmittee for their per diem, as provided for in said resolution of December, 1895. 
 
The hour of eleven o'clock having arrived, the special order for the hour was taken up and read, as follows: 
 
By Mr. Awtry of Cobb- 
 
A resolution to pay pensions to certain widows and children of Confederate veterans. 
 
The House went into committee of the whole to consider the resolution, and reported same back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass._ 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 108, the nays 1, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Berry, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen, 
 
Faust, 
 
Patten, 
 
Ford, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Foster-, 
 
Parker, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hall, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hill, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Reid, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reece, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Colqu:Itt Rutherford, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Salter, 
 
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:Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, HendersonofWasht'n Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, J"ohnson of Taliaferro Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
()alvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
-t::ollum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
.Charters, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
.Chapman, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
.Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McMichael, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Webb, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison, 
 
McCook, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McCranie, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLarty, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edge, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Nisbet, . 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Ogletree, 
 
Yates, 
 
'Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felder, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Bush, 
 
Felker, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Bond, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McKee, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Brown, 
 
Grice, 
 
Niles, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Branch, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rawlings, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
:Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Stone, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Cook of Decatur, Leard, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Little, 
 
Wight, 
 
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Calhoun, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, 
 
Longley, Moore, Meldrim, Maddox, 
 
Wright, 'Vilcox of Wilcox,Mr. Speaker. 
 
Mr. Law voting in the negative. 
 
Ayes 108. Nays 1. Not voting 65. 
 
The resolution having received a constitutional majority was adopted. 
The following bill was read the third time and put upon. its passage: 
 
By Mr Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to authorize solvent guarantee and other com panies to become surety upon attachment bonds, anik upon the bonds of public officers. 
 
The General Judiciary Committee, to whom this bilL had been referred, recommended that the same pass as amended. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to, and the bill was put upon its passage. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 101, the nays 0~ 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, waspassed, as amended. 
The Senate amendment to the following bill was conClirred in, to wit: 
By ~Ir. Hitch of Brooks- 
A joint resolution appropriating oortain sums to the pay- ruent o:f the special committee whose duty it was to make a: 
 
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thorough investigation into the records o the Penitentiary o this State, and to recommend exeeutive clemency, etc., and or other purposes. 
 
The following message was receiYed rom the Senate through ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
M1. Speaker: 
 
The' Senate has adopted the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence o the House is respectfully asked: 
 
A resolution concerning the death o the Hon. Robert U. Hardeman. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By ~fr. Slaton o Fulton_: 
A bill to provide additional compensation or the Sheriff o the Supreme Court. 
 
The committee moved to amend by adding to section 2 the following words: "Provided that the compensation herein provided or shall be in full o the salary o any as.-.istants said Sheriff may be required to employ in the performance o his duti~s, and that no extra compensation shall be allowed to any such assistants," which was agreed to. 
 
The report o the committee was agTeed to. 
 
On the passage o the bill, the ayes were 101, the nays 1. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
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The Senate amendment to the following bill was concurred in, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Calvin of Hichmond- 
 
A bill to amend an act toregulatethe business of Building and Loan Associations, etc. 
 
The following joint resolution was read the third tim<>, to wit: 
By ~Ir. Slaton of Fulton- 
A joint resolution to appropriate money for ~I. J. "\Valker, for services rendered in the convict investigation before the Govemor. 
 
The House w'ent into committee of the whole, and reported back the resolution, with the recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 1, a;; follows: 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Awtry, Berry, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Blalock, 
 
F'aust, Ford, Foster, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Harrell, Hamby, 
 
Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Irwin, RudicH, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, HendersonofWash't'nSalter, 
 
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Craig, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Slaton, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Swift, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Clemen.t, 
 
Law, 
 
Turner, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Umlerwood, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Davison, 
 
McMichael, 
 
West, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDaniel, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McKee, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edge, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nevin, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
I<'ogarty, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felder, 
 
McCook, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker, 
 
 McCranie, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Bush, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Bond, 
 
Grice, 
 
Niles, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Redding, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Stone, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Sell, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Kiser, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
.Calhoun, 
 
Lo:ngley, 
 
Wight, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dutiy,  
 
Meldrim, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
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Dickerson, Ellis, Edenfield, 
 
Montfort, Mansfield, McDonald, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Mr. Wilkes voting in the negative. 
 
Ayes 93. Nays 1. Not voting 80. 
 
The resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was adopted. 
 
The Spa.ker announced the following as the committee on the part of the House, under the resolution by Little, of Muscogee, to draft suitable resolutions ooncru:ning the death of Ron. R. U. Hardeman, to wit: Messrs. Little, Chairman; Reid, Boynton of Spalding, Meldrim, and Charters. 
 
The hour of twelve M. having arrived the following bill, being a special order, was taken up, read and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette- 
 
A bill creating the office of Commissioner of Pensions, and for other purposes. 
 
JI.Ir. Boynton of Spalding offered the following amendment: To amend by striking out the word "four," in first section, and inserting the word "three," which was agreed to. 
 
}fr. Boynton, of Spalding, further moved to amend by adding another section in these words: "This office shall continue for six years only, unless continued by future legislation," which was a,o-reed to. 
 
The report of the committee, as amended, was adopted. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
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The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was introduced, read the first time, and referred to General Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Pearce of Houston- 
 
A bill .to provide for the relief of certain officers from the penalty for carrying concealed weapons, and for other purposes. 
 
In the absence of its author, the following special order was, upon motion of :Mr. Patten of Thomas, laid upon the table: 
 
I~y :Mr. Bond of Madison- 
 
A bill to require the record of assigned crop contracts. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following joint resolution was introduced, read the first time, and referred to the Penitentiary Committee, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Pearce of Houston- 
 
A joint resolution providing for a joint committee to consider and report on the convict lease problem. 
 
Also, the following bill: 
 
Ry Mr. Henderson of DeKalb--- 
 
.A bill to create the office of Solicitor of the City Court of DeKalb. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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Also, the following resolution: 
 
By :Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
 
A joint resolution requesting the Congressmen of this :Stare to give their support to House bill No. 3272, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Committee on State of the Republic. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and put upon it::; passage, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Harrell of Dodge- 
 
A bill to prescribe and define a scholastic month, etc. 
 
The committee proposed to amend, first, by striking out i~ the caption the first two words, "an act," and substitutillg tlrerefor the words "a bill," which was agreed to. 
 
The committee proposed to amend further by striking out in section 1 all the balance of said section after the word "stare," in the tenth line, and by striking out the word "or," in section 2, and inserting the word "and" in lieu thereof, which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 101, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was 11assed, as amended. 
 
Also, the following bill, the report of the committee on '"hich was adopted, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Taylor of :Meriwether- 
 
A bill to prescribe the terms of admission into the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
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On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Turner of Henry- 
A bill to change the time of holding Henry Superior Court. 
The committee moved to amend by striking out the words "second ~fonday in :November," 'vherever the same occurs, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "third Monday in October," which was agreed to. 
The report of the committee was agreed to . 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 98, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, wa~ passed, as amended. 
 
By Mr. Oliver of Burk~ 
A bill to change the time of holding Burke Superior Court. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
. The bill, having received a constitutional majority, wa,passed. 
 
By l{r. Bennet of Glynn- 
A bill to authorize the holding of the Superior and City Courts in places other than their court-houses, in cases of emergency. 
The committee moved to amend by adding to section 1 of 
 
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said act the words: "Provided that no session or sitting oi any Superior or City Court of this State can, under this act, be held at any place other than the county site of the ~ounty of any such court," which was agreed to. 
 
The report of the committee was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 
 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, intrcr -duced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Bennet of Glynn- 
 
A bill to authorize the levying of a special tax for school purposes in the county of Glynn. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Rudicil of Chattooga- 
A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Raccoon, in the county of Chattooga. 
On motion of Mr. Hamby of Rabun, the following was made the special order for eight o'clock this evening: 
 
By Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
A bill to pay jurors their fees from the county treasllries direct, in causes in which the county is interested. 
 
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At the request of the Committee on Pensions, the following members were added thereto, to wit: :Messrs. "\Vorsham, Pearce, and Collum. 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned to reconvene this evening at 7:30 o'clock. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker. On motion of :Mr. Boynton of Spalding, the special order for this hour was temporarily displaced. 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: By :Mr. Bowden of Habersham- 
A bill to incorporate the town of Baldwin. 
By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
A bill to confirm a grant to the Trustees of Wesley Monumental Church. 
By Mr. Wright of PolkA bill to amend the charter of the town of Rockmart. 
By Mr. Meldrim of ChathamA bill to abolish the office of Commissioner of Public 
Works for the city of Savannah. 
Also, a bill to abolish the Board of Police Commissioners for the city of Savannah. 
 
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Also, a bill to abolish the Board of Fire Commissioners for the city of Savannah. 
:Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration the following House bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to provide for a roster of the troops of the State of Georgia during the late war. 
Also, a bill to make clear and define an act to allow pensions to certain Confederate widows, approved December 23, 1890. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the r~ommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
A bill to relieve Confederate soldiers from poll tax, and for other purposes. 
Also, a bill to relieve certain Confederate soldiers from poll tax. 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bill_, which they recommend that the author be allowed to withdraw, to wit: 
A bill to appropriate $500 to pay pensions to Confederate soldiers. 
 
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The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with request that the same be withdrawn and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. 
 
A bill to amend an act approved December 16, 1895, t" provide for and authorize the payment of pensions to cert~in Confederate widows. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following resolution, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution to appropriate $150.00 to pay the pension claims of Cadet Pierce, P. H. Reece and 1N. H. Carithers for the year 1896. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following resolutions,. which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass: 
 
A resolution to appropriate fifty dollars to pay the pension of John H. Phillips for the year 1896. 
 
Also, a resolution to pay Mrs. Sarah Roper the sum of sixty dollars for 1896. 
 
Also, a resolution for the relief of :Mrs. Jane Clements. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following resolution, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw the same, to wit: 
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A resolution to appropriate the sum of fifty dollars to pay the pension of \V. H. Carithers. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
Also, a bill to abolish a Board of \Vater Commissioners 
 
for the city of Savannah. 
 
 
 
Also, a bill to abolish a Board of Tax-Assessors and Receivers for the city of Savannah. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Jenkins of Putnam- 
 
A bill to establish and maintain a local public school system in the county of Putnam, outside the city of Eatonton. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb- 
 
A bill to prohibit hunting or fishing on the lands of another in the county of DeKalb, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
On motion of :Mr. Charters of Lumpkin, the following bill was taken up and tabled, temporarily, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
 
A bill to authorize the sale of the Northeastern Railroad. 
 
Upon the desire of Mr. Branch of Columbia, the follow- 
 
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'ing bill, which had been adversely reported, was read the :second time, for the purpose of disagreeing to the report .of the committee, to wit: 
 
By ~Ir. Branch of Columbia- 
A bill to provide for the payment of all school moneys .over to the county treasurers. 
Mr. Branch, of Columbia, moved to amend by adding at the word "Board," in section 2, the following: "and that said County Treasurers shall only receive one-half the usual commissions allowed by law for receiving and disbursing .said school money," which was lost. 
 
:Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved that the report of the Committee, which was adverse to the passage of the bill, be .adopted, which prevailed. 
The following bill was recommitted to the Special J u.diciary Committee, to wit: 
 
.By Mr. ]Telder of Fulton- 
A bill to amend an act to provide for the registration of voters in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
The following bill, being a special order, was taken up, :and read, to wit: 
By Mr. Thomas of Clark~ 
A bill to make an appropriation for the co~struction and .equipment of buildings for the State Normal School. 
The House resolved itself into committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the bill, and reported back 
 
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to the House, with the recommendation that the bill do not pass. 
The hour of adjournment having arriv_ed, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 o'dock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, December 8, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a.m: this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
On motion of },fr. Dickerson, of Clinch the call of the: roll was dispensed with. 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
Mr. Little, of Muscogee, moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of displacing the unfinished business of yesterday, which was lost. 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to table the following bill, to wit: 
Ry 1.r.. Thomas of Clarke- 
A bill to make an appropriation to be used in the constxuction and equipment of additional buildings for the State Normal School. 
The motion'was lost. 
The unfinished business of yesterday was the consideration of the report of the committee on the bill above read, which report was adverse to the passage of the bill, and waa; adopted, and the bill was lost. 
 
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:Mr. Little, of Muscogee, gave notice <>f a motion to reeonsider the bill just lost. 
 
The following resolution was read and agreed to, by sub-stitute, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hill of Troup-- 
 
A resolution limiting debate to fifteen minutes, and for <Other purposes. 
 
The following resolution was read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
:By the Committee on Rules- 
 
A resolution limiting speeches during the consideration <Of any measure contemplating an appropriation to ten minutes, and for other purposes. 
 
The following special order was fixed for Friday next, immediately after the disposition of the special order already fixed for that day, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Craig of Bibb- 
 
A bill to prohibit the employment of child labor, and for other purposes. 
 
Mr. Dodson, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
JJ[r. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under conside:ration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
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A bill to amend the charter of the to"''ll of Boston, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to amend, change and repeal the charter of the town of Arabi,_ in Dooly county, and for other purposes. 
Also, a pill to create a Board of Commissioners for the 
county of Pulaski, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the Rouse, with the recommendation that the same do not pass: 
A bill to protect fish in the streams of the State, by preventing the placing of traps in the water courses thereof,. and for other purposes. 
Respeetfully submitted. 
"\V. A. DODSON, Chairman. 
 
1Ir. Little, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Finance Committee haYe had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
..,!i_ bill to appropriate thirty-five thousand dollars to pay 
 
for printing and publishing the Code of 1895, and to pay 
 
for superintending the printing of said Code. 
 
. 
 
A bill to pay for and retire bonds of the State as they 
 
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mature (in accordance with article 7, section 14, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of 1877), and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following resolutions, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution to refund to G. \V. Chamblee one hundred dollars, overpaid by him as special ta.." in the year of 1894. 
 
Also, a resolution to provide for supplying a deficiency in the contingent fund, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following joint resolution, which I am instructed to report back, with the House recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution to appropriate one thousand dollars to procure a life-size portrait of the Ron. Chas. F. Crisp, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be referred to the General Judiciary Committee, to wit:  
 
A bill to prescribe the manner and time of issuing tax :H. fas. by Tax-Collectors, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
:Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment submitted the following report: 
 
llfr. Speaker: The committee report as duly enrolled and ready for 
 
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the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to regulate the business of Building and Loan Companies in this State. 
 
Also, an act to fix the time of adjournment of City and Superior Courts of this State. 
 
Also, an act to protect the State and counties thereof when public work is let out by bidding. 
 
The committee also report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and PresiDent of the Senate the follo"wing resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution to pay the per diem and the clerk of the .Toint Committee on Penitentiary, appointed under a resolution of the General Assembly, approved December, 1895. 
 
Also, a resolution authorizing the Governor to relinquish all claims of the State against the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad. 
 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Calvin, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on :Finance, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolution, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to wit: 
 
A resolution limiting debate in the House. 
 
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The committee have also had under consideration the fcllowing resolutions, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution providing that all general bills be printed for the use of the House. 
 
Also, a resolution providing that no privilege resolution shall be considered by the House. 
 
The committee also report to the House a resolution lim- 
iting debate and prescribing procedure in the committee 
Df the whole House, when any appropriation is under con- 
sideration, and recommend that the same be adopted. 
. Respectfully submitted. 
.MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Mr. Duffy, Chairman of the CDmmittee on Roads and Bridges, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Roads and Bridges have had under consideration the following House bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommen{lation that the same do not pass: 
Bill No. 128, to prescribe the number of hours constituting a day's work on the public roads by hands consisting of citizens of the section where roads are worked. 
Also, House bill No. 223, amending sections 598, 610, 611, 612, 615, 649, 650, 656 and 658 of the public road laws of Georgia. 
Respectfully submitted. 
T. W. DUFFY, Chairman. 
 
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:Mr. Kendrick, Chairman of the Committee OJl Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: 
Jlr. Speaker: The Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation have had un- 
der consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
A bill to amend an act approved September 27, 1881, to establish a Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners, and for other purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
W. C. KENDRICK, Chairman. 
 
The following message was received' from. the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional 
majority, the following Senate bill, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 4067 of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
Also, the following resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution providing for the appointment of two aSistants by the Doorkeeper of the floor of the Senate. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through }Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
~Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional 
majority, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
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A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Finance Banking Company of Atlanta, Georgia, approved November 13, 1889, and for other purposes. 
 
-Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, as amended: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of Plains, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following bill, by substitute: 
 
_A_ bill to be entitled an act to make certain and providefor the payment of costs, in civil cases in County Courts: and the Justice Courts of this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following bill, as amended: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to establish a system of public schools in the town of Roswell, Cobb. county, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate has also concurred in the following House resolutions, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution to appropriate fifty ($50.00) dollars to the Atlanta Electric Railway Company. 
 
A joint resolution to appoint a committee to visit the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, at N ashv~lle, Tenn. 
 
Also, a resolution to pay Mrs. R. U. Hardeman the per diem of R. U. Hardeman, deceased, for the year1896. 
 
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Also, a joint resolution providing for the acceptance <>f the portrait of R. E. Lee. 
 
The following communication was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Ptivate Secretary, Mr. Callaway : 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing. 
 
By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time anu apptopriately referred, to wit : 
 
.By Mr. Edwards of Haralson- 
A bill to repeal the act incorporating the city of Tallapoosa and to reincorporate the same. 
Referred to Special _Judiciary Committee. 
 
.By Mt. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to recharter the town of Abbeville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
 
By Mr. Hawes of Warren- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Warrenton. 
 
Referred to Committee on Corpomtions. J3y Mr. Dickerson of Clinch- 
 
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A bill to provide a new charter for the town of Homerville. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
By Mt. Ennis of Floyd- 
A bill to amend the act approved December 17, 1894~ entitled an act to amend an act to revive the office of State Geologist, and for other purposes. 
 
Refened to Special Judiciary Committee. 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, read the second time, to wit: 
By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to provide summary remedies for the enforcement of the orders, etc., of the Railroad Commissioners, and for other purposes. 
By unanimous consent the following bills were read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to,. and put upon their passage, ~o wit: 
 
By Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to abolish the County Court for Walton county. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority~ was passed. 
 
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Also, by Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to establish the City Court of Monroe, in the -county of \Valton. 
 
The committee proposed to amend the title by inserting between the wotd " court," at the end of the first line, and the word "in," at the beginning of the second line, the following words, to wit: "for the city of Monroe," which was agreed to. 
 
Also, by striking out section 7 and inserting m lieu of the same, the following, to :vit: 
Section 7. The solicitor of said City Court shall be .an attorney at law, .twenty-one years of age at least, and a citizen of said county of Vvalton for one year prior to his appointment, which was agreed to. 
 
Also, to amend by adding sections 43 and 44, which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were I 01, the uays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
By Mr. ]!,elder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for enforcement of rights of trustees in a deed to real property, etc., and for other purposes. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 96, the nays 0. 
 
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The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
 
A bill to authol'ize the sale of the N ortheastetn railroad. 
 
The committee proposed to amend section 2 by inserting a comma in lieu of the petiod after the word "annum" in the eighth line of said section, and adding thereafter the words "payable semi-annually," which was agreed to. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to further amend by striking the wo.rd "thirty" before the word "years,'' in section 2, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twelve," which was agreed to. 
 
The report of the committee, as amended, was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 100, the nays 2. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following resolution was read third time, to wit: 
 
~By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A resolution to pay W. S. Thomson six hundred dollats for services rendeted. 
 
The House resolved itself into committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the resolution. 
 
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The committee rose, reported pl'ogress and asked leave to sit again. 
 
The report of the committee was adopted. 
 
The special order fot this hout was taken up and read the third time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Little of Muscogee- 
 
A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the several departments of State govemment for the fiscal yeats 1897 and 1898, and for other purposes. 
 
The House resolved itself into committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the bill. 
 
The committee arose, reported progress :and asked leave to sit again. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
The following communication from the Governot was read: 
 
Executive Department, Atlanta, Ga., December 8, 1896. 
 
'l'o the General Assembly: 
I have the honor to inform you that Hon. W. H. Fish, in a communication to this Department dated the 7th of December, in st., declines to accept the office of Judge of the Superior Court of the Southwestern Circuit for the term beginning January 1, 1897, to which be was elected by the General Assembly. His declination will 
 
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-create a vacancy in said office on the 1st of Januaty, prox., to fill whiclt prO\'ision should be made at your present session. 
 
vV. Y. ATKINSON, Governor. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate tluough Mr. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bill, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to establish a system of public schools for the -city of Moultrie. 
 
The following resolution was read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By :Mr. Whipple of Dooly- 
 
A resolution tendering the use of the Hall of the House of Representatives to the joint Democratic cau-cus from 7:15 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Wednesday the 9th just., and providing that the night session of said day -convene at 8 o'clock p. m., instead of 7:30 o'clock p. m. 
 
By unanimous 0onsent, the following bills were intro{}uced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
Tiy Mr. Whitaker of Heard- 
A bill to amend section 4056 of the Code of 1882. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
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Also, by Mr. Whitaker of Heard- 
 
A bill to amend section 3623 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
Leaves of .absence were granted to the following members for a few days, to wit: Messrs. Whitaket and McLarty. 
 
The hour of adjoumment having arrived, the House adjourned to i:30 o'clock to-night. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaket. 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
By Mr. Patten of Thomas- 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Boston. 
By Mr. Rawls of Effingham- 
A bill to ptovide fot the payment of court costs m the ttial of misdemeanot cases in this State. 
Also, by Mr. Rawls of Effingham- 
A bill to authorize the establishment of cl1ain-gang farms, etc., in this State. 
And the following resolution : 
 
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By Mr. Webb ofCherokee- 
 
A resolution to refund to G. W. Chamblee one hundred dollars. 
 
On motion of Mr. Little of Muscogee, the special order was displaced until 8:15 o'clock this evening. 
 
Mr. Swift, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following House bills, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit : 
A bill to amend section 3704 of the Code of Geor~ gia, so as to regulate and prescribe the protest fees of Notaries Public. 
Also, a bill to authorize the Georgia Security & Banking Company to exchange real estate with its stockholders in cancellation of stock. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THOS. M. SWIFT, Chaimwn . 
 
.Mr. Little, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Finance Committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to 
 
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report back, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to appropriate two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to repair worn-out and mutilated county maps and to replac~ worn-out maps in the office of the Secretary of State. 
 
Respectfully submitted. JOHN D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Pension Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
.Mr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration a resolution which they instmct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
A resolution to appropriate sixty dollars to pay the pension of Mrs. Delila Owens, of Rabun county, for the year 1895. 
 
Respectfully submitted. A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Com~ mittee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The General Judiciary Committee have considered House bill No. 93, which regulates the placing of insurance in this State with !),gents located in this State, and recommend that the same do pass as amended. 
 
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The committee has considered House bill No. 58, which prevents the transferring of claims for debt to non-residents for the pUl'pose of collecting the same by garnishment, and recommend the same do pass by substitute. 
The committee has not considered House bill No. 384, which amends section 3996 of the Code of 1882, but request me to report same back to the House and ask that it be read a second time and recommitted to this committee. 
Respectfully submitted. THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
By unanimous consent, the following Senate resolution was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: 
By .Senator Gray of the Twenty-third- 
A joint resolution pl'Oviding for the appointment of two assistant doorkeeper's of the Senate. 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read and the Senate amendme.nts thereto concurred in, to wit: 
By Mr. Henderson of Colquitt- 
A bill to establish a system of public schools for the city of Moultrie. 
By unanimous conserit, the following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Corporations, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Duncan of Chatham- 
 
A bill to abolish the board of park and ttee commissioners for the city of Savannah. 
 
Also, by Mr. Duncan of Chatham- 
A bill to abolish the board of Police Commissioners 
for the city of Savannah. 
 
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of further considering the general appropriation bill. 
 
'rhe committee arose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again, which was agreed to. 
 
The following resolution was, by unanimous consent, inttoduced, read and referred to the Finauce Committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Reece of Floyd- 
 
A resolution to provide payment for the two additional Doorkeepers of the House. 
 
By unanimous consent, the Senate amendments to the following bill were concurred in : 
 
By Mr. Mozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to amend the act establishing the system of public schools for the town of Roswell. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, a11d put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
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By :Mr. West of LowndesA bill to amend the charter of the city of Valdosta. 
 
The committee proposed to amend the caption by inserting after "1887," and before the word "so," in the second line, the following words: "and the several acts amendatory thereof," which was agreed to. 
 
The committee proposed further to amend as follows: by adding to section 1 the following: 
 
"So that said section, when amended, shall read: 'Sectiott 23. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of all owners of taxable property in said city, and they are heteby required to make annual returns under oath to such officers as the mayor anu council shall appoint for sai(l purpose f1nd within the time prescribed, a full anu complete schedule of all their taxable pi'Operty, polls, tmdes, business, occupations, and possessions in said city, held in their own right or in the behalf of any otbet perscm, shall fail or refuse to make such returns, or shall make a return deemed by the officer receiving the same inconect, and said officer may assess the property of such person, and may fix .such value thereon as he may deem correct and just. I f any owner _of property thus assessed by the officer shall feel aggrieved at the assessment so made, appeal to the mayor and council, and the decision of said mayor and council in fixing the value of the property shall be final. That the mayot and council of the city of Valdosta shall, at their first regular meeting in March, 1897, and in each succeeding year thereafter, elect thtee freeholders, resident in saiJ city, to be tax-appraisers; said appraisets shall hold theit office for one year, unless soouer removed by the mayor and council fot cause, the 
 
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sufficiency of which shall be judged by said mayor and council; all vacancies occurring in said office by death,. resignation, removal or otherwise, shail be filled by the mayor and council; said appraisers shall, before enteting upon the discharge of their duties, take and subsctibe such oath as the mayot and council may prescribe,_ and they shall be paid for their services such compensation as the mayot and council shall fix, not to exceed $75.00 per year,"' which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 98, and thenays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutioual majority,_ was passed as amended. 
By unanimous consent the followiug resolution was introduced, read the first time and referred to FinanceCommittee, to wit: 
 
By .Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A resolution to refund money to Joseph Thompson & Co. 
By unanimous consent, the following- bills ''"ere read the third time, the report of the committees agreed to,_ and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Branch of Columbia-- 
A bill to pay the County School Commissioners of this State a fixed salary of not less than $300, nor motethan $1,200 pet annum. 
The committee moved to amend by striking "$300," 
 
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and inserting in lieu theteof "$100,'' which was agteed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes wete 89, and tl1e nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to set apart half of the day of Saturday as a .egal ha.lf holiday. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by adding the following: 
 
Provided, that this bill only apply to the counties of this State having a population of fifty thousand or more, which was agreed to. 
 
On motion of ~Ir. Felder of Fulton, the bill was tabled. 
 
By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to abolish the office of Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 99, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By unanimous consent the following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
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By Mt. Charters of Lumpkin- 
A bill to prevent the dismissal of cases in the Su preme Court in cettain cases. 
 
By Mr. Bond of Madison-- 
A bill to requite the recording of assigned crop coiltracts, etc. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by striking the words in section secolld, "be required to keep a separate book ot docket for the recotd of such contracts and assignments," and illserting ill heu thereof the words "such conttacts and assignments be recorded upon the record of mortgages and liens," which was agreed to. 
 
Mr. Bond of Madison moved to table the bill, which was lost. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 34, and the nays were 70. 
 
The bill having failed to receive a constitutional majorit,y, was lost. 
 
On motion of Mr. Kelldtick of Terrell, the House adjourned till to-motTow morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, December ~ 189f.i. 
The Honse met at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, pul'suant to adjonmment, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
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The roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, Arnold, 
 
Fogarty, Felder, 
 
McDonough, Nicholas, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bush, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bond, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
.tiill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nRudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
. Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
T.tiompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
Meadows, 
 
West, 
 
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Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Foster, 
 
Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were :Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, Atkinson, 
 
Burwell, Callaway, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Mr. Branch, of Columbia, gave notice of a motion to reconside1 the action of the Honse on yesterday 111 passing the following bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes- 
A bill to authorize the sale of the N o1theastern Railroad. 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
Mr. B1anch, of Columbia, moved to-reconsider the following bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Armst1ong of -Wilkes- 
 
A bill to authol'ize the sale of the Northeastern Railroad. 
 
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The motion prevailed and the bill was recommitted to the Raileoad Committee. 
 
Me. Calvin, Chairman pro tern. of the Agricultural Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
illr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following bill of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend an act approved December 16, 1895, to prevent the procurement of farm 01 orchard product consignment to parties who fail to account to the rightful !Hvner of such products for the proceeds from the sale thereof. 
 
Respectfully submitted. MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Mr. Dickerson, Chairman of the Committee on the State of the Republic, submitted the following report: 
 
Jft. 8JJeakcr: 
The Committee on the State of the Republic have had under consideration the following I"esolutions, which they di1ect me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit : 
 
A resolution to elect United States Senators by the people. 
Also, a resolution that the Senators and Representa- 
 
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tives in Cougl'ess he requested to give their suppott to House bi II No. 3273, fol' the classification of clerks in the fil'st and second-class post-offices. 
 
The committee have also had under conflidemtion the following resolution of the Senate, which they direct me to report back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A. resolution sympathizing with the Cubans in theit struggle for libetty. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
R. G. DIUKERSON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. 'l'homas, of ()Iarke, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Education have had undet consideration House bill No. 328, which t)ley dil'ect me to ask be read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Education. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which they request me to repott back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend, revise and consolidate the common school la\vs of Geotgia. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
GEO. C. THOMAS, Chainnan. 
 
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.Mr. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corpomtions, submitted the following report: 
 
!llr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Corporations have had nuder cousideration the following House bill, which I am ditected to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit: 
 
A bill to declare unlawful all trusts and combinatious in restraint of trade and production, and to prescribe penalties therefor. 
Respectfully submitted. 
F. M. JOHNSOX, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, Chairman protem. of the Geueral Judiciary Committee,~submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
'l'he General Judiciary Committee have bad under consideration the following House bills, which I am iustructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
House bill No. 34, which authorizes the establishing of chain-gang farms in this State. 
 
Also, House bill No. 285, which provides for speedy determination of habeas corpus cases. 
 
Also, House bill No. 326, which regulates the practice in the Supreme Court in certain cases, and prevents the dismissal of cases therein. 
 
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Also, House bill No. 354, which amends the chartet of the Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgeiy. 
 
Also, House bill No. 357, which prevents the tearing up or destroying of public macadamized roads, except in the ordinary use of the same. 
 
The committee have also considered the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit : 
 
House bill Xo. 35, which provides for the payment of costs of court in criminal cases in this State. 
 
Also, House bill No. 75, which makes Stafford's office calendar legal evidence as to dates. 
The committee have also considered the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
House bill No. 131, which makes the record of transfers and liens no notice unless the same are properly indexed. 
 
Also, House bill No. 145, which better prevents the illegal removal and concealing of cotton. 
 
Also, House bill No. 146, which bettet provides for the collection of purchase money for perRonal property. 
 
Also, House bill No. 371, which amends section 610 of the Code of 1882. 
 
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The committee have not considered House bill No. .353, which amends the general registration act of 1894, but report the same bad-= and recommend that it be J'efetTed to the Joint Committee on Amendments to Election Laws. 
 
JAS. S. BOYNTON, Chaimwn protem. 
 
Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
J/r. :-Jpeaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit.: 
A bill to amend an act to establish the City Court of Cofiee county, and for other purposes. 
Also, a hill to prohibit arresting officers in this State from advising or procUJing the dismissal of any criminal warrantt>, and fm other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to make the County Court of Hancock county a court of record, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to prescribe the compensation of Sherift' and Tax-Collector and Receiver in Jeft'erson county. 
 
1\Jso, a bill to amend section 1703 of the Code of 1882. 
Also, a bill to repeal an act incorporating the town <>f Homerville, Clinch county, and for other purposes. 
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The committee have also. had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: 
 
A bill to repeal an act incOl'porating the city of Tallapoosa, in Haralson county, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
On motivn of Mr. Little of l\luscogee, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of further conside1ing the general appropriation bilL 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Berry of Whitfield, the committee arose, reported pmgress and asked leave to sit again 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate th1ough Mr. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
illr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed by the 1equisite constitutional majority, the following bill, to wit : 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Dalton, app1oved October 5, 1885, and for othet pmposes. 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through :Mt. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
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Jlr. Spcake1': 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majol'ity, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to appropriate $2,500 to meet a deficit incul'l'ed by the board of ttustees for the Georgia School for the Deaffor the year ending September 30, 1896. 
 
An act to appropl'iate the sum of twelve hundred ($1,200) dollats to be used in furnishing additional rooms for Justices and officers of the Supreme Court. 
 
A bill to change the time of holding McDuffie Superiot Comt, and fot othet pmposes. 
An act entitled an act to change the time of holding the fall term of Pike Superior Court, and for othet purposes. 
Also, the following bills as amended: 
A bill to be entitled an act to re-enact an act entitlfld an act to iucorpomte the Atlantic, Atlanta and Great Westetn Railroad and Navigation Company, and for other pn rposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled au act to incoqwrate the city of Elberton, in Elbert county, and for other purposes. 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to authorize the commissioners of the village of Summerville, in Richmond county, to provide for the registration of the qualified voters in said village. 
 
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Also, a bill to be entitled an act to prescribe who are quaiified to vote in all elections in the Yillage of Summerville, in the county of Richmond, and for other purposes. 
 
On motion of Mr. Bel'l'y, of -Whitfield, the House again resolved itself into Committee of the whole for the purpose of further considering the measme known as the general appropriation hi 11. 
 
The committee, upon motion of Mr. Little of Muscogee, arose, reported progress, asked leave to sit again, and that the session be extended until that part of the bill under consideration, which contemplates an appropriation for the use of the Technological School, be disposed of in the committee. 
 
The report of the committee was agteed to. 
 
On motion of Mr. Little, of Muscogee, the House again resolved itself into Committee of the -Whole for the purpose of further considering the measure known as the general appropriation bill. 
 
On motion of Mr. Little of Mnscogee, the committee arose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
Leaves of absence were granted to the following members, to wit: Messts. Longley, Cole and Grice. 
At the request of members of the Committee on School for the Deaf, Messrs. Morrison of DeKalb and Thomas of Ware were added thereto. 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned to 8 o'clock to-night. 
 
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8 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour, aml was called to order by the Speaker. 
 
On motion of xlr. Little of .Muscogee, the measute 
known as the general appropriation bill was Pet as the pecial onlet immediately after the reading of the Journal to-morrow momi ng. 
 
Mr. Thomas, of \Vare, moved that the House immediately consider the reports of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, which motion was lost. 
 
:\fr. Thomas, of Ware, moved that immediately after the disposition of the matter on the clerk's desk tonight, the House take up the report of the Committee on Privileges and Elections. 
 
Mr. Burwell, of Hancock, moved as a substitute that this report be fixed as the special otder for Tuesday morning next, which prevailed. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An amend the charter of the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company. 
 
Also, an act to amend an act to incorporate the Finance Banking Company of Atlanta. 
 
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The committee also report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the following resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution to appropriate fifty dollats to the Atlanta Electric Railway Company. 
 
Also, a resolution to pay Mrs. R. U. Hardeman the per diem of Hon. R. U. Hanleman for the year 1896. 
 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee ou Eurollment, submitted the follow;ug report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate and delivered to the Governor, the following act, to wit: 
An act providing fot the indexing of the Joumals of the House and Senate for 1896-97. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: The committee report as duly enrolled and ready for 
 
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the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to establish a system of public schools for the {)ity of :Moultrie. 
 
Also, an act to establish a system of public schools for the city of Roswell. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the city of Dalton. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The committee report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaket of the House and President of the Senate and delivered to the Governor, the following act, to wit: 
 
An act amend the charter of the city of Dalton. 
 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
:M:r.Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Jl,.. S peake1 : 
 
The Committee on Corporations have had under con- 
 
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sideration the following House bill, which they instruCt me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit : 
 
A bill to incorporate the city of Winder, in the counties of Jackson, Walton and Gwinnett. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the followiug House bill, which they instmct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation the same do pass as amended : 
 
A bill to reincorporate the town of Rochelle. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
FLETCHER M. JOH~SON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Chartets, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, subrnitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Rail wads have ha(l under consideration House Bill ~o. 381, and have instructed me to report the same ktck, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to declare bicycles articles of baggage, etc. 
Said committee have also had under consideration House Bill No. 383, and instruct that the same be reported back, with the recommendation that it be referred to the special joint committee on the vVestern & Atlantic Railroad, to wit: 
 
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A bill to authOI'ize the Governor to lease for a tetm of years any and all property of the State of Georgia. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
W. A. CHAl{TERS, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Burwell, Chainnan of the Committee on Pri,ileges and Elections, submitted the fQIIowing teport, to wit: 
 
il/1-. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Ptivileges and Elections having under consideration the contested election case of W. P. Killingsworth vs. A. L. Foster, from Clay county, direct me to report back to the House that ~It. A. L. Foster, having received a majority of all legal votes cast for member of the General Assembly in Clay county, on the 7th day of October, 1896, is duly elected a member of the Legislature from Clay county, and is entitled to his seat in the House of Hepre::;entatives as such. 
 
Respectfully submitted. WM. H. BURWELL, Chairman. 
 
l\fr. Kimdrick, Chaitman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee ou Hygiene and Sanitation have had under consideration the following House bills, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
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A bill to regulate the sale of milk, butter and cheese, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to create the office of State Veterinary Surgeon. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
W. C. KENDRICK, Chairman. 
 
~Ir. Little, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
 
The Finance Committee have had under consideration the following joint resolution, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution to pay two additional doorkeepers the same per dielll as is paid the other domkeepers, etc. 
Also, the following resolutions, which I am i~struct ed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution to pay Miss Ella Powell two huudred and twenty-two dollars. 
 
A resolution to refund to Joseph Thompson & Co. (the Markham House bar) sixty-two dollars and fifty ceuts. 
 
Also, the following House bills, which I am instrqct- 
 
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ed to report back, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill for the relief of A. N. Walton, of the connty of Floyd. 
 
Also, the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw the same. 
 
A bill to appropriate money to the Board of TL"Ustees of the State University for the erection and equipment of ne\v buildings, etc. 
 
Respectfully submitted. JNO. D. LITTL~, Chairman. 
 
:Ylr. Felder, Chai1man of the General Judiciary Committee, Etubmitted the following report: 
 
J/r. Speaker: 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under r:onsider~tion the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit. 
 
House Bill No. "239, which 1epeals the act creating the Board of Co'lnty Commissioners for the county of DeKalb. 
Also, House Bill No. 247, which regulates constables' sales in cities of 5,000 population. 
 
Also, House Bill No. 28~, which amends an act entitled an net to punish wilful trespass on the lauds of another. 
 
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The committee have considered Senate Bill No. 24, which requires tax-collectors to make monthly repotts of taxes collected, and they recommend that the same do pass. 
 
The following House bills the committee recommend do vass as amended, to wit: 
 
Honse Bill No. 115, which amends section 5 of an act appwved October 1st, 1889. 
Also, House Bill No. 151, which presetibes a manner by which county authorities may have public roads worked. 
Also, House Bill No. 2-!5, which fixes the fees of constables for executing possessory warrants. 
The following bills of the Honse the committee recommend do not pass, to wit: 
 
Honse Bill No. 21, which amends section 858 of vol. 3 of the Code of 1895. 
 
Also, House Bill No. 7-!, which allows the payment of money, not in excess of $50.00, to the natural gumdian ot ward if over fomteen (1-!) ye~rs of yeats of age. 
 
Also, House bill No. 177, which repeals an act approved December 15, 1892, in reference to making the traverse and grand jury boxes. 
 
Also, House Bill No. 24-!, to make it discretionary with magistrates in reqnirin,g the cost deposited as a prerequisite to issuing the same. 
 
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The committee instruct me to report House Bill No. 228, which alters and amends section 1254 of the Code of 1882, with the recommendation that the author of the same be allowed to withdraw it. 
 
The committee have not considered House Bill No. 305 in reference to liquor State license tax, but I am instructed to report it back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same be recommitted to the Finance Committee. 
 
T. B ..FELDER, Jr., Chairman . 
 
.Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to repeal all laws incorpomting the town of Buford, and enacting a new charter for the same. 
 
Also, a bill to require all accusations in County Courts to be signed by the County Solicitor, or prosecutor or attorney appointed by the court for that purpose, etc. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 4056 of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 3623 of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the 
 
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following bills, which they instl'Uct me to report back to the House, with the reeomn1endation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to limit the term of office of the Solicitors of the County Court of Pulaski county. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 93 of vol. 3, Code 1895. 
 
The committee have also l1ad undet considemtion the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend the act as to State Geologist, and f.or other pUtposes. 
 
The committee have also had under considemtion the following bills, which they instl'Uct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be read the second time and recommitted to the Special Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
A bill to authorize the Council of Augusta to improve sidewalks, and. for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to prohibit hunting or fishing on lands of another in DeKalb county, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee has also had under consideration tl1e following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be referred to the Special Election Committee, to wit: 
 
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A bill to provide for the regulation of voters in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Thomas, of Ware, Chairman of the minotity of the Committee on Ptivileges and Elections, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
We, the undersigned members of the. Committee on Privileges and Electious, beg leave to submit the followiug as a minority report in the contested election case of W . .P. Killingsworth vs. A. L. Foster, from the county of Clay : 
 
On the 7th day of October, 1896, in the election for Representative held in Clay county, there were cast thirty-two ambiguous votes for "Foster," simply, without auy initials. The managers of said election, upon the consolidation of the votes, counted said ambiguous votes for Mr. A. L. Foster, the contestee, and he was declated elected by a majority of three votes. 
 
Mr. W. P. Killingsworth filed his contest to said election, maintaining that said thirty-two votes which wete voted ambiguously for "Foster" should not be counted for ~h. A. L. Foster, the sittiug member, upon the gtoulld that there were other citizens in said county by the name of Foster who were eligible to said office. 
 
The committee after considering said case, under a resolution adopted by this House, sent a committee of 
 
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three to said county of Clay for the purpose of examining the electots who cast said thirty-two ambiguous votes, and to ascertain nuder oath from said electors whom they intended to vote for. 
 
Said committee after performing the duty assigned them, reported to the committee that they had examined twenty-one of the thirty-two electors, and that seventeen of them swore they intended to vote for Mr. A. L. Foster, and five of them swore they intended to vote for ::\Ir. John Foster, a citizen residing in said county of Clay, and eligible to said office. 
 
The committee beg to submit that this is the only issue in said case and that the evidence of said five electors stands unimpeachable. 
 
\Ve, therefore, insist that this evideuce, and the only evidence in said case, shmvs the contestant, W. P. Killingsworth, was elected by a majority of two votes and should be admitted to his seat in this Honse, thus securing to the people their choice for Representative. 
 
\Ve, therefore, request that W. P. Killingswol'th, the contestant, be seated in this House as the Rep!'esentative fl'om Clay county. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
C. C. THOMAS, Chail'man. PAUL TURNER, T. W. DUFFY, J. W. JOHNSON, T. D. OLIVER, A. H. OGLE'rREE, JOS. MANSFIELD. 
 
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Mt. Brown, of Pulaski, Chairman of the Committee <>n Agriculture, submitted the follo,ving report: 
 
Jfr. Speakc1~: 
The Committee on Agl'icultUL'e have had under con-sideration the following House bill, which. I am in-structed to report back, with the recommendation that the same do puss, to wit: 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend and -consolidate the laws governing the inspection and analysis and sale of commercial fettiiizers, etc. 
Hespectfully submitted. 
J. P. BROWN, Chairman. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were read, :and the Senate amendments thereto concurred in, to wit: 
By Mr. Fogal'ty of Richmond- 
A bill to pt'escribe who are qualified to vote in all .elections in the village of Summetville. 
Also, by Mr. Fogarty of Richmond- 
A bill to ptovide for the registration of voters in the village-of Summerville. 
By Mt. Swift of Elbert- 
A bill to incorporate the city of Elberton. 
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By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to re-enact the act in.::orporating the Atlantic, Atlanta and Gteat Western Railway and. Navigation Company. 
 
By Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to incorporate the town of Plains. 
 
Also, by Mr. Dodson of Sumter- 
 
A bill to provide and make certain and proYide for the payment of costs in civil cases in the county courts and in justice courts. 
Also, the following resolution: 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A joint resolution relative to the appointment of a school-book commission, etc. 
 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
By Mr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to reincorporate the town of Rochelle into the city of Rochelle. 
 
By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
A bill to amend the act entitled "an act to prevent the procmement of consigumeuts of farm, orchard and dairy products" to certain parties, etc. 
 
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And the following resolutions: 
 
By Mr. Nevin of Floyd: 
A joint resolntion recommending the election of U. S. Senators by the people. 
By Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
A resolution to appropriate sixty dollars to pay the pension of Mrs. Delia Owens. 
 
Also, the following Senate resolution : By Senator Wilcox of the Fifth Disttict- 
 
A resolution extending sympathy to Cubans and requesting our Congressmen to use their influence in secming their belligerent rights. 
The resolution was, on motion of Mr. Dickerson, of Clinch, adopted. 
The following bill was read the thinl time, the report of the committee agreed to and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to make half of each Saturday a legal halfholiday. 
The committee proposed to amend by making the bill applicable only to counties having a population of fifty thousand or more, which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0. 
 
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The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb-- 
 
A bill to abolish the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the county of DeKalb. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the third time, the teport of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:  
 
By Mr. Patten of Thomas- 
 
A bill to amend the chal'ter of the town of Boston. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutiomtl majority, was passed. 
 
By unaninwus consent, the follo,ving bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to make an appropriation to pay for printing and publishing the Code of 1895, and for other purposes. 
 
By Mr. Yates of Catoosa-- 
 
A bill to amend the act empowering the county au- 
 
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thorities to lay out, open, change, etc., the public roads, and for other purposes. 
 
By Mr. Bedgood of Dooly- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Arabi. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Whipple of Dooly- 
 
A bill to regulate pmctice in the Supreme Court. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
 
The hill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following resolution was read the second time, to wit: 
 
J?y Mt. Reece of Floyd- 
 
A joint resolution providing payment for Doorkeepers of the House. 
 
Also, the following bill : 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb- 
 
A bill to prohibit hunting or fishing on the lands of another in the county of DeKalb. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the re- 
 
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port of the committee agreed to aud put upon their passage, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Bowden of HabershamA bill to incorporate the town of Baldwin. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 97, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutioual majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A bill to amend the act approved December 16, 1896, entitled an act to fix and define the liabilities of trustees, etc. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Chapman of Muscogee- 
 
A bill to prohibit the poisoning of any well, spring, etc. 
 
The committee moved to amend by striking the word "or" in the seventh line of section one after the word "wilfully" and befo1e the word "wantonly," and insert in lieu thereof the word "and," which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
 
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The bill having received a constitutional majonty, was passed. 
 
By unauimous consent, the following bills were read the second time, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
A bill to make clear and define an act to allow pen-sions to cettain Confedemte widows, etc. 
 
By Mr. Dickerson of Clinch- 
A bill to amend the act cteating the City Court of Cofl"ee couuty. 
 
By :\Ir. Dickerson of Clinch- 
 
A bill to reincorporate the tO\Vll of Homerville. 
 
By Mt-. Ellis of Stewart- 
A bill to make an appropriation to pay the pension -claims of P. H. Ruse and W. H. Cal'ithers. : 
 
By Messrs. Brown and Jordan of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads :and Revenues for the county of Pulaski. 
 
By unanimous consent the following bills were inttoduced, read the first time, and apptopriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Bowden of HabetshamA bill to reincorporate the town of Lavonia. Referred to Committee on Corporations- 
 
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By Mt. N eviu of Floy.d- 
A bill to regulate enlistments in the voluntary forces of this State. 
Referred to Committee on Military Aftairs. 
 
By Mr. Rawlings of vVashington- 
A bill to amend and alter article 2, sectiou 4, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of 1877. 
 
Referred to Committee Oil Constitutioilal Ameildments. 
 
By Mr. Vaughil of Twiggs- 
 
A bill to provide compensatioil for the Onlinary of Twiggs county for extra serYices, etc. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By .Mr. Thomas of Clarke- 
 
A bill to make it crimiual to race a horse ot horses,. on aily track in Georgia, with others out of its o1 their class, and fot other purposes. 
Referred to Committee Oil Special Judiciary. 
 
Also the following resolutions: 
 
By Mr. Henderson of Irwiil-, 
A joint resolution providiilg for a ilew school enumeratioil, to be taken under the directioil of the State Board of Education. 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
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By Messrs. McDonald and Clement of Gwinnett- 
 
A resolution to pay a pension to Mrs. Lucretia \Vynn. 
 
Referred to Committee on Pensions. 
 
':J'he following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. McCook of Chattahoochee- 
 
A bill to prevent the hunting or catching of opossums in this State between certain dates. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 66, nays 31. 
 
The bill, having failed to teceive a constitutional majority, was lost. 
 
Mr. Chapman, of Muscogee, gave notice of a motion to reconsider the bill. 
 
The hom of adjournment having anived, the House adjoumed to to-monow moruing at 9 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, December 10, 1896. The House met pursuant to :1djoumment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was call to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
On motion of Mr. Duncan of Houston, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
 
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~lr. Thomas, of "\Vare, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, repot'ted that the Joumal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and approved. 
 
:Mr. 'Vest, of Lowndes, gave notice to reconsider the action of the Honse on yesterday in concurring in the Senate amendments to the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boifenillet of Bibb- 
 
A resolution relative to the appointment of a State sehoul-book commission. 
 
Mt. Chapman, of Mnscogee, gave notice to reconsider the action of the House in its failure to pass the following bill, to wit: 
 
By ~1r. McCook of Chattahoochee- 
LA bill for the protection of opossums in this State, 
and for othet purposes. 
 
The Journal was read and confit-med. 
 
On motion of Mr. Little of ~fuscogee, the special 01der for this hour was displaced untillO.o'clock this morning. 
 
Mr. West, of Lowndes, moved to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday in concurring in the Senate amendments to the following resolution, which prevailed, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A resolution relative to the appointment of a State school-book commission. 
 
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The tesolution was committed to the Committee on Education. 
 
Mr. Chapman, of Muscogee, moved to reconsider the following bill, which was on yesterday lost, to wit: 
 
By ~h. McCook, of ChattahoocheeA bill to prote~t opossums in this State, and for other 
purposes. 
The motion prevailed, and the bill was reconsidered. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the fitst time, and approptiately referred, to wit: 
 
By M1. Btannen of BullochA bill to provide for the alteration, changing or clos- 
ing up of private ways over the lands of another. Referred to General Judiciaty Committee. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report : 
 
JIr. 8 peaker: The committee report as duly enrolled and signed by 
the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate and delivered to the Govemor, the following resolution, to wit: 
A resolution to authorize the Governor to relinquish all claims of the State against the Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad. 
Respectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
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By M1. Brannen of Bulloch-- 
 
A bill to amend the act granting certain privileges to Building and Loan A'3sociations, approved Decembel' 26th, 18tl8. 
Refened to the Genel'al Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following resolution was introduced, read, laid over and refened to the Committee on Rules, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hogan of Lincoln-A resolution amending Rule of the House No. 9~. 
 
The following resolution was read the first time and ordered engi'Ossed, to wit : 
 
Ry Mr. Thomas of Ware-- 
A resolution to empowel' the Committee on Privileges and Jlections to sit dul'ing the interval between this session and the next, and for other purposes. 
 
The following joint resolution was read the third time ~tnd adopted, to wit: 
 
By M1. Reece of FloydA joint resolution to pay Doorkeepers of the House. 
 
The following bill was read the thil'd time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb- 
A bill to abolish the Board of Oommissionms of Roads and Revenues for the county of DeKalb. 
 
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On the passage of the bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, haviug received a constitutional majority, was passeJ. 
 
The hom having anived for which the special ordet was fixed, on motion of Mr. McDouald, of Gwinnett, tLe House resolveJ itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of consideriug the same, to wit: the measure known as the general appropriatiou bill. 
 
The committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again, which was granteJ. 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary: 
 
J!J. 8 peaket: 
The Senate has concurl'ed in the House amendment to the Senate substitute to the House bill to be entitled an act to amend section 1288 of the Code of 18R2 with all amendments. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretaty thereof : 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize the Railroad Commission of Georgia to compel the shipper or consignee, or officer, agent or employee of a common carrier to give evidence on certain conditions, and for other purposes. 
 
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Also, a bill to he entitled an act to amend the last pamgraph of section 918 of the Code of 1882, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to authorize the town of Calhoun, in Gordon county, to establish and maintain a system of public schools for said town, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate has also passed the following resolutions, in which the concnt-rence of the House is respectfully. asked, to wit: 
A resolution requesting the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee to enact appropriate legislation authorizing the filing of certain official maps of tl1e W estem and Atlantic Railroad in Hamilton county, Tennessee, and giving to the same, when so filed, the force and effect of a record of deeds to lands, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a resolution authorizing the Atlanta, Knoxville 
and Northem Railway Company to acquire certain 
rights in the use of the right of way of the Vvestern 
and Atla11tic Railroad in and near the city of Marietta. 
 
Also, a resolution concuning in and adopting cettain 
 
additional terms proposed by the city of Atlanta affect- 
 
ing Wall street and certain property designated as the 
 
"triangle." 
 
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Also, a joint resolution directing proceedings to be 
 
instituted for the recovery of part of the Miginal depot 
 
grounds belonging to the State at Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 
Also, a joint resolution continuing in existence the 
 
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special commission allowed under a joint resolution approved December 18, 1894, relating to the Western and Atlantic Railroad. 
 
Mr. Little, of Museogee, moved that when the House adjourns it reconvene at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and that said afternoon session be in lien of the night session previously fixed for to-day, which motion prevailed. 
On motion of Mt. Little, of :Muscogee, the House again resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the pUI'pose of further considering the measure known as the general appropriation bill. 
 
The committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. 
The report of the committee was agteed to. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to extend the Sl'ssion until 1:05 o'clock, which motion was lost. 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
.:lir. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enroiled and l'eady for the signatn re of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to appl'Opriate $2,500 to meet the deficit for the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
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Also, an act to appropriate $1,200 to furnish additional rooms for the Supreme Court. 
 
Also, an act to change the time of holding McDuffie Supe1ior Court. 
 
Also, an act to change the time of holding the Fall term of Pike Superior OoUI't. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
'1'. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, su b.mitted the following report: 
Jh. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
An act to reincorpomte the Atlantic, Atlanta & Great Western Railroad and Navigation Company. 
Respectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following members for a few days, to wit: 
Messrs. Duncan ofLee, Wren of Jefferson, Palmer of Mitchell, Boyd of McDuffie. 
 
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The hom of adjournment having artived, the House 
 
.adjourned till 3 o'clock this afternoon. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
The House J'econveued at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker. 
Mr. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corpomtions, submitted the following report: 
Jfr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Corporations have bad under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
A bill to reincOtporate the town of Abbeville. 
Respectfully submitted. 
FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
A joint resolution: 
JJ r. 8 peake1: 
The Joint Committee from the House and Senate .appointed to visit the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, at Nashville, to ascertain whether it would be advisable to make an exhibit, have instmcted us to make the following report: 
The committee found the gl'Ounds well adapted for 
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the purposes; the buildings handsome, commodious 
 
and far advanced towards completion. 
 
The grounds and buildings are well suited for the exposition, and the space ofFered Georgia very desirable, and sufficient for a magnificent display. 
 
The Centennial bids fait to be a success, and will be of national importance. 
 
We feel sure, not only that the State should make an exhibit, but that it would be a calamitous mistake not to do so. 
 
We are sure that an exhibit at this Centennial would 
. be productive of incalculable good to our State. Therefore, we recommend that an exhibit be made at the Centennial. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman on part of House. 
 
E. A. ]'LEWELLEN, Chairman on part of Sen ate. 
 
Mr. Little, of Muscogee, moved to displace, temporarily, the special order, and fix the same for 3:15 o'clock this af~ernoon, which was agreed to. 
The following resolution was introduced, read and agreed to: 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee who shall select and bring to the attention of the 
 
  
 
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House such bills and resolutions as should be acted upon without unnecessary delay. 
 
The Senate amendment to the following bill was concurred in, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette- 
 
A bill to amend section 1288 of Code of 1882. 
 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
 
A bill to authorize the Georgia Security and Banking Company to exchange real estate for stock, etc. 
 
By Mr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to create a new charter for the town of Abbeville. 
 
By Mr. West of Lowndes- 
 
A bill to allow graduates of the Normal department of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College to teach in the common schools without fUIther examination. 
 
The following resolution was introduced, read the first time and appl'Opriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Charters of Lumpkin- 
A_ resolution providing for the appointment of a State agent to examine railroad p1operty belonging to the State. 
Referred to Committee on Railroads. 
 
  
 
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On motion of Mr. Ellis, of Stewart, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of furthet considering the measute known as the general appropriation bill. 
 
The committee rose, reported progtess, and asked leave to sit again. 
 
The request of the committee was agreed to. 
 
The Speaker au nounced the following committee under the resolution by Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, to select and bring to the attention of the House such hills and resolutions as, in their judgment, should be acted upon without unnecessary delay, to wit: Messrs. Boyuton of Spalding, Calvin, Slaton, Hall, Blalock. 
 
Leave of absence for a few days was asked by and and granted to Mr. Brannen, of Bulloch. 
 
On motion of Mr. Charters, of Lumpkin, the House adjourned to to-morrow morning at 9 o'clo!-!k. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, December 11, 1896. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
On motion of Mr. Swift, of Elbert, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
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The special ordee was displaced until ten o'clock this morning. 
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, theough his Secretary, to wit: 
JJr. S pcake1: The Governor has approved the following acts and 
resolutions of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
An act to be entitled an act to amend the charter ot the city of Dalton, approved October 5, 1895, and for other purposes. 
 
A resolution providing for the indexing of the Journals of the House of Representatives and Senate for the sessions of 1896 and 1897. 
 
A resolution authorizing the Governor to relinquish all claims of the State against the Blue Ridge & Atlantic Railroad. 
On motion of Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole to consider the following resolution, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Ellis of Stewart- 
A resolution to pay pension claims of W. H. Carithers and P. H. Reece. 
The committee rose and reported the resolution back to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, the amendment being the addition of the following names thereto, to wit: 
John H. Phillips and Henry Alderman. The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
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On motion of Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, the resolution was temporarily tabled. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare unlawful all trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and production, and for other purposes. 
 
By Mr. Thomas of Ware- 
 
A resolution to empower the Committee on Privileges and Election to sit during the interval between this session and the next, and for other purposes. 
 
The following resolution was introduced, read and adopted, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Lance of Union- 
A resolution petitioning the President of these United States to suspend the sentences of revenue violators. 
 
On motion of Mr. Little, of Muscogee, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of further considering the measure known as the general appropriation bill. 
The committee rose, reported progtess, and asked leave to sit again. 
The request of the committee was agreed to. 
 
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The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
M1. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled au act to amend section 1656 of the Code of Georgia of 1882, making women eligible to the office of State Librarian, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Macon, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of Oakland, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to make penal the collecting or receiving of fees for obtaining pensions. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 943(a) of the Code of 1882, and acts amendatory thereto, providing for State depositories, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act to require Spalding county to pay the officers of court the costs now allowed by law in each case convicted and worked in the chain-gang of said county. 
 
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The Senate has also concurred in the following House resolution, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution ~pptopriating $130 to defray expenses of recent inauguration ceremony. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has, by the requisite constitutional mujOtity, passed the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of Yatesville, Upson county, and fot other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled au act authorizing the Superior and City Courts of this State to be held at place or places othet than their respective court houses, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled au act to appl'Opriate theproceeds from the hite of misdemeanor convicts, in Northern Circuit, to the payment of costs accruing toofficers. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act, apptoved Febmary 28,. 1876, providing that the insolvent costs of the Solicitor,. mentioned in said amendatory act, shall be paid from funds realized from hiring out convicts of said County Court in Wilkes county. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to provide additional compensation for the Sheriff' of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. 
 
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Also, a bill to be entitled an act to enlarge the corporate limits of the city of Albany, in Dougherty county, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following bill was passed by substitute with an amendment: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act fot the protection of game, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Sectetary theteof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by substitute the following House bill, by the requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend section one of an act, approved December 1st, 1886, in regard to powers of Commissioners of Pilotage, a.nd for othet pUI'poses. 
By unanimous consent the following hi 11 was taken up, and the Senate amendments thereto concurred in, to wit: 
 
By l\fto. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon. 
On motion of Mr. Little, of Muscogee, the House again resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of resuming consideration of the general appropriation bill. 
 
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The committee rose, rep01ted the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. 
 
Mr. Little, of Muscogee, moved to amend by making the appropriation to the University of Georgia, at Athens, $22,500, instead of $8,000, recommended by the Committee of the Whole. 
 
Mt'. Charters, of Lumpkin, called for the previous question on the bill under consideration, and the amendments thereto, which call was sustained. 
 
By unanimous consent, Mr. Little, of Muscogee, .moved that the session be extended until the bill under consideration be disposed of, which motion prevailed. 
 
On the question of the adoption of the amendment offered by Mr. Little, of Muscogee, the ayes and nays were called for, which call was sustained. 
 
On the adoption of the amendment, the ayes were 71, the nays 47, as follows: 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Bates, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Bond, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Berry, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Brown, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Patten, 
 
Black, 
 
Felder, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Felker, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hall, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hill, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Hawes, 
 
Salter, 
 
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Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Callaway, . Dodson, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Johnson of Appling, West, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Wight, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Wright, 
 
Little, 
 
Walden, 
 
Longley, 
 
""hippie, 
 
Law, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Yates, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Johnson of Baker, 
 
Bush, 
 
Lance, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Leard, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Lott, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Moore, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Durham, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Nisbet, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Niles, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Oakes, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Parker, Quillian, Reece, Swift, Simpson, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Turner, Thomas of Pierce, Cnderwood, Vincent, Webb, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, Boyd, Burke, 
~ranch, 
Brannen, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Collum, Calhoun, Copeland, Duffy, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Oliver, 
 
Grice, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Harrell; 
 
Redding, 
 
Hamby, 
 
RudicH, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Stone, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Sell, 
 
Henderson of Wash't'n Taylor, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
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Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edwards, 
 
Morrison, Mullinax, McLaughlin, McConnell, McCranie, 
 
Wren, Watkins, Wilkes, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 71. Nays 47. Not voting 56. 
 
The amendment wa& therefore adopted. 
 
The report of the Committee of the Whole was agreed to as amended. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 103, the nays 0, as follows : 
 
Those voting in the affinnative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
I<'oster, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Bates, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bush, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Berry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Brown, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Black, 
 
Hall, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Roberts, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Charters, 
 
Lott, 
 
Underwood, 
 
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Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Durham, Deakins, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edenfield, Faust, 
 
Longley, Law, Moore, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, Meadows, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McCook, 
 
Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden, Whipple, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Rudicil, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Wash't'n Simpson, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Stone, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Mozley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cole, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Davison, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McKee, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Edge, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Ayes 113. Nays 0. Not voting 61. 
 
~:The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
Mr. Little, of Muscogee, moved that when the House aujourns it reconvene at 3 o'clock this afterrioon, which motion prevailed. 
 
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Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following members, to wit: Messrs. Dickerson, Armstrong, Parket, Black, Morgan, Rutherford, Smith of Hancock, Law, Smith of Ceawford, Meadows, McKee, McDaniel, Mullinax, Moore, Callaway of Wilkes, N eviu, Craig. 
 
The bout of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned to 3 o'clock this afternoon. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tern. 
Mr. Little, of Muscogee, moved that the special order of the hour be displaced and res~t for half-past three o'clock this afternoon. 
Mr. Little, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the following report: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Finance Committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: 
A bill to levy and collect a tax fot the support of the State govemment, the public institutions, for educatior.al purposes, in instructing in the elementaty branches of an English education, to pay interest on the public debt, etc. 
 
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Also, the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit : 
 
A bill to amend au act entitleO. an act t9 levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government, etc., approved December 18th, 1894, etc. 
 
Also, the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that it be read the second time and recommitted to the Finance Committee: 
A bill to refund the amounts, less taxes and costs, received by the State of Georgia ftom D. B. Leonard, the purchaser of certain wild lands in the State of Georgia under tax executions illegally issued by the tax-collectors of Dooly county, Georgia. 
Also, the followi.ng House bill, which I am instructed to report with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw the same: 
A bill to appropriate thirty-two thousand dollars to the Trustees of the Georgia School for the Deaf, etc. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Boyntot~, of Spalding, Chairman of the Committee on the Condition of the Business before the House, submitted the following recommendations: 
 
1st--That the afternoon session of to-day, pending the consideration of the tax act, be devoted to the read- 
 
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ing of bills for the fit'st time fol' which unanimous consent has been granteu, to wit: bills by Mr. Reiu and ~fr. Timmcnnan, anu resolution by Mr. Ford. 
 
2d-And that the following bills be read fot the second time, to wit: numbers 297, 350, 393 and 354. 
 
3d-'rhat bills for a third reauing, as follows: numbers 322, 315, 196, 216, 381, 397, 210, 151, 246, 412, 399 and 163, unanimous consent having been gmnted for the above order of business. 
 
4th--The committee recommends that the House reconvene at 7:30 to-night for the pmpose of completing the above calendar anu for the consideration of Senate bills and resolutions for first and second readings, particularly Senate resolutions numbered from 14 to 18, inclusive, for first readings, and fol' the consideration of local bills for a third reading. 
 
Respectfully submitted. JAS. S. BOYNTON, Chaitman. 
 
'L'he report, on motion of Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, was adopted. 
 
The House concurt'ed in the Senate amendment to the following bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Mozley of Cobb- 
 
A bill to make women eligible to the office of State Librarian. 
 
T:he following bills were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit : 
 
 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1896. 
 
705 
 
By Mr. Timmetman of Webster- 
 
A bill to amend the act revising and consolidating the common school laws, apptoved October 27, 1887. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A bill to exempt from jury duty certain honorary members of the Macon Light Infantry. 
Referted to Committee on Military Affairs. 
 
And the following resolution: 
 
By Mr. Ford of Worth- 
A resolution to take the school census::of Worth county. 
 
Refened to Committee on Education. 
 
The following bills wete read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Turner of Henry- 
 
A bill to require all accusations in the County Courts to be signed by the county solicitor. 
 
By Messrs. McDonald and Clement of Gwinnett- 
 
A bill to create a chartet for the town of Buford. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to amend the charter of the Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery. 
45h 
 
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The following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
. 
 
A bill to amend the act incorporating the Atlanta 
 
Savings, Loan and 1'rust Co. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the uays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The House ptoceeded to consider the special order for 
 
the hom, to wit, the measure known as the tax act, the 
 
caption and first section of which were read, and the 
 
section was adopted. 
 
 
 
Section II. was read and disposed of as follows: 
 
Paragraph 1st was adopted. 
 
Paragraph 2d was read, and Mr. Hitch, of Brooks, ofiered an amendment which proposed to strike from the second line the words "each agent or fi tm negotiating loans and charging therefor," and inserting the same in 3d paragmph of same section after the word "artist," which was agreed to. 
The paragtaph as amended was adopted. 
 
Paragraph 3d was read and adopted as amended by the amendment of Mr. Hitch, of Brooks. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to reconsider the action 
 
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~fthe House in adopting paragtaph 3, which motion ptevailed. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to steike from the secOnd line of the paeagmph the words "iu each county in 'Which they may carry on business,'' which was lost. 
 
The paragmph was adopted as otiginally amenued. 
 
Paragmph 4 was read and adopted. 
 
:Paragmph 5 was read and adopted. 
 
Paragmph 6 was reau and adopted. 
 
:Patagraph 7 was read and adopteu. 
 
Paragraph 8 was read and adopted. 
 
Paragraph 9 was read and adopted. 
 
Paragraph 10 was read and adopted. 
 
Paragtaph 11 was read and adopted. 
 
:Paragraph 12 was read and passed. 
 
-Paragtaph 13 was read and adopted. 
 
Paragtaph 14 was read. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by striking o1t all -.after the word "circuses" in the seventieth line, and before the word "said" in the seventy-first line, and insert :in lieu of the same the following wo'rds, to wit:  
 
"ln or near cities or towns of 5,000 inhabitants or 
 
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more, $400 ; in or near cities or towns of 4,000 inhabitants and under 5,000 inhabitants, $300; and in or near cities ot towns of less than 4,000 in habitants, $200, each day it may exhibit in the State of Georgia; and upon all dog or horse shows, or show of like character, beneath a tent, canvas or inclosure, $10 for each day. it may exhibit in the State of Georgia," which was adopted. 
 
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Governor has approved the following act of th~ General Assembly, to wit: 
An act to establish a system of public schools in th~ city of Moultrie. 
Paragraph 15 was read. 
Mr. Reid, of Bibb, moved to amend by inserting in the seventy-fifth line after the word "sold" and "provided" the followjng : 
"Provided the dealer deals only in malt liquors, then $50 for each place of business in each county where th~ same is manufactured or sold,'' which was lost. 
 
Mr. Felder, of Fulton, moved to am.end so that paragraph 15, when amended, shall read as follows: "Upon all dealers in spirituous liquors, intoxicating bitters, or brandy, fruits, domestic wines, whether dealing in any or all thereof, one hundted ($100) dollars for each place of business in such county where the same al'e manufactured or sold; provided this tax shall not re- 
 
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lieve such dealers from any local tax or prohibitory law 1n reference to the retail of spirituous ot intoxicating liquors, nor be requited of those who sell by wholesale cSpirits manufactured of apples, peaches, grapes, blackberries or other fruits grown on their own lands, when cSold in quantities not less than five gallons; provided that nothing in this act shall be construed as to levy a tax on dealers !n domestic wines manufactured from grapes or berries purchased or gro\vn on lands owned, leased or rented by said dealer." 
 
The previous question was called for, which call was sustained. 
 
The amendment was lost. The paragraph was adopted. 
 
On motion of Mr. Little, of Muscogee, the further consideration of the pending measUI'e was fixed for 7:45 o'clock this .evening. 
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following members, to wit : Messrs. Jotdan, Oakes, McUook, Craig. 
 
On motion of Mt. Ellis, of Stewart, the House adjourned to 7:45 o'clock p. m. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hom and was called to .order by the Speaker. 
 
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The following joint resolution of the Senate was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Senator Gray of the Twenty-thi1d- 
 
A joint resolution to provide for two Assistant Doorkeepers of the Senate. 
 
Also the following bills, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Atkinson of Camden- 
A bill making Stafford's Official Calendar legal evidence. 
By Mr. Maddox of Harris- 
A bill to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in the county of Harris. 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
A bill to grant an appropriation ttl replace mutilated< maps ~n the Secretary of State's office. 
By Mr. Bond of Madison- 
A bill to amend an act to provide when transfers and liens shall take eti'ect, approved October 1st, 1889. 
 
By Mr. Hall of Coweta-- 
A bill to make it unlawful for fire insurance companies, in certain cases, to place insurance in this Stateexcept through legally licensed agents in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
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711 
 
By Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to create a board of Pension Commissioners for each county. 
 
By Mr. Pearce of Houston-- 
 
A bill to provide a roster of all the troops fumished the Confederate States army by the State of Georgia. 
 
By 1\fl-. Burwell of Hancock- 
 
A bill to amend the act approved 1'\Iarch 2d, 1875, entitled an act to make the county court of Hancock a court of rec01d, etc. 
 
By Mr. McGehee of Harris- 
 
A bill to amend the act entitled an act to amend and consolidate the laws governing the analysis and sale of commercial fertilizers, etc. 
 
By Mr. Whipple of DoolyA bill to refund certain moneys to D. B. Leonard. 
 
By Mr. Swift of ElbertA bill to amend section 3704 of the Code of Georgia. 
 
By Mr. Phiuizy of Richmond- 
A bill to authorize the city of Augusta to improve the sidewalks of said city, etc. 
 
By Mr. Duncan of Houston- 
A bill to punish the wilful trespas::;ing on lands ot another. 
 
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By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for more speedy determination of habeas corpus cases. 
 
By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
A bill to amend section 3996 of the Code of 1882. 
 
By Mr. Chapman of Muscogee- 
 
A bill to fix copstables' fees in certain cases. 
 
By Mr. RaweR of Warren- 
 
A bill to ptohibit arresting officers from advising the settlement of warrants, etc. 
 
By Mr. Felker of Walton- 
 
A bill to reincorporate the city of Winder. 
 
By Mr. Chapman of Muscogee- 
 
A bill to authorize constables' sales in cities of certain size on any day except Sunday. 
 
By Mr. Wren of Jefterson- 
 
A bill to amend the act approved March 1st, 1875, -entitled an act to regulate and prescribe the compensation of tax-collector and receiver of Jefferson county. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to prohibit the destroying of the public roads -<>f this State. 
 
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Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: 
 
.l:lr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration the following Honse bill, which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute. 
 
A bill to create a Board of Pension Commissioners for each county in this State, to provide for their appointment and define their powers and duties, and for other purposes, etc. 
Respectfully submitted. 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
The House resumed consideration of the measure known as the general appropriation bill. 
 
Section 16 was read and adoped. 
 
Section 17 was read. The committee proposed to amend by striking after the word "buying" and before the WOI'ds "through regularly organized stock and cotton exchanges or boards of trade," which was agreed to. 
Also, by inserting afte1 the word ''futures," in the fifth line of said paragraph, the words, "whether said business is done through regularly organized stock and .cotton exehanges or boards of trade, the sum of $1,000," which was agreed to. 
Also, by striking out all after the word "business" in the thirteenth line, which was agreed to. 
 
The section was adopted as amended. 
 
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Paragmph 18 was read. 
 
Mr. Bartlett, of Paulding, moved to amend by inserting next after the word 'fence" in the thitd line of said paragraph, and next before the word "the," the words "and all patent rights thereof," which was agreed to. 
 
Also, by inserting the words "or patents" between the words "articles" and "for" in the fourth line, so as to read when amended, "upon every peddler of stoves ot ranges for cooking purposes, the sum of one hundretl dollars in every county in which snch peddlets may do business; and upon each traveling vendor of patent churns and patent fences, and all patent rights thereof, the sum of ten dollars in each county in which they ofFer such articles or patents for sale." which was ageeed to. 
 
The parageaph as amended was agreed to. 
 
Paragmph 19 was passed. Paragraphs 20, 21 and 22 were read and adopted. 
 
Paragmph 23 was read and amended by inset-ting after the woed "dollars" the following: 
 
"And upon all others who are engaged in the sale of beer, whether on consignment or othenvise, who have not paid the tax as liquoe dealets imposed by paragraph 15 of this section, in each county where they carry on business, two hundred dollars.'' 
The paragraph as amended was adopted. 
 
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Paragraphs 24 and 25 were read and adopted. 
 
The section as amended was adopted. 
 
Sections three and four were read and adopted. 
 
Section five was passed. 
 
Sections. six and seven were read and adopted. 
 
Section eight was read and adopted. 
 
Section nine was read by paragraphs and adopted. 
 
Section ten was read by paraJ:?;mphs and adopted. 
 
Section eleven was read. The committee proposed to amend by adding after the word "them" in the 8th line of printed bill, the wol"ds, "provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be constmecl to levy any tax on real ot personal pL"operty held ot owned by auy bank ~r bauking associatiou, the value of which is represented in the market value of its shares of stock, that each bank and banking association shall pay tax on its surplus and individual pl"ofits," which was agreed to. 
 
The section as amended was adopted. 
 
Sections 12, 13, 14-, 15, and 16 were read and adopted. 
 
Section 17 was read and adopted. 
 
Section 18 was read. The committee proposed to amend by inserting between words "2" and "if" in the 5th line, "and also fl"om payment of any connty or mu-nicipal license tax," which was agt"eed to. 
 
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The section as amended was agteed to. 
 
Sections 19 and 20 were read and agreed to. 
 
The House next considered section 5, which had been passed, and adopted the following, ofl'ered by the .committee as a substitute therefor: 
 
Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all foreign and home insurance companies or insumnce brokers placing insurance on property in this State, doing business in this State, shall pay one per centum on all premiums in money or otherwise received by them; ptovided, this shall not include return premiums on cancelled policies; provided further, that this shall not apply to mutual, co-operative or as-sessment fire companies organized fot mutual ptotection against losses by fire and receiving no premiums other than the assessments of its own members and in addition to the tax imposed by this act upon the gross receipts of such insurance companies; all such companies doing brokemge business in this State, such as dis-counting notes, bills, dmfts or exchange, lending money -or in any manner doing a business pertaining to banking or brokerage business, shall be taxed upon the capital so employed in the same manner and at the same iate as other moneyed capital in the hands of private individuals is taxed; provided, however, that all loans by such companies, secured by real estate, mortgages and by stocks and bonds, in which such companies are authorized to make investments, shall not be -considered as a brokerage or bunking business, or a business pertaining thereto; and, provided further,  that the tax required by this section shall be in lieu of :rill -other taxes, whether State, county or municipal, 
 
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against such companies, except a per centum tax 011 their premiums and a business license by the town 01~ city in which such company does business. 
On motion of Mr. Little, of Muscogee, the further consideration of the general tax act was fixed for tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. 
Mr. Charters, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: 
 
ll:fr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Raill'Oads have had under consideration House Bill No. 321, and have instructed me toreport the same back with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute, to wit: 
A bill to he entitled an act to authorize the sale of the Northeastern Railroad, and to confer certain powers. and duties on the Governor relative thereto, etc. 
Said committee have also had under consideration House Resolution No. 93, and have instructed me toreport the same back with the recommendation that it be adopted, to wit : 
 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a State agent to examine railroad propetty belonging to theState. 
Respectfully submitted. 
W. A. CHARTERS, Chairman. 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled, 
 
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and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the _Senate, the foiJowing acts, to wit: 
 
:Au act to make certain ar.d provi<le for the payment -of costs in civil cases in the County Courts and the Justice Courts. 
 
Also, an act to presetibe who are qualified to vote in the village of Summerville. 
 
Also, an act to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Emollment Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaket of the House and President Of the Senate, and delivered to the Governor, the folJowing acts, to wit: 
 
An act to establish a system of public schools in the -city of Moultrie. 
 
Also, an act to establish a system of public schools in Roswell. 
 
The committee also report. as duly enrolled, and duly signed and deliveted to the Governor, the following res.{)lution, to wit: 
 
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A resolution to pay the members of the Pardoning Board and the clerk thereof: 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
'1'. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaket: 
'l'he committee reports as duly enrolled, and ready for the signatures ;of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following act, to wit : 
 
An -act to amend the charter of the city of Macon. Respectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Swift, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report: 
-~fr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation _that the same .do pass by substitute, to wit: 
 
A bill to regulate the business of all debenture redemption companies, saving, loan and investment companies, guarantee loan companies, bond and mortgage ~ompanies, and for other purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
THOS. M. SWIFT, Chairman. 
 
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Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Emollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The committee report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaket of the House and President of the Senate and delivered to the Governor, the following act, to wit; 
 
An act to amend the charter of the city of Macon. Respectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Armstrong, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report : 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Committee Oil Education nave had under consideration House Hill No. 328, to allow the gmduates. of the normal department of the Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville to teach without further examination, which they recommend do pass. 
 
Also, Joint Resolution No. 88, providing for a new school enumeration, do pass as amended. 
 
Respectfully submitted. J. 1N. ARMSTRONG, Chairman pro tem. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations have had under con- 
 
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sideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit : 
 
A bill to create and organize a park and tree commission for the city of Savannah, etc. 
 
Also, a bill to reincorporate the town of Lavonia, etc. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
F. :\1. JOHNSON, Ohai.rman. 
 
The following bills and resolutions were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Whitaker of Heard- 
 
A bill to amend section 3623 of the Code of 1882. 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Hichmond- 
 
A bill to amend section 1703 of the Code of 1882. 
 
By M1'. Charters of Lumpkin- 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a State agent to examine the railroad prope1ty of the State. 
 
By Me. Whitaker of HeardA bill to amend section 4056 of the Code of 1882, etc. 
 
By Mr. Ennis of Floyd- 
,, A bill to amend an act app1oved December 17, 1894, etc. 
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By Mr. Bowden of Habersham- 
 
A bill to iucotporate the town of Lavonia, Ga. 
 
By Mr. Duncan of Chatham- 
To amend an act of the Legislature entitled an act to <:reate and orgauize a park and tree commission for the city of Savannah. 
 
By Mr. Edwards of Ilal'Uison-: 
To repeal an act incotpotating the town of Lavonia. 
By Mt. Henderson of Invin- 
A joint resolution ptoviding for a new school enumeration in certain counties. 
By Mr. Hamby of Habun- 
A joint resolution requesting our Congressmen to support House Bill No. 3273. 
 
By Mr. Little of Muscogee- 
A resolution to ptovide fot supplying a deficiency in the contingent fund. 
By Mr. Wight of Dougherty- 
A joint resolution providing for portmit of Hon. C. F. Crisp. 
 
The following Senate resolutions and bills were read the second time, to wit : 
 
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By Senator Battle of 'l'wenty-fourth District- 
 
A joint resolution continuing the Western & Atlantic commission, provided for in act approved December 18th, 1894. 
 
By Senator Sheffield of Ninth District- 
 
A bill to require tax-collectors to make monthly reports, etc. 
 
The following Senate resolution was read the first time, to wit: 
 
By Sen atot Battle of Tweuty-folllth District- 
A resolution concurring in certain additional terms propos~d by the city of Atlanta affecting Wall street and certain ptopetty known as the triangle. 
 
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-fourth District- 
 
A resolution requesting the Tennessee General Assembly to enact certain legislation. 
 
Also, by Senator Battle- 
A resolution authorizing the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway Company to acquire certain rights. 
 
Also, by Senator Battle-- 
A joint resolution ditecting proceedings to recovet part of the original depot grounds of the W. & A. Ry. in Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 
The following Senate bills wete read the first time, to wit: 
 
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By Senator Gmy of the 'l'wenty-thil'd- 
 
A bill to amend section 918 of the Code 0f 1882. 
 
By Senatot l3lalock of the Thirty-fifth- 
A bill to authorize the Raill'oad Commission to compel shippers, etc., to give evidence, ete. 
 
By Senator Starr of the Forty-third- 
A bill to establish a public school system in the town 
 of Calhoun . 
lly Senator Tul'ller of the Thirty-seventh- 
A bill to ameu<l section 4067 of the Code of 1882. 
By unanimous consent, the following Li lis and t'esolntions were iutrodueed, l'ead the fi.tst time aml appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mt'. Felder of Fulton-- 
A resolution requesting our Oongtessmeu to vote fot a bill now pending in Congress to pl'Ovide for arbitrations between corporations an<l theil' employees. 
Referl'ed to Committee on State of the Republic. 
 
By Mr. McDaniel of Faunin A bill to amend the common school laws of this State. Refel're<l to Committee on Education. 
 
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By .:\lr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to place sleeping-car colllpanies and lines under control of the Rai!I"Oad Commission. 
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Messrs. Clement and McDonald of Gwinnett. 
A bill to relieve Wallace & Son, J. M. Swords and W. H. ~'orcl from the payment of a special tax against go,el'llrnent distillers, etc. 
 
liefetTed to Finance Committee. 
 
By Mr.--- 
A bill to alllend the title of an act to prohibit the sale of intoxicants within certain limits in Invin county, appro,ed October Hi, 1879. 
 
Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By .:\Ir. Felder of Fnlton- 
A resolution to req nest. on r Congressmen to support a bill now pending in Congress whid1 seeks to more fully regnlate contempt proceedings in the Federal Contts. 
 
RefetTed to Committee on State of the Republic. 
 
By )lr. Henderson of It-win- 
A bill to provide a salary fot the Commissioners of Roads and Hevenues for the connty of Irwin. 
Refert"ed to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
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By Mr. Burwell of Hancock- 
A resolution to appropriate a sum to defmy expenses incurred by sub-committee from Committee on Privileges and Elections. 
 
By Mr. McLaughlin of Meriwether- 
 
A bill to appropriate $500 to pay pensions for 1896. 
 
Referred to the Committee on Peusions. 
 
By Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled au act to amend an act to allow pensions to cettaiu Confederate widows, etc., approved December 23, 1890. 
Referred to Committee ou Pensions. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and gmnted to the following members, to wit: 
 
Messts. Lauce and McMichael. 
On motion of Mr. West, of Lowndes, the House adjounted to to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, December 12, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Walket Lewis. 
On motion of Mr. Wight, of Dougherty, the call of the roll was dispensed with. 
 
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On motion of Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, the repott of the Steering Committee was adopted. 
 
The following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Bush of Miller- 
 
.. A bill to amend the chartet of the town of Colquitt. 
 
Referred to the Steering Committee. 
 
Also, the following resolution : 
 
By Mt'. Rawlings of Washington- 
 
A resolution to refund money to the county of Washmgton for expenses incurred in suppressing an insurrection. 
 
Referred to the Military Committee. 
 
Mr. Hall, Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee1 submitted the following repott, to wit: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instn1et me to report to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
A bill to place county chain-g~ngs under the supervision of the penitentiary department, and .for othet purposes. 
 
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A bill to create the office of Commissioner of Pardons, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following resolutions, which they instruct me to report back to the House that the same do :pass by substitute, to wit: 
 
Resolutions numbers 21, 25 and 82. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the recommendations made to it by sub-committees, asking that Harry Hill and Sidney Lascelles, alias Lord BeresfOtd, be pardoned, which recommendation your committee unanimously adopted, and by resolution passed respectfully request that the above named convicts be unconditionally pardoned by the GoYernor. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
H. A. HALL, ChairmaJL 
 
?llr. Hall, of Coweta, moved that that portion of the report of the 'Penitentiary Committee which recommends the pardon of certain convicts named be adopted, which motion prevailed. 
By Mr. G-owen of Charlton- 
A hill to provide for the payment of iurors and bailiffs' mileage in the_county or_ Charlton. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
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Also, by Mr. Gowen of Charlton- 
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Charlton. 
Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Jenkins of PutnamA bill to create the office of Commissioner of Pardons. 
 
By Mr. Freeman of Coweta- 
A bill to place county chain-gangs under the control allCl supervision of the Penitentiary department. 
 
And the following resolution: 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to consider the future disposition of the convicts, which resolution is the substitute proposed by the Penitentiary Committee for Resolutions Nos. 82, 21 and 25. 
The following message was recei,ed from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, to wit: 
JJr. Speaker: The Governor has approved the following acts and 
l'esolutions of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
An act to amend the charter of the city of Dalton. 
 
An act to amend an act to establish a system of public schools in the town of Roswell, etc. 
A joint resolution to pay the per diem of members 
 
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and the clerk of the Joint Committee on Penitentiary, appointed under a resolution of the General Assembly, approved December, 1R95. 
 
At the instance of Mr. Baggett, of Laurens, the following bill was read the second time for the purpose of disagteeing to the report of the committee, which was adverse to the passage of the bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Baggett of Laurens- 
 
A bill to abolish the City Court of Laurens county. 
 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
 
Mr. Baggett, of Lautens, moved to disagree to the report of the committee, and called fot the ayes and uays. 
 
On the question of disagl'eeing to the report of the committee, the ayes were 20, the nays 73, as follows : 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Boswell, Baggett, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, Edge, Gowen, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
IIawes, 
 
Iteid, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
underwood, 
 
Leard, 
 
Walden, 
 
Lott, 
 
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Awtry, Atkinson, Bush, Brown, Burke, 
 
Ford, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Hall, 
 
Paulette, Parker, Pearce, Quillian, Iteece, Itoberts, 
 
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Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Herrington, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Collum, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Clement, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nThomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson," 
 
Johnson of Appling, West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Longley, 
 
Wight, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Niles, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Faust, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Foster, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Bates, 
 
Grice, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Nevin, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Oakes, 
 
Black, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Branch, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Palmer, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Lance, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Little, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Law, 
 
, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Moore, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Mozley, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Morgan, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Meldrim, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Turner, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wren, 
 
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Deakins, Davison, Edenfield, Ennie of Floyd, 
 
McDaniel, McCook, McKee, 
 
Watkins, Wilkes, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 20. Nays 75. Not voting 79. 
 
The motion to disagree to the report of the committee was therefore lost. 
 
The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill was lost. 
 
The following message was teceived fl'om the Senate, . through Ml'. Clifton, Secretaty thel'eo f: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
The Senate has p<tsse<l, by the L"equisite constitutional nujority, the following House bills, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled au act to abolish the City Coul't of Elbett county, and for othel' purposes. 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to authol'ize and empowel' the town of Royston, in the county of Franklin, to issue atlll sell the bonds of S<tid town for cettaill purposes. 
Also, the follmving bill, as amended: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to establish a city court in the city of .Elberton, and for other purposes; 
The followiug bill was re~~wmitted to the Special 
Judiciary Committee, to wit:  
 
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By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to authorize the City Council of Augusta to improve the sidewalks of said city, and for other purposes. 
The unfinished portions of thetax act were taken ur~ for consideration. 
 
Paragraph 12 was read, and Mr. Bussey, of Randolph, offered the following amendment thereto, which 'vas agreed to, to wit: amend by adding at the end of the . paragraph the words: Provided, this tax shall not be required of any indigent or disabled Confederate soldier. 
 
The paragraph, as amended, was adopted. 
 
Paragmph 19 was read. Mr. \Vest of Lowndes moved to amend by striking out paragraph 19, and renumbeting the paragraphs following, which amendment was lost. 
 
Paragmph 19 was adopted. 
 
The following message was received fwm the Senate, through Mr. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
Mr. ;$peaker: The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional 
majOI'ity, the following Senate bill, to wit: 
 
 A bill to amend the charter of Baxley and provide a free school system therefot. 
 
The bill was read the third time. 
 
Mt. Calvin, of Richmond, called for the previous. 
 
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-questior1 on the bill as amended, which call was sustained. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received the constitutional majority, was passed as amended, and its immediate transmission to the Senate was directed. 
 
At the instauce of Mr. Webb, of Cherokee, the following bill, which had been advetsely reported, was read the second time for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Webb, of Cherokee- 
 
A bill to allow guardians to sell fmctional interest of wards in lauds and minerals without an onler, at private sale, on approval of the Ordinary. 
 
Mr. W ebu, of Chetokee, moved to disagtee to the ~eport of the committee, which motion was lost. 
 
Mr. 'Vebb, of Cherokee, gave notice of a motion to -reconsider the action of the House just taken, on MonJay moru-ing. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Secretaty theteof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed the following Senate bill by .tire requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize the mayor 
 
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and council of the town of Millen to issue bonds to the amount of eight thousand ($8,000) dollars for the purpose of consti'Ucting academy or academies, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from tlte Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speake1: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bills, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize the Otdinary of Appling county to organize the chain-gang of the misdemeanor convicts aud wol'l<: them on the roads iu said county. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled au act to repeal an act to establish a county coutt in and for the county of Appling, approved December 13th, 1893. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to provide for the establishing of public roads, and for othet purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to ptovide for the ttansfer of corporation stock, when used and transferred as collateral security, and to ptovide for the protection of the holder thereof, and to provide a penalty fm tlw violation of this act, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to give parties in all City Courts in this State established upon the recommendation of grand juries the right of appeal to the Superior Court. 
 
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At the instance of Mr. Mo~ley, of Cobb, the following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to establish and maintain a dispensary m the town of Fot't Gaines. 
 
Mr. Mozley, of C0bb, moved to disagree to the report of the majority, which was adverse to the passage of the bill, and to adopt the min01ity report, which was favomble to the passage of the bill. 
 
Mr. Awtry, of Cobb, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
 
The motion of Mr. Mozley, of Cobb, prevailed. 
 
The following resolution was read the third time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Little of Muscogee- 
 
"' A resolution to appropriate three thousand dollats to supply a deficiency in the contingent fund. 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, the Honse resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the same. 
 
The committee rose and reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
Mr. West of Lowndes moved that the session of the 
 
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House be extended until 2 o'clock this afternoon, and that no night session be held to-day, which motion wus lost. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 101, the nays 0, as follows : 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were :M:essrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Foster, 
 
Patten, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Paulette, 
 
~ush, 
 
Felker, 
 
Parker, 
 
Berry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brown, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hill, 
 
Reid, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet,. 
 
Hamby, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hightower, 
 
RudicH, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun. Herrington, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Colquiti~ Swift, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Henderson of DeKalb, Stone, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Lott, 
 
West, 
 
.uuffy, 
 
Longley, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McConnell, 
 
Walden, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Edge, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Worsham, 
 
 Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Niles, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair. 
 
Faust, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
l<~ord, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Yates, 
 
4ib 
 
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Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Boyd, Burke, Black, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Brannen, Bedgood, 
Brinson of Burke, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cole, Cannon, Callaway, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McMichael, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Grice, 
 
McCook, 
 
Hall, 
 
McKee, 
 
Hitch, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Hawes, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Henderson' of Irwin, Nevin, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Oakes, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Lance, 
 
Redding, 
 
 
 
Leard, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Little, 
 
Salter, 
 
Law, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Moore, 
 
Sell, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Maddox, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wren, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 102. Nays 0. Not voting 72. 
 
The resolution having received a constitutional majority, was adopted. 
 
Mt. Boynton, of Spalding, moved that when the House adjoum, it adjourn to 3 o'clock this afternoon, which motion ptevailed. 
 
The following bills wete made the special orders for the second Wednesday of the session of 1897, immediately after the reading of the Joul'llul, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of BibbA bill to authotize the Governot and Treasurer to 
 
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issue bonds for the purpose of retiring certain of the past-due bonds issued by Governor McDonald and countetsigned by J. Crawford, ~resident of the Board of Commissioners of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. 
 
Also, by ~It". Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to authorize the Govemor and Tteasurer to issue bonds for the purpose of retiting certain bonds known as the "Convention bonds." 
 
Leaves of absence were askP.d by and gmnted to the following members, to wit: 
 
Messrs. Saltet, Chapman, Davison, Hawes, Bennet of Glynn. 
 
On motion of Mt-. Boynton, of Spalding, .the House adjoumed to 3 o'clock p. m. 
 
3 O'clock p. m. 
The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to oeder by the Speaker pro tern. 
The following bills were read the fhst time and appropriately refetted, to wit: 
By Mt. Duncan of Lee- 
A bill to amend the act creating the Board of ComtHissionets for the county of Lee. 
Referred to the Committee on Counties and County M;ttters. 
 
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By Mr. Berty of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to autbotize and empower the Railtoad Commissioners to require tailroads to constmct sidings, si<le tracks, etc. 
 
RefetTeJ to Committee 011 Raiii'OaJs. 
 
Also tlte following resolutions: 
 
By Mr. AmoiJ of Oglethorpe- 
 
A resolutio11 ptoviding for payme11t of pensio11;; to Elizabeth Evans, etc. 
 
RefetTed to Committee 011 Pensions. 
 
By 1\h. Hamby of Rabun~ 
 
A bill to ame!Hl the act entitle<l "an ad to amend, revise a11d consolidate the common sclwol la\\'s, ete.'' approved Octobet 27, 1887. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education. 
 
Mr. Felder, Chaitman oE the Geneml JIHliciuty Committee, submitted the following tepot't: 
 
.11 r. Speake1: 
 
Tl1e General Jmlicimy Committee ha,e had nndet C<>nsideration the following- bill, wl1ich I am insttnde<i to repott back to tl1e House, with the recommendation that the same be pnt upon its second teading-, and be tecommitted to the General Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
House Bill No._ 423, which ame11ds the act granting- 
 
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certain ptivileges to building and loan associations, approved December 26, 1888. 
 
'l'he committee have also had nndet consideratimrthe following bill, which I am instructed to repott back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
Honse Bill 337, whicl1 provides for a time in whicl1 snits ate to be bi"Onght for the recovety of land sold undet transfetred wild land tax fi. fas. 
 
The eommittee have also consideretl House hill No. 324, whieh ptev~nts the adultemtion of candy, and they intitrnct me to report the same back to the House witl1 the reeomnletHlation that the same do pass hy substitute. 
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chaitnwn. 
 
~1r. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee 011 EHrollment, submitted the following repott: 
J/ r. 8 peaker: 
The Committee on Enl'Oilment report as duly entolle<l aml teady fot the signatures of the Speaker of the Honse and the President of the Se11ate the following ads, to wit: 
 
An act to ineorpomte the eity of Elherton. 
Al:>o, an act to amend the charter of the town of Oakland City. 
Also, an act to make penal the coilecting or receiving fees for obtaining pensions. 
 
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Also, an act to amend section 943( a) of the Code of 1882, providing for State depositories, to add certain cities thereto. 
 
Also, an act to incorporate the town of Plains. 
 
Also, an act to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Also, an act to prescribe who are qualified tQ vote in elections in the village of Summerville. 
 
Also, an act to make certain aiHl provide fot the payment of costs in county and justice cotirts. 
 
The committee _also report the following resolution as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, to 'vit: 
 
A resolution to avptoptiate one huwlt-ed and thirty dollars to defray the expenses of the inaugural ceremonies. 
 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Felker, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, made the foilowiug repOt't, to wit : 
 
.lfr. Speaker: 
The Comn1ittee 011 Temperance have had under consideration the following bills, to wit: 
 
House Bill No. 297, which is a bill to be entitled nn act to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, 
 
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except domestic wines, in the county of Ha~ris, and to provide a penalty for any violation of the same. 
 
The committee desire this bill reported back to the House fol' a second reading, with the recommendation that the same be recommitted. 
 
House Bill No. 391, by Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, which is a bill to be eiltitled an act to abolish barrooms, to prohibit the manufacture, sale and keeping for sale of intoxic"ating liquors for beverage purposes, and to pl'Ovide for its manufacture and sale fol' othet purposes, to ptescribe penalties for the violation of this act, and fot' other purposes. 
 
The committee have instructed me to report this bill to the House, with a recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
House Bill No. 332, by Ml'. Leatd, of Hart, which is a bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act amending the liquor law for Hart county, which prohibits the sale of alcoholic, spirituous or malt liquors orintoxicating bitters, and fot other purposes therein named, approved September 4, 1883, and for other purposes. 
 
I am instmcted by the committee to repot:t this bill to House with a recommendation that the same do pass as amended. 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JOSEPH H. FELKER, Chainnan. 
 
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Mr. Fogal'ty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Com~ mittee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee have had nuder consideration the followiBg bill, which they instl'Uct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
A bill to anthOtize the city council of Augn.sta to imptove sitlewalks, and for othet putposes. 
 
Respeetfully submitted. 
 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chainnan. 
 
Mr. Oli\et, Chairman of the Committee on Emollment, submitted the following report: 
Jfr. Speakc1: 
 
The committee report as duly entolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate autl <leli\ered to the Governor, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to appropriate one thousand.and two hundred dollars for fitting up additional rooms fm the Supteme Court. 
 
Also, au act to appropriate two thousantl and five huutlred dollars to meet a deficit incurred hy the Trustees of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
Also, au act to change the time of holding the fall term of Pike Superior Court. 
 
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Also, an act to reincorporate the Atlantic, Atlanta and Gteat Western Railway and Navigation Company. 
 
Also, an act to change the time of holding McDuffie Superior Court: 
 
}{espectfully submitted. 
 
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T. D. OLIV.ER, Chairman. 
 
.Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enroll- 
 
ment, submitted the following report: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly eurolle1l and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate and delivered to the Governor, the following acts, to wit: 
 
~~ An act to amend the charter of the Georgia Empire ~Iutual Insurance Compm1y. 
 
Also, an act to amend an act to fix the time of 
adjournment of the supetior and city coutts of this 
stat~. 
 
Alw, au act to pi'Otect the State and counties thereof when public wotk is let out by bidding. 
 
Also, an act to amend the chatter of the Finance Banking Company of Atlanta. 
 
Also, an act to regulate the business of building and loan associations. 
 
The committee also report as duly enrolled aud signed by the Speaker of the House and the President 
 
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of the Senate and delivered to the Governor, the following resolutions, to wit : 
 
A resolution appropriating fifty dollats to the Atlanta Electtic Railway Company. 
 
Also, a resolution to pay Mrs. R. U. Hardeman the per diem of R. U. Hardeman for the full term, 1896. 
 
Respectfully submitted. T; D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Blalock, Chaitman o( the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report, to wit: 
.11r. Speaker: 'fh~ committee have had under consideration the 
following bills, which they instmct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass. 
 
A bill to pay Nicholas Van Horn a pension for 1893, 1894 and 1895. 
A bill to pay H. ~'orrester a pension, etc. 
 
A bill to pay Joel Hartison a pension, etc. A bill to pay B. F. Colbert a pension, etc. 
 
The committee have also _had under consideration the following bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass ns amended : 
A bill to pay D. W. Snell a pension, etc. 
 
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The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back t(} the House with the recommendation that the introducer be allowed to withdraw the same : 
 
. A bUl to pay Mrs. Lucretia C. Wynn a pensiou, etc. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Morrison, Chairman of the Committee for Georgia School for the Deaf, submitted the following report : 
 
Lllr. Speaker: 
1. The committee report, after a careful examination, the hygiene and sanitation of the school to be 111 a first-class condition. 
 
2. Also, that they have examined the books and vouchers of the superintendent and treasurer as far as practicable, and find the disbursements of all money duly accounted for from October 1st, 1895, to September 30th, 1896, and the books of the officers neatly and ' correctly kept. 
 
3. Also, we find the coloied department kep.t in a neat and systematic manner. We find a deficiency in buildings in this department; a kitchen and diningroom should be erected. By so supplying this need the dormitory room will be increased. 
Also, we find the buildings to be in good condition. That the State has erected, at a cost of $5,500, a workshop or machinery hall, but this building is with- 
 
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out equipment. We recognize the absol_ute necessity :and geat impottance of giving each of these unfortunate pupils some tmde or avocation to fit them for usefulness in aftee life. This building cannot be utilized pl'operly without pwpe equipments, and we recommend, by unanimous vote, that $2,500 be approptiated to pmchase the same. 
 
4. We find the lights of the buildings to be candles :and kerosene lamps. With utmost cate and watchfulness, one child has alreauy burned to.death. They cannot give alarm in case of acciuent. There is an engine alteady on hand with sufficient powet to run the dynamos. 'Ne recommend an appi'Opriation of $2,000.00 to light the buildings of the institution. 
 
5. We find the buildiugs heated by stoves and open gmtes; and, aftet a careful investigation, in Ol'der to preseeve fl'om dauget the lives of the inmates, we recommend that steam heatets be supplied, and an apptoptiation of $5,000.00 be expended for that p11tpose. After this is done we find the cost of fuel will be less than at present. 
 
6. "\Ve find that thete is a need of repairs and painting to buildings to the sum of $1,500.00; also, fot gitls'i!Hlustrial department and diniug-toom $15,000.00; also, gymnasium for boys and gltls $6,000.00, and express the hope that if these expenditutes cannot be made now, that at some neat future day these great ueeds will be supplied. 
 
"\Ve desi te to exptess out sincere appl'oval of the work of PI'Ofessor vV. 0. Conuot, the Superintendent, and his able corps of assistant teachers. They ha\'e dis- 
 
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charged their duties ably and faithfully, and we bestow upon them our highest praise and encomiums. Ptofessor Connor has eujoyed the honor of being the President of the American Convention of the Instructors of the Deaf-a most deserved distinction. He was the first teac_her of the deaf to put into pmctical operation in Georgia the art of teaching the deaf to speak, and for this innovation he deserves the universal thanks of the people of the State; His godly Christian ch_aractet is a noble example ,to every inmate of the institution. 
 
W. M. MORRISO~, Chairman. T. D. OLIVER, Sec1etary. 
 
~h. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following repott, to wit: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Commi~tee on Cotpotatiom; have had un~er consideration the follciwi ng bill, which they instruct me t(~ repgrt back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend the ch:U'ter of the town of Colquitt, in Miller county. 
Respectfully submitted. 
F. ::\L JOHNSON, ChaitmatJ. 
 
Also, by Mr. Hamby of l{abun- 
 
A bill to amend the act entitled an act to amend, revise and consolidate the common school laws of Geot.gia, etc., approved October 27, 1887. 
RefeLTed to Committee on Education. 
 
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The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mt. Boynton of SpaldingA bill to abolish barl'Ooms, etc., in this State. 
 
And the following resolution : 
 
By Mr. McGehee of Hartis- 
 
A resolution providing for payment of pension to 
Sarah J. Snell. 
 
By Mt. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare bicycles baggage in this State. 
 
By Mt. Reid of Bibb- 
A bill to prevent adnltemtion of candy. 
 
By Mr. Bmnnen of Bulloch- 
A bill to amend the act granting certain privil.eges to building and loau associations, apptoved December 26th, 1888. 
 
By Mr. Leatd of Hart- 
A bill to repeal the act amending the liquor law fot Hart county, approved September 4, 1883. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the first time: 
 
By Senator Redwine of Thirty-thitd DistrictA bill to provide for the transfer of corpomte stock 
when used and transferred as collateral se~urity, etc. 
Refel'l'ed to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By S<:lnator Culver of the Twentieth District-; 
 
A bill to provide for establishing public roads wheu land owners consent thereto, and for other purposes. 
 
H.eferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Senator Berner of the Twenty-second District- 
" 
A bill to give parties in certain of the city courts iu this State the right of appeal to the Superior Court. 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Senator Comas of the Third District- 
A bill to a.nthorize the Ordinary of Appling county to organize chain-gangs of misdemeanor convicts, etc. 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
By Seuator Comas of the Third DistrictA bill to abolish the County Court of Appling 
County. 
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Senator Comas of the Third District- 
A bill to amend the charter of Baxley, in the couuty of Appling. 
Referred to the Committee on Corporations. 
 
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By Senator Brinson of the Seventeenth District- 
 
A bill to authorize the town of Millen to issue bonds. 
 
Referred to the Committee on Corporations. 
 
The following Senate resolutions were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-fourth District- 
 
A resolution concurring m certain additional terms proposed by the city of Atlanta afl'ecting Wall street and certain property known as the "triangle.'' 
 
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-fourth District- 
 
A resolution authorizing the Atlanta; Knoxville and Northern Railway Company to acquire certain rights in the right of way of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in and near the city of Chattanooga. 
 
By Senatot Battle of Twenty-fomth District- 
 
A joint resolution directing proceedings to be instituted for the recovery of a part of the otiginal depot grounds belongiug to the State at Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 
By Senator Battle of Twenty-fomth Distti~t- 
 
A joint resolution continuing in existence the spe(:ial commission for the W. & A. R. R., approved December 1~, 1894. 
 
By Senatot Battle of Twenty-fomth Disttict- 
 
A resolution requesting the Legislature of Tennessee 
 
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to enact appwpriate legislation concerning certain maps of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
A bill to authorize the commissioners of Chatham county to fill vacancies in their board. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 8U, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, waspassed. 
 
By .Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
A bill to confirm a grant made by the city of Savannah to certain church trustees. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed. 
 
By Mr. Bowden of HabershamA bill to reincorporate the town of Lavonia. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed. 
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The following message was received from the Senate through Mt. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
l~Ir. Speaker: 
The Senate has adopted the following resolution, m which the concurrence of the House is asked: 
 
A resolution appointing a committee of three f1om the Senate and five from the Honse to investigate when the Geneml Assembly will adjourn. 
 
Committee on the part of the Senate: Messrs. Battle, Kilpatrick, Stevens. 
 
On motion of Mr. Meldrim of Chatham, the Senate resolution was taken up and concurred in. 
The following message was received from the Senate through M1. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has adopted the following resolution, in which the concm'l'ence of the House is respectfully asked, to wit: 
 
A resolution extending to the distinguished American citizen, Hon. Wm. J. Bryan, a hearty welcome to Geo1gia. 
 
On motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulton, the resolution was taken up and concur1ed in. 
The following Senate resolution was read the third time and put upon its adoption, to wit: 
 
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By Senator Gray of the Twenty-third- 
 
A joint resolution providing for the appointment of of two additional Senate Doorkeepers. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The resolution was therefoee adopted. 
 
The Speaker announced the following committee on the part of the House to confer with the Senate committee as to when the General Assembly can adjourn sine die, to wit: Messes. Meldtirn, Chairman, Slaton, Boynton of Calhoun, Dodson, Chaeters. 
 
By Mr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to reincorporate the town of Rochelle into the dty of Rochelle. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by striking out :aection 24 and renumbering the sections that follow, which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 88, the 11ays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
.By Mr. Edwards of Haralson- 
 
A bill to reincorporate the city of Tallapoosa, in the -county of Haralson. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by substituting 
 
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the word "thirty," instead of the word "twenty," m the fourt.h line of section 24, which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 88, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received n constitutional maj01ity, was passed. 
 
By Mt. Pearce of Houston- 
 
A bill to provide fot the payment of the fees of certain oflicet-s of Houston county. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Rudicil of Chattooga- 
 
A bill to establish a ftee school system in the town of Raccoon. 
The committee proposed to amend by adding the wotd "seem" between the words '' may" and "reasonable," in the 8th line of section 4, which was agreed to. 
Also, by striking out the words, "and it shall be this act," in the lOth line of section 5, which was agreed to. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
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.By Mr. Dickerson of Clinch- 
 
A bill to recharter the town of Homerville. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to authorize the Georgia Security and Banking Company to exchange real estate for stock, etc. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
By Mr. Dickerson of Clinch- 
A bill to amend the act c1eati ng the City Con rt of Coffee county. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 88, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Beny of Whitfield- 
A bill to authorize J. C. K. Cotton to peddle without license. 
 
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Referred to Special Judiciary. 
 
And the following joint resolution: 
 
By Mr. Pearce of Houston- 
A joint resolution relative to pensioners of the war _ with Mexico. 
 
Referred to the Committee on State of the Republic. 
 
Leave of absence was asked by and granted to Mr. Bartlett of Paulding. 
 
On motion of M1". 'Vest of Lowndes, the House adjourned to Monday morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Ga., Monday, December 14, 1896. The House met pursuant to adjoumment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by t~e Rev. Dr. Walker Lewis. 
Mr. Henderson, of Colquitt, moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with, which motion prevailed. 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary: 
Jfr: Speaket: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the Senate, to wit: 
 
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A bill to require all claimants of laud sold under transferred wild laud tax fi. fas., Ol' under insufficient advertisement of tmnsferred o1 untmnsf~rred wild land tax fi. fas., prior to January 1, 1880, to b1ing suit for such land within thirty-six months, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled au act to p1ovide for the uniform amendmeut of bank charters. 
Also, a bill to repeal an act to fix the compensation of the County 1'1easurer of Meriwether county. 
 
Also, a bill to provide for a clerk fo1 the Supreme Court reporter, and for othe1 purposes. 
 
Mr. DJdson, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: 
 
.Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Counties and County Matters have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend atl act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in Irwin couuty. 
 
Also, a bill to fix the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Irwin county. 
 
Also, a bill to amend an act to establish a Board of Commissioners of l{oads and Revenues fo1 Bibb county. 
Also, a bill to c1eate a Board of Commissioners of Roaus and Revenues for Charlton county. 
 
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The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, witli the recommendation that the same be recommitted to the Committee on Agticultute, to wit: 
 
A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton from August 15 to December 15 of each year. 
Respectfully submitted. 
W. A. DODSON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Johnson of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corpomtions, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations have bad under con- 
sidetation the following Senate bills, which I am directed to report hack to the House, with the recommendation that the same do'pass, to wit: 
A bill to amend the charter of Baxley. 
Also, a bill to authotize the mayor and council of the . town of Millen to issue bonds for school purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
. 
FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Olivet, Chairman of the Committee on Emollment, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
'rhe Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled 
 
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and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the following act, to wit: 
 
An act to amend section 1656 of the Code of 1882, so as to make women eligible to the office of State Librarian. 
 
Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVE!{, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Uhaitman of Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker : 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the Honse and President of the Senate and delivered to the Govemor, the following act, to wit: 
An act to amend section 1656 of the Code of 1882, to allow women to hold the office of State Librarian. 
Respectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairmau. 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman. of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
Jfr. Spealret: The Committee on Enrollment report as duly en- 
rolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the following acts, to wit: 
 
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An act to appoint a Commissione1 of Pensions, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER,~ Chairman. 
 
M1. Olive", Chai1man of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following rep01t: 
 
Mr. Speaka: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the Honse and Pl'esident of the Senate and delivered to the Governor the following acts,"to wit: 
 
An act to p1ohibit the municipal authorities of any inco1pomted town from taxing tmveliug salesmen. 
 
The committee also report the following resolution as duly elllolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and delive1ed to the Govenl\H', to wit : 
A esolntion authorizing the Govemor to pay the tl'nstees of the University a balance due on the appropl'iation made by the last General Assembly. 
Respectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
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The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Secretaty thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
'l'he Senate has adopted, and respectfully asks the concurrence of the House in the following joint resolution, to wit: 
 
A resolution providiug fot a joint session of House and Senate on Monday, 14th inst, for election of Judge of Southwestern Circuit, to fill vacancy caused by Judge Fish's resignation. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of Baldwin, in the counties of Banks and Habersham, and fot other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Mitchell, lll the county of Glascock, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled au act to change the present corporate limits of Americus, so as to exclude from the corporate limits lands known as the Leeton Park Land Company. 
 
Also, a hill to be entitled an act to amend an act of the Geneml Assembly of Georgia, approved October 3d, 1895, to regulate and control cettain convicts in the county of Bibb, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate has also concuned in the following House resolution, to wit: 
 
A resolution petitioning the Pl'esident of the United States to suspend the sentences of revenue violators. 
 
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The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, tbe Secretaty thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional maj01ity the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize the appoint-. ment of a Commissioner of Pensions, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to prescribe and define a scholastic month. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to fix the bond of the Treasurer of Richmond county, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to change the time of holdiug the fall term of Heury Couuty Supe1ior Colllt, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mt. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bills, with amendmeuts, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize solvent guarantee companies, fidelity insurance companies and fidelity deposit compauies to become surety upon attachment bonds and upon the bonds of city, county and State officers. 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Albany. 
 
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~ Also, a joint re10olution to pay a pension to thP- widows or minor childten of certain ueceased Confedemte veterans. 
 
The following message was received from the Ser.ate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bill, to wit: 
 
~r A bill to be entitled an act to provide compensation for election managers and clerks in the county of Wilkes, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the following House resolution, with an amendment, to wit: 
 
A. resolution appointing a committee of seven from the House of Representatives and three from the Senate, to examine into and report upon the amounts received by the University from the Federal Govemment. 
 
The following message was teceived fl'Om his Excellency, the Governor, through his Sectet:uy, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Govei'IIOL' has approved the following acts and resolutions of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
An act to amend an act to regulate the business of Building and Loan Associations, etc. 
 
An act to amend the chatter of the Georgia Empire Mutual Insurance Company. 
 
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An act to protect the State and connties thereof when public work is let out by bidding. 
 
An act to amend au act approved September 21, 1887, to fix the time for adjournment of the Superior and City Courts of this State, so that the same shall not apply to any city court having as many as six terms per yea~;. 
 
A joint resolution to pay Mrs. R. U. Hardeman the pet diem of Hon. R. U. Hardeman for the year 1896. 
 
A joint resolution to appropriate $50.00 to the Atlauta Electric Railway Company. 
A resolution requesting the appointment of a joint committee of two flom the Senate and three from the House, for the pmpose of consideting the report of the special attorney of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through Mr. Callaway, his private secretary: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the General Assembly a communication in writing. 
 
The message was read as follows: 
 
Executive Office, State of Georgia. Atlanta, December 14, 1896, 
 
Members of the Gene1al .Assembly : 
I am in receipt of a communication from Hon. J. W. 
 
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Thomas, President of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, and President of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, the lessee of the '"estern and Atlantic R. R., which reads as follows: 
 
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson, Governor, Atlanta, Ga.: 
SIR-As you are aware, we propose to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of Tennessee into the Federal Union by having a grand Centennial Exposition at Nashville from May 1st to November 1st, 1897; and as the interests of Georgia and Tennessee are 30 closely interwoven, we would be delighted to have the products and resources of your State displayed at our Exposition, and have reserved ia the Minerals and Forestry Buildings a space twenty by one hundred and forty feet, which will be free of charge, and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway .will transport the Georgia exhibit from Atlanta to Nashville and return without charge. 
Hoping that you will favor us by recommending that the magnificent exhibit of the products and resources of Georgia now at your Capitol shall be sent to Nashville, I am, very truly, 
J. W. THOMAS, President. 
 
In transmitting this communication to your body I desire to assure you that I am in thorough accord with the committees from your two houses which inspected the grounds and buildings, inquired into the purpose, scope and prospects of this Exposition, and reported urging that the State of Georgia take part in that great enterprise, and make an exhibit which will impress the world with the variety and extent of her matchless resources, the greatness of her progress, the. 
 
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character of her civilization and the possibilities of her future. 
By utilizing the material of a pemanent character which was saved from the Atlanta Exposition, and is now at the State Capitol, a creditable exhibit can be made by the expenditure of a vey small sum of money. The sum of three thousand dollars would certainly, under the terms offered, euable us to make a creditable display, and I earnestly urge that you appropriate that sum for the purpose. But for the material collected for the Atlanta Exposition and the libeml tem1s proposed by President Thomas, who off~m; space in buildings and transportation of o~t mate~ial free of charge, an appropriation of fifteen thousand dollars would not enable us to equal the exhibit which we can now make with three thousand dollars. 
This app1opriation can under our constitution be made for support and maintenance of the Agricultural Department, either by separate bill or by amendment to the General Appropriation act. As to which of these plans it is best to adopt I make no suggestion, but leave it entirely to your wisdom. The1e is now in the State treasury nearly fifteen hundred d_ollars of the direct tax fund turned over to the State by the Federal Government, very little ot which will ever be claimed. I suggest for the proposed pULpose you apptopriate one thousand of this fund and two thousand dollars of the fifteen thousand dollats now in my hands as the earnings of the N ortheastem Rail way while operated by the State, and which will be turned into the treasury just as soon as settlements can be had with connecting lines of railway. 
Even though needed financial legislation is denied us, the period of industrial and business stagnation, which has so long affiicted us, cannot endure forever. 
 
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The spitit, energy and genius of the American people will in the near future, not by the aid of Federal legislation, but in spite of its unwise and oppressive tend~mcy, bring to our country an em of growth, business 1evival and ptosperity. 
That the people of this State may reap their share of the harvest they must take advanced ground as an -enterprising and progtessive people. 
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition, which is intended to celebrate the one hnndtedth anniversary of the Statehood of our sister State, affords us an opportunity, while paying proper tribute to our sister State, and attesting our interest in her welfare, her glorious past, hopeful present and mighty future, to place under the eyes of the hundreds of thousands who may attend the Centennial Exposition such an exhibit as will atttact to our borders Jabot, skill and -capital, and evidence the variety of out resomces and the chamctet and nobility of our civilization. 
In my opinion the next few years holds the gteatest -opportunities ever ofi'ered the South for the advancement of her industrial interest, and I sincerely hope that the representatives of the energetic and progressive people of this great State will not neglect to improve every opportunity to advance her interest and enrich her future. 
W. Y. ATKI~SON, Governor. 
l\Ir. Fogal'ty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary .Committee, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back 
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to the House, with the recommendation that the same do palls: 
 
A bill to ptohibit hunting and fishing on lands of another in DeKalb county. 
Respectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
Mt. Wight, Chairman of the Committee on the Academy fot' the Blind, submitted the fol_lowing report, to wit: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on the Academy fot' the Blind, at Macon, have visited that institution, and as theit' chaitmall I submit the following report: 
We find in attendance 106 white and 20 colorell pupils, who appear well contented atHl satisfied with theit tteatment. 
We desire to especially commend the musical tmining given the pupils of the academy. An exhibition of a most Ct'editable nature was given your committee by the scholars in this department. The condition of the buildings and grounds for white atul colored inmates seems to be good, though some imptovements in the interiot armugements of the bn"dings used fot the whites are needed, an<l will be attended to so soon as the appropriation for the ensniug year is antilable. We would suggest that a cheap neat nnifotm be adopted fot' the pupils at this school, as has been done at the Imlu!'ttial School at )1illeJgeville. It would lessen the cost of clothing and make the appearance of the _pupils mnch more attmcti ve. 
 
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'l'he principal of the Academy, W. J. Williams, was too unwell to see the committee, but from what we could see of the workings of this institution, we believe he has discharged his duties in a most admirable man- 
uel". 
 
The matron of the colored department deserves especial mention. She seems to understand het duties fully, and to discha1ge them faithfully. 
 
For the maintenance and support of the Academy for the Blind we recommend the appropriation of twenty thousand dollars for each of the years 1897 and 1898. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
ED. L. WIGHT, Chairman. 
 
The following bill was recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Dufty of Jones- 
 
A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton between certain dates. 
 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, withdrawn, to wit: 
 
-By Mr. Bel'L'y of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of 
 
Whitfield county. 
 
 
 
The roll of the counties was called for the introduction of new mattet, and tl1e following bills were intl'O- 
 
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duced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to create the office of B1igadier-General of the volunteer forces of Georgia. 
 
Referred,.to Committee on Military Affairs. 
 
By Mr. Gowen of Charlton- 
 
A resolution p1oviding for the suspension of ~the collection of taxes, tempomrily, in the county of Charlton. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Yates of Catoosa-- 
 
A bill to prescribe qualifications of persons appointed for certain duties. 
 
Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 
 
~y Mr. Swift of Elbert-- 
A bill to relieve Dr. S. H. Walker, of the county of Elbe1t, f1om the payment of professional tax. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham - 
 
A bill to amend section 1855 of.,the Code of 1882. 
 
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
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773 
 
By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to amend section 3406 of the Code, as amended. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- 
 
A bill to make the half blood brothers and sisters on the maternal side inherit equally with those of the patemal side in the estate of a half brother or sister. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
A bill to create a penitentiary commission. 
 
Referred to Penitentiary Committee. 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
A bill to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of Whitfield county. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
By Mr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to put telephone companies under the control of the railroad commission. 
Referred to Committee on Corporations. 
The following resolution was read and ordered engrossed, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A resolution accepting a portrait of the late Hon. R. U. Hardeman. 
 
The following resolution was read and agreed to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A resolution to bold a joint session of the Geueml Assembly at 12 o'clock m., on Tuesday, December 15, 1896, to elect a Judge of the Southwestern Circuit. 
 
The following resolution was recommitted to the Finance Committee, having been withdrawn from the Committee ou Military Affairs, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Rawlings of Washington- 
 
A resolution providing for the payment of expenses incurted by Washington county in suppressing an insurrection, etc. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
A biU to make clear and definite an act to allow pensions to certain Confederate widows, etc. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
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775 
 
By Mr. Little of Muscogee- 
 
A bill to pay ott' and retire bonds of the State as they mature, in accordance with article 7, section 14, paiagraph 1 of the constitution by levy and collection of a tax. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, 
 
was passed. 
 
. 
 
The following resolution was read the third time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hardeman of Newton- 
 
A resolution making additional appropriation for <.:ontingent fund and for repairs for the public buildings for the year 1896. 
The House went into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the resolution ; and arose and reported the same back to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 101, the nays 1, as follows: 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bond, Berry, Brown, 
 
Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Freeman, Gowen, Griffin, 
 
Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Ogletree, Patten, 
 
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Bussey, 
 
Hall, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hill, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Colquitt Reid, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKalb, RudicH, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Jordq,n, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Collum, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Crawford. 
 
Clement, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Lance, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Leard, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Little, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Moore, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Morgan, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
"'hippie, 
 
Edge, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Faust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox. 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McGehee, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Bates, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Parker, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Reece, 
 
Burke, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Redding, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rutherford, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Salter, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Law, 
 
Turner, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Maddox, 
 
Thompson, 
 
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Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Charters, Copeland, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Meadows, Montfort, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McMichael, McDaniel, McCook, McKee, McLarty, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Wren, Wright, Worsham, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Mr. Calhoun voted in the negative. Ayes 101. Nays 1. Not voting 72. 
 
The resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was adopted. 
 
On motion of Mr. Ellis of Stewart, the following resolution was taken from the table and put upon its passage, it having been previously considered by the Committee or the Whole, who recommended that it pass as amended, which report was agteed to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Ellis of Stewart- 
 
A resolution to pay pension claims of Cader Pieree, P. H. Pierce and W. H. Catithers. 
 
Mr. Ellis, of Stewart, moved to amend by striking the name of" Hemy Andrews,'' which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, the nays 0, as follows : 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bush, 
 
Foster, l<'ogarty, Felder, Freeman, 
 
McGehee, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, 
 
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Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brown, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hill, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Colquitt Reid, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Forsyth,Rudicil, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Swift, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Collum, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Stone, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Lance, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Little, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
Lott, 
 
West, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Moore, 
 
Webb, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morgan, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Meldrim, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edge, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
F'aust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Bates, Boyd, Berry, Burke, Bfack, Bowden, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Grice, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Reece, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Henderson of Wash't'n Salter, 
 
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Boswell, Burwell, Brannen, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Clement, Charters, Du:l'l'y, Dickerson, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Knowles, Longley, Law, Maddox, Meadows, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McMichael, McDaniel, McCook, 
 
Slaton, Sell, Taylor, Thomason of Morgan Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Wren, Wright, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 114. Nays 0. Not voting 60. 
 
The resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was adopted as amended. 
 
And the fo11owing bi11s: 
 
By M-r. Burwe11 of HancockA bill to amend section 3462 of the Code of 1882. 
 
On the passage of the bil1, the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
 The bill, having received a constitutional majotity, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
A bi]] to declare unlawful all trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and production, to prescribe penalties therefor, etc. 
 
The committee recommended that the bill pass by substitute. 
 
Mt. Reid, of Bibb, offered the :fol1owing amendment to the substitute: 
 
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By adding to the first section of the substitute the words, "provided this act does not apply to and include such foreign manufacturers or their agents, or home manufacturers or their agents, who, without combining with others, fix a minimum price fot the sale of their goods about to be bought, with the buyer thereof or his agents, as a guide in the event such vendors sell or otherwise dispose of the same again." 
 
Mt. Calvin, of Richmond, moved to amend the substitute by sttiking out the title as written, and substituting in lieu thereof the following : 
 
" A bill, to be entitled an act to declare unlawful and void all arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or -conl.binations made with a view to lessen, ot which tend to lessen, free competition in the importation or sale of articles imported into this State; or iit the manufacture or sale of atticles of domestic gtowth or domestic raw material ; to declate unlawful and void all al'rangemeuts, conttacts, agteements, trusts or combinations between petsons or cOI'porations designed, ot which tend to advance, reduce ot control the price of such product or article to producer or consumer of any such produce or article; to provide for the forfeiture of the charter or fmnchise of any cotporation organized under the laws of this State violating any of the provisions of this act; to prohibit every foreign corporation violat.iug any of the provisions of this act from doing business in this State; to requite the Attorney-General of this State to institute legal proceedings against any Eluch corporations violating the provisions of this act and to enforce the penalties prescribed ; to prescribe penalties for any violations of this act; to authorize any person or corporation damaged 
 
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by any such tt'ust, agt'eement or combination, to sue for :the recovery of such damage, and for other purposes." 
 
Mr. Wight, of Dougherty, moved to reconsider the bill, which motion was lost. 
 
Mr. :YlcLanghlin, of Mel'iwether, moved to amend by striking out the word "circuit," at the end of the 2d line of section 6, and insert in lieu thereof the following words: "Judges of the Superiot." 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton of Spalding, the further -consideration of the bill was made the special order for Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock. 
 
The following bill was recommitted to the Finance Committee, to wit 
 
By Mr. Taylor of Meriwether- 
 
A bill to appropriate thirty-two thousand dollars to the trustees of the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and the House went into Committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the same. 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Spalding- 
 
A bill to appropriate $35,000 to pay for printing and publiehing the Code of 1895, etc. 
 
The committee arose and reported the bill back to the House, with the recommendation that it pass as amended. 
The report of the commi.ttee was agteed to. 
 
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On the passage of the bill the ayes were 97, the nays 0, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Foster, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felder, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of ColquittReece, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Swift, 
 
Collum, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Stone, 
 
Clement, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Sell, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Little, 
 
Turner, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Durham, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Davison, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Morgan, 
 
West, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Webb, 
 
Edge, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Worsham, 
 
~nnis of Floyd, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Faust, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ford, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Yates, 
 
 MoNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
783. 
 
Those not voting were 'Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bates, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Oliver, 
 
Bush, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burke, 
 
.Hill, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawlings, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Redding, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Salter, 
 
Baggett, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nSmith of Crawford, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Boiteuillet, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Meadows, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Montfort, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Craig, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wight, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wren, 
 
Charters, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 108. Nays 0. Not voting 66. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, 'vas passed as amended. 
 
The following resolution was introduced, read, and referred to the Committee 011 State of the Republic, to wit: 
 
By Mt. Burwell of Hancock-- 
 
A resolution declaring it the se11se of the Honse that the laws against lobbying ate of force in this State. 
 
The following bill was rea!l the third time, to wit: 
 
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By Mt. Boynton of Spalding- 
A bill to reimburse the Code Commissioners for certain expenses incurred, etc. 
 
On motion of Mt. Fogarty, of Richmond, the session of the Honse was extended until the bill under consideration was disposed of. 
'fhe House resolved itself into Committee of the 'Whole for the purpose of consideting the bill. 
 
The committee arose and rep01ted the bill back, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. 
 
The report of the committee was agteed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 102, the nays 4, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
l<'oster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bush, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bond, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Patten, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKalb, Redding, 
 
Cole, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Slaton, 
 
Collum, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Swift, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Clement, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Stone, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Lance, 
 
Taylor, 
 
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785 
 
Callaway, 
 
Little, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Longley, 
 
Durham, 
 
:Moore, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Maddox, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Timmerman, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, West, Webb, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Edge, Walden, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felker, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Bates, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Niles, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Burke, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Parker, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Phinizy, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Roberts, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Rawlings, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Salter, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Sell, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Leard, 
 
Turner, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Mozley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Meadows, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Montfort, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Craig, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wight, 
 
Charters, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wren, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wright, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McCook, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Ayes 102. Nays 4. Not voting 68. 
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The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed, as amended. 
 
Leaves of absence were granted upon their requests to Mr. Bennet of Glynn, and Mr. Felker of Walton. 
 
The hom of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned to 7:30 o'clock to-night. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro tern. 
Mr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report : , 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Generttl Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same pass, to wit: 
Senate Bill No.4, which repeals the third section of an act approved December 16, 1895, in reference to the appointment of auditors and their duties. 
Also, House Bill No. 404, which amends the act creating the city court of DeKalb. 
The committee have considered the following bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that they pass as amended, to wit: 
 
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Senate Bill No. 18, which prohibits the practice of law, dentistry or medicine without the payment of the special tax imposed by law. 
 
Also, Senate Bill No. 42, which amends the last paragraph of section 918 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Also, House Bill No. 298, which amends sectiou 1323 of the Code of 1882, which relates to the election of justices of the peace. 
 
The committee instructs me to report House Bill No. 346, which is in reference to issuing of bonds by the county of Gilmer for the purpose of building' a new court-house, with the recommendation that the same be recommitted to the Committee on Special Judiciary. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
TIIOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
 
Mr. Duffy, Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Bridges, submitted the following report, to wit: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Roads and Bridges have had under consideration House Bill No. 341, which is a bill to be entitled an act to prohibit trespassing on public roads and to prescribe penalties thetefor, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended by the committee. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. W. DUFFY, Chairman. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Mr. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. StJeakcr: 
 
The Committee on Corporatious have had under consideration the following House bills, which they direct me to report back to the House with the request that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend au act to incorporate the town of Jefi'ersou, in Jackson county. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Dodson, Uhaitman of the Committee on Counties and County Mattets, submitted the following report: 
 
M1'. Speaker: 
 
'l'he Committee on Counties and County Mattets have had under consideration the following Senate bill, whi~h . they instruct me to report to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
A bill to authorize the Ordinary of Appling county to organize chain-gangs of the misdemeanor convicts, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bills, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend an act to create a board of commis- 
 
 MoNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
789 
 
,sioners of roads, public buildings and public property and finances of the county of Lee. 
 
Also, a bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Bowersville, in the county of Hart. 
 
Also, a bill to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of Whitfield county. 
 
Respectfully submitted. W. A. DODSON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Brown, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Agriculture have had under considemtion the following House bill, which they request me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same tlo pass, to wit : 
A bill to amend an act to consolidate the laws governing the inspection and sale of fertilizers in this State. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
J. P. BROWN, Chairman. 
Mr. Mozley, Chai1man pro tern. of the Special Judiciary Committee-, submitted the following report, to wit: -Mr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HocsE. 
 
the House, with the recommendation that the same do.. pass: 
 
A bill to make it criminal to entet a horse in any other class than his own, and for other pmposes. 
 
Also, a bill to allow J. C. K. Cotter, a cripple, to peddle without license. 
 
The committee have also had nuder consideration the following bill, which they instl'Uct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute: 
 
A bill to abolish the city court of Cofi'ee county, and for other purposes. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommetidatiou that the same do not pass: 
 
A bill to regulate the number of jurors in the City Court of Mitchell county, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
J. -E. MOZLEY, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Mr. Boifeuillet, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Military Afhtirs, submitted the following report, to wit: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Military Affairs have had under consideration House bill No. -!42, which is to create the 
 
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office of Brigadiet-General of the Military Forces of the State of Georgia, etc., and have instructed me to report the same back to the House, with tLe recommendation that it do pass. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
J. T. BOIFEUILLET, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Mr. Brown, Chairman of the Committee on .Agriculture, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker:. 
The Committee on .Agticulture have had under consideration the following House bills, which they request me to repott back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit: 
A bill to regulate the sale of commercial fertilizers in this State. 
 
The committee have also had under considetation the following bills, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
A bill to prohibit the sale of seed cotton from the 15th of August to the 15th of Decembet of each year. 
Also, a bill to amend section 1455(d) of the Code of 1882. 
 
Respectfully submitted. J. P. BROWN, Chairman. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Mr. Collum, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report : 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am directed to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit: 
 
A bill to levy a local tax on each county equal to the amount now paid each county, and to direct the State Treasure1, to pay county school commissioners a salary. 
 
The committee have also had under consideration the following House resolution, which they direct me to report back to the House, 'vith the recommendation that the same do pass as amenderl, to wit : 
 
A resolution to appoint a School-Book Commission. Respectfully submitted. 
J. W. COLLUM, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Mr. Blalock, Chai1man of the Committee on Penssion, submitted the following report: 
 
~Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Pensions have had under considtlmtion th_e following House bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A biil to authorize the payment of pensions to Confederate soldiers and widows of Confederate soldiers. 
Respectfully submitted. A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
793 
 
Mt. Collum, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaket: 
The Committee on Education have had under consideration the followiQg House bills, which they instruct nie to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
Senate Bill No. 43, to authorize the town of Calhoun to establish a system of public schools. 
 
Also, House Bill No. 398, to provide for the issuing of bonds for the town of Norcross. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
J. W. COLLUM, Chairman pro tern. 
 
Mr. Boynton, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolution, which they direct me to report back to the 1Io'.lse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit : 
 
A resolution limiting debate for the remainder of the present session to five minutes on the part of any member on any bill or resol ntion which may be under consiclemtion. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
JAS. S. BOYNTON, Chairman pro tern. 
 
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The resolution was, on motion of Mr. Boynton of Spalding, taken up. 
 
Mr. Awtry, of Cobb, moved to amend by inserting after the word "committee," the words "or the author of bills adversely reported." 
 
Mr. Bartlett, of Paulding, moved to amend by limiting the time to" ten" minutes instead of" five~" 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton of Spalding, the resolution was tabled. 
 
The following bill was inttoduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled "an act to revise and consolidate the laws governing the inspection and sale of fettilizers in this State, etc." 
 
Refetred to Committee on Agl'iculture. 
 
The followiug resolution was introduced, read and adopted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
A joint resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint delegates to the Good Roads Congress at Orlandot ]'Ia. 
The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
 MoNDAY, DECEMBER 1-!, 1896. 
 
795 
 
By Mr. Hardeman of Newton- 
 
A bill to levy a local school tax equal to amount now paid to each county, to pay county school commissioners a salary, to define what subjects shall be taught in the common schools, and for other purposes. 
 
By Messrs: Clement and McDonald of Gwinnett- 
 
A bill to authorize the town of Norcross to issue bonds. 
 
By Mr. Taylor of Meriwether- 
 
A bill to appropriate thirty-two thousand dollars to the trustees of the School for the Deaf. 
.. 
By Mr. Redding of Pike- 
 
A bill to authorize the payment of pensions to Confederate soldiers and widows when the same are now residents of this State, etc. 
 
By Mr. Felder of FultonA bill to amend section 1323 of the Code of 1882. The following bills were read the second time, to wit: 
By Mr. Bush of MillerA bill to amend the charter of the town of Colquitt. 
By Mr. Thomas of ClarkeA bill to amend the charter of the town of Jeflerson. 
 
 796 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A bill to amend the act establishing a board of commissioners for the county of Bibb. 
 
By Mr. Mathews of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to submit the question of issuing bonds for purposes named to the qualified voters of Gilmer county. 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb- 
 
A bill to amend the act creating the City Court of DeKalb. 
 
Hy Mr. Leard of Hart- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Bowersville. 
 
The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A resolution fixing the sessions of the House as follows: Meet at 9 a. m. and adjourn at 1 p. m.; meet at 3 p. m. and adjoum at 5 p. m.; meet at 7:30 p. m. and adjourn at 10 p. m. 
 
The following resolution was read the fitst time and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
 
A resolution limiting speeches of members to five minutes each. 
 
 MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
797 
 
By Mr. Henderson of Irwin- 
 
A bill to amend the title of an act to entirely prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in Irwin county. 
 
By Mr. Gowen of Charlton- 
 
A bill to create a Board .of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Charlton county. 
 
By Mr. Henderson of Irwin- 
 
A bill to fix a salary for the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Irwin com1ty. 
 
By Mr. Duncan of Lee- 
 
A bill to amend the act creating the board of commissioners for Lee county. 
 
By Mr. Lott of Coffee- 
 
A bill to abolish the county court of Cofl"ee county. 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield-- 
A bill to authorize J. C. K. Cotton to peddle without license. 
 
By Mr. Thomas of Clarke- 
A bill to make it criminal to race a horse or horses on any track in Georgia with others out of its or their class. 
 
By Mr. Brown of Pulaski-- 
A bill to regulate the sale of commercial fertilizers in this State. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By Mr. Cannon of Hockdale-- 
 
A bill to prohibit trespassing ou public roads in this State. 
The follo~ing bills were read the third time, the repott of the committee agteed to, and put upon their passage: 
By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
A bill to authorize the city of Augusta to improve the sidewalks of said city, and for other purposes. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.  
 
By Mr. Reece of Floyd-A bill to protect the fish and other food products m 
Christmas creek, etc., in the county of Camden. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
By Mr. Armstrong of WilkesA bill to authorize the sale of the Northeastern Rail- 
road. 
The committee recommended that it pass by substitute. 
 
 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
799 
 
The substitute was adopted, and the report of the <:ommittee was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, the nays 4. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed by substitute. 
 
By Mr. McGehee of Harris- 
 
- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend and 
 
<:onsolidate the fertilizer laws of this State, etc., ap- 
 
proved October 19, 1891. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes wel'e 91, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional maj01ity, was passed by substitute. 
 
By Messrs. Brown and Jordan of Pulaski- 
A bill to establish a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Pulaski. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Messrs. McDonald and Clement of Gwinnett. A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Buford. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the :nays 0. 
 
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JouRNAL 'oF THE HousE. 
 
The bill having received a constitution~l majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Wren of Jefferson- 
 
A bill to repeal the second section of " an act to regulate and prescribe the compensation of the taxcollector and receiver of Jefferson county." 
 
.On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0.  
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Bedgood of Dooly- 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Arabi. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb- 
A bill to prohibit hunting or fishing on the lands of another in the county of DeKalb. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1896. 
 
801 
 
By Mr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to establish a new charter for the town ot Abbeville. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A bill to amend the charter of the Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery. 
 
On th( 'passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority,. was passed. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: 
 
By Senator Berner of the Twenty-secondA bill to provide tor a clerk for the Supreme Court 
Reporter. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Senator Golightly of the Thirty-sixth- 
A bill to repeal an act to fix the compensation of the treasurer of Meriwether county, approved February 19th, 1876. 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By Senato.r Thomson of the Fourteenth- 
 
A bill to require all claimants of land sold under ttansfetted wild land fi. fas., etc., to bring suit for same within a t:!pecified time, etc. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following resolution was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its adoption, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Mansfield of Mcintosh- 
A joint resolution to suspend the collection of State taxes in the county of Mcintosh for the year 1896. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The resolution having received a constitutional majOIity, was adopted. 
 
Also, the following: 
 
By Mr. Mansfield.of Mcintosh- 
A resolution for the relief of the Darien and Western Railway Company. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was adopted. 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, the House adjourned to to-m01row morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
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803 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, December 15, 1896. 
The House met put'suant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
Mr. Awtry, of Cobb, moved to dispense with the call of the roll, which motion was lost. 
 
'l'he roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Foster, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bush, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hall, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
.Herrington, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Oolqu:itJt Redding, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rudicil, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, SWift, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Simpson, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kiser, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
 Smith of Crawford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
 Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
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JouR~AL m THE HousE. 
 
Cook of Decatur, Lance, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Uollum, 
 
Little, 
 
Uannon, 
 
Lott, 
 
Clement, 
 
Longley, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDaniel, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edge; 
 
McKee, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Bates, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Oakes, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Forsyth, Roberts, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Salter, 
 
Felker, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Turner, 
 
Grice, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Mr. Thomas, of Ware, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the J ourual of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct. 
 
The J ourual was read and confitmed. 
 
Mt. Redding, of Pike, moved to displace the special order for the hoUI', to wit : the Ulay county contested election case, and to reset the same fot Ftiday next, which motion was lost. 
 
 
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The following bills were read t4e second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
 
A bill to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of Whitfield county. 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to create the office of Brigadier-General of the military forces of Georgia. 
 
By Mr. Berry of whitfield- 
 
A bill to amend au act entitled an act to revise and consolidate the laws governing the inspection and sale of fertilizers in this State, etc. 
 
The following resolution was read the third time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hamby of RabunA resolution to pay the pension of Mrs. Delia Owens. 
 
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the resolution, and arose and repot'ted back to the House, with the recommendation th-~t the same be adopted. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 126, the nays 0. 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, 
 
Freeman, Gowen, Griffin, Hall, 
 
Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, 
 
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Atkinson, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hill, 
 
Patten, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
Sell, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Clement, 
 
Leard, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Mullinax, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McKee, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Faust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Ford, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Foster, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McDonough," 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Bates, Bond, Boyd, Brown, Burke, 
 
Copeland, Duffy, Duncan of Chatham, Ennis of Floyd, Felder, 
 
Mansfield, McMichael, Nicholas, Oakes, Parker, 
 
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Black, 
 
Felker, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Grice, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Slaton, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Simpson, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Turner, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Taliaferro Thomason of Morgan 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Little, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
vannon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 126. Nays 0. Not voting 48. 
 
It having receiveu a constitutional majority, was therefore adopted. 
 
The following bill was taken from the table and read the third time, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare unlawful all tmsts and combinations in restraint of trade and production, to prescribe penalties therefor, and for other purposes. 
 
Mr. Awtry, of Col>b, moved to amend by adding at the end of section 1 the followiug proviso: "Provided further, that nothiug contained herein shall be construed so as to prohibit the organization of farmers and plantets for the purpose of curtailing the production of cotton or other farm products," which was lost. 
 
Mr. Branch, of Columbia, moved to amend the title of the substitute by adding, in the third line after the word "sale,'' the words "or transportation," which was lost. 
Also, to amend section 1 as follows: By adding, after 
 
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the word "sale," in the fourth line, the words "or transportation," which was lost. 
 
The amendment offered on yesterday by Mr. McLaughlin, of Meriwether, was again read, and adopted. 
The amendment offered on yesterday by Mr. Reid, of Bibb, was lost. 
The amendment to the title, offered yesterday by Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, was adopted. 
The report of the committee, which recommended that the bill pass by substitute as amended, was adopted. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104, the ltays 0. 
The bill having :received a constitutional majority, was passed by substitute as amended. 
 
Mr. Reid, of Bibb, gave notice of a motion to recon~ sider the action of the House in passing the bill. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary theteof: 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following Senate bill, to wit: 
.A bill to alter and amend an act to provide for the -establishment and government of a State Naval Militia, and for other purposes. 
 
 TuESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1896. 
 
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The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to prohibit the poisoning of any spring, well, or resorvoir of water, and for other purposes. 
 
A bill to prescribe regulations for conducting the business of the Supreme Court on and after the first day of January, 1897, etc. 
 
Also, the following bill, as amended: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bill, to wit: 
 
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Jackson. 
 
Also, the following Senate resolution: 
 
A resolution instructing the keeper of public property to provide means for the lighting of the Senate Chamber with electricity. 
 
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The Senate has concurred in the following House resolution, to wit: 
 
Ajoint resolution providing for an election of ajudge of the Southwestern Circuit. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
.Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bill, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company, and for other purposes. 
 
The following was received from his Excellency, the Governot', through his Secretary, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Governor has approved the following act of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
An act to be entitled an act to authorize the appointment of a Commissioner of Pensions, to prescribe the powers and duties of such commissioner, and for other purposes. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly en- 
 
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rolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to incorporate the town of Yatesville, in the 
 
county of Upson. 
 
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Also, an act to fix the bond of the Treasurer of Richmond county. 
 
Also, an act to provide compensation for election managers and clerks in the county of Wilkes. 
 
Also, an act to provide additional compensation for the sheriff of the Supreme Court. 
 
Also, an act to change the time of holding the fall term of Henry Superior Colll't. 
 
Also, an act to provide and define a scholastic month. 
 
Also an act to establish a system of public schools in the town of Royston, in Franklin coUt1ty. 
Also, an act to repeal an act providing that the insolvent costs of the solicitor from funds realized from the hire of convicts of Wilkes county. 
Also, an act to extend the corporate limits of the city of Albany. 
Also, an act to repeal an act to require Sp!tlding county to pay the officers of court the costs allowed from the hire of misdemeanor convicts. 
Also, an act to authorize the Superior and City Courts of this State to be held at places other than the courthouse. 
 
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Also, an act to appropriate the proceeds f1om the hire of misdemeanor convicts in the Northern Judicial Circuit to the payment of costs. 
 
Also, :Ml act to regulate the contl'Ol of certain convic~ in the county of Bibb; to provide that the Board of County Commissioners of Bibb shall work certain roads and streets within the city of Macon. 
 
Also, an act to abolish the City Court of Elbert county. 
 
Also, an act to provide for the registration of voters of the village of Summerville. 
 
The committee also report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speake1 of the House afld President of the Senate, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
A resolution petitioning the President of the United States to suspend the sentence of revenue violators. 
 
Respectfully sumitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
The following message \Vas received f1om the Senate, through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
M1. S pcakcr: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bills, to wit : 
 
A bill to amend section 2385 of the Code of 1882in refe1ence to processioning lands, by inserting certain 
 
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words therein and adding certain words thereto so as to make it necessary to survey and mark only such lines as are uncertain or in dispute. 
 
 Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend an act approved Decembet. 17, 1894, entitled an act to provide for the registratimi. of voters in this State and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a resolution providing for the carrying over of unfinished business of the General Assembly to the session of 1897. 
 
Mr. ~,ogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit : 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under considemtion the following bills, which they instl'llct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass: 
 
Senate bill to repeal an act to fix the compensation of the Treasurer of Meriwether county, etc. 
 
Senate bill to provide for a clerk for reporter of Su- 
 
preme Court, etc. 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman. 
 
On motion of Mr. Oliver, of Burke, the House took up the special order, viz: the Clay county contested election case. 
 
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The majority report of the Committee on Privileges and Elections on the case under consideration, which was in favor of seating the contestee, Mr. Fostet, was read. 
 
The report of the minority of the committee, recommending that the contestant, Mr. Killingsworth, be seated as a member of the Honse of Representatives from the county of Clay, was read, and Mr. Thomas, of Ware, moved to adopt the same. 
 
At this hour the Senate appeared upon the floor of the hall of the House, and the' joint session, convened for the purpose of electing a Judge of the Superior Coutts for the Southwestem Circuit, was called to order and presided over by Hou. R L: Berner, President of the Senate. 
 
For Judge of the Southwestern Circuit, the name of ~on. Z. A. Littlejohn, of the county of Dooly, was placed in nomination by Mt. Whipple, of Dooly. 
There wete no other nominations, and the roll of the Senate was called, and the result was as follows: 
 
Those who voted for Mr. Littlejohn were Messrs.- 
 
Allen, Atkinson, Battle, Blalock, Brinson, Castleberry, Comas, Culver, Dunwody, Everett, Flewellen, 
 
Geiger, Golightly, Gray, Hopkins, Hudson, Kilpatrick, Mann, McFarland, Redwine, Sheffield, Shropshire, 
 
Starr, Stevens, Stewart, 27th, Stewart, 34th, Thomson, Turner, Van Buren, Walker, 18th, Wilcox, Witcher, Mr. President. 
 
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Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Brooke, Carter, Cook, Flynt, 
 
Goldin, Ham, Kemp, Strother, 
 
Walker, 40th, Westmoreland, Wooten. 
 
The roll of the House was called and the following was the result : 
 
Those who voted for Mr. Littlejohn wete Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bates, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Burke, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Black, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Branch, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
.Howden, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rawlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kiser, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick,. 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Leard, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Moore, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
West, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wren, 
 
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Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McDaniel, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edge, 
 
McKee, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Bond, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McMichael, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hall, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Stone, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Sell, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth Smith of Crawford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Cannon, 
 
Law, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Meadows, 
 
!J nderwood, 
 
Davison, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Walden, 
 
Upon consolidating the vote, it appeared that the  total number of votes cast was 160. 
 
Ron. Z. A. Littlejohn, having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Judge of the Superior Courts of the South\vestern Circuit, 
 
On motion of Senator Gray, of the Twenty-third, the joint session of the General Assembly was dissolved. 
The Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker. 
 
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817 
 
Mr. Patten, of Thomas, moved that the session of the House be extended until the question under consideration shall have been acted upon, which motion prevailed. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained. 
 
On the motion of Mr. Thomas, of \Vare, which was to adopt the minority of the com~ittee, the ayes were 27, the nays 105, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Pearce, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brinson of Burke, McDonald, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, McConnell, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McCook, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Oliver, 
 
West, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felder, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDonough, 
 
.a.cll:inson, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hall, 
 
Niles, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hill, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Branch, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rawlings, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Salter, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
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Calvin, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Clement, 
 
Leard, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Little, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Durham, 
 
Longley, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Law, 
 
Davison, 
 
Moore, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morgan, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Meldrim, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Mae.dox, 
 
Edge, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel, 
 
Faust, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ford, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Stone, Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Bates, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Bond, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Foster, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Burke, 
 
Felker, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Grice, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Den_alb, Turner, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth, Thompson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 27. Nays 105. Xot voting 42. 
 
The motion of Mr. Thomas, of \Vare, was therefore .lost. 
 
On motion of :Mr. ~lozley, of Cobb, the majority report, which was fayorable to the seating of the contestee, .Mr. Foster, was adopted. 
 
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The hour of adjoumment having arrived, the House :adjourned to 3 o'clock p.m. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour and was called to -order by the Speaker pro tern. 
 
The following resolutiou was read the second time, io wit: 
 
By ~lr. Johuson of Hall- 
 
A joint resol utiou providing for a display of the resoulces of this State at the Tennessee Centennial Expositiou. 
 
Mr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Com- 
 
mittee, submitted the following report: 
 
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Jir. Speaker: 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under considemtion Seuate Bill Xo. 52, which is iu reference to suits to recover land sold nuder transferred wild land tax fi. fas., and I am instructed to report the same back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THOS. B. .FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
 
The following Senate bill "as read the second time, io wit: 
 
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By Senator Thomson of the Fourteenth- 
A hill to require all claimants of land sold under transferred wild land tax fi. fas. to bring suit for same within a specified time, etc. 
 
Mr. Dodson, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report 
 
J1 r. Speaker: 
The Committee on Counties and County Matters have had under consideration the following House hill, which I am directed to report back to the I:Iouse, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to. wit: 
 
A hill to provide for the compensation of the Ordinary of Twiggs county for extra services, etc. 
Respectfully submitted. 
w. A. DODSON, Chairman. 
 
Mt. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corpo-. rations, submitted the following repott: 
 
.M1. S peake1 : 
The Committee on Corporations have bad under considemtion the following House hill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be read the second time and recommitted, to wit: 
 
A hill to put telephone companies under the Railroad Commission. 
Respectfully submitted. F. M. JOHNSON, Chairman. 
 
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The following Senate bill was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Hmlroads, to wit: 
 
:By Senator Golightly of the Thirty-sixth- 
A bill to amend the charter of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, the report -of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Leard of Hart- 
A bill to repeal the act amending the liquor law for Hatt county. 
 
Mr. Leard, of Hart, moved to amend by adding after the last word in the first section the words: "provided, that this act shall trot be. construed as reviving the act entitled an act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic, spirituous ot malt liquors or intoxicating bitters in the county of Hart, and for other purposes, approved September 4, 1883, except so much of the sixth section of said act as authorizes 'practicing physicians furnishiug liquors themselves to their patients under treatment by them,"' which was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes wete 91, the uays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed as amended. 
1'he following bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Vaughn of Twiggs- 
 
A bill to pl'ovide for extra cori1pensation for the Or- dinary of Twiggs county. 
 
The following bill was recommitted to Committee on. Hygiene and Sanitation, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the act creating a Boal'd of Pharmaceutic Examiners, approved Septembet 27th, 1881. 
 
'l'he following bills were read the third time, the report of the committee agree<l to and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A bill to amend the act establishing a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues fot the county of Bibb. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority waspassed. 
 
The following were made special orders, to wit: 
 
For December 16th, at 12 o'clock m.: 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
 
A bill to establish a dispensary at the town of Fort. Gaines. 
 
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For December 16th, immediately after the order above fixed : 
 
By Mr. Hill of Troup- 
A bill to make an appropriation for equipping dormitories ofthe Georgia Normal and Industrial College, and fot other purposes. 
 
For December 16th, immediately after the reading of the Journal: 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A resolution providing for the purchase of copies of a Georgia Form Book. 
The following bills wete read the third time, the report Df the committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Leard of Hart- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Bowersville. 
 
The committee moved to amenct by adding to section one the following words : 
 
"Said mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to levy and eollect tax, etc., and the same be enfotced and collected by execution issued by the clerk in the name of the mayor and aldermen under such rules as they may pteseribe. All levies shall be made by the marshal of said town, and all sales made by him, and conducted in the same way and undet the same 
 
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regulations as sherifl"s sales under tax executions," which was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 88, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Messrs. Clement and McDonald of Gwinnett- 
 
A bill to provide fot the issuance of bonds by the town of Norcross. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Lott of Cofl:ee- 
 
A bi.ll to abolish the county court of Cofl:ee county. 
 
'rhe committee recommended that the bill pass by substitute. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the 11ays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed by substitute. 
 
The following resolution was read the second time, to wit: 
 
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825 
 
By Mr. Gowen of Charlton- 
 
A resolution providing for the suspension of the collection of taxes for the county of Charlton for the year 1896 until February Jst, 1897. 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committee agteed to, and put upon their passage, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Thomason of Morgan- 
 
A bill to amend the public school system of Madison. 
 
Mr. Thomason, of Morgan, moved to amend section 2 by striking out the words "but the Boards of Education may require each child to pay a matriculation fee <>f five dollars," which was agteed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
By Mr. Henderson of Irwin- 
 
A bill to fix a salary for the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Irwin county. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
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Also, by Ml'. Hende!'son of Irwin- 
 
A bill to amend the title of an act to entirely prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor~ in Irwin county, approved October 1.5, 1879. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb- 
 
A bill to 1tmend the act creating the city court of DeKalb. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mt. Gowen of Charlton- 
 
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and r~venues fot the county of Chadton. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Duncan of Lee- 
 
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to create a 
 
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board of commissioners of roads, etc., for the county of Lee. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mr. Duncan of Chatham- 
A bill to amend the act creatmg a pa1k and tiee commission for the city of Savannah. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority,. was passed. 
:By Mr. Berry of Whitfield- 
A bill to allow J. C. K. Colton to peddle without license. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes we1e 90, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority,. was passed. 
 
By Mr. Thomas of ClarkeA bill to amend the charter of the town of Jefi'erson. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the, 
 
nays 0. 
 
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The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following bill was read the second time and recommitted to Committee on Corporations, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Wilcox of Wilcox- 
 
A bill to place telephone ~ompanies under the Railroad Commission. 
 
The following Senate bill was read the first time and refet"L"ed to Committee on Military Mattets, to wit: 
 
By Senator Dunwody of the Fourth District- 
 
A bill to alter and amend the act establishing a State .-naval militia, and for other purposes. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, the report -of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Rawls of Effingham- 
 
A bill to authorize the establishment of chain-gaQg farms, and fot other purposes. 
 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to amend by adding another section, as follows: 
 
''Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that the county authorities shall at all times keep said convicts under the custody and control of persons employed by such authorities, and no person for whom said convic~s may work shall, by himself, his agent or employee, have any 
 
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authority or right to control said convicts, or to inflict. punishment upon, or provide food or clothing or guards. for such convicts," which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
'l'he bill, having received a constitutional majority,. was passed as amended. 
 
Also, by Mr. Rawls of Effingham- 
 
A bill to provide for the payment of court costs in misdemeanor cases, etc. 
 
The committee moved to amend section 1 by adding thereto the following words, to wit: 
 
"Provided the amount so paid shall not exceed the funds arising from the employment of the convicts which are paid into the county treasury, less the expenses of the employment of said convicts," which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare bicycles baggage in this State. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by striking out the word "bicycles," in the third line of section 1, whiclli was agreed to. 
 
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~fr. Calvin, of Richmond, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were .called for, which call was sustained. The ayes were 39, ;the nays 50, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, Berry, Brown, Branch, Burwell, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Calvin, Collum, Dodson, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, 
 
Edge, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Reece, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Slaton, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Sell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Webb, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wight, 
 
Niles, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Patten, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Colquit\: Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun. Kaigler, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Taylor, 
 
{)raig, 
 
Lance, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lott, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Law, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wren, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Davison, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Yates, 
 
Faust, 
 
Oliver, 
 
 
 
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Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker, 
 
McCook, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McKee, 
 
Bush, 
 
Grice, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hall, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hill, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Black, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Roberts, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Forsyth, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Simpson, 
 
-Look of Oconee, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
{;barters, 
 
Little, 
 
Turner, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
.Copeland, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
vuffy, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax, 
 
Wright, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Walden, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Foster, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Felder, 
 
Ayes 39. :Kays 50. Xot voting 85. 
 
The bill, not having received a constitutional majority, was therefore lost. 
 
~[r. Phinizy, of Hichmond, gave notice of a motion 
of to reconsider the action the House in not passing the 
bill. 
 
The hom of adjournment having tnrived, the House acljourned to 7:30 o'clock p.m. 
 
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7:30 O'clock p. m. 
 
The House reconvened at this boUt and was called t~ order by the Speaker. 
 
The following Senate bilis were read the second time,. to wit: 
 
By Senator Redwine of the Thirty-third Distri<'t- 
 
A bill to create a commissioner of roads and revenues for the county of Jackson. 
 
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 
 
Ry Senator Thomson of the Fourteenth District- 
 
A bill to amend section 2385 of the Code of 1882. 
 
Referred to General J udiciaty Committee. 
 
By Senator Turnet of the Thirty-seventh District- 
 
A bill to amend au act approved Decembee 17, 1894,. entitled au act to provide fot the registration of votets in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following Senate resolutions were read and adopted, to wit: 
 
By Senator Turuee of the Thitty-seveuth District- 
 
A resolution directing that the Senate chamber belighted by electeicity. 
 
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833 
 
By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seventh District- 
 
A resolution directing that all bills and resolutions left over at the end of the present session shall go over as unfinished business to the session of 1897. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bills and resolutions were concurred in, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Wight of Dougherty- 
 
A hill to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Albany. 
 
By Mr. Awtry of Cobb- 
 
A joint resolution to pay a pension to the widows or minor children of certain deceased Confederate veterans. 
 
Mr. Swift, Chaitman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following Senate bill, whi.::h I am instructed to report back to the Honse, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to provide for the uniform amendment of bank charters. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THOS. M. SWIFT, Chairman. 
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The following bill was read the second time and recommitted to Finance Committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Meldrim of Chatham- 
 
A bill to amend the act entitled "an act to provide for the appointment of two assistants for the State Chemist," etc. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bill were concurred in, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to establish a City Court in the city of Elberton, etc. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Senator Geiger of the :First- 
 
A bill to provide for the nnifonn amendment of bank charters. 
 
By Senator Berner of the Twenty-second- 
 
A bill to provide for a clerk for the Supreme Court reporter, etc. 
 
By Senator Gray of the Twenty-thirdA bill to amend section 918 of the Code of 1882. 
 
By Senator Brinson of the Seventeenth- 
A bill to authorize the town of Millen to issue bonds, etc. 
 
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835 
 
By Senator Comas of the Third- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Baxley. 
 
:By Senator Starr of the F01ty-third- 
 
A bill to authorize the town of Calhoun to establish .:a system of public schools. 
 
By Senator Starr of the Forty-third- 
 
A bill to repeal the third section of an act approved December 16, I895, entitled "an act to amend an act to provide tor the appointment of auditors," etc. 
 
By Senator Comas of the Third- 
 
A bill to prohibit the pmctice of law, medicine, dentistry, etc., without having paid the special tax, etc. 
 
oBy Senator Comas of the Third- 
 
A bill to authorize the Otdinary of Appling county to organize chain-gangs of misdemeanor convicts and work .them on the roads in said com1ty. 
 
The following Senate hill was read the third time and the substitute therefor concurred in, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Bennet of Glynn- 
 
A bill to amend section I of an act approved December I, 1886, to prescribe and define the powers of commissioners of pilotage, etc. 
 
The following Senate hill was read the first time, to wit: 
 
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By Senator Golightly of the Thirty-sixth- 
 
, A bill to repeal an act to fix the compensation of the Treasurer of. Meriwether county. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following resolutions. were concuned in, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Brown of Pulaski- 
 
A resolution providing for the .a.ppointmeut of a joint committee to examine into and repott upon the amounts received by the U nivetsity of Georgia from the Federal Government, etc. 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A joint resolution relative to the appointment of a. school-book commission. 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton of Spalding, the House. adjourned to to-motTow morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, December 16, 1896. 
l'he House met pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m., this day, was called to ordet by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
The roll was called and the following members an~ swered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, 
 
Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Freeman, 
 
N~cholas, 
Niles, Nevin, Oliver, 
 
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Atkinson, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oakes, 
 
.Bush, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hall, 
 
Patten, 
 
!Jerry, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Erown, 
 
Hill, 
 
Parker, 
 
Eurke, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Black, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Eowden, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nRoberts, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Taliaferro Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kaigler, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Leard, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Little, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lott, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Cannon, 
 
Law, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
{)hapman, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
{)allaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Vodson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dufl'y, 
 
Montfort, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Webb, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wight, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wren, 
 
_Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edge, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
:Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
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Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, 
 
McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, . McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, . Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Bates, Boyd, Brannen, Brinson of Burke, Bennet of Glynn, 
 
Copeland, Felker, Grice, Hitch, Henderson of Irwin, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,. Nisbet, Salter, Vaughn, 
 
The following communication was read by the Clerk: of the House : 
 
Americus, Ga., Dec. 15, 1896. 
Hons. R. L. Berner, President of the Senate, and H. A.Jenkins, Speaker of the House, Atlanta, Ga.: 
 
GENTLEMEN :-In behalf of mother and the entire family, I desire through you, its presiding officers, to convey to the General Assembly of Georgia our loving gratitude for the resolutions adopted exptessing sorrow ancl regret at the untimely end of my lamented father. A copy of the same beautifully framed reached us a few days ago. We shall always prize it most highly and treasure it as a priceless heritage. Thanking each and every member for their sympathy and kindness, and assuring them of our sincere appreciation, I have thehonor to be, 
Very respectfully yours, 
CHARLES R. CRISP. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1896. 
 
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The following message was received ftom his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Governor has approved the following act of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
An act to amend section 1656 of the Code of Georgia of 1882, so as to make women eligible to the office of State Librarian, and for othet purposes. 
 
Mr. Phinizy, of Richmond, gave notice of a motion to reconsidet the action of the House in its failme to pass the following bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare bicycles baggage in this State. 
 
The J omnal was read and confirmed. 
 
The following pt'otest was read : 
 
PROTEST. 
State of Georgia, House of Representatives, Atlanta, December 16, 1896. 
I do hereby protest against the action of the House in the passage of Bill No. ::l55 without amendments. In my opinion it is a good bill, but needs ttimming. 
S. A. REID, Member from Bibb. 
 
On motion of Mt. Johnson, of Hall, the following was received as the report of the Finance Committee: 
 
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.State of Georgia, House of Representatives, Atlanta, December 16, 1896. 
We, the members of the Finance Committee, report back resolution No. 109, to provide for an exhibit at Nashville, favorably, and recommend same do pass. 
 
J. A. MADDOX, R. W. FREEMAN, U. V. WHIPPLE, JNO. J. McDONOUGH, CLARENCE KNOWLES, JAS. B. NEVIN, JOHNSON, of Hall, 
ROB'!'. F. QUILLIAN, R. U. THOMASON, 
W. A. CHARTERS, A. H. OGLETREE, JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, J. H. BLACK, H. A. HALL, ED. L. WIGHT, W. R. McCONNELL, M. I. BRANCH, J. M. SLATON, J. T. McGEHEE. 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speakct: 
The Committee on Enrollment repott as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
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An act to change the present c01porate limits of the <lity of Americus. 
 
Also, an act to incorporate the town of Baldwin, m Banks and Habersham. 
 
Also, an act to ptescribe regulations for conducting the business of the Supreme Court after January 1, 1897. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Chartere, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Railroads have had under considetation Senate Bill No. 28, and have instructed me to report the same back, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize the Railroad Commission of Georgia to compel the shipper or consignee, ot officer, agent or employee of a common carrier to give evidence on certain conditions, and for other purposes. 
Respectfully submitted. 
W. A. CHARTERS, Chairman. 
Mr. Phinizy, of Richmond, moved to reconsider the action of the House in the failure to pass the following bill, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond- 
 
A bill to declare bicycles baggage in this State. 
 
The motion to reconsider was lost. 
 
The following resolution was read the t.hitd time, to wit: 
 
By Mt. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A resolution to purchase copies of a Georgia Form Book. 
 
The General Judiciary Committee, to whom this resolution was referred, recommended that the resolution be adopted, with the following amendment: By striking the figures "$4.00," wherever the same occurs. and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$1.25," which was agreed to. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mt. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Spe(tker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bill, to wit: 
 
A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Burke county, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate has also concurred in the following House resolutiou, to wit: 
 
A joint resolutiou providing for acceptance of a portrait of Hon. R. U. Hardeman, and for other purposes. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1896. 
 
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The following message was received from the Senate thro_ugh Mr. Clifton, the Seceetary thereof: 
Mr. Speaket: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional1 majority, the following Senate bill, to wit : 
 
A bill to requite the nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and their eftects upon the human system, tobe taught in the public schools of this State. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, 1tl.e Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional~ majority, the followiug Senate bill, to wit: 
 
A bill to establish the City Court of Baxley, in Appling county, aud for other pmposes. 
 
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the resolution, and reported back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be adopted as amended. 
 
Upon motion of Mt. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, the resolution was tabled. 
 
On motion of Mt'. Calvin of Richmond, the following resolution was taken from the table, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Beny of Whitfield-- 
A resolution limiting debate on measures to five minutes. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By unanimous consent, the amendment offered on a previous day, by Mr. Awtry of Cobb, was withdrawn. 
 
The following was oft'ered as a substitute for the original resolution and the amendment thereto, and was adopted, to wit : 
 
.By Mr. Awtry of Cobb- 
 
A resolution providing that all speeches made during -the remainder of the present session shall be limited to five minutes on each bill or resolution under considera-tion, provided that this reRtrict>n shall not apply to the twenty minutes allowed any chairman of committee -on measures favorably reported, or the twenty minutes allowed to the introducer of an unfavorably reported bill or resolution. 
 
The following special order was taken up and read, -to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hill of Troup- 
A bill to appropriate $6,391.06 for the purpose of. -equipping the dormitories of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College, and also for sanitary improvements. 
 
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the bill. 
 
'fhe committee arose and reported back the bill, with the recommendation that the same do pass. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
Mr. West, of Lowndes, moved that the bill be tabled, "Which motion prevailed. 
 
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The following bill was taken up, read the third timec and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
A bill to establish and maintain a dispensary for thee town of Fort Gaines. 
 
Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, called for the previousquestion, which called was sustained. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House: 
adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour and was called toorder by the Speaker pro tern. 
The House resumed the consideration of the unfin-ished business of the morning session, to wit: 
The measure known as the Fort Gaines dispensary bill. 
On the passage of the bill, Mr. Patten, of Thomas,. called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 100, the nays 14, as follows : 
 
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Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Black, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Reece, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nRawlings, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Rudicil, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kaigler, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Knowles, 
 
Sell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Charters, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wight, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wren, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Durham, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Walden, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McConnell, 
 
\\>hippie, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McCook, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edge, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Foster, 
 
Niles, 
 
Yates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Burke, Bedgood, Callaway, Fogarty, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Pearce, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Moore, 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECEl\IBER 16, 1896. 
 
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Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty~ 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nisbet, 
 
Bates, 
 
Faust, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bush, 
 
Felder, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felker, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hill, 
 
Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Salter, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Slaton, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Swift, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Stone, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Kiser, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Davison, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
West, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morrison, 
 
Webb, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 100. Nays 14. Not voting 60. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed, and its immediate transmission to the Senate directed. 
 
The following resolution was read the thi1d time, and the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the same, to wit: 
 
By Mr. McGehee of Harris- 
A resolution proYiding for the payment of pension to Sarah J. Snell. 
 
The committee arose and reported backthe resolution, with the recommendati01~ that it be adopted as amended. 
 
The report vf the committee was agreed to. 
 
 848 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 97, the nays 0, as follows : 
 
Those who voted in the affinnative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Bush, 
 
l<'ogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Berry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Burke, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Black, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hall, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalD, Roberts, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson ofWash't'n Slaton, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
- Calvin, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Clement, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Charters, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Montfort, 
 
West, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Webb, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wren, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dutiy, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Durham, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLarty, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Those not voting were 1fessrs.- 
 
Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, 
 
Felker, Grice, Hill, Harrell, 
 
Nisbet, Oliver, Ogletree, Patten, 
 
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Bond, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brown, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Reece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawlings, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rudicil, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kiser, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Little, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Davison, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edge, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Yates, 
 
 Ennis of Baldwin, McKee, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Faust, 
 
Mr. Law voting in the negative. 
 
Ayes 97. Nays 1. Not voting 76. 
 
Having therefore received a constitutional majority, the resolution, as amended, was adopted. 
 
The following resolution, by unanimous consent, was inti'Oduced, read the first time, and referred to the Committee on State of the Republic. 
By ~h. Feldet of Fulton- 
A resolution to make the third day of June, which is the birthday of Jefl'erson Davis, a legal public holiday, and for other putposes. 
54h 
 
 850 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
The following resolution was read: 
 
By Mr. Thomas of Ware-- 
 
A resolution to empowet' the Committee on Privileges and Elections to sit during the intetval between this session and the next. 
 
On motion of Mr. Blalock of Fayette, the resolution was indefinitely tabled. 
 
Mt. Felder, Chairman of the General_Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The General Judiciary Committee have had under ()Onsideration resolution No. 101, which provides fot the suspension of State and county taxes in the county of Charlton until February 1st, 1897, and the collection of the same till said date, and I am instmcted to report the same back with the recommendation that it do pass. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman. 
 
Mr. Thomason, of Morgan, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: 
Mr. Speaker: 
Your committee have bad under consideeation House Bill No. 83, and direct me, as their chairman, to report 
 
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851 
 
said bill to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
R. U. THOMASON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Thomason, of Morgan, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Military Affairs have had under ~onsideration House Bills Nos. 424 and 418, and direct me, as their chairman, to report said bills to the House, with the recommendation that they do pass. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
R. U. THOMASON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Charters, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Railroads have had under considration Senate Bill No. 64, and have instructed me to report the same back, with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit : 
 
A bill to be entitled an aet to amend the charter of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
W. A. CHARTERS, Chairman. 
 
 852 
 
JouRNAL m THE HousE. 
 
 Mr. ~Iehlrim, Chairman pro ~tem. of the Committee on l~nroliment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
'l'lle c(\lllillitr,~e on .Ellt"Ollment npnrt as <lnly enrolled and re<td.' for the signatn!'e of the Sp,~aker of tlir~ llPn-;  and l'resident of the t-lenate, the i'ollowing ads, ro wit: 
 
An act to elJ<tll~e tl!,~ time of holding tlte Snperior Conrt of Bnrke eOlliily. 
 
Also. an act to prohibit the pnisonillg" ol' :wy Sllring, well or resenoil' of water, and provide a penalry i'or same. 
Alao, an act to ineorpor.tte the town of Mitchell, in the connty of Glascoek. 
Al;;;o, an ad to amend the general pilotage laws of this State. 
'.(he e1lllllllittee al~o report as duly enrolled an<lrcady for the signatures of the Speaker of the Honse :uHl Pre;;;ident of the Senate the following- resolutious, to wit: 
A resolution to accept a portmit of lion. R. U. 
Hal'<leman, to be bung in the_treasury. 
Also, a J'esolution to pay a pension to the wi1lows ot minor c!Jil<lten <,f certain Confc<lemtc soldiers. 
Also, a resolution that a committee be appointe<] to ascertain an<l n~port tl1e amounts rceeive<l by the University l'1om the F<'<kl'al GovernmeHt. 
Hespeetfnlly submitted. P. W. MELDHL\I, Chairman protem. 
 
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853 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bill were <!Oncurred in, to wit: 
 
Dy Mt. Felder of FultonA biil to amend the chat'ter of the city of Atlanta. 
 
The Honse concurred in the first and foutth all!endments, and refused to concur in the second and thitd amendments to the following bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
.A bill to authorize solvent guarantee and othet companies to become sutety upon attachment bonds and upon the bonds of public officers. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Jenkins of Putnam- 
 
A bill to create the office of Commissioner of Pardons. 
 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to amend by striking out all of section 1 after the word "act," and adding: "The Principal Keeper of the Penitentiai'Y shall be Commissioner of Pardons, whose dnty shall be as hereinafter designated," which was agteed to; also, by striking out "the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) pet annum," in section 5, which was agteed to. 
 
The report of the committee as amended was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 1. 
 
 854 
 
JouRNAl. OF THE HousE. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed as amended. 
 
The following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hall of Coweta- 
A bill to make it unlawful for Fire Insurance Companies, not incorporated by the laws of this State, to place insurance against loss on property in this State, except thtough authorized agents located in this State, and for othet purposes. 
 
The committee moved to amend by striking from the 8~h line of section 2 theteof, the words, "since its passage," and insert in lieu thereof the following words, "for the space of 12 months last past,'' which was agreed to. 
 
The report of the committee as amended was adopted. 
 
On motion of Mr. Calvin of Richmond, the hour of adjournment of the afternoon session was extended until after the bill under consideration was disposed of. 
Mr. Beny, of Whitfield, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays 8. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed as amended. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and gtauted to the following members, to wit: Messrs. Ennis of Baldwin, and Foster of Clay. 
 
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855 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Houoo adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p. m. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour and was called to otder by the Speaker pro tern. 
The following bills were read the third time, the report of the committees agteed to, and put upon their passage, to wit : 
By Mr. Berty of Whitfield- 
A bill to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of Whitfield county, and for other purposes. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
'l'he bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
And the following resolution : 
By Mr. Gowen of Chat"lton-- 
A resolution providing for the suspension of taxes fot the year 1896 until February 1, 1897. 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
The resolution was therefore adopted. 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By Mr. Vaughn of Twiggs- 
 
A bill to provide for the extra compensation of the Ordinary of Twiggs count.y. 
 
The eommittee moved to amend the title by adding, after "a bill," the words "to be entitled," which was agteed to. 
 
~lso, by adding at the end of section 1 the words, ''the same to be paid out of the county treasuty of said county," which was agteed to. 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes wete 90, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
By Mt. Calvin of Richmond- 
A !Jill to regulate the business of debenture, redemption and other companies, etc. 
The committee recommended that the bill pass by substitute, which report was agreed to. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed by substitute. 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
' A bill to prevent the adulteration of candy. 
 
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857 
 
The eommittee recommended that the bill pass by substitute, wltich report was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes lvere 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed by substitute. 
 
The following communication from the Secretary of the Atlanta Woman's Club was read, to wit: 
The Atlanta Womau's Clnb, Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 14, 1896. 
To the Hono1able speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia: 
SIR :-Permit me to bring to your notice the fol)owing resolution which was offeted and adopted at the meeting of the Atlanta Woman's Club of this date: 
 
Resolved, That in consideration of the gallant and -enthusiastic manner in which out Georgia Legislature has passed a bill making women eligible to the office of State Librarian, the members of the Atlanta Woman's Club desire to express their grateful acknowledgment to this body of noble men. 
Respectfully yours, 
SARAH G. WHALEY, Sec. A. W. C. 
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- 
A bill to regulate the business of Fraternal Benefieiary Orders, etc. 
 
 858 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority~ was passed. 
 
By Mr. Yates of Catoosa- 
A bill to amend the act to authorize the county authotities to lay out new roads, etc., and for other purposes. 
 
The committee added the following to the end of section 8 : "ptovided, that this act shall not repeal ot affect any general ot local law now of force except in such counties as may adopt this act," which was adopted. 
 
Mr. Yates, of Catoosa, moved to amend by striking out "the word ''fifty," in the foUIth line of the first section, and insert in l-ieu thereof the wotds "150," which was adopted. 
 
The committee pmposed to amend the caption by adding aftet the word " act" when it secondly occUIs in the fi1st line, the wOL'ds "approved Octobet 21st, 1891," and further amend the caption by adding at the end of the caption the words, " so as to provide an additional mode of woddng the public roads of the State," which was adopted. 
 
Also, to further amend by striking out all of the last two lines of section 6, which was adopted. 
 
Also, to further amend by adding after the word "of,'' in the sixth line of section 6, the words, "and punished as for," which was adopted, 
 
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1896. 
 
859 
 
- Mr. Pearce, of Houston, moved to amend further by striking out of the second line of section 2 the figtues "21," and inserting in lien thereof the :figures " 16," which was lost. 
 
"' On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, haviug received a constitutional majority, was passed as amenued. 
 
By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
.A bill to amend an act entitled an act to prevent the procurement of consignments of farm, orcha1d anu dairy products to parties who fail to account for the proceeds, etc. 
 
The committee recommended that the bill pass by substitute, which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, the nays 1. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed. 
 
By Mr. Ennis of Floyd- 
 
.A bill to revive the office of State Geologist, etc. 
 
The committee recommended that the bill pass by substitute, which report was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, the nays 2. 
 
 860 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Having received a constitntional majority the bill was pussed by substitute. 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate thl'ongh Mt. Clifton, the Secretary thel'eof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed by the reqnisite .constitutional majority the foliowing Senate bills, to wit : 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to requil'e the Commissionet of Agticnltul'e to establish a special depmtment of hol'ticulture and pomology, and fot other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to amend an act appt'oved December 20, 1893, entitled an act to pl'Ovide for the filing, heating and determining of contests in contested election cases. 
 
Also, a resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the Secretaty of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Clerk of the House and certain othet officers of the General Assembly to remain five days after the adjournment of the General Assembly for the purpose of winding up unfinished business. 
 
And the following resolution: 
 
By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
A resolution directing that a display of the resources of this State be made at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, etc. 
 
Mt. Johnson, of Hall, moved to amend section 3 by adding at the end of said section the following words: "And Mts. Joseph Thompson shall be one of the com- 
 
 'VEDNESDAY, DECE::\IBER 16, 1R96. 
 
861 
 
missioners to take charge of the woman's department of said exhibit, and she shall have power to appoint an assistant, or assistants, as she may deem necessaty." 
 
Mt. Johnson, of Hall, moved that the Honse resolve itself into Committee of tl1e \Vl10le for the purpose of cousidering the resoh1tion. 
 
, Mr. McLaughlin, of Meriwether, moved as a snbstitnte that the resolution and the substitute be laid upon the table. 
 
Upon the motion .of )fr..McLaughlin, of Meriwethet, the ayes and nays were called fot, the call was sustained, and the result was as follows, the ayes being 48, the nays 42: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Bush, Boyd, Boswell, Bartlett, Blalock, Craig, Cannon, Calhoun, Copeland, Dodson, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ford, Gowen, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rutherford, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Simpson, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Underwood, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Vincent, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wren, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wright, 
 
Patten, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Parker, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Reece, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Tho~( Yoti11g in the negatiYe were }fessrs.- 
 
Armstrong, Berry, Brown, Boifeuillet, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Palmer, 
 
Jonlan, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
 862 
 
JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Longley, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Law, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Morgan, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Collum, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Clement, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McCook, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonough, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Reid, Slaton, Swift, Stone, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Webb, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Mansfield, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Faust, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Bates, 
 
l<'oster, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felder, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Burke, 
 
Felker, 
 
McKee, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Black, 
 
Grice, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hall, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Niles, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Harren, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Herrington, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Salter, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Baker, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Knowles, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Leard, 
 
Walden, 
 
Davison, 
 
Little, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Moore, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Meldrim, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 48. Nays 42. Not voting 84. 
 
The bill was therefore tabled. 
 
 \YEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1896. 
 
863 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to allow the State School Commissioner to employ a stenographer. 
 
Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, moved that the House continue in session until 11 o'clock, if that be necessary to transact the business now on the Clerk's desk, which motion prevailed. 
 
Mr. Longley, of Troup, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
 
On the main question Mr. McLaughlin called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 34, the nays .55, as follows : 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brown, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of ColquittPhinizy, 
 
Burwell, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nReia, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Longley, 
 
Redding, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Collum,. 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cannon, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McCook, 
 
West, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Edge, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Bush, Boyd, Boswell, Bartlett, Blalock, 
 
Hamby, 
 
RudicH, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Swift, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Stone, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Mozley, 
 
Craig, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Clement, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Felder, 
 
Parker, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Reece, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Underwood, Vincent, Wren, Wright, Watkins, Wilkes, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Faust, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Bates, 
 
Foster, 
 
McKee, 
 
Hond, 
 
I<'elker, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Berry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Burke, 
 
Grice, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Black, 
 
Hall, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Branch, 
 
.tiill, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Niles, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Herrington, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth, Rutherford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Baker, Salter, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Simpson,  
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
Charters, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Turner, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Knowles, 
 
T.tiompson, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Durham, 
 
Leard, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Little, 
 
Wight, 
 
Davison, 
 
Moore, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Montfort, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Mansfield, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Ayes 34. Nays 55. Xot voting 85. 
 
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865 
 
The bill, not having received a constitutional major'ity, was lost. 
 
Mr. Nevin, of l!'loyd, asked leave of absence for the "J"emainder of the night session, and upon the question .of granting or not granting the leave, no quorum voteq. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, asked for a call of the House, 'Which call was sustained. 
 
The call was ma<\e, with the following 1esult: 
 
Those present were Messrs.- 
 
.Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
Pearce, 
 
.Armstrong, 
 
Ford, 
 
Phlnizy, 
 
..Bush, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Rawls, 
 
~yd, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Reid, 
 
_Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Reece, 
 
..Brown, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hamby,  
 
Redding, 
 
.Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt RudicH, 
 
:Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Slaton, 
 
..Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Swift, 
 
::Bolfeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Stone, 
 
J3oynton of Calhoun, Kaigler, 
 
Sell, 
 
:Boynton of Spalding, Lance, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Craig, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
-cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
<::alvin, 
 
Law, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
-Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
<::lement, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Vincent, 
 
.Chapman, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wren, 
 
Durham, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wright, 
 
nickel'9()n, 
 
McCook, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edge, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Yates. 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Parker, 
 
Mr, Speaker. 
 
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Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Foster, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker, 
 
McKee, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Bond, 
 
Grice, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hall, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Niles, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Harrell, 
 
 Oliver, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Palmer, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Forsyth,Quillian, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, HendersonofWasht'n Rawlings, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Cole, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Simpson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford~ 
 
Charters, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Turner, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Ware,. 
 
Deakins, 
 
Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Davison, 
 
Moore, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Montfort, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Leave of absence was granted Mt. Nevin of Floyd,.. as requested. 
 
The following bills were read the third time, to w1t ~ 
 
By Mr. Swift of Elbert- 
 
A bill to create a board of pension commissioners foreach county. 
 
The committee recommended that the bill pass by substitute, which was agreed to. 
 
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867 
 
Mr. Thomas, of Clarke, moved to amend by providing that the two commissioners, other than the Ordinary, shall be ex-Confederate ~oldiers, which was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays 4. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority. was passed by substitute as amended. 
 
By Mr. West of Lowndes- 
A bill to allow the graduates of the normal department of the Girls' Normal and Industrial College to teach in the public schools of this State without further examination. 
 
The hour of adjoumment having arrived, the House adjourned to to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, December 17, 1896. 
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the 8peaker and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. vValker Lewis. 
 
The roll was called and the following members answered to therr names, to wrt : 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, Bush, Bond, Boyd, 
 
Fogarty, Felder, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, 
 
Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, 
 
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Berry, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Black, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Quillian, 
 
Howden, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rawls, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Wash't'n Roberts, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rudicil, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Taliaferro Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Kiser, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kaigler, 
 
Swift, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Lance, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Leard, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Longley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Clement, 
 
Law, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
West, 
 
Durham, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wight, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wren, 
 
Davison. 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wright, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Walden, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McDonald, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie, 
 
Yates, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Foster, 
 
McDonough, 
 
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869 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Edge, 
 
Bates, 
 
Ford, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Felker, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Freeman, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Gowen, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Grice, 
 
Charters, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
McGehee, Parker, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Vincent, Webb, 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary : 
 
Jfr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bill as amended, to wit: 
A bill to amend the charter of Battle Hill, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a resolution to pay the Doorkeeper of the House. 
 
Mr. Dickerson, Chairman of the Committee on the State of the Republic, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
Your Committee on the State of the Republic have had under consideration the following House resolutions, which they instruct me to report back, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
 
A resolution memorializing Omgress to pass the bill now pending providing for arbitration between employers and employees. 
 
Also, a resolution memorializing Congress to pass the 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
bill now pending therein which seeks to regulate contempt proceedings in Federal Courts. 
 
Also, a resolution memorializing Congress to increase the pensions of worthy Mexican veterans. 
 
Also, a resolution declaring it the sense of this House that lobbying is a ctime, and that the law relating thereto should be enforced. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
R. G. DICKERSON, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Thomas, of Clarke, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 
1lfr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to declare that sex shall not work ineligibility as to who may serve as school officers in this State. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
GEO. C. THOMAS, Chairruan. 
 
Mt. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The committee have had under consideration the fol- 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. 
 
871 
 
lowing bills, which they instruct me to report back to 
the House, with the recommendation that the same do 
.not pass : 
<"' '! 
A bill to pay pension to Mary E. Roberson. 
 
A bill to pay pension to B. F. :Brown. 
 
Respectfully submitted. A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, gave notice of a motion to Teconsider the actiou of the House in its failure to pass the following bill, to wit : 
 
.By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
A bill to allow the State School Commissionet to -employ a stenographer. 
 
The Journal was tead and conf:itmed. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, moved to reconsider the action -of the House in its failul'e on yestetday to adopt the :following resolution, to wit: 
 
.:By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A resolution directing that a display of the resources -of this State be made at the Teunessee Centennial Ex_position. 
 
The motion prevailed. 
 
Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, moved to reconsider the :action of the House on yesterday on the following bill, to wit: 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
By Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb- 
 
A bill to allow the State School Commissioner toemploy a stenographer. 
 
The motion was lost. 
 
The following resolutions were, by unanimous consent, introduced, read and agteed to, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
A resolution providing for the preparation and publishing of a statement showing the status of the unfinished business at the time of adjournment, and the mailing of a copy of the same to each member of the General Assembly. 
 
Also, by Mr. Boynton of Spalding- 
A resolution authorizing the Public Printer to print. the acts and resolutions passed at this session of the' General Assembly. 
 
The unfinished business of last night's session, which. was th~ consideration of the following bill, to wit : 
 
By Mr. West of Lowndes- 
 
A bill to allow the graduates of the normal depart- ment of the Gitls' Normal and Industrial College to teach in the public schools of this State without further examination. 
 
The following amendment, ofi"ered by Mr. Longley or Troup, was tabled, to wit : "providing that this bill. 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17' IR96. 
 
873:. 
 
shall apply to all chartered female colleges m thisState." 
 
The bill was also tabled. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bill wereconcurred in, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Knowles of Fulton- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of BattleHill. 
 
""" The Senate substitute, as amended, to the following bill was concurred in, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A bill to amend an act for the ptotectiou of game. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the first timeand appropriately referred, to wit : 
 
By Senator Shropshire of Forty-second District-- 
A bill to amend the act approved December 20th,.. 1893, entitled an act to provide for the filing, hearingand determining election contests, etc.  
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections. 
By Senator Comas of Third District- 
 
 A bill to establish a City Court of Baxley, in Applingcounty. 
 
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 
 
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By Senator Witcher of Thirtieth District- 
 
A bill to require the nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and their eft'ect, etc., to be taught in the public schools of this State, etc. 
 
Referred to Committee on Education- 
 
By Senator Gray of Twenty-third District- 
A bill to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish a special department of horticulture and po.mology. 
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 
The following Senate joint resolution was read and :adopted, to wit: 
By Senator Witcher of Thirtieth District- 
 
A joint resolution authorizing the President and Secretary of the Senate and the Speaker and Clerk of the House, and certain other officers to remain after the adjournment of the General Assembly, and for other purposes. 
The folld'Wing Senate bills were read the second time :and recommitted, to wit: 
:By Senator Golightly of Thitty-sixth Distri'lt- 
 
A bill to amend the cha1;ter of the Atlanta & West _point Railway Company. 
Recommitted to Committee on Railroads. 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. 
 
875 
 
:By Senator Blalock of Thirty-fifth Disttict- 
 
A bill to authorize the Railroad Commission of Georgia to compel certain persons to give evidence on certain conditions, and for other purposes. 
 
Referred to Railroad Committee. 
 
By Senator Bernet of Twenty-second- 
 
A bill to allow parties to suits in certain of the city -courts of this State the right of appeal to the Superior Court. 
 
Recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Senator Tumer of the Thirty-seventh- 
A bill to amend the act ptoviding for the registration of voters in this State, approved December 17th, 1894. 
Recommitted to the Genetal Judiciary Committee. 
 
.By Senator Thomson of the FourteenthA bill to amend section 2385 of the Code of 1882. Recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Senator Turner of the Thitty-seventhA bill to amend section 4067 of the Code of 1882. Recommitted to the Geneml Judiciary Committee. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
By Senator Culver of.the Twentieth- 
 
A bill to establish public roads when the land owners consent thereto. 
 
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
By Senator Redwine of the Thirty-third- 
 
A bill to provide for the transfer of corporate stock when used and transferred as colla.tera.I, etc. 
 
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the third time,. the report of the committee agteed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seventh- 
 
A bill to amend section 428 of the third volume of the Code of 1895. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 77, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having failed to receive a constitutional majority, was lost. 
 
Mr, Hill, of Troup, gave notice of a motion to reconsider the action of the House just taken. 
 
By Senator Starr of the Forty-third- 
 
A bill to amen<l the act approved December 16th, 1895, entitled an act to amend an act to provide for the appointment of auditors, etc. 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. 
 
877 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton of Spalding, the passage of the bill was indefinitely postponed. 
 
By Senator Comas of the Third- 
 
A bill to prohibit the practice of law, medicine, dentistry, etc., in this State without the payment of the special tax, etc. 
 
The committee proposed to amend by striking out the words "either before or" in the twelfth line of the third section where they occur after the word "rendered" and before the word "after," which was adopted. 
 
Also, by striking out the words "first having paid," in the eleventh line of section 1, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "paying," which was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. 
 
By Senator Sheffield of the Ninth- 
A bill to require the tax-collectors of this State to make monthly reports, etc. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
.By Senator Comas of the ThirdA bill to authorize the organization of chain-gangs 
 
 878 
 
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of the misdemeanor convicts of Appliug county, and towork the same upon the roads of said county. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority~ was passed. 
 
By Senator Brinson of the SeventeenthA bill to allow the town of Millen to issue bonds, etc. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority~ was passed. 
 
By Senator Golightly of the Thirty-sixth- 
A bill to repeal an act to fix. the compensation of the County Treasurer of Meriwethet county, approved February 19, 1876. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0. 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority~ was passed. 
 
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-fourth- 
A resolution authorizing the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway Company to acquire certain rights in the use of the Western and Atlantic Raihoad track in and near the city of Marietta. 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. 
 
879> 
 
The committee proposed to amend by adding the following: 
 
"Provided further, that the Western and Atlantic Railroad, its lessees and assigns, shall be permitted,. without charge, to cross or use the tracks of said Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway Company for the purpose of delivering and receiving freights to and from points along the eastern line Qf said right of way; but in exercising this right, said Western and Atlantic Raihoad shall not obstruct or interfere with the freepassage of regular schedule trains of said Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway Company," which wasadopted. 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 93,_ the nays 3. 
The resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was adopted. 
 
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-fourth- 
 
A resolution requesting the General Assembly of Tennessee to enact appropriate legislation authorizing thefiling of certain official maps of theW. and A. Railroad,. and for other purposes. 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 98,. the nays 0. 
 
The resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was adopted. 
The following message was received from the Senatethrough Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed the following resolution, to -wit: 
 
A resolution in reference to the charges made by ..Senator Carter, of the Thirty-first District, against cer.tain judicial officers of the State. 
 
And under the terms of said resolution I have the honor to transmit herewith said resolution, together -with the various resolutions and responses therein :mentioned. 
Mr. Meldrim, Chairman of the Joint Committee on -the part of the House to ascertain and report at what time the present General- Assembly will adjourn, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The joint committee appointed on part of the Senate :and House to ascertain and report at what time the present General Assembly would adjourn, beg leave to submit the following report: 
 
The Mnstitutional limit of fifty days will expire on "Sunday next, the 20th inst., but as the General Assembly cannot sit in session on the Sabbath, the committee is of the opinion that the Geneml Assembly will have i:o adjomn on Saturday, the 19th inst., which will make forty-nine days that the General Assembly will have been in session. The committee is further of the opin-ion that, as the General Assembly will only have been in session for fmty-nine days, the members of the Gen-eral Assembly should only draw per diem fot forty-nine .(lays. 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. 
 
881 
 
The committee recommend that the General Assembly adjourn on Saturday next, and further recommend that per diem shall only be dt"awn for fotty-nine days by the members. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
P. W. MELDRIM, Chairman House Committee, 
C. E. BATTLE, Chairman Senate Committee, 
 
On motion of Mr. Boynton of Calhoun; the repott of the special joint committee to ascel'tain when the present session would adjourn was taken up aud adopted. 
Mr. Fogarty, of Richmaud, moved to reconsider the action of the House in adopting the repol't just indicated, which motion prevailed. 
 
Mr. Johnson,. of Hall, and Mt. Fogarty, of Richmond, moved to amend by striking out "49" wherever it occul's, and insett in lieu thereof " 50." 
 
Mr. Felder, of .Fulton, moved to table the report and the amendment oft'ered, which motion was lost. 
 
Mr. Reid, of Bibb, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
On the amendment oft'ered by Mr. Johnson, of Hall, Mr. Awtry, of Cobb, called fol' the ayes and nays, which call was sustained. 
56h 
 
 882 
 
JouRNAl. OF THE HousE. 
 
On the question of agteeing to the amendment, the ayes were 9, the nays 106, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Bates, Bush, Bussey, 
 
Bowden, Davison, Ellis, 
 
Fogarty, Hamby, Law, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Niles, 
 
A wtry, 
 
Hill, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Brown, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Patten, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Paulette, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Pearce, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nReece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of TaliaferroRudicil, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Kaigler, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Knowles, 
 
Salter, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Cole, 
 
Little, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lott, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Moore, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Taylor, 
 
vannon, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Turner, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Copeland, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Duffy, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wren, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McConnell, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Felder, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Yates, 
 
Hall, 
 
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883 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Foster, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Berry, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Grice, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Harrell, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hightower, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Baker, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lance, 
 
Clement, 
 
Leard, 
 
Charters, 
 
Longley, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Duncan of ChathaJ.ll, Morgan, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Edge, 
 
McKee, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nisbet, 
 
Oliver, Ogletree, Parker, Palmer, Phinizy, Quillian, Stone, Sell, 
Smith of Crawford, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Walden, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 9. Nays 106. Not voting 59. 
 
The amendment was therefore lost. 
 
The report of the committee was agreed to. 
 
On motion of Mr. Burwell of Hancock, the following special ordet was fixed for 3 o'clock this afternoon, viz.: the consideration of the message of the Senate relative to certain charges made against two of the judges of the Superior Coutt of this State. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and gt"anted to Messrs. McDaniel and Ken4rick. 
 
The bout of adjoumment having at'l'ived the House adjoumed to 3 o'clock p. m. 
 
 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
3 O'clock p; m. The House reconvened at this bout aud was called to ordet by the Speaker. 
 
On motion of Mr. Reid of Bibb, the call of the Home was had, and the absentees noted, as follows: 
 
Those present were }fessrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McCook, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Bates, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bush, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bond, Boyd, 
 
Felder; Hall, 
 
Patten, Paulette, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hill, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reece, 
 
Black, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rudicil, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Den.alb, Rutherford, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Slaton, 
 
Blalock, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nStone, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Sell, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Smith of Hancock, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Appling, Taylor, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Kaigler, 
 
Turner, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cole, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mozley, 
 
West, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Wren, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wright, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Durham, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Davison, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Yates, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McConnell, 
 
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885 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
.nudnson, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Branch, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Parker, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Irwin, Quillian, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of TaliaferroRawlings, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Salter, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Clement, 
 
Lance, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Little, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Law, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Edge, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McKee, 
 
Webb, 
 
Faust, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wight, 
 
I<'ord, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Foster, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Felker, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Worsham,- 
 
Freeman, 
 
Mr. Edenfield, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee ou Eurollment, submitted the following report: 
 
1lfr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the followiug acts, to wit: 
An act to establish the City Court of Elberton. 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the Commercial Bank of Albany. 
Also, an act to pay an extra doorkeeper of the House. 
an Also, act to amend an act to protect the game in 
this State. 
 
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Also, an act to amend the charter of Battle Hill. H.espectfully submitted. 
H. G. EDENFIELD, Chairman protem. 
 
Mr. Thomason, Chairman of the Committee on Milit:try Aftitirs, submitteu the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Military Affaits have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back, with the recommendtttion that the same do pass, to wit : 
 
A bill to alter and amend an act entitled an act to ptovide for the establishment and government of a State Naval Militia, and for other purposes connected therewith. 
 
Respectfully submitted. R. U. THOMASO:N, Chairman. 
 
The special otder of the hour was taken up and read, to wit: 
 
The Senate resolution iu refetence to the charges made by Senator W. Y. Curter against certain judicial officers of the State, and certain other matters transmitted therewith. 
The following resolut.ion \Vas read: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A resolution providing fot the appointment of a committee to investigate the chatges made by Senator Car- 
 
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ter against certain judicial officers of this State, with the privilege of sitting in vacation, etc., and to report "to the next session, etc. 
 
~h. Felder, of Fulton, moved to amend by providing that if said com111ittee shall determine ftom the hearing that t.hete exists gronnds for impeachment, that, instead of making report to the next ses;;ion, the same shall be made to the Govel'llor, so that he may, in his discretion, convene said Assembly in extra session for the pnrpo;;e of ttying either or both of said j ndges. 
 
Mt. Feldet moved to amend fm'ther by making the number of the committee nine instead of eleven. 
 
Mt. Blalock, of Fayette, mo\e<l to amen <I the resolntion by sttiking ont the following wonls, to wit: "with the ptivilege of sittiug in vacatiou," and insert the following: "who shall meet on the ihst day of the next session of the General Assembly." 
Mr. Phinizy, oft'eted the following as a substitute: 
Resolved, That a special committee of nine be appointe<l to iuvestigate immediately the charges ptefet'l'ed by the Senatot from the Thirty-first, aud which have been transmitted to the Honse. Said C'Ommittee shall snmr1\on the Senator and auy witnesses that he may name, shall pass upon the evidence an<l transmit theit findiug to the Honse at this session, so that the House may J:Wefer charges of impeachment against said judges if there should be found any gronuds for same. 
 
Leaves of absence were askP<l by and gmnted to the following members, to wit: 
Messts. 'fn mer, Hanell aud Kendrick. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
The hour of adjournment having anived, the House adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p. m. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hout and was called to otder by the Speaker pro tern. 
 
On motion of Mr. Calvin of Richmond, the call of the House was had, and the following was the result: 
 
Those present were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Patten, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Felder, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Parker, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bush, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Herrington, 
 
. Reid, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Black, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Redding, 
 
Branch, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n RudicH, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Salter, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Swift, 
 
 
 
Blalock, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Lance, 
 
Smith of"Hancock, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Leard, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lott, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Law, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Collum, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
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889 
 
Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edwards, . Edenfield, Faust, Ford, Foster, 
 
Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McGehee, McDonough, 
N~cholas, 
Nisbet, Nevin, Oakes, 
 
Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Little, 
 
Brown, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Morgan, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Felker, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Grice, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hill, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hitch, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Craig, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Sell, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Johnson of Taliaferro Turner, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Kiser, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Ellis, 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secl'etary thereof, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional 
majority, the following resolution, to wit: 
A resolution to appoint a Joint Committee on Lease <>f Convicts, and for other purposes. 
 
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The Senate has concu!'l'ed in House amendment to Sen at~ Bill No. 18, to ptohibit the practice of law, medicine, dentistty, etc., in this State without having paid the special tax. 
 
Mr. Brown, Clwirman of the Committee on Agricnltute, submitted the following tepott, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee have had under consideration the following bill, which they instl'llct me to report back to the Honse, with a recommendation that the same do pass, to wit : 
 
A bill to requil'e the Commissioner of Agricultutc to establish a special Department of Hol'ticnltu!'e and Pomology, and for other putposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
J. P. BROWN, Chairman. 
 
The following n1essnge was received from the Senate throngh Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speakn: 
'l'he Senate has passed, by the reqnisitc constitutional majority the following Honse bill with an amendment: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize the City Council of Augusta to gmnt the use of the streets or the city of Augusta to any railtoad company ot coqwrntiou, by steam locomotive or other powet, longitudinally or otherwise, and for othet pmposes. 
 
 THURSDAY, DEC'E).IBER 17, 1896. 
 
891 
 
The following was offered as a substitute fot the tes~ olution by 1\It. Felder of Fulton, and the substitutes thereto: 
 
By Mt. Copeland of Walker-- 
 
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of seven, who shall take chruge of the resolutions, amemlments and substitutes offered, and papets in which ate the charges and allegations against Judges Sweat and Reese, and cousidel" the same fully and repOI't to the Honse 'vithin thitty _minutes, or as soon thel"eaftel" as possible, its opinion as to whethet the chatges, if tl"ue, al"e of such a natul"e as to requite OL" demand articles of impeachment, aml that said committee l"eport furthet what, in the ovinion of said committee, should be the disposition made of said charges, etc. 
 
The resolution was arlopted, and the Speaker an~ nounced the following as the committee whose duties ate suggested iu the resolution: 
 
Messl"s. Boynton, of Spalding, Uhail"man; Copeland, 1\feldl"im, Patten, Thomas of Clal"ke, and Blalock. 
 
The followiug Senate resolution was read and referred to the Penitentiaty Committee, to wit: 
 
By Senator Kilpatl"ick, of the Twenty-eighth : 
 
A resolution to ap1)oint a joint committee on lease of convicts, and fot other purposes. 
 
The Senate amendments to the follo ;ving bills wete concnL"l"ed in, to wit: 
 
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By Mt'. Fogarty of Richmond- 
A bill to authorize the city of Augusta to grant the use of the streets of said city to any railroad company or corporation, and for othet purposes. 
 
The following resolution was read the third time and adopted, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
A joint resolution requesting our Senators and Representatives in Congress to give their support to House Bill No. 3273. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to abolish the three clays generally known as " days of grace." 
 
On the question of agreeing to the report of the committee, Mr. Longley, of Troup, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
 
On the same_ question Mr .Johnson, of Hall, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and the ayes were 32, the nays 95, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Bond, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Longley, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun. Maddox, 
 
Calvin, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Charters, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Felder, 
 
Reece, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Slaton, Swift, Thomason of Morgan Thompson, Thomas of Pierce, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEl\IBER 17, 1896. 
 
893. 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Bush, Boyd, Berry, Burke, Bowden, Bartlett, Brinson of Burke, Cole, Cook of Decatur, (,ook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Chapman, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Faust, Ford, Griffin, Hall, Hawes, Herrington, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Palmer, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Pearce, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Phinizy, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rawls, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Roberts, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Redding, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Salter, 
 
Leard, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Stone, 
 
Law, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Moore, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Vincent, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
McMIChael, 
 
Wight, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Wren, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wright, 
 
McKee, 
 
Walden, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Watkins, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Pa\llette, 
 
Yates, 
 
Parker, 
 
Those not voting were )fessrs.- 
 
Arnold, Atkinson, Bates, Brown, Bussey, Black, Branch, Baggett, Blalock, 
 
Callaway, Dodson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Fogarty, 
 
Kiser, Lance, Little, Mozley, Meldrim, Mansfield, McDaniel, McLarty, Niles, 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE Hot:sE. 
 
Brannen, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Grice, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Hogan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Hill, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Hitch, 
 
Turner, 
 
Craig, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 22. Nays 95. Not voting 57. 
 
The report of the committee was therefore disagreed to, and the bill was lost. 
 
The following Senate bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Senator Dunwody of the Fourth- 
 
A bill to amend an act to 1rovide for the establishment of a State Naval Militia, and for other purposes. 
The following Senate bills wete read the third time, the repott of the committee agr.eed to, and put upon their passage, t<? wit : 
 
By Senator Thomson of the Fourteenth District- 
 
A bill to require all claimants of land sold under tmnsferred wild land tax fi. fas., etc., to bring suit for same within three years, and for other purposes. 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 91, the nays 16. 
 
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17' 18H6. 
 
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Mr. Edwatds, of Haralson, gave notice of a motion to reconsider this action of the House. 
 
By Senator Comas of the Third District- 
 
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Baxley. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 97, the llaJS 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed. 
 
The following resolutions were read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to and put upon theit adoption, to wit: 
 
By Senator Battle of the T\venty-fourth District- 
 
A resolution concurring in and adopting certain adoitional terms proposed by the city of Atlanta affecting 'Vall street, and certain property designated as the " triangle." 
 
On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 91, the nays 0.. 
 
-.- The resolution having received a constitutional majority, was adopted. 
 
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-fourth District- 
 
A joint resolution directing proceedings to be instituted for the recovery of part of the Ol'iginal depot gl'ounds belonging to the State at Chattanooga, Tenn. 
 
 896 
 
JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The resolution having received a constitutional majority, was therefore adopted. 
 
The special committee to whom was referred the Senate resolution and .matters connected therewith bearing upon the charges made by Senatot \V. Y. Carter against Judges Reese and Sweat, and the House resolutions, amendments and substitutes offered, submitted the following report : 
 
J[r. Speaker: 
'l'he special committee having had under considemtion the resolution oE Mt. Felder, with its amendments~ beg leave to report that it do pass by substitute reported by the committee. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JAS. S. BOYNTON, Chairman . 
.Mr. Edwards, of Haralson, moved to amend the substitute by naming "fourth \Vednesday in October, 1897," instead of" first Wednesday in February, 1897." 
Mr. Boynton, of Calhoun, called for the previous question, which call was sustained. 
The amendment offered by 1\h. Edwards, of Haralson,. was put and lost. 
On the substitute offered by the committee, Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, called for the. ayes and nays, which 
 
 THURSDAY, DECE~IBER 17, 1896. 
 
897 
 
call was sustained as follows, the ayes being 61, the uays 45. 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hall, 
 
Reece, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Burke, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Redding, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWash't'nSwift, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Law, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
_Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Clarke. 
 
Cannon, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Clement, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Charters, 
 
McDonald, 
 
West, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Wright, 
 
Davison, 
 
Patten, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Parker, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Those who voted in the negative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Bush, Berry, Bartlett, Blalock, Collum, Copeland, Durham, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Faust, Ford, _Freeman, 
57b 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Phinizy, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawlings, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Moore, 
 
Salter, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Underwood, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wren, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Walden, 
 
McCook, 
 
Watkins, 
 
McKee, 
 
\\>hippie, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Yates, 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Those not voting were :M:essrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Lott, 
 
Bates, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
.Brown, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison, 
 
.Bussey, 
 
Foster, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Black, 
 
Felker, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Branch, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Niles, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hill, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
B~dgood, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Hightower, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth,Reid, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Sell, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Turner, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Deakins, 
 
Lance, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Leard, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Little, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 60. Nays 45. Not voting 69. 
 
The original resolution, by Mt. Felder of ]'ulton, was passed by substitute. 
 
The Speaker announced the following as the committee under the r~solution just adopted by substitute: Messts. Felder, Meldrim, Boynton of Calhoun, Slaton, Thqmas of Clarke, Whipple, Hawes, Hall, Pearce of Houston. 
Leaves of absence wete asked by and granted to Messrs. Knowles and Bussey. 
On motion of Mr. Swift of Elbett, the House adjourned to to-monow morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
  
 
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1896. 
 
~99 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, December 18, 1896. 
The House, pursuant to adjoul'l1ment, met at this hour, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
 
The roll was called, and the follo~ing members an!'!Wered to their names, to wit : 
 
Adams, 
 
Ford, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bates, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bond, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Hall, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hill, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Pearce, 
 
.l::lowden, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reid, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Roberts, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Rawlings, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Taliaferro Slaton, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Craig, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Lance, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Leard, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Turner, 
 
Collum, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
  
 
900 
 
JouRSAL oF THE HousE. 
 
(;lement, 
 
Law, 
 
Charters, 
 
Moore, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Durham, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Davison, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McMichael, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Edge, 
 
McCook, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McKee, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, \Vilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Black, Brannen, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Felker, Grice, Hitch, 
 
Sell, Thomason of Morgan Vaughn, 
 
:Mr. West, of Lowndes, gave notice of a motion toreconsider the action of the House on yestetday in adopting the substitute proposed by the special committee to whom was referred the several resolutions, amendments and substitutes offered bearing upon the charges made by Senator W. Y. Carter against certain judicial officers of this State, etc. 
 
Mr. Copeland, of \Valker, moved to reconsider the action of the House in postponing indefinitely the following Senate bill: 
 
 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1896. 
 
SOl 
 
By Senator Statt of the Forty-third District- 
 
A bill to repeal the third section of an act approved December 16th, UHJ5, entitled an act to amend an act to provide for the appointment of auditors, etc. 
.. Mr. Edwards, of Haralson, gave notice of a motion 
to reconsidet the action of the House on yesterday in passing the following Senate bill: 
 
By Senator Thomson of the Fourteenth District- 
A bill to require claimants of land sold under transferted wild land tax fi. fas., etc., to bring suit for same within three years, etc. 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
On motion of Mr. Hill ()f Troup, the following Senate bill, which on yesterday was lost, was reconsidered, to wit: 
 
By Senator 'l'urner of the Thirty-seventh- 
A bill to amend section 428 of the third volume of the Code of 1895. 
 
Mr. West, of Lowndes, moved to reconsider the action of the House in agteeing to the substitute oft'ered by the special committee to whom was referred the resolution, etc., bearing upon the charges made by Senatot W. Y. Cartr against Judges Sweat and Reese. 
 
On the motion to reconside.r by Mr. West of Lowndes, Mt'. Whitaker, of Heard, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained and had, as follows: 
 
 902 
 
Jot:R~AL OF TilE HotJSE. 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Berry, Bartlett, Blalock, Bedgood, Collum, Clement, Calhoun, Copeland, Durham, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Faust, Ford, Foster, Griffin, 
 
Hill, 
 
Niles, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reece, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Roberts, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Rudicil, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Maddox, 
 
West, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Webb, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wight, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wren, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Walden, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Watkins, 
 
McCook, 
 
Whipple, 
 
McKee, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
McCranie, 
 
'Vilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Yates. 
 
Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLarty, 
 
Bond, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Brown, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Burke, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Patten, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hall, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Henderson of DeKalb, Quillian, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Swift, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Ccok of Decatur, Knowles, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
h.endrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Little, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Charters, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
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903 
 
Chapman, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatha~. 
 
Mozley, Meldrim, Montfort, Morrison, McDonald, McDaniel, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Wright, Wilkes, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Those not voting were 1\fessrs.- 
 
Armstrong, Atkinson, Black, Bowden, Baggett, Brannen, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Deakins, J)uncan of Lee, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes,. 
 
Freeman, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Grice, 
 
Reid, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Sell, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Taylor, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Leard, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
McGehee, 
 
Ayes 63. Nays 79. Not voting 32. 
 
The ayes being 63, the nays 79, the motion to re- 
consider was therefore lost. 
 
By unanimous consent, the following bills wete made special orders for the first Tuesday of the next session of the General Assembly, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Craig of Bibb- 
 
A bill to fix and regulate the employment of child labor, etc. 
 
By Mr. lla.wes of \Vanen- 
A bill to prohibit arresting officers in this State from advising or in any way procuring the dismissal ot settlement of any criminal wanants in their hands fot execution, etc. 
 
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The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Sectetary thereof: 
 
J.fr. Speaker: 
The following committee of the Senate has been appointed to draft re!:lolntions on the death of the late Hon. R. U. HatdemaiJ. Committee on part of Senate : Messrs. Stewart of the Twenty-seventh, Turner, Starr and Van Buren. 
 
Mr. Edenfield, Chaitman protem. of the Committee on Emollment, submitted the following report: 
 
.Jfr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled, and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit : 
 
An act to incorporate the city of Elberton. 
 
Also, an act to incorporate the town of Plains. 
 
Also, an act to incorporate the town of Yatesville. 
 
Also, an act to provide for the payment of costs in <)ivil cases in the County Courts and the Justice Courts of this State. 
 
Also, an act to provide compensation for election managers and clerks in the county of Wilkes. 
 
Also, an act to repeal an act approved February 28, 1876, providing that the insolvent cost of the Solicitor mentioned in said amendatory act shall be paid from funds realized from hiring out convicts of said county. 
 
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Also, an act to authorize the Superior and City Courts of this State to be held at place or places other than their respective court houses. 
 
Also, an act to prescribe regulations for conducting the business of the Supreme Court. 
 
Also, an act to prescribe and define a scholastic month. 
 
Also, an act to provide additional compensation for the Sheriff of the Supreme Court and the manner in which it shall be paid. 
 
Also an act to authorize and empower the town of Royston to issue and sell bonds. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the city of Augusta. 
 
Also, an act to amend section 943(a) of the Code of 1882, and acts amendatory thereof. 
 
Also, an act to autho1ize the Supreme Court to appoint three additional shorthand writers. 
 
Also an act to amend an act incorporating the American Trust and Banking Company. 
 
Also, an act to incorporate the town of Baldwin. 
Also, an act to amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882. 
Also, an act to define the powers of the Recorder of the city of Augusta. 
Also, an act to change the present corporate limits of Americus. 
 
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Also, au act to abolish the City Court of Elbert county. 
 
Also, an act to amend an act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved Octobet 30, 1885, entitled an act to regulate and control cettain couvicts. 
Also, an act to prescribe who are qualified to vote in the elections in the village of Summerville. 
Also, an act to authorize the commissioner:> of the village of Summetville to provide fot the registration of qualified voters in said v.illage. 
 
Also, an act to make penal the collection ot receiving of fees fot obtaining pensions. 
 
Also, au ad to cl!ange the time of holding the fall term of Hemy County Snperiot Court. 
 
Also au act to approptiate the ptoceeds on the hite of misdemeanor convicts In the N ol'thern Judicial Circuit. 
 
Also, au act to amend the chartet of the town of Oakland. 
 
Also, au act to repeal an act to require Spalding county to pay the officet:> of coutt the cost now allowed by law. 
 
Also, an act to enlarge the corpomte limits of the city of Aluany. 
Also, an act to fix the bond of the treasurer of Richmond county. 
 
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The committee also report as July enrolled and signed by the Speake.t of the House and President of the Senate, the following resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution petitioning the President of the United States to suspend the sentences of revenue violators. 
 
Also, a joint resolution pi'Oviding fot the appropriation of one hundred and thirty dollars to defray the expenses of the recent inaugural. 
 
Also, a tesolution extending sympathy to the Cubans, 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate bas passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Honse bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to amend the chat'tct of the town of Boston. 
 
Also, a bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to improve its sidewalks, aLd for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal all laws iucorporating the town of Buford, and for otlJm purposes, as amended. 
 
Also, a bill to amend, revise aud alter the several acts incorpomt1ng the town of \Vhigham, in the county of Decatur, and for other plllposes. 
 
Also, a bill to ameud the charter of Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgety. 
 
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Also, a bill to alter and amend the charter of the town of Barnesville in the county pf Pike. 
 
Also, a bill amending the charter of the town of Davisboro in the couuty of \Yashington, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act incorporating the town of Hometville in the county of Clinch, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, the follo,ving bill, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to eteate a Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the county of DeKalb. 
 
The following bill failed to receive the requisite constitutional" majority and was lost. 
 
A bill to create the office of Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate has also concurred in the following resolutions, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution autbotizing the Governor to appoint delegates to the Good Roads Congress at Orlando, Florida. 
 
Also, a joint resolution to suspend the collection of State taxes in the county of Mcintosh, for the year 1896. 
Also, a resolution to apptopriate two hundred and twenty-five dollars for pensions of certain Confederate soldiers. 
 
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909 
 
Mr. Edwards, of Haralson, moved to reconsider the following Senate bill, which was on yesterday passed by the House, to wit : 
 
By Senator Thomson of the Fourteenth District- 
 
A bill to require claimants oi land sold under transferred wild land tax fi. fas., etc., to bring suit for same within three years, etc. 
 
The motion to reconsider was lost. 
 
Mr. Johnson, of Hall, move9- to reconsider the action of the House in the failure, on yesterday, to pass the following bill, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Johnson of Hall- 
 
A bill to abolish the days known as "three days of grace." 
 
The motion ,to reconsider was adopted, and the bill :b.xed as the special ordet for the second Thursday of the next session of the General AssemLly. 
 
The following Senate:bill was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Senator Gray of the Twenty-third District- 
 
A bill to establish a special department of Horticulture and Pomology. 
 
The following Senate bills were read the third time, the report of the conimittees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit: 
 
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By Senator Golightly of the Thirty-sixth- 
 
A bill to amend the chartet of the Atlanta & West Point Railway Company. 
 
Mr. Ellis, of Stewart, moved to table the bill, which motion was lost. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was pas.,ed. 
 
On motion of Mt. Watkins of Gilmer, the following bill was made the special ordet for the second Thursday of next session, to wit: 
By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer- 
 
A bill to amend patagraph 1 of section 1 of article 7 of the Constitution of this State. 
 
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-fourth District- 
 
A joint resolution continuing in existence the special commission allowed under a joint resolution approved December 18, 1894, for the purpose of hearing, considering and determining matter relative to the Western & Atlantic Railroad, etc. 
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 96, nays 0. 
The resolution was therefore adopted. 
 
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911 
 
By Senator Blalock of the Thirty-fifth District- 
 
A hill to authorize the H.ailroad Commission of Georgia to compel the attendance of shippers and others for the purpose of giving evidence on certain conditions. 
 
Un the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the uays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majOtity was passed. 
By Senator Gmy of Twenty-third District- 
A bill to amend the last paragraph of section 918 of the Code of 1882. 
The committee ptoposed to amend by striking out tlte word ''filed" iu the 25th line of first section, and in-settiug in lieu thereof the wotds "filled up," which was agreed to. 
 
Also, by inserting in the caption after the word ~'amend" in the fitst line of the caption the words "the law as contained in," which was agreed to. 
Also, by inserting i11 tlw second line of section 1, 1.1,ftet the wonl "the" and befote the word "last," the words, "the law as contained in," which was agreed to. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the ua.ys 4. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was thetefore passed as amended. 
 
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By Senator Stan of Forty-third Disttict- 
 
A bill to authotize the town of Calhoun to establish and maintain a system of public schools. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was therefore passed. 
By Senator Geiger of the First District- 
A bill to ptovide for the uniform amendment of ba11k charters. 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
The bill having received a constitutional majority was therefote passed. 
 
By Senator Berner of Twenty-second District- 
 
A bill to provide for a clerk for the Supreme Court Reporter. 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to lay the bill on the table, which motionwas lost. 
 
Mr. McLaughlin, of Meriwether, moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed. 
Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved that when the House adjourn it adjourn to 3 o'clock p. m. 
 
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913 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned to 3 o'clock this afternoon. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
., 
The House reconvened at this hour and was called to orller by the Speaker protem. 
The Senate amendments to the following bills were concurred in, to wit : 
By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb- 
A bill to abolish the Boa1d of Commissioners of Roads aud Revenues for the county of DeKalb. 
By Messrs. McDonald aud Clement of Gwinnett- 
A bill to repeal all laws mcorporating the town of Buford and enacting a new charter for same. 
The General Judiciary Committee, of which Mr. Felder is chairman, submitted the following report: 
Jh. Speaker: 
The General Judiciary 'Committee have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to repo1t ~ack to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: 
Bill 39, which pl'Ovides for establishing public roads where landowners consent thereto and donate land for the same. 
58h 
 
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The committee have also considered the following Senate bill, which they recommend do pass as amended, to wit: 
 
Bill 37, which amends section 4067 of the Code of 1882. 
 
The committee have also considered the following Senate bills, which they recommend do not pass, to wit : 
 
Bill 20, which provides for the mannet of ?orporate stock to be transferred as collateral security. 
 
Also, Bill 49, which amends section 2385 of the Code of 1882. 
 
The committee !Jave not considered Senate Bill No. 67, but recommend that it be committed to the Committee on Election laws. 
 
Respectfully submitted. THOS. B. FELD~R, Jt., Chairman. 
 
The following resolution was read the second time, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Pearce of Houston-. 
A joint resolution relating to pensions of the veterm1s of the war with Mexico. 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
A resolution requesting the Geotgia members of Congress to give theit support to a bill now pending in Congress to provide arbitration between corporations and theit employees. 
 
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915 
 
The following Senate bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to and put upon its passage, to wit : 
 
By Senator Dunwody of the Fourth District- 
 
A bill to alter and amend the act entitled "an act to provide for the establishment and government of a State naval militia, etc." 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes wete 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill having received a constitutional majority, was passed. 
 
The following bill, which was reconsidered, was made the special order for to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, to wit: 
 
By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seventh District- 
 
A bill to amend section 428 of the third volume of the Code of 189-'i. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to Messrs. Duncan, of Lee, and Patten, of Thomas, on account of sickness. 
 
'l'he reconsideration of action of the House on the following Senate bill was made the special order fot to-mot-row morning at 10 o'clock, to wit: 
 
By Senator Starr of the Forty-third District- 
 
A bill to repeal the third section of an act approved 
 
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December 16, 1895, entitled "an act to amend the act to provide for the appointment of auditors, etc." 
 
. The following resolution was read the third time and adopted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Pearce of Houston- 
 
A joint resolution relat;ive to pensions of the veterans of the wat with Mexico, etc. 
 
The following bill was !"cad the thircl time, the report of the committee agreell to anJ. put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Mt. Atkinson of Camden- 
 
A bill to make Staftiml's Office Calendar legal evidence coveti ng all dates, etc. 
 
The committee pl'Oposell to amend by adtling the following adllitionnl proviso to section 1, to wit: 
 
"Provided, that this act shall not aftect any calendar which has heretofore been ll1<tlle legal evide1ce in this :::ltate," which was adopted. 
 
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0. 
 
The bill ha \'i ng recci ved a cousti tutioual majority, was passed ns amended. 
 
The following Senate bill was reall the third time, the rel'ott of the committee agteed to anfl put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1896. 
 
917 
 
By Senator Culver of the Twentieth Disttict- 
 
A btl! to ptovide for the establishment of public roads when landownets consent thereto. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate thwngh Mt. Clifton, the Sectetal'y the!'eof: 
 
J/ r. Speako: 
The Senate has concmTed in the House amendment to Senate amendment to House tesolution appointing a School-book Commission. 
 
~Ir. Dodson, of Sumter, moved to table the bill, which motion was lost. 
 
Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, moved that the bill be mdefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed. 
 
T!Je following l'esolution was otfe!'ed and read, to wit: 
 
By Mt. Boj~d of McDuffie- 
 
A resolution providing that the Committee of Investigation Le authoL"ized fULther to hear, considel' and repol"t upon any charges of misconduct that may be duly an(l formally presented, etc., against any othet State official, snch charges to be filed with the chaitnHm on or befo!'e ,Janua!'y 5, 1897. 
 
Mr. "\Vhitaker, of Heard, otiered the following as a substitute fot the resolution by Mr. Boyd of McDuffie: 
 
Resolved, That the committee heretofore appointed by this House to examine into and investigate the charges heretofore made against Judges J. L. Sweat 
 
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and Seab. Reese be, and the _same is hereby, authorized to investigate any and all charges against the members of the judiciary of Georgia, which may be made in writing and properly submitted to said committee prior to its dischatge by this House, and repott their findings in the premises. 
 
Ml'. Slaton moved to table the resolution and the substitute. 
 
On the question of tabling the resolution and the substitute Mr. Boyd, of McDuffie, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained and had as follows, the ayes being 59, the nays 38. 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Felder, 
 
Niles, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bates, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bush, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Burke, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rudicil, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Black, 
 
Little, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Longley, 
 
Stone,  
 
Burwell, 
 
Law, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Morgan, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Mullinax, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Cannon, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wight, 
 
Callaway, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McKee, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Durham, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
F'aust, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Yates, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Those who votBd in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, Boyd, Cole, 
 
Fogarty, Gowen, Griffin, 
 
Oliver, Pearce, Phinizy, 
 
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Calvin, Calhoun, Chapman, Deakins, Davison, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edge, Edenfield, Foster, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Swift, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Underwood, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
West, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Wright, 
 
Lott, 
 
Walden, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
~cConnell, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Bond, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas, 
 
Berry, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Brown, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Branch, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hall, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Redding, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of DeKalb, Salter, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Forsyth, Sell, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Hall, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Baker, Taylor, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Collum, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Clement, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wren, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morrison, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ayes 59. Nays 38. Not voting 77. The motion to table therefore prevailed. 
 
The hour of adjournment having atrived, the House adjoumed to 7:30 o'clock p. m. 
 
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7:30 O'clock p.m. 
 
The House reconvened at this hoat, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
ill r. S peaket: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Senate bill, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to provide when the stock law shall go into eftect where any militia district in the future may adopt the stock law, and for other purposes. 
 
Mr. Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Penitentiary, submitted the following repoL"t: 
 
Jf1. S pcukcr: 
The Committee on the Penitentiary have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which they direct me to report back to the House, with the recom. mendation that the same do not pass, to wit: 
 
A bill to appoint a joint committee on lease of convicts, and for other purposes. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
H. A. HALL, Chairman. 
The following Senate bill was recommitted to the Joint Committee on Election Laws, to wit : 
 
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921 
 
By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seventh District- 
 
A bill to amend an act approved December 17th, 1894, entitled an act to provide for the registration of voters in this State, etc. 
 
The following bill was read the third time, to wit: 
 By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seventh District- 
A bill to amend section 4067 of the Code of 1882. 
The committee proposed to amend by inserting in the -caption after the word "amend" and before the word "''section" in the first line thereof, the following, to wit: -''the law as embodied in," which was agreed to. 
The committee proposed further to amend by inserting in the second line of section 1, after the word -"amend" and before the word "section," the words, -"the law as embodied in,' which was agreed to. 
 
The report of the committee was agteed to. 
On the passage of the hill, Mr. Hill, of Troup, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, the .ayes being 68, the nays 23, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were }fessrs.- 
 
Armstrong, .Bates, .Bush, .Bond, .Burke, Bowden, Burwell, Blalock, .Bedgood, 
 
Edenfield, Freeman, Griffin, Hall, Hill, Hamby, Hightower, Kaigler, Kendrick, 
 
Parker, Palmer, Pearce, Reid, Roberts, Salter, Simpson, Stone, Smith of Hancock, 
 
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Boynton of Spalding, Longley, 
 
Craig, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Cole, Cook of Decatur, 
 
. Maddox, 
Mullinax, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Cannon, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Clement, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Charters, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McKee, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McGehee, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Edge, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
West, 
 
Walden, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
 
 
Yates, 
 
Those voting in the negative were :Messrs,- 
 
Brown, Bartlett, Calhoun, Chapman, Durham, Deakins, Ford, Ji'oster, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt McCook, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, McLarty, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nOgletree, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Lott, 
 
Wren, 
 
Law, 
 
Wright, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Grice, 
 
Patten, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Black, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Branch, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Redding, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Rudicil, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Swift, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Appling, Sell, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Taliaferro Smith of Crawford, 
 
 Bennet of Glynn, Kiser, 
 
Taylor, . 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Knowles, 
 
Turner, 
 
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Calvin, Collum, Callaway, Duffy, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Lance, Leard, Little, Moore, Morgan, Meldrim, Mansfield, Morrison, McLaughlin, McDonough, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, Webb, Wight, Wilkes, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 68. Nays 2:3. Not voting 83. 
 
Having failed to receive a constitutional majority, the bill was lost. 
 
Mr. Hill, of Ttoup, gave notice of a motion, on tomorrow morning, to reconsidet the action of the House just taken. 
The following Senate bill was read the first time and refened to Geneml Judiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By Senator Walker of the :Fortieth DistrictA bill to repeal section 1455(a) of the Code of 1882. 
 
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to Messrs. Nisbet and Bussey on account of sickness, and to Mr. Thomas, of Clatke, on account of important busmess. 
The following bill was, by unanimous consent, introduced, read the first time, and refened to General J udiciary Committee, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Copeland of \Valker- 
A bill to remove the disabilities of law forbidding the marriage of Jesse G. Sims and Etta Sims by reason of relationship, etc. 
 
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On motion of Mr. Boynton of Calhoun, the action of the House in indefinitely postponing the following bill was reconsidered, and the same was put upon its pas-sage, to wit: 
 
By Senatot Berner of the Twenty-second District- 
 
A bill to provide for a clerk for the Supreme Court Reporter, etc. 
 
On motion of Mr. Charters of Lumpkin, the bill was tabled. 
 
The adverse reports of the committees on the foiL1wing Senate bills were agreed to and the bills lost, to wit: 
 
By Senator Thomson of the Fourteenth District- 
 
A bill to amend section 23Hj of the Code of 1882. 
 
By Senator Redwine of the Thirty-third District- 
 
A bill to provide for the transfer of corporate stock when used and transfetred a'l collateral security, and to provide for the protection of the holder thereof, and for othet purposes. 
 
The adverse report of the committee on the following Senate resolution was agreed to, and the resolution was lost, to wit: 
 
By Senator Kilpatrick of the Twenty-eighth District- 
A resolution to provide for the appointment of a joint committee on the lease of convicts, and for other purposes. 
 
On motion of Mr. Dodson of Sumter, the action of the 
 
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925. 
 
House in agreeing to the adverse report of the committee was reconsidered. 
 
Mr. Fogarty, of Richmond, moved that the resolution be laid upon the table, which motion was lost. 
 
Mr. 'Yhitaker, of Heard, moved that the report of the committee, which was adven;e to the passage of the bill, be again agreed to, which motion prevailed and the resolution was lost. 
 
On motion of Mr. McDonahl of Gwinnett, the H~use took a recess for fifteen minutes. 
 
9:35 O'clock. 
The Speaker reconvened the House at this hour. 
The following resolution was offered and l"ead, to wit: 
By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
A resolution providing that the General Assembly take a recess for the remaining day of this session, and that it 
shall be reconvened at nine o'clock a. m. on the first 'yed- 
nesday in February, 1897. 
Mr. Hawley, of Rabun, moved to amend by inserting "ten" o'clock in lieu of " nine,'' which was agreed to. 
The resolution was adopted as amended. 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Honse adjourned to to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. 
 
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, December 19, 1896. 
The House met pUt"suant to adjournment at 9 o'clock .a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dt. Walker Lewis. 
 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Adams, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDonough, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Faust, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Aw~y, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Foster, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bates, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Bush, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bond, 
 
I<'reeman, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Berry, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Brown, 
 
Hall, 
 
Parker, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bussey, 
 
rtill, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Black, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Branch, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt Reid, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Reece, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Roberts, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Redding, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Brahnen, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Rutherford, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Salter, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Knowles, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Lance, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
Leard, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
.Cole, 
 
Lott, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Longley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cook of Oconoo, 
 
Law, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Collum, 
 
Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Tli.ompson, 
 
.Clement., 
 
Morgan, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
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927 
 
Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edge, Mdwards, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Meldrim, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Patten, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hightower, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Herrington, 
 
Sell, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Irwin, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Vaughn, 
 
l<'elker, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Grice, 
 
Little, 
 
The Journal was read and confirmed. 
 
Mr. Berry, of Whitfield, moved to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday in indefinitely postponing the following Seuate bill, to wit: 
By Senator Starr of the Forty-third District- 
A bill to repeal the third section of an act approved December 16th, 1895, entitled an act to amend an act to provide for the appointment of auditors, prescribe t heit duties, etc. 
 
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JOURNAl~ OF THE HOGSE. 
 
The motion prevailed and the bill was reconsidered. 
 
On motion of Mt-. Hill of Troup, the action of the House on yesterday in its failure to pass the following Senate bill was reconsidered, to wit: 
 
By Senator Turner of the 'fhirty-seventh Disttict- 
A hill to amend section 4067 of th<:l Code of 1882. 
~It-. \Vest, of Lowndes, moved to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday iu tabling the following resolution, with the substitute offered therefor and the amendment thel'eto, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Boyd of MeDuffie- 
 
A resol'lltion enlal'ging the powers of the special joint committee to investigate the chal'ges against Judges Sweat and Reese, and anthol'izing chal'ges to be brought agaiust others, etc.. 
 
U pou the motion to reconsider, Mr. Vvest, of Lowndes, ealled for the ayes aud nays, which call was sustained and had, as follows, the ayes being 41, the nays 81. 
 
Thos~ Yoting in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold,_ Brown, Branch, Baggett, Collum, Clement, Calhoun, Copeland, Duffy, DaYison, Duncan of Houston, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Floy.l, 
 
Foster, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Gowen, 
 
-Nisbet, 
 
Griffin, 
 
rni~~ 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Ogletree, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Pearce, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Salter, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomas of \Vare, 
 
Lott, 
 
U ndenYOOll, 
 
2\Iontfort, 
 
West, 
 
l\Iansfield, 
 
Wren, 
 
2\IcDonald 
 
\Vaiden, 
 
:\ldlichael, 
 
Whitaker. 
 
:\lcConnell, 
 
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929 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McKee, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ford. 
 
McGehee, 
 
Bates, 
 
Felder, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Bush, 
 
Freeman, 
 
~iles, 
 
Berry, 
 
Hall, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hill, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Parker, 
 
Black, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Henderson of Dt>Kalb, Quillian, 
 
Bos veil, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Rudicil, 
 
B~rtlett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Slaton, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Simpson, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Knowles,. 
 
Stone, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock. 
 
Boifeuillet 
 
Longley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
.Boynton of Calhoun, Law, 
 
Thomason of Morgan r 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Moore, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cole, 
 
Mozley, 
 
'fhornas of Pierce, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Webb, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wight, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Wright, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
'Vorsham, 
 
Durham, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Duman of Chatham, McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox. 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Grice, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boyd. 
 
 Hitch, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Hightower, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Herrington, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Irwin, Swift, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Hall, 
 
~ell, 
 
Craig, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Turner, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Lanct>, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Little, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
59h 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Ennis of Baldwin, 
Fo~rarty, 
Felker, 
 
McCranie, Nevin, Patten, Phinizy, 
 
\'/atkins, 
Wilke~. 
Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 41. Nay., 81. Not voting 52. 
 
The motion to reconsider was therefore lost. 
 
On motion of Ml'. Berry of Whitfield, the following Senate bill was made the special order for the Fl'iday after the fourth Wednesday in October, at 10 o'clock, of the next session, to wit: 
 
By Senatol' Starr of l!,otty-third Disttict- 
A bill to repeal the third section of an act approved December 16, 1895, entitled an act to amend au act to provide fot the appointmeut of auditors, prescribe their duties, etc. 
 
The following !'esolution was iutroduced, read the first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Bridges. 
 
By Mr. Cmig of Bibb- 
A resolution directing the enforcement of section 633 of the Code of 1882, by directing the Judges of the 8upel'ior Coutts to give the same iu chatge to the grand juries. 
 
The following Senate bill, being a special order, was taken up, read and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By Senator Turner of Thirty-seventh District- 
A bill to amend section 428 of the third volume of the Code of 1895. 
 
 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896. 
 
931 
 
Mr. McLaughlin, of Meriwether, moved to indefinitely postpone the bill, which motion was lost. 
 
Mr. Longley, of Troup, called for the previous question, which call was sustained and had. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes were called for by Mr. Longley, of Troup, which call was sustained and had, as follows : 
The ayes being 76, the nays 28. 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, 
 
 Ford, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Berry, 
 
Foster, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Brown. 
 
Freeman, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Black, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hill, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of Washt'n,Quillian, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Reece, 
 
Bed~ood, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Salter, 
 
Boynto:o. of Calhoun, Kaigler, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Craig, 
 
Leard, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Cole, 
 
Lott, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Longley, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Moore, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wight, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wright, 
 
Durham, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Deakins, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Elge, 
 
Morrison, 
 
whitaker, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Faust, 
 
McConnell, 
 
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JouRsAL oF THE HousE. 
 
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Bush, Burke, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Bennet of Glynn, Clement, Copeland, Callaway, Dickerson, Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt,Palmer, 
 
Law, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
McKee, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
McDonough, 
 
West, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Webb, 
 
Oakes, 
 
'Vorsham, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Boyd, Boswell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Charters, Davison, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edwards, Ennis of Baldwin, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
McCook, 
 
Felder; 
 
Patten, 
 
Felker, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Grice, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Hall, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Rawlingtz, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Redding, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Swift, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Simpson, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Sell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Smith of Crawford. 
 
Johnson of Appling, Taylor, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro, Turner, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
I.ance, 
 
V~tnghn, 
 
Little, 
 
'Vren, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
W~ttkins, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wilkes. 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Yates, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 74. Nays 28. Not voting 72. 
 
The bill having failed to receive a constitutional majority, was lost. 
 
 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896. 
 
933 
 
The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Thomason of Morgan- 
 
A resolution providing for a joint committee to visit next encampment of the Georgia Volunteers, and make a report at next session. 
 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A resolution excusing the elevator boy and pages after the morning session for the balance of the day. 
 
By .Mr. Bmnch of Columbia- 
A resolution extending the thanks of the House to the Speaker for his impartiality, courtesy, etc. 
Mr. Bmncb, of Columbia, moved to amend by including the Speaker pro tern., which was agreed to. 
 
The resolution, as amended, was unanimously adopted. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following repott : 
 
:lil'. Speaker: 
.The Committee on Enrollment report as du,ly enrolled. and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to amend the charter of the town of Boston. 
 
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a Also, an act for the appointment of School-book 
Commission, etc. 
 
Also, an act to authorize the City Council of Augusta to grant the use of the streets to railroad companies and other corporations. 
 
Also, an act to repeal an act to create a_ Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for DeKalb county. 
 
Also, an act to alter and amend the charter of tLe town of Barnesville, in Pike county. 
 
Also, the followi~g resolution: 
 
A resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint delegates to the Good Roads Congress at Orlando, Fla. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr; Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed the following House bills by the requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
 
A bill to repeal the second section of an act approved March 1, 1875, to fix the compensation of the County Treasurer of JefFerson county. 
 
Also, a bill to declare unlawful all trusts and combinations in restraint of trade aud production. 
 
Also, a bill to repeal an act incorporating the city of Tallapoosa, with amendments. 
 
 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, lf\96. 
 
9:15 
 
Also, a resolution to appropriate sixty dollars to pay Mrs. Delia Owens, of Rabun county. 
 
The following bill is returned to the House, with re- 
.,. quest that the introducer be allowed to withdraw the 
same: 
~ 
A bill to repeal an act amending the liquor laws of Hart county. 
 
Unanimous consent was granted Mr. Leard, of Hart, to withdraw the following bill, to wit : 
 
By M1. Leard of liar- 
 
A bill to repeal the act amending the liquor law of Hart county. 
 
The following message was received fmm the Seuate through Mr. Clifton, :Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speak~r: 
The Senate has passed. the following House bill by the requisite constitutional majority, with amendments, in which the concurrence of the House is asked : 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Judicial aud Legislative departments of the government, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: The Senate insists on its amendments to House Bill 
 
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JouRNAL OF THE HousE. 
 
No. 4, entitled an act to authorize solvent Guarantee Companies, Fidelity Insurance Companies and Fidelity Deposit Companies to become surety on certain bonds, and fot other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate, through M1'. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has appointed on the Committee of Con- 
ference to House Bill No. 4, Messrs. Battle, Golightly 
and Dunwody. 
 The following Conference Committee was appointed 
by the Speaker on the part of the House, to wit : 
Messrs. Felder, Edwards and West. 
 
Mr. Olive1, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
lllr. Speaker: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and delivered to the Governor, the following acts, to wit : 
- 
An act to amend the general pilotage laws of this State. 
 
Also, an act to incorporate the town of Mitchell, in the county of Glascock. 
 
Also, an act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Burke county. 
 
 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896. 
 
937 
 
Also, an act to prohibit the poisioning of any spring, well or reservoir of water, and to provide for a penalty for the violation of the same. 
 
The committee also report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, the followillg resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution that a committee be appointed to examine into and report upon the amount's received by the University from the federal government. 
 
Also, a resolution to accept the portrait of Hon. R. U. Hardeman, to be hung in the treasuty. 
 
Also, a resolution to pay pensions to the widows or minor children of certain deceased Confederate soldiers. 
Respectfully submitted. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Hall, Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
Your committee, charged with the duty of inspecting the condition, and reporting thereon, of the Penitentiary convicts of the State, beg leave to submit, as the result of their investigation, this report: 
The shortness of time allowed and pressing legislative duties have not permitted that thorough investigation essential to correct conclusions. For evident reasons, a committee hastily visiting a convict camp may not always obtain proper information as to its 
 
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management; and it may happen that commendation is given where undeserved and withheld where merited. With a view of obtaining a more thorough and complete investigation, it is submitted that a better plan would be to appoint., at one session, committees to .visit and inspect the varions camps duting recess and repOtt to the next session of the House. 
The punishment of criminals should be made to setve as a deterrent example to would-be offenders, yet, withal humane. Cruelty is no patt of penology. 'l'bc law knows not vengeance, nor is its punishment in any sense retaliatory. 'l'he protedion of society against abnormal, lawless members, and the possible refotnration of the delinquent, are primal considerations. These are best subsetved by making the offender perform hard labor-labor being au effective ptomotet of reform; inthe meanwhile he should be fumished with sufficient raiment and wholesome .cand proper food. To insufficiently clothe and poody feed the convicts is inexcusable -a cruel default which the State should not permit. The attention of the Peuitentiaty department is called to the abuses set forth in the reports of some of the subcommittees, to the end that such as exist may be cotrected. 
With the close of the State'A lease contract, viewing its operations through the years, your committee ate impressed with the fact, that while the lease has been 
comparatively inexpensiveJ to the State, it has proved 
but an experiment with many attendant evils. " 7 bether the experience of the past can enable us to so perfect the system as to meet the approval of enlightened public opinion, we gravely doubt. Impressed with the difficulties attendant upon the proper solution of the question, your committee have recommended tbe appointment of a committee charged with the duty of in- 
 
 SATU'RDA Y, DECEMBER 19, 1896. 
 
939' 
 
vestigating the diffetent systems in use and Tepottiug the result thereof to the next session of the House. 
The wise and judicious management of the Penitentiary department deserves high commendation. 
Such abuses as may exist are not chargeable to any neglect on the part of these officials. 
The c01idition of the various camps is set forth more fully in the reports of the sub-committees appointed to visit them.  
The committee appointed to visit the camps at Richwood, Kmmer, Pitts and Glenwood, rep01t as follows: 
At Richwood we found 153 colored and 10 white convicts. The stockade is in as cleanly a condition as could be expected under the citcumstances; the premises and surroundings ate in good condition. N otwithstanding the complaint of one or two convicts, we found them well supplied with wholesome and snbstanti'al food, and theit appearance indicated good tteatment. Captain Gary, who has this camp in charge, is coutteous and humane, and under his direction the convicts ate tteated as well as crimiuals deserve. 
At Kramer we found 100 colored and 8 white convicts. A thorough investigation revealed no abuses on the part of the management. As at Richwood, we found the convicts well fed and clothed. Capt. Cmbb and Motgan Gress gave every assistance to enable the committee to make a thorough investigation. 
At Pitts we found a camp that is a model for cleanliness, containing 54 colored and 8 white convicts. Everything was foutid in good condition. Rut one death in three years is proof of their good health. Gambling and cursing are not allowed at this camp. Preaching is regulal'ly had. Capt. Tyson, in charge of this camp, merits commendation. 
Glenwood is comparatively a new camp, and the 
 
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buildings are not as good as they should be. Capt. Gibson informed your committee that improvements would soon be made. There are at this camp 39-colored and 2 white convicts. They appear to be sufficiently provided with food and clothing. 
Upon the whole we believe there is no just cause of -complaint at the above named camps; and we believe the couvicts me as well treated as could be expected. 
The committee appointed to inspect the camps at Worth and Lenox report as follows: 
We found the two camps at Worth (Nos. 2 and 3) in very good condition. The buildings in which the convicts are confined are neat and clean. They are provided with good heaters and ate sufficiently well ceiled to protect the cotivicts from the cold weather. Their beds and bedding looked neat and comfortable, and they seemed to be provided with ample provisions. We were pleased with the result of out investigation, and -commend the management of these camps. 
With reference to the camp at l.enox, we are pained to say that we cannot give snell a favomble report. Unfortunately the camp is located in a low, flat place, which makes it very severe and disagteeable to the convicts in rainy weathet'. When we were there it had been raining for several days and was very cold, and in many instances the convicts were compelled to wade thl'Ough mud and water in the performance of their duties. While all this is very hard on the convicts in rainy seasons, we do not know that the authorities can well avoid it, except by a removal of the camp. The building in which the convicts were confined was very poor indeed. Large crevices in difierent parts of the building rendet it extremely disagteeable in cold weather. The bed-covering was insufficient for cold weather. The building could be pl'Opel'ly fitted up with 
 
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941 
 
Jittle expense, and your committee recommend that.it be done. 
The committee appointed to visit the camps at Smithsonia and Heardmont report as follows : 
We found the camp at Smithsonia to be in excellent condition. The convicts are well clothed, and have a sufficient amount of wholesome food, and as far as we could ascertain are treated no more harshly than tlie law contemplates. 
The committee, after a thorough examination of the camp at Heardmont, were gratified to find it iu an excellent condition. The prison was clean and well ventilated, and is furnished with stoves for beating purposes. The convicts were well clothed and their appearance indicated good treatment. 
The committee appointed to visit the camps at Adrian~ in Johnson county, Echo, in Bulloch county, and Pinetucky, in Jefferson county, report as follows: 
At Adrian and Pinetucky we found 19 white and 199 colored convicts. They are engaged in saw-milling and farming. They are well fed and clothed, and seemed to be kindly treated. The management of these camps is very good. We recommend that more stoves be provided during wintm. We heard of some complaint of medical inattention. 
At Echo we f'flnnd 5 whites and 112 colored convicts. The work required is the same as at Adrian and Pinetncky. We learned that during the past year two men had each a leg broken, and two had each an arm broken, and one had Lis foot cut off. The bedding at this camp is bad, and the quarters are in a filthy condition. The cooking is improperly done, and the food as prepared is unwholesome. .\lore vegetables should be provided and the food bettet prepared. We found that about sixty convicts sleep in a railroad car from l\londay till Saturday. We found only 
 
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two pillows and they were extremely filthy. The bunks should be improved. 
The committee appointed to visit the convict camps at Cole City, in the county of Dade, and the camps in 'Valker county, known as the Durham mines, report as follows: 
The committee visited the Cole City camps on Saturday, the 5th of December, arriving at said camps early in the morning of that day, and proceeded at once to make such investigation of tLe condition of said camps, -cate and treatment and general condition of the convicts, who are at work in said mines, as was possible for the committee to do under all circumsta.nces sutrounding a hasty investigation of this kind. 
It required but little time, a mere walking throug-h their sleeping quartets, to ascertain the misemble and loathsome condition of the quartet's prov~ded for these wretched convicts, the only place where they could rest and sleep after a day's hard work in the mines. The bunks upon which they ate compelled to sleep, or not sleep at all, are dirty and foul in the extreme, and the committee do not hesitate to unqualifiedly condemn the same. 
We saw the convicts at wOLk in the coal mines, the -committee passing through from one end to the other of Rattl~snake mines, and having a fait oppottunity of seeing the work to which those unfottunate people have been sentenced according to the laws of our commonwealth-some ten, some twenty and some for and 4"1UI'ing their lives. To say that the wOLk of digging -coal out of the bowels of the earth, where nature has stored it, is hard, is putting it as mild as the meaning of the word hard will admit. In some places in the mine there is water in which the convicts are compelled to stand all the while that they are engaged in picking 
 
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ont and dislodging the hard coal from the vaults of the mountain. This work would be hard and disagreeable if done in the pure air and light of day and upon the dty ground, and under any circumstances and conditions, but when the work is performed under existing conditions, in the dark and dank cells of the mountains, the laborers standing in water and breathing foul air, half fed and half clothed, any one, to be able to fotm a propet conception of the severity of the work, n1ust see for himself. The wonder i:;, that the convicts, whose routine of work is fmm day to day in those dark mines, survive th-eir tasks for even a short petiod of time, especially if it be true, as the convicts assert, that they are compelled, when they are taken out of the mines after a day's tusk, to retire without a change of clothing and pmctically supperless, to rest and sleep upon filthy beds of straw with their legs chaine(l to posts and their hea.ds imbetlded in the black dust of coal. 
In the hospital of these camps we fountl four inmates, three of whom were suftering from wounds received by falling slate while they were digging in the mines, and one with one foot oft~ caused by being forced to stop a loaded cat as it was running tlown the incline. It is evident ftom such infotmation as the committee could obtain, and by the appeal'ance of things generally at those camps, that wrongs and abuses exist and ougltt to be corrected. 
We visited Durham mines, and found everything at those camps satisfactory. The care, treatment and general condition of the convicts at Durham mines are as good as could be reasonably expected under the citeumstances. There was no complaint, by the convicts, of bad treatment or scant rations. The convicts were almost unanimous in theit statement that they received 
 
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fair treatment and were furnished food ample in quantity and sufficient in variety, and the committee have no complaint to lodge against the officers in charge of this camp. In fact it is a model in all its appointments, and deserves the highest commendation. 
It is bnt proper for your committee to state that after the above report, relative to the condition existing at Cole City, was filed, the authorities of that camp asked permission, which was granted, to appear before your committee to answer the charges therein contained. They submitted affidavits, and the sworn returns of the officers in charge of the camp, and the oral testimony of witnesses going to show that the camp is conducted, in all its departments, as the law directs. 
The committee appointed to inspect the camps at Reynolds, Maxwell and McMillan, all 111 Charlton county, report as follows: 
We found 259 convicts at these camps. At Maxwell there were 111 colored and 1 white; at McMillan 82 colored and 6 whites, and at Reynolds 59 colored. The convicts are well fed and clothed and reasonably worked. There were six in the hospitals, two of whom were injured by the recent stotm, one slightly wounded by au ax, two sufl'ering from bilious attacks, and one suffering ftom general debility from long confinement in jail. The hospitals are under the efficient care of W. B. Hamby, M.D., and are properly managed. The sanitary condition of the camps appears to be good. Your committee were satisfied with the management of these camps. 
The committee appointed to visit and inspect the camp at Alexandersville, in Echols county, report as follows: 
'Ve visited and inspected this camp 011 the 15th day of December, 1896. 
 
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The sanitary condition of the camp is excellent, and the convicts are treated as well as could be expected under existing law and conditions, with the exception that the men complain that they occasionally have to sleep in wet clothes. They also complain that they have no opportunity to correspond with theirfamilies and friends. Two of the men who are required to perform hard work say that they are physically unable to do so on account of disease. The appearance of those two men indicates that they are not healthy men, The lower limbs of one of them are covered with sores from his body down. 
A few claim that they are frequently and severely whipped. One bears the marks of the lash, which may be deserved. We are unable to come to correct conclusions as to those special complaints, except as to the two affiicted men. These, we rep01't, ought not to be required to perform hard labor while in their present condition. The convicts at this camp ate well fed. Their food is substantial, wholesome and properly prepared, and is furnished in quantities perfectly satisfying even to the convicts. They all state that their tasks are reasonable. They admit that they are not overworked, with the exceptious above noted. 
The convicts are engaged in the saw-mill business. There are fifty-two convicts confined at this camp, all of whom are at work except one by name of Jesse Johnson, a life convict, who is permanently affiicted with scrofula. He is receiving good treatment in the well arranged and comfortable hospital of the camp. This hospital is undet the care of an attentive and skilful physician. The stockade of the camp is clean and comfortable and \Veil supplied with good sleeping apartments. 
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We regret to report anything disparaging concerning 
 
a camp conducted and regulated as this one is in most 
 
particulars, but feel it our imperative duty to call atten- 
 
tion to the complaints of the convicts, feeling, as we do, 
 
that if any or all of them are true as made, they will be 
 
promptly corrected. 
 
The committee appointed to inspe:~t the camps at Bay- 
 
boro, Bainbridge and Donaldsonville, report as follows: 
 
We found the condition at all of these camps good, the 
 
men confined therein being well fed, well clothed and well 
 
housed. The camps are as clean as could be expected, the 
 
sleeping the men 
 
compartment indicate good 
 
comfortable, and humane 
 
tarenadtmtheent.appearance 
 
of 
 
At Bayboro the total number of convicts confined is 
 
se,enty. Sixty-four colored, six white; all male. 
 
At Bainbridge the total number of convicts confined is 
 
seventy-seven. Colored seventy-four, white three; all 
 
male. 
 
At Donaldsonville the total number of convicts confined 
 
is sixty-four. Colored fifty-eight, white six ; all male. 
 
We wish to congratulate the State and penitentiary man- 
 
agement on the excellent condition of these camps and the 
 
manner in which they are conducted. 
 
The committee appointed to visit and inspect the camp 
 
at Grady, in Polk county, report as follows: 
 
We found the camp in good condition. The convicts 
 
are provided with ample provisions and comfortable cloth- 
 
ing. The building in which the convicts are housed is 
 
well ventilated and properly heated. Two of the convicts 
 
at this camp are sick, but they seemed to receive proper 
 
attention. The management of this camp is satisfactory. 
 
The committee inspecting the camp at Chattahoochee 
 
brick yards in Fulton county report the same to be in ex- 
 
cellent condition. There are 234 convicts at this camp, 
 
30 white and 204 colored. Their treatment is humane, 
 
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and they are provided with ample food and sufficient clothing. In all its departments this camp is managed satisfactorily. 
The committee appointed to visit and inspect the -camp at Bartow report as follows: 
The1e are at this camp 22 convicts, apparently in good health, save one, who is under t1eatment for an abscess, which renders him unable to work. The convicts all appear to be wel1 fed, humanely treated and properly worked. We found them provided with good dothes and shoes. The regulations as to quantity of food a1e fully complied with, and the quali~y was good. 'The cooking is neatly and properly done. The sleeping quarters are remarkably clean, the cots are well armnged, and the beds are good, with ample covering. The building is well ventilated and provided with stoves for heating. There is an abundance of pure spring water for all purposes, and the convicts are required to bathe once a week. 
The hospital, seldom tenanted, is clean and comfortable. Dr. Battle is the efficient physician in charge. No complaints were heard. 
Yom committee commends Messrs. J. U. Moore, the Assistant Keeper of the Penitentiary, and A. M. Luck, supe1intendent in charge of camp, for efficient assistance rendered them. This is a model camp, and the management is entirely satisfacto1y. 
The difierent sub-committees have recommended for -executive clemency a number of convicts now in the penitentiary, which recommendations are substantially set forth in the exhibits hmeto attached. 
Respectfully submitted. 
H. A. HALL, Chairman. 
 
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" EXHIBIr A." 
 
We, the undersigned Committee from Penitentiary Committees of the House and Senate, appointed to visit Smithsoni.a convict camp, at Smithsonia, beg leave to petition your Excellency for executive clemency in behalf of Harry Hill, now confined in said convict camp. We have thoroughly investigated the merits of his case and find that his punishment has been sufficiently severe, and we therefore recommend and eamestly petition your Excellency that he be pardoned. 
Most respectfully your obedient servants, (Signed) J. W. ARMSTRONG, Chairman. W. H. BUR WELL, BORW:ELL ATKI~SO~, C. M. WITCHER, 30th Dist., R. D. CALLAWAY, A. H. OGLETREE, ALEX. ATKIN~ON, 26th Dist. 
 
"EXHIBIT B." 
\Ve, the undersigned members of the committee appoiuted to visit the camps at Lenox and \VOl'th, recommend the pardon of Richard \Vhite, colored, sentenced to twenty years for manslaughter, convicted in 1887 in Decatur county. He has now served nine years, has an incurable disease-(syphilis), as shown by the repor-t of the camp physician, and his fingers and toes have all sloughed off. He is i~ a pitiable condition and is unaule to do any labor scarcely. The guards informed us that he had been a model prisonel' and has never giYen them any trouble. 
\Ve also take pleasure in recommending the pardon 
 
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of Houston Sirmans, colored, on accouut of good be- 
 
havior. We think he has been sufficiently punished 
 
fot the crime he committed. He was convicted of 
 
bnrglaty committed about fifteen years ago in Brooks 
 
county, and was sentenced to tweuty years imprison- 
 
ment. The judge and solicitor who were in office at 
 
the time he was convicted recommeud his patdon. 
 
(Signed) 
 
C. M. HITCH, Chairman. 
vV. F. HARRELL, 
 
M. N. PAULETTE, 
 
G. G. FORD, 
 
J. R. McCRAINIE. 
 
" EXHIBIT C." 
We, the undersigneJ members of the committee appointed to visit the .camps at Hichwood, Kramer, Pitts and Glenwood, recommend the patdon of W. C. Edler, sent up from Chattooga county for teu years for the crime of burglary. He has served six years, is highly commended, and his behaviot has been good. 'Ve also ask for the pardon of Henry Goody, coloted, convicted of arson. He has served sixteen years, and is considered une of the best negtoes in the camp. Also for William Hopkins, convicted at the age of 16 in Rabun county, of the crime of murder, having thrown a rock at a boy while under the influence of whiskey. He has served uine years, and his conduct has been good. Also for Robert Ramsey, who is reported to be one of the best men in the penitentiary, having the respect and confidence of all who know him. 'Ve also ask a pardon for Kale Baldwin, colored, sent up ftom Calhoun county, having been convicted of an attempt to rape. He has served mne years. He preaches to the convicts every Sunday 
 
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and has won the confidence of all. Likewise we recom- 
 
mend that William Hallman be pardoned. He was con- 
 
victed in Whitfield county, has served ten years. His 
 
health is bad. His conduct has been good. 
 
(Signed) 
 
S. E. BERRY, Chairman. 
 
G. C. WILCOX, 
 
J. A. J. HENDERSON, 
 
GEO. A. CLEMENT. 
 
The Speaker announced the following committee, on the part of the House, under the resolution by Mr. T~omason of Morgan, to visit the next encampment of the Georgia Volunteers and report thereon, to wit: 
 
Messrs. Taylor, Blalock, Boswell, Craig, Branch, Boynton of Calhoun, Black, Rudicil, Berry and Brown. 
 
The Senate amendment to the following bill was concurred in, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Edwards of Haralson- 
A bill to repeal an act incorporating the city of Tallapoosa, and to recharter the same. 
 
The following bill was taken up and read for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto, to wit : 
 
By Mr. Little of Muscogee- 
A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenf'es of the various State departments, etc. 
 
The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth amendments were concurred in. 
 
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Leave of absence, on account of sickness, was aRked by and granted to Messrs. Hogan and Bond. 
 
On motion of Mr. Burwell of Hancock, the House adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m. 
 
3 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker. 
The unfinished business of the morqing session was taken up, to wit: The consideration of the remaining Senate amendments to the following bill : 
By Mt-. Little of Muscogee- 
A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the several departments of State government. 
In the seventh amendment the House refused to concur. 
In the eighth amendment the House refused to concur. 
The House concune-d in the ninth amendment. 
On the motion of Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, to disagree to the tenth Senate amendment, the ayes and nays were called for, which call was sustained and lost, the ayes being 63, the nays 45, as follows : 
 
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Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
l<'ord, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Foster, 
 
Niles, 
 
Bush, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Black, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of ColquittRawls, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Rudicil, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Taylor, 
 
Boynton o.i: Spalding, Kendrick, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cole, 
 
Moore, 
 
Thompson, 
 
(.;lement, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Montfort, 
 
lJnderwood, 
 
Dodson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Wren, 
 
Deakins, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Wright, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McCook, 
 
Walden, 
 
Edge, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Faust, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those who voted in the negative were :Messrs.- 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Berry, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Brown, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McConnell, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Felder, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Freeman, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Hill, 
 
Slaton, 
 
- Bennet of Glynn, Hightower, 
 
Stone, 
 
Craig, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nThomason of Morgan 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Johnson of Hall, Webb, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Wight, 
 
Collum, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, Atkinson, Bates, 
 
Hogan, Hitch, Harrell, 
 
Patten,  Palmer, Pearce, 
 
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Bond, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Branch, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Rawlings, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Redding, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler, 
 
Salter, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Lance, 
 
Swift, 
 
Calhoun, 
 
Leard, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Little, 
 
Sell, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Lott, 
 
Smith of Crawford, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Longley, 
 
Turner, 
 
Duncan of Lee. 
 
Law, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Ellis, 
 
Morgan; 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax, 
 
West, 
 
Felker, 
 
McKee, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Grice, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Hall, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 63. Nays 45. Not voting fi6. 
 
The motion therefore prevailed, and the teuth amendment was not concuired in. 
 
The eleventh am-..,tldment was concurred in. 
 
The twelfth amendment was concurred in. 
 
The report of the special committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions touching the death of Hon. R. U. Hardeman, was read, and by a rising vote, unanimously adopted, as follows : 
Mr. Speaker: 
The joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, designated to prepare a suitable expression of the sorrow occasioned the General Assembly by the recent death of an honored member of the House, the Hon. Robert U. Hardeman, beg leave to 
 
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present the following memorial and recommend the adoption thereof by a standing vote : 
 
'MEMORIAL 
ROBERT ULLA HARDEMAN, 
REPRESENTATIVE OF NEWTON COUNTY IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA. 
Died December 3, 1896. 
 
Death has removed from membership in this body a noble man, a courtly gentleman, a distinguished citizen, a wise counsellor, and one who was an afl'ectionate and cherished friend to each of his fellow members. 
A native of this State, he lived a long life of continuous citizenship within its borders, exemplifying in his private life the sturdiest virtues of its people, and in his public services the most eminent qualities of its statesmen. 
 
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He served the commonwealth gallantly in war. In 
 
peace he was foremost among those who guided its pol- 
 
icies in lines conformable to its high device-Wisdom~ 
 
Justice and Mod~ration. 
 
 
 
Keeper of the public fundsthtougb many consecutive terms of service, he guarded the honor of the State noless scrupulously than its treasme, and laid his office 
down but shortly before the conclusion of niB days, con- 
scious and deserving of the high admiration of his fellow citizens alike for the spotless integrity with which he kept his trust and for the fidelity with which he maintained the unblemished credit of the State. 
 
A genial, kind and comteous man, he won and held the afiectionate regard of all who knew him, and numbered, perhaps, a greatm host of admiting, loving friend& than any other Georgian of his generation. 
 
He was a godly man, a Christian gentleman in faith and act, and, none maydoubt, has gone to the rich rewai;d of the steadfast, the virtuous and the just. Of the many public services of his long and illustrious life; of the many uoble traits of his lofty character; of the great sorrow which bas come to a multitude of loving heart& by reason of his passing from the stage of earthly labor~ it is not possible to speak, in detail, in this memorial. 
 
As simple ttibute to his virtues and his distinguished public services, and in loving testimony of the grief his death has brought his fellow-citizens, the General Assembly orders: 
 
1. That this memorial be entered upon a page of the Journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives exclusively. dedicated thereto. 
 
2. That the Clerk of the House be instructed to transmit an engrossed copy of this memorial to the 
 
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family of the honored deftd as a feeble expression of the respectful sympathy entertained by the Geueral Assembly for them in theit gteat bereavement. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman. REID, BOYNTON of Spalding, MELDRIM, CHARTERS, 
Committee on part of House 
TURNER, Chairman, VAN BUREN, STEWART, 27th Dist., STARR, 
Committee on pmt of Senate. - 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mt. Clifton, its Secretuy: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed a joint J'esolution to direct the work of indexing the Joumals of 1896, and I am directed to transmit the same to the House of Replesentatives. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary: 
.Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has adopted the report of the Committee -on Conference as follows, as offered by the committee : 
 
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That the Senate recede from part ~f the first amendment adopted by the Senate, as follows, by striking alL. of said first amendment after the word "breach" in the seventh line of said amendment. The House recede& from its refusal to concur in the third amendment of the Senate. 
 
The following message was received from the Senatethrough Mt. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
JJr. S pectl;er : 
The Senate has concurred in the following House resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution for the payment of pension of Samh J. Snell. 
 
Also, a tesolution to provide fot supplying a deficit in the contingent fund. 
 
Also, a resolution providing for a recess oft he General Assembly. 
 
The House adopted the report of the conference committee on House Bill No. 4, which. report recommended that the first Senate amendment thereto be changed as follows: 
 
By striking all of said amendment after the word "breach" in the seventh line thereof. 
 
Also, that the House concur in the third Senate amendment thereto. 
 
The House concurred in the third amendment as recommende<l. 
 
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The following Senate resolution was read and con~urred in, to wit: 
 
By Senatot Shropshire of Forty-second District- 
 
A resolution to direct the work of indexing the Journals of 1896. 
 
By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was taken up and put upon its passage, to wit: 
 
By St~nator Bernet of Twenty-second District- 
 
A bill to provide fot a clerk for the Supreme Com-t Reporter. 
 
Mt. Boynton, of Calhoun, moved to lay the bill on the table, which-. motion was lost. 
 
Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, called fot the previous question, which call was sustained and had. 
 
On the passage of the bill the ayes wete 80, the nays .38. 
The bill having faDed to receive a constitutional majority was lost. 
 
Mr. Boynton, of Calhoun, gave notice of a motion to reconsidet the action of the House in its failure to pass the bill. 
The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Fogarty of Richmond- 
 
A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money sufficient to supply deficiencies should any occur, and for other purposes. 
 
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p. m. 
 
7:30 O'clock p.m. 
The House reconvened at thitl hour, and was called to ordet by the Speaker. 
The following message was received from the Senate thwugh Mr. Clifton, the Sectetary thereof: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred 1n the following H~use resolution, to wit: 
A joint resolution tequesting our Senatots and Representatives in Congtess to give theit support to House Bill No. 3273, in furtherance of the classification of clerks in the first and second class post-offices. 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through M:t. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the following House bill as amended, in which the concurrence of the House is asked, to wit : 
 
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A bill to levy and coliect a tax for the support of the State Government and public institutions, for educational purposes, to pay the interest on the public debt~ and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary : 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concuned in the House amendments to the following Senate bill, to wit : 
A bill to reduce the amount of the bond required of tax-receivers in this State to one-fout'th of the amount of the State tax of the county for which he receives tax returns. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr; Speaker: 
The Senate insists upon its amendments to the general appropriation bill. 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
.llr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bills, to wit: 
A bill to authorize the sale of the Northeastern Railroad, and to confer certain powers and duties on the Governor, and for other purposes. 
 
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Also, a bill to appropriate thirty-five thousand dollars to pay for printing and publishing the Code of 1895, and to pay for the superintending of the printing of said Code. 
 
Also, albill to establish, maintain and regulate a dispensary in the town of Fort Gaines. 
 
The following Senate bill was read the)hird time,:the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit : 
 
By Senator Gray of the Twenty-third District- 
 
A bill to require the Commissioner of Agriculture t() establish a special department of Horticulture and Pomology. 
 
:Mr. Boynton of fSpalding, moved to lay the bill-on the table,!which motion was lost. 
 
On thefpassage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0. 
 
The bill having failed to receive a constitutional majority, was lost. 
 
M1. Brown, of Pulaski, gave notice of a motion t() reconsider the action of the House just taken. 
 
The Speaker announced the foll~nving as a conference committee on the part of the House to confer with the Senate, or its committee, upon the Senate amendments in which the House refused to confer, to the House bill known as the general appropriation bill, to wit : 
 
:Messrs. Little, Hill and Wight. 
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The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary : 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred m the following House resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution directing Hons. Mark Harden and Wm. Clifton to prepare and mail to the members of the General Assembly a statement of the unfinished business. 
Also, a joint resolution authorizing the printing of the acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of 1896. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has adopted the following House resolution, to wit: 
A resolution for the relief of the Darien and Western Atlantic Railway Company. 
Committee on conference general appropriation bill, Stevens, Battle and Stewart of the Twenty-seventh. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary : 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed the following House bill, to wit, by the requisite majority: 
 
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A bill to pay for and retire bonds of the State as they mature, in accordance with article 7, section 14, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of 1M77, by levy and collection of a tax, and for other purposes. 
 
Mr. Boswell, of Greene, was added to the special committee eharged with the duty of investigating the charges against certain members of the judiciary, etc., in place of Mr. Thomas, of Clarke, who, for personal reasons, dedined to serve thereon. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary : 
 
Jtr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majOl'ity, the following House bills, to wit: 
A bill to regulate the practice in the Supreme Court in certain particulars. 
Also, a bill to make clear and define the meaning of an act to allow pensions to certain Confederate widows. 
Also, a bill to appropriate twenty-seven l;mndred and fifty dollars for the purpose of reimbmsing the commissioners to codify the laws of Georgia. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
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A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the compensation of the Otdinary of Twiggs county for extra services, etc. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend, change and repeal the charter of the town of Arabi, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to he entitled an act to amend the public schools system of Madison, Georgia, and for other purposes. 
 
The measure known as the general tax act was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate ameudmeuts thereto. 
 
The House concntTed in the first, second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth Senate amendments. 
 
The House refused to concur in the third and sixth amendments. 
 
The following Senate bill, by unanimous consent, was reconsidered, to wit : 
 
By Senator Berner of the Twenty-second District- 
 
A bill to provide a clerk for the Supreme Ooutt Reporter, etc. 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mt. Clifton, the Sectetary: 
Jb. Speaker: 
 
'fhe Senate has concuned in the following House resolution as amended, to wit: 
 
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A resolution to appropriate money for M. J. 'Walker for reporting stenographically.the evidence in the convict investigation. 
 
Also, a resolution providing for the suspension of the collection of taxes foe the county of Charlton. 
 
Also, a resolution making additional appropriation foe contingent fund and for repairs to the public buildings for the year 1896. 
 
Also, a bill creating a Board of Roadt< and Revenues for Charlton county. 
 
The following message was receiv.ed fL"Om the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Seceetaey theeeof: 
 
J!r. Speake1: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutioual majority the followiug House bill, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act approved October 24th, 1887, and for other purposes. 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary : 
1111. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bill with an amendment, to wit: 
 
A bill to provide for the issuing of bonds by the town of Norcross. 
 
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Also, the following House resolutions have been con~ em-red in by the Senate : 
 
A resolution ' authorizing the Governor to borrow money to supply the casual deficiencies. 
 
Also, a resolution appointing a eommittee to visit the next encampment of the Georgia Volunteers and report to the next session of the General Assembly. 
 
Committee on part of the Senate : Messrs. Dunwody, Battle, Stewart, Hopkins and Kilpatrick. 
 
The following message was received from the tienate through Mr. Clifton, the Seeretary thereof: 
JJ r. Speaker: 
The Senate has receded from its amendments three and six to the general tax act. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Pulaski, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to authorize the Commissioners of Chatham county to fill vacancies in their board. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to create a Board of 
 
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Commissioners of Roads and Public Property for the comty of Lee. 
 
Also, a bill to amend section 5 of an act approved September 16th, 1891, incorporating the town of Bowersville in the county of Hart, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to prevent the adulteration of candy, as amended. 
 
Also, a bill to establish a system of Public Schools in the town of Raccoon in Chattooga county. 
 
Also, a bill to amend an act entitled an act to establish a County Board of Commissioners for the county of Bibb. 
 
Also, a. bill to amend the chatter of the town of Colquitt. 
 
Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Valdosta. 
 
Also, a bill to enforce the rights of a trustee m a deed, and for other purposes, with amendments. 
 
Also, a bill to amend an act entitled au act to give the Comm.issioners of Roads and Revenues authority to lay out and open public roads. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Cliftou, the Secretary thereof: 
Mr. Spcake1: 
'rhe Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority tbe following House bill, as amended, to wit: 
 
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A bill to be entitled an act to provide fot the payment of the fees of the Clerk of the Superior Comt, Sheriff and Solicitor, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate amendment to the following resolution was concurred in, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Slaton of :b'ulton- 
A joint resolution to aj)propriate money for M. J. Walker for reporting stenographically the evidence m the convict investigation befme the Govemor. 
 
The conference committee appointed on the part of the Honse to meet a like committee on the part of the Senate, to consider the differences existing between the House and Senate on the general appropriation bill, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The conference committee of the House, appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate to consider the differences existing between the House and the Senate on the general appropriation bill, beg leave to submit the following report: 
The committee recommend that the Honse recede from its refusal to concur in the following Senate amendments, to wit: Appropriating $6,391.06 for furnishing the dormitories of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College. 
Also, appropriating $4,000 for an exhibit to the Tennessee Oentennial Exposition. 
 
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The committee further recommend that the Senate recede from its amendment increasing the appropriation to the Lunatic Asylum from $270,000 to $280,000 for 1897, and fi'Om $280,000 to $290,000 for 1898. 
 
The committee recommend the adoption of this report. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
J. D. LITTLE, Chairman, B. H. HILL, E. L. WIGHT, 
House Committee. 0. B. STEVENS, Chairman, J. A. STEWART, C. E. BATTLE, 
Senate Committee. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bills were concurred in, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Reid of Bibb- 
 
A bill to prevent the adulteration of candy. 
 
By Mr. Yates of Catoosa- 
 
A bill to amend an act to authorize the county authorities to lay out, open, change and discontinue public roads, etc. 
 
The following message was received hom the Senate thtough Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bill, to wit: 
 
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A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act incotporating the town of .Jefl:erson in the county of Jackson, and for other purposes. 
 
Mr. Dodson of Sumter, moved that the report of the committee on conference on the measure known as the general apptopriation bill be rejected, and that another committee be appointed to report this action of the House to the Senate, which motion prevailed. 
 
The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish each member of the House, as soon as the same shall be printed, a copy of the House Journal of 1896. 
 
The following resolution was read and adopted, to \Vit: 
 
By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun- 
A resolution providing that a joint resolution providing for the adjoununent of the General Assembly on Saturday, the 19th inst., be reconsidered. 
 
The Speaker announced the following as the second Committee on Conference on the general appropriation bill, viz. : Messrs. Blalock, McLaughlin and Bartlett. 
 
The following report was read and adopted, to wit: Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Joint Special Committee from the Senate and House, to consider the report of the Special Attorney 
 
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for the Western and Atlantic Railroad and recommend approptiate legislation, beg to report as follows : 
The committee, consisting of Senators Battle of the Twenty-fourth District, and Gray of the Twenty-third District, on the part of the Senate, and Representatives Meldrim of Chatham, Slaton of Fulton, and Patten of Thomas, on the part of the House, has held seveml sessions, and has given a thorough and exhaustive examination into the affairs of the office of the Special Attorney for the Westem and Atlantic Railroad. 
The Special Attomey has upon the most. advantageous tetms to the State made a great many settlements of encroachments and trespasses upon the State's. property, and by the careful and efficient discharge of the duties of his office much valuable pwperty has been saved to the State. The litigation has been satisfactorily and successfully conducted wherevet litigation was necessary to propetly protect the State's interest. 
It would be a tedious task fur your committee to give a detailed account of theE~e settlements of the litigated cases that have been disposed of. "\Ve therefore desire to call special attention to the exhaustive report made by this official. "\Ve feel sure that the work done hy the Special Attorney is not ouly of great present value to the State, but that its value, so far as the future of the \Vestern and Atlantic Railroad is concerned, is much gteater than we could possibly estimate in dollars at this time. Thete ate several important matters that are yet undisposed of. Two or three of these involve considerable litigation, but the Special Attorney feels sure that all of them may be disposed of within the next two years. We therefore recommended a continuance of the regular appropriation for his salary, which recommendation was adopted by the General Assembly in the passage of the general appropriation bill. 
 
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Your committee has recommended the following resolutions, which have been adopted uy the present General Assembly: 
1. Resolution directing ptoceedings to be in;;tituted against the Nash ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway for the recovery of part of the Ot"iginal depot gtounds at Chattanooga. 
2. Resolution to concut in additional terms proposed by the city of Atlanta affecting Wall street and the triangle. 
3. Resolutions authorizing the Atlanta, Knoxville aml Northern Railway Company to avail itself of the privilege granted the Matietta and~otth Georgia Railroad Company, in the use of the right of way of the 'Vestern and Atlantic Railtoad at Mmietta. 
4. Resolution concerning official maps, character and value of the work. 
5. Resolution requesting the General Assembly of Tennessee to anthotize filing of maps in Hamilton county, Tenn., and give to same when so filed the force and effect of a record to deeds to lands. 
C. E. BA'l'TLE, Chairman. C. G. GRAY, 
Senate Committee. 
P. W. MELDRIM, JOHN SLATON, ARTHUH, PATTEN, 
House Committee. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Sectetary theteof: 
Mr. Speake~: The Senate has appointed on the Committee of Con- 
 
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ference on the General Appropriation Bill, Messrs. Stevens, Dunwody and Van Buren. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Jlr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following House bills, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act creating a Park and Ttee Commissiou fot the eity of Savannah, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to prescribe the terms ot admission into the Georgia School for the Deaf, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of Rochelle, in t!Je county of \Vilcox, into the city of Hochelle, and for other purposes. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bills were concurred in, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton- 
 
A bill to provide for enforcing the rights of a tmstee in a deed to real property, made to secure a note or other evidence of indebtedness, etc. 
 
By Mr. Pearce of Houston- 
 
A bill to provide for the payment of the fees of certain court officers m Houston county, and for other purposes. 
 
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By Messrs. Clement and McDonald of Gwinnett- 
 
A bi II to authotize the town of N orcros~ to issue bonds, etc. 
 
The following resolution was read the third time and adopted, to wit : 
 
By Mt. Felder of Fultou- 
n. resolution requesting the members of Congress 
from Georgia to vote for a bill, now pending therein, which ptovides for arbitmtion between corporations and their employees. 
 
The following resolution was also read and adopted, to wit: 
 
By Mr. Felder of Fulton : 
 
A resolution requesting the Georgia members of Congress to vote for a bill now pending therein, which seeks to more fully regulate the trial of contempt proceedings in the Federal Courts. 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate thl'ough Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majorit_Y the following House bill, as amended, to wit: 
 
A bill to he entitled an act making it unlawful for fire insurance companies not incorporated by the laws of the State of Georgia, but legally licensed to transact the business of fire insurance therein, and doing busi- 
 
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ness thetein through regularly commissioned and licensed agents, and fot other purposes. 
 
The Senate amendments to the following bill were conctwred in~ to wit: 
 
By Mr. Hall of Coweta- 
A bill making it unlawful for fire insurance companies not incorporated by the laws of this State to place insul'ance in this State except through their r~gu larly authorized and licensed agents herein. 
 
The following resolution was read and adopted: 
 
By Messrs. Whipple of Dooly, and Chapman of Muscogee- 
A resolution thanking the Hon. C. r. Branan, of 
Atlanta, for refreshments served during the recess, etc., and inviting him to a seat upon the floor of the House. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bill, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to ptovide for the payment of costs of court in the trial of misdemeanor cases in this State, and for other purposes. 
 
Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Lavonia. 
 
Also, a bill to fix and define the liability of receivers, aud for other purposes. 
 
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The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Seuate has concurred in, by the re.quisite constitutional majorities, the following House resolutions, to wit: 
 
A joint tesolution relative to pensions of the veterans of the war with Mexico by the general government. 
Also, a resolution providing for a recess for the remaining day of thiil session till the first Wednesday in Febmary, 1897, at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through ~h. Clifton, the Secretary: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following Honse bills, to wit: 
A bill to regulate the taking of fish in the stteams of Whitfield county. 
 
Also, a bill to confirm a grant to the trustees of Wesley Monumental Church for the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Savannah, and for other purposes. 
Also, a bill to authorize J. C. K. Cotter to peddle without license. 
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to amend an act appwved December 16, 1895, to regulate the retums for consigned goods. 
 
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Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee report as duly emolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the House and Presi.dent of the Senate, the following acts, to wit: 
 
An act to repeal an act to create a Board of Commisflioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of DeKalb. 
 
Also, an act to prescribe terms of admission into the Georgia ::School fm the Deaf. 
 
Also, an act to establish a system of public schools f .>r Norcross. 
Also, an act to pay fees to clerks of Superior and .Justice Comts. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. 
Also, an act to confirm a grant to the "\Vesley Mon umental C'hmch of Savannah. 
 
Also, an act to authorize solvent Guarantee Companies to become surety on city, county and State officers' bonds. 
 
Also, an act to declare unlawful all trusts and combiuations in rest1aint oftrade and productiou. 
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Also, an act to pay for and retite certain bonds of tb& State. 
 
Also, an act to repeal the chatter of Arabi, in Dooly county. 
 
Also, an act to pay costs of court 111 misdemeanorcases. 
 
Also, an act to ptotect shippers of consigned goods. 
 
Also, an act to protect, fish, oystets, etc., in Christmas creek. 
Also, an act to establish a system of public schools in Raccoon. 
Also, an act to make cleat and define the meaning of an act to allow pensions to certain Confe<lemte widows. 
'1 .. Also, an act to pay fot the printing of the Oode of 1895. 
 
Also, an act repealing an act fixing the compensation of the Treasurer of Jefferson county. 
 
Also, an act to amend the chattet of Whigham. 
 
Also, an aet to authorize J. C. K. Cotter to peddlewithout license. 
 
Also, an act to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of Whitfield county. 
Also, an act to amend an act providing for a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Heven ues in Lee county. 
 
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Also, an act establishing a Board of Commissioners for Bibb county. 
 
Also, an act to appropriate money to maintain the State government and the public institutions thereof. 
 
Also, an act to lay a tax for the support of the State government. 
 
Also, an act to amend the public school system of Madison. 
 
Also, an act to repeal the charte1 of Tallapoosa, Ga. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine. 
 
Also, an act to incorporate the town of Homerville. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of Davisboro. 
 
Also, an act to appropriate $60 to pay pension of Delia Owens. 
 
Also, an act to provide for improvement of the sidewalks in the city of Augusta. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the town of Colquitt. 
Also, an act to reimburse the codifiers of the Code of 1895. 
Also, an act to create a Board of Commissione1s for Pulaski county. 
Also, an act to repeal the charter of Buford and to reincorporate the same. 
 
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Also, an act to authorize the sale of theNortheastern Railroad. 
 
Also, an act to prevent the adulteration of candy. 
 
Also, an act to regulate the practice in the Supreme Court. 
 
Also, an act to retire certain bonds of the State. 
Also, an act to fix and define the liabilities of recelVets. 
 
Also, an act to provide for enforcing the rights of a trustee in a deed to real ptoperty. 
Also, an act to establish a di.spensary in Fort Gaines. 
Also, an act to amend an act to create a Park and Tree Commission in the city of Savannah. 
Ale:o, an act to authorize Commissionets of Roads and Revenues to lay ont and open public roads. 
Also, an act to amend the chartet of the town of Ro-chelle. 
Also, an act to amend the cbartet of the Atlanta Loau and Trust Co. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of Valdosta. 
Also, an act to inc01porate the town of Lavouia. 
Also, an act to amend the chattet of Arabi, in Dooly -<>ounty._, 
 
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Also, an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Charlton county. 
 
Also, an act to provide compensation for the Ordinary of Twiggs county. 
 
Also, an act to dedare unlawful all trusts and combines. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of J efi'erson, m Jackson county. 
 
Also, an act to authorize the Commissioners of Chatham county to fill vacancies. 
 
Also, an act to make it unlawful for fire insumnce companies, not incorporated, to do business in this State. 
 
Also, an act to amend the chattet of the town of Bowersville. 
 
The committee also report as duly enrolled the following resolutions, to wit: 
 
A resolution suspending the collection of tax m Charlton county. 
 
Also, a resolution to appropriate $700 to M. J. Walker. 
 
Also, a resolution appointing a School book CommJsswn. 
 
Also, a resolution ptoviding for a recess of the General Assembly. 
 
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Also, a resolution for the relief of the Darien and .. Western Railroad. 
 
Also, a resolution to appropriate $250 for pensions of certain Confederate soldiers. 
 
e,:Also, a resolution to suspend the collection of State taxes for Mcintosh county. 
 
~~Also, a resolution to publish the unfinished business and mail to each member of the General Assembly. 
 
Also, a resolution to print the acts of the General Assembly. 
 
Also, a resolution asking the General Government to pension veterans of the Mexican war. 
Also, a resolution reconsidering adjournment. 
Also, a resolution to authorize the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiency. 
Also, a resolution to make additional appropriations. 
 
Also, a resolution requesting Congress to support House Bill No. 3273. 
 
Also, a resolution to appoint a committee to visit the encampment. 
 
Also, a resolution to pay pension of Sarah J. Snell. 
Also, a resolution to provide for the deficiency in the contingent fund. 
 
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The following message was received from the Senate 
 
through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concurred 1n the following House l'esolutions, to wit: 
 
A joint resolution to appoint a committee to attend the GeorgiaNormal and Industrial College in 1897. 
 
Committee on part of the Senate : Messrs. Culver, Van Bul'en, Brinson, J. Y. \Valker, McFarland, Turner and Hopkins. 
 
Also, a joint resolution to appoint a committee to visit the State Industrial College for Colored. 
 
Committee on pa1t of the Senate: Messrs. Redwine and Mann. 
 
The following message was received fmm the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jfr. S peake1: 
 
The Senate has passed the following House bill by a requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
 
A bill to be entitled an act to protect fish, oysters, shrimps, terrapins, crabs,~prawns, and other food products in Christmas creek and inlets tributary 'thereto, and for other purposes. 
 
~-lBy unanimous consent the following bill was introduced, read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Education, to wit: 
 
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By Mr. Hamby of Rabun- 
 
A bill to provide for the purchase and display ofU. S. flags in connection with the public school buildings of the State. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mt. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
}Jr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concul'l'ed m the report of conference committee. 
 
The following message was received ftom the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
illr. Speaker: 
The Senate has completed its work and is now ready to adjouru. 
The report of the Committee on Conference was read and adopted, as follows : 
 
The Committee on Conference on the part of the House to confer with the Senate committee on House bill 118, submitted the following report: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The committee on the patt of the House to confer with Senate committee on dift'ereuces between the Senate and House on House bill 118 beg leave to recommend : 
1st. That the House recede from its refusal to concur 
 
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in the Senate amendment appropriating $280,000 to theLunatic Asylum fot the year 1897, and $290,000 for the year 1898. 
 
2d. That the Senate recede from its amendment appropriating $6,391.06 to the Georgia Normal and Industrial College fot fumishing and equipping dormitories. 
 
3d. That the Senate recede from its amendment appropriatiug $4,000 to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. 
 
Respectfully submitted. 
 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman,. B. F. McLAUGHLIN, A. L. BARTLET'f, Committee on part of the House. 
 
Mt. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 
Jf1. Speaker: 
 
The committee report as duly enrolled and signed by 
 
the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate 
 
and delivered to the Governor, the following acts,. 
 
to wit: 
 
 
 
An act to repeal an act to create a Board of Com- 
 
mJsswners of Roads and Revenues for the county or 
 
DeKalb. 
 
Also, an act to prescribe terms of admissiou into the Georgia School for the Deaf. 
 
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Also, an act to establish a system of public schools for Norcross. 
 
Also, an act to pay fees to clerks of Superior Court .and other officers. 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. 
Also, an act to confirm a grant to the Wesley Monumental Church of Savannah. 
 
Also, an act to authorize solvent Guarantee Companies to become surety on city, county and State officers' bonds. 
 
Also, an act to declare unlawful all trusts ana combinatiolls in restraint of trade aud production, to prescribe penalties therefor, etc. 
 
Also, au act to pay for and retire bonds of this State as they matnl'e, in accordance with article 7, section 14, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of 1877, by levy and collection of same, and for othel' purposes. 
Also, an act to repeal the chattel' of Arabi, in the county of Dooly, approved September 14, 1891, so that the term of the mayor and aldermen shall be two years instead of one; also granting certain tram-road privileges thtough the streete of said town, and for other purposes. 
Also, an act to provide for enforcing the rights of a trustee in a deed to real property made to secure a note -or notes or other debt, etc. 
 
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Also, an act to pay cost of court in misdemeanor cases. 
 
Also, an act to amend an act to protect shippers of consigned goods. 
 
Also, an act to establish a system of public schools in Raccoon. 
 
Also, an act to make clear and define the meaning of an act to allow pensions to certain Confederate widows. 
 
Also, an act to pay for the printing a11d publishing the Code of 1895. 
 
Also, an act to repeal an act to fix the compensation of the country treasurer of Jefferson county. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of Whigham. 
 
Also, an act to authorize J. C. K. Cotter to peddle without license. 
 
Also, an act to ptotect fish, oysters, etc., in Christmas creek. 
 
Also, an act to regulate the taking of fish in the streams of Whitfield county. 
 
Also, an act to amend an act providing for a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Lee county. 
 
Also, an act to amend an act to establish a Board of County Commissioners of the county of Bibb. 
 
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Also, an act to appl'Opriate money to maintain the State Government and the public institutions. 
 
Also, an act to levy a tax for the support of the State Government and its public institutions. 
 
Also, an act to amenJ the public school system of Madison. 
 
Also, an act to repeal an act incorporating the town of Tallapoosa, in the county of Haralson. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Smgery. 
 
Also, an act to incorpomte the town of Hometville. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of Davisboro. 
 
Also, an act to apptopriate $60.00 to pay the pension of Delia Owens. 
 
Also, an act to authorize the city of Augusta to improve the streets and provide for the payment of same. 
 
Also, an act to amend the charter of the town of Colquitt. 
 
Also, an act to appropriate money to reimburse the codifiers of the Code of 1895. 
 
Also, an act to create a Board of Commissionets of Roads and Revenues for the county of Pulaski. 
Also, an act to repeal the charter of Buf01d and to reincorporate the same. 
 
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Also, an act to authorize the -sale of theNortheastern Railroad. 
 
Also, au act to prevent the adulteration of candy. 
 
Also, an act, No. 336, to regulate the practice in the Supreme Comt. 
Also, an act, No. 390, to pay for and retire bonds of this State. 
Also, an act, No. 41, to fix and define the liability of aeceivets, etc. 
 
Also, an act, No. 26, to provide fur enforcing the rights of a tl'Ustee in a deed to real property. 
Also, an act, No. 205, to maintain and tegnlate a dispensary in the town of Fort Gaines.  
Also, an act to amend the charter of Arabi, in the county of Doo1y, and to provide for the election of Mayor and Aldermen. 
 
Also, an act to create Board of County Commission{lrs of Roads and Revenues for Charlton county. 
 
Also, au act to provide for compensation of the Ordinary of Twiggs county, and for other purposes, etc. 
 
Also, an act, No. 255, to declare unlawful all tl'Usts and combinations in restraint of trade and production, and to prescribe penalties therefor, etc. 
Also, an act, No. 294, to amend an act incorporating the town of Jefte1son, in the county of .Jackson. 
 
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Also, an act, No. 199, to authorize the commissioners of Chatham county to till vacancies in their board. 
 
Also, an act, No. 93, to make it unlawful for Fire Insurance Companies, not incorporated by the laws of this State, but legally licensed to ttansact the business of fire insurance therein and doing business therein, etc. 
 
Also, the following resolutions, to wit: 
A resolution to appropriate $700 toM. J. Walker for services as stenographer in the investigation of the penitentiary, etc. 
 
Also, a resolution relative to the appointment of a School-book Commission. 
 
Also, a resolution providiug for a recess of the General Assembly. 
 
~~lso, a resolution for the relief of the Darien and Western Railroad. 
Also, a resolution to suspend the collection of taxes in Charlton county for 1896. 
Also, a resolution to appropriate $250 for pensions of certain Confederate soldiers. 
Als.o, a resolution to suspend the collection of State taxes for Mcintosh county. 
Also, an act, No. 415, to create a Park and Tree Commissioner for the city of Savannah. 
Also, an act, No. 151, to give the Commissioners of 
 
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Roads and Revenues and other county officers the right to lay out and open public roads, etc. 
 
Also, an act, No. 210, to amend the charter of the town of Rochelle. 
 
Also, an art, No. 315, to amend an act approved October 24, 1887, to incorporate the Atlanta Loan and Trust Co. 
 
Also, an act, No. 287, to amend the charter of Valdosta. 
Also, an act, No. 417, to incorporate the town of Lavonia. 
Also, a resolution, No. 101, suspending the collection of taxes in the county of Charlton. 
 
Also, a resolution for Col. M. A. Hardin, also, Mr. Wm. Clifton, to prepare and publish and mail to. each member of the Gene~al Assembly a statement showing the unfinished business of the session. 
 
Also, a joint resolution, that the Public Printer be,. and he is, hereby autho1ized to print the acts and resolutions passed by this session. 
Also, a joint resolution in relation to pensions of the veterans of the wa~ with Mexico by the General Government. 
Also, a joint resolution for a recess of the General Assembly, a resolution reconvening the same on the fi.1st Wednesday in February, 1R97, having subsequently been passed. 
 
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Also, an act to amend an act incorporating the town -of Bowersville, so as to allow said town to levy and -collect a town tax of not to exceed two-tenths of one per cent., etc. 
 
A resolution reconsideting adjoum ment. 
 
Also, a resolution to authorize the Governor to lJor'I'OW money to supply the casual deficiencies. 
 
Also, a resolution to make additional approptiations. 
 
Also, a resolution requesting our Senators and Reptesentatives in Congress to snppott House Bill No. 3273. 
 
Also, a resolution to appoint a committee to visit the next encampment of the Georgia Vol nnteers. 
 
Also, a resolution to authorize the Clerk of the House :and Secretary of the Senate to mail a statement of the ~mfinished business to each member. 
 
Also, a resolution relative to pensions of the vetera us -of the war with Mexico. 
Also, a resolution pro\iding for the payment of Sarah .J. Snell. 
Also, a resolution to provide for supplying the defi-ciency in the contingent fund. 
The remaining Senate amendments to the genetal :appropriation bill were concul't'ed in, save those which the Senate withdrew. 
The House, acting under a resolution previously adopted, adjoumed to the first Wednesday in February, 1897, at 10 o'clock a.m. 
 
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Atlanta, Georgia, vVednesday, :February 3, 1897. 
The House met at 10 o'clock a. m. to-day, in pursuant to ::djoumment on December 19, 1896; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. 
The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit: 
 
Those present were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Arnold, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, Nisbet, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Faust, 
 
Niles, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Ford, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Bates, 
 
Foster, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Bush, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Bond, 
 
Felder, 
 
Patten, 
 
Boyd, 
 
Felker, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Berry, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Parker, 
 
Brown, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Burke, 
 
Hall, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Black, 
 
Hill, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Branch, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Reid, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Herrington, 
 
RudicH, 
 
Baggett, 
 
Henderson of ColquittRutherford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Henderson of Del\.alb, Salter, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Swift, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'nSimpson, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Stone, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Hall, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Smith of Hancock, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Appling, Taylor, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Taliaferro Turner, 
 
Bennett of Jackson, Kiser, 
 
Thomason of Morgan, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Cole, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Lance, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
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Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edwards, Edenfield, 
 
Leard, Little, Longley, Law, Moore, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Those absent were Messrs.- 
 
.n.cKinson, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Lott, 
 
Edge, 
 
MOl!fley, 
 
Gowen, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Grice, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Hitch, 
 
McDonough, Nevin, Reece, Rawlings, Slaton, Sell, 
 
The Journal of December 19, 1896, was read and confirmed. 
 
The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through Mr. Callaway, hil; Private Secretary: 
 
J/r. 8 peaker: 
I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the General Af:sembly a communication in writing with accompanying 
dc.cumen~: 
 
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Executive Department, Atlanta, Georgia, February 3, 1897. 
 
'l'! the General Assembly: 
I herewith return to you House Bill X o. 35, entitled an act to provide for payment of costs of court in the trial of misdemeanor cases in this State, and for other purpose, to which I attached my veto on December 25, 1896. 
This bill proposes to take from the Clerk, Sheriff and Solicitor-General all right to collect costs due them from moneys paid into court as costs in the case in which a conviction is had, or to receive compensation for services rendered out of moneys arising from fines and forfeitures. It limits the compensation of these officers in criminal cases to the funds arising from the employment of convicts, which are paid into the County Treasury, less the expense of the employment of said convicts. They could not even receive the costs when paid into court by the defendant under the sentence of the court. This would place the State in the position of allowing to these offi<:>ers fees for services rendered and forbidding their collection. Such a law would do a great injustice to all the officers of court, and the compensation in every circuit in the State, as well as in each city and county court, would be so inadequate that no man now holding the position of prosecuting officer could afford to retain such position. 
As a matter of justice, therefore, to the various officerB of court as well as to the efficiency of the public service, I ~wve been constrained to return this bill to you with my wto attached thereto. 
It may be that there are some officers in this State who, 11nder existing laws, receive compensation in excess of the real value of their services. If so, I "\\ill take pleasure in giving my approval to any legislation you may enact, which "\Vill reduce their compensation to a proper amount. 
 
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I also return to you House Bill X o. 441, entitled an act 
 
''to authorize J. C. K. Cotter to peddle without license," 
 
from which I have withheld my approval. 
 
This bill was Yetoed by me on December 25, 1896, for 
 
the reason that it is in conflict with article 1, section 4, para- 
 
graph 1, of the Constitution, which declares: 
 
"Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation 
 
throughout the State and no special law shall be enacted in 
 
any case for which provision has been made by an existing 
 
general law." 
 
W. Y. ATKINSON, 
 
Governor. 
 
)fr. Blalock offered the following resolution, which was adopted. Ayes, 104; nays, 4: 
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Speaker of the House, whose duty it shall be to investigate each of the different departments of the State Government and also different institutions of the State, and to report to the next session of the General AEsembly expense of maintaining each of said departments and institutions and recommending such reforms and rules of retrenchment as in its wisdom may be advisable without injury to said departments or institutions. 
 
The Speaker appointed the following committee: Mr. Blaloek, chairman; Boynton of Spalding, Little, Swift and I:5erry. 
:Mr. Boynton of Spalding moved to reconsider Senate Bill X o. 70, to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to ei'tablish a Special Department of Horticulture, etc., which was agreed to, and made the special order for Thursday after the fourth 'Yednesday in October, 1897, immediately after reading the Journal. 
 
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:Mr. Felder of Fulton offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted by a rising vote: 
 
whereas, The Great I,egislator has enacted that death shoulrl come into the house of one of our fellow members, the Hon. Clarence Knowles, of the county of }'ulton; therefore be it 
 
Resolved, That the sympathy of this body be and the same is hereby extended to l[r. Knowles and his honored family. 
 
Mr. Boynton of Calhoun moYed to take up and read the message of the Governor. 
Agreed to. 
:Mr. Felder, chairman of the committee appointed to in. vestigate certain charges against Judge Seaborn Reese and J. L. Sweat, submitted the following report: 
 
J[r. Speaker: 
The committee appointed by the Speaker of the House under and by virtue of a resolution adopted on the 18th day oi December, 1896, charged with the duty of investigating fully and reporting upon the charges that were transmitted to the Honse, reflecting upon Judges Seaborn Reese and J. L. Sweat, and directing the committee to report its findings under the evidence and the laws applicable thereto, and to recommend such action as should be taken by the House, beg leave to submit the following report: 
 
The committee finds that sufficient evidence has not been submitted to authorize the reconn'1endation that articles of hnpeachment be preferred against Ron.J. I,. Sweat, Judge of the Brunswick Circuit, and Hon. Seaborn Reese, Judge of the ~orthern Circuit. 
 
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\Ve herewith submit, as a part of this report, a printed copy of all the proceedings pertaining to the investigation had by your committee. 
Re:>pectfully submitted, T. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman; J. :M:. SLATON, P. W . .MELDRDf, L. J. BOSWELL, \V. :M. HAWES, J. L. BOYNTOX, H. A. HALL, CHESTER PEARCE, Committee. 
 
::\Ir. Bartlett of Paulding offered the following resolution: 
\Yhereas, On the - - day of December last; the Georgia House of Representatives, 18H6, passed a resolution authorizing and requiring the Speaker of the House to appoint a committee of nine to fully investigate and report upon the charges that had been transmitted to that body "by the Senate," reflecting upon Judge Seaborn Reese and Judge J. L. Sweat, to tmnsmit to this body the evidence so taken, on this the 3rd day of February, 18H7, and their finding under that evidence and the law applicable thereto, and to recommend such action as should be taken by the House; and 
\Yhereas, In pursuance of said resolution, the Speaker of the House of Representatives did appoint such committee, consisting of the Hon. T. B. Felder, chairman; Ron. Hewlett Hall, Hon. Jack Slaton, Ron. H. A. Boynton, Ron. \V. ::\I. Hawes, Hon. U. V. 'Whipple, Hon. Chester Pearce, Hon. L. J. Boswell, Ron. P. W. Meldrim; and 
 
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whereas, Said committee did on January 12, last, and other days thereafter, hear evidence in the cases named, and have transmitted the evidence taken by said committee, and their finding, to this body, styled 1897 Proceedings of the Special Committee, etc, which report is now of file with the Clerk of this House; be it therefore 
Resolved, 1. That it was not the &ense of this House in the passage of the resolution herein named that said committee should rective pleas and defense by said Judges or either of them. 
Re:-;olved 2. That it was not the sense of this House in the passage of said resolution that said committee should hear evidence offered by said defendants to exonerate said Judges or either of them. 
Resolved 3. That all pleas and defense filed by Judge Seaborn Reese and Judge J. L. Sweat be and the same is hereby excluded from the records in said cases, as reported by said committee. 
Resolved 4. That all evidence except that looking to wards impeachment of said Judges and offered in behalf of the prosecution be and the same is hereby excluded from said records. 
 
::\Ir. Branch offered the following resolution as a substitute: 
 
Resolwd by the House of Hepresentatives, That the Special Committee appointed to investigate charges against .Tudges Sweat and Reese, having made its report, the House hereby expunges all parts of said report which shows any appearance of defense allowed these Judges before the committee; and be it further 
Re;;olved, That all findings for or against the said Judges 
 
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hy the committee be expunged from its report; and be it further 
Resolved, That a committee of this House be now appointed to draft articles of impeachment against Judge Joel L. Sweat on the evidence reported against him by the Committe-e of Investigation, and that the committee appointed to draft these articles of impeachment be empowered and instructed to prosecute said Joel L. Sweat before the Senate of Georgia. 
 
 :Mr. Patten asked for the reading of the original resolution appointing the Committe of Nine to investigate the charges against Judges Sweat and Reese. 
 
The resolution was read. 
:\Ir. Felder of Fulton moved to lay the resolution of :Mr. Bartlett and the substitute offered by ~lr. Branch on the table. 
 
:Jir. Boynton of Calhoun called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, as follows, and the resolution and substitute were tabled: 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bush, Bond, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Blalock, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Fogarty, Felder, Freeman, Hall, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Herrington, 
 
McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, Niles, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Palmer, Pearce, Roberts, Redding, 
 
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Brannen, 
 
Henderson of ColquittRutherford, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Swift, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nSmith of Hancock, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Jordan, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, Thomason of Morgan 
 
Boynton oi Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Thompson, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Craig, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cook of Decatur, Lance, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Little, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Longley, 
 
West, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Webb, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Durham, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Bates, Boyd, Berry, Branch, Bartlett, Baggett, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Calhoun, Copeland, Deakins, Davison, Duncan of Lee, Edenfield, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McGehee, 
 
Ford, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Foster, 
 
Parker, 
 
Felker, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Reid, 
 
Hill, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Salter, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Stone, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Turner, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Law, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Moore, 
 
Wight, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wright, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Walden, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Lott, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Mozley, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Morrison, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Rawlings, Slaton, Simpson, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Timmerman, 
 
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Grice, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Reece, 
 
Wren, Watkins, Whitaker, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 86. Nays 57. Not yoting 30. 
 
:Mr. Thomas of Clark offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted: 
 
Hesolved by the House of Representatives, That the vote be taken on the report of the committee appointed by this House to investigate the charges of official misconduct against Judges J. L. Hweat and Seaborn Reese in terms, that is: That the House vote on said report as refers to Judge Reese and on the report as refers to Judge Sweat separately. 
 
:Jir. Felder moved the adoption of the report of the committee so far as refers to Judge Rea>e, which motion prevailed. 
 
}Ir. Felder then moved the adoption of the report so far as referred to Judge Sweat. 
 
Mr. Hogan called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Blalock, 
 
Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin, 
 
Edwards, 
 
McCook, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
McKee, 
 
Faust, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Niles, 
 
Felder, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Felker, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hall, 
 
.Paulette, 
 
Hill, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Roberts, 
 
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Brannen, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Redding, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Stone, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, .Herrington, 
 
Smith of Hancock, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Henderson O'f Colqulivt Taylor, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of DeKalb, Thomason of Morgan. 
 
Craig, 
 
HendersonofWasht'n Timmerman, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Johnson O'f Hall, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Clement, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Lance, 
 
West, 
 
Copeland, 
 
Little, 
 
Webb, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Moore, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Dodson, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Branch, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Collum, 
Calhoun, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Duncan ()f Lee, Ellis, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, 
 
Foster, 
 
Patten, 
 
Griffin, 
 
Parker, 
 
Hogan, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth,Phinizy, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Reid, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Salter, 
 
Leard, 
 
Turner, 
 
Longley, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Law, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wight, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Wren, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
Wright, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Walden, 
 
McMichool, 
 
Watkins, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Nicholas, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Yates. 
 
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Those not voting were :M:essrs.- 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Knowles, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Lott, 
 
Charters, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mansfield, 
 
Edge, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Gowen, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Grice, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Rawls, Reece, Rawlings, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Mr. Speaker. 
 
Ayes 8~. Nays 64. Not voting 27. 
 
:Mr. McDaniel of Fannin asked to be excused from voting, which request was granted. 
:Mr. Smith of Crawford asked to be recorded as voting to su~tain the report of the committee, having been absent irom the House upon a professional call when the vote was taken. 
 
Mr. Felder of Fulton offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted: 
'Vhereas, The Legislative Committee appointed to investigate charges of official misconduct against J ndges Sweat and Reese found it necessary to incur an expense, the amount of which is hereinafter set forth; and 
-Whereas, No provision was made by the General Assembly for the payment of said sum; and 
-whereas, The General Assembly will not have time during this session, and before the adjourmnent thereof, to pass an act making an appropriation to cover the expense incurred as aforesaid; therefore be it 
Re3olved by the Honse of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That His Excellency Governor ,V. Y. Atkinson be, and he is hereby, requested to draw his warrant upon 
 
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the Treasury of the State of Georgia for the sum of six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars, or eo much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid by the Treasurer out of any funds in his hands. 
Re:>olved further, That said waiTant be held by the Trea:>urer until the General Assembly can pass an act, at "-,he ensuing session, making said appropriation. 
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, Secretary thereof: 
 
.Jlr. Speaker: 
The Senate has passed the following bill of the House by a requisite constitutional majority, to wit: 
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize the Georgia Security and Banking Company to exchange real estate for stocks, etc. 
 
Mr. West of Lowndes offered the follow-ing resolution: 
Whereas, There have been charges made against other ;Judges of the State of Georgia than those just having been investigated; therefore be it 
Resolved, That the powers of the committee appointed to investigate Judges J. L. Sweat and Seaborn Reese be enlarged w that they may investigate Judge George F. Gober and other Judges against whom charges may be preferred during the next session of the Legislature. 
To which :l\Ir. Branch offered the following resolution as a substitute: 
""Whereas, The Ron. ,V. Y. Carter, Senator from the 
 
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Thirty-first District, in a communication to Hon. T. B. 
Felder, Chairman o the Inwstigating Committee, sent the following communication to Mr. Felder: 
 
Atlanta, G(.'Orgia, January 15, 1897. 
llon. '1'. B. Felder, Chairman, and Committee: 
Gentl~men:-I beg to submit the following in the case 
against Judge George F. Gober, to whom I referred in my 
original report to the Senate, wlwn I mentioned the l\Iixon case. This report was transmitted to the House of RepreBenmtives, which you have the honor to represent. 
The papers in this case are on file in the Executiye office and are sufficient in my opinion to make out the following case: 
The Judge and Solicitor admit that the prisoner was brought into court and formally sentenced; that he had heen sent under a pronounced sentence to jail for six months, with an alternative fine imposed; that afterwards in a private consultation between the Judge and Solicitor, and in the absence of the prisoner, sentence was knowingly and wilfully entered of record for a term of twelve months. 
It appears therefore that the Judge violated the law and 
the most sacred rights of an unprotected prisoner in the following particulars: 
1. He imposed a year's imprisonment on the prisoner in the absence of the prisoner. 
2. He imposed the penalty o a year's imprisonment on the prisoner not in open court. 
3. He violated the eonstitutional right of the prisoner not to be placed in jeopardy twice for the same offense. 
4. He Yiolated the f'onstitntional right of the prisoner not to be deprived of his liberty without due process of law. 
 
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Resolved 1. That the Investigating Committee is hereby constituted and are instructed to examine into the above charges recited in this preamble against Judge George F. Gober, and report back to next meeting of the General Assembly. 
Resolved 2. That the next meeting of this committee shall be held in the capital on the second Wednesday in October. 
 
Mr. Patten moved to lay the original and substitute on the table. 
 
:Mr. Viest of Lowndes called for the ayes and nays upon that motion, which call was sustained. 
 
By unanimous consent :Mr. Patten was allo1ved to withdraw his motion to lay on the table. 
 
:Mr. Awtry of Cobb offered the following commtmication, which W3S read for the information of the House: 
'l'o the House of Repre8entativu~, Atlanta, Georgia: 
:My name has been used in connection with certain charges in reference to the case of one l\iixon, in the county of Randolph, tried and disposed of about five years ago, in 1892. 
I went to that county a stranger to hold court. I sentenced :Mixon and another defendant for misdemeanor. I did not know them. After I sentenced them I was be- 
sought by citizens there as to the character of these men 
and representations were made to me by the Solicitor-Gentral about them. I told him I would change their sentences. I expected to call the attention of the defendants to the matter publicly. I was then sick and my condition became such that I had to leave the court. 
 
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The Solicitor-General left on a call of some kind before 
 
I did; afterwards there was an application for the pardon of 
 
these men, and at that time I could not certify that .I 
 
called their attention to the matter publicly, as I in- 
 
tended. I thought then, I think now, that I did. The 
 
sentences were presented, as I stated to the Solicitor-Gen- 
 
eral. I would change them and were signed in that way 
 
along with other orders, for these reasons I asked the Gov- 
 
ernor to commute the penalties as originally pronounced. 
 
At the time Senator Carter presented this case to the Senate 
 
I was at home sick. whatever this House sees proper to do 
 
in the matter will be my pleasure. This matter has been 
 
pressed on the attention of the Legislature by a man who 
 
is not a member, who does not live in Handolph county and 
 
who does not live in my circuit, and for malicious notions. 
 
Since this happened I have been elected Judge of the Su- 
 
perior Court twice, and have had the support of Randolph 
 
county. 
 
Respectfully, 
 
GEOHGE F. GOBER. 
 
Mr. Calvin moved that the morning session be continued 1mtil the business before the House was disposed of, which motion prevailed. 
Leave of absence was granted :Messrs Henderson of Irwin, Rawles, Hitch, McConnell, :Mansfield, Lott, Duncan of J,ee, Duncan of Chatham and Patten. 
1Ir. Felder moved that the resolution of 1fr. West of T.owndes and the substitute by }Ir. Branch be laid on the table, which motion prevailed. 
)fr. Edwards moved to reconsider the action of the House to remain in session until the business was completed, which motion prevailed. 
 
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Mr. -Wright moved to adjourn until 3 p. m., which motion prevailed, and the House adjourned. 
 
3 0'clock p. m. 
The House met according to adjournment at 3 o'clock p.m. 
Mr. Boynton of Calhoun offered the following resolution: 
Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate ccncurring, That the Auditing Committee of the House and Senate be authorized to audit the accounts of their respective members, Chaplain, Doorkeeper, his assistants, and :Messenger for one day per diem and their usual mileage in coming to and going from the Capital. 
Re.;;olved further, That the Governor be requested to draw his warrant on the Treasury of the State for such sums as may be necessary to pay the milooge of the members, Chaplain, Doorkeeper, his assistants, and Messenger of the General Assembly in their attendance upon the February session. 
:llr. \Vaiden offered the follmving amendment, by striking out pay for mileage, -..vhich amendment was lost. 
Mr. Armstrong of \Yilke5 moved to amend by striking out the word "usual" and inserting in lieu thereof "actual," or 3 cents per mile, which amendment was lost. 
~Ir. Duffy of Jones moved to amend by inserting 3 cents per mile for distance traveled, instead of the usual mileage, which amendment was lost. 
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Mr. Whitaker o Heard offered the following amendment, which was adopted: 
Amend said resolution so as to provide that :Messengers and Doorkeepers ~will receive mileage (as well as members). 
 
Mr. Bartlett o Paulding offered the following amendment, which was lost: 
By striking the words "usual mileage" and inserting the vmrds "actual traveling expenses," including the Doorkeepers and Gallery-keepers. 
Mr. Thomason offered the following amendment, which 'vas adopted: 
By inserting after the word "members" the following word~: The Chaplain of the House, the Doorkeeper and hi8 assistants. 
 
Mr. Boynton of Calhoun moved the adoption of the reBolution as amended, which motion prevailed. 
 
Mr. Reid o Bibb called or the ayes and nays on the adoption of the resolution as amended, which call was not sustained, whereupon the resolution as amended was adopted. 
The following members of the House enter their protest against the passage o the resolution providing or mileage for the members or this session. 
W. A. CHARTERS of Lumpkin, F. M. JOHNSON o Hall, "\VM. WALDEN, W. H. ENNIS o Floyd, S. A. REID of Bibb, A. I. SMITH of Hancock. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1897. 
 
1011 
 
}fr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, :submitted the following report, to wit: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment beg to report as duly mrolled and ready for the signatures of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, the following resolution, to wit: 
 
A resolution to pay the per diem and mileage of the mem:bers and officers of the General Assembly, February session, 
Respectfully submitted, T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
The :following message received from the Senate through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
'J'he Senate has concurred in the following resolution of -the House, to wit: 
 
A resolution to pay the members of the Geneml Assem-bly mileage for the session of February, 1897. 
 
:Mr. \Vright offered the following resolution, which was -read and adopted: 
 
Resolved, That the Speaker of the House appoint a com-mittee of three from the House to wait upon the Governor -and ascertain from him whether he will draw his warrant on the Treasury in pursuance of the resolution adopted authori7.ing the payment of mileage to members of the General Assembly. 
The ' Speaker appointed the following committee: :Messrs. Wright, Branch a n d - - - - - - 
 
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Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment,. submitted the following report: 
.lfr. Speaker: 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House and_ President of the Senate, the following act, to wit: 
An act to authorize the Georgia Seeurity and Banking Company to exchange real estate for stock, etc. 
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
The following message received from the Senate through, l\Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has concurred in the following resolution of the House as amended, to wit: 
A resolution to provide for the payment of the expenses. of the Investigating Committee. 
The following l1,lessage 'vas received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary: 
Mr. Speaker: 
The Senate has agreed to the request of the House for a Committee of Conferenoe on the amendment of the Senate to a resolution of the House: "To pay the expenses of theCommittee of Investigation," and have appointed as the committee on the part of the Senate, Messrs Battle, Turner and Stevens. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1897. 
 
1013 
 
Mr. Edwards of Haralson offered the following resolution, which was read and tabled: 
 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Repre:sentatives that the election of the entire Judiciary of the .State should be by a direct vote of the people. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Felder the House took up the Sen:ate amendment to the House resolution to pay the expenses of the Investigating Committee and concurred in the Senate amendment to pay Senator Carter per diem and certain xpenses connected with the investigation. 
 
The Senate amendment was concurred in. 
 
Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, .:submitted the following report: 
 
r. Speak-er: 
 
The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled 
and signed by the Speaker of the House an,!I President of 
the Senate and delivered to the Governor the following :act: 
 
An act to authorize the Georgia Security and Banking ~company to exchange real estate for stocks, etc. 
Respectfuly submitted, T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. 
 
Mr. Felder of Fulton offered the following resolution, -which was tabled: 
 
That Senator Carter be allowed the same per diem and mileage allowed the members of the committee: 
 
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Upon motion the Senate amendment to the resolution too pay the expenses of the Investigating Committee was reconsidered. 
~Ir. -Whitaker called for the ayes and nays, which can was s11stained. Upon the call the ayes and nays were as follows: 
 
Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Awtry, 
 
Felder, 
 
Parker, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Bates, 
 
Herrington, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Bush, 
 
Henderson of ColquittQuillian, 
 
Berry, 
 
Henderson of DeKalb, Roberts, 
 
Burke, 
 
Henderson ofWash't'n Redding, 
 
Bowden, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Swift, 
 
Burwell, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Bartlett, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Smith of Crawford, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Smith of Hancock, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Lance, 
 
Thomason of Morganl 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Little, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Bennet of Glynn, Mullinax, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Collum, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Charters, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Chapman, 
 
McCook, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Copeland, 
 
McLarty, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
JJufl'y, 
 
McGehee, 
 
Webb, 
 
Durham, 
 
Niles, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Duncan of Houston, Ogletree, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox,_ 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Boyd, Bussey, Black, Branch, Baggett, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Bennett of Jackson, 
 
Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Foster, Gritfin, Hall, Hogan, 
 
Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, McDonald, McLaughlin, Nicholas, Nisbet, Patten, 
 
 "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1897. 
 
1015 
 
Craig, (;ook of Oconee, Cannon, Clement, Calhoun, Dodson, Deakins, Davison, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edwards, 
 
Hawes, 
 
Reid, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Rudicil, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Salter, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Underwood, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Wight, 
 
Leard, 
 
Wren, 
 
Law, 
 
Wright, 
 
Moore, 
 
Walden, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were :Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Grice, 
 
Oakes, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Hill, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Bond, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Rawls, 
 
Brown, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Reece, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth, Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Knowles, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Lott, 
 
Stone, 
 
Cole, 
 
Longley, 
 
Sell, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Mansfield, 
 
Turner, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Morrison, 
 
West, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, McConnell, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Edge, 
 
McKee, 
 
Whipple, 
 
Felker, 
 
McCranie, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Freeman, 
 
McDonough, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Gowen, 
 
Nevin, 
 
Ayes 67. Nays 57. Not voting 50. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Jlr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate refuses to recede from its amendments to the rc,solut.ion of the House "to pay the expenses of the Investigating Committee," and moks for a Committee of Conference. 
 
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The Speaker appointed }fffisrs. Blalock, Felder and Herry as Committee of Conference on the part of the House upon the disagreement of the two houses upon the per diem and expenses of Senator Carter. 
 
The Committee of Conference submitted the following report, which was adopted, to wit: 
~Ir. Blalock, Chairman of the Honse Conference Committee to sit in conference upon the differences existing between the House and Senate in reference to the resolution to pay Senator Carter his per diem and expenses incurred in the investigation of the charges against Judges Sweat and Heese, beg leave to submit the following report: 
The committee .by a majority vote has decided that Senator Carter shall be paid his per diem of four dollars for fifteen days and $8.04 mileage. 
And they recommend adoption of this report by the House. 
Respectfully submitted. 
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman. 
 
The following message was recei\ed from the Senate through ::\Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
Mr. SJJeaker: 
The Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on House resolution to pay the expenses of the Investigating Committee. 
 
 'VEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1897. 
 
1017 
 
Mr. Dickerson offered the following joint resolution: 
 
\Vhereas, The State of Tennes.._.::ee will patriotically and appropriately celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of her admission to the Union, and will in connection there with hold an International Exposition on a scale exceeding in size and importance all similar expositions ever held in this country, the world's Fair alone excepted; and 
\Vhereas, The State and its citizens have been officially invited to participate therein, and are offered free space and power for exhibits; therefore 
&solved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Commissioner of Agriculture, with the assistance of the State Geologist and State Chemist, be authorized .and directed to remove from the Capitol and ship to Nashville, Tennessee, the permanent and durable part of the State Exhibit which was made at the Cotton States and IntPrnational Exposition in 1895, under the resolution of December 12, 1894, and which is now on exhibition in the Capitol building, and make exhibition of same at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition at X ashville, and the said Commissioner and his assistants l\re further authorized and directed to supplement the said exhibit now on hand with such agricultural and mining products as may be deemed advisable, and after the expiration of said Centennial Exposition return to the Capitol building the permanent and durable parts of said exhibit. Be it further 
Resolved, That to meet the expenses of the above and foregoing, the Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized ftlld directed to use the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the annual appropriation made to the Agricultural Department, and whatever deficit may result to the said annual appropriation will be supplied by the General Assembly at its next session by ap- 
 
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propriation from the direct tax fund, or some other available fund, now in the Treasury. 
Resolved further, That the <>um of five hundred dollars be appropriated to be expended in aiding the women of Georgia in making an exhibit of \Yoman's Work at said Exposition, Eaid sum to be expended in paying for the services of a custodian making the e.xhibit, to be paid aE provided in the foregoing resolution; said fiye hundred dollars he paid out of same fund. 
 
Lpon the call of the ayes and nays the result was as fol]o,vs, to wit: 
 
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.- 
 
Adams, 
 
Davison, 
 
Morrison, 
 
Bond, 
 
Dickerson, 
 
McDonald, 
 
Berry, 
 
Duncan of Lee, 
 
Nisbet, 
 
Brown, 
 
Edwards, 
 
Niles, 
 
Burke, 
 
Ennis of Floyd, 
 
Patten, 
 
Bussey, 
 
Fogarty, 
 
Paulette, 
 
Branch, 
 
Felder, 
 
Pearce, 
 
Boswell, 
 
Hall, 
 
Reid, 
 
Brannen, 
 
Hill, 
 
Roberts, 
 
Boifeuillet, 
 
Hightower, 
 
Salter, 
 
Brinson of Burke, Herrington, 
 
Swift, 
 
Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of DeKalb, Thomas of Clarke, 
 
Craig, 
 
Jordan, 
 
Thomas of Pierce, 
 
Cook of Decatur, 
 
Johnson of Hall, 
 
Webb, 
 
Cook of Oconee, 
 
Johnson of Baker, Wight, 
 
Calvin, 
 
Johnson of Taliaferro Wright, 
 
Collum, 
 
Law, 
 
Watkins, 
 
Cannon, 
 
Morgan, 
 
Wilkes, 
 
Charters, 
 
Meldrim, 
 
Worsham, 
 
Duffy, 
 
Meadows, 
 
Wilcox of Telfair, 
 
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.- 
 
Awtry, Bush, Boyd, Black, 
 
Foster, Griffin, Hogan, Hawes, 
 
McLarty, McGehee, Nicholas, Oakes, 
 
 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1897. 
 
1019> 
 
Bowden, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Clement, Calhoun, Copeland, Dodson, Durham, Deakins, Duncan of Houston, Faust, Ford, 
 
Harrell, 
 
Ogletree, 
 
Hamby, 
 
Parker, 
 
Henderson of Colquitt.Rudicil, 
 
HendersonofWash't'nSmith of Crawford, 
 
Johnson of Appling, Si:nith of Hancock, 
 
Kaigler, 
 
Thomason of Morgan 
 
Kendrick, 
 
Timmerman, 
 
Lance, 
 
Thomas of Ware, 
 
Leard, 
 
Underwood, 
 
Moore, 
 
Vincent, 
 
Mullinax, 
 
West, 
 
McMichael, 
 
Walden, 
 
McDaniel, 
 
Whitaker, 
 
McCook, 
 
Wilcox of Wilcox,. 
 
McCranie, 
 
Yates, 
 
Those not voting were Messrs.- 
 
Arnold, 
 
Grice, 
 
Phinizy, 
 
Armstrong, 
 
Hitch, 
 
Quillian, 
 
Atkinson, 
 
Henderson of Irwin, Rawls, 
 
Bates, 
 
Henderson of Forsyth Reece, 
 
Blalock, 
 
Kiser, 
 
Rawlings, 
 
Bedgood, 
 
Little, 
 
Redding, 
 
Brinson of Emanuel, Lott, 
 
Rutherford, 
 
Boynton of Spalding, Longley, 
 
Slaton, 
 
Cole, 
 
Mozley, 
 
Simpson, 
 
Chapman, 
 
Maddox, 
 
Stone, 
 
Callaway, 
 
Montfort, 
 
Sell, 
 
Duncan of Chatham, Mansfield, 
 
Taylor, 
 
Ellis, 
 
McLaughlin, 
 
Turner, 
 
Edge, 
 
McConnell, 
 
Thompson, 
 
Edenfield, 
 
McKee, 
 
Vaughn, 
 
Ennis of Baldwin, McDonough, 
 
Wren, 
 
Felker, 
 
Nevin, 
 
whipple, 
 
Freeman, 
 
Oliver, 
 
Mr. Speaker. 
 
Gowen, 
 
Palmer, 
 
Ayes 60. Nays 57. Not voting 56. 
 
So the resolution as amended was agreed to. 
 
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The follmving message was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has concuned in the following House resolution as amended, to wit: 
 
A resolution directing a State Exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial. 
 
The following mea'lllge was received from the Senate through Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate concurs in the House amendment to Senate amendment to House resolution directing a State Exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial. 
 
The following message was received from the Senate through }fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof: 
 
.Mr. Speaker: 
 
The Senate has finished the work before it and is ready to adjourn sine die. 
 
Upon motion of Mr. Fogarty of Richmond, the House adjourned sine die. 
 
 INDEX 
TO . 
OF THE 
House of Representatives 
FOR THE 
YEAR 1896. 
 
  INDEX. 
 
PART I. 
 
HOUSE BILLS. 
 
APPROPRIATIONS- 
 
A Bill-To make an appl"opriation for the Technolog- 
 
ical School ............... 170 460 480 532 541 548 549 
 
To appropriate $40,000 to the Trustees of the 
 
State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 580 
 
To appropriate money to furnish additional 
 
rooms for the Supreme Court ......... 259 414 528 
 
To appropriate a certain sum for the School 
 
for the Deaf. ........................... 290 468 486 
 
To appropriate money to renovate the maps 
 
in Secretary of State's office .............. 291 710 
 
To ~.ppropriate $32,000 to the School for the 
 
Deaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 781 795 
 
To appropriate $500 to maimed Confederate 
 
soldiers .....: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
369 
 
To appro.priate $50 to the Atlanta Electric R. 
 
R. Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . 425 434 497 
 
To appropriate $35,000 for printing the New 
 
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 781 
 
To appropriate money to reimburse the Code 
 
Commissioners ........................ .456 511 784 
 
To appropriate $150 to Mrs. Mary V. Lane.... 
 
471i 
 
Tc pay $250 to Wm. Bohler..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
477 
 
To appropriate $6,391.06 for the Georgia Nor- 
 
mal and Industrial College .. 478 580 585 627 628 844 
 
To refund money to D. B. Leonard. . . . . . . . . . . 567 711 
 
To appropriate money to the Trustees of the 
 
State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 627 628 
 
To appropriate $500 to pay pensions for 1896. . 
 
726 
 
To make appropriations for support of the 
 
Government, etc .... 226 368 640 646 658 660 684 687 
 
692 696 697 713 950 951 
 
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INDEX. 
 
BANKS- 
A Bill-To amend the charter of the American Trust and Banking Company .................. 185 404 410 
To amend the charter of the Georgia Loan and Trust Company ..................... 193 201 205 
To amend the charter of the Finance Banking Company of Atlanta ................ 185 405 410 482 
To abolish the three days of grace .... 447 585 892 909 To amend the charter of the Commercial Bank 
of Albany ........................... 476 579 611 833 To amend the Charter of Atlanta Savings, 
Loan and Trust Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 586 706 To authorize the Ga. Security an'd Baniking 
Co. to exchange real estate for stock ..... 593 691 757 
 
BONDS, STATE, COUNTY AND CITY- 
A Bill-To provide for issuing and retiring bonds of the State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 586 
To provide for confirming county bonds. . . . . 190 To allow Gilmer County to issue bonds. . . . . . . 573 796 To authorize the Governor to issue bonds to  
pay off certain bonds issued by Governor McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 To pay off and retire bonds of the State as they mature ............................ 598 606 775 To authorize the town of Norcross to issue bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 795 824 974 
CENSUs- 
A Bill-To allow census of certain cities . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 206 230 
 
CHAIN-GANGs- 
 
A Bill-To authorize the establishment of chaingang farms .............................. 175 612 828 
To put county chain-gangs under control of Penitentiary Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 729 
 
CODE- 
 
A Bill-To amend sections 1323 and 1327 of the Code 
 
of 1882. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 28 261 
 
To amend section 874 of the Code............. 
 
24 
 
To amend section 1323 of the Code ...... 24 341 391 795 
 
To amend section 858 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
37 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1025 
 
A Bill- To amend section 939 of the Code of 1895. . . . . . 
 
77 
 
To amend section 1288 of the Code of 1882 176 313 340 
 
586 691 
 
To amend section 4696(a.) of the Code ....... 177 596 
 
To amend section 943(a) of the Code .......... 177 509 
 
To amend section 815, Vol. 3, of the Code .. 177 467 480 
 
To amend section 1047 of the Code............ 177 
 
To amend section 193(a) of the Code.......... 192 459 
 
To amend section 3263(a) of the Code........ 196 
 
To amend section 3542 of the Code ... : . . . . . . . . 198 
 
To amend section 2914 of the Code........... 
 
198 
 
To amend section 1456 of the Code........... 199 
 
To amend section 3842 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 199 
 
To amend section 3893 of the Code............ 227 
 
To amend section 1066 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . 228 578 
 
To amend section 1288 of the Code .......... 257 586 
 
To amend section 4625(b) of the Code........ 
 
260 
 
To amend sub-section 2 of section 1676 of the 
 
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 580 
 
To amend section 4157(i) of the code......... 288 
 
To amend section 1110 of the Penal Code. . . . . . 288 580 
 
To amend section 1097 of the new Penal Code. . 292 
 
To amend section 1254 of the Code.......... 337 424 
 
To repeal an act amending section 391(a) of 
 
the Code................................... 33S 
 
To amend section 2503 of the Code ............ 338 582 
 
To amend section 943 of the Code .......... 366 499 506 
 
To amend sub-division 3 of section 934 of 
 
the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 
 
To repeal an act amending section 3910(d) of 
 
the Code.................................... 367 
 
To amend section 431 of Vol. 3 of the Code of 
 
1895 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 
 
To amend an act to amend section 4625(c) of 
 
the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 
 
To amend section 3462 of the Code ......... 370 585 779 
 
To amend section 3910 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 416 
 
To amend section 981 of Vol. 3 of the Code of 
 
1895 ....................................... 417 596 
 
To amend section 1455(d) of the Code........ 
 
424 
 
To amend section 1656 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 425 578 
 
To amend section 4141 of the Code .......... 435 596 
 
To repeal section 936 of the Code of 1882..... 447 
 
To amend section 239 of the Code............ 
 
456 
 
65h 
 
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INDEX. 
 
A Bill- To amend section 279 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 To amend section 1323 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 494 To amend section 3448 of the Code ......... . 504 To amend sub-section 6 of section 1978 ...... . 504 To amend section 1286 of the Code ......... . 505 To amend section 943(b) of the Code ........ 506 596 To amend an act to amend section 339 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 579 To amend section 93, Vol. 3, of the Code of 1895 577 To amend section 610 of the Code............ 578 To amend section 3996 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 595 712 To amend section 1703 of the Code ............ 609 721 To amend section 4056 of the Code ............ 641 721 To amend section 3623 of the Code ........... . 642 721 To amend section 3704 of the Code ........... . 597 711 To amend section 1855 of the Code ........... . 772 To amend section 3406 of the Code ........... . 773 
 
COMMISSIONERS OF R. & R.- 
A Bill-To provide for election of clerks of in each county .......................... 22 257 292 411 826 
To create a Board of Commissioners for Walton county ................................ 37 261 401 
To create Commissioners for Charlton county .................................. 188 729 797 
To authorize Commissioners of Chatham county to fill vacancies on their Board ...... 371 598 753 
To repeal the County Commissioners Act of DeKalb county .......................... 430 684 913 
To regulate the working of roads by Commissioners of Bibb county... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 
To abolish the Board of Commissioners for Schley county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 
To amend the Commissioners Act of Bibb county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 796 822 
To create a Board of Commissioners for Pulaski county ............................. 574 679 799 
To abolish the Commissioners for Warren and Taliaferro counties......................... 610 
To provide a salary for Commissioners of R. & R. for Irwin county ..................... 725 797 825 
To create Commissioners for Lee county ... 739 797 826 
 
 nmEx. 
 
1027 
 
<:OMMI'ITEE8- 
 
To conduct the Speaker-elect to the chair. . . . . . 
 
9 
 
To select a Chaplain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
10 
 
On Rules..................................... 
 
10 
 
On Inauguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
11 
 
To wait on Governor and inform him of or- 
 
ganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
12 
 
On Election Laws............................. 197 
 
On Amendments to the Constitution. . . . . . . . 289 
 
To visit the University, etc................... 292 
 
Additions to Committee on Penitentiary .... 340 390 422 
 
To visit the Girls' Normal and Industrial Col- 
 
lege........................................ 369 
 
To consider Report of Attorney for the W. & A. R. R........... .. ... ................ .... 369 
 
To visit Technological School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 
 
Additions to Committee on Railroads........ 422 
 
Additions to Committee on Lunatic Asylum. . 422 
 
Additions to Committee on Pensions.......... 430 
 
Additions to Finance Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 
 
To attend the funeral of Hon. R. U. Hardeman 552 
 
Additions to Committee on Education........ 562 
 
To visit Nashville............................ 583 
 
To visit the State University.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584 
 
Additions to Committee on School for the Deaf 610 660 
 
To draft resolutions on death of Hon. R. U. 
 
Hardeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 
 
Additions to Pensions Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . 623 
 
To select bills for passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692 
 
Committee on Final Adjournment............ 755 
 
Of Committee on Charges of Senator Carter. . . 898 
 
To visit the encampment of the Georgia Vol- 
 
unteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 963 
 
<!OMMUNICATION8- 
 
From Hon. Chas. R. Crisp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838 From Atlanta Woman's Club................. 857 
 
CONSTITUTION-Amendments- 
 
A Bill-To amend Act 2, section 1, paragraph 2. . . . . . . . 
 
22 
 
To amend the Constitution by providing for 
 
electing judges by the people.............. . 
 
38 
 
To provide for election of Solicitors-General by 
 
the people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
38 
 
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INDEX. 
 
A Bill-To creat the office of Lieutenant Governor.... 170. To amend the Constitution so as to provide for total divorce on the verdict of one jury in certain cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258: To amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 7 of the Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 To amend paragraph 1, section 12, article 6 of the Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 To amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 5 of the Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338To amend the Constitution so as to provide for election of members of the General Assembly for four years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 476 To amend article 2, section 4, paragraph 3 of the Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 To amend paragraph 18, section 7, article 3 of the Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593 594 To amend article 2, section 4, paragraph 3 of the Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681) 
 
CONVICTS- 
 
A Bill-To appropriate hire of in Northern Circuit .. 36 468 495To repeal an act to appropriate hire of in Wilkes county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 468 To prevent cruelty to convicts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 To provide for disposition of felony convicts.. 571 To provide for working convictson the streets of Macon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 
 
COSTS AND FEES- 
 
A Bill-To provide for payment of costs in misdemean- 
 
or cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 829 
 
To provide for costs in county courts ... 199 459 484 674 
 
To provide for the payment of fees of certain 
 
officers in Houston county ......... 260 510 756 973 
 
To provide for payment of costs to certain of- 
 
ficers....................................... 
 
289 
 
To legalize attorneys' fees in certain cases. . . . 429 
 
To repeal an act in relation to officers' cost in 
 
Spalding county .................... .434 460 496 497 
 
To fix fees of constables in bail trover cases ... 434 712 
 
To provide for payment of costs in misde- 
 
meanor cases ............................... 447 642. 
 
To provide for payment of costs of sheri:f'l's. . . . f.71 
 
To fix fees of county courts of Hancock county 573= 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1029 
 
<JOUNTY OFFICERS- 
A Bill-To pay jurors and bailiffs mileage in Charlton county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 728 
To provide a salary for County School Commissioners ............................... 261 313 359 
To pay fixed salary to County School Commissioners ................................... 372 586 648 
To provide for payment of all school moneys to County Treasurer.....................392 404 627 
To authorize constable's sale on any day but Sunday ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 712 
To create a seal forCountyBoards ofEducation 447 581 To fix the bond of Treasurer for Richmond 
county ..................................... 503 585 To amend an act to provide for appointment of 
Criminal Bailiffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 To provide for payment of insolvent costs to 
Solicitors-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 To limit the terms of oftice of Solicitor of 
County Court of Pulaski county........... 575 To regulate the pay of Tax Receiver and Col- 
lector of Jefferson county ................ 576 712 800 To provide compensation for the Ordinary of 
Twiggs county ........................... 680 822 856 
COURTs-Superior, City and County- 
A Bill-To fix the terms of Superior and City Courts. 23 468 479 To create the City Court of Elberton ....... 186 424 834 To abolish the County Court of Elbert county .................................. 186 459 483 Abolishing appearance terms, etc............ 197 To require evidence to be taken in City Courts stenographically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 To require Judges of County Courts in certain cases to write out their charges .......... 200 500 510 To authorize the holding of courts in other places than the courthouses in certain cases. 200 578 621 To change the time of holding Pike County Superior Court ............................. 226 469 486 To authorize Judges of the Superior Courts to fix the time of holding same in each county of their circuits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 To change the time of holding McDuffie Superior Court. .............................. 256 460 485 
 
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INDEX. 
 
A Bill-To a:bolish the CityCourt of Laurens county366 511 73& To change the time of holding Henry County Superior Court. ......................... 371 585 621 To create the City Court of Coliee county 415 679 757 To create a City Court for the city of Monroe in Walton county ........................ 417 581 638: To abolish the County Court of Walton county 417 581 637 To abolish the City Court of Jackson county.. 424 To prescribe the mode of electing Clerk and Sherili of the City Court of Savannah....... 458 To repeal an act fixing time of Clerk and Sherili of City Court of Savannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 To amend an act to enlarge the jurisdiction of the City Court of Savannah................. 459 To regulate number of jurors in City Court of Mitchell county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 To change the time for holding Burke Superior Court ................................... 563 598 621 To abolish the County Court of Coliee county 572 797 824 To require all accusations in County Courts to be signed by the Solicitor ................ 602 705 To provide for stenographic reports of all cases tried in Superior Courts.................... 609 To create the office of Solicitor of the County Court of DeKalb county ................. 619 796 826 To amend an act to make the County Court of Hancock county a Court of Record.......... 711 
 
COURT-supreme, and Officers of- 
A Bill-To provide additional pay for the Sherili of. 24 468 615 To prescribe regulations for the business of the Supreme Court ...................... 175 390 414 583. To authorize the Supreme Court to appoint three additional stenographers ........... 227 404 410 To prohibit officials of Supreme Court from practising therein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 To prevent dismissal of cases in Supreme Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 650 To regulate practice in the Supreme Court in certain cases ............................. 571 596 677 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1031 
 
CRIMINAL LAWS- 
A Bill-Making it criminal to transfer securities for debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 
To prohibit the poisoning of any spring, well or reservoir ................................ 193 582 678 
To make penal collecting or receiving fees for obtaining pensions ....................... 227 423 431 
To make it penal in arresting officers from procuring dismissal of criminal warrant in their hands ..................................... 478 712 
EDUCATIONAL- 
A Bill-To maintain a uniform system of text-books 457 To amend the common school laws.......... 526 To authorize graduates of the State Normal School to teach without further examination ................................. 545 691 867 872 
 
ELECTIONS AND ELECTION LAWS- 
 
Of Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Of Clerk...................................... Of Speaker pro te~n........................... Of Messenger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Of Doorkeeper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Votes of elections declared.................... Governor's election........................... Secretarys election........................... Comptroller-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attorney-General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commissioner of Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
8 9 9 9 10 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 
 
A Bill-To revise the election laws.................... 
 
37 
 
To compensate election managers and clerks.. 175 
 
To regulate the place of voting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 
 
To provide compensation of election superin- 
 
tendents and clerks......................... 191 
 
To provide compensation of election managers 
 
in Wilkes county ........................ 200 580 602 
 
Election-of W. M. Turner, of the Brunswick Circuit, 
 
Solicitor General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
39 
 
Of Hon. John W. Bennett Solicitor General of 
 
Brunswick Circuit for full term............. 
 
41 
 
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INDEX. 
 
ELECTIONS AND ELEUTION LAWS OF-Cantimt.ed. 
 
Of Hon. W. B. Butt, of the Chattahoochee Cir- 
 
cuit, Judge................................. 
 
43 
 
Of Hon. S. Price Gilbert Solicitor General of 
 
Chattahoochee Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
46 
 
Of Hon. J.H. Lumpkin asJudge of Atlanta Cir- 
 
cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
48 
 
Of Hon. C. D. Hill as Solicitor of Atlanta Cir- 
 
cuit........................................ 
 
50 
 
Of Hon. W. N. Spence Judge of the Albany Cir- 
 
cuit for unexpired term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
53 
 
Of Hon. W. N.. Spence as Judge for the full 
 
term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
56 
 
Of Hon. W. E. Wooten as Solicitor General of 
 
Al<bany Circuit for unexpired term........... 
 
58 
 
Of Hon. W. E. Wooten for full term.......... 
 
61 
 
Of Hon. Wm. H. Davis as Solicitor General of 
 
 the Augusta Circuit......................... 
 
63 
 
Of Hon. A. W. Fite as Judge of the Cherokee 
 
Circuit...................................... 
 
66 
 
Of Hon. Samuel P. Maddox as Solicitor General 
 
of the Cherokee Circuit. . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 
 
68 
 
the Cherokee Circuit........................ 
 
68 
 
Of Hon. John S. Candler as Judge of Stone 
 
Mountain Circuit for the unexpired term.... 
 
70 
 
Of Hon. John S. Candler for full term.. .. .. .. 
 
73 
 
Of Hon. W. T. Kimsey as Solicitor General for 
 
the unexpired term of Stone Mountain Cir- 
 
cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
78 
 
Of Hon. W. T. Kimsey for full term........... 
 
80 
 
Of Hon. George F. Gober as Judge of the Blue 
 
Ridge Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
83 
 
Of Hon. Thomas Hutchison as Solicitor Gen- 
 
eral of the Blue Ridge Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
85 
 
Of Hon. 0. H. B. Bloodworth as Solicitor Gen- 
 
eral of the Flint Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
87 
 
Of Hon. W. E. Thomas as Solicitor General of 
 
the Southern Circuit........................ 
 
90 
 
Of Hon. J. E. Hall as Solicitor General of the 
 
Southern Circuit (unexpired term)........ . 
 
92 
 
Of Hon. W. M. Henry as Judge of the Rome 
 
Circuit for unexpired term.................. 
 
94 
 
Of Hon. Moses Wright as Solicitor General of 
 
the Rome Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 
 
97 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1033 
 
ELECTIONS AND ELECTION LAWS OF-Continued. 
Of Hon. W. H. Fish as Judge of the Southwestern Circuit. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 99 
Of Hon. F. A. Hooper as Solicitor General of the Southwestern Circuit................... 101 
Of Hon. Thomas Hutchison as Solicitor General of Blue Ridge Circuit (unexpired term)..... 105 
Of Hon. Sampson W. Harris as Judge of Coweta Circuit. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . 108 
Of Hon. T. A. Atkinson as Solicitor General of Coweta Circuit ......................... ,.... 110 
Of Hon. Robert Falligant as Judge of the Eastern Circuit.. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. .. . . 112 
0! Hon. W. W. Osborne as Solicitor General of the Eastern Circuit......................... 114 
Of Hon. Seaborn Reese as Judge of the Northern Circuit................................. 117 
Of Hon. F. H. Colley as Solicitor General of the Northern Circuit for unexpired term......... 119 
Of Hon. R. H. Lewis as Solicitor General of the Northern Circuit for full term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 
Of Hon. C. P. Smith as Judge of the Oconee Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 
Of Hon. H. C. Sheffield as Judge of the Pataula Circuit (unexpired term)................... 130 
Of Hon. H. C. Sheffield as Judge for full term.. 132 Of Hon. John R. Irwin as Solicitor of Pataula 
Circuit (unexpired term) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Of Hon. John R. Irwin for full term. . . . . . . . . . 136 Of Hon. W. H. Felton as Judge of the Macon 
Circuit (unexpired term) ............. :..... 139 Of Hon. W. H. Felton for full term............ 141 Of Hon. A. W. Lane as Solicitor General Ma- 
con Circuit (unexpired term)............... 143 Of Hon. Robert Hodges as Solicitor General 
Macon Circuit full term. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . 146 Of Hon. H. Gray Lewis as Solicitor General of 
Ocmulgee Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . 148 Of Hon. Charles H. Brand as Solicitor Gener- 
al Western Circuit......... . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. 150 Of Hon. B. T. Rawlings as Solicitor of the Mid- 
dle Circuit. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Of Hon. A. S. Clay as United States Senator. . 385 
 
 1034 
 
INDEX. 
 
ELECTIONS AND ELECTION LAWS OF-Continued. 
A Bill-To bring on a special election for Justices of the Peace and Bailitis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 341 
To prescribe who are qualified voters in Summerville, Richmond county .......... 258 460 486 673 
To provide for elections in the General Assembly when only one candidate................ 404 
To prescribe the hours for elections in cities of certain size.............................. 505 
Election-of Hon. Z. A. Littlejohn as Judge of the Southwestern Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 
EXEMPTION LAW8- 
A Bill-To exempt certain stenographers from jury duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 
To exempt members of Macon Light Artillery from jury duty... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 
 
FERTILIZERS- 
A Bill-To regul~.te the sale of Commercial Fertilizers 260 797 To amend the law as to inspection and sale of Commercial Fertilizers ........ ; ............. 416 799 To amend and consolidate the laws in regard to inspection, etc., of Commercial Fertilizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 711 794 799 805 
HUNTING AND FISHING- 
A Bill-To regulate fishing In the streams of Whitfield county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 771 773 805 855 
To amend the game laws .............. 191 467 548 873 To prevent the hunting of opossums at certain 
seasons ......................... 259 602 681 682 683 To prevent hunting and fishing on the lands 
of another without consent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 438 To protect fish, oysters, etc., in Christmas 
creek, Camden county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 598 To protect fish in the streams of this State. . 573 798 To prohibit hunting and fishing on another's 
land in DeKalb oounty ................... 626 677 800 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1035 
 
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND LAWS- 
 
A Bill-To amend the charter of Georgia Empire Ins. 
 
Co ....................................... 23 371 411 
 
To repeal an act relating to Assessment Insur- 
 
ance ........................... , . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
24- 
 
To prescribe conditions of Fire Ins. Cos. be- 
 
fore doing business .................. 198 710 854 97& 
 
JOINT SESSIONs- 
 
To open and declare results of election........ 16 17 
 
To inaugurate the Governor-elect. . . . . . . . . . . . 33 34- 
 
To elect Judges and Solicitors ..... 38 56 78 105 129 1.71 
 
To elect a United States Senator (House vote) 207 
 
Vote in Joint Session . . . . . . . . . . 231 262 294 317 341 37Z 
 
To hear annual address of the Chancellor of 
 
State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
44~ 
 
To elect a Judge of the Southwestern Cir- 
 
cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814- 
 
JUSTICE COURTS AND JUSTICES- 
A Bill-To provide court houses for Justices courts in cities of certain size ........................ 206 47& 
To make it discretionary to issue Peace Warrants without deposit of costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43& 
 
LANDS, TITLES TO AND RECORDS- 
A Bill-To protect uninclosed land.................... 17& To provide for filing and recording bonds for titles ............................... 185 431 467 481 To punish wilful trespass on lands of another .. 477 71~ 
 
LEGAL ADVERTISING- 
A Bill-To provide for publication of Sheri:ll's advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18& 
 
 1036 
 
INDEX. 
 
LIQUOR LAW8- 
A Bill-To establish a dispensary In Fort Gaines .............................. 393 475 736 845 
To amend the liquor law of Coweta county. . . . 476 To prohibit the manufacture of liquor except 
domestic wine, in Harris county. . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 To repeal the liquor law of Hart county.567 750 821 935 To abolish bar-rooms ........................ 594 750 To prohibit the practice of treating to liquor. . 599 To prohibit the manufacture of liquor In Harris 
county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 To amend the liquor law of Irwin county ... 725 797 826 
 
LUNATIC ASYLUM- 
A Bill-To provide an additional physician for the Lunatic Asylum ............................ 192 580 
 
:MEDICAir- 
A Bill-To amend the Pharmacy law .................. 185 822 To amend the charter of the Atlanta Medical College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28!! To amend an act to establish a board of Medical Examiners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 To amend the charter of the Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine ..................... 574.705 801 
 
MESSAGES-Senate- 
 
11 15 16 25 28 33 177 204 
 
228 285 313 340 367 387 401 407 414 437 454 
 
481 493 490 493 504 509 523 543 547 557 611 
 
615 634 641 658 659 685 695 696 697 732 733 
 
734 735 754 758 763 764 765 808 809 810 812 
 
842 843 860 869 880 889 890 904 920 934 935 
 
936 956 957 959 960 962 963 965 966 967 969 
 
972 973 974 975 976 983 984 
 
MESSAGES-Executive- 
 
12a to 12bb 104 391 
 
422 507 550 636 640 693 708 729 765 766 
 
810 839 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1037 
 
MILITARY LAWS- 
A Bill-To amend the laws relating to the Governor's Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 
To amend the act to provide for the reorganization of the Volunteers....................... 193 
To provide for a Roster of Confederate Troops. 359 711 T9 establish a military company at Gainesville, 
Ga .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. ... . ... . . . . 577 To regulate enlistments in the Volunteer Mili- 
tia of the State............................ 68<t To create the office of Brigadier General of the 
forces ... _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772 805- 
 
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS- 
 
A Bill-To protect State and counties where public 
 
work is let by bidding.................... 23 467 47~ 
 
To purchase certain copies of a book of Geor- 
 
gia Laws and Practice ...................... 188 57~ 
 
To provide for use of any legal tender money 
 
in payment of debts ........................ 197 409 
 
To provide for the inspection of steam boilers 206 
 
To define a scholastic month .............. 228 469 62!t 
 
To confirm a grant to certain trustees in Sa- 
 
vannah ................................. 228 623 753 
 
To provide for painting busts of distinguished 
 
Georgians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 
 
To establish a State Board of Biology. . . . . . 231 
 
To provide that deeds not indexed shall not be 
 
notice...................................... 
 
231 
 
To prevent the illegal removal of cotton. . . . . . . 260 
 
To provide for holding a Constitutional Con- 
 
vention..................................... 28S 
 
To prescribe a mode of proving the fact of con- 
 
finement in the penitentiary, etc ............ 291 579 
 
To regulate the employment of child labor. . . . 315 579 
 
To prescribe the number of hours constituting 
 
a day's labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 
 
To provide for admissions to the bar. . . . . . . . . . 404 
 
To prohibit the erection, etc., of barbed wire 
 
fences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 
 
To promote the efficiency of libraries of this 
 
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 
 
To set apart half of Saturday as a legal holiday 425 586 
 
649 67& 
 
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INDEX. 
 
A Bill- To amend an act in regard to assignments of produce .................................. 428 674 859 
To legalize loans on real estate to be paid in monthly installments with interest added.. 429 
To establish a Board of Architects for the State 446 To prohibit the sale of cigarettes, etc ......... 447 507 To declare unlawful all trusts, etc., in restraint 
of trade ............................. 448 694 779 807 To create the office of Commercial Notary Pub- 
lic for the State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 To provide county depositories in each county 4Ji5 To create the office of Commissioner of Par- 
dons .................................... 456 729 853 To provide for Ordinaries pro hoc vice in cer- 
tain cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457 582 To amend the pilotage law ................. 468 493 835 To establish a State Reformatory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 494 576 To provide that sex shall not work ineligibility 
to any school office........................ 495 To pay jurors from County Treasury in cer- 
tain cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 582 To prohibit prize games of foot-ball.......... 506 To prevent the adulteration of candy .. 527 750 856 969 To regulate the sale of prison-made goods.... 573 To provide for Auditors in certain cities...... 576 To amend the act regulating the. sale of milk, 
etc.......................................... 593 To regulate sale of seed cotton between certain 
dates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593 771 To declare bicycles baggage in this State .. 594 750 829 
839 841 To authorize the Governor to lease property of 
the State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597 608 To create the office of State Veterinary Surgeon 609 To relieve certain officers from the penalty of 
carrying concealed weapons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 To prohibit horse racing in this State ........ 680 797 To prescribe qualification of certain appointees 772 To provide for two Assistants to State Chemist 834 To remove the disabilities of Jesse and Etta 
Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1039 
 
MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS- 
 
A Bill-To bestow certain powers on Guarantee Com- 
 
panies .....................,................. 
 
22 
 
To regulate the business of Loan and Building 
 
Associations ............................ 192 257 616 
 
To regulate the business of all debenture com- 
 
panies in this State ................. 259 339 405 856 
 
To define the duties of Electric Telegraph Com- 
 
panies .................................. 315 580 592 
 
To make It unlawful for Security Companies 
 
not incorporated to do certain business. . . . 415 585 
 
To regulate the business of Fraternal Benefici- 
 
ary Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477 581 857 
 
To authorize Solvent Guarantee Companies to 
 
become surety on omcial bonds, etc ...... 580 614 853 
 
To amend an act granting certain rights to 
 
Loan and Building Associations. . . . . . . . . . . . 684 750 
 
MUNICIPAL LAWS- 
 
A Bill-To regulate paving in certain cities ........ 23 228 293 To prohibit municipal authorities from taxing traveling salesmen .................... 24 257 313 391 To amend the Charter of Atlanta .......... 581 599 853 To amend the Charter of Battle Hill ... 171 370 601 873 To incorporate Fitzgerald ..... 174 187 416 418 423 502 To amend Charter of Augusta ............. 184 201 225 To define the powers of Recorder of the City of Augusta ................................ 184 201 225 To incorporate the City of Elberton .. 187 424 430 673 To incorporate the town of Yatesville .... 187 257 337 424 432 To incorporate the town of Plains ...... 200 424 430 674 To incorporate the City of Monroe ..... 229 261 403 527 To repeal certain parts of an act to make public buildings permanent in Monroe.......... 229 261 402 To incorporate the town of Woodstock in Cherokee county............................ 314 To authorize the City of Augusta to grant use of streets to R. R. companies ........ 365 423 433 437 To amend the Charter of Whigham ........ 368 511 602 To amend the Charter of the City of Macon 368 461 497 544 697 To amend the Charter of the town of Dexter. . 369 541 To amend the Charter of the town of Douglas in Coffee county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 
 
 1040 
 
IXDEX, 
 
A Bill-To amend the Charter of Rochelle ......... 403 674 755 To authorize the town of Royston to issue bonds .................................... 404 423 432 To authorize the City Council of Augusta to improve sidewalks ............... 415 711 733 798 892 To amend the Charter of Oakland City ... .446 571 583 To amend the Charter of Davisboro...... 446 460 497 To incorporate the town of Mitchell ..... .446 511 583 To enlarge the limits of Albany ........... .457 579 604 To amend the Charter of Marietta. . . . . . . . . . . . 458 To submit the question of bonding the City of Marietta to the legal voters of the city. . . . 458 To change corporate limits of Americus ... .478 582 603 To amend the Charter of Valdosta ....... .479 582 647 
To amend the Charter of the town of Jefferson 484 795 827 
To amend the Charter of Barnesville...... 494 582 604 To amend the Charter of Dalton .......... 527 544 548 To incorporate the town of Baldwin . . . . . . . 566 623 678 To incorporate the City of Winder. . . . . . . . . . . . 572 To create a new Charter for the town of Bu- 
ford ................................. 574 705 799 913 To provide a system of sewerage for Way- 
cross........................................ 575 To amend the Charter of Waycross............ 577 To abolish the Tax Assessors for Savannah. . . 577 626 To abolish the office of Commissioner of Pub- 
lic Works of Savannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 623 649 To abolish the Water Commissioners for Sa- 
vannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 626 To abolish the Fire Commission of Savannah 578 624 To repeal an act creating Police Commissioners 
for Savannah ............................ 578 623 64.6 To amend the Charter of Boston ........... 593 642 676 To amend the Charter of Rockmart. . . . . . . . . . 593 623 To amend the Charter of Bowersville.... 594 796 823 To change, amend and repeal the Charter of 
Arabi. ................................... 610 677 800 To amend the Charter of the town of Jackson 610 To repeal the Charter of the City of Talla- 
poosa .................................... 636 755 950 To recharter the town of Abbeville ........ 636 691 801 To amend the Charter of Warrenton.......... 636 To provide a new Chart-er for the town of Ho- 
merville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 679 757 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1041 
 
A Bill-To amend an act to create the Park and Tree Commission of Savannah ................ 646 722 827 
To reincorporate the town of Lavonia .... 679 722 753 To repeal the Charter of Lavonia. . . . . . . . . . . . 722 To amend the Charter of the town of Colquitt 727 795 To create a Penitentiary Commission......... 77:i 
 
ORGANIZATION OF HOUSE- 
 
Qualification of members............................. Election of Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election of Clerk.................................... Election of Speaker pro tem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election of Messenger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election of Doorkeeper.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
38 8 9 9 9 
9 10 
 
PEDDLERS- 
A Bill-To allow A. J. Ware to peddle without license. 455 To allow J. C. K. Cotter to peddle without license .................................... 757 797 827 
PENSIONS- 
A Bill-To authorize appointment of a Commissioner of Pensions .............................. 22 423 448 618 
To define the act allowing pensions to widows of Confederates .......................... 174 679 774 
To provide for pensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 To provide for payment of pensions. . . . . . . . . . . 206 To provide for a Board of Pension Commission- 
ers In each county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428 711 866 To pay a pension to Wm. H. Carithers et al 458 679 
693 777 To provide pensions for Confederate Veterans 
and widows of.......................... .494 532 795 To pay a pension to B. F. Colbert. . . . . . . . . . . . 597 To pay a pension to H. Forrestr. . . . . . . . . . . . 597 To pay a pension to Joel Harrison............ 598 To amend the act giving pensions to Confed- 
erate widows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726 
 
PRACTICE- 
A Bill-To enforce the rights of trustees ...... 77 579 638 973 To provide for sale of equity of redemption in real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 581 
66h 
 
 1042 
 
INDEX. 
 
A Bill- To provide for filing notice of suits, etc...... 184 To provide notice for garnishee, etc ........... 184 581 To declare when judgment and executions are dormant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 To provide when liens shall take effect against third parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 198 To provide for judgment liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 To authorize Judges of the Superior Court to issue attachments without bond. . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 To allow guardians to sell fractional interests of wards without an order .................. 191 734. To allow payment to minor wards in certain cases....................................... 191 To make Stafford's Calendar legal evidence .. 191 710 916 To provide additional method for collecting purchase money notes for personalty. . . . . . . . 205 To define the rights of landlords in certain cases .................. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . 206 To amend an act to provide when transfers and levies shall take effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 710 To allow defendants in suits for land to set off permanent improvements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 To better preserve the estates of persons who die testate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 To provide for collection of purchase money for personal property .................... 260 467 485 To provide for the redemption of land sold under execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 476 
To require transactions between husband and wife as to her separate estate to be recorded 29) 
To fix the lien of mortgages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 To regulate recovery of usury ................  316 To require assignees of crop contracts to have 
the same recorded ....................... 392 460 650 To authorize counties and municipal corpora- 
tions to appeal, etc., without giving bond or paying costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 To provide for settlement of claims for damages........................................ 4.28 To provide for service of certiorari in criminal cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~31 To regulate defences to policies of insurance.. 447 To provide for the speedy trial of habeas corpus cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 712 
 
 INDEX. 
 
104:3 
 
A Bill-To provide for bringing divorce suits......... 505 To provide for bringing suits for wild land ... 571 596 To amend an act to fix and define the liability of receivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 678 To amend the Iaw of inheritance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 773 
PROTEST- 
Of Han. S. A. Reid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 
 
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS NOT PRESENT AT ORGANIZATION- 
 
Taylor, J. W. Hon.................................... 
 
17 
 
McConnell, W. R. Han. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
36 
 
Hardeman, R. U. Han................................ 104 
 
RAILROADS- 
 
A Bill-To require railroads to be inclosed in certain 
 
cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 
 
To incorporate High Shoals and Bishop Short 
 
Line R?-ilroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 
 
To revive the Charter of the Atlantic, Atlanta 
 
and Great Western Railroad and Navigation 
 
Company ........................... 198 460 483 674 
 
Providing for renewal of charters for railroads 
 
by Secretary of State....................... 
 
338 
 
To authorize the sale of the Northeastern Rail- 
 
road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 563 626 639 652 798 
 
RAILROAD COMMISSION- 
A Bill-To provide summary means for enforcing orders of the Railroad Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . 527 637 
To place sleeping car companies under control of the Railroad Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 
To empower Railroad Commissions to have sidetracks constructed....................... 740 
To place telephone companies under the control of Railroad Commission ................ 773 828 
REGISTRATION LAWS- 
To amend the registration laws ............ 176 291 510 To repeal the Registration act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 To provide for registration of voters in Sum- 
merville, Richmond county .......... 259 460 486 673 
 
 1044 
 
IXDEX. 
 
A Bill-To amend the Registration act. ........... 371 459 502 
 
To repeal an act to provide for registration of 
 
voters...................................... 401 
 
To amend the registration laws............... 574 
 
To amend the general Registration act........ 
 
575 
 
RELIEF LAWS- 
 
A Bill-To relieve A. W. Walton, of Floyd county. . . . For relief of Confederate soldiers............. For relief Wallace & Son, et al.. . . . . . . . . . . . . To relieve Dr. S. H. Walker, of Elbert county 
 
495 574 72 57 772 
 
REPORTS- 
 
Of Committee to select Chaplain.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
18 
 
Of Committee on Inauguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
26 
 
Of Committee on Election of Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
29 
 
Of Committee to inform the Governor of the organi- 
 
zation............................................ 
 
33 
 
Of Committee on Halls and Rooms ................... _ 188 
 
Of Special Judiciary Committee.......... 196 388 409 419 444 
 
449 453 473 489 538 589 657 669 744 769 789 813 
 
Of Committee on Enrollment ...... 203 254 312 364 400 419 452 
 
524 526 536 554 631 661 662 663 683 687 
 
688 717 718 719 720 741 744 745 760 761 
 
762 810 840 852 885 904 933 936 977 985 
 
Of Committee on Adjournment........................ 880 
 
Of Committee on the Penitentiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727 920 937 
 
Of Conference Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957 961 968 970 984 
 
Of Committee on Rules ............................. 55 284 793 
 
Of Committee on Banks .................... 254 389 400 490 506 
 
537 589 643 719 833 
 
Of Counties and County Matters .................. 254 474 518 
 
561 629 759 788 820 
 
Of Committee on Corporations .... 226 256 362 421 445 453 474 
 
492 525 535 540 566 607 655 
 
663 689 720 749 760 788 820 
 
Of Committee on Education ............... 285 439 492 519 608 
 
654 720 792 793 870 
 
Of Committe8 on Railroads .... 286 454 560 565 664 717 841 851 
 
Of Committee on Finance ...... 364 407 408 438 449 491 517 537 
 
554 569 630 632 643 666 702 840 
 
Of Committee on Privileges and Elections ......... 365 661 665 
 
(Minority report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671) 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1045 
 
REPORTS-Continued. 
Of General Judiciary Committee .. 387 426 441 471 533 534 558 559 563 590 644 655 667 740 786 819 850 913 
Of Committee on Pensions 420 473 570 624 644 713 746 792 870 Of Committee on Academy for the Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770 Of Committee on Temperance......................... 421 
(Minority report .......................... 591 742) Of Committee on Military Affairs ... .440 508 790 850 851 886 Of Committee on Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad. . . . 443 Of Committee to visit the State University......... . . . 462 Of Committee on Agriculture...... 491 591 653 673 789 791 890 Of Committee on Lunatic Asylum .................. 520 525 561 Of Committee on School for the Deaf................. 539 747 Of Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics......... 540 Of Committee to visit the Girls' Normal and Industrial 
School............................................ 555 Of Committee on Roads and Bridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 787 Of Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation ............ . 634 665 Of Committee on State of the Republic ............... . 653 869 Of Committee on State of Business.................. . 703 Of Committee on Clay County Contested Election .... . 813 818 Of Committee on Charges of Senator Carter ......... . 896 Of Special Committee to Draft Resolutions on the 
death of Hon. R. U. Hardeman ................. . 95Z 
 
ROAD LAWS- 
A Bill-To prescribe a day's work on public roads..... 229 To provide for pay for land owners before public roads shall be changed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 To amend certain sections of the road laws 417 858 969 To prohibit trespassing on public roads ...... 572 798 To create a lien for paving and curbing public roads....................................... 575 To prohibit the destruction of public roads except by their use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 712 To provide for changing private roads....... 683 
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LAWS- 
A Bill-To establish a school system for Fulton county 23 181 To establish public schools in the town of Moultrie ............................. 197 500 508 645 To amend the public school law of the town of Roswell ........................... 205 469 484 646 
 
 1046 
 
INDEX, 
 
A Bill- To establish public schools in the town of War- 
 
renton...................................... 225 
 
To prescribe terms of admission to the Georgia 
 
School for the Deaf..................... 290 578 620 
 
To amend the public school system oi Madison, 
 
Georgia .......................... 370 468 485 582 825 
 
To regulate attendance upon county and dis- 
 
trict line f'Chools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 
 
To provide a public school system for Greens- 
 
boro ..................................... 478 480 505 
 
To provide public schools for the town of Rac- 
 
coon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563 622 756 
 
To regulate the public school system.......... 571 
 
To amend the public school laws of the State.. 594 
 
To establish a local public school system in 
 
Putnam county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626 
 
To amend the act revising the common school 
 
laws........................................ 
 
705 
 
To amend the public school laws............. 724 
 
To amend an act to amend the common school 
 
laws........................................ 741) 
 
STANDING COMMITTEES- 
Of the House ......................................... 154 169 Additional Standing Committee...................... 170 
 
STATE GEOLOGIST- 
A Bill-To amend an act to revive the office of State Geologist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 859 
 
STATE LIBRARIAN- 
Requesting State Librarian to furnish Codes............ 15 Response of State Librarian........................... 36 A Bill-To make women eligible to the office of State 
Librarian .................... 192 458 511 532 551 704 
 
STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER- 
A Bill-To allow the State School Commissioner a stenographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 582 863 871 
 
 INDEX. 
 
1047 
 
TAX LAWS- 
A Bill-To relieve ex-Confederate soldiers of poll tax.. 200 To provide for the better collection of tax fi fas 207 To further define the duties of tax colleciors. 288 210 To levy and collect a tax for sup:Qort of the State Government. .............. 314 368 503 706 964 To levy a tax for educational purposes on each county equal to amounts paid to them from the State Treasury ...................... 415 733 795 To prescribe the time and manner of issuing tax fi fas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 To authorize a special school tax for Glynn county...................................... 622 
WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY- 
A Bill-To regulate employment and pay of medical expert testimony............................ 316 
To define the incompetency of witnesses. . . . . . 6lf) 
 
  INDEX. 
 
PAB.'!r II. 
 
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS. 
 
A Resolution-To select a Chaplain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
10 
 
To appoint a Committee on Rutes...... 
 
10 
 
To appoint an Inaugural Committee.... 
 
10 
 
To inform the Governor of orga1tization 11 12 
 
To convene the General Assembly in 
 
Joint Session to count the votes.... 
 
12 
 
Appointing pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
13 
 
To print 250 copies of Governor's Mes- 
 
sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
13 
 
To provide for a manual.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
15 
 
To abolish certain committees, etc. . . . 
 
15 
 
Requiring State Librarian to furnish 
 
copies of the Code, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
15 
 
In regard to recess for the elections. . . . 
 
19 
 
For joint session to elect judges, etc... 
 
19 
 
Referring Governor's Message.......... 
 
21 
 
To pay W. S. Thomson .............. 23 597 639 
 
Relating to the recess................. 
 
32 
 
Convening joint session for inaugura- 
 
tion ceremonies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
33 
 
Providing a Joint Committee on 
 
Amendment of Election Laws....... 36 183 
 
Inviting Col. J. W. Robertson to address 
 
General Assembly................... 126 
 
Providing a doorkeeper for the north- 
 
ern door of the hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
129 
 
To pay pensions to certain soldiers' 
 
widows .................. 170 409 496 612 833 
 
To pay to Committee on Pardons 170 370 394 614 
 
Relating to election of United States 
 
Senators by the people.............. 
 
174 
 
Providing for payment of balance to the 
 
State University .................. 175 370 396 
 
 1050 
 
I~DEX. 
 
A Resolution- Regulating daily sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 
 
Relating to the death of Hon. Chas. F. 
 
Crisp ......................... 180 182 183 205 
 
To provide for a portrait of Hon. Chas. 
 
F. Crisv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 722 
 
Providing for a joint committee to at- 
 
tend the commencement exercises of 
 
the University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 
 
To provide a committee on the convict 
 
lease system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 
 
To pay a pension to Sarah Snell .... 207 750 847 
 
Authorizing the Governor to relinquish 
 
the claims of the State to the Blue 
 
Ridge and Atlantic Railroad ...... 224 461 482 
 
To provide for indexing the Journals 
 
for 1896 and 1897 ............. 227 371 412 505 
 
Appointing a committee on future care 
 
of convicts.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 229 729 
 
Inviting candidates for U. S. Senator to 
 
address the General Assembly. . . . . . 105 
 
To recount the ballot of Clay county. . 255 500 
 
To appoint a committee to inquire into 
 
the relinquishment of all claims of 
 
the State to the Atlantic & B. R. R.. 
 
2S7 
 
Substituting the name "Georgia School 
 
for the Deaf" for "Deaf and Dumb". . 
 
2~9 
 
To provide a joint committee to visit 
 
the University and State Normal 
 
School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 
 
Authorizing the Governor to borrow 
 
money to pay teachers ............... 292 403 
 
To appoint a committee to attend com- 
 
mencement of Georgia Normal and 
 
Industrial College.................... 314 
 
To appropriate money to defray inaug- 
 
ural expenses ................. 315 413 428 530 
 
To pay pension to Mary K Robinson.. 316 
 
To provide a committee to visit the 
 
School of Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 
 
Tendering Hon. L. E. Bleckley the use 
 
of the Hall. .. . . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . 317 
 
To print all but local bills............. 337 
 
Referring bills to amend the Constitu- 
 
tion to proper committee........... 338 
 
 l~DEX. 
 
lO.'H 
 
A Resolution- Providing for printing a calendar of 
 
House Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 
 
Providing a committee to visit the 
 
Girls' Normal and Industrial College 365 369 
 
To appoint a committee to visit mines 
 
in Lumpkin county... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 
 
To provide committee of five on 
 
amendments to Code of 1882. . . . . . . . . 366 
 
To appropriate money to M. J. Walker 369 461 
 
616 968 
 
Relating to Privileged Resolutions..... 
 
392 
 
Making additional appropriation to the 
 
contingent fund ................... 392 549 775 
 
To refund overpaid tax to G. W. Cham- 
 
blee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 643 
 
Requiring Governor to institute suit 
 
against certain corporations. . . . . . . . . 393 
 
Providing for use of the hall for judges 
 
nominating convention.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 
 
Authorizing the Committee on Lunatic 
 
Asylum to visit Georgia Military and 
 
Agricultural College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 
 
Inviting Chancellor of the University to 
 
deliver his annual address........... 
 
416 
 
To pay Sufford Burwick $100.......... 
 
417 
 
To appoint a joint committee to visit 
 
the Colored Industrial College...... 
 
417 
 
Authorizing the Governor to appoint a 
 
Schoolbook Commission . .418 674 683 836 917 
 
To appropriate $800 for certain Georgia 
 
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 461 
 
To appropriate $150 to pension of Cader 
 
Pierce et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 
 
To relieve the Darien and Western R. 
 
R. Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434 461 802 
 
To pay a pension to Mrs. Sarah Roper 477 
 
To suspend collection of taxes in Mc- 
 
Intosh county for 1896 .......... 478 579 802 
 
Extending sympathy to Hon. R. U. 
 
Hardeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 
 
To pay Miss Ella Powers $250. . . . . . . . . 494 
 
Resolution in regard to Code of Laws 
 
for Counties, etc.................... 597 
 
Prescribing how bills and resolutions 
 
shall be read the second time. . . . . . . . 517 
 
 1052 
 
INDEX. 
 
A Resolution- To print 300 copies of Report on Luna- 
 
tic Asylum. . .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . 541 
 
To pay a pension to John H. Phillips... 545 
 
Limiting speeches .................. 545 794 843 
 
To adjourn in respect for the memory 
 
of Hon. R. U. Hardeman............. 550 
 
Adding the Clerk and Chaplain to the 
 
escort to attend funeral of Hon. R. 
 
U. Hardeman........................ 553 
 
To pay pension of B. F. Brown......... 566 
 
To provide a committee to visit Nash- 
 
ville and report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 689 
 
To appropriate money to T. P. Stanley 573 
 
To appropriate $60 to Mrs. Delila 
 
Owens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 675 805 
 
To supply a deficiency in the contingent 
 
fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 722 736 
 
To purchase copies of a Georgia Form 
 
Book.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... 188 579 842 843 
 
To provide a joint committee to in- 
 
quire what appropriations have been 
 
made to the State University by the 
 
FedE.>ral Government. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584 836 
 
Accepting portrait of Gen. R. E. Lee. . 592 
 
To provide for depositing books in the 
 
Young ME>n's Library................ 594 
 
To provide a committee to visit Annual 
 
CommencE-ment of the State Univer- 
 
sity................................. 596 
 
To pay the widow of Hon. R. U. Har- 
 
deman his per diem and mileage..... 604 
 
Relating to immigration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 
 
To relieve Mrs. Jane Clements........ 609 
 
To report on the convict lease question 619 
 
Requesting support of our Congress- 
 
men to H. Bill 3272 .............. 620 722 892 
 
Tendering use of the hall to the Demo- 
 
cratic caucus......................... 641 
 
To provide payment for two additional 
 
doorkeepers of the House ........ 646 677 684 
 
To refund money to Joseph Thompson 
 
&. Co................................ 648 
 
Relating to election of 1::'. S. Senator by 
 
the people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
675 
 
 rnDEL 
 
1M3 
 
A Resolution- To pay a pension to Mrs. Lucreti~ Wynne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 681 
To provide for ~ new school enumeration in certain counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 722 
Amending Rule 98 of the Hou!*l....... 684 To empower the Committee on Privi- 
leges and Elections to sit during the recess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684 694 850 Providing a committee to select bills for passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 Providing for an agent to examine railroad property of the State. . . . . . . . . . . 691 721 Petitioning the President to pardon revenue violators.................... 694 To take the school census of Worth county............................... 705 Requesting our Congressmen to vote for a bill now pending in Congress on the subject of arbitration ............. 724 914 974 Relating to contempt proceedings in the Federal Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 974 To appropriate money to the sub-Committee on Privileges and Elections.. 726 To refund money to the county of Washin~ton ......................... 721 774 To pay a pension to Elizabeth Evans.. 740 Relating to veterans of the Mexican war .............................. 758 914 916 To suspend collection of taxes in Charlton county ....................... 772 825 855 Accepting portrait of Hon. R. U. Hardeman deceased....................... 774 To elect a Judge of the Southwestern Circuit.............................. 774 Declaring the law against lobbying in force................................ 783 Authorizing the Governor to appoint delegates to Good Roads Congress... 794 Relating to a Georgia exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial. . . . . . . . . . . . 819 860 871 To make the 3rd day of June, Jefferson Davis' birthday, a legal holiday... . 849 To provide for statement by the Clerk of House and Secretary of Senate showing unfinished business. . . . . . . . 872 
 
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A Resolution- Authorizing the printing of Acts of the presem session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872 
Providing for a Committee to Consider Charges made by Senator Carter. 886 891 901 
Providing for a recess to the 3rd day of February, 1897. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925 
Enlarging the powers of Special Committee to investigate charges of Senator Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 928 
Directing the enforcement of Sec. 633 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:!0 
Appointing a committee to visit the Military Encampment.................. 933 
Excusing the pages and elevator boy after the morning session............. 933 
Extending thanks to Speaker and Speaker pro tern.................... 933 
To authorize the Governor to borrow money, etc........................... 959 
Requesting State Librarian to furnish Journals of 1896 to members......... 970 
To reconsider adjournment on the 19th of December..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970 
Thanking Hon. C. I. Branan for refreshments ............. ,. . . . . . . . . . . . 975 
 
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PART III. 
 
SENATE BILLS. 
 
A Bill-To amend section 428, 3rd volume of Code of 
 
1895 ..................... 372 462 876 901 915 930 96,1 
 
To amend the Auditors' Act ....... 461 835 876 901 915 
 
927 930 
 
To amend Charter of Monroe Banking Com- 
 
pany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 496 508 
 
To require tax collectors to make monthly re- 
 
ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 877 
 
To amend section 918 of the Code .......... 724 834 911 
 
To amend section 4067 of the Code .... 724 875 921 928 
 
To authorize the Railroad Commission to com- 
 
pel certain persons to testify ............ 724 875 911 
 
To establish a public school system in the 
 
town of Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724 835 912 
 
To provide for the transfer of corporate stock 750 876 
 
924 To provide for making public roads when land 
 
owners consent. ........................ 751 876 917 
 
To give the right of appeal to the Superior 
 
Court from City Courts in certain cases .... 751 875 
 
To authorize chain gangs in the County of Ap- 
 
pling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751 835 877 
 
To abolish the County Court of Appling county 751 
 
To amend the Charter of Baxley . . . . . . . . . . 751 834 895 
 
To authorize the town of Millen to issue bonds 752 83-1 
 
878 To provide a clerk for the Supreme Court re- 
 
porter ........................... 801 834 912 924 958 
 
To repeal an act fixing the salary of Treasurer 
 
of Meriwether county...................... 
 
878 
 
To require suits for wild land to be brought 
 
within a certain time ........... 802 820 894 901 909 
 
To amend the Charter of the Atlanta and West 
 
Point Railroad .......................... 821 874 910 
 
  
 
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INDEX. 
 
A Bill-To amend an act establishing a State Naval 
 
Militia ...................................828 894 915 
 
To create a Road Commissioner for the County 
 
of Jackson................................. 832 
 
To amend section 2385 of the Code ........ 832 875 921 
 
To amend an act to provide for the registration 
 
of voters ................................ 832 875 921 
 
To provid4:' a uniform method of Bank charters 834 912 
 
To prohibit the practice of law, dentistry and 
 
medicine without payment of special tax. . . . 835 877 
 
To repeal an act to fix the compensation of 
 
Treasurer of Meriwether county. . . . . . . . . . . . 836 
 
To amend an act in relation to election contests 873 
 
To establish a City Court in Baxley, Appling 
 
county..................................... 
 
873 
 
To require the nature of alcoholic liquors, etc., 
 
to be taught in public schools.............. 874 
 
To establish a special department of horticul- 
 
ture and pomology ...................... 874 909 961 
 
To repeal section 1455 (a) of the Code .... ,.... 923 
 
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PART IV. 
 
SENATE RESOLUTIONS. 
 
A Resolution-Appointing a committee to report what 
 
officers are to be elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
25 
 
To appoint a joint committee on report 
 
Of Attorney for W. & A. R. R ........ 258 369 
 
Authorizing Secretary of Senate to buy 
 
100 chairs for committee rooms..... 258 
 
To appoint assistant doorkeepers ... 645 710 755 
 
Extending sympathy to Cuba.......... 675 
 
To continue the W. & A. R. R. Commis- 
 
sion .............................. 723 752 910 
 
Concurring in proposition of Atlanta 
 
in regard to Wall street and the tri- 
 
angle ...........................723 752 895 
 
Authorizing the Atlanta, Knoxville 
 
and Northern R. R. Co. to acquire 
 
certain rights .................... 723 752 878 
 
To institute proceedings to recover 
 
part of depot grounds fn Chattanooga, 
 
Tenn ...........................723 752 895 
 
Requesting the Tennessee Legislature 
 
to exact legislation admitting certain 
 
maps to record ................... 723 752 879 
 
Relating to final adjournment........ 754 
 
Inviting Hon. W. J. Bryan to visit the 
 
General Assembly .................. . 754 
 
Directing that the Senate Chamber be 
 
lighted by electricity............... . 832. 
 
Relating to unfinished business of 1896 833 
 
To bring up the unfinished business ... 874 
 
To appoint a Committee on Future Dis- 
 
position of Convicts ................. 891 924 
 
To direct the work of indexing the 
 
JC)urnals of 1896 .................. 958 
 
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To Journal of the House for February Sd, 1897. 
 
ADJOURNMENT OF HOUSE- 
 
Sine die .............................. . 
 
1020 
 
COMMITTEES- 
To investigate the Departments and Institutions of the State and Report to the next Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996 
Of Conference.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1016 To wait on Governor as to his approval of Resolution 
to pay mileage, etc................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1011 
 
COMMUNICATIONSOf Judge G. F. Gober.............................. 1007-1008 
 
MESSAGES-Executive- 
Veto of Bill relating to fees of certain offices . . . . . . . . . . . 995 Veto of Bill to authorize peddling without license. . . . . . 9{16 
 
MESSAGES-From Senate................. ~.. 1005, 1011, 1012! 1015, 1016, 1020 
 
MEETING OF HOUSEHouse 888embled February 3, 1897, at 10 o'clock a.m.. 993 
 
RECONSIDERATION AND MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER- 
Of a Bill of Senate to establish a Special Department of Horticulture, etc........... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 996 
Of a Resolution to pay Investigating Committee. . . . . . . 1014 
 
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1060 
 
INDEX. 
 
REPORTS- 
 
Of Investigation Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . 997 998 
 
Adoption of, as to Judge Reese ......... 00 00  00....  
 
1002 
 
Adoption of, as to Judge Sweat ................. 1002 1003 1004 
 
Of Committee on Enrollment.. .................. 1011 1012 1013 
 
Of Committee of Conference . . . . . . . . . . . 0               
 
1016 
 
RESOLUTIONS OF THE HOUSE- 
 
A Resolution-Of sympathy for Hon. Clarence Knowle~ 
 
on the death of his child........ 00  .. 
 
997 
 
Excluding certain matter from evidence 
 
taken by the Investigating Committee 
 
999 
 
A substitute for the foregoing resolution 
 
providing for articles of impeachment 
 
against Judge Joel J... Sweat.......... 999 1000 
 
To vote separately on the report as to 
 
Judges Reese and Sweat............. 1002 
 
To pay the expenses of the Investigation 
 
Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 1004 1005 
 
Extending the powers of the Committee 
 
of Investigation, and substitute there- 
 
for ....................... 1005 1006 1007 1008 
 
To audit the accounts of members for 
 
per diem and mileage ..... 0       1009  1010 To provide a committee to inquire of the 
 
Governor whether be would approve a 
 
resolution ~ering payment of mile- 
 
age, etc............................. . 1011 
 
Declaring the sense of the people as to 
 
election of the Judiciary of the State. 1()13 
 
Relating to pay of Senator Carter ..... . 1013 
 
Providing means for a State exhibit at 
 
the TennesseeCentennial..1017, 1018, 1019, 1026 
 
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